LOT 3543
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 900; RSC 546. Near Extremely Fine.(2.91gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. Struck possibly AD 164. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARM[ENIACVS P M], laureate head to right / [TR P XV?]III IMP [II COS III?], S C across field, Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing to right, holding reversed, vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground to right. Cf. RIC III 861; cf. MIR 18, 87-6/30; cf. Banti 449; cf. BMCRE 1088. 26.46gr, 35mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 268. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC V.2 318 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 3.16gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 77-78. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / COS VIII, Mars standing to left, holding spear and trophy. RIC II.1 938; BMCRE 202; RSC 126. 3.47gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
