LOT 2863
Anonymous AE Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Rome mint. Draped and helmetted bust of Minerva to right / Owl standing to left, head facing; S C across fields. RIC II 8; Cohen -. Very Fine.(2.38gr, 16mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Ephesus mint; struck AD 70. IMP CAESAR VES[PAS AVG CO]S II TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG above monogram; all within wreath. RIC II.1 1414; RPC II 822; BMC 439. 3.32gr, 17mm, 2h.
About Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 140. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right / TIBERIS, Tiber reclining to left, leaning on urn which pours out water, resting right hand on prow and holding reed; S C in exergue. RIC III 642a; Cohen 819; BMCRE 1313. 28.04gr, 33 mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. -
Constantius II AR Reduced Siliqua. AD 355-360.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Arelate mint. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX in four lines within wreath with jewel at apex; SCON in exergue. RIC VIII 261 and 291; RSC 342-3r. 1.96gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Essex, UK.
