LOT 3007
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Rome mint. Struck AD 270. 10th officina. [IMP C] M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MAR-TI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; X in left field. RIC V.1 24 var. (not cuirassed); MER-RIC 1187 (temporary). Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining. Flan crack at 2h.(2.60gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Nero AE Sestertius. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 64. [NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P], laureate head to right, with aegis / Triumphal arch surmounted by emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars holding spear and shield in niche on left side of arch; S C across fields. RIC I 143; BMCRE 330. 32.29gr, 35mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 4.28gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine. Struck on a thick flan; dark green patina with brown highlights. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, two children below. RIC IV 226; BMCRE 1; RSC 525. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'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?
