LOT 3159
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 6th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left; ς in right field. RIC V.1, 193 var. (placement of officina); MIR 586a. Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.(3.03gr, 22mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Aelius, Caesar AE As. AD 136-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rome mint; struck AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS II, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising skirt with left; S C across fields. RIC II.3 2695; Cohen 56; Banti 33-4; BMCRE 1914-16 (Hadrian). 12.32gr, 29mm, 5h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Dark green patina.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Ephesus mint; struck AD 69-70. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left on throne, holding grain ears and poppy with right hand and cornucopia with left; sideways Φ under throne. RIC II.2 1400 var. (Φ in exergue); BMCRE -, cf. 434; RPC II 809 var. (same); RSC 65c var. (same). 3.19gr, 18mm, 6h
Good Very Fine. Unpublished variant of this very rare type.
Ex German art market, 2000s; Acquired from an EU collector living in London; From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Rome mint; struck AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust to right with slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P [C]OS III, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding rudder with right hand and cornucopia with left, leaning against column. RIC II.3 394; BMCRE 170-173; RSC 1155a. 2.69gr, 18mm, 6h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
