LOT 3696
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
4th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239. Extremely Fine.(4.17gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Commodus AE Sestertius. AD 178. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, laureate, draped(?) and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LIBERTAS AVG IM[P II] COS P P, Libertas standing facing, head to left, holding pileus in right hand and sceptre in left; S C across fields. Cf. RIC III 1590 (Marcus Aurelius); cf. Cohen 330. 22.56gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Serdica mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
4th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; Δ in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC 12b. 7.12gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Radiate and draped bust to right / Spes walking to left, holding flower with right hand and raising robe with left. For prototype cf. RIC V.2 272. 2.20gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
