LOT 2850
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Rome, mint; struck AD 77-78. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / CE-RES AVGVST, Ceres standing to left, holding two grain ears and poppy in right hand, sceptre in left. RIC I 968; RSC 54. Good Very Fine.(3.44gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 86, 17 December 2023, lot 453 (wrongly attributed as Titus), dealer's ticket included.
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Barbarous Imitations of Tetricus BI Antoniniani Group. AD 271-274.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
Three barbarous imitations of Tetricus' issue; all from the same dies. 8.44gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1980-2015; From Abelita family collection. -
Constans I BI Centenionalis. AD 337-350.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Ludgunum mint. D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier advancing to left, holding shield, spearing fallen horseman; PLG in exergue. RIC VIII 82. 5.83gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 278-279. 4th officina. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Roma as amazon standing facing, head to left, holding Victory and spear; shield on ground, IIII in exergue. RIC V.2 112; probuscoins.fr 158; Bastien 298. 4.00gr, 21mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
