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LOT 2994
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 278. Ticinum mint. 5th officina.
IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-topped sceptre / HERCVLI PACIF, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch, club and lion skin; VXXT in exergue. RIC V.2 375; probuscoins.fr 288. Good Very Fine.(3.83gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Salonina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 254-268. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £82
4th officina. 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. 3.60gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Original silvering fully intact.
From London Ancient Coins Ltd, 17 February 2016, no.34. -
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 197. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
L SEPT [SEV PERT] AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head to right / LIBERO PATRI, Liber standing facing, head to left, crowning himself and holding thyrsus, leopard at feet to left. RIC IV 99; BMCRE 222 (Wars of the Succession); RSC 304. 2.63gr, 16mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Constantius II BI Nummus. Struck before June AD 350. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, lrosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe in right hand; N behind / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius standing to left with Chi-Rho standard and shield, two bound captives standing upright to left; N in left field; R•T in exergue. RIC VIII 189. 2.91gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
