LOT 3432
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. Very Fine.(2.89gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 155-156. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX, laureate head to right / COS III, Jupiter seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; in exergue S C. RIC 679; Cohen 366. 11.79gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Julian II AE 28mm. AD 361-363. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing to right, two stars above; (palm)NIKB•(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 122; LRBC 2319 var. (no • in mintmark). 8.77gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 298-299. Thessalonica mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; TSA in exergue. RIC VI 19a. 11.95gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
