LOT 3581
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 147-148. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head to right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears over modius and anchor; COS IIII in exergue, S C in fields. RIC 840. Near Very Fine.(27.51gr, 33mm, 6h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 4.08gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, in hexastyle temple with wreath in pediment and Victories as acroteria, holding globe and sceptre, shield at feet; RB[...] in exergue. RIC VI 210. 2.94gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313-315. Siscia mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, Є in right field, SIS in exergue. RIC VII 5. 3.88gr, 21mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
