LOT 3050
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
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. Good Very Fine. Silvering almost fully intact.(4.17gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Nero AE Sestertius. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rome mint; struck AD 64. [NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P], laureate head to right, with aegis / Triumphal arch surmounted by emperor in facing quadriga accompanied by Pax and Victory, flanked by two soldiers; statue of Mars holding spear and shield in niche on left side of arch; S C across fields. RIC I 143; BMCRE 330. 32.29gr, 35mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 267-268. 4th officina. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / APOLLINI CONS AVG, griffin walking to right; Δ in exergue. RIC V.1 165 (sole reign); MIR 718z; RSC 77. 3.05gr, 21mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Rome mint; struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P F-EL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Commodus seated to left on curule chair, holding branch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 212; RSC 555 bis; BMCRE 281. 3.19gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around devices.
Ex West Country, UK, collection.
