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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Licinius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 311-312. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC 209c. 4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, Lot 1258. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 73. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated to right on curule chair, holding sceptre in right hand and olive branch in left. RIC II.1 545; BMCRE p.19 note; RSC 387a. 3.50gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 205-207. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
[A]NTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / Emperor in triumphal quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; COS II in exergue. RIC IV 87a; BMCRE 488; RSC 38. 2.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK.
