LOT 3517
Trajan AE Dupondius. Struck autumn AD 98-autumn AD 99. Rome mint.
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, radiate head to right / TR POT COS II P P, Abundantia seated to left on chair formed of two cornucopiae, holding sceptre in her right hand; S C in exergue. RIC 398; BMC 719; Cohen 618. Very Fine.(13.03gr, 27mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Theodosius I AE 21mm. AD 379-395. Contemporary imitation, possibly by Cherson mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N TAEODO-SIVS(sic) [...]P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear and shield / GLORIA RO-[...],Theodosius, wearing military attire, standing to left on galley, head to right, raising hand; Victory at helm holding rudder; wreath in left field; CO[...] in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC IX 52c.3. 4.02gr, 21mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
The issue is, on account of the mintmark, occasionally described as having been struck at Constantinople for use at Cherson. However, the crude fabric and unconventional style as well as major inconsistencies in the epigraphy point to local production at the important port city of Cherson. -
Group of Fifty (50) AE and AR Roman Coins. Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising: mixed emperors, issues, denominations and reverse types. 134gr total.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 321. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around laurel wreath enclosing VOT•V in three lines; RT in exergue. RIC VII 234. 3.12gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, gentleman's numismatic collection.
