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LOT 2997
Carus BI Antoninianus. AD 283. Ticinum(?) mint.
IMP CARVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX EXERCIT[I], Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and standard in her left; P[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC 75. Very Fine.(3.13gr, 24mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293. Rotomagus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [TVT]-ELA, Tutela standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; altar to left. RIC V.2 684; Webb 769. 4.17gr, 21mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Stafford, Staffordshire, UK. Property of a Manchester, UK, private collector. Private collection, UK. -
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Died AD 161.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Rome mint. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. 3.25gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head to right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, crested Corinthian helmet set to right upon draped pulvinar of Minerva. RIC 271; Cohen 399. 3.15gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
