LOT 3051
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Rome mint; struck AD 281. 4th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing Imperial mantle and holding sceptre surmounted by eagle with left hand / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated in hexastyle temple holding Victory in right hand and sceptre with left; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239 & 1104; MPR 484. Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Much silvering remains.(3.68gr, 23mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Gallienus AR Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rome mint; struck AD 257-258. IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / AP-OLINI [C]ONSERVA, Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on lyre set on rock. RIC V.1 126 (joint reign) var. (bust); MIR 123l. 2.70gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 276. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and inverted spear in his left; behind, shield set on ground; II in exergue. RIC V.2 42; Cohen 365. 4.17gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Three [3] Roman AR Denarii. 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 7.41gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
