LOT 3619
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 134-138. Rome mint.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / SPES P R, Spes standing to left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC 790; BMCRE 1564. Good Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.(29.07gr, 32mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3619
Hadrian AE Sestertius.
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 178. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, laureate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LIBERTAS AVG IM[P II] COS P P, Libertas standing facing, head to left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left; S C across fields. Cf. RIC III 1590 (Marcus Aurelius); cf. Cohen 330. 22.56gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Leo I AE 10mm. AD 457-474. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
[D] N LEO P F [AVG], pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Lion crouching to left, head to right, within wreath. RIC X 674 ff. 1.33gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 1619. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 221. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £29
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, emperor standing to left, sacrificing over lit altar, holding patera and branch (or club); star to left. RIC IV 46; BMCRE 256; RSC 256. 3.64gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
