LOT 3572
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 136. Rome mint.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to left / FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing facing, head to right, holding basket of fruit and grain ears. RIC II.3 2200; BMCRE 627; RSC 716. Very Fine. Toned.(3.13gr, 17mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 70. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
[IMP C]AESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR PO[T], Pax seated to left, holding branch and caduceus. RIC II.1 29; RSC 94h. 3.24gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Diva Faustina I AE Sestertius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Aeternitas standing facing, head to left, holding phoenix on globe and lifting hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC III 1105 (Pius); Cohen 12; BMCRE 1490 (Pius). 26.04gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding spear and resting hand upon shield; two signa between them; RFT in exergue. RIC 329. 3,01gr, 18mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Repatinated.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
