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LOT 3014
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. Rotomagus mint.
IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [TVT]-ELA, Tutela standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; altar to left. RIC V.2 684; Webb 769. Near Very Fine.(4.17gr, 21mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFound Stafford, Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Manchester, UK, private collector.
Private collection, UK.
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Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 154-155. Rome mint (or mint in Britain?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / BRITANNIA COS IIII, Britannia seated to left on rock, resting head on right hand, and resting left hand on rock, round shield and vexillum in background; S C in exergue. RIC III 934; Cohen 117; BMCRE 1971. 12.71gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites, such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britannia in bulk for distribution. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 285-286. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; XXIΔ in exergue. RIC V.2 162. 3.21gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 202-210. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / VICT PART MAX, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm-branch. RIC IV 295; BMCRE 365; RSC 744. 3.60gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
