| Spink > Auction 24121 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 225 Price realized: 900 GBP (Approx. 1,138 USD / 1,049 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Selection of Flavian Denarii (11), all with laureate head right; Vespasian (3): i) IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS III, rev. AVGVR TRI POT, between which, four sacrificial implements, 3.49g (RIC 356), some wear, good fine; ii) as before, but COS IIII on obverse. rev. AVGVR TRI POT, 2.99g (RIC 42), toned, good fine; iii) Vespasian commemorative, struck under Titus, DIVVS AVGVSTVS, rev. SC on shield, supported by two capricorns back-to-back, 2.87g (RIC 357 (Titus)), softened with test-mark to portrait, good to fine; Domitian (AD 81-97) (8): iv) as Caesar, struck under Titus, DIVI COS VII, rev. PRINCEPS IVVENT, crested Corinthian helmet on draped pulvinar, 3.36g (RIC 271), details softened, nonetheless fine, scarce; v) IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, rev. IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P, Minerva advancing right, holding shield and preparing to hurl javelin, 3.41g (RIC 770), toned, detailed, excellent portrait, good very fine to extremely fine; vi) Domitian IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, rev. IMP XXI COS CV CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding spear and thunderbolts, shield at her feet, 3.54g (RIC 145), slightly softened, fine to good fine; vii) As before, but with stops in reverse legend, 3.54g, toned and lustrous, beautifully struck and good very fine; viii) IMP CAES AVG GERM PM TR P V, rev. IMP XII COS XII CENS P P P, Minerva, as before, 3.26g (RIC 509), softened, fine; ix) as before but with TR P XI, rev. IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing facing, head left, with sceptre, 2.98g (RIC 764), flattened, good to fine; x) as before, TR P XIIII, rev. IMP XXII COS XVI, Minerva as before, 3.40g (RIC 790), slight die flaw to obverse, otherwise well-struck and pleasing, a bold very fine; xi) IMP CAS DOMIT GERM P M TR P XII, rev. IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva advancing right, holding shield and javelin, 2.77g (RIC 770), attractive, residually lustrous, very fine to good very fine, (8); (11).. Estimate: £400 - £500 |  |
