LOT 3689
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 273. Treveri mint.
IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AV[GG?], Mars standing to left, holding spear and shield. Cf. RIC V.2 148. Very Fine.(3.03gr, 21mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P V COS II P P, Apollo seated to left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre. RIC IV 89; RSC 261. 4.63gr, 22mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Incuse of [CONSTANTI]-NVS MAX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Incus of PROVIDEN-[TIAE AVGG?], camp gate with no doors and two turrets; star above. 4.78gr, 28mm, 9h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 190-191. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / APOL PAL P M TR P XVI COS VI, Apollo standing facing, head to right, holding plectrum and lyre resting on column. RIC III 218; BMCRE 292; RSC 25. 2.35gr, 16mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
