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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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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS PERPETVA, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre and resting left arm on column. RIC IV 153. 4.93gr, 21mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Dorchester Hoard. Ex BA Seaby Limited, circa 1975. -
Constantine II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 329-330. Alexandria mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, camp gate with nine rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, wreath in left field, II in right field, SMAL in exergue. RIC VII 51. 3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / CLARITAS REI PVBLICAE, Sol standing to left, holding globe and raising right hand; in left field, crescent; in exergue PLN. RIC VII 126. 3.67gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
