LOT 3247
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Serdica mint; struck AD 280-281. 3rd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus on horseback to left, raising his right hand and holding sceptre with left, bound captive before to left; KA•Γ• in exergue. RIC V.2 888; probuscoins.fr 3295. Near Extremely Fine. Silvering nearly fully intact.(3.92gr, 23mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
Acquired from Monk of Croydon, Holiday Inn Coin Fair, 7 November 2009, old collector's ticket included.
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Julian II AR Siliqua. AD 360-363.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Arelate mint; struck AD 362-363. 2nd officina. D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX in four lines within wreath; SCONST in exergue. RIC VIII 312; RSC 148†c. 1.75gr, 17mm, 10h
Very Fine. Flan crack at 8h.
From an old UK collection, 1980s; Property of an London antiquarian. -
Allectus, Romano-British Emperor AE Quinarius. AD 293-296.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
‘C’ mint. 4th officina. IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, galley with oarsmen, mainmast and sails to left; Q C in exergue. RIC V 128. 2.20gr, 20mm, 8h
Near Very Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974; Property of an Essex collector. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 12th officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / DIANAE CONS AVG, antelope walking to left; XII in exergue. RIC V 181; MIR 36, 750b; RSC 165. 3.62gr, 21mm, 5h
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
