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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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS II P P, emperor in military attire standing to left, holding globe and spear. RIC V.2 54 (Lugdunum). 3.20gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 282. 4th officina. IMP C PROBVS • P • F • AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; D in left field. RIC V.2 119; probuscoins.fr 179. 4.87gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Collector's note '1' on reverse.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Constantius II, as Caesar AV Solidus. AD 324-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,770
Ticinum mint; struck AD 324-325. FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI I-V-VENTVTIS, prince standing facing, head to right, holding legionary standard surmounted by eagle with right hand and sceptre with left; in field to right, another standard surmounted by hand; SMT in exergue. RIC VII 181; Cahn 71, 1847; Basel xvii, 612. 4.38gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Exceedingly rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
