LOT 3082
Diva Matidia AR Denarius. Died AD 119.
Rome mint; struck under Hadrian AD 119-120. Consecration issue. DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, draped bust to right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above triple stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left on scepter, with wings displayed. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. Near Extremely Fine. Old cabinet tone with traces of blue and gold iridescence around the devices.(3.55gr, 19mm, 7h).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1079;
Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 48 (dealer's ticket included).
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LOT 3082
Diva Matidia AR Denarius.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Treveri mint; struck AD 266-267. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS POS-TVMI AVG, Salus standing to right, feeding serpent in arms from patera. RIC V.2 328 (Colonia Agrippinensis); Elmer 414; RSC 350a. 3.37gr, 20mm, 1h
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Carausius and Allectus AE Antoniniani Group. 286-296 AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mixed group comprising: three Carausius Antoniniani of various issues, a London mint Allectus Antoninianus, and an Allectus Quinarius minted at Colchester. 16.09gr total, 19-22mm
Fine - Good Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain British mint; struck AD 286-293. IMP CARAVSI[VS P F AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LA[ETITIA A]VG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath and anchor. RIC V.2 823; Webb 921. 3.79gr, 21mm, 7h
Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
