LOT 3497
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 6th officina.
IMP PROBVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, holding sceptre and raising hand in salute; captive seated below to left, R(star)ς in exergue. RIC V.2 157; probuscoins.fr 1972. Very Fine.(4.18gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3497
Probus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Tiberius, as Caesar, AE Semis. AD 12-14. Lugdunum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head to right / ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels and stylized figures; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond and wreath. RIC 246; BMC 588; Cohen 38. 4.66gr, 20mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Trajan AR Denarius. AD 114-117. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate and draped bust to right / COS VI P P S P Q R, Genius standing to left, holding patera and corn-ears. RIC II 303; BMCRE 519; Woytek 488v; RSC 105. 3.20gr, 20mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and trophy; R(thunderbolt)S in exergue. RIC V.2 213. 3.80gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
