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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 Extremely rare; apparently unpublished with this bust type.(2.54gr, 18mm, 7h.).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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Group of Ten [10] Large Roman Provincial AE Coins. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: large AE's of various emperors and reverse types. 112gr total, 24-28 mm.
Fine to Good Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and spear, shield at her side; altar before. RIC IV.3 65. 4.11gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / CONSECRATIO, Ceres standing to left, raising her right hand hand and holding torch with her left. RIC 382a. 2.87gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
