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LOT 3899
Group of Twenty [20] Gallienus to Valentinian Mixed AE Roman Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Group comprising: Gallienus, Antoninianus (1); later bronzes, mostly the family of Constantine I (19); various issues, reverse types and mints. Good Fine-Very Fine.(56.36gr total, 16-26mm.).
ProvenanceEx property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
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LOT 3899
Group of Twenty [20] Gallienus to Valentinian Mixed AE Roman Coins.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Diva Faustina I AE Sestertius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe and lifting hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 26.04gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Ephesus mint; struck AD 73. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS IIII TR P P P, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing right, holding palm branch and wreath; to right, star. RIC2 1454. 3.21gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare obverse legend.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head to right / VOTA PVBLICA, Severus standing to left, veiled, holding patera over altar to left. RIC 96a; RSC 777; BMCRE 178-180. 2.38gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
