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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Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89. -
Agrippa AE As. AD 37-41. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head to left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing to left, holding small dolphin and trident; S C across fields. RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius). 10.57gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Circa AD 151-152. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / TR POT XV COS IIII, Pietas standing to right by altar, holding hind and basket of fruits; PIETAS in exergue. RIC III 217; BMCRE 755; RSC 617. 3.50gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
