LOT 3210
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Rome mint; struck AD 246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II in military dress standing to left, holding reversed spear with left hand and globe with right. RIC IV 218d var. (bust type); RSC 48 var. (same). Extremely Fine. Beautiful toning.(4.00gr, 24mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 748.
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LOT 3210
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mediolanum mint. Struck in the name of Postumus, circa early or mid AD 268. 1st officina. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated to left, holding patera and standard; P in exergue. RIC V 378 var. (no officina; Postumus); CGE 498 (Postumus); AGK 18c (Postumus); RSC 60 (Postumus). 3.87gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included. -
Hadrian AE Semis. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 125-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate head to right, light drapery on far shoulder / COS III, legionary eagle between two standards, S C across field. RIC II.3 976; Cohen 450; BMCRE 1381A. 3.66gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Rome mint; struck AD 112-114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, aegis at point of bust / FELICITAS AVGVST, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II 624; Cohen 142. 24.44gr, 31mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Charming olive green patina.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
