LOT 3873
Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-375. Alexandria mint.
D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX within wreath; ALEΓ(?) below. Cf. RIC IX 13a. Near Very Fine.(1.49gr, 14mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / ROMA, Roma standing to left, holding Victory and spear; S C across fields. RIC II.1, 190; BMCRE-560. 26.46gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 199a. 3.09gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Julia Titi, Augusta AE Dupondius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / CERES AVGVST, Ceres standing to left, holding grain ears and sceptre; S C across field. RIC II 192; Cohen 2; BMC 255. 13.04gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some smoothing. Beautiful dark green patina with golden-brown highlights.
From Dr M. Andreas Pangerl, Munich, collection. Acquired in March 2013. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 21, 21 November 2020, lot 313 (company's ticket included).
