LOT 3347
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 130-133. Rome mint. 'Travel series' issue.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head to right / AFRICA, Africa, wearing elephant headdress, reclining to left, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of corn to left. RIC II.3 1494; BMCRE 816; RSC 138. Very Fine. Toned.(2.97gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-70. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / Judaea seated to right against trophy; IVDAEA in exergue. RIC II.1 2; BMCRE 35; RSC 226. 3.03gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Philip II AR Antoninianus. AD 246-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNIT IMPER, Sol advancing to left with whip. RIC IV 226 corr. (rev. legend); RSC 6. 4.90gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory walking to left, holding wreath and palm, treading on captive seated to left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 89 (Lugdunum); cf. RSC 377a (Lugdunum). 3.78gr, 22mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
