LOT 3102
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Rome mint; struck AD 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head to right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin, crowning trophy. RIC 254a. Very Fine.(1.99gr, 17mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SPES AVGG, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. RIC V.2 270. 2.41gr, 20mm, 5h
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rome mint; struck AD 206. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding corn ears over modius with her right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC IV 200; BMCRE 489; RSC 476. 2.91gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 280. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear on right shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, emperor riding to left, raising hand and holding sceptre, captive seated to left before; CXXIM in exergue. RIC V.2 913 var. (mintmark); probuscoins.fr 269. 3.46gr, 23mm, 11h
Very Fine.
Acquired at an UK art market, 28 April 2008. Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's tickets included.
