LOT 4096
Lucius Verus AR Denarius. AD 166. Rome mint.
L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head to right / TR P VI IMP IIII COS II PAX, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. RIC 561; BMC 230; Cohen 126. Very Fine.(2.82gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4096
Lucius Verus AR Denarius.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Lucius Verus AR Denarius. AD 166. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head to right / TR P VI IMP IIII COS II PAX, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and cornucopia in her left. RIC 561; BMC 230; Cohen 126. 2.82gr, 18mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Otacilia Severa AV Aureus. AD 246-248. Rome mint.
Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC IV 125a var. (obv. legend), cf. 129; Calicó 3264 var. (same). 4.55gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend. Signs of altered surface, otherwise an attractive coin.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint. Uncertain officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier, with spear in hand, advancing to right with head reverted, leading small figure from hut beneath tree; [S?]MK[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 72. 3.13gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
