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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1084

Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), AR Denarii (5): i) Rome, struck 170, M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII, laureate head right, rev. VICT AVG COS III, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, 3.11g (RIC 226; BMC 531), near very fine; ii) another, as before, M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, rev. COS III, Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, 2.51g (RIC 227; BMC 534), deposits to obverse, fine; iii) another, as before, rev. COS III, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, 2.77g (RIC 233; BMC 537), deposits to reverse, good fine; iv) another, as before, rev. COS III, Salus seated left, feeding snake round altar from patera in right hand, left elbow on back of chair, 2.73g (RIC 235; cf. BMC p. 461, BM 1948, 1108.2), some verdigris, otherwise very fine; v) another, as before, M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, laureate and draped bust, rev. IMP VI COS III, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, 2.88g (RIC 253 var.; BMC 561 var.), some verdigris, unusual bust, fine; (5).

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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