LOT 3069
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Ephesus mint; struck AD 69-70. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left on throne, holding grain ears and poppy with right hand and cornucopia with left; sideways Φ under throne. RIC II.2 1400 var. (Φ in exergue); BMCRE -, cf. 434; RPC II 809 var. (same); RSC 65c var. (same). Good Very Fine. Unpublished variant of this very rare type.(3.19gr, 18mm, 6h).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s;
Acquired from an EU collector living in London;
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis (?) mint. IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding two ensigns. RIC V.2 68; RIC V.4 -. 2.45gr, 16mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
![Roman Imperial AE Coins Group [92].](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/220552-s.jpg)
Roman Imperial AE Coins Group [92]. 3rd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Group comprising: various issues and reverse types mainly from the House of Constantine. 199gr total, 12-25mm
'As Found' Condition.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Uncertain mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; S-P across fields. Cf. RIC V.2 484 (obverse legend). 3.56gr, 22mm, 7h
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
