LOT 3888
Leo I, with Verina AE Nummus. AD 457-474. Constantinople mint.
[D N L]EO, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / b-E, Aelia Verina standing facing, holding globus cruciger and sceptre. RIC X 714: LRBC II, 2275. Good Very Fine.(0.91gr, 10mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 149-152. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, draped bust to right / CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head to right, holding cornucopia and raising skirt. RIC III 500b (Pius); BMCRE 1078 (Pius); RSC 44. 3.19gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-249. Rome mint.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 4.08gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
C [...]VS AV, radiate and draped bust to right / T[...] AVG, Victory(?) standing to left, holding wreath and palm. Cf. RIC V.2 224. 4.33gr, 25mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
