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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Maximian BI Nummus. Second reign, AD 308-310.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Antioch mint; struck AD 309. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius standing to left, holding patera with right hand, from which liquid pours, and cornucopia with left; O above I in right field, ANT • in exergue. RIC VI 112a. 6.83gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Divus Valerian II AR Antoninianus. Died AD 258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rome mint. Consecration issue. DIVO CAES VALERIANO, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / CONSECRATIO, lighted altar. RIC V 24; MIR 36, 261k; RSC 13. 2.10gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Victorinus BI Antoninianus. Died AD 271.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Colonia Agrippinensis mint. DIVO VICTORINO PIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to right on globe, head to left, with wreath in beak. RIC V.2 83 var. (bust type); RIC V.4 638; Elmer 785. 3.00gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
