LOT 3397
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 210-213. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / FIDEI EXERCITVS, Fides standing to left, holding standard and legionary eagle; another standard to right. RIC IV 213; BMCRE 71; RSC 76. Good Very Fine.(3.10gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Hadrian AE Dupondius. Struck AD 119-circa mid 120. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, radiate bust to right, slight drapery over far shoulder / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus standing to left, her right foot on globe, holding patera and rudder; S C across fields. RIC II.3 276; RIC II 604a. 13.38gr, 26mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From UK private collection. -
Galerius BI Nummus. Struck AD 309. Antioch mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing to left, holding patera, from which liquid pours, and cornucopia; O above S in right field, ANT• in exergue. RIC VI 112a. 6.60gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; Є in right field, ANT(star) in exergue. RIC VI 56a. 9.88gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
