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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Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rome mint; struck AD 186. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XII IMP VII COS V P P, Commodus standing facing, head to left, on platform, holding sceptre in his left hand and raising his right hand toward three soldiers standing before him on the ground, all holding aquilae; S C across lower fields; FID EXERCIT in exergue. RIC III 468a; Cohen 134; BMC 577. 25.15gr, 32mm, 1h
Very Fine.
From a 1980s UK collection; Property of a London antiquarian. -
Constantine I 'the Great' BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Arelate mint; struck AD 324-5. 1st officina. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, camp gate with six rows, no doors and two turrets, star above; P(star)AR in exergue. RIC VII 264. 3.03gr, 20mm, 1h
Good Extremely Fine. Silvering entirely intact. Scratch on obverse.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
A very well-preserved Nummus with an attractive toned full silvering. -
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
