LOT 3641
Elagabalus AR Denarius. Struck AD 218-219. Rome mint.
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. Extremely Fine. Light toning.(2.73gr, 20mm, 12h.).
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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Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Sol advancing to left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC IV 28; BMCRE 179; RSC 154. 3.43gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Domitian, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 76-77. Rome mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Pegasus walking to right, raising his left foreleg. RIC 921; Cohen 47; BMC 193. 3.03gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. Circa AD 130-133. Rome mint. "Travel series" issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / DACIA in exergue, S C across field, Dacia seated to left on rock pile, holding signum (standard) in right hand and falx (curved sword) over left shoulder. RIC II.3 1650; RIC II 849; Banti 237. 26.14gr, 32mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
