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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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 4th officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT X with captive seated on ground to either side; S-F across fields, HL (ligate) in right field, ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 124. 2.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Full silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Rome mint; struck AD 184-185. M COMM ANT AVG P BRIT FEL, laureate head to right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, emperor standing to left on platform, right hand raised and holding sceptre with left, three soldiers standing to right below, holding legionary eagles; FID EXERC in exergue. RIC III 110c; BMCRE 160; RSC 140a. 2.83gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
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Group of Ten [10] BI Roman Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various emperors. 23.79gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
