LOT 2986
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / SOLI INVICTO, Sol driving galloping quadriga to left, holding globe and whip and raising hand; R(thunderbolt)Γ in exergue. RIC V.2 200; Cohen 648. Good Very Fine.(3.78gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Vandals, Municipal Coinage AE 4 Nummi. Circa AD 480-533. Carthage mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed, draped and cuirassed imperial bust to left; holding palm branch / N over IIII. MEC 51-6; MIB 20 (Hilderic); BMC Vandals p. 7, 12-14 (Huneric); Ladich p. 40, 5. 1.56gr, 11mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Carus BI Antoninianus. AD 283. Ticinum(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CARVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX EXERCIT[I], Pax standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and standard in her left; P[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC 75. 3.13gr, 24mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Leo I AE 11mm. AD 457-474. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Lion crouching to left, head to right, [within wreath]. Cf. RIC X 674 ff. 1.12gr, 11mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex CNG, eAuction 533, lot 907. Property of a London antiquarian.
