LOT 3174
Geta as Caesar AE 'Limes Denarius'. AD 198-209.
Struck at the frontiers of the empire, based on an issue minted in Rome under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-205. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, young, bareheaded and draped bust to right / PRI-NC IV-VENTVTIS, Geta, in military dress, standing to left, holding baton and sceptre; trophy to right. For prototype: RIC IV 18 var. (branch instead of baton); RSC 157b. Good Very Fine.(2.56gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s.
Property of an Essex collector.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVGG, emperor on horseback advancing to left, raising right hand and holding spear with left. RIC IV 26b; RSC 3. 4.83gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Flan crack at 5h.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Twelve [12] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Various emperors. 72gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Antioch, mint; struck AD 244-246. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Virtus standing to right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 71; RSC 243. 3.51g, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Flan crack at 6h.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
