LOT 3340
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Rome mint; struck AD 281. 6th officina. IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, holding sceptre and raising hand in salute; captive seated below to left, R(star)ς in exergue. RIC V.2 157; probuscoins.fr 1972. Good Extremely Fine. Original silvering fully intact.(4.02gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rome mint; struck AD 228-231. IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding Victory with wreath and spear, and leaning on shield. RIC IV 220; BMCRE 709 var. (bust type); RSC 579a. 3.19gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. -
Group of Nine [9] Roman Imperial AE and AR Coins. 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Various emperors. 16.69gr total.
Fine to Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire/County Durham, UK. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Contemporary imitation(?). IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding branch and sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 100. 2.64gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a London, UK, specialist collection, 1990s.
