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LOT 2916
Hadrian AE Semis. Struck circa AD 126-127. Rome mint.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and draped bust to right / COS III, aquila between two signa; S C below. RIC 888 var. (not draped); Cohen -; BMC 1362 var. (same); cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 26, lot 3345. Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished with this bust type.(2.54gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 214. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P, Apollo, bare to waist, seated to left, holding branch and leaning against tripod with lyre on top. RIC 238a. 3.04gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Scarce.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left with raised right hand, holding globe with left; S P across field, PLN in exergue. RIC 116; CT 8.09.021. 2.99gr, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics, E-sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 1545. Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / OQIPM AVG(?), female figure standing to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera with her right. 4.66gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Thick flan.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
