LOT 3595
Agrippa AE As. AD 37-41. Rome mint.
M • AGRIPPA • L • F COS • III, head to left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing to left, holding small dolphin and trident; S C across fields. RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius). Near Very Fine.(11.20gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Agrippa AE As. AD 37-41. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
M • AGRIPPA • L • F COS • III, head to left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing to left, holding small dolphin and trident; S C across fields. RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius). 11.20gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Incuse of [CONSTANTI]-NVS MAX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Incus of PROVIDEN-[TIAE AVGG?], camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above. 4.78gr, 28mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
