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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Tetricus I BI Hybrid Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. [...] TETRICVS AV[G], bust to right / [P]AX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. For reverse cf. RIC V.2 118 (Treveri for Victorinus). 3.05gr, 19mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Hybrid with reverse of Victorinus.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Julia Maesa, Augusta AR Denarius. AD 218-224/5.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £29
Rome mint; struck AD 218-222. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, raising hands, altar by feet. RIC IV 266 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 75 (Elagabalus); RSC 34a. 2.38gr, 18mm, 5h
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Siscia mint; struck AD 319. 1st officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR in two lines, on altar inscribed I; •ASIS• in exergue. RIC VII 87. 3.80gr, 19mm, 7h
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Extremely rare mintmark variant.
From a private collection, UK.
