LOT 3647
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 229. Rome mint.
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch, spear and shield. RIC IV 92; BMCRE 604; RSC 365. Good Extremely Fine. Toned.(3.40gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired from TimeLine Originals, 18 November 2009.
Property of a Leeds, UK, collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the receipt and CoA.
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Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 178. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, laureate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LIBERTAS AVG IM[P II] COS P P, Libertas standing facing, head to left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left; S C across fields. Cf. RIC III 1590 (Marcus Aurelius); cf. Cohen 330. 22.56gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Pupienus AE Sestertius. AD 238. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS II P P, emperor standing to left, holding branch and parazonium; S C across fields. RIC IV 15; Cohen 30; BMCRE 51. 17.61gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 2.94gr, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
