LOT 2887
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 184-185.
Rome mint. M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Victory seated to right on shields, inscribing shield set on lap; S C across lower fields, VICT BRIT in exergue. RIC III 452; C. 946; BMCRE 560. Good Fine.(16.11gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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Theodora AE 14mm. Died before AD 337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Treveri mint; struck circa AD 337-340. 2nd officina. FL MAX THEODORAE AVG, mantled bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant; TRS(feather) in exergue. RIC VIII 91. 1.60gr, 14mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Arcadius BI 19mm. AD 383-408.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 395-401. 2nd officina. D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear, resting on shield, being crowned by Victory standing to left and holding palm branch; SMKB in exergue. RIC X 66. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint. Struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre with right hand and resting his left hand on shield set on ground. RIC V.2 78 (uncertain Southern Gallic mint). 2.62gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
