LOT 3752
Carus BI Antoninianus. AD 282-283. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGGG, Carus standing to right, holding parazonium, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing to left, leaning on sceptre; star in upper central field, B in lower central field, XXI in exergue. RIC 125. Good Very Fine.(3.58gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constans BI Nummus. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left; holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier holding spear, advancing to right and leading a small figure from hut beneath tree; SMKΔ in exergue. RIC VIII 72. 3.69gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 100. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, laureate head to right / TR POT [COS] III P P, Pax seated to left, holding branch and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC II 413; Cohen 624; BMCRE 731 note; Woytek 76a. 29.37gr, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / ROMA, Roma standing to left, holding Victory and spear; S C across fields. RIC II.1, 190; BMCRE-560. 26.46gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
