LOT 3699
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 277. Ticinum mint.
3rd officina. IMP C • PROBVS • P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / CONSERVAT AVG, Sol standing facing with hand raised, head to left, holding globe; TXXT in exergue. RIC 349. Good Very Fine.(3.91gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Constans BI Centenionalis. Circa AD 348-350. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, emperor standing to left on galley, holding Victory on globe and Chi-Ro standard, behind, Victory steering ship; A in left field, mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 243 (Treveri). 4.77gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Carausius, Romano-British Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 287-290. Uncertain mint.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch with right hand and vertical sceptre with left. RIC V 880. 4.53gr, 22mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine. Nice dark green patina with some brown highlights.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005, collector's ticket included. -
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Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. Struck circa early or mid AD 268. Mediolanum mint. In the name of Postumus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
1st officina. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES EQVIT, Fides seated to left, holding patera and standard; P in exergue. RIC V 378 var. (no officina; Postumus); CGE 498 (Postumus); AGK 18c (Postumus); RSC 60 (Postumus). 3.87gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included.
