LOT 3767
Theodosius I BI 22mm. Struck AD 383-388. Nicomedia mint.
4th officina. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding labarum and globe, left foot on captive; SMNΔ in exergue. RIC IX 44b. Very Fine. Sandy patina.(5.00gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter, naked, standing facing, looking to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; S C across fields. RIC IV 298a. 14.50gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Some encrustations.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 85, 17 June 2021, lot 2189 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Hadrian AE As. AD 118. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP CAES DIVI TRA PARTH F DIVI NER NEP TRAIANO HADRIANO AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / PONT MAX TR POT COS [II?]; aquila between two signa; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II.3 157. 9.06gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Pleasant olive green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Marcus Aurelius AE As. AD 174-175. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIX, laureate head to right / IMP VII COS III, The Tiber reclining to left, resting his right arm on the prow of boat, and his left elbow on pitcher from which water flows; S C across fields. RIC III 1142; Cohen 348. 10.61gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
