LOT 2873
Hadrian AE As. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 130-133. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head to right; drapery on far shoulder / CAPP-A-DOCIA, Cappadocia, wearing turreted headdress, standing to left, holding Mount Argaeus and vexillum; S C across fields. RIC II.3 - (unrecorded bust type) (cf. 1641-1647); BMCRE - (same) (cf. 1729-1734). Near Very Fine. Unrecorded bust type.(11.18gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Uncertain mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right in military attire, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left. Cf. RIC V.2 848 (Unattributed). 3.10gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive green patina. Exceedingly rare; apparently the second known after RIC example and no other on the market since the last twenty years.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 351-353. 1st officina. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing to left, holding Victory on globe with right hand and standard with Chi-Rho banner with left; RPLG in exergue. RIC VIII 112; Bastien 154; Lyon 139. 5.60gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Ephesus mint; struck AD 70. IMP CAESAR VES[PAS AVG CO]S II TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG above monogram; all within wreath. RIC II.1 1414; RPC II 822; BMC 439. 3.32gr, 17mm, 2h.
About Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
