LOT 3305
Tiberius, as Caesar, AE Semis. AD 12-14. Lugdunum mint.
TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head to right / ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels and stylized figures; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond and wreath. RIC 246; BMC 588; Cohen 38. Very Fine.(4.66gr, 20mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Julia Mamaea AR Denarius. AD 222-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VESTA, Vesta standing facing, head to left, holding palladium and sceptre. RIC IV 360 (Sev. Alexander); BMCRE 381 (Sev. Alexander); RSC 81. 3.63gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171. 3.87gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Julian II AE 25mm. AD 360-363. Contemporary imitation of the Ludgunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N FL C IVII-ANVᔕ P F HVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ᔕECVRITAƧ REI PVB, bull standing to right with two stars above; LVGDOFD? in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 236. 6.15gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
