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LOT 2990
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 278. Rome mint. 7th officina.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS PROBI AVG, emperor on horseback to left, one hand raised and the other holding sceptre; captive seated to right in front, R(star)Z in exergue. RIC V.2 160; probuscoins.fr 3902; MPR 300. Very Fine.(3.66gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-351. Lugdunum mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor standing to left, holding Victory on globe and Chi-Rho labarum; RPLG in exergue. RIC VIII 112. 4.61gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
City Commemorative BI Nummus. Struck under Constantine I, AD 335/7. Alexandria mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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; SMALA in exergue. RIC VII 71. 2.75gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck AD 153-154. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Annona standing to left, holding two grain ears with her right hand and resting her left hand on modius set on prow. RIC III 231; RSC 291. 3.49gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
