LOT 3242
Valentinian II AE 13mm. AD 375-392.
Alexandria mint; struck AD 378-383. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; ALEB(?) below. Cf. RIC IX 13b. Very Fine.(1.41gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Domitian AR Denarius. AD 81-96.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 90-91. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, laureate head to right / IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield. RIC II.1 719; BMCRE 176; RSC 265. 3.21gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From a private Suffolk, UK, collection. -
Julia Titi, Augusta AE Dupondius. AD 79-90/1.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £810
Rome mint; struck under Titus, AD 80-81. IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / CERES AVGVST, Ceres standing to left, holding grain ears and sceptre; S C across field. RIC II 192; Cohen 2; BMC 255. 13.04gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some smoothing. Beautiful dark green patina with golden-brown highlights.
From Dr M. Andreas Pangerl, Munich, collection. Acquired in March 2013. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 21, 21 November 2020, lot 313 (company's ticket included). -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Uncertain mint (Camulodunum?). IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing to right, holding spear in his right hand and placing his left on shield set on ground. RIC 1038; Cohen 391. 3.39gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
