LOT 4076
Vespasian AV Aureus. Struck AD 76. Rome mint.
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head to left / Heifer standing to right; COS VII above. RIC II.1 842; BMCRE 178; Calicó 621. Extremely Fine. Sharply struck on broad flan, boasting a fine portrait of Vespasian. Previously NGC graded AU Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, Fine Style, Brushed, cert. number 6556713-004.(7.25gr, 21mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 13, 17 June 1954, lot 656.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 35, 16 June 1967, lot 37.
Ex Hess-Leu, Auction 45, 12 May 1970, lot 496.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 138, 18 May 2023, lot 665.
Acquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4076
Vespasian AV Aureus.
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£10,000 (EUR 11,600; USD 13,500) +BP*
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Maximian BI Antoninianus. AD 290-294. Lugdunum mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS AVGG, Salus standing to right, feeding snake held in arms; C in exergue. RIC 422. 3.94gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Baldwin's, London, UK, August 1987. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Trajan AE Dupondius. AD 98-99. Rome mint.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, radiate head to right / TR POT COS II P P, Abundantia seated to left on chair formed of two cornucopiae, holding sceptre in her right hand; S C in exergue. RIC II 386. 11.64gr, 27mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Catawiki. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220-222. Rome mint.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / LIBERTAS AVG, Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre; star in right field. RIC IV 107; BMCRE 221; RSC 92. 3.02gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
