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LOT 3774
Group of Two [2] Roman Imperial AR Denarii. AD 218-236.
One Denarius of Elagabalus and one of Maximinus I. Condition as seen.(5.92gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Magnus Maximus AE Minimus AD 383- 388. Arelate mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES ROMANORVM, camp gate with star between its two turrets; [PCON] in exergue. RIC IX 29a. 1.09gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 1169. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Radiate and cuirassed bust to right / Salus standing to right, feeding serpent in her arms. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 67 (Southern Mint) and 122 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.69gr, 18mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89.
