LOT 4224
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus. AD 476-489. Rome mint. In the name of Zeno.
D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Ä, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, •COMOB• in exergue. RIC X 3657; Lacam pl. 50, 7; Künker 227, lot 2001 (hammer: 2,800 EUR). Near Mint State. Sharp and lustrous. Very rare.(4.32gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4224
Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus.
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 157-158. Rome mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
AVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG PII F, bare head to right / TR POT XII COS II, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and sceptre. RIC 475 note (Pius); RSC 729. 3.32gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Emesa(?) mint.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head to right / VICTOR SEVER AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond in her left. RIC 428; BMC 399; Cohen 749. 2,64gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 205. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIII COS III P P, Jupiter, nude but for cloak, standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and sceptre in his left; at his feet to left, eagle. For prototype: RIC 196; BMC 471; Cohen 469. 2.59gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
