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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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA A•VG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171; MER-RIC 33, note b (specimen no. 51446 in Vienna). 4.47gr, 23mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant of reverse legend.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Uncertain mint. [...]VSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right, seen from front / [PR]OV[I]D AV[G], Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre with right hand and cornucopia with left; [globe?] at feet to left, [C?] in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 348 (Camulodunum mint). 2.30gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
