LOT 3038
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 276. 4th officina. IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding long caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; Δ in left field, star in right field. RIC V.1 65 (Gaul); MER-RIC 3325 (temporary). Good Very Fine. Plenty of silvering remaining.(4.44gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 3038
Tacitus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Group of One Hundred and Fifteen [115] AE Roman Imperial Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Various emperors and mints. 106gr total.
About Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Collector's ticket included. -
Caligula AE As. AD 37-41.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint; struck AD 37-38. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head to left / Vesta seated to left on ornamented throne, holding patera with her right hand and sceptre with her left; VESTA above, S C across fields. RIC I 38; Cohen 27; BMCRE 45-8. 9.12gr, 29mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG EPHE (partially ligate) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; BMCRE 451; RSC 40. 3.39gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Die break on obverse.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
