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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1051

Roman Empire, Hadrian (AD 117-138), AR 'Descriptive' Denarii, struck c. 130-137 (7): i) Rome, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right, rev. TELLVS STABIL, Tellus standing left, two corn-ears to right, 3.14g (RIC 2052; BMC 742), about fine; ii) another, as before, bare head right, rev. MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding cornucopiae and scales, 3.14g (RIC 2224; BMC 678), residually lustrous, some deposits, about fine; iii) another, as before, laureate head right with slight drapery to far shoulder, rev. ANNONA AVG, Modius with corn-ears and poppy, 3.03g (RIC 2316; BMC 600 var. (bust)), good fine or better; iv) another, as before, laureate head right, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, 3.17g (RIC 2320; BMC 694), about fine; v) another, as before, rev. VOTA PVBLICA, Emperor giving sacrifice left over tripod, 3.02g (RIC 2325; BMC 780), good to fine; vi) another, as before, rev. SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, holding sceptre and patera before lit altar, 3.11g (RIC 2344; BMC 726), some verdigris, about fine; vii) another, as before, bare head right, 2.72g (RIC 2346; BMC 721), spots of verdigris and corrosion, near fine; (7).

Provenance

The Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii, found at Little Busby, North Yorkshire, on 2 June 2021 [PAS YORYM-B64A28]



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