LOT 3727
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. Struck January AD 276. Lugdunum mint.
IMP CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing to left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left; C A below. RIC 61; Bastien 64; CBN 1449-53; RIC V online 3289. Very Fine.(3.69gr, 24mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / ROMA, Roma standing to left, holding Victory and spear; S C across fields. RIC II.1, 190; BMCRE-560. 26.46gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268. Samosata mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated to left on shield, presenting Victory to emperor, standing to right; wreath above. MIR 1701m. 3.33gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 120-121. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate and draped bust to right / MONETA AVGVSTI, Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; S C across field. RIC II.3 435; Cohen 974; BMCRE 1196. 25.89gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Nice cypress-green patina. Very rare.
Acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, May 2017. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
