LOT 3088
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 129-130. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bare-headed and draped(?) bust to left / IVSTITIA AVG COS III P P, Justitia seated to left on throne, holding patera in her right hand and long sceptre in her left; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II, part 3 1228. Extremely Fine. Charming brown patina with green highlights. Very Rare.(23.94gr, 35mm, 12h).
ProvenanceEx Arts Classica, Auction XV, 1930, lot 1552;
Ex Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), Sale 174 - N.Y.I.N.C. Auction Ebert I & Sess. B, 11 January 2013, lot 5213.
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LOT 3088
Hadrian AE Sestertius.
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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Roman Imperial AE Coins Group [92]. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Group comprising: various issues and reverse types mainly from the House of Constantine. 211gr total, 10-25mm
'As Found' Condition.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Gratian BI 23mm. AD 367-383.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 378-383. 3rd officina. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / REPARATIO REIPVB, emperor standing facing, head to left, right hand raised, holding Victory on globe with left; kneeling woman to right on left, SMRT in exergue. RIC IX 43a. 7.54gr, 23mm, 5h
Very Fine.
Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Victorinus BI Hybrid Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Uncertain mint. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. For reverse cf. RIC V.2 309 (Treveri for Postumus). 3.13gr, 21mm, 1h
Very Fine. Hybrid with reverse of Postumus.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
