LOT 4089
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.(7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040.
Acquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4089
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Philip I AV Aureus. Struck AD 245-247. 3rd emission. Rome mint.
Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANNONA AVGG, Annona, draped, standing to left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius. RIC IV 28a; Calicó 3246; Biaggi 1378. 3.84gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 313-315. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; at feet to left, eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; Δ in right field, SMK in exergue. RIC 4. 3.14gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 324. London mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory advancing to right, holding trophy and palm, trampling captive seated on ground to right; PLON(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 290; C&T 10.01.003. 3.75gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From Trau collection, 1935. Ex Baldwin's, London, UK. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
