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LOT 3159
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck circa late AD 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right / P M TR P COS III / Libertas seated to left on throne, holding branch in her right hand and sceptre in her left; LIB PVB in exergue. RIC II.3 367; BMC 286; Cohen 903. Very Fine.(3.43gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Antioch, mint; struck AD 244-246. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Virtus standing to right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 71; RSC 243. 3.51g, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Flan crack at 6h.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / INVICTVS, Sol advancing to left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC V.2 114 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 521. 3.45gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Valerian II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 256-258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 256. VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter riding goat to right. RIC V.1 3 (Lugdunum); MIR 907e. 2.99gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
