Details
LOT 2871
Hadrian AE Dupondius. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 119-circa mid 120. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, radiate bust to right, slight drapery over far shoulder / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus standing to left, her right foot on globe, holding patera and rudder; S C across fields. RIC II.3 276; RIC II 604a. Good Very Fine.(13.38gr, 26mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From UK private collection.
VETTING:
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.
LOT 2871
Hadrian AE Dupondius.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Titus, as Caesar AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 77-78. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head to right / Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising her skirt. RIC II.1 786 (Vespasian). 7.56gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 202-210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / INDVLGENTIA AVGG, the Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, riding on lion to right over waters gushing from rock; IN CART[H] in exergue. RIC IV 266; BMCRE 335-8 (Septimius & Caracalla); RSC 222. 1.90gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some delamination on reverse.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
