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Vitellius AR Denarius. Struck late AD April-December 69. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
[A] VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head to right / XV VIR [SACR FAC], tripod with covered vessel; above, dolphin to right; between tripod legs, raven standing to right. RIC 70; Cohen 115. 3.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears, poppy and cornucopia; EPHE (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Antioch mint; struck AD 72-73. [IMP] CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1554; RPC II 1927; BMCRE 505; RSC 74. 3.12gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Interesting with inner linear circle on the reverse (possibly auxiliary line for the engraver).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated to left, holding grain ears and poppy in extended right hand, and cradling cornucopia in left arm; EPHE (PHE ligate) in exergue. RIC II 329; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; BN 343; RSC 67. 3.34gr, 17mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s; Acquired from an EU collector living in London; From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head to right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, crested Corinthian helmet set to right upon draped pulvinar of Minerva. RIC 271; Cohen 399. 3.15gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AE Sestertius. AD 92-94. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
[IMP] CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER [P P], laureate head to right / Domitian standing to left, holding thunderbolt and spear, being crowned by Victory standing to left behind him; S C in exergue. RIC II.1 752; BMCRE 465. 23.26gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head to right / LIBERTAS PVB[LICA], Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre. RIC II 19; BMCRE 46; RSC 113. 3.40gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 109, 11 May 2023, lot 974. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head to right / FORTVNA P R, Fortuna seated to left, holding corn ears in right hand and cradling sceptre in left arm. RIC 17; Cohen 79; BMC 41. 3.33gr, 17mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex Lawrence's, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Nerva AR Denarius. AD 98. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II, laureate head to right / IMP II COS IIII P P, priestly implements: simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus. RIC 47; RSC 95; BMCRE 72. 3.55gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Gitbud & Naumann. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Nerva AE Sestertius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M [TR P COS III P P], laureate head to right / [FORTVNA] AVGVST, Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC II 83; BMCRE 108; BN 98. 19.01gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Trajan AR Denarius. Struck circa spring AD 113-summer 114. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust to right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars, nude, walking to right, and wearing parazonium on belt at waist, with spear in right hand and trophy in left over shoulder. RIC II 269; Woytek 423v; RSC 372d. 3.09gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 107-108. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Danube reclining to left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on stern and resting his left arm on overturned urn; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC II 100; BMCRE 395; Woytek 277b; RSC 136. 2.73gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Some scratches.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.