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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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After circa AD 146. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding globe in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on the ground. RIC 366; Cohen 73. 3.15gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 113-114. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC II 272; BMCRE 421; Woytek 422b; RSC 404a. 3.31gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 268. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right and transverse sceptre with left hand; P in left field. RIC V.2 318 (Colonia Agrippensis); RSC 215b (same). 3.37gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
