LOT 4195
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint. 1st officina.
IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT V in two lines within wreath; ASIS(star) below. RIC 161. Near Very Fine.(3.82gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4195
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Valerian I AV Aureus. AD 255. Rome mint.
Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LIBERALITAS AVGG, Liberalitas standing to left, holding tessera and cornucopia. RIC V.1 43; Biaggi 1439; Calicó 3425. 2.27gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 4.08gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Divus Augustus AE Sestertius. AD 21-22. Rome mint.
Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,890
DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Augustus, radiate, enthroned left, holding branch over lighted altar and sceptre / TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII around SC. RIC (Tiberius) 49; C. 309; BMCRE (Tiberius) 74; BN (Tiberius) 50. 25.51gr, 26mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine. Among the finest known examples of the type. Rare.
Ex Münchner Münzhandlung Karl Kreß, Auction 143, 27 May 1968, lot 441. Ex Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH, Auction 38, 5 June 2013, lot 249. Ex Baldwin's Auctions Ltd - Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals - M&M Numismatics Ltd, The New York Sale XXXIV, 6 January 2015, lot 523. Ex Maison Palombo, Auction 18, 17 November 2019, lot 58. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XX, 29 October 2020, lot 533. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
