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 Unpublished variant of this very rare type.(3.19gr, 18mm, 6h).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): £182
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 260-261. "Legionary series" issue. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / LEG I ADI VI P VI F, capricorn to right. RIC V.1 315 (joint reign); MIR 982r; RSC 447. 4.27gr, 22mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Died AD 140/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rome mint. Struck after AD 141. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to left, holding torch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 356 (Pius); BMCRE 399 (Pius); RSC 96. 3.50gr, 18mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned with golden iridescence around the devices on obverse.
Ex Spink, dealer's ticket included. Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 322-323. CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, C-R across fields, PLG in exergue. RIC VII 168. 1.79gr, 19mm, 6h
Very Fine.
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
