Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Vabalathus and Aurelian - Portrait AE Antoninianus

Irregular mint. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II legend with laureate bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA AVG legend with Ceres or Annona seated left, sitting on a cornucopia on a chair, holding corn-ears, facing Proserpina (?) standing left, looking right, holding sceptre and small cornucopia and garland. 2.39 grams.

Good fine.

Found Essex, UK. Accompanied by a collector ticket.

This reverse type is not listed for Antoninus Pius in BMCRE, RIC, Gnecchi, OCRE, British Museum, Berlin, Vienna, etcetera and not listed for any emperor or empress from Augustus to Honorius and can therefore not be a mule; it also cannot be a colonial coin with Latin legends, because the reverse legends of such coins include the word COL, or its abbreviation; it is most likely a local counterfeit.

Group comprising: mixed early and late bronzes. 288 grams total.

As found.

Found Berkshire, UK.

Antioch mint. Obv: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R legend with laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG legend with radiate and cuirassed bust right. 2.95 grams.

Near very fine.

Property of a North London gentleman.