LOT 3657
Gordian III AR Denarius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing facing, head to right, leaning on club draped with lion skin set on rock. RIC IV 116; RSC 403. Extremely Fine.(2.98gr, 17mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Following Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
D N CONSTA-NTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / F-EL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress, holding Phoenix and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, standing in prow of galley sailing to left being steered by Victory seated at stern; P(?)LG in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 69; SCBC 750. 4.65gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good 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 temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 273. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AV[GG?], Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. Cf. RIC V.2 148. 3.03gr, 21mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 100. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P COS III P P, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC II 38; BMCRE 72; Woytek 75a; RSC 222. 3.20gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK.
