LOT 3338
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Ticinum mint; struck AD 280. 5th officina. VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / PAX AVG, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; T in left field, VXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 517; Pink VI/1, p. 66. Good Very Fine.(3.74gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3338
Probus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Treveri mint; struck AD 316. 1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing facing, head to left, raising one hand and holding globe; T F across fields, ATR in exergue. RIC VII 95. 2.65gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Rome mint. [ANTON]INVS AVG PIVS P P TR P X[...], laureate head to right / COS IIII, Vesta standing facing, head to left, sacrificing over altar with patera and holding palladium. Cf. RIC III 238. 2.48gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £21
Local imitation. [I]MP TETRICV[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered legend, female figure standing facing, head to left, holding palm branch with right and cornucopia with left hand. For prototype, cf. RIC V.1 80 (Hilaritas). 2.47gr, 17mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
