LOT 2914
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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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP TETRICVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 136. 2.39gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Theodora AE 18mm. AD 337-340. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
F L MAX THEODORAE AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, carrying infant at her breast; TRP (palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. 2.15gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / OQIPM AVG(?), female figure standing to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera with her right. 4.66gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Thick flan.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
