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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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Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 330-335. Antioch mint. 5th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, diademed and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers helmeted, standing facing one another, reversed spear in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground; between them two standards; SMANЄ in exergue. RIC VII 87. 2.21gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 332-333. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding sceptre / Victory standing to left on prow, holding transverse sceptre and resting hand on shield; TRS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 547. 2.13gr, 18mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, holding cornucopia in left hand and extending right hand to child; Δ in right field. RIC V.1 5 (Gallienus); Cohen 39. 2.78gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Much original silvering remaining.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
