LOT 3609
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC 164; RSC 538. Very Fine.(2.96gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Constantius Gallus as Caesar BI Maiorina. AD 351-354. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N CONSTAN-TIVS IVN NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust right, A in left field / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, helmeted soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman leaning over horse with head turned to look back and reaching up, [*]SIS (crescent) in exergue. RIC 96; LRBC 2309. 4.33gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With fine dark green-brown patina.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 320. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX in two lines within wreath; TSΓVI below. RIC VII 101. 3.77gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head to right / S C on shield supported by two capricorns, with globe below. RIC II.1 357 (Titus); BMCRE 129-131 (Titus); RSC 497. 3.55gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
