LOT 3498
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
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. Good Very Fine.(3.18gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3498
Probus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 301. Alexandria mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquid flows; Δ in right field, XX-I across fields, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 32a. 9.10gr, 26mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 218. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / PONTIF MAX TR P, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; shield below. RIC IV 8; BMCRE 1-2; RSC 222a. 2.98gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Romano-British Imitation of possibly Constantius II AE 12mm. 4th century AD. Unofficial mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N CONSTAN[...], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman; mintmark in exergue. SCBC 750. 1.22gr, 12mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline, and the supplies of currency from the Empire were temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
