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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Julia Mamaea, Augusta AE Sestertius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 224. IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / VENVS FELIX, Venus seated to left, holding statuette and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC IV 701 (S. Alexander); BMCRE 199 (S. Alexander). 19.29gr, 31mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
London mint; struck AD 322-324. 1st officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, three stars above; F B across fields, PLON in exergue. RIC VII -; C&T 9.06.026; RML 1097. 3.23gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Rare with this bust type; unrecorded in RIC.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 270-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / SPES AVGG, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising robe. RIC V.2 270. 3.50gr, 20mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
