LOT 3044
Divus Constantine I AE Nummus. Struck AD 337-340. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled head of Constantine I to right / Constantine I in quadriga to right, extending hand toward manus Dei above; [star above?]; SMANH in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 37. Very Fine.(1.76gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFound Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres (or Aeternitas) standing to left, extending right arm and holding long torch with left. RIC III 361 (Pius); BMCRE 17 (Pius); RSC 101a. 3.53gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Antioch mint; struck AD 72-73. [IMP] CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1554; RPC II 1927; BMCRE 505; RSC 74. 3.12gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Interesting with inner linear circle on the reverse (possibly auxiliary line for the engraver).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Three [3] Roman Imperial AR Denarii. Time of the Severans, AD 193-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 202-210. Rome mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / VOTA SVSCEPTA XX, Severus veiled, standing to left, sacrificing out of patera over altar. RIC 308; Cohen 791. Julia Domna Augusta AR Denarius. AD 196-211. Rome mint. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas standing facing, head to left, at altar, raising both hands. RIC IV 574 (Severus); BMCRE 69 (Septimius and Caracalla); RSC 156. Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 201-210. Rome mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left with rudder and cornucopia. RIC 264a; RSC 181; BMC 327. 11.62gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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