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LOT 2924
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck 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. Very Fine.(3.21gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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Hadrian AE Sestertius. Circa AD 130-133. Rome mint. "Travel series" issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / DACIA in exergue, S C across field, Dacia seated to left on rock pile, holding signum (standard) in right hand and falx (curved sword) over left shoulder. RIC II.3 1650; RIC II 849; Banti 237. 26.14gr, 32mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 107-108. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Danube reclining to left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on stern and resting his left arm on overturned urn; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC II 100; BMCRE 395; Woytek 277b; RSC 136. 2.73gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Some scratches.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Half Nummus. AD 310-311. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; PTR in exergue. RIC VI 898. 1.93gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
