LOT 3509
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 77-78. Rome mint.
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / COS VIII, Mars standing to left, holding spear and trophy. RIC II.1 938; BMCRE 202; RSC 126. Near Very Fine. Toned.(3.47gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 236-237. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA GERM, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 16; BMCRE 105-7; RSC 99a. 2.65gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very 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 AR Antoninianus. AD 268. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC V.2 318 (Colonia Agrippensis); RSC 215b. 3.36gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantius II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 333-336. Heraclea mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [GLORIA EX]ERCITVS, two soldiers standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear and resting shield on ground, two standards between; SMHA(star) in exergue. RIC VII 138 (r4). 2.38gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
