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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Faustina II AE Sestertius. Struck circa AD 161-164. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing facing, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and long sceptre in her left; at feet to left, peacock standing to left, head to right; S C across fields. BMC 922; Cohen 142; MIR 19-6/b; RIC -, cf. 1651 (no diadem). 25.08gr, 33mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
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. -
Group of Six [6] Roman Coins. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including a Hadrian AE As and five AE Antoninianus of Claudicus Gothicus x 2, Aurelian, Maximianus and Gallienus. 29.29gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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