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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Faustina II, Augusta AR Denarius. AD 147-175.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / IVNO, Juno standing facing, head to left, holding patera and sceptre; peacock at feet. RIC III 688 (Aurelius); BMCRE 107-8 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 120a. 3.22gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired from Redhouse Antiques, York, 2015. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Trebonianus Gallus AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
Antioch mint. IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; pellet beneath bust / PAX AVGVS, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre; [pellet?] in exergue. Cf. RIC IV 86. 3.43gr, 21mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Julia Domna AR Denarius. AD 193-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 211-217. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust to right / VESTA, Vesta standing facing, head to left, holding palladium and sceptre. RIC IV 390 (Caracalla); BMCRE 29 (Caracalla); RSC 230. 3.11gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
