LOT 3381
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Mars standing to left, holding branch and spear. RIC III 175; BMCRE 256; RSC 350. Very Fine.(3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding wand over globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 13; BMCRE 86-88; RSC 77a. 3.00gr, 20mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CRISPVS CAESAR in two lines; star above, SMANTE below. RIC VII 58. 1.83gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 326-327. Cyzicus mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, •SMKΓ• below. RIC VII 46. 3.33gr, 22mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
