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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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 228. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VII COS II P P, emperor as Romulus, advancing to right, holding transverse spear with right hand and trophy with left. RIC IV 85; BMCRE 507-510; RSC 351. 2.90gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 1h.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Numerian BI Antoninianus. AD 283-284.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Lugdunum (Lyon) mint; struck AD 284. 2nd officina. IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; B to left. RIC V 394; Pink VI/2, p. 23-4; Lyon 539. 4.17gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Ten [10] BI Roman Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various emperors and mints. 29.46gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
