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. -
Titus, as Caesar AE As. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lugdunum mint; struck circa AD 77-78. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head to right / Spes advancing to left, holding flower and raising her skirt. RIC II.1 786 (Vespasian). 7.56gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Siscia mint; struck AD 321-325. 4th officina. IVL CRIS-PVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath with jewel at apex containing VOT • X in two lines; ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 3.84gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
