LOT 3503
Tiberius AE As. Circa AD 21-22. Rome mint.
TI · CAESAR · DIVI · AVG · F · AVGVST · IMP · VIII, bare head to left / PONTIF · MAXIM · TRIBVN · POTEST · XXIIII around large S C. RIC 44; Cohen 25. Near Very Fine.(9.82gr, 30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 3503
Tiberius AE As.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Group of Ten [10] Late Roman AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed emperors, denominations and reverse types. 25.93gr total, 17-19mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson. -
Group of Two Hundred [200] Late Roman AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed emperors, denominations and reverse types. 282gr total, 8-30mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
