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LOT 2942
Septimius Severus AE Sestertius. AD 195-196. Rome mint.
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII, laureate head to right / [P M T]R P III COS II [P P], Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia; S C across fields. RIC IV 706; BMCRE 580 (Wars of the Succession). Near Very Fine.(21.42gr, 31mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 285. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, Mars walking to left, holding spear and trophy; VIXXIT in exergue. RIC V.2 239. 3.74gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar AE Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, chlamys across left shoulder, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand; S P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 117; RML 809; C&T 8.09.023. 3.71gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head to right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, crested Corinthian helmet set to right upon draped pulvinar of Minerva. RIC 271; Cohen 399. 3.15gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
