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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Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Ticinum mint. Struck AD 276. 5th officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICIT TEMP, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and sceptre with left; V in exergue. RIC V.1 140; MER-RIC 3442 (temporary). 4.42gr, 22mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Mixed AE Coin Group. 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: various emperors, issues and reverse types. 74.50gr total including capsules, 11-19mm
Various conditions.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Tetricus I BI Hybrid Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain mint. [...] TETRICVS AV[G], bust to right / [P]AX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. For reverse cf. RIC V.2 118 (Treveri for Victorinus). 3.05gr, 19mm, 11h
Extremely Fine. Hybrid with reverse of Victorinus.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
