LOT 4082
Trajan AR Denarius. Circa AD 101-102. Rome mint.
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P • M • TR • P • COS • IIII • P • P, Hercules, nude and wearing lion skin headdress, standing facing on low base, holding club in his right hand and apples in his left. RIC 49; BMC 86; Cohen 231. Very Fine.(2.88gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4082
Trajan AR Denarius.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 285-295. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter, holding globe and sceptre, standing to right, facing Hercules standing to left, holding Victory on globe, club and lionskin; crescent over H in lower centre; XXI in exergue. RIC 622. 4.79gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by an old coin ticket. -
Commodus AV Aureus. Struck AD 178. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30,000 - 40,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15,000
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / TR P III IMP II COS P P, Castor, nude but for cap and short cloak, standing to left, holding horse by bridle in right hand and spear in left. RIC III 648 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE 774 (same obv. die); Calicó 2337b (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1014 (same rev. die as illustration). 7.31gr, 20mm, 11h.
Mint State. A truly spectacular specimen.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 377, 20 October 2022, lot 5892 (hammer: EUR 30,000). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Magnentius AV Solidus. Dated AD 353. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
D N MAGNENTIVS AVG, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICT CAES LIB ROM ORB, Victory standing to right, facing Libertas, draped and standing to left, holding spear, both supporting trophy on shaft; TR in exergue. RIC VIII 296; Bastien 76 (same dies, two examples cited); Blätter für Münzfreunde 56, 1921, pl. 246, 14; Depeyrot 13/2; F. Trau Collection, Gilhofer & Ranschburg and A. Hess, 1935, 4288 (same dies). 3.83gr, 22mm, 6h.
In secure plastic holder: NGC graded MS 5/5 - 2/5, marks, slight bend (#6158066-011). Extremely rare.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 236, 7 October 2013, lot 1246. Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 327, 22 October 2014, lot 150. Ex Nomos AG, obolos 5, 26 June 2016, lot 870 (15,000 CHF hammer). From the GK Collection. Ex GK Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 1096. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXVIII, 5 July 2023, lot 645. Ex Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, Auction C24005, 17 July 2024, lot 6. Ex The Coin Cabinet, Kallista Auction 1, 3 October 2024, lot 160. Ex The Coin Cabinet, Ancients Auction 15, 31 October 2024, lot 244. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Pierre Bastien regards the two coins known to him as hybrid issues, whilst the author of the catalogue on the Trau Collection classifies the specimen described therein as a barbaric issue.
