LOT 3104
Crispina, Augusta AE Dupondius. AD 178-182.
Rome mint; struck AD 180-183. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / CONCORDIA, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopiae; S C across fields. RIC III 675 (Commodus); Cohen 7; BMCRE 427 (Commodus). Very Fine. Nice olive green patina.(11.92gr, 27mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck AD 273. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. RIC V.2 148. 4.41gr, 23mm, 7h
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009; From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
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Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Nerva AR Denarius. AD 96-98.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 97. Possibly contemporary imitation. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P, laureate head to right / FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopiae and rudder. RIC II 28; BMCRE 57; RSC 71. 3.16gr, 17mm
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Postumus(?) BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Local imitation. Blundered legend, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopiae with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Cologne). 2.43gr, 17mm, 1h
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
