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LOT 2930
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 161-176. Rome mint.
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / VENVS, Venus standing to left, holding dove and sceptre. RIC III 730 (Aurelius); RSC 255. Very Fine.(3.00gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280-281. Serdica mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus riding horse to right, holding shield and spearing fallen enemy; KAB in exergue. RIC V.2 878; probuscoins.fr 2163. 4.36gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head to right / LIBERTAS PVB[LICA], Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre. RIC II 19; BMCRE 46; RSC 113. 3.40gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 109, 11 May 2023, lot 974. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 314-315. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; S F across fields; MLL in exergue. RIC VII 23; C&T 8.03.003; RML 657. 2.95gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
