LOT 3445
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. Struck under Philip I, AD 244. Antioch mint.
MARC OTACI SEVERA AVG, draped bust to right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / PIETAS AVG N, Pietas standing to left, holding globe and sceptre; to left, child standing to right, extending hands toward Pietas. RIC IV 134 (Philip I) var. (MARC OTACIL); RSC 42a var. (same). Very Fine. Extremely rare; unpublished obverse legend variety.(4.28gr, 24mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Providentia standing to left, legs crossed, holding rod and cornucopia, and leaning on column; globe at feet. RIC IV 23; BMCRE 102; RSC 144. 2.81gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Maximian, as Senior Augustus, BI Nummus. AD 305-306. Serdica mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D N MAXIMIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle and holding olive branch and mappa / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing to right on left, facing Quies standing to left on right, holding branch and sceptre; S F across fields, Є between figures, •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC VI 14b. 8.27gr, 27mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
