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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Maximianus BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
London mint; struck AD 301-305. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI 25; C&T 3.01.13; RML 59. 10.49gr, 27mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Rare.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Caracalla, as Caesar AE As. AD 196-198.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 196-197. [M AVR] ANTONINVS C[AES], bare-headed and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SEVERI [AVG P II FIL], lituus, knife, patera, jug, simpulum, and sprinkler; S C in exergue. RIC IV 404; Cohen 586; BMCRE 615. 10.75gr, 25mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Rome mint; struck AD 112-114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, aegis at point of bust / FELICITAS AVGVST, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopiae with left; S C across fields. RIC II 624; Cohen 142. 24.44gr, 31mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine. Charming olive green patina.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
