LOT 3885
Avitus(?) AE Nummus. AD 455-456. Rome mint.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. Cf. RIC 2413. Near Very Fine.(1.41gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AE Quadrans. Circa AD 112-114. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate bust of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin draped around his neck / Boar walking to right; S C in exergue. RIC 702; BMC 1062; Cohen 341; Woytek 602b. 2.64gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 264-265. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory flying to right, holding garland, shield at either side of feet; star in right field. RIC IV 161; BMCRE 235; RSC 300. 3.12gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
