LOT 3300
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Antioch mint; struck AD 275. 1st officina. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT OR-[BIS], female figure standing to right, crowning emperor standing to left, holding sceptre; P between, XX[I] in exergue. RIC V.1 386; MER-RIC 3186 (temporary). Good Very Fine.(3.90gr, 24mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 280. 3rd officina. IMP PROBV[S] P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol driving galloping quadriga to left, holding globe and whip and raising hand; R(wreath)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 200; probuscoins.fr 2399. 3.38gr, 22mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Group of Six [6] Roman Imperial BI Antoniniani. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various emperors. 14.72gr total.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Maxentius AE Quarter Nummus. AD 307-312.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 310-312. MAXENTI-VS P F AVG, laureate head to right / VOT • Q • Q MVL X, legend in four lines within wreath. RIC VI 281a. 2.10gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 304, 20 June 2024, lot 757 (company's ticket included).
