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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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 282. Ticinum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and sceptre; T to left, star to right, VXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 517; probuscoins.fr 4077/4111. 3.57gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 221. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £29
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, emperor standing to left, sacrificing over lit altar, holding patera and branch (or club); star to left. RIC IV 46; BMCRE 256; RSC 256. 3.64gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to left, holding long vertical sceptre and patera, feeding serpent which rises from altar. RIC V.2 71 (Southern mint). 2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
