LOT 3301
Augustus Fourrée Denarius. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?).
Head to right, wearing oak wreath / CAESAR above, AVGVSTVS below, S P above and Q R beneath shield inscribed CL V; laurel branches (or trees) flanking. For prototype: RIC I 36a; ACIP 4037; RSC 51. Extremely Fine. Light old cabinet tone.(2.69gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from cgb.fr, Paris on 11 December 2010.
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Julia Maesa AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, drawing veil over face and holding transverse sceptre. RIC IV 268 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 76 (Elagabalus); RSC 36. 3.01gr, 20mm, 12h.
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. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 327-329. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANTINVS AVG, plain-diademed head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • XXX, written in three lines; •SMHΓ in exergue. RIC VII 90. 3.31gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P VI COS II P P, Apollo seated left, bare to waist, holding branch and leaning left elbow on lyre; S C in exergue. RIC 304a; Banti 72. 18.80gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
