LOT 2338
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nero - AE Sestertius Circa 64 A.D.
Rome mint. Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, laureate bust right wearing aegis. Rev: S-C, Nero's triumphal arch, surmounted by quadriga, statue of Mars between columns. Very fine.(25.43 grams.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
LiteratureSear I 1962; Cohen 308.
FootnotesThis arch has been identified as that decreed by the Senate in AD 58 to commemorate the eastern victories of Cn. Domitius Corbulo. It was located on the Capitoline Hill but the structure was probably demolished following Nero's downfall a decade later.
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Augustus - Butting Bull AR Denarius 15-13 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Lyons mint. Obv: AVGVSTUS DIVI F legend with bare head right. Rev: IMP X legend beneath bull butting right. 3.83 grams.
Good very fine. Scarce.
Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nero Claudius Drusus (Father of Claudius) - Piled Weapons and Armour AE Sestertius 42-54 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Rome. Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head left. Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, Claudius, togate, seated left on a curule chair atop a globe and piled weapons and armour, holding olive branch and scroll; SC below. 23.42 grams.
Very fine.
From a private German collection. Ex Roma Numismatics, sale 71, lot 859. Accompanied by a Roma Numismatics coin ticket. -
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Victorinus - Sol AE Antoninianus 268-270 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Cologne mint. Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: INV-I-CTVS, Sol walking left, holding whip, right hand raised, star in left field. 3.28 grams.
Near extremely fine with a softer reverse.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
