LOT 3748
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280. Cyzicus mint.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing to right, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle, receiving globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; XXIP in exergue. RIC V.2 905 var. (bust not cuirassed). Good Very Fine.(4.43gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. After AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing facing, head to left, holding corn ears and long torch. RIC III 360 (Pius); BMCRE 408 (Pius); RSC 78. 3.15gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Theodosius I AE Maiorina. AD 383-388. Cyzicus mint. Uncertain officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to right, holding standard and globe, left foot on captive; SMK[?] in exergue. RIC IX 25B. 5.49gr, 22mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Divus Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Circa late AD 270-early AD 271. Mediolanum mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, lit altar with four panels on face, each with pellet; T below. RIC V 261. 3.55gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
