LOT 3249
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
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. Very Fine.(3.46gr, 23mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at an UK art market, 28 April 2008.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's tickets included.
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Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Emesa mint; struck AD 194-5. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head to right / LIBER[...] AVG, Liberalitas standing facing, head to left, holding abacus and cornucopia. Cf. RIC IV 400; cf. Cohen 283; cf. RSC 283a. 2.66gr, 18mm, 5h
Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Galerius, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. MAXIMIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath with her right hand and anchor with left; B below. RIC VI -; Bastien 635; Cohen 130. 3.62gr, 22mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Traces of silvering on both sides and overstruck(?) on reverse. Extremely Rare Variant; only one other example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 41, 1125).
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
A well struck example of an extremely rare variant. -
Carausius, London AE Antoninianus Group. 286-293 AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Mixed group comprising: three Carausius Antoninianii of various issues and reverse types. 10.62gr total, 23-24 mm
Fine - Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK.
