LOT 3517
Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 297-299. Cyzicus(?) mint. 5th officina.
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; K(?)Є in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 12a. Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining.(10.80gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial AR Denarii. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various emperors. 9.31gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Augustus Fourrée Denarius. Struck circa 19-18 BC. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Head to right, wearing oak wreath / CAESAR above, AVGVSTVS below, S P above and Q R beneath shield inscribed CL V; laurel branches (or trees) flanking. For prototype: RIC I 36a; ACIP 4037; RSC 51. 2.69gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Light old cabinet tone.
Acquired from cgb.fr, Paris on 11 December 2010. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 112-114. Rome mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust to right / FELICITAS AVGVST, Felicitas, draped, standing to left, holding winged caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left; S C across fields. RIC II 625 var. (bust). 27.92gr, 33mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
