LOT 3610
Domitian AR Denarius. Struck AD September 95-September 96. Rome mint.
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV, laureate head to right / IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in her right hand and spear in her left; behind her, shield. RIC II 789; Cohen 291; RSC 291; BMCRE 234. Near Extremely Fine. A beautiful example with nice iridescent patina with golden tones.(3.29gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Augustus AR Denarius. 8 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, laureate head to right / Caius Caesar on horseback, galloping to right, holding sword and reins; aquila between two signa behind him, C•CAES• above, AVGVS•F in exergue. RIC I 199; Lyon 69; BMCRE 500 = BMCRR Gaul 223; BN 1461; RSC 40. 3.54gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned. Banker's mark and scratch on obverse; 'M' graffito on reverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constans(?) BI Centenionalis. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[...]S P F AVG [...]IIC, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...] VICTORIAE [...], soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman. 1.64gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. Struck AD 218-219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SALVS ANTONINI AVG, Salus standing facing, head to right, feeding snake from patera. RIC IV 140; BMCRE 28 note; RSC 258. 2.73gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Light toning.
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 late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
