LOT 2896
Caracalla AE As. AD 198-217.
Rome mint; struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, holding snake-entwined wand; in right field, globe set on ground; S C across fields. RIC IV 553a. Good Very Fine. Nice dark green patina with brown highlights.(10.84gr, 27mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Ten [10] BI Roman Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various emperors and mints. 29.46gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 300. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; B in right field, (star)SIS in exergue. RIC VI 131b. 10.59gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ЄSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 2.95gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK.
