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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Diva Faustina I AR Denarius. Struck after AD 141. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right / AETERNITAS, Juno(?) standing facing, head to left, extending right hand and holding long sceptre with left. RIC III 344 (Pius); BMCRE 345 (Pius); RSC 26. 2.88gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Licinius I BI Nummus. AD 321. Aquileia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate head to right / DOMINI • N • LICINI AVG, VOT • XX in two lines within wreath; •AQS• in exergue. RIC VII 86. 2.46gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 219-220. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing half facing, head to right, holding grounded vexillum and transverse signum. RIC 73; RSC 38a. 2.52gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
