LOT 3403
Constantine I, London Mint AE Follis Group. 3rd century AD.
Group comprising: mixed London issues and reverse types. Good Very Fine.(10.60gr total, 22-24mm). [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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LOT 3403
Constantine I, London Mint AE Follis Group.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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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. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Ticinum mint; struck AD 274. 1st officina. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, foot on captive, raising hand and holding globe, another captive to right; star in left field, PXXT in exergue. RIC V.1 151; MER-RIC 1529 (temporary). 3.85gr, 22mm, 6h
Near Mint State. Flan crack at 7h.
From a hoard at Viminacium; Acquired from Mark Maillard, Holiday Inn Coin Fair, 25 May 2002 (old collector's ticket included); Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 262-263. 2nd officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and rudder set on globe with right; S in right field. RIC V.1, 193 var. (placement of officina); Göbl 586w. 3.39 gr, 21 mm, 5h
Extremely Fine. Very rare combination of bust type and officina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
