LOT 4105
Caracalla AE Sestertius. AD 212. Rome mint.
M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV COS III P P, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding Victory, shield and spear; captive with hands tied behind back seated to left at his feet, S C across fields. RIC IV 490Ca corr. (rev. legend COS III, not COS IIII); Cohen 198; BMCRE 235. Near Very Fine.(21.19gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom UK private collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 4105
Caracalla AE Sestertius.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 229. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, emperor, laureate and togate, in decorated quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and reins; S C in exergue. RIC IV 495; Cohen 377; BMCRE 575. 18.15gr, 30mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
Ex TimeLine. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Otacilia Severa AV Aureus. AD 246-248. Rome mint.
Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC IV 125a var. (obv. legend), cf. 129; Calicó 3264 var. (same). 4.55gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend. Signs of altered surface, otherwise an attractive coin.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319. London mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories supporting shield inscribed VOT PR over altar decorated with diamond; PLN below. RIC VII 157. 3.13gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From Trau collection, 1935. Ex Baldwin's, London, UK. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
