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LOT 2900
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 80-81. Rome mint.
CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head to right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, crested Corinthian helmet set to right upon draped pulvinar of Minerva. RIC 271; Cohen 399. Good Very Fine.(3.15gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 214. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P, Apollo, bare to waist, seated to left, holding branch and leaning against tripod with lyre on top. RIC 238a. 3.04gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Scarce.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Tiberius Fourrée Denarius. AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint. Tribute Penny type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
[...] AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF [...], Livia (as Pax) seated to right, holding sceptre and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. For prototype: RIC I 30; Lyon 152; RSC 16a. 3.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 154-155. Rome mint (or mint in Britain?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / BRITANNIA COS IIII, Britannia seated to left on rock, resting head on right hand, and resting left hand on rock, round shield and vexillum in background; S C in exergue. RIC III 934; Cohen 117; BMCRE 1971. 12.71gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites, such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britannia in bulk for distribution.
