LOT 3547
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative.
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS•, laureate head to right / Slow quadriga to left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple surmounted by statuette of quadriga flanked by Victories holding palm fronds and wreaths; car ornamented with figures of Minerva advancing left and brandishing spear, and garlands; EX S C in exergue. RIC II.1 361 (Titus); Hendin 6616; RSC 146. Extremely Fine. An excellent well-centered and nicely toned example with bold portrait of emperor.(3.60gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from OGN in February 2012.
Private European collection.
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LOT 3547
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Group of Eight [8] Carausius AE Antoniniani. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types of coins issued by Carausius. 22.84gr total, 18-20 mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius AE As. Struck AD 41-42. Contemporary (Romano-British?) imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG [...], bare head to left / S C across field, Minerva standing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield. Cf. RIC I, 100; cf. BMCRE 149; cf. BN 179. 8.73gr, 27mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius I, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 300-301. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left with modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; K V across fields, B to upper right, ANT in exergue. RIC 55a. 8.44gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
