LOT 2618
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Hadrian - Salus-Fortuna AE Dupondius 119 A.D.
Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III legend with radiate bust right. Rev: SALVS PVBLICA legend with Salus-Fortuna standing left holding patera and rudder; S - C across fields. Near extremely fine.(13.38 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteratureRIC 604a; BMC 1237; Sear 3668.
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LOT 2618
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Hadrian - Salus-Fortuna AE Dupondius
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Quintillus - Apollo AE Antoninianus August-November 270 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint. Obv: IM C M AVR QVINTILLVS AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: APPOLLINI CONS legend with Apollo standing left holding laurel-branch and resting on lyre set on rock; H in right field. 3.16 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Vespasian - Pax Paduan AE Sestertius Circa 19th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M TR P P COS III legend with laureate bust right. Rev: PAX AVG legend with Pax standing right holding branch in left hand lighting pile of arms before with torch in right with statute of Minerva on column behind; S C in exergue. 27.50 grams.
Good very fine.
Property of a North London gentleman.
The so-called 'Paduan' series of imitative or fantasy coins started in the 16th century A.D. with many produced by Giovanni Cavino of Padua, Italy; although sometimes referred to as fakes or forgeries, they originated in era of collecting when authenticity was not always the primary desire of collectors; many Paduans have been copied and re-copied down the centuries since and they are a popular area for some collectors today; a useful work on the subject is The Paduans, cited above, which lists many examples. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Domitian - Spes AE As 81-96 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint. Obv: CAESAR DOMITIANVS COS V legend with laureate bust right, globe at neck. Rev: Spes advancing left holding flower; S - C across fields. 7.88 grams.
Good fine.
Found Essex, UK. Accompanied by a collector ticket.
