| Spink > Auction 23005 | Auction date: 12 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 105 Price realized: 110 GBP (Approx. 138 USD / 128 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | (4) Early Roman Empire Coins including: Roman Empire, Carausius (287-293), AE Antoninianus, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and long sceptre, 4.06g, 11h (RIC 880; Askew 162; Spink 673), uneven edges, rough surfaces, some porosity, fine; and Postumus (260-265), AR Antoninianus, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. PAX AVG, Pax advancing left, holding branch and long sceptre, 3.60g, 7h (RIC V.278; RCV 3032; RSC 220 var.), crack in flan from 7 o'clock to centre, spots of verdigris, rough surfaces, fine; and Allectus (293-296), AE Antoninianus, Colchester, IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, S-P in field, C in exergue, 4.19g, 7h (RIC 106; Askew 553; Spink 689A), nicely-struck with some flattening of legend, green patina, very fine; and another AE Quinarius, Colchester[?], IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, cuirassed bust right, rev. LAETITIA AVG, gallery with mast right, QC in exergue, 2.13g, 5h (RIC 124; Askew 576; Spink 692), slight green patina, lightly toned, very fine (4). Provenance, i) 'CA', by private treaty, 1990 - £14, ii) 'IF', by private treaty, 1987 - £9, ~ Found at Mildenhall, iii) 'IF', by private treaty, 1983 - £45, iv) 'IF', by private treaty, 1983 - £50, ~ Found in Aylesbury at bottom of Walton Court by roundabout, Estimate: £200 - £350 |  |
