LOT 4075
Claudius with Agrippina Junior AV Aureus. AD 50-51. Lugdunum mint.
TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head of Claudius to right / AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina to right, wearing wreath of grain ears. RIC I 80; Biaggi 215; Calicó 396. Very Fine. Clear portraits.(7.41gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4075
Claudius with Agrippina Junior AV Aureus.
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,000 (EUR 2,320; USD 2,700) +BP*
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 264-265. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MINERVA AVG, Minerva standing to right, holding shield and spear; palm in exergue. RIC V 651; MIR 36, 1634d; RSC 632. 3.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Fully silvered.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.33. -
Commodus AV Aureus. Struck AD 178. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30,000 - 40,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15,000
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TR P III IMP II COS P P, Castor, nude but for cap and short cloak, standing to left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and spear in left. RIC III 648 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 774 (same obv. die); Calicó 2337b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1014 (same rev. die as illustration). 7.31gr, 20mm, 11h.
Mint State. A truly spectacular specimen.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 377, 20 October 2022, lot 5892 (hammer: EUR 30,000). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AR Denarius. Circa AD 101-102. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P • M • TR • P • COS • IIII • P • P, Hercules, nude and wearing lion skin headdress, standing facing on low base, holding club in his right hand and apples in his left. RIC 49; BMC 86; Cohen 231. 2.88gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
