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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Fausta BI Nummus. AD 326. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23
3rd officina. FL MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust to right / SPES REI PVBLICAE, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding two children; R(wreath)T in exergue. RIC VII 293. 2.84gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing facing, head to right, leaning on club draped with lion skin set on rock. RIC IV 116; RSC 403. 2.98gr, 17mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Vandals, Uncertain AE Nummus. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bust to right / Monogram(?) within wreath. Cf. BMC Vandals pl. 4. 0.56gr, 9mm.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
