LOT 3411
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. Extremely Fine.(2.45gr, 20mm, 6h.).
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Julia Maesa AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, extending hand over child and holding cornucopia. RIC IV 249 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 61 (Elagabalus); RSC 8. 2.91gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS P P, Mars standing to left, holding olive-branch and spear. RIC IV 7d; BMCRE 28 var. (bust type); RSC 207 var. (same). 2.76gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear over shoulder / PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and transverse sceptre; S in right field, XXI in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 720. 3.98gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
