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IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V GENS, radiate head to right / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II.1 715; BMCRE 696. 12.28gr, 26mm, 5h.

Near Extremely Fine. Some tooling.

From UK private collection.

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.