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

№ 150

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15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£1,900

Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, 213-14, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, m avr antoninvs pivs felix avg, rev. secvritate perpetvae, Securitas seated right, holding sceptre, elbow resting on back of throne; to right, altar, s c in exergue, 26.45g (RIC 536b; cf. C 579). Nearly extremely fine, dark patina £1,000-1,200

Provenance: Spink NCL May-June 1940 (1576)