LOT 3506
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Siscia mint.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, Emperor on horseback, riding to left, holding sceptre and raising right hand, captive before the horse; XXIA in exergue. RIC V.2 632. Very Fine.(4.00gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Domitius Alexander (usurper) AE 23mm. AD 308-311. Carthage mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS KART, Alexander on horseback to right, raising right hand; PK in exergue. RIC VI 66 var. (rev. legend break); BM 1862,0415.18 var. (same). 4.03gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The usurper L. Domitius Alexander (Alexander of Carthage) was governor of Africa and had sworn allegiance to Maxentius, securing the all-important Carthaginian grain supply for Rome. Constantine and Maximian convinced Alexander to renege on this alliance, and thus he deserted to their camp and halted the grain shipments, causing famine and severe rioting in Rome. Maxentius sent his praetorian prefect, Volusian, with several Legions to North Africa to put an end to Alexander's revolt, and when Constantine and Maximian offered no help, Volusian's legions swiftly defeated Alexander and his troops. Alexander himself was captured and strangled shortly thereafter. -
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Radiate bust to right / Victory advancing to right, holding wreath and palm. 0.82gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE Dupondius. AD 116-117. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG [GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P CO?]S VI P P, radiate bust to right, drapery on far shoulder / SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, Emperor standing facing, head to left, holding spear, between two trophies; S C in exergue. Cf. RIC II 676 (bust type); cf. BMCRE 1052 (same). 13.59gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
