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 Unpublished variant of this very rare type.(3.19gr, 18mm, 6h).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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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 12th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope walking to left; XII in exergue. RIC V 181; MIR 36, 750b; RSC 165. 3.62gr, 21mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian II AR Denarius. AD 238.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Rome mint; struck AD 238. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, leaning on short column and holding wand with right hand and cornucopiae with left; globe at her feet. RIC IV 1; RSC. 5; BMCRE 19-20 var. (rev. legend break). 2.50gr, 20mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Wonderful old cabinet tone.
Ex Tinchant Brussels.
Gordian II was Roman emperor with his father Gordian I in AD 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died before his father, Gordian II had the shortest reign of any Roman emperor, at about 22 days. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 5th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, doe walking to right, head reverted; Є in exergue. RIC V.1, 177 (sole reign); MIR 728b; RSC 154. 3.00gr, 21mm, 6h
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
