LOT 3299
Augustus AR Denarius. 13 BC. Rome mint. C. Antistius Reginus, moneyer.
CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head to right / C • ANTISTIVS • REGINVS, simpulum and lituus above tripod and patera; III • VIR below. RIC I 410; BMCRE 119-120 = BMCRR Rome 4661-4662; BN 547; RSC 347. Very Fine. Toned. Graffito on obverse.(3.58gr, 18mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate head to right; two pellets below / VICTORIAE GOTHIC, trophy with two bound and seated captives at base. RIC V online 979. 3.08gr, 20mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Essex. From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 198. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, laureate head to right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing to left, foot on cuirass(?), holding branch and inverted spear. RIC 133a. 3.57gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired 1985-1995, thence by descent 2025.
