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LOT 2944
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217-218. Rome mint; 4th officina, 2nd emission.
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, wearing long beard / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated to left on chair with high back, feeding snake coiled around altar and placing her right hand on head of snake. RIC IV 85; BMCRE 76; RSC 114b (Antioch). (NGC graded Ch XF 4/5 - 4/5 (#8465280-009).).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2944
Macrinus AR Denarius.
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Faustina II AE As. AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust to right / [PVDICITIA], Pudicitia seated to left, holding veil with right hand; in field, S C. RIC 1381; Cohen 186. 11.37gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 103-111. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding spear and shield. RIC II 163; Cohen 378. 3.30gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Died AD 161.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Rome mint. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. 3.25gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
