LOT 3313
Nero AE Sestertius. Circa AD 65. Lugdunum mint.
NERO • CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG [GER P M TR P IMP P P ?], laureate head to left, globe at point of bust / Emperor on horseback to right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback to right, holding vexillum; S C across fields, DECVRSIO in exergue. Cf. RIC I 437. Near Very Fine.(25.90gr, 34mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Aquileia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding phoenix on globe and standard with Chi-Rho on banner, on galley steered by Victory seated in the stern; AQT• in exergue. RIC VIII 97. 6.30gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Julia Titi, Augusta AE Dupondius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / CERES AVGVST, Ceres standing to left, holding grain ears and sceptre; S C across field. RIC II 192; Cohen 2; BMC 255. 13.04gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some smoothing. Beautiful dark green patina with golden-brown highlights.
From Dr M. Andreas Pangerl, Munich, collection. Acquired in March 2013. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 21, 21 November 2020, lot 313 (company's ticket included). -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 145-161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and rod. RIC III 127; BMCRE 512-516; RSC 228. 3.18gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
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.
