LOT 3094
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Died AD 161.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to right on altar, head turned to left. RIC III 431 [Aurelius]; RSC 156. Very fine.(3.00gr, 18mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 280. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing facing in spread quadriga, head to left, holding whip and reins, and raising hand; C M below, XXIS in exergue. RIC V.2 911; probuscoins.fr 4198. 4.68gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 3.03gr, 19mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Dark green patina with brown highlights.
From a private collection, UK. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AE Double Sestertius. AD 260-269.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. [IM]P C M [...]OSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II P P, Postumus standing facing, head to right, holding globe with right hand and spear with left. RIC V.2 106 var. (Postumus' head to left on reverse); RIC V.4 97 var. (same); Bastien 67 var. (same). 12.49gr, 29mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Dark olive green patina. Apparently unpublished variant.
Property of a North London, UK, collector.
