LOT 3357
Hadrian AE Dupondius. Struck AD 119-circa mid 120. Rome mint.
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. Very Fine.(13.38gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom UK private collection.
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LOT 3357
Hadrian AE Dupondius.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Following Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAGNEN[...] AVGVTV(sic), bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [...]REIPVIC(sic), emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and labarum, A in right field; TR(?)P in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC 262. 5.37gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
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Allectus, Romano-British Emperor BI Quinarius. AD 293-296. London(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley to left; waves and Q[...] below. Cf. RIC V.2 55. 2.16gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 230. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding whip. RIC IV 101; BMCRE 623; RSC 388. 3.39gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
