LOT 3392
Caracalla, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 196-198. Rome mint.
M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, bare-headed and draped bust to right / [DESTINATO IMPE]RAT, lituus, apex, bucranium and simpulum. RIC IV 6 note; BMCRE 194; RSC 53. Near Very Fine.(3.03gr, 17mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 300-301. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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; K in left field, Δ over H in right field, ANT in exergue. RIC VI 54a. 9.67gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); cf. RSC 377a (Lugdunum). 3.78gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 71. Ephesus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, holding grain ears in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; monogram below. RIC 1428 var.; cf. RPC II 827C (slightly differing monogram). 2.25gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
