LOT 2882
Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius. AD 161-180.
Rome mint; struck AD 164-165. ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIX IMP II COS III, Annona standing to left, emptying cornucopia into modius, foot on globe. RIC III 125; BMCRE 359; RSC 474. Near Very Fine.(2.68gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 275. 2nd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, radiate Sol advancing to right, holding olive branch and bow, trampling captive collapsing to right, head reverted, raising a protective arm; B in left field, XXIR in exergue. RIC V.1 64. 4.25gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Original silvering almost fully intact.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Samosata mint; struck AD 260. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, turreted female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to Emperor standing to left, resting on spear; wreath in upper central field. RIC V 445; MIR 36, 1698m; RSC 705a. 4.31gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Uncertain mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right in military attire, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left. Cf. RIC V.2 848 (Unattributed). 3.10gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful olive green patina. Exceedingly rare; apparently the second known after RIC example and no other on the market since the last twenty years.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
