LOT 3425
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 230. Rome mint.
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right, with slight drapery on left shoulder / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory standing to right, placing her right foot on low base and inscribing shield set on her knee with VOT X. RIC IV 219 var. (no drapery; foot on helmet); BMC 638 var. (same); Cohen -. Extremely Fine.(2.74gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 323-324. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT •X• in two lines within wreath; •PLGC• below. RIC VII 223 (r4). 3.24gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC IV 213; RSC 13. 4.47gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Nero AE Sestertius. AD 67. Roma mint.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P XIII P P, laureate head to right / Roma seated to left on cuirass, holding long sceptre and resting left arm on shield, S C across field, ROMA in exergue. RIC I 356; Cohen 284; BMCRE 114; BN 427-428; WCN 168. 25.97gr, 36mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Professionally cleaned and slightly smoothed in the fields.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
