LOT 3538
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 227. Rome mint.
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P VI COS II P P, Severus Alexander, togate, standing facing, head to left, sacrificing with patera in his right hand over lighted tripod and holding roll in his left. RIC 70; BMC 430; Cohen 325. Very Fine.(3.31gr, 21mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 74. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / PONT MAX TR P COS V, winged caduceus. RIC 703; Cohen 362; BMC 138. 3.21gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Circa AD 287-288. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand and sceptre in her left. Cf. RIC V.5 1297(l). 2.82gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III AE Antoninianus (Limes Falsum?). AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, emperor standing to right, holding spear and globe. For Silver Antoninianus: RIC IV 92; RSC 253. 3.69gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Limes Falsum or a result of the time; crisis and decline.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
