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LOT 3083
Hadrian AV Aureus. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck circa AD 124-125. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust to right, with slight drapery on far shoulder / COS above, III in exergue, she-wolf standing to left, suckling the Twins (Romulus and Remus). RIC II.3 709; BMCRE 449; Biaggi 598. Very Fine.(6.95gr, 18mm, 6h).
ProvenanceEx Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Online Auction 128, 20 March 2022, lot 262.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 7th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate head to right / FORTVNA REDV[X], Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder with right and cornucopia with left hand; Z in right field. RIC V.1, 41; MER-RIC 496 (temporary). 3.65gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 8h; double struck.
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. -
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Ticinum mint; struck AD 285. 6th officina. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; VIXXIT in exergue. RIC V.2 222; Cohen 201. 3.64gr, 22mm, 6h
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
