LOT 3437
Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P VI COS II P P, Apollo seated left, bare to waist, holding branch and leaning left elbow on lyre; S C in exergue. RIC 304a; Banti 72. Near Very Fine.(18.80gr, 29mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Providentia standing to left, legs crossed, holding rod and cornucopia, and leaning on column; globe at feet. RIC IV 23; BMCRE 102; RSC 144. 2.81gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 210-211. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory seated to left on shield, holding shield and palm. RIC IV 335; BMCRE 61; RSC 731. 3.18gr, 18mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From 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. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 198. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, laureate head to right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing to left, foot on cuirass(?), holding branch and inverted spear. RIC 133a. 3.57gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired 1985-1995, thence by descent 2025.
