LOT 3654
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC IV 144; RSC 98. Near Extremely Fine.(4.58gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
2nd officina. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONS PROB AVG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)B in exergue. RIC V.2 173; probuscoins.fr 1067. 5.08gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Vitellius AR Denarius. AD 69. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC I 90; BMCRE 20; RSC 18. 3.39gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 139. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left; COS II and S C across fields. RIC III 561; Cohen 561. 11.42gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Nice dark brown patina with chocolate brown highlights. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
