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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Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 178. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, laureate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LIBERTAS AVG IM[P II] COS P P, Libertas standing facing, head to left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left; S C across fields. Cf. RIC III 1590 (Marcus Aurelius); cf. Cohen 330. 22.56gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to left, holding long vertical sceptre and patera, feeding serpent which rises from altar. RIC V.2 71 (Southern mint). 2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89.
