LOT 3140
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 228-231. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VIRTV-S AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to left, holding Victory in her right hand and spear and shield with her left. RIC IV 220; BMCRE 709 var. (bust type); RSC 579a. Good Extremely Fine.(3.64gr, 18mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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Nero AR Denarius. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Rome mint; struck AD 65-66. [NERO CAESAR] AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right / VESTA, hexastyle temple of Vesta with domed roof, set on podium of four steps; within, statue of Vesta seated, holding patera in right hand and long sceptre in left. RIC I 62; RSC 335. 3.46gr, 17mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. A little off-centre.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 21, 31 October 2015, lot 749. -
Galeria Valeria BI Nummus. AD 293-311.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
Cyzicus mint; struck circa AD 309-310. 4th officina. GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VENERI V-ICTRICI, Venus standing to left, holding apple and drapery; Δ and star across fields, MKV in exergue. RIC VI 58. 5.96gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Group of Fifty-Eight [58] Roman AE Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Various emperors. 131gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
