LOT 2848
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 / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears, poppy and cornucopia; EPHE (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. Good Very Fine.(3.41gr, 19mm, 6h.).
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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LOT 2848
Vespasian AR Denarius.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 323-350.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laurel and rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, helmeted soldier advancing to right, head to left and with spear pointing downward in left hand, leading with right hand a small figure from hut beneath tree; uncertain mintmark. Cf. RIC VIII 140. 4.19gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 4th officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 3.34gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK. -
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 75. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / PON MAX TR P COS VI, Securitas seated to left, holding branch in her right hand and resting her left elbow on throne. RIC II 772; RSC 366. 3.07gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
