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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Maximian BI Nummus. AD 286-305. Aquileia mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopiae; AQP (or AQ•P?) in exergue. Unpublished with this mintmark or RIC VI 29b. 9.83gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-246. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, prince standing to left, holding globe and spear. RIC IV 218d; RSC 48. 4.57gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 140-144. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right / APOLLINI AVGVSTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; S C across fields. RIC III 598; C. 62; BMCRE 1229. 31.75gr, 35mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
