LOT 3637
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 215. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning right on serpent-entwined staff; at feet to right, globe. RIC IV 251; BMCRE 103; RSC 302. Extremely Fine.(3.49gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 277. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
3rd officina. IMP C • PROBVS • P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONSERVAT AVG, Sol standing facing with hand raised, head to left, holding globe; TXXT in exergue. RIC 349. 3.91gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217-218. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to right, foot on helmet, holding standard in each hand. RIC IV 66; BMCRE 12; RSC 23a. 3.23gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Julian II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 355-357. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
1st officina. D N IVLIANVS NOB C, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor stabbing fallen rider with spear to left, M before; ASI[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 370. 2.17gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex collection of F. de La Viuda. Ex cgb.fr. (brm_314530). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
