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LOT 2922
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, decorated funeral pyre of four tiers, surmounted by quadriga. RIC 436; Cohen 164. Near Extremely Fine.(3.23gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Forger's Coin Die. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Tiered tapering body, underside with a diademed profile bust facing left, and a worn legend surrounding. 8.51 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ancient coin dies are rare survivors into the present and are consequently regarded as significant numismatic objects. The present specimen seems to be the obverse of a Constantinian siliqua. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 113-114. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC II 272; BMCRE 421; Woytek 422b; RSC 404a. 3.31gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. Struck AD 337-340. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head of Constantine I to right / Constantine I in quadriga to right, extending hand toward manus Dei above; [star above?]; SMANH in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 37. 1.76gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
