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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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Good Very Fine.
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Magnentius AE Centenionalis. AD 350-351. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
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Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing left, holding Victory on globe and labarum inscribed with a Christogram; A in right field. Cf. RIC VIII 264. 5.75gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 71. Ephesus mint.
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IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears, poppy and cornucopia; EPHE (PHE ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. 3.30gr, 17mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
