LOT 3617
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Rome mint.
L SEPT SEV PER[T AVG IMP IIII?], laureate head to right / SECVRITAS PVBLICA, Securitas seated to left, holding globe. Cf. RIC IV 56. Very Fine.(3.25gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 256-260. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, emperors, both holding sceptre and patera, facing each other, sacrificing at altar. RIC V.1 447 (Asia, joint reign); MIR 1684m; RSC 792b. 3.81gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Maxentius BI Nummus. AD 308-310. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, in hexastyle temple with wreath in pediment and Victories as acroteria, holding globe and sceptre, shield at feet; RB[...] in exergue. RIC VI 210. 2.94gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 262-263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V.2 75 (Lugdunum) and 315 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 199a. 3.49gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 7h. Lightly toned.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
