LOT 3079
Trajan AE Sestertius. AD 98-117.
Rome mint; struck AD 112-114. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, aegis at point of bust / FELICITAS AVGVST, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopiae with left; S C across fields. RIC II 624; Cohen 142. Near Extremely Fine. Charming olive green patina.(24.44gr, 31mm, 6h).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 3079
Trajan AE Sestertius.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Rome mint; struck AD 246-248. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing to left, holding patera with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC IV 127 (Philip I) corr. (date); RSC 20. 4.09gr, 22mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Constantius II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 330-331. 1st officina. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, each holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield, two standards between; PLG in exergue. RIC VII 240. 2.46gr, 18mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina.
Ex Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993; Ex Spink & Son, 26 August 2004. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint; struck AD 260. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [VIC]TORIA GERMAN, Victory, on the left, standing to right, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left, facing Gallienus, on the right, standing to left, holding globe in right hand and spear in left; in field above, star. RIC V.1 452 (joint reign; uncertain Asian mint); Cohen 1173; MIR 1607b. 3.82gr, 20mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Much silvering remaining.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
