LOT 2856
Titus, as Caesar AE As. AD 69-79.
Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 77-78. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head to right / Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising her skirt. RIC II.1 786 (Vespasian). Near Very Fine.(7.56gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 4.28gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine. Struck on a thick flan; dark green patina with brown highlights. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 3rd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / FELIC TEMPO, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and sceptre with left; T in exergue. RIC V.1 145; MER-RIC 35. 2.98gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Barbarous Imitations of Tetricus BI Antoniniani Group. AD 271-274.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Three barbarous imitations of Tetricus' issue; all from the same dies. 8.44gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1980-2015; From Abelita family collection.
