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 I BI Nummus. AD 313-315. Siscia mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left, Є in right field, SIS in exergue. RIC VII 5. 3.88gr, 21mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270. Rome mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing to left, holding baton over globe and sceptre; ς in right field. RIC V.1 29; MER-RIC 1161 (temporary). 3.64gr, 20mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining on reverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, bare head to right, with globe at point of bust / Victory flying to left, holding shield inscribed [S P Q R] with both hands; S C across fields. RIC 477; Cohen 292; BMC 378. 10.78gr, 29mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
