LOT 3434
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 83; RSC 41. Good Very Fine. Toned.(4.54gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 17.34gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Following Ludgunum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; CPLG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 189; SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 215. 2.54gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 71. Ephesus mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG EPHE (partially ligate) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; BMCRE 451; RSC 40. NGC graded XF 4/5 - 2/5 (#8465280-010).
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
