LOT 3615
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 114-115. Rome mint.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Trajan's column, surmounted with statue of emperor; base ornamented by two eagles and bas-reliefs on pedestal. RIC II 356; BMCRE 565; Woytek 514v; RSC 284. Near Very Fine.(3.19gr, 20mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Nero AR Denarius. AD 67-68. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, laureate head to right / SA-LVS, Salus seated to left on ornamented throne, holding patera and resting left hand at side. RIC I 72; RSC 320. 3.05gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 287-290. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and vertical sceptre with left. RIC V 880. 4.53gr, 22mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina with some brown highlights.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005, collector's ticket included. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Southern mint or Colonia Agrippinensis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to right, holding patera and feeding serpent in arms. RIC V.2 67 (Southern Mint) and 122 (Colonia Agrippinensis). 2.17gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
