LOT 3252
Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283.
Antioch mint. IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).(5.02gr, 20mm, 12h).
ProvenanceEx Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132;
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included).
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LOT 3252
Carus AV Aureus.
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
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Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-238.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Rome mint; struck AD 235-236. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated to left, feeding out of patera snake coiled around altar before. RIC IV 14; BMCRE 99; RSC 85a. 3.25gr, 21mm, 6h
Fleur De Coin. Beautiful deep old cabinet tone.
Ex Beaussant Lefevre, 16 March 2011, no.75. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 269-270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to right, feeding serpent in arms. RIC V.2 122. 2.64gr, 22mm, 6h
Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Vespasian AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 77-78. "Judaea Capta" commemorative. IMP CAES VESPASIAN [...], laureate head to right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Judaea seated to right on cuirass in attitude of mourning, surrounded by arms, resting her head on her left hand; behind, palm tree. Cf. RIC II.1 1233; cf. Cohen 240. 10.64gr, 28mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Wiltshire, UK, collector.
