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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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 324. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT • X in two lines within laurel wreath; TSBVI in exergue. RIC VII 128. 3.15gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]SV TETRICVS CAE[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 272. 3.29gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint. 6th emission of Philip I, AD 247. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust to right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno standing to left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC IV 128; RSC 21. 3.82gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
