LOT 3728
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 276. Lugdunum mint.
IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus standing to right, feeding serpent held in her arms; C (star) across fields. RIC V.1 58; MER-RIC 3339 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine.(2.82gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 70. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
[IMP C]AESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR PO[T], Pax seated to left, holding branch and caduceus. RIC II.1 29; RSC 94h. 3.24gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Theodosius I AE 13mm. AD 379-395. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[D N] THEODOSIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI [...], Victory advancing to left, head to right, holding trophy and dragging captive behind; in field to left Christogram; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC 65b (Thessalonica). 1.74gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 210-213. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / PROFECTIO AVG, Caracalla standing to right, holding transverse spear, two standards behind him, each surmounted by a hand. RIC 225; RSC 509. 3.04gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
