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LOT 3731
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. Struck circa AD 312. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
3rd officina. GENIO AN-TIOCHENI, Tyche seated facing, river-god Orontes swimming below / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing to left, holding patera and lyre; Γ in right field, SNA in exergue. Vagi 2954. Very Fine. Rare.(1.41gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III(?), laureate head to right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Jewess seated to right on cuirass under palm tree in attitude of mourning; behind palm, Jew standing to right, hands tied behind his back; in left field, shields; in exergue, S C. Cf. RIC II 159; cf. Cohen 232; cf. BMC 532. 25.28gr, 35mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From the Tenby collection. Acquired from Naville Numismatics Ltd. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 229. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIII COS III P P, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch, spear and shield. RIC IV 92; BMCRE 604; RSC 365. 3.40gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Toned.
Acquired from TimeLine Originals, 18 November 2009. Property of a Leeds, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the receipt and CoA. This coin published at www.wildwinds.com. -
Maximinus I AE Sestertius. AD 236-238. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA GERMANICA, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding wreath and palm, captive seated to left at feet; S C across fields. RIC IV 90; Cohen 109; BMCRE 191. 19.04gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
