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LOT 2996
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280-281. Serdica mint. 2nd officina.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus riding horse to right, holding shield and spearing fallen enemy; KAB in exergue. RIC V.2 878; probuscoins.fr 2163. Near Extremely Fine.(4.36gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 161-176. Rome mint.
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FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / VENVS, Venus standing to left, holding dove and sceptre. RIC III 730 (Aurelius); RSC 255. 3.00gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
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Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
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FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch and raising robe; PTR(crescent) in exergue. RIC VII 465 (R4). 2.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253. Rome mint.
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IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. 3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
