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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Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Incuse of IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Incuse of RESTITV[...], female figure draped standing to right, presenting wreath raised in the right hand to Probus, wearing cloak over cuirass, standing facing before her, the head turned to left, holding globe and sceptre. 4.27gr, 28mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 215. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning right on serpent-entwined staff; at feet to right, globe. RIC IV 251; BMCRE 103; RSC 302. 3.49gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
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. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT ORBIS, Securitas seated to left, holding sceptre and propping head on hand. RIC IV 48b; RSC 215. 4.35gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Live Auction 4, 29 November 2018, lot 878 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian.
