LOT 3585
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing to left, holding olive branch, club and lion skin. RIC V.2 67 (Lugdunum); RIC V.4 209; RSC 101a. Very Fine.(3.44gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3585
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus.
Estimate £25 - 35€29 - 41 (for guidance only)$34 - 47 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321-324. Siscia mint. 9th officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath with jewel at apex containing VOT X in two lines; ΘSIS(pellet in crescent) in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 169 note. 2.91gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., January 2011. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 72-73. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1554; RPC II 1927; BMCRE 505; RSC 74. 3.32gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 73. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS [?], laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated to right, holding sceptre and branch. RIC II.1 546; RSC 387. 3.30gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Uncertain letter beneath truncation.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
