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LOT 2918
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck AD 153-154. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Annona standing to left, holding two grain ears with her right hand and resting her left hand on modius set on prow. RIC III 231; RSC 291. Extremely Fine.(3.49gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Hadrian AE Semis. Struck circa AD 126-127. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and draped bust to right / COS III, aquila between two signa; S C below. RIC 888 var. (not draped); Cohen -; BMC 1362 var. (same); cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 26, lot 3345. 2.54gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished with this bust type.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck AD 148-149. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and anchor in her left. RIC 175; Cohen 284. 3.58gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left on shield, presenting Victory to emperor, standing to right. MIR 36, 1701g. 3.98gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
