LOT 3587
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / DIVO PIO, emperor seated to left, holding branch and sceptre. RIC III 442 (Aurelius); BMCRE 65 (Aurelius and Verus); RSC 352. Very Fine.(3.11gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Augustus AR Denarius. Struck 2 BC-AD 4. Lugdunum mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head to right / AVG[VSTI F COS DESIG] PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, on left and right, standing facing, each togate and resting hand on round shield; behind each shield, spear; above, simpulum, lituus and X; C L CAESARES in exergue. RIC 212; BMC 538; Cohen 43. 3.72gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. Struck AD 313. Siscia mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter, nude, standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, to left, eagle standing to left, head to right, wreath in beak; officina letter to right; SIS in exergue. RIC VI 233a. 2.97gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C L TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, nude Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy; B A across fields. RIC 30; MER-RIC 3309 (temporary). 3.23gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
