LOT 3342
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Cyzicus mint; struck AD 281. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing facing in spread quadriga, head to left, holding whip and reins, and raising hand; CM below, XXIB in exergue. RIC V.2 911; probuscoins.fr 2792. Near Extremely Fine.(3.86gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constantius II, as Caesar AE 18mm. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Antioch mint. Struck under Constantine I, AD 324-325. 4th officina. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / ✷ CONSTANTI•VS CAESAR SMANTΔ • in six lines. RIC VII 60. 2.74gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Contemporary imitation. IMP C POSTVMVS [...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing facing, head to left, holding cow's udder with right hand and cornucopia with left. Cf. RIC V 330. 2.61gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Treveri mint; struck AD 270. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / INVICTVS, Sol advancing to left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC V.2 114 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 521. 3.45gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
