LOT 3129
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 238-244.
Rome mint; struck AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding vertical standard with right hand and transverse sceptre with left. RIC IV 1; RSC 86. Good Very Fine.(4.64gr, 23mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Marcus Aurelius AE Sestertius. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Rome mint. Struck AD 171-172. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right; drapery on far shoulder / IMP VI COS III, Roma, helmeted, seated to left, holding Victory in her right hand and spear in her left; shield by her side decorated with Medusa's head (?); S C across fields. RIC III, - (cf. 1033, no drapery); BMCRE - (cf. 1416, same). 27.19 gr, 30mm, 1h
Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Nice olive green patina. Unpublished variant in the major references.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 280. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear on right shoulder and shield decorated with horseman motif / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, emperor riding to left, raising hand and holding sceptre, captive seated to left before; CXXIM in exergue. RIC V.2 913 var. (mintmark); probuscoins.fr 269. 3.46gr, 23mm, 11h
Very Fine.
Acquired at an UK art market, 28 April 2008. Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's tickets included. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath enclosing VOT • X X; BSIS(star) below. RIC VII 159. 3.49gr, 19mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina; some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK.
