LOT 3578
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 312. Nicomedia mint. 4th officina.
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquid flows over altar to left; Δ in right field, SMN in exergue. RIC VI 71a. Good Very Fine. Almost complete original silvering.(5.19gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and trophy; R(thunderbolt)S in exergue. RIC V.2 213. 3.80gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman. -
Vespasian AE Sestertius. AD 71. Rome mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right / Mars advancing to right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder; S C across fields. RIC II.2 247; Cohen 440; BMCRE 568. 25.10gr, 34mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Slightly smoothed and tooled.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 247-248. Antioch mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Virtus standing to right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 71; RSC 244. 3.06gr, 22mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
