LOT 3628
Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. AD 175-176. Rome mint.
M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXX P P, laureate head to right / IMP VIII COS [III CLEME]NTIA AVG, Clementia standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; S C across fields. RIC III 1160; Cohen 358. Near Very Fine.(26.11gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Julian II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 355-357. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
1st officina. D N IVLIANVS NOB C, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor stabbing fallen rider with spear to left, M before; ASI[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 370. 2.17gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex collection of F. de La Viuda. Ex cgb.fr. (brm_314530). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck spring AD 274. Serdica mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
6th emission. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Incuse of laureate head or bust to right / Incuse of laureate head or bust to right. 4.60gr, 26mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
