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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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Nerva AR Denarius. AD 97. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head to right / LIBERTAS PVB[LICA], Libertas standing to left, holding pileus and sceptre. RIC II 19; BMCRE 46; RSC 113. 3.40gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 109, 11 May 2023, lot 974. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Hadrian AR Denarius. Struck circa AD 130-133. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head to right / RESTITVTORI HISPANIAE, Hadrian, togate, standing to left, holding scroll in his left hand and raising up Hispania, who kneels to left before him and holds an olive branch in her left hand, with his right. RIC 1580; Cohen 1260. 2.93gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Theodora AE Nummus. Before April AD 340. Rome mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
FL MAX THE-ODORAE AVG, bust to right, wearing plain mantle and necklace, hair elaborately dressed / PIETAS ROMANA, Pietas standing facing, head to right, holding infant, R(star)Є in exergue. RIC VIII 28. 1.41gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
