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LOT 2930
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 161-176. Rome mint.
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / VENVS, Venus standing to left, holding dove and sceptre. RIC III 730 (Aurelius); RSC 255. Very Fine.(3.00gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diocletian BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 285. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and baton over globe at her feet to left; XXIΓ in exergue. RIC V.2 181. 3.59gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[...] CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [VICTO]RIA AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm in her left. For prototype cf. RIC V.1 168. 2.23gr, 18mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
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Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. Struck AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 1sf officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust of Helena to right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICE, Securitas, veiled, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand. RIC VII 159. 3.09gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
