LOT 3691
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter advancing to left, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC V.2 72 (Lugdunum); RSC 155a corr. (rev. type). Near Very Fine.(3.40gr, 22mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Domitian AE Brockage Dupondius. Circa AD 90/1. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P, radiate head to right / Incuse of obverse. For obverse cf. RIC 705. 13.26gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Licinius II as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317-320. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N VAL LIC LICINIVS NOB C. laureate and cuirassed bust of Licinius II as Caesar to left, holding mappa in his right hand and sceptre in his left / IOVI CONSER-VATORI CAESS, crescent and B across field, Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding globe and leaning on sceptre, SMAL in exergue. RIC 25. 3.75gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. With a fine dark patina and some silvering.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AE As. AD 142. Rome mint.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head to right / PIETAS AVG, sacrificial implements: knife, sprinkler, jug, lituus and simpulum; S C in exergue. RIC 1240a (Pius). 9.98gr, 27mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Nice patina with golden highlights.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
