LOT 2898
Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 198-209.
Laodicea mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 202-203. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bareheaded and draped bust to right / MARTI VICTORI, Mars, nude but for cloak flying from his waist, advancing to right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 103; RSC 76. Near Extremely Fine.(3.37gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / PACI • ORB TERR • AVG, turreted and draped female bust to right, [EPHE (ligate)] below. RIC II.1 1433; BMCRE 459; RSC 293. 3.37gr, 18mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Some delamination on obverse.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 4th officina. COR SALONIN[A AV]G, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNONI CONS AVG, antelope walking to left; Δ in exergue. RIC V.1, 16 (sole reign); MIR 725cc; RSC 70. 2.13 gr, 23 mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Small die break on reverse. Some toned silvering remains.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 58-64. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head to left, globe at point of bust / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm frond; II in exergue. RIC I 410; C. 346; BMCRE 350. 13.66gr, 29mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian.
