LOT 3620
Hadrian AE Sestertius. Circa AD 130-133. Rome mint. "Travel series" issue.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / DACIA in exergue, S C across field, Dacia seated to left on rock pile, holding signum (standard) in right hand and falx (curved sword) over left shoulder. RIC II.3 1650; RIC II 849; Banti 237. Extremely Fine. Tooled and smoothed.(26.14gr, 32mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Maximinus I AE Sestertius. AD 236-238. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA GERMANICA, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding wreath and palm, captive seated to left at feet; S C across fields. RIC IV 90; Cohen 109; BMCRE 191. 19.04gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 4.50gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COMES AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC V.2, 56; Cunetio 2602; Elmer 774. 2.32gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
