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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Group of Five [5] Roman AE Coins. 1st-2nd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various emperors. 102gr total.
Fair to Fine.
From the Fell Mill site, Shipston-on-Stour, UK. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Lucius Verus AR Denarius. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint; struck AD 168. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head to right / TR P VIII [IMP] V COS III, Aequitas seated to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC III 595 (Aurelius); BMCRE 481-482 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 318. 3.49gr, 18 mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Some delamination on obverse.
Property of a Norwich, UK, collector. -
Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rome mint; struck AD 184-185. M COMMODVS ANTON [AVG PIVS BRIT], laureate head to right / [P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P?], Victory seated to right on shields, holding palm branch and inscribing shield set on lap; [S C] across lower fields, [VICT BRIT] in exergue. Cf. RIC III 452; cf. Cohen 946; cf. BMCRE 560. 18.51gr, 28mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
