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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. 3.32gr, 18mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / PONT MAX TR P COS V, winged caduceus. RIC 703; Cohen 362; BMC 138. 3.21gr, 20mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Toned.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS [?], laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated to right, holding sceptre and branch. RIC II.1 546; RSC 387. 3.30gr, 19mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Uncertain letter beneath truncation.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated to left, holding branch in right hand and caduceus in left. RIC II.1, 29; BMC 26. 2.98gr, 19mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / COS VIII, Mars standing to left, holding spear and trophy. RIC II.1 938; BMCRE 202; RSC 126. 3.47gr, 18mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Toned.

From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head to right / IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding grounded spear. RIC II.1 670; BMCRE 154; RSC 250. 3.53gr, 19mm, 8h.

Very Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI, laureate head to right, with aegis / MONETA AVGVST, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; in fields, S C. RIC 303; Cohen 325; BMC 314. 11.31gr, 30mm, 7h.

Good Very Fine.

Ex UK private collection.

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV(?) CENS PER P P, laureate head to right / FORTVNAE AVGVSTI; Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 707; BMCRE 448. 10.75gr, 28mm, 5h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

IMP DOMIT AVG GERM COS [XV?], draped bust of Apollo to right; branch in front / Raven standing to right on laurel branch; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II.1 710; cf. Cohen 527; cf. BMCRE 453. 2.52gr, 19mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

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, Genius standing facing, head to left, holding patera and corn ears. RIC II 275; BMCRE 429-430; Woytek 421v; RSC 398. 3.23gr, 20mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

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.

IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, VIA TRΛIΛNΛ in exergue, Via Traiana, partially draped, reclining to left, head turned back to right, holding wheel of eight spokes on right knee and resting left arm on rocks, holding branch in left hand. RIC II 266; Woytek 398b; Strack 179; RSC 648; BMCRE 487-91. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M [TR P COS V P P?], laureate bust to right, aegis on far shoulder / [S P Q R] OPTIMO PRIN[CIPI], Felicitas seated to left, holding winged caduceus, Dacian kneeling to right in left field; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II 499. 26.04gr, 33mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From a UK private collection.