LOT 4221
Zeno AV Solidus. AD 476-491. Thessalonica mint.
D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 939; Depeyrot 62/1. Extremely Fine. Very rare.(4.39gr, 21mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the Campostella Collection.
Acquired from Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, February 1990.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 586.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4221
Zeno AV Solidus.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) +BP*
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Gordian III AV Aureus. AD 239. Rome mint.
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P II COS P P, Pax, draped, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. RIC IV 22; Calicó 3215. 4.99gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Well centred, lovely lustrous metal. Previously graded NGC XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 "scuffs, edge filing" (#6822193-001). Very rare; one recorded example on OCRE, eight recorded examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3114 (16/1/2024), Lot 33264 ("From the Dynasty Collection, #V"). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 267-268. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / APOLLINI CONS AVG, griffin walking to left; Δ in exergue. RIC V.1 165 (sole reign); MIR 718z; RSC 77. 3.14gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 983. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Zeno AV Solidus. AD 476-491. Thessalonica mint.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 939; Depeyrot 62/1. 4.39gr, 21mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
From the Campostella Collection. Acquired from Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, February 1990. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 586. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
