LOT 4169
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. Uncertain mint.
IMP CARAVSIVS [P F?] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PAX [A]VG, Pax standing to left, holding wreath and sceptre. Cf. RIC 127 (letters in fields and in exergue). Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.(2.56gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 4169
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets, no doors and star above; SMKΓ„ in exergue. RIC VII 24. 3.34gr, 19mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AE Dupondius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V GENS, radiate head to right / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II.1 715; BMCRE 696. 12.28gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some tooling.
From UK private collection.
