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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Group of Eight [8] Carausius AE Antoniniani. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types of coins issued by Carausius. 22.84gr total, 18-20 mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 156-157. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Anonna standing facing, head to right, holding rudder in her right hand and supporting modius on her knee with left, her left foot resting on prow. RIC III 260; BMC 883; Cohen 1016. 3.31gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280. Cyzicus mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing to right, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle, receiving globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; XXIP in exergue. RIC V.2 905 var. (bust not cuirassed). 4.43gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
