LOT 3709
Group of Twenty (20) BI Roman Antoninianus Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. As shown.(44gr total.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Valentinian I BI Nummus. AD 364-367. Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, T in left field, SMKA in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 11a & 13a (no T). 2.20gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare; unpublished variant.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AR Denarius. Struck circa AD 112-113. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, VIA TRΛIΛNΛ in exergue, Via Traiana, partially draped, reclining to left, head turned back to right, holding wheel of eight spokes on right knee and resting left arm on rocks, holding branch in left hand. RIC II 266; Woytek 398b; Strack 179; RSC 648; BMCRE 487-91. 3.01gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 72-73. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1554; RPC II 1927; BMCRE 505; RSC 74. 3.32gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
