LOT 2907
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 107-108. Rome mint.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Danube reclining to left on rocks, head to right, with billowing cloak above, placing his right hand on stern and resting his left arm on overturned urn; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC II 100; BMCRE 395; Woytek 277b; RSC 136. Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Some scratches.(2.73gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 225. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standard in each hand. RIC 139; BMCRE 220; RSC 52. 2.72gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 317. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to left with chlamys across shoulder and raised right hand, holding globe with left hand; S P across fields, PLN in exergue. RIC VII 115; C&T 8.09.020; RML 807. 3.31gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 190. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Pax seated to left on curule chair, holding branch and caduceus. RIC 210; RSC 555. 2.12gr, 17mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Gitbud Numismatik. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
