LOT 3730
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, SM[A] in exergue. McAlee 170c; Vagi 2954. Very Fine.(1.56gr, 16mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC IV 144; RSC 98. 4.58gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Incuse of laureate head or bust to right / Incuse of laureate head or bust to right. 4.60gr, 26mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Mamaea, Augusta AR Denarius. 1st emission of Severus Alexander, early AD 222. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust to right / IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno Conservatrix standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock standing to left, head to right. RIC IV 343 (Alexander); BMCRE 43-8 (Alexander); RSC 35. 2.77gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some deposits on reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
