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15 February 2017

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A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

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A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (15 February 2017)

Gross Total £675,605 (£810,726 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots 194
Exchange rate of the GB pound US $1.24 and €1.17

Principal Lots
Lot no.

50 Divus Titus, Sestertius, Rome, view of Coliseum, ex Campion, £310,000 (£372,000)
81 Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, Emperor with soldiers in Britain, ex Bement and Drabble, £32,000 (£38,400)
38 Vitellius, Sestertius, Rome, Pax, ex Tyszkiewicz, Mackerell, Sidmouth, Gnecchi and Gallet, £16,000 (£18,600)
91 Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, Britannia, ex Carfrae, Bement, Day and Drabble, £13,000 (£15,600)
154 Geta, Sestertius, Rome, Caracalla and Geta sacrificing, £13,000 (£15,600)
75 Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, Emperor on horseback, ex Trau, £11,000 (£13,200)
139 Clodius Albinus (Caesar), Sestertius, Rome, Concordia, ex Bement, £11,000 (£13,200)
40 Vespasian, Sestertius, Rome, Emperor and Judaea, £8,500 (£10,200)
131 Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, pile of arms, ex Bougon, £8,000 (£9,600)
165 Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea, bronze medal of 2 Sestertii, Rome, three Monetae, ex Weber, Vierordt and Evans, £8,000 (£9,600)
188 Volusian, Dupondius, Rome, Pietas, ex Bement and Laughlin, £8,000 (£9,600)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions
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The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
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