Davissons, Ltd. > E-Auction 48Auction date: 6 December 2023
Lot number: 128

Price realized: 160 USD   (Approx. 148 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:




Victorinus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, A.D. 269-271. Æ antoninianus. 2.52 gm. 20 mm. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck A.D. 269-270. His radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter; V to left, star to right; PAX AVG. RIC V.2 118. Mairat (2014) 584. Mint State; rich brown patina; exceptionally crisp fine style obverse; typical weak reverse.

Estimate: 150 USD

Match 1:
Davissons, Ltd. > Auction 43Auction date: 20 March 2024
Lot number: 157

Price realized: 950 USD   (Approx. 875 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:




Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, 286-293. Æ antoninianus. 4.31 gm. 24 mm. Uncertain 'C' mint (Camulodunum?). Struck A.D. 292-293. His radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and long transverse scepter; PAX AVG S - P. RIC V.2 484. Choice Extremely Fine; lustrous glossy dark brown patina; crisply struck and perfectly centered on even round flan; slight weakness in Pax corresponds to thickest part of bust on obverse (the flan did not fill the dies; a common issue). Remarkable example.

Ex CNG (early stock tag).

Estimate: 1000 USD

Match 2:
Davissons, Ltd. > E-Auction 48Auction date: 6 December 2023
Lot number: 111

Price realized: 200 USD   (Approx. 185 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:




Macrinus. A.D. 217-218. AR denarius. 3.73 gm. 19.5 mm. Rome mint. Struck A.D. 217-218. His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing long beard; IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; IOVI CONSERVATORI. RIC IV.2 73. RSC 33b (Antioch). Good Very Fine+; rich attractive old toning.

Estimate: 150 USD

Match 3:
Davissons, Ltd. > E-Auction 48Auction date: 6 December 2023
Lot number: 126

Price realized: 120 USD   (Approx. 111 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:




Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, A.D. 260-269. Billon antoninianus. 3.8 gm. 22 mm. Treveri (Trier) mint. His radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG / Galley with four oarsmen sailing left; LAETITIA AVG. RIC V 73. RSC 167a (Lugdunum). Good Very Fine; well silvered; some small spots of glossy emerald green patination; well centered and clear on a full flan. N.B. Treveri mint attribution cited in Mairat (unpublished thesis) available online.

Purchased from David Sear.

Estimate: 150 USD

Match 4:
Davissons, Ltd. > E-Auction 48Auction date: 6 December 2023
Lot number: 151

Price realized: 240 USD   (Approx. 222 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:




Licinius II. Caesar, A.D. 317-324. Æ follis. 3.13 gm. 21.5 mm. Arelate (Arles) mint. Struck A.D. 318. His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; VAL LICINIVS NOB CAES / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; T (star in crescent) A in exergue; IOVI CONSERVATORI. RIC VII 160 (R3). Extremely Fine; beautiful red-brown surfaces with slight orange highlights; well placed on an unusually broad flan; minor short striking split. Very Rare.

Estimate: 200 USD

Match 5:
Davissons, Ltd. > E-Auction 48Auction date: 6 December 2023
Lot number: 153

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:




Constans. A.D. 337-350. Æ. 2.24 gm. 17 mm. Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck A.D. 348-350. His pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; D N CONSTANS P F AVG / Radiate phoenix standing right on on rocky mound; FEL TEMP REPARATIO around, TRS• in exergue. RIC VIII 228. Near Extremely Fine; handsome brown patina with blue-green highlights.

Estimate: 150 USD