LOT 3560
Gordian III AE Antoninianus (Limes Falsum?). AD 241-243. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, emperor standing to right, holding spear and globe. For Silver Antoninianus: RIC IV 92; RSC 253. Near Very Fine. Limes Falsum or a result of the time; crisis and decline.(3.69gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3560
Gordian III AE Antoninianus (Limes Falsum?).
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 156-157. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[ANT]ONINVS AVG PIVS [P P IMP II], laureate head to right / [TR] POT XX [COS] IIII, Annona standing to right, foot on prow, holding rudder and modius on knee; S C across fields. RIC III 964; BMCRE 2013. 19.17gr, 30mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Maxininus I AR Denarius. AD 235. Rome mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P P P, Emperor with lance between two standards. RIC 1. 3.04gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 280. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / SOLI INVICTO, Sol radiate standing facing in spread quadriga, head to left, raising right hand and holding whip in left; C M between, XXIQ below. RIC 911; Cohen 683. 3.95gr, 24mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
