LOT 4078
Vespasian AE Dupondius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V GENS, radiate head to right / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus with right hand and cornucopia with left; S C across fields. RIC II.1 715; BMCRE 696. Near Extremely Fine. Some tooling.(12.28gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom UK private collection.
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LOT 4078
Vespasian AE Dupondius.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Group of Fourteen [14] Ancient Roman, Greek, Byzantine and Other Ancient Bronze Coins. 200 BC-400 AD.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: various rulers, denominations, and reverse types. 43gr total, 10-25 mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,450
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS•, laureate head to right / Slow quadriga to left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple surmounted by statuette of quadriga flanked by Victories holding palm fronds and wreaths; car ornamented with figures of Minerva advancing left and brandishing spear, and garlands; EX S C in exergue. RIC II.1 361 (Titus); Hendin 6616; RSC 146. 3.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. An excellent well-centered and nicely toned example with bold portrait of emperor.
Acquired from OGN in February 2012. Private European collection. -
Julia Domna AV Aureus. Dated AD 196. Rome mint.
Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing to left, holding torch in both hands. RIC IV 548 var. (S. Severus, crescent on neck); Hill 223; Calicó 2610. 7.08gr, 20mm, 6h.
Fleur De Coin. A spectacular aureus. Rare.
Ex G. Hirsch, Auction XIV, 19 September 1957, lot 706. Ex Bankhaus H. Aufhäuser, Auction 17, 18 March 2003, lot 413. Ex Marti Hervera, 20 May 2004, lot 410. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 143, 7 May 2024, lot 558 (11,500 CHF hammer). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
