LOT 3321
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 71. Ephesus mint.
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, holding grain ears in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; monogram below. RIC 1428 var.; cf. RPC II 827C (slightly differing monogram). Very Fine. Rare.(2.25gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Agrippa AE As. AD 37-41. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
M • AGRIPPA • L • F COS • III, head to left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing to left, holding small dolphin and trident; S C across fields. RIC I 58 (Gaius); Cohen 3; BMCRE 161 (Tiberius). 11.39gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Possibly contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Radiate bust to right / Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch with right hand and sceptre with left. For prototype: cf. RIC V.2 100. 1.82gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 285. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, emperor standing to right, holding parazonium and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; ЄΔ between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 325. 3.81gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
