LOT 3781
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Incuse of laureate head or bust to right / Incuse of laureate head or bust to right. Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.(4.60gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Mars standing to left, holding branch and spear. RIC III 175; BMCRE 256; RSC 350. 3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Vandals, Uncertain AE Nummus. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bust to right / Monogram(?) within wreath. Cf. BMC Vandals pl. 4. 0.56gr, 9mm.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Nicomedia mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
1st officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO AVGVSTI CMH (ligate), Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; SMNA in exergue. RIC VI 54a. 6.34gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
