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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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. -
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. -
Domitian AR Denarius. AD 80-81. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII, laureate head to right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, crested Corinthian helmet set to right upon draped pulvinar of Minerva. RIC 271; Cohen 399. 3.15gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
