LOT 2923
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Died 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.(3.25gr, 20mm, 12h.).
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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LOT 2923
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Laureate head to right / FIDEI LEG [...], Fides standing to left, holding globe. 2.61gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 202-210. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / VICT PART MAX, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm-branch. RIC IV 295; BMCRE 365; RSC 744. 3.60gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, decorated funeral pyre of four tiers, surmounted by quadriga. RIC 436; Cohen 164. 3.23gr, 17mm, 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.
