LOT 3504
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 70. Rome mint.
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to right / COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated to left, holding branch in right hand and winged caduceus in left. RIC II.1, 29; BMC 26; Cohen -. Very Fine. Toned. Some scratches.(3.13gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Julian II BI Maiorina. AD 360-363. Nicomedia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB, bull standing to right; above, star; (palm) NIKΓ • (palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 122. 8.95gr, 28mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Circa AD 287-288. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP CAR[...] AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX [AVG], Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand and transverse sceptre in her left. Cf. RIC 895; cf. RIC V.5 1297(l). 4.88gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Attractive olive green patina.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 335. Antioch mint. 8th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing, looking inwards, each holding spear and resting hand on shield; two standards between them, SMANH in exergue. RIC VII 88. 2.28gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Purchased from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 2006. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 117, 22 February 2024, lot 1329. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
