Auction Catalogue

15 February 2017

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

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Lot

№ 63

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15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£2,200

Roman Imperial Coinage, Nerva, Sestertius, Rome, October-December 96, laureate bust right, imp nerva caes avg p m tr p cos ii p p, rev. fortvna avgvst, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 22.55g (RIC 60; C 60). Good very fine but the reverse slightly porous, dark patina £400-500

Provenance: E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 116 [acquired in Switzerland]