LOT 3318
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 72-73. Antioch mint.
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / NEP RED, Neptune standing to left, with right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and sceptre. RIC 1555; RPC II 1928; RSC 274. Extremely Fine.(3.10gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Group of One Hundred [100] Late Roman Imperial AE Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Various emperors. 242gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Group of Five [5] Roman Imperial AE Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various emperors. 14.08gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Constantine I, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 307. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head to left, holding globe and sceptre, in hexastyle temple, plain pediment; R(star)Q in exergue. RIC VI 196. 5.81gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
