LOT 3648
Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing facing, head to left, her legs crossed, holding long sceptre in her right hand and leaning her left elbow on column. RIC 151; Cohen 327. Very Fine.(4.84gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Ticinum mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
[IMP C] PROBVS AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to right, feeding serpent; V to left, TXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 499 var. (star to right); probuscoins.fr 304. 3.58gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Much of the original silvering remaining.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 261. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding standards in each hand. RIC V.2 59; RSC 67a. 2.54gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
CONSTATNVS[...], laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTͶON around wreath containing VOT • X in two lines; (inverted crescent)(star)AB below. 2.73gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
