LOT 4227
Visigoths. Pseudo-Imperial AV Solidus. Circa AD 461-470. Imitation of a mint in Gaul. In the name of Libius Severus.
D N BIS SEVER-VS P F ΛVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust το / VICTORI-Λ ΛVGGG (retrograde), emperor standing facing, long cross in left hand, stylized rendering of Victory on globe in right, left foot on man-headed serpent; R-A (retrograde) across fields, [...]OB (retrograde) in exergue. Cf. RIC X 3754. Near Very Fine. Possibly contemporary suspension loop attached.(4.48gr, 24mm including loop, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 4227
Visigoths. Pseudo-Imperial AV Solidus.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Valentinian I AR Siliqua. AD 364-375. Nicomedia mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath; in exergue, SMN. RIC 21a; Cohen 72. 1.79gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236-237. Rome mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding two signa. RIC 18a; BMC 137; Cohen 9. 3.42gr, 21mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 263. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing to left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. RIC V.2 58 (Lugdunum); RSC 39a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
