LOT 3568
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 325. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / CRISPVS CAESAR in two lines; star above, SMANTE below. RIC VII 58. Very Fine.(1.83gr, 17mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
IMP PROBVS 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(thunderbolt)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 200; Cohen 648. 3.78gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch and raising robe; SMTSЄ below. RIC VII 159. 3.40gr, 20mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 203-208. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare-headed and draped bust to right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing to left, holding sceptre and wand over globe. RIC IV 51; BMCRE 458 (Septimius & Caracalla); RSC 170. 3.42gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
