LOT 4097
Commodus AV Aureus. Struck AD 178. Rome mint.
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TR P III IMP II COS P P, Castor, nude but for cap and short cloak, standing to left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and spear in left. RIC III 648 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 774 (same obv. die); Calicó 2337b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1014 (same rev. die as illustration). Mint State. A truly spectacular specimen.(7.31gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 377, 20 October 2022, lot 5892 (hammer: EUR 30,000).
Acquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4097
Commodus AV Aureus.
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000€34,800 - 46,400 (for guidance only)$40,500 - 54,000 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£15,000 (EUR 17,400; USD 20,250) +BP*
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Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. AD 150-151. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, bare head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 192a; Calicó 1512. 7.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous, beautifully centred, and boasting a wonderful portrait of Pius. Exceptionally rare with this bust type.
Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 411, 24 May 2023, lot 1020; sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain. Ex Áureo & Calicó, Auction 428, 14 March 2024, lot 1040. Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Commodus AV Aureus. Struck AD 178. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30,000 - 40,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15,000
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TR P III IMP II COS P P, Castor, nude but for cap and short cloak, standing to left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and spear in left. RIC III 648 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 774 (same obv. die); Calicó 2337b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1014 (same rev. die as illustration). 7.31gr, 20mm, 11h.
Mint State. A truly spectacular specimen.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 377, 20 October 2022, lot 5892 (hammer: EUR 30,000). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 290-293. 'C' mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVID AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding baton and cornucopia, globe at feet; S-P across fields, C in exergue. RIC V.2 -; RPC V.5 3027. 4.85gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
