LOT 3556
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint.
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head to right / S C on shield supported by two capricorns, with globe below. RIC II.1 357 (Titus); BMCRE 129-131 (Titus); RSC 497. Near Very Fine.(3.55gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 322. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT•XXX; R P below. RIC VII 318. 3.13gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Severus Alexander AE Dupondius. AD 232. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, radiate head to right, with slight drapery on left shoulder / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding thunderbolt in his raised right hand and eagle in his left; S C across field. RIC 632; BMC 827 note; Cohen 88. 11.91gr, 25mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 120-121. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; S C across field. RIC II.3 435; Cohen 974; BMCRE 1196. 25.89gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Nice cypress-green patina. Very rare.
Acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, May 2017. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
