LOT 3300
Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
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. Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.(3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
FootnotesApollo 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.
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Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 145-161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and rod. RIC III 127; BMCRE 512-516; RSC 228. 3.18gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
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. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 158-159. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head to right / VOTA SVSCEP DECENN III, Pius standing to left, sacrificing with patera over altar to left; COS IIII below. RIC III 293a. 3.33gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 230. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding whip. RIC IV 101; BMCRE 623; RSC 388. 3.39gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
