LOT 3478
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 270. Uncertain mint. Possibly contemporary imitation.
DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to right, head to left. Cf. RIC V.1 266. Very Fine.(2.11gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder; S C across fields. RIC II.2 247; Cohen 440; BMCRE 568. 25.10gr, 34mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Slightly smoothed and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 3.96gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Philip I AE Sestertius. AD 246. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [ANN]ONA AVGG, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; S C across field. RIC IV 168d; Cohen 29. 18.22gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
