LOT 3122
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt with right hand and long sceptre with left. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 13-15; RSC 204a. Near Extremely Fine.(2.76gr, 18mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 314-315. IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe(?) with left; F-T across fields, PLG in exergue. Cf. RIC VII 15. 2.88gr, 22mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Divus Valerian II BI Antoninianus. Died AD 258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint. DIVO CAES VALERIANO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, lighted altar. RIC V 24; MIR 261g; RSC 12. 2.89gr, 21mm, 1h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 1st officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left; P in exergue. RIC V.1 168 var. (bust not cuirassed); MER-RIC 26 (temporary). 4.67gr, 21mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
