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LOT 2928
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After circa AD 146. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding globe in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on the ground. RIC 366; Cohen 73. Near Very Fine.(3.15gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 140. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS II[I], bare head of Antoninus Pius to right / AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F COS•, bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right. RIC III 415C; Cohen 21. 2.91gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[...] AVG, radiate head to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. 3.33gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Very unusual type for imitative issue.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. Struck AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 1sf officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust of Helena to right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICE, Securitas, veiled, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand. RIC VII 159. 3.09gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
