LOT 3278
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor AE Denarius. AD 286-293.
'RSR' mint(?). IMP CARAVSIVS [P AVG?], laureate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / CONCO[...], Concordia, draped, standing to right, holding standard in left hand and clasping right hand with soldier, wearing military attire, standing to left and holding spear in left hand; RSR(?) in exergue. Not in the standard references. Near Very Fine. Unpublished combination of obverse and reverse types and seemingly unique.(3.53gr, 20mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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LOT 3278
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor AE Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing to right, leaning on club, holding bow and lion's skin. RIC V.2 64 (Lugdunum). 4.08gr, 21mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Mixed AE Coin Group. 1st-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising: various emperors, issues and reverse types including Sestertii, As, Dupondii, AE3/4s, Folles, and radiates. 293gr total including tray, 9-31mm
Various conditions.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain mint. Imitative issue. [...] VICTOΡINVS P Ε ΔCF(sic), radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITI AVG[...], Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor. For prototype, cf. RIC V.4 585. 2.60gr, 19mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
