LOT 3372
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
'C' (Camulodunum) mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS [...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / FID[...], Fides standing to left, holding signum in each hand; S P across field, mintmark below. Cf. RIC V 225. Fine.(3.04gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck September 268-end 269. IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes standing to left, holding flower and raising robe. RIC V.1 102; RIC V online 212; Cohen 281. 3.73gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rome mint; struck AD 213. 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, with lion skin draped over arm. RIC 206a; RSC 220; BMCRE 48. 3.15gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 228-231. IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding Victory with wreath and spear, and leaning on shield. RIC IV 220; BMCRE 709 var. (bust type); RSC 579a. 3.19gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
