LOT 3677
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Treveri mint.
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to left, holding long vertical sceptre and patera, feeding serpent which rises from altar. RIC V.2 71 (Southern mint). Very Fine.(2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Incuse of IMP CONSTANTINVS [...], laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of standing figure, obscure inscription. 4.03gr, 28mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. Struck circa AD 312. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
3rd officina. GENIO AN-TIOCHENI, Tyche seated facing, river-god Orontes swimming below / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; Γ in right field, SM[A] in exergue. McAlee 170c; Vagi 2954. 1.56gr, 16mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC IV 144; RSC 98. 4.58gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s.
