LOT 3623
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. London mint. Legionary issue.
Illegible inscription, radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Illegible inscription, boar standing to right. Cf. RIC V.5 1898. Near Very Fine.(2.92gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3623
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 256-260. Samosata mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, emperors, both holding sceptre and patera, facing each other, sacrificing at altar. RIC V.1 447 (Asia, joint reign); MIR 1684m; RSC 792b. 3.91gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 1174. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 228. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Severus Alexander, laureate and in the guise of Romulus, walking to right, holding spear in his right hand and trophy over his left shoulder. RIC 224; BMC 522; Cohen 584. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Circa after AD 146. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, throne, on which is a wreath and a sceptre. RIC (Pius) 377; BMCRE (Pius) 454; RSC 131. 3.11gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
