LOT 3631
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory flying to right, holding garland, shield at either side of feet; star in right field. RIC IV 161; BMCRE 235; RSC 300. Very Fine.(3.12gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Group of Seven [7] AE Roman Constantinian AE Coins. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 20gr total, 18-20mm.
Condition as shown.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by a handwritten envelope. -
Avitus(?) AE Nummus. AD 455-456. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. Cf. RIC 2413. 1.41gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Numerian BI Antoninianus. AD 283-284. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VIRTVS AVGG, Emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving globe surmounted by Victory from Jupiter (or Carus) standing to left and holding sceptre; Γ between, XXI in exergue. RIC V 467 var. (Antioch; bust not cuirassed). 3.57gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished variant.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
