LOT 3629
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Circa AD 287-290. Uncertain mint (Londinium?).
[IMP CARA]VSIVS P AVG, radiate and draped bust(?) to right / [SALVS A]VG, Salus standing facing, head to left, feeding serpent, rising from altar, out of patera with her right hand and holding long sceptre in her left. Cf. RIC V.5 1552e. Near Very Fine.(3.58gr, 20mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the early 2000s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. Struck AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right / CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing with clasped hands, Marcus Aurelius holds a scroll, COS III in exergue, S C across fields. CF. RIC III 795-6. 21.95gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
![Group of Seventy [70] AE Roman Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/257509-s.jpg)
Group of Seventy [70] AE Roman Coins. 2nd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: various emperors, issues, denominations, and reverse types. 97.83gr total, 11-26mm.
As Shown.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 148-149. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia. RIC 179. 3.48gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Nicely toned.
Librairie Galerie les Chevau Legers, Paris, France. Private collection, Leeds, UK.
