LOT 3048
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 277. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing to right, holding spear and trophy; III in exergue. RIC V.2 38; probuscoins.fr 159; Bastien 194. Good Very Fine. Rare.(4.12gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 274-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Siscia mint. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing to right, clasping hand of Concordia standing to left; XXIVI in exergue. RIC V.1 244; MER-RIC 2389 (temporary). 3.48gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
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. -
Tetricus I BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10
Local imitation. [I]MP TETRICV[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, female figure standing facing, head to left, holding palm branch with right and cornucopia with left hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 80 (Hilaritas). 2.47gr, 17mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
