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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Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 367-375. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,333
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed and cuirassed bust to left, wearing helmet decorated with stars, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORE S AVGVSTI, Valentinian and Gratian seated facing, holding globe between them, Victory flying to left above crowning them; TR◂OB (Treveris in Officina Secunda) in exergue. RIC IX 16b; Cohen 39; Depeyrot 36/1. 4.49gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Slightly wavy flan. Very Rare and one of the finest known examples.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Wem, Shropshire, West Midlands, UK, on 23 June 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-8A8E89. -
Domitian, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 76-77. Rome mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Pegasus walking to right, raising his left foreleg. RIC 921; Cohen 47; BMC 193. 3.03gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Carus AV Aureus. AD 282-283. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,040
IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTOR-IAE AVGG, Victory advancing to right, holding palm frond over left shoulder and wreath in her right hand; SMA in exergue. RIC V.2 122; Calicó 4290; Cohen-. 5.02gr, 20mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG 53, 1698).
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 334, 29 May 2018, lot 132. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 17, 26 October 2018, lot 304 (dealer's ticket included).
