LOT 3540
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, Pax running to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC IV 67; BMCRE 422; RSC 319. Very Fine.(2.07gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3540
Severus Alexander AR Denarius.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera with her right hand and leaning with her left elbow on throne. RIC 14; Cohen 85. 3.47gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Austrian art market. Property of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £15 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Emperor standing facing, head to right, holding spear with right hand and globe in left. RIC V.2 83 (Lugdunum) and 325 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RSC 331a. 3.71gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
