LOT 2903
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 228. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VII COS II P P, emperor as Romulus, advancing to right, holding transverse spear with right hand and trophy with left. RIC IV 85; BMCRE 507-510; RSC 351. Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 1h.(2.90gr, 19mm, 7h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
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Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / VIRT-VS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding spear with right hand and shield with left. RIC V.2 78; RIC V.4 562; Elmer 699. 2.23gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Treveri mint; struck AD 350-Spring 351. 1st officina. IM CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REI PVBLICE, Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding standard with Chi-Ro and Victory on globe, crowning emperor with wreath; A in right field, TRP in exergue. RIC VIII 264; Bastien 24. 4.98gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the Compton Dunton Hoard; Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Augustus AE Quadrans. Circa 15 BC-AD 10.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lugdunum(?) mint. IMP CAESAR, laureate head to right / [AVGVSTVS], eagle standing facing, head to left, with wings spread. RIC I 227; RPC I 508. 2.13gr, 18mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
