LOT 3061
Augustus AR Denarius. 27 BC-AD 14.
Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?); struck 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head to right / S•P•Q•R CL•V in two lines on round shield (clipeus virtutis). RIC I 42a; BMCRE 333-4 = BMCRR Gaul 128-9; RSC 294; BN 1311. Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned; minor areas of corrosion.(3.59gr, 21mm, 6h).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman;
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Spring Sale 2020, 25 May 2020, lot 815 (dealer's ticket included);
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 90, 4 June 2012, lot 323.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing to right, leaning on club, holding bow and lion's skin. RIC V.2 64 (Lugdunum). 4.08gr, 21mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ticinum mint; struck AD 275. 5th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding two standards; VXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 8; MER-RIC-. 3.64gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Very Rare; only five examples on CoinArchives.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 267-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mediolanum mint. In the name of Postumus. Struck AD 268. IMP POSTVMVS [AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EQVIT, Mars walking to right, holding spear with right and shield with left hand; T below. RIC V.2 388; C. 441; Mairat 506. 2.75gr, 20mm, 6h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included.
