LOT 2898
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Antioch mint; struck AD 72-73. [IMP] CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1554; RPC II 1927; BMCRE 505; RSC 74. Near Extremely Fine. Interesting with inner linear circle on the reverse (possibly auxiliary line for the engraver).(3.12gr, 17mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Antoninus Pius AE As. AD 154-155. Rome mint (or mint in Britain?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right / BRITANNIA COS IIII, Britannia seated to left on rock, resting head on right hand, and resting left hand on rock, round shield and vexillum in background; S C in exergue. RIC III 934; Cohen 117; BMCRE 1971. 12.71gr, 25mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
It has been suggested that the Britannia asses of Antoninus Pius were struck at a mint in the province as significant quantities have been found on Romano-British sites, such as Coventina's Well at Carrawburgh Fort on Hadrian's Wall. However, the enterprise of creating a mint is enormous and out of proportion for such a small issue, the product of quintessentially Roman style die engraving. It is therefore far more likely that this issue was produced in Rome and shipped to Britannia in bulk for distribution. -
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 297-298. Heraclea mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
2nd officina. IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera from which liquor flows; HTB in exergue. RIC VI 19b corr. (obv. legend). 9.95gr, 28mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 285-286. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; XXIΔ in exergue. RIC V.2 162. 3.21gr, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
