Gemini XIII

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421.

Lot of two billon tetradrachms of Maximinus

I and Maximus, the latter ex Dattari.

(1)

Maximinus I, Year 3 = 236/7 AD, 12.98g. Laureate,

draped, cuirassed bust right / Radiate, draped bust

of Helios right. Cologne 2570. Emmett 3280/3

(common). (2) Maximus Caesar, Year 2 = 235/6

AD, 11.14g. Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust

right, seen from front / Nilus reclining left on hip-

popotamus, holding cornucopia and reed. Cologne

2587. Emmett 3328/2 (R4, citing the Cologne coin).

Dattari-Savio pl. 248, 4636 (this coin). About VF

$150

422.

Balbinus.

238 AD. Tetradrachm, 12.12g (11h). Year

1. Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right, seen from

front / Nilus reclining left on hippopotamus, holding

cornucopia and reed. Cologne 2612. Emmett 3377/1

(R2). Fine+

$200

423.

Lot of two billon tetradrachms of Philip I and

Herennius Etruscus.

(1) Philip I, Year 7 = 249

AD, 12.07g. Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right /

Eagle standing left, head right, with wreath in beak.

Dattari-Savio pl. 260, 4937 and 10892. Emmett

3480/7 (R2). Rare last year of reign; Cologne,

for example, possesses only two tetradrachms of

Philip’s Year 7, one of Philip I, one of Otacilia

Severa, none of Philip II. (2) Herennius Etruscus as

Caesar, Year 2 = 250/1 AD, 12.85g. Bare-headed,

draped, cuirassed bust right / Roma standing left,

raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in

left. Cologne 2826-7. Emmett 3656/2 (common).

$100

424.

Lot of four billon tetradrachms of Valerian I.

(1)

Year 4 = 256/7 AD, 12.84g. Bust laureate, cuirassed

right, fold of cloak on front shoulder, Medusa head

on cuirass / Tyche seated left holding rudder and

cornucopia. Cologne 2867. (2) Year 5 = 257/8 AD,

7.76g (underweight). Same imperial bust type /

Turreted Alexandria standing left, holding bust of

Sarapis and scepter. Cologne 2869. (3) Year 6 =

258/9 AD, 11.49g. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust

right, seen from front / Same Alexandria standing

type of coin 2, but dated Year 6. Cologne 2873. (4)

Year 6 = 258/9 AD, 10.16g. Same imperial bust type

/ Eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak.

Cologne 2872. All four of these types are common

according to Emmett. Good VF

$200

425.

Valerian II as Caesar.

Billon Tetradrachm, 10.75g

(11h). Year 4 = 256/7 AD. Bare-headed, draped,

cuirassed bust right, seen from front / Eagle stand-

ing left, head right, wreath in beak. Cologne 2991.

Emmett 3764/4 (common). Good VF

$200