LOT 3376
Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius. AD 171-172. Rome mint.
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, laureate head to right / IMP VI COS III, Mars standing facing, head to right, holding spear and resting hand on shield set on ground. RIC III 261; BMCRE 555; RSC 290. Very Fine.(3.54gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 120-121. Rome mint.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; S C across field. RIC II.3 435; Cohen 974; BMCRE 1196. 25.89gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Nice cypress-green patina. Very rare.
Acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, May 2017. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Galeria Valeria BI Nummus. AD 309-310. Heraclea mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GAL VALERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding up apple and raising drapery; star in left field, HTΔ in exergue. RIC VI 43. 6.04gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Herennia Etruscilla AR Antoninianus. AD 249-251. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing facing, head to left, drawing veil and holding transverse sceptre. RIC IV 58b (Decius); RSC 17. 4.29gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Essex. 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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
