LOT 3598
Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius. AD 172-173. Rome mint.
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate head to right / IMP VI COS III, emperor standing to left, holding branch and sceptre. RIC III 282. Very Fine.(3.49gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Roman Imperial, Diocletian Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Incuse of IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of uncertain type. For obverse cf. RIC 284 (obverse of Nummus of Diocletian, Heraclea). 4.73gr, 28mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Imperial, Tacitus and Gallienus Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Incuse of IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of P M TR [...] P P, Neptune standing facing, head to left, right foot on prow, holding trident with left hand; [...]C in exergue. For obverse cf. RIC V.1 83 (Tacitus); for reverse cf. RIC V.1 603 (Gallienus). 3.85gr, 26mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Licinius BI Nummus. AD 321-324. Nicomedia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVATORI / X/IIΓ, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; eagle with a wreath in its beak at foot left and captive to right, SMKΒ in exergue. RIC 15. 3.81gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine brown tone.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
