Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate bust of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin draped around his neck / Boar walking to right; S C in exergue. RIC 702; BMC 1062; Cohen 341; Woytek 602b. 2.64gr, 16mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, draped bust to right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above double stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left on sceptre. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. 2.84gr, 18mm, 7h.

Very Fine. Toned. Rare.

Private collection, France. Private European collection.

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to right / AFRICA, Africa, wearing elephant headdress, reclining to left, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of corn to left. RIC II.3 1495; Cohen 140. 2.93gr, 18mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding wand over globe in her outstretched right hand and sceptre in her left. RIC II.3, 2320; BMC 695; Cohen 1204. 2.52gr, 18mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Found Yorkshire, UK.

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to left / FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing facing, head to right, holding basket of fruit and grain ears. RIC II.3 2200; BMCRE 627; RSC 716. 3.13gr, 17mm, 7h.

Very Fine. Toned.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; S C across field. RIC II.3 435; Cohen 974; BMCRE 1196. 25.89gr, 34mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Nice cypress-green patina. Very rare.

Acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, May 2017. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

[HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P], bare head of Hadrian to right / [FELICITAS AVG], Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left; at her feet in left field, wheel; across fields, S C. RIC II.3, 2251. 15.20gr, 25mm, 6h.

Good Fine. Extremely rare.

Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, radiate bust to right, slight drapery over far shoulder / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus standing to left, her right foot on globe, holding patera and rudder; S C across fields. RIC II.3 276; RIC II 604a. 13.38gr, 26mm, 5h.

Very Fine.

From UK private collection.

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head to left / FELICITATI AV[G] above, COS III P P in exergue, [S] C across field, galley rowed to left by four oarsmen: at the bow mast raking forward with flag and sails attached, at the stern hortator. RIC II 719. 11.70gr, 28mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. bare-headed and draped bust to right / COS III P P, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia; S C across fields, FORT RED in exergue. RIC II.3 1350. 10.59gr, 27mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

L • AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Pannonia standing facing, head left, holding vexillum upright on ground, gathering up dress with right hand; S C beneath PANN-O across fields. RIC II.3 2661 (PANNONIA). 14.16gr, 21mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCOR-DIA AVG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera with her right hand and resting her left arm on statuette of Spes; cornucopia beneath throne. RIC II 398 (Hadrian); RSC 12. 3.37gr, 17mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine. Amazing old cabinet tone.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 261, 3 August 2011, lot 255.