LOT 2851
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / PACI • ORB TERR • AVG, turreted and draped female bust to right, [EPHE (ligate)] below. RIC II.1 1433; BMCRE 459; RSC 293. Extremely Fine. Some delamination on obverse.(3.37gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector. -
Nero AE As. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR POT P P, laureate head to left, small globe at point of bust / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; S-C across fields. RIC I 525; BMCRE 356 var. (bust type). 12.70gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Scarce.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian. -
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising bronze Ases of Agrippa (63-12 BC), Caligula (AD 37-41), Nero (AD 54-68 ) and Dupondius of Divus Augustus (struck under Tiberius). 35.77gr total, 26-28mm.
Fine to Near Very Fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
