LOT 3271
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Uncertain British mint; struck AD 286-293. IMP CARAVSI[VS P F AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LA[ETITIA A]VG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor. RIC V.2 823; Webb 921. Very Fine.(3.79gr, 21mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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LOT 3271
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Vespasian AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 77-78. "Judaea Capta" commemorative. IMP CAES VESPASIAN [...], laureate head to right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Judaea seated to right on cuirass in attitude of mourning, surrounded by arms, resting her head on her left hand; behind, palm tree. Cf. RIC II.1 1233; cf. Cohen 240. 10.64gr, 28mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Wiltshire, UK, collector. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 66. [IMP] NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, bare head to right / Victory alighting to left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R; S C across fields. RIC I 543; Cohen 302; BMCRE 381. 11.13gr, 30mm, 6h
Very Fine. Nice dark olive green patina.
From a 1980s UK collection; Property of a London antiquarian. -
Tiberius, as Caesar AE As . AD 4-14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Lugdunum mint, struck AD 12-14. [TI CAESAR] AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head to right / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels and stylised male figures, Victories on columns to left and right facing one another; ROM ET AVG in exergue. RIC I 245 (Augustus); Cohen 37; BMCRE 585 (Augustus). 10.04gr, 25mm, 5h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
