LOT 3089
Hadrian AE As. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 126-127. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right, traces of drapery on far shoulder / COS III, Salus standing to right, holding snake and feeding it from patera; S C across fields. RIC II.3 881; BMCRE 1341. Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina.(10.88gr, 28mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Gratian BI 23mm. AD 367-383.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 378-383. 3rd officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / REPARATIO REIPVB, emperor standing facing, head to left, right hand raised, holding Victory on globe with left; kneeling woman to right on left, SMRT in exergue. RIC IX 43a. 7.54gr, 23mm, 5h
Very Fine.
Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ticinum mint. Struck AD 276. 5th officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICIT TEMP, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and sceptre with left; V in exergue. RIC V.1 140; MER-RIC 3442 (temporary). 4.42gr, 22mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Theodora (wife of Constantius I) AE Follis. Died before AD 337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint. Struck circa AD 337-340. [FL MAX THEO]-DORAE AVG, mantled bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant to suckle; TRS(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91. 1.31gr, 14mm, 6h
Fine - Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included.
