LOT 3784
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Incuse of IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of RESTITV[...], female figure draped standing to right, presenting wreath raised in the right hand to Probus, wearing cloak over cuirass, standing facing before her, the head turned to left, holding globe and sceptre. Condition as seen.(4.27gr, 28mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT ORBIS, Securitas seated to left, holding sceptre and propping head on hand. RIC IV 48b; RSC 215. 4.35gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Live Auction 4, 29 November 2018, lot 878 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head to right / PO[NTIF] MAXIM, emperor seated to right on curule chair, holding sceptre and branch. RIC II.1 545; Cohen 387; BMC 1977. 2.82gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Darkly toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 100. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P COS III P P, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC II 38; BMCRE 72; Woytek 75a; RSC 222. 3.20gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK.
