LOT 3533
Macrinus AR Denarius. Struck summer AD 217-early AD 218. Rome mint.
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated to left, feeding serpent, rising from altar, out of patera with her right hand and holding long sceptre in her left. RIC 86; BMC 26; Cohen -, cf. 116 (draped and cuirassed). Good Very Fine.(2.80gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3533
Macrinus AR Denarius.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Hadrian AE As. AD 125-127. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
HADRIANVS AVG[VSTVS], laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / [SAL]VS AVGVSTI, Salus standing facing, head to left, feeding snake coiled round altar from patera and holding sceptre; S C across fields, COS III in exergue. RIC II.3 828; C. 1357; BMCRE 1348. 12.00gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2010. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 103, 24 November 2022, lot 1012. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 115, 21 December 2023, lot 865. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Hadrian AV Aureus AD 121-123. Rome mint.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; shield at side, bow and quiver with arrows behind. RIC II.3 538; BMCRE 133; Calicó 1334. 49.56 grams total, 86 mm including case.
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface 4/5; an outstanding example, certification number 6944543-001.
From the Isar Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 961. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th(?) officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with no doors, two turrets, star above, pellet in right field, SMTS[E?] in exergue. RIC VII 153. 2.88gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
