LOT 3317
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck AD 71. Ephesus mint.
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / AVG EPHE (partially ligate) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; BMCRE 451; RSC 40. (NGC graded XF 4/5 - 2/5 (#8465280-010).).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3317
Vespasian AR Denarius.
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 145-161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and rod. RIC III 127; BMCRE 512-516; RSC 228. 3.18gr, 18mm, 6h.
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. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 103-111. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust to right with slight drapery on left shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Pax standing to left, holding cornucopia and setting fire to pile of arms; PAX in exergue. RIC II 102; BMCRE 401; RSC 196b. 3.35gr, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 218-219. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA, two signa between two aquila; MILIT in exergue. RIC IV 187; BMCRE 275; RSC 15. 3.10gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
