LOT 3733
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. AD 310. Antioch mint. 'Persecution' issue.
IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated to left, holding globe and sceptre / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Δ-Є across fields, ANT in exergue. McAlee 171(i); Van Heesch 2(i); Vagi 2955. Very Fine.(1.81gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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. -
Macrinus AE Sestertius. AD 217. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Fides standing facing, head to right, with foot set on helmet, holding standard in each hand; S C in exergue. RIC IV 141; Banti 28. 22.77gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Tooled and smoothed.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 107-108. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Danube reclining to left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on stern and resting his left arm on overturned urn; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC II 100; BMCRE 395; Woytek 277b; RSC 136. 2.73gr, 19mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Some scratches.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
