LOT 3078
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nerva AR Denarius. AD 96-98.
Rome mint; struck AD 97. Possibly contemporary imitation. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head to right / FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopiae and rudder. RIC II 28; BMCRE 57; RSC 71. Near Very Fine.(3.16gr, 17mm). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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LOT 3078
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nerva AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Treveri mint; struck AD 268. 1st officina. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right and sceptre with left hand; P in left field. RIC V.2 318 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 215b (same). 3.24gr, 21mm, 2h
Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Theodora (wife of Constantius I) AE Follis. Died before AD 337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint. Struck circa AD 337-340. [FL MAX THEO]-DORAE AVG, mantled bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant to suckle; TRS(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91. 1.31gr, 14mm, 6h
Fine - Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 66. [IMP] NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, bare head to right / Victory alighting to left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R; S C across fields. RIC I 543; Cohen 302; BMCRE 381. 11.13gr, 30mm, 6h
Very Fine. Nice dark olive green patina.
From a 1980s UK collection; Property of a London antiquarian.
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