LOT 4170
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 290-293. 'C' mint.
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVID AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding baton and cornucopia, globe at feet; S-P across fields, C in exergue. RIC V.2 -; RPC V.5 3027. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(4.85gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 4170
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 157-158. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
AVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG PII F, bare head to right / TR POT XII COS II, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and sceptre. RIC 475 note (Pius); RSC 729. 3.32gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Visigoths. Spain, Sisebut AV Tremissis. AD 621-621. Hispalis (Seville) mint.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
✠ ƧISEBYTYS RE, facing bust / ✠ ISPΛLIPIΥS, facing bust. MEC 232; CNV 219.35; cf. Miles, Visigoths 187(g). 1.46gr, 19mm, 6h.
About Mint State. Rare with retrograde S.
From the Brightwalton Collection. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Volusian AV Binio. Struck AD 252. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LIBERTAS AVGG, Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre. RIC IV 148; Calicó 3360; Biaggi 1419. 5.86gr, 21mm, 8h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
