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Veneti BI stater

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Billon stater of the Veneti tribe. Class V ‘wheel type’ stater struck around 80–50 BC. Small chip at 3 o’clock on the reverse.

Provenance: MDC Monaco sale 9, lot 43 / Piolaine Hoard (2011) dispersed at Drouot on 5 March 2020.

This specimen comes from the Piolaine hoard discovered in 2011 at Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail, part of which entered the MAN (ref. 6579–7066), while the owner’s share was dispersed at Drouot on 5 March 2020. The esse issuing from the charioteer’s mouth is quite exceptional and appears in the published portion of the hoard in the Musée des Antiquités Nationales on only four examples (nos. 7042, 7044–7045, and 7056)

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Allectus Antoninianus London

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Allectus was the successor and assassin of Carausius, the rebel emperor of Britain. After Carausius’s murder in AD 293, he took control of the Romano-British realm. He continued the policy of independence from Rome for several years. His coins, often struck in London, proclaim his imperial legitimacy. Allectus was defeated and killed in 296 by the forces of Constantius Chlorus, restoring Roman authority over Britain.

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Carausius Antoninianus PAX AVG

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Carausius was a Roman officer of Belgian origin who proclaimed himself emperor in Britain around AD 286. Formerly commander of the fleet tasked with combating pirates, he seized power after being accused of treason. He established an independent realm encompassing Britain and part of northern Gaul. Carausius struck his own coinage and sought to legitimize his rule by imitating Roman imperial propaganda. He was eventually assassinated in 293 by his minister Allectus, who succeeded him.

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Aurelian with Vabalathus Antoninianus Antioch

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Around AD 270–272, the Roman Empire was going through a period of great political instability.

After the death of Claudius II Gothicus, Aurelian became emperor (270–275). At the same time, the Empire was divided:

In the West, the Gallic Empire.
In the East, the Palmyrene Kingdom, ruled by Zenobia on behalf of her young son, Vaballathus.

Zenobia gradually took control of Egypt and Syria while maintaining a façade of loyalty to Rome. At first, coins struck in the East bore the portrait of Aurelian on the obverse and that of Vaballathus on the reverse — a symbol of “alliance” or political duality.

But this diplomatic façade concealed an attempt at independence: before long, Vaballathus assumed imperial titles, and Zenobia was defeated by Aurelian in 272.

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Quintillus Antoninianus Cyzicus

Admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:14:03 +0000

Billon antoninianus struck under the reign of Quintillus, brother of the Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus, whom he briefly succeeded in 270. The reverse depicts Victory.

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Victorinus Antoninianus Treveri

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Antoninianus struck by Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor. Coin struck in 270 in Treveri. Pax standing V on the left side and star on the right side (✱)

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Marius BI antoninianus Cologne

Admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:33:00 +0000

Billon antoninianus of Marius, struck at Cologne in AD 269, featuring Felicitas on the reverse.

Marius, a former officer of the Roman army, became a short-lived emperor in AD 269 following the death of Postumus. His reign lasted only a few days or weeks before he was assassinated.

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Saloninus as Caesar Antoninianus Cologne

Admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:05:36 +0000

Billon antoninianus struck under Saloninus as Caesar, minted around AD 258–260 at Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne).

Saloninus, son of Emperor Gallienus and Empress Salonina, was proclaimed Caesar around AD 258. Intended to succeed his father, he was killed in 260 during the unrest that followed the rebellion of Postumus.

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Salonina Antoninianus VENVS VICTRIX

Admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:44:12 +0000

Billon antoninianus of Empress Salonina, wife of Gallienus. Coin struck at Rome or Cologne around AD 257–259. A well-centered and attractive specimen.

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Chile 40 centavos 1907

Admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:16:42 +0000

Billon coin (400-thousandths silver) of Chile, 40 centavos struck in 1907, with a mintage of only 56,000 coins. A condor on a rock on the obverse

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Charles X douzain first type 1592 Lyon

Admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:36:07 +0000

Very rare first-type douzain of Charles X, Cardinal de Bourbon, struck in 1592 at the Lyon mint (mintmark “D”). Rated R5 and not priced in Gadoury.

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Henri IV douzain aux 2H 1595 Montpellier

Admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:45:11 +0000

Billon douzain of Henri IV, second type with “2H” and reverse featuring two small crowns and two fleurs-de-lis. Coin struck in 1595 at Montpellier, rated R2 in Gadoury, and of exceptional quality for the type.

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