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LOT 3612
Uncertain Emperor BI Antoninianus. 3rd century AD. Uncertain mint.
Incuse of reverse / SALVS AVG, Salus standing to left, feeding serpent rising from altar out of patera and holding sceptre(?). Cf. MER-RIC 184 (temporary) for rev. type. Very Fine.(2.32gr, 18mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236-238. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Good Very Fine.
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 the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Vespasian AE Semis. AD 74. Rome mint. Struck for circulation in the East.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP • VESP • AVG, laureate head to left / PON • TR • POT, winged caduceus. RIC II -; RPC -; McAlee 377. 3.15gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Very rare with this reverse legend.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
