Lot 3576

Description

Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 241, (3.54 g), obv. radiate bust right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. CONCORDIA MILIT, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, (S.8606, RIC 65, RSC 62); another a large fragment and pieces, (total weight (1.97 g), rev. Virtus; Salonina, wife of Gallienus, (died A.D. 268), billon antoninianus, Cologne mint, (3.12 g), obv. diademed veiled and draped bust of Salonina to right on crescent, around SALONINA AVG, rev. Venus standing right, holding sceptre and child (or Cupid) at feet, around VENVS FELIX, (S.10656, cf.RIC 65, RSC 117); another similar (2.70 g), rev. Pudicitia standing left, holding transverse sceptre, (S10648, RIC 24, RSC 92). Poor - good very fine. (3)

Ex Gibraltar Hoard for the Salonina antoninianii. This hoard was published as 'A Hoard of Third-century Antoniniani from Southern Spain' by H. D. Gallwey in
The Numismatic Chronicle 1962 pp335-406.