LOT 3225
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.(3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
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LOT 3225
Volusian AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 272-273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / COMES AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath and palm. RIC V.2 56; Cohen 17. 3.08gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maximinus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-309.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £36
Alexandria mint; struck AD 308-310. 6th officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius, wearing modius, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; K in left field, S over P in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 100a. 6.53gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 269-270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 526; Elmer 682; AGK 14b. 2.39gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
