LOT 3045
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Antioch mint. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left and holding sceptre; ς• between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 920. Very Fine.(3.04gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 323-324.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / SARMATIA DEVICTA, Victory, holding trophy and palm, advancing to right towards captive seated on ground to right, looking to left; PTR(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 435 corr. (palm). 2.81gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tetricus I BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Local imitation. IMP C [...]ETTRICVS AVG, radiate bust to right / VICTO[...] AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 141. 1.86gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. An imitating issue of a very rare variant.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Rome mint; struck AD 265-268. 1st officina. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head to right / MART-I PACIFERO, Mars standing facing, head to left, holding olive-branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; A in left field. RIC V.1 236 (sole reign); MIR 570a; RSC 617a. 3.28gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
