LOT 3166
Commodus AE As. AD 177-192.
Rome mint; struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / VOT XX P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C in five lines within laurel wreath with jewel at apex. RIC III 576; Cohen 999; BMCRE 664. Near Very Fine.(10.14gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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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. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. IMP CARAV[...] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and sceptre with left; F O across field, ML in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 101. 3.87gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantius II, as Caesar AE 18mm. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Antioch mint, 6th officina. Struck AD 324-325. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to left / CONSTAN-TIVS CAESAR in three lines; star above; SMANTS • below. RIC VII 60; LRBC 1327. 2.59gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
