LOT 3549
Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck July-December AD 71. Rome mint.
IMP CAES VESP AVG PM, laureate head to right / TRI POT, veiled Vesta seated to left, holding simpulum in outstretched right hand. RIC II.I 46. Near Very Fine.(3.28gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS•, laureate head to right / Slow quadriga to left, with tensa (car) in form of small temple surmounted by statuette of quadriga flanked by Victories holding palm fronds and wreaths; car ornamented with figures of Minerva advancing left and brandishing spear, and garlands; EX S C in exergue. RIC II.1 361 (Titus); Hendin 6616; RSC 146. 3.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. An excellent well-centered and nicely toned example with bold portrait of emperor.
Acquired from OGN in February 2012. Private European collection. -
Philip I AE 26mm of Iuliopolis, Bithynia. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑΥΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΙΟΥΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Hygieia standing to right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing to left, holding serpent staff; between them, Telesphorus. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 71078; RG -. 9.32gr, 26mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk). Extremely rare; only one other example cited by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AR Denarius Struck AD 137-July 138. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding wand over globe in her outstretched right hand and sceptre in her left. RIC II.3, 2320; BMC 695; Cohen 1204. 2.52gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
