LOT 3126
Gordian II AR Denarius. AD 238.
Rome mint; struck AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, leaning on short column and holding wand with right hand and cornucopiae with left; globe at her feet. RIC IV 1; RSC. 5; BMCRE 19-20 var. (rev. legend break). Extremely Fine. Wonderful old cabinet tone.(2.50gr, 20mm, 12h).
ProvenanceEx Tinchant Brussels.
FootnotesGordian II was Roman emperor with his father Gordian I in AD 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died before his father, Gordian II had the shortest reign of any Roman emperor, at about 22 days.
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LOT 3126
Gordian II AR Denarius.
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Vespasian AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 77-78. "Judaea Capta" commemorative. IMP CAES VESPASIAN [...], laureate head to right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Judaea seated to right on cuirass in attitude of mourning, surrounded by arms, resting her head on her left hand; behind, palm tree. Cf. RIC II.1 1233; cf. Cohen 240. 10.64gr, 28mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Wiltshire, UK, collector. -
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Siscia mint; struck AD 295. 1st officina. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; A in right field, (star)SIS in exergue. RIC VI 85b. 9.65gr, 28mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Full silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Late AE Radiate Antoninianus Group [76] 3rd-4th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Group comprising: various issues and reverse types mainly radiates. 146gr total, 10-23mm
'As Found' Condition.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
