LOT 2927
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Circa after AD 146. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, throne, on which is a wreath and a sceptre. RIC (Pius) 377; BMCRE (Pius) 454; RSC 131. Very Fine.(3.11gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Vitellius AR Denarius. Struck late AD April-December 69. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
[A] VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head to right / XV VIR [SACR FAC], tripod with covered vessel; above, dolphin to right; between tripod legs, raven standing to right. RIC 70; Cohen 115. 3.13gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 223. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M T[R P XIII] COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 538. 18.14gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex London Ancient Coins, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Group of Ten [10] Large Roman Provincial and Imperial AE Coins. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: Sestertius, As and large AE's of various emperors and reverse types. 104gr total, 22-33 mm.
Good to Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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