LOT 3084
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Antioch mint; struck AD 119. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, with aegis / P M TR POTES COS III, Aequitas-Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC II.3 2964; BMCRE p.378, 3 var. (bust type); RSC 1179b var. (same). Good Very Fine.(2.73gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 7th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDV[X], Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder with right and cornucopia with left hand; Z in right field. RIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary). 3.65gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 8h; double struck.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint; struck AD 186. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P [XI IMP VII COS V P P], emperor standing to left on platform, addressing four soldiers; [S C] across fields, [F]ID EXERCI[T] in exergue. RIC III 468b; Cohen 136; BMCRE 580. 22.18gr, 29mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Imperial AE Antoninianii. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Group comprising: mixed emperors, issues and reverse types. 21.47gr total, 17-20mm
Good Fine - Good Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
