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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Nero AE Sestertius. Circa AD 65. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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. 25.90gr, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Vespasian AE Dupondius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V GENS, radiate head to right / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II.1 715; BMCRE 696. 12.28gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some tooling.
From UK private collection. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. Struck AD 119-120. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P COS III, Pietas standing to right, raising hands; VOT PVB across fields. RIC II.3 199; BMCRE 324; RSC 1477. 3.03gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
