LOT 3348
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 3348
Carus AV Aureus.
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
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Diva Matidia AR Denarius. Died AD 119.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,125
Rome mint; struck under Hadrian AD 119-120. Consecration issue. DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, draped bust to right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above triple stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left on sceptre, with wings displayed. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. 3.55gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Old cabinet tone with traces of blue and gold iridescence around the devices.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1079. Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 48 (dealer's ticket included). -
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Group of Nine [9] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Various emperors. 26.17gr total.
Fine to Near Very Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
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 cornucopia 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.
