LOT 3369
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 286-293.
'C' (Camulodunum?) mint. IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; S P across fields, C in exergue. RIC V.2 321. Very Fine.(4.69gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint. 1st officina. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / CONCORDIA MILIT, emperor standing right, clasping hand of Concordia; XXIP in exergue. RIC V 657 var. (legends). 2.99gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Carinus, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 282-283.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ticinum mint; struck AD 282. 3rd officina. M AVR CARINVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVT, prince standing to left, holding globe and spear, captive seated to left; TXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 182; Cohen 97. 3.94gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Otacilia Severa, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rome mint; struck AD 246-248. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing to left, holding patera with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC IV 127 (Philip I) corr. (date); RSC 20. 4.09gr, 22mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
