LOT 3530
Commodus AE Sestertius. Struck possibly AD 186-187. Rome mint.
M COMMODVS ANT P FE[LIX AVG BRIT?], laureate head to right / [NOBILITAS AVG P M TR P XII?] IMP VIII [COS V P P?], Nobilitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre in left and palladium(?) in right hand; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 501. Near Very Fine.(23.97gr, 31mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Two Hundred [200] Late Roman AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: mixed emperors, denominations and reverse types. 298gr total, 10-20mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Trajan AR Denarius. Struck circa AD 112-113. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, VIA TRΛIΛNΛ in exergue, Via Traiana, partially draped, reclining to left, head turned back to right, holding wheel of eight spokes on right knee and resting left arm on rocks, holding branch in left hand. RIC II 266; Woytek 398b; Strack 179; RSC 648; BMCRE 487-91. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, emperor standing facing, head to left, cloak hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and reversed spear; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 222; C&T 7.07.003; RML 454. 5.62gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
