LOT 2838
Gaius (Caligula) AE Sestertius. AD 37-41.
Rome mint; struck AD 37-41. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head to left / S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 37; Cohen 24; BMCRE 38; BN 50. Near Very Fine.(24.28gr, 34mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman;
Ex Divus Numismatik (dealer's ticket included).
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LOT 2838
Gaius (Caligula) AE Sestertius.
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 267-268. In the name and types of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORD EQ[VIT], Concordia standing to left, holding patera and rudder, foot on prow of ship; [S?] in exergue. RIC V.2 373. 3.00gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Arcadius BI 19mm. AD 383-408.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 395-401. 2nd officina. D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear, resting on shield, being crowned by Victory standing to left and holding palm branch; SMKB in exergue. RIC X 66. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 276. 4th officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding long caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; Δ in left field, star in right field. RIC V.1 65 (Gaul); MER-RIC 3325 (temporary). 4.44gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Plenty of silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
