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LOT 2951
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 223. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M T[R P XIII] COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 538. Near Very Fine.(18.14gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx London Ancient Coins, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 306. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISS SEN AVG, laureate bust to right, wearing imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa / PROVIDENT DEOR QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing to right, extending hand to Quies standing to left, holding branch and leaning on sceptre; S-F across fields, R(wreath)Q(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 131a. 9.28gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / CLARITAS REI PVBLICAE, Sol standing to left, holding globe and raising right hand; in left field, crescent; in exergue PLN. RIC VII 126. 3.67gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 285. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and baton over globe at her feet to left; XXIΓ in exergue. RIC V.2 181. 3.59gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
