LOT 3586
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 436 (Aurelius); BMCRE 57 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164. Very Fine.(3.32gr, 18mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 232. Rome mint.
Estimate: £750 - 850 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
IMP ALEXAN-DER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right, carrying spear and shield; S C across fields. RIC IV 635; Cohen 169; BMCRE 845. 23.03gr, 32mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Well-struck with an attractive dark green patina.
Collection of J.F. Ex J. Vinchon Sale, 22–24 February 1971, no.462. Accompanied by its original label. -
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, in hexastyle temple with wreath in pediment and Victories as acroteria, holding globe and sceptre, shield at feet; RB[...] in exergue. RIC VI 210. 2.94gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Mediolanum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing facing, head to right, holding infant and extending hand to child standing to left. RIC 57; MIR 935t. 3.43gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
