LOT 3109
Trajan AE Dupondius. AD 98-117.
Rome mint; struck AD 104-107. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, radiate bust to right, drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Victory standing to right, fastening shield inscribed VIC DAC to palm; S C across fields. RIC II 531; Woytek 210b. Very Fine.(12.78gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, collection.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Treveri mint; struck AD 262-263. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERC PACIFERO, Hercules standing to left, holding olive branch, club and lion skin. RIC V.2 67 (Lugdunum); RIC V.4 209; RSC 101a. 2.85gr, 21mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Ticinum mint; struck AD 281. 2nd officina. VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left / PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding globe in her right hand and long sceptre in her left; Q in left field, SXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 491 var. (star on reverse); probuscoins.fr 1102. 3.65gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mediolanum mint. Struck in the name of Postumus, mid AD 268. 3rd officina. IMP POSTV[MVS AVG], radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS • EQVIT •, Mars walking to right, holding spear and shield; T in exergue. RIC V.2 (Postumus) 388; RIC V.4 450; AGK (Postumus) 111b; RSC (Postumus) 441. 2.06gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
