LOT 3593
Augustus AR Denarius. 8 BC. Lugdunum mint.
AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, laureate head to right / Caius Caesar on horseback, galloping to right, holding sword and reins; aquila between two signa behind him, C•CAES• above, AVGVS•F in exergue. RIC I 199; Lyon 69; BMCRE 500 = BMCRR Gaul 223; BN 1461; RSC 40. Very Fine. Toned. Banker's mark and scratch on obverse; 'M' graffito on reverse.(3.54gr, 19mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter, naked, standing facing, looking to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; S C across fields. RIC IV 298a. 14.50gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Some encrustations.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 85, 17 June 2021, lot 2189 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Agrippina I AE Sestertius. Circa AD 42-43. Rome mint.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust to right, with hair in long plait / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S C. RIC I 102 (Claudius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 219-221 (Claudius); BN 236. 27.48gr, 37mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly smoothed in the fields. Nice dark green patina.
Acquired on the UK market. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Aquileia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • V in two lines within wreath; •AQT• below. RIC VII 94 var. (obv. legend); Bikic-Do hoard 378-401. 3.21gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
