LOT 3639
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 232. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXAN-DER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right, carrying spear and shield; S C across fields. RIC IV 635; Cohen 169; BMCRE 845. Extremely Fine. Well-struck with an attractive dark green patina.(23.03gr, 32mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceCollection of J.F.
Ex J. Vinchon Sale, 22–24 February 1971, no.462.
Accompanied by its original label.
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LOT 3639
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius.
Estimate £750 - 850€870 - 990 (for guidance only)$1,010 - 1,150 (for guidance only)
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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with no doors and two turrets, star above; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 296; C&T 10.02.004. 2.86gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Antiochia mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IVVENTVS AVG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding club set on ground with his right hand and apple in his left, lion's skin hanging from his left arm; Δ in exergue. RIC 213; Cohen 137; RIC V online 1022. 3.32gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Hadrian AR Denarius Struck AD 137-July 138. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding wand over globe in her outstretched right hand and sceptre in her left. RIC II.3, 2320; BMC 695; Cohen 1204. 2.52gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
