LOT 3415
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / LIBERTAS AVG, Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre; star in right field. RIC IV 107; BMCRE 221; RSC 92. Near Extremely Fine.(3.01gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. Struck in the name of Postumus, mid AD 268. Mediolanum mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS • EQVIT, Mars walking to right, holding spear and shield; T in exergue. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 388; RIC V.4 450; AGK (Postumus) 111b; RSC (Postumus) 441. 3.59gr, 22mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol driving galloping quadriga to left, holding globe and whip and raising hand; R(thunderbolt)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 200; Cohen 648. 3.78gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 210-213. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / MARTI PROPVGNATORI, Mars advancing to left, holding spear and trophy. RIC IV 223; BMCRE 87; RSC 150. 2.52gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
