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LOT 2725
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed Constantinian AE Group [10] 4th century A.D.
Group comprising: mixed issues, types and reverses, mostly Constantine I. Fair to good very fine.(27.07 grams total, 17-20 mm.). [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Ian Roper collection.
Including eight with coin tickets.
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LOT 2725
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed Constantinian AE Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Tetricus I Bi hybrid Antoninianus 271-274 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Obv: IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate draped bust of Tetricus I right. Rev: PRINC IVVENT, Tetricus II standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre. 2.27 grams, 18 mm.
Good very fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Mixed Billon AR Antoninianus Group [5] 3rd century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Group comprising: mixed issues, types and reverses, including Gallienus, Philip I, and Trebonianus Gallus. 15.70 grams total, 21-22 mm.
Good to good very fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Ian Roper collection. Three with coin tickets. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Unique Vitellius / Vespasian - Mule AR Denarius 69 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG anti-clockwise, laureate bust of Vespasian facing right. Rev: known Vitellius reverse die, XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes; dolphin above, raven below. 2.35 grams, 23 mm.
About very fine. Unique and unpublished, hence excessively rare.
Found in Bawdswell, Norfolk, UK, on 21st August 2021.
Dane Kurth, administrator of the award winning site wildwinds.com writes: ‘The reverse legend does not apply to Vespasian. XV VIR SACR FAC is the abbreviation of 'Quindecimvir Sacris Faciundis' = (Member of the) College of the fifteen priests in charge of the sacred, sibylline books, which Vespasian was not. Because Vespasian's elevation to the title of emperor occurred immediately after the fall of Vitellius (actually Vespasian was hailed as emperor when he was out of the country when Vitellius was still emperor), we can only presume that the mints needed to hurry to get coinage of Vespasian out, so, having engraved obverse dies, they possibly used the old Vitellius reverse die as test strikes. Supporting this is the fact that the Vespasian legend on the obverse is not dated by the use of any TR P or COS numbers, so was very likely struck early in his reign.'
