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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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath im right hand and palm over left shoulder; Γ(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC V.1 39. 4.02gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Maximinus II BI Nummus. Struck AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing facing, head to left, wearing modius, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 209b; C&T 7.05.011; RML 413. 4.45gr, 22mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Scratches on obverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. Including two old coin tickets. -
Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £220
IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder; S C across fields. RIC II.2 247; Cohen 440; BMCRE 568. 25.10gr, 34mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Slightly smoothed and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
