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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Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head to right / PO[NTIF] MAXIM, emperor seated to right on curule chair, holding sceptre and branch. RIC II.1 545; Cohen 387; BMC 1977. 2.82gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Darkly toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
2nd officina. VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust to left / Lupa Romana suckling Romulus and Remus; two stars above, TR•S in exergue. RIC 542. 2.32gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s. -
Constantine I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Circa summer AD 307. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI, Mars advancing to right, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left; S A in fields, PTR in exergue. RIC VI 730. 6.23gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
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.
