LOT 3679
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271. Local imitation.
Radiate and cuirassed bust to right / Salus standing to right, feeding serpent in her arms. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 67 (Southern Mint) and 122 (Colonia Agrippinensis). Very Fine.(2.69gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceLondon, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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Nero AR Denarius. AD 67-68. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, laureate head to right / SA-LVS, Salus seated to left on ornamented throne, holding patera and resting left hand at side. RIC I 72; RSC 320. 3.05gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 320-321. Siscia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, around, VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath; ΓSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 163. 2.71gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Mars standing to left, holding branch and spear. RIC III 175; BMCRE 256; RSC 350. 3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
