LOT 3768
Arcadius AE 16mm. AD 406-408. Cyzicus(?) mint.
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; star behind / GLORIA ROMANORVM, three emperors standing facing: on right and left, Arcadius and Honorius, heads turned towards each other, each holding spear and shield; flanking Theodosius II, face to front, holding spear and globe; SMKΔ(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC X 145. Near Very Fine.(2,25gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 153; BMCRE 124; RSC 293. 2.37gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 246. Rome mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). 4.00gr, 24mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748. -
Group of Twelve [12] Roman Imperial AR Coins. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Various emperors. 84gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
