LOT 3410
Julia Soaemias AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, draped bust to right / VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated to left, holding apple and sceptre; child at feet. RIC IV 243 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 56 (Elagabalus); RSC 14. Good Very Fine.(2.63gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Augustus AR Denarius. 15 BC. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AVGVSTVS DIVI • F, bare head to right / Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing to left, holding plectrum and lyre; IMP • X across fields, ACT in exergue. RIC I 171a; Lyon 28; BMCRR Gaul 175-6; RSC 144; BN 1396-401. 3.56gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Light old cabinet tone. Banker's mark on obverse.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
Apollo Actius is honoured by Augustus in this reverse type for his victory at the Battle of Actium, where an ancient temple dedicated to Apollo overlooked the sea. Augustus also had the temple enlarged and renovated as an expression of his gratitude, and he similarly dedicated the Actian Games in further celebration. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 218. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; shield below. RIC IV 8; BMCRE 1-2; RSC 222a. 2.98gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 290-291. Lugdunum mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, eagle at feet to left; A in exergue. RIC V.2 28. 4.03gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
