LOT 3772
Severus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305. Ticinum mint. 1st officina.
SEVERVS NOB CAESAR, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN, Mars, helmeted, advancing to right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy in left hand over left shoulder; pellet in left field, PT in exergue. RIC VI 58a. Very Fine.(8.86gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / DIVO PIO, emperor seated to left, holding branch and sceptre. RIC III 442 (Aurelius); BMCRE 65 (Aurelius and Verus); RSC 352. 3.11gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 200-201. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head to right / VICT AETERN, Victory flying to left, holding wreath over shield set on low base. RIC IV 170; BMCRE 209; RSC 670. 2.70gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Rough surfaces.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
L SEPT SEV PER[T AVG IMP IIII?], laureate head to right / SECVRITAS PVBLICA, Securitas seated to left, holding globe. Cf. RIC IV 56. 3.25gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
