LOT 3509
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 290-291. Lugdunum mint.
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at feet to left; A in exergue. RIC V.2 28. Good Very Fine.(4.03gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3509
Diocletian BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 233. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XII COS III P P, Sol, radiate, walking to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. RIC IV 535; C. 442; BMCRE 937 corr. (bust type). 21.44gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. Struck AD 119-120. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P COS III, Pietas standing to right, raising hands; VOT PVB across fields. RIC II.3 199; BMCRE 324; RSC 1477. 3.03gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
