LOT 3590
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Juno(?) standing facing, head to left, extending right hand and holding long sceptre with left. RIC III 344 (Pius); BMCRE 345 (Pius); RSC 26. Very Fine. Toned.(2.88gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 296-297. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; HTΓ in exergue. RIC VI 18b. 9.00gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 321-323. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
CRISPVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / BEAT TRANQLITAS, altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines, surmounted by globe, with three stars above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 279; C&T 9.05.020; RML 1040. 3.17gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 199a. 3.49gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 7h. Lightly toned.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
