LOT 3121
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint; struck AD 154-155. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Vesta standing facing, head to left, sacrificing over altar with patera and holding palladium. RIC III 238; BMCRE 829-831; RSC 201. Near Extremely Fine.(3.30gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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LOT 3121
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Group of Eight [8] Roman Imperial AR and AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various rulers. 20.44gr total.
Condition as seen.
Found Worcestershire, UK. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Following Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 348-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; SPLG in exergue. Unrecorded mintmark for Constantius II; SCBC 750. 2.14gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Rome mint; struck AD 217. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / PONTIF MAX TR P II COS P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long sceptre in his left. RIC IV.2 28; Cohen -. 2.96gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
