LOT 2886
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Rome mint; struck AD 186-189. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / OPTIME MAXIME, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre with left; C V P P in exergue. RIC III 192; BMCRE 233; RSC 387. Very Fine. Some scratches on reverse; edge chipped.(2.41gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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Hadrian AE As. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Rome mint; struck AD 132-134. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COS III P P CLEMENTIA AVG, Clementia standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; S C across fields. RIC 714; BMC 1434 note. 10.75gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 5th officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; ЄSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.44gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Dark green patina with brown highlights.
From a private collection, UK. -
Antoninus Pius AE Dupondius. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint. Struck AD 143-144. British Victory issue. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, radiate head to right / IMPERATOR, Victory flying to right, holding trophy with both hands, pointing upward to right; S C across lower fields. RIC III 724; Cohen 435. 14.36gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
