LOT 3558
England. Charles II AR Twopence. Dated 1683.
Design by John Roetier. CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX CC, crown above interlinked C's; date above. SCBC 3388; KM# 429. Fine.(0.95gr, 14mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Aquileia mint; struck AD 321. 2nd officina. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath with jewel at apex containing VOT • V in two lines; • AQS [•] in exergue. RIC VII 89. 3.12gr, 18mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Near full silvering. Very rare bust variant.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 11th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / SECVRIT AVG, Securitas standing facing, head to left, legs crossed, holding sceptre with right hand and leaning on column with left elbow; XI in right field. RIC V.1, - (cf. 100; radiate and cuirassed bust); MER-RIC 536 (temporary). 3.45gr, 20mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Full silvering. Extremely Rare Variant; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Augustus AR Denarius. 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?); struck 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head to right / S•P•Q•R CL•V in two lines on round shield (clipeus virtutis). RIC I 42a; BMCRE 333-4 = BMCRR Gaul 128-9; RSC 294; BN 1311. 3.59gr, 21mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned; minor areas of corrosion.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Spring Sale 2020, 25 May 2020, lot 815 (dealer's ticket included); Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 90, 4 June 2012, lot 323.
