LOT 2845
Vitellius AE As. AD 69.
Spanish (Tarraco?) mint; struck circa January-June AD 69. A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN, laureate head to left / VICTORIA [AVGVSTI], Victory advancing to left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R in two lines; S C across fields. RIC I 46; CSB 53. Good Very Fine. Scarce.(9.31gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Antioch mint; struck AD 72-73. [IMP] CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1554; RPC II 1927; BMCRE 505; RSC 74. 3.12gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Interesting with inner linear circle on the reverse (possibly auxiliary line for the engraver).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Antioch mint. 4th officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left and holding sceptre; Δ in central field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 922. 4.13gr, 21mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Maximian BI Nummus. Second reign, AD 307-308.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
London mint; struck circa May to end of November AD 307. D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, wearing chlamys, towered head, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; PLN in exergue. RIC VI 90; C&T 5.01.003; RML 189. 7.45gr, 26mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
