LOT 2869
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 117. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right / PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P, Trajan and Hadrian standing facing each other and holding globe between them. BMC -; Cohen 1009 var. (HADRIANO); RIC 3. Near Very Fine.(2.62gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 257-258. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA GERM, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; at feet, captive. RIC V.1 175 (joint reign); MIR 117k; RSC 1162. 2.69gr, 21mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From a London collection, 1990s. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 272-273.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Local imitation. [...]SV TETRICVS CAE[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 272. 3.29gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Arcadius BI 19mm. AD 383-408.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 395-401. 2nd officina. D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear, resting on shield, being crowned by Victory standing to left and holding palm branch; SMKB in exergue. RIC X 66. 3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
