LOT 3691
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
[...]TETRICVS CAVS (sic), radiate and draped bust to right / SA[...] PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 272-274 (CAES/SPES). Very Fine.(3.22gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Nero AR Denarius. AD 67-68. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, laureate head to right / SA-LVS, Salus seated to left on ornamented throne, holding patera and resting left hand at side. RIC I 72; RSC 320. 3.05gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
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. -
Constantius I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 296-303. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, modius on head and chlamys on shoulder, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI 14a; C&T 2.01.010; RML 37. 9.91gr, 30mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Struck on a large flan.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 134-138. Rome mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / SPES P R, Spes standing to left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt; S C across fields. RIC 790; BMCRE 1564. 29.07gr, 32mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
