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LOT 2989
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol driving quadriga to left, holding whip and globe and raising hand; R(thunderbolt)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 203. Very Fine.(4.49gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 348-350. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind bust / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor standing to left on galley, holding Victory on globe and Chi-Ro standard, behind, Victory steering ship; A in left field, TRS in exergue. RIC VIII 243. 4.14gr, 21mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 280. Ticinum mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP C PROBVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre / MARTI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch and spear and shield; I in left field, QXXI in exergue. RIC V.2 508. 3.93gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck under Antoninus Pius, after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / CONSECRATIO, Ceres standing to left, raising her right hand hand and holding torch with her left. RIC 382a. 2.87gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
