Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 56 17 Mar 2021
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An interesting selection of Ancient coins from the collection of an English gentleman, Collection of Roman Coins from the first and second centuries AD (25): Roman Republic, denarii (4): C. Porcius Cato, c. 123 BC (Cr. 274/1); C. Aburius Geminus, c. 134 BC (Cr. 244/1; Syd. 490); L. Rubrius Dossenus, c. 87 BC (Cr. 348/2; Syd. 706); Mark Antony, c. 32-31 BC (Cr. 544/31; Syd. 1236); Roman Imperial Coins (21): Germanicus, dupondius, struck under Caligula (RIC. 57); Claudius, quadrans, c. AD 41 (RIC. 90); Vespasian, denarius (RIC. 522); Domitian, denarius, c. AD 81 (RIC. 54); Nerva AE, c. AD 97 (RIC. 79); Trajan, denarius (RIC.96); Hadrian, denarius (RIC. II. 1790); Sabina, denarius (RIC. 410); Antoninus Pius, denarius (RIC. 156); Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, c. AD 140 (RIC. 417 var.); Marcus Aurelius (2): denarius, c. AD 179 (RIC. 403); sestertius, c. AD 173 (RIC. 1075); Lucius Verus, denarius (RIC. 561); Lucilla, denarius (RIC. 786); Faustina Senior (deceased), denarii, c. after AD 141 (5) (RIC. 343; 353; 361; 360 var.; 381b); Faustina Junior, denarius (RIC. 744), plus an additional AE of Germanicus unlisted within binder, the last fair – poor, the rest in varying conditions from good fine to almost extremely so (25)
Majority of index cards annotated with Seaby provenance and details of purchase (dates, price paid etc.).
Lots 1-6 are sold alongside a detailed and annotated binder pertaining to the coins within each lot. Each binder is filled with handwritten index cards for each coin, tickets where applicable, photographs of the coins, provenances and values at time of purchase, and historical footnotes. Coins are listed in order as per the binder. An interesting and scholarly collection, an excellent opportunity for those beginning a collection, or as an accompanying piece to an established selection of coins from the ancient world. All are sold as seen.
Majority of index cards annotated with Seaby provenance and details of purchase (dates, price paid etc.).
Lots 1-6 are sold alongside a detailed and annotated binder pertaining to the coins within each lot. Each binder is filled with handwritten index cards for each coin, tickets where applicable, photographs of the coins, provenances and values at time of purchase, and historical footnotes. Coins are listed in order as per the binder. An interesting and scholarly collection, an excellent opportunity for those beginning a collection, or as an accompanying piece to an established selection of coins from the ancient world. All are sold as seen.