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DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS•, laureate head to right / Slow quadriga to left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple surmounted by statuette of quadriga flanked by Victories holding palm fronds and wreaths; car ornamented with figures of Minerva advancing left and brandishing spear, and garlands; EX S C in exergue. RIC II.1 361 (Titus); Hendin 6616; RSC 146. 3.60gr, 19mm, 6h.

Extremely Fine. An excellent well-centered and nicely toned example with bold portrait of emperor.

Acquired from OGN in February 2012. Private European collection.

CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head to right / VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory standing to right on prow, holding wreath and palm branch; in field, S C. RIC 676 (Vespasian); Cohen 628; BMC 692 (Vespasian). 8.95gr, 25mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

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

IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P, laureate head to right / COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, Domitian, togate, standing to left, sacrificing out of patera held in right hand over altar; to left lyre and flute players standing to right; in background, hexastyle temple; S C in exergue. BMC 434; Cohen 85; RIC 623. 10.35gr, 27mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P • M • TR • P • COS • IIII • P • P, Hercules, nude and wearing lion skin headdress, standing facing on low base, holding club in his right hand and apples in his left. RIC 49; BMC 86; Cohen 231. 2.88gr, 18mm, 6h.

Very Fine.

London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.

[IMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P?], laureate and draped bust to right / [SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS?], Felicitas in long drapery standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 671. 22.46gr, 33mm, 6h.

Good Fine.

From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, radiate head to right / TR POT COS II P P, Abundantia seated to left on chair formed of two cornucopiae, holding sceptre in her right hand; S C in exergue. RIC II 386. 11.64gr, 27mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Catawiki. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate head to right, with aegis on left shoulder / S•P•Q•R•OPTIMO PRINCIPI; elaborately decorated oval shield set over an oblong shield, a curved sword, three spears, and vexillum; S C below. RIC 584; BMC 952 corr. (not radiate); Cohen 569; Woytek 198cA. 10.92gr, 28mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine.

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

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.

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate head right with slight drapery on left shoulder / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing to left with scales and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC 586c; Cohen 974; BMC 1196. 26.16gr, 33mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

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

L • AELIVS CAESAR, bare-headed and draped bust to right / TRIB POT COS II, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and resting left elbow on cornucopia; CONCORD in exergue. RIC II.3 2708; BMCRE 998 (Hadrian); Calicó 1443. 7.01gr, 18mm, 7h.

Very Fine. Very rare with this bust type; fewer than 5 other examples sold in the past 20 years and only 2 specimens cited by OCRE.

Ex Dr Eugen Merzbacher (15/11/1910), lot 1676. Ex the Chabenat Collection Part II, Émile Bourgey (14/12/1911), lot 403. Ex Dr Michael Brandt & Stefan Sonntag, Fixed Price List 8 (Summer 1992), #414. Ex Trausnitz Collection, Nomos AG, Auction 19 (17/11/2019), lot 267. Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 341, 13 December 2023, lot 82. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.

Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. RIC 65c. 2.76gr, 17mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine. Rare.

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