LOT 3593
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. Very Fine.(3.27gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Numerian BI Antoninianus. AD 283-284. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VIRTVS AVGG, Emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving globe surmounted by Victory from Jupiter (or Carus) standing to left and holding sceptre; Γ between, XXI in exergue. RIC V 467 var. (Antioch; bust not cuirassed). 3.57gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished variant.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 136. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
[HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P], bare head of Hadrian to right / [FELICITAS AVG], Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left; at her feet in left field, wheel; across fields, S C. RIC II.3, 2251. 15.20gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets; [above, star]. 3.24gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Double struck.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
