LOT 3120
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Thessalonica mint; struck AD 318-9. 5th officina. CRISPVS NOBILISS CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT • V • MVLT • X • • CAESS TS • Є •, in four lines within wreath. RIC VII 38. Good Very Fine. Nice green patina.(2.81gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 270-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 272-273. C P E TETRICVS C[AES], radiate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / PIETAS AVGG, emblems of the pontificate: aspergillum, simpulum, capis, secespita, and lituus. RIC V.2 255; RIC V.4 - (secespita not mentioned). 2.42gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Rome mint; struck AD 132-134. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bare-headed and draped bust to left / CLEMENTIA AVG COS III P P, Clementia standing to left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC II.3 206. 3.39gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Darkly toned. Rare with left facing bust.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £40
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 3rd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear with right hand and shield with left / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT X with captive seated on ground to either side; S-F over HL across fields, ΓSIS(star-in-crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 130. 3.70gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Some toned silvering.
From a private collection, UK.
