LOT 3831
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 321. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate head to right / DOMINI • N • LICINI AVG, VOT • XX in two lines within wreath; •AQS• in exergue. RIC VII 86. Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(2.46gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS•, laureate head to right / Slow quadriga to left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple surmounted by statuette of quadriga flanked by Victories holding palm fronds and wreaths; car ornamented with figures of Minerva advancing left and brandishing spear, and garlands; EX S C in exergue. RIC II.1 361 (Titus); Hendin 6616; RSC 146. 3.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. An excellent well-centered and nicely toned example with bold portrait of emperor.
Acquired from OGN in February 2012. Private European collection. -
Constantius II AE 14mm. AD 337-361. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation of a Fel Temp Reparatio.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Pearl-diademed bust to right / Emperor advancing to left, spearing fallen horseman; shield below. 1.14gr, 14mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius ΑΕ As. AD 143-144. Rome mint.
Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
[ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS P P TR [P COS III], laureate head to right / [IMPE]RATOR II, Lavinian Sow seated to right under holm oak, suckling three piglets; two more standing to right below her head. RIC 733; BMC 1625; Cohen 450. 9.60gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive-green patina. Rare.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
