LOT 3630
Marcus Aurelius AE As. AD 174-175. Rome mint.
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX, laureate head to right / IMP VII COS III, The Tiber reclining to left, resting his right arm on the prow of boat, and his left elbow on pitcher from which water flows; S C across fields. RIC III 1142; Cohen 348. Very Fine.(10.61gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Mamiminus II BI Nummus. AD 310. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
5th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius, nude but for chlamys, standing facing, head to left, holding patera from which liquor flows over lighted altar in his right hand and cornucopia in his left; star in left field, Є in right field; ANT in exergue. RIC VI 133c. 7.10gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private Collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 107-108. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Danube reclining to left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on stern and resting his left arm on overturned urn; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC II 100; BMCRE 395; Woytek 277b; RSC 136. 2.73gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Some scratches.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Serdica mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
4th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; Δ in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC 12b. 7.12gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
