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LOT 3780
Group of Twelve [12] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 1st-4th century AD.
Various emperors. Near Very Fine to Very Fine.(130gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 107-108. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Danube reclining to left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on stern and resting his left arm on overturned urn; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC II 100; BMCRE 395; Woytek 277b; RSC 136. 2.73gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Some scratches.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 121-123. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head to right; slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P COS III, Clementia standing to left, holding patera over altar and sceptre, and resting elbow on column; CLEM in exergue. RIC II.3 497 var. (bust type); BMCRE 254; RSC 214a. 3.33gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
