LOT 3700
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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Valens BI 17mm. AD 364-367. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
3rd officina. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVN(sic), emperor walking to right, head to left, holding labarum and dragging captive; ANTΓ in exergue. RIC IX 10b. 3.20gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270. Rome mint. Struck AD 270-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, altar with flame above, divided in four squares with pellets. RIC V.1, 261; MER-RIC 1275 (temporary). 3.75gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III(?), laureate head to right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Jewess seated to right on cuirass under palm tree in attitude of mourning; behind palm, Jew standing to right, hands tied behind his back; in left field, shields; in exergue, S C. Cf. RIC II 159; cf. Cohen 232; cf. BMC 532. 25.28gr, 35mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From the Tenby collection. Acquired from Naville Numismatics Ltd. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
