LOT 3396
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 213. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Hercules standing to left, holding branch and club, lion skin draped over arm. RIC IV 206a; BMCRE 48; RSC 220. Good Very Fine.(3.31gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Group of Three [3] Gallienus BI Antoniniani. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various types. 12.43gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Sabina, Augusta AR Denarius. Struck circa AD 128-134. Rome mint.
Estimate: £500 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCOR-DIA AVG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera with her right hand and resting her left arm on statuette of Spes; cornucopia beneath throne. RIC II 398 (Hadrian); RSC 12. 3.37gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Amazing old cabinet tone.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 261, 3 August 2011, lot 255. -
Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
