LOT 3650
Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 241-244. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AETERNA, Pax running to left, holding branch and sceptre; in field, S C. RIC IV 319a; Cohen 169. Near Very Fine.(20.23gr, 30mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Crispina, Augusta AE Sestertius. AD 178-182. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CRISPINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / LAETITIA, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath in right hand and rudder set on globe in left; S C across fields. RIC III 669; Banti 10; BMC 417; Cohen 27. 21.6gr, 32mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 161-164. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and child. RIC 677 (Aurelius); RSC 99; BMCRE 92 (Aurelius). 3.26gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / P M TR P II COS P P, Maximinus standing facing, head to left, between two standards, raising right hand in salute and holding spear in left. RIC 3; BMC 77; Cohen 55. 3.33gr, 20mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
