LOT 2879
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 138-161.
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. Near Very Fine.(28.04gr, 33 mm, 7h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 330-335. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; (star)PLG in exergue. RIC VII 263. 2.31gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Dark green patina with brown highlights.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, two children below. RIC IV 226; BMCRE 1; RSC 525. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat? -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Antioch mint; struck AD 281. 7th officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT ORBIS, female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left, holding globe and sceptre; Z between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 925; Cohen 509; probuscoins.fr 738. 2.69gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
