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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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Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 285. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, Mars walking to left, holding spear and trophy; VIXXIT in exergue. RIC V.2 239. 3.74gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 140. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS II[I], bare head of Antoninus Pius to right / AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F COS•, bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right. RIC III 415C; Cohen 21. 2.91gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Julia Mamaea, Augusta AR Denarius. Struck AD 226. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IVLIA MA-MAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / VESTA, Vesta standing facing, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and sceptre in her left. RIC 360; Cohen 81. 2.36gr, 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.
