LOT 3094
Germanicus AE Dupondius. Died AD 19.
Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Commemorating the triumph of Germanicus over the Germans. GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus, bare-headed, draped and holding eagle-tipped sceptre and reins, driving triumphal quadriga to right; chariot decorated with figure of Victory advancing to right / SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM ('standards recovered from the defeated Germans'), Germanicus, bare-headed, wearing cuirass and short tunic, standing to left, cradling aquila, and extending right hand in gesture of command; large S C across lower fields. RIC I 57 (Gaius); BMCRE 93-100 (Caligula). Very Fine. Nice dark brown patina.(12.89gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesThe reverse inscription SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM[ANIS] refers to the recovery of the aquilae in a grove where they had been buried by the barbarians and their return to Rome.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 98-117.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Rome mint; struck AD 107-108. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Spes advancing to right, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC II 127 var. (bust type); BMCRE 319-321; Woytek 266b; RSC 84. 3.51gr, 19mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Maximinus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-309.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
Aquileia mint; struck AD 305-306. 3rd officina. MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding sceptre over his right shoulder and shield on his left / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder; AQΓ in exergue. RIC VI 71b; Paolucci 141. 7.12gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
