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LOT 3095
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Died AD 140/1.
Rome mint. Struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to left, holding torch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 356 (Pius); BMCRE 399 (Pius); RSC 96. Good Very Fine. Nicely toned with golden iridescence around the devices on obverse.(3.50gr, 18mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Spink, dealer's ticket included.
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 11th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / SOLI CONS AVG, bull standing to right; XI in exergue. RIC V 285; Cohen 983; MIR 749b. 3.05gr, 22mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283.
Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Antioch mint. IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. 5.02gr, 20mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132; Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included). -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERC DEVSONIENSI, Hercules standing to right, leaning on club, holding bow and lion's skin. RIC V.2 64 (Lugdunum). 4.08gr, 21mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
