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 Three [3] Roman AR Denarii.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/224829-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] Roman AR Denarii. 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 7.41gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Fausta, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Nicomedia mint; struck AD 324-325. 2nd officina. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust to right / SPES REIP-VBLICAE, empress standing facing, head to left, holding two infants in arms; SMNB in exergue. RIC VII 96. 2.75gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rome mint; struck AD 164-165. ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIX IMP II COS III, Annona standing to left, emptying cornucopia into modius, foot on globe. RIC III 125; BMCRE 359; RSC 474. 2.68gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
