LOT 3541
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 228. Rome mint.
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Severus Alexander, laureate and in the guise of Romulus, walking to right, holding spear in his right hand and trophy over his left shoulder. RIC 224; BMC 522; Cohen 584. Very Fine.(2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3541
Severus Alexander AR Denarius.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Gordian III AE Antoninianus (Limes Falsum?). AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Herennia Etruscilla BI Antoninianus. AD 249-251. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
HER ETRVSCILLA A[VG], diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia standing to left, drawing veil and holding sceptre. RIC IV 58b (Decius); RSC 17. 2.50gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 102, 3 November 2022, lot 1056. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Numerian BI Antoninanus. AD 284. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP NVMERIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Numerian to right / PIETAS AVGG, Mercury standing to left, holding purse and caduceus; KAΔ in exergue. RIC 416. 3.57gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
