LOT 3401
Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 200-202. Rome mint.
P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT • AETERN, Victory flying to left, holding ribbon over shield on low base. RIC IV 23; BMCRE 247 (Septimius and Caracalla); RSC 206. Near Very Fine.(3.06gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,250
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89. -
Carinus BI Antoninianus. AD 283. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP CARINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICIT PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, leaning on column and holding caduceus; QXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 295. 2.98gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 297-298. Heraclea mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; HTΓ in exergue. RIC VI 24b. 10.68gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
