LOT 3075
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 81-96.
Rome mint; struck AD 95-96. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV, laureate head to right / IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding spear with right hand. RIC II.1 790; BMCRE 235; RSC 290. Very Fine.(3.32gr, 18mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 275. IMP C CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding shield and spear. RIC V.1 69; MER-RIC 3267 (temporary). 3.91gr, 24mm, 12h
Mint State. Flan crack at 4h. Original silvering fully intact. Attractively toned, struck in high relief.
Acquired from Mike Vosper, 20 May 2015; collector's ticket included. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Uncertain mint. [...]RAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / PA[X AV]G, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 880. 2.02gr, 19mm, 3h
Very Fine. Overstruck on uncertain type of Quintillus.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head to right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin, crowning trophy. RIC 254a. 1.99gr, 17mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
