LOT 3755
Numerian BI Antoninianus. AD 283-284. Uncertain mint.
IMP C NVMERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VIRTVS AVGG, Emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving globe surmounted by Victory from Jupiter (or Carus) standing to left and holding sceptre; Γ between, XXI in exergue. RIC V 467 var. (Antioch; bust not cuirassed). Good Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished variant.(3.57gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 282. Lugdunum mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; D in left field. RIC V.2 119; probuscoins.fr 179. 4.78gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Leo I, with Verina AE Nummus. AD 457-474. Constantinople mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[D N L]EO, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / b-E, Aelia Verina standing facing, holding globus cruciger and sceptre. RIC X 714: LRBC II, 2275. 0.91gr, 10mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. AD 141-161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing to left, holding globe and rudder. RIC III 348 (Antoninus Pius); BMCRE 362 (Antoninus Pius); RSC 6. 3.18gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
