LOT 3103
Crispina, Augusta AE As. AD 178-182.
Rome mint. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / CERES, Ceres, veiled and draped, seated to left on chest, holding corn-ears and long torch; S C across fields. RIC III 674; Cohen 4; BMCRE 426. Very Fine. Light green patina.(9.08gr, 26mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Augustus AR Denarius. 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?); struck 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head to right / S•P•Q•R CL•V in two lines on round shield (clipeus virtutis). RIC I 42a; BMCRE 333-4 = BMCRR Gaul 128-9; RSC 294; BN 1311. 3.59gr, 21mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned; minor areas of corrosion.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Spring Sale 2020, 25 May 2020, lot 815 (dealer's ticket included); Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 90, 4 June 2012, lot 323. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 262-263. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding spear in right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground. RIC V.4 207; Cunetio 2400; Elmer 190. 3.50gr, 23mm, 2h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Died AD 211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211. Consecration issue. DIVO SEVERO PIO, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to right, head to left, on garlanded altar. RIC IV 191d (Caracalla); RSC 86. 2.42gr, 19mm, 1h
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
