LOT 3554
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 3554
Vespasian AR Denarius.
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Nero AR Denarius. Circa AD 64-65. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
[NE]RO CAESAR AVGVS[TVS], laureate head to right / [IVPPITER] CVSTOS Jupiter seated to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long sceptre in his left. RIC I 53; BMC 74; Cohen 119. 3.33gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-335. Nicomedia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
VRBS ROMA, helmeted and mantled bust of Roma to left / She-wolf standing to left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars and three pellets; SMNS in exergue. RIC 195. 2.31gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Julia Domna AR Denarius. AD 211-217. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust to right / DIANA LVCIFERA, Diana standing facing, head to left, holding torch in both hands. RIC IV 373A (Caracalla); BMCRE 1-4 (Caracalla); RSC 32. 2.91gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
