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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City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint. 5th officina. CONSTANTI-NOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; RFЄ in exergue. RIC VII 332. 2.24gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Pupienus AE Sestertius. April-July AD 238.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Rome mint. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; S C in exergue. RIC IV 20; Cohen 7; BMCRE 43. 21.65gr, 32mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Lovely brown patina with light green highlights.
Ex London, Mayfair, UK, collection. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £105
Rome mint; struck AD 202-210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / INDVLGENTIA AVGG, the Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, riding on lion to right over waters gushing from rock; IN CARTH in exergue. RIC IV 266; BMCRE 335-8 (Septimius & Caracalla); RSC 222. 3.42gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s. Private North Country, UK, collection.
