LOT 3574
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 136. Rome mint.
[HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P], bare head of Hadrian to right / [FELICITAS AVG], Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left; at her feet in left field, wheel; across fields, S C. RIC II.3, 2251. Good Fine. Extremely rare.(15.20gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Constantius I, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 300-301. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left with modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; K V across fields, B to upper right, ANT in exergue. RIC 55a. 8.44gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP C PO[...]MVS P F A[...], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Illegible inscription, standing figure to left, holding sceptre and uncertain object; pellet in exergue. 2.10gr, 23mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius II as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-320. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N VAL LIC LICINIVS NOB C. laureate and cuirassed bust of Licinius II as Caesar to left, holding mappa in his right hand and sceptre in his left / IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAESS, crescent and B across field, Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding globe and leaning on sceptre, SMAL in exergue. RIC 25. 3.75gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina and some silvering.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
