LOT 3099
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 147-175.
Rome mint. Struck AD 161-175. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas standing facing, head to left, between two children reaching up and holding two infants in her arms. RIC III 676 (Aurelius); BMCRE 89 (Aurelius and Verus); RSC 95. Good Very Fine. Minor deposits on both sides.(3.00gr, 18mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Spink London, dealer's ticket included;
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Anonymous Æ Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint. Gryphon to left, touching wheel with front paw / Tripod; S C across fields. RIC II 28. 1.77gr, 15mm, 7h
Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Mixed As, Dupondius and Other AE Group [26]. Mainly 1st-2nd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Group comprising: various issues and reverse types including those of Claudius, Nero, Vespasian, Diocletian. 213gr total, 23-31mm
'As Found' Condition.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head to right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin, crowning trophy. RIC 254a. 1.99gr, 17mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector.
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