LOT 3626
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
IMP CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and vertical sceptre with left. Cf. RIC V.5 1236d. Very Fine.(2.49gr, 20mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 74. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / PONT MAX TR P COS V, winged caduceus. RIC 703; Cohen 362; BMC 138. 3.21gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Commodus AE Sestertius. Struck possibly AD 186-187. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
M COMMODVS ANT P FE[LIX AVG BRIT?], laureate head to right / [NOBILITAS AVG P M TR P XII?] IMP VIII [COS V P P?], Nobilitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre in left and palladium(?) in right hand; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 501. 23.97gr, 31mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around laurel wreath enclosing VOT•V in three lines; RT in exergue. RIC VII 234. 3.12gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, gentleman's numismatic collection.
