LOT 3608
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 74. Rome mint.
IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head to right / PO[NTIF] MAXIM, emperor seated to right on curule chair, holding sceptre and branch. RIC II.1 545; Cohen 387; BMC 1977. Near Very Fine. Darkly toned.(2.82gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253. Rome mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to left, holding long vertical sceptre and patera, feeding serpent which rises from altar. RIC V.2 71 (Southern mint). 2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Tiberius AR Denarius. Struck AD 36-37. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
TI CAESAR DIVI [AVG F AVG]VSTVS, laureate head to right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia as Pax seated to right on chair with ornamented legs, her legs draped resting on footstool, holding sceptre and branch; on singular exergual line. RIC I 30 corr. (ornamented legs); BMCRE 48; RSC 16a. 3.72gr, 18mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, early 2000s.
