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LOT 3377
Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. AD 170-171. Rome mint.
IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head to right / PRIMI DECENNALES COS III S C in five lines within oak wreath. RIC III 1006; BMCRE 1398; Banti 241. Good Very Fine. Apparently overstruck on uncertain type.(27.15gr, 32mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Acquired from David Miller, April 2014.
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LOT 3377
Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius.
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 155-156. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX, laureate head to right / COS III, Jupiter seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; in exergue S C. RIC 679; Cohen 366. 11.79gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial BI Nummi. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various emperors. 36.19gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
