LOT 3635
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 178. Rome mint.
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, laureate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LIBERTAS AVG IM[P II] COS P P, Libertas standing facing, head to left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left; S C across fields. Cf. RIC III 1590 (Marcus Aurelius); cf. Cohen 330. Near Very Fine.(22.56gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. Struck AD 152-153. Rome mint.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head to right / INDVLGENTIA AVG COS IIII, Indulgentia seated to left, extending hand and holding transverse sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC III 904; Cohen 452; Banti 180. 25.52gr, 32mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Nice cypress green patina.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
2nd officina. IMP LICINIVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, captives below standard inscribed VOT XX; S T in exergue. RIC VII 116. 2.45gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Augustus AR Denarius. Struck circa 20/19-17/6 BC. Spanish mint of Tarraco.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Laureate head to right / Two laurel trees; CAESAR above; AVGVSTVS below. RIC I 51; BMCRE 352 = BMCRR Rome 4450; RSC 47. 3.61gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned. Banker's mark(?) on reverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
