LOT 3074
Vespasian AE As. AD 69-79.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 77-78. "Judaea Capta" commemorative. IMP CAES VESPASIAN [...], laureate head to right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Judaea seated to right on cuirass in attitude of mourning, surrounded by arms, resting her head on her left hand; behind, palm tree. Cf. RIC II.1 1233; cf. Cohen 240. Near Very Fine.(10.64gr, 28mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Wiltshire, UK, collector.
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Carausius, Romano-British Emperor AE Denarius. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
'RSR' mint(?). IMP CARAVSIVS [P AVG?], laureate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / CONCO[...], Concordia, draped, standing to right, holding standard in left hand and clasping right hand with soldier, wearing military attire, standing to left and holding spear in left hand; RSR(?) in exergue. Not in the standard references. 3.53gr, 20mm, 6h
Near Very Fine. Unpublished combination of obverse and reverse types and seemingly unique.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Carausius and Allectus AE Antoninianii Group. AD 286-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mixed group comprising: five Carausius Antoninianii of various issues, and an Allectus Quinarius minted at Colchester. 18.79gr total, 18-25mm
Mostly Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £30
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 302-304. 2nd officina. IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing facing, head to left, holding patera over lit altar with right hand and cornucopia with left; B in right field, PLG in exergue. RIC VI 108b; Lyon 342. 9.61gr, 28mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Green-brown patina; partially silvering.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
