LOT 3343
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Serdica mint; struck AD 280/1. 2nd officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga, holding whip; in exergue: KAB. RIC V.2 862; probuscoins.fr 2030. Good Very Fine.(2.97gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 3rd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELIC TEMPO, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus and sceptre; T in exergue. RIC V.1 145 var. (bust type); MER-RIC 35 (temporary). 3.01gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s. -
Valerian II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 256-258.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Colonia Agrippinensis mint; struck AD 256. VALERIANVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / IOVI CRESCENTI, infant Jupiter riding goat to right. RIC V.1 3 (Lugdunum); MIR 907e. 2.99gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Constantinople mint; struck AD 327-328. 3rd officina. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, soldier standing to left, head to right, holding spear and resting hand upon shield set on ground to right; Γ in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 22. 3.73gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
