LOT 2879
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint; struck AD 140. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right / TIBERIS, Tiber reclining to left, leaning on urn which pours out water, resting right hand on prow and holding reed; S C in exergue. RIC III 642a; Cohen 819; BMCRE 1313. Near Very Fine.(28.04gr, 33 mm, 7h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Rome mint; struck AD 281. 4th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing Imperial mantle and holding sceptre surmounted by eagle with left hand / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated in hexastyle temple holding Victory in right hand and sceptre with left; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239 & 1104; MPR 484. 3.68gr, 23mm, 11h.
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Much silvering remains.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / VIRT-VS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding spear with right hand and shield with left. RIC V.2 78; RIC V.4 562; Elmer 699. 2.23gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
London mint; struck AD 323-324. 1st officina. CRISPVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe set on altar inscribed VOTIS XX in three lines; three stars above, F-B across fields; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 250; C&T 9.06.017; RML 1087. 3.22gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Property of a North London, UK, collector.
