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.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Antioch mint; struck AD 266-267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding apples, lion skin and club; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 623; MIR 1647b. 4.40gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Fully intact silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Antioch mint; struck AD 267. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XV P P, Neptune standing facing, head to left, right foot on prow, holding trident with left hand; VIIC• in exergue. RIC V.1 603 (sole reign); MIR 1638a; RSC 849. 3.07gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 222-228. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / IOVI VLTORI, Jupiter seated to left, holding Victory, crowning him with wreath, in his right hand and sceptre (or inversed spear) in his left. RIC IV 144; BMCRE 233; RSC 95. 2.34gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Some hard green deposits on both sides.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
