LOT 3100
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 177-192.
Rome mint; struck AD 186. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XII IMP VII COS V P P, Commodus standing facing, head to left, on platform, holding sceptre in his left hand and raising his right hand toward three soldiers standing before him on the ground, all holding aquilae; S C across lower fields; FID EXERCIT in exergue. RIC III 468a; Cohen 134; BMC 577. Very Fine.(25.15gr, 32mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1980s UK collection;
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 307-312.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Aquileia mint; struck AD 307-310. 3rd officina. IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS II, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, holding globe and sceptre, with shield by left side, in hexastyle temple; AQΓ in exergue. RIC VI 125; Cohen 32. 5.32gr, 24mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 89, 12 May 2024, lot 716 (since professionally cleaned); From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Marius, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Colonia Agrippinensis mint. IMP C M AVR MARIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTV-S AVG, soldier standing facing, head to left, leaning on shield with right hand and holding spear with left. RIC V.2 19; Cunetio 2512; Elmer 640 ('Treveri'). 2.55gr, 20mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Black patina with brown highlights. Flan crack at 3h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
An exceptional issue of a very rare emperor. -
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Hadrian AV Aureus. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Rome mint; struck circa AD 124-125. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust to right, with slight drapery on far shoulder / COS above, III in exergue, she-wolf standing to left, suckling the Twins (Romulus and Remus). RIC II.3 709; BMCRE 449; Biaggi 598. 6.95gr, 18mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Ex Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Online Auction 128, 20 March 2022, lot 262.
