Details

LOT 2696

Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Vespasian - Pax Paduan AE Sestertius Circa 19th century A.D.

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. Good very fine.(27.50 grams.). [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a North London gentleman.

Literature

Cf. RIC 434; see Lawrence, Richard Hoe, The Paduans, 1883 (reprinted 1964) for general information.

Footnotes

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.