LOT 3372
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. After AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. Good Very Fine.(3.10gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Arcadius BI 23mm. AD 383-388. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield, and being crowned by Manus Dei from above / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing to left, holding labarum and shield set on ground, to left, captive seated to right; cross in left field, T in right field, *ANTS in exergue. RIC IX 60 (2) var. (rosette-diademed). 6.32gr, 23mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-248. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Virtus standing to right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 71; RSC 244. 3.06gr, 22mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVGG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar and holding anchor. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 126. 2.76gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
