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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Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ticinum mint; struck AD 322-325. 2nd officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around wreath enclosing VOT • XX in two lines above crescent; ST below. RIC VII 167. 3.24gr, 19mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Wonderful toned full silvering. Flan crack at 11h.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 267-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mediolanum mint. In the name of Postumus. Struck AD 268. IMP POSTVMVS [AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EQVIT, Mars walking to right, holding spear with right and shield with left hand; T below. RIC V.2 388; C. 441; Mairat 506. 2.75gr, 20mm, 6h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Antioch mint; struck early AD 275. 5th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding two standards; V in left field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 20; MER-RIC 3196 (temporary). 3.87gr, 22mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Earthen red patina.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
