LOT 3745
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 278-279. Lugdunum mint.
IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding two standards; III in exergue. RIC V.2 80. Good Very Fine.(3.29gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 136. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to left / FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing facing, head to right, holding basket of fruit and grain ears. RIC II.3 2200; BMCRE 627; RSC 716. 3.13gr, 17mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 270-271. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C VICTORIN[...], radiate bust to right / Blundered inscription, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. 2.42gr, 19mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Antioch mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left and holding sceptre; ς between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 920. 3.89gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany.
