LOT 3644
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 221. Rome mint.
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, emperor standing to left, sacrificing over lit altar, holding patera and branch (or club); star to left. RIC IV 46; BMCRE 256; RSC 256. Very Fine.(3.64gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Maximinus II BI Nummus. AD 311. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding globe and sceptre, eagle with wreath in beak at foot left; MKVA in exergue. RIC VI 79. 6.17gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 139. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left; COS II and S C across fields. RIC III 561; Cohen 561. 11.42gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Nice dark brown patina with chocolate brown highlights. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Incuse of laureate head or bust to right / Incuse of laureate head or bust to right. 4.60gr, 26mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
