LOT 3810
Fausta BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Nicomedia mint. 3rd officina.
FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust to right / SPES REIPVBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, head left, cradling two infants in her arms; MNΓ in exergue. RIC VII 131. Near Extremely Fine.(2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Nero AE Sestertius. AD 67. Rome mint.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P XIII P P, laureate head to right / Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding long sceptre and resting left arm on shield, S C across field, ROMA in exergue. RIC I 356; Cohen 284; BMCRE 114; BN 427-428; WCN 168. 25.97gr, 36mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Professionally cleaned and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Florian BI Antoninianus. AD 246. Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Victory standing to right, holding palm and presenting wreath to emperor standing to left, holding sceptre; P in exergue. RIC V online 4526. 3.46gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / ROMA, Roma standing to left, holding Victory and spear; S C across fields. RIC II.1, 190; BMCRE-560. 26.46gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
