LOT 2896
Vitellius AR Denarius. Struck late AD April-December 69. Rome mint.
[A] VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head to right / XV VIR [SACR FAC], tripod with covered vessel; above, dolphin to right; between tripod legs, raven standing to right. RIC 70; Cohen 115. Good Fine.(3.13gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Galerius, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 303-305. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS N N, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; R(crescent)Q(?) in exergue. Cf. RIC VI 112b. 8.60gr, 28mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Group of Seven [7] Constantinian BI Coins. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types. 15.04gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 280. Ticinum mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C PROBVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / MARTI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch and spear and shield; I in left field, QXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 508. 3.93gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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