LOT 3584
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Treveri mint.
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear with right hand and globe in left. RIC V.2 83 (Lugdunum) and 325 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 331a. Very Fine.(2.38gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 148-149. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia. RIC 179. 3.48gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Nicely toned.
Librairie Galerie les Chevau Legers, Paris, France. Private collection, Leeds, UK. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 900; RSC 546. 2.91gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 70. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated to left, holding branch in right hand and winged caduceus in left. RIC II.1, 29; BMC 26; Cohen -. 3.13gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned. Some scratches.
From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
