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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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, raising hand and holding spear, captive at feet to left; R(star)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 157. 3.29gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 303-305. Serdica mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, with modius on head and chlamys over shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; Є in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 3a (pellet at beginning of exergual legend). 8.76gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head to right / S C on shield supported by two capricorns, with globe below. RIC II.1 357 (Titus); BMCRE 129-131 (Titus); RSC 497. 2.95gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
