LOT 3614
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275. Rome mint.
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V.1 82 var. (mintmark); MER-RIC 3248 (temporary). Extremely Fine.(4.55gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
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Domitian AE As. AD 85. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI, laureate head to right, with aegis / MONETA AVGVST, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; in fields, S C. RIC 303; Cohen 325; BMC 314. 11.31gr, 30mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Nero Claudius Drusus Fourrée Denarius. Died 9 BC. Lugdunum mint. Possibly a British imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, head of Nero Claudius Drusus to left, wearing oak wreath / Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue to right between two trophies with seated and bound captives, the rider holding spear in his right hand; above and on architrave, DE GERM. For prototype: RIC 70; BMC 97; CBN 3; Cohen 2. 2.77gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 77-78. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / COS VIII, Mars standing to left, holding spear and trophy. RIC II.1 938; BMCRE 202; RSC 126. 3.47gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
