LOT 4100
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Emesa(?) mint.
IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head to right / VICTOR SEVER AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath in her right hand and palm frond in her left. RIC 428; BMC 399; Cohen 749. Very Fine. Toned.(2,64gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4100
Septimius Severus AR Denarius.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Pseudo-Imperial, Odovacar (Odoacer) AV Solidus. AD 476-489. Rome mint. In the name of Zeno.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
D N ZENO PERP F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman and fallen enemy motif / VICTORIA AVGGG Γ, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, COMOB in exergue. RIC X 3654; Depeyrot 91/1; Lacam pl. 57, 70 (same obv. die); NAC 93, 1096 (hammer: 8,500 CHF); CNG MB 72, 2213; Roma XXIII, 1152 (same obv. die). 4.40gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 606. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
In RIC X, Kent argues that the Rome solidi struck at the behest of Odovacar can be divided into two series. The first series bearing the mint mark COMOB and :, R or Γ at the end of the reverse legend, and the second with •COMOB• and Γ• or Ä (see p. 216). -
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC IV 84; RSC 109. 3.79gr, 23mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 290-294. Lugdunum mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVGG, Salus standing to right, feeding snake held in arms; C in exergue. RIC 422. 3.94gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
