LOT 2985
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint.
PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 187; probuscoins.fr 239. Good Very Fine.(3.18gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck after AD 161. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. 3.21gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 311-312. London mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
CONSTANTINVS P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding shield and spear over shoulder / COMITI AVGG NN, Sol standing to left, holding globe and whip; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC VI 165; C&T 7.03.016; RML 317. 4.29gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Constantine I BI Half Nummus. AD 310-311. Treveri mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing to left, raising hand and holding globe; PTR in exergue. RIC VI 898. 1.93gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Found Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
