LOT 3653
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM, Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and shield. RIC IV 147; RSC 160. Near Extremely Fine.(4.24gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s.
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Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 134-138. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / SPES P R, Spes standing to left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC 790; BMCRE 1564. 29.07gr, 32mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
4th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239. 4.17gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT ORBIS, Securitas seated to left, holding sceptre and propping head on hand. RIC IV 48b; RSC 215. 4.35gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Live Auction 4, 29 November 2018, lot 878 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian.
