LOT 3623
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. Struck AD 152-153. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head to right / INDVLGENTIA AVG COS IIII, Indulgentia seated to left, extending hand and holding transverse sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC III 904; Cohen 452; Banti 180. Very Fine. Nice cypress green patina.(25.52gr, 32mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3623
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius.
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Augustus AR Denarius. Struck circa 20/19-17/6 BC. Spanish mint of Tarraco.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Laureate head to right / Two laurel trees; CAESAR above; AVGVSTVS below. RIC I 51; BMCRE 352 = BMCRR Rome 4450; RSC 47. 3.61gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned. Banker's mark(?) on reverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 311-312. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC 209c. 4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, Lot 1258. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Mamiminus II BI Nummus. AD 310. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
5th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, holding patera from which liquor flows over lighted altar in his right hand and cornucopia in his left; star in left field, Є in right field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 133c. 7.10gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private Collection, acquired 1980–1985.
