LOT 4098
Commodus AE Sestertius. Circa 181 BC. Rome mint.
M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head to right / ANN AVG TR P VI IMP IIII COS III P P, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius at her feet to left; S C across fields. RIC III 307a; Cohen 5; BMCRE 442. Extremely Fine.(23.71gr, 32mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 103, 24 November 2022, lot 1042 (since professionally conserved).
From the Graham Slater (1927-2024) collection.
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LOT 4098
Commodus AE Sestertius.
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£650 (EUR 754; USD 878) +BP*
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Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 229. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, emperor, laureate and togate, in decorated quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and reins; S C in exergue. RIC IV 495; Cohen 377; BMCRE 575. 18.15gr, 30mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
Ex TimeLine. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to right, head to left, raising hand and holding globe; R F across fields, R P in exergue. RIC VII 5. 2.69gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 324-325. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above; SMKΓ in exergue. RIC VII 26. 3.17gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
