LOT 3161
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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Nerva AR Denarius. AD 96-98.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rome mint; struck AD 96. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head to right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing to left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left. RIC II 7; BMCRE 17; RSC 106; BN 10. 3.04gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG, galley to left. RIC V.2 73 (Lugdunum); RIC V.4 57; RSC 167a (Lugdunum). 3.83gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 196-197. [L SEPT SEV PERT] AVG IMP VIII, laureate head to right / ADVENTVI AVG FELICISSIMO, Emperor, on horse prancing to right, raising right hand. RIC IV 74; BMCRE 151 (wars of succession) corr. (bust type); RSC 6. 3.56gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
