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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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper, BI Antoninianus. Struck mid AD 268. Mediolanum mint. In the name of Postumus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
2nd officina. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right / CONCORD EQVIT, Concordia standing to left, holding patera with right hand and rudder with left; her right foot on prow of galley to left; S in exergue. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 373; RIC V.4 446; AGK (Postumus) 6a. 2.66gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
2nd officina. IMP LICINIVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCIT, captives below standard inscribed VOT XX; S T in exergue. RIC VII 116. 2.45gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89.
