LOT 3741
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 280. Siscia mint. 5th officina.
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust in imperial mantle to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia standing to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; V in right field; XXI in exergue. RIC 661 var. (bust); probuscoins.fr 4140. Very Fine. Very rare.(3.86gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / SALVS AVG, Salus seated to left on throne, feeding serpent rising from altar to left; XXIII in exergue. Not in the standard references. 3.90gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished and possibly unique variant.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Six [6] Antoninus Pius and Other Roman AR Denarii Coins. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Group comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 15.90gr total, 17-22mm.
Fine; one chipped.
Acquired UK market. Ex property of a Hertfordshire, UK, gentleman. -
Faustina II AR Denarius. AD 161-164. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and child. RIC 677 (Aurelius); RSC 99; BMCRE 92 (Aurelius). 3.26gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
