LOT 3739
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 281. Rome mint. 4th officina.
IMP PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and mantled bust to left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre / ROMAE AETER, Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre; R(thunderbolt)Δ in exergue. RIC V.2 183. Very Fine.(3.66gr, 22mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Gratian AE Nummus. AD 367-375. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT X MVLT XX within wreath; ALEΓ(?) below. Cf. RIC IX 13a. 1.49gr, 14mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Mamaea, Augusta AR Denarius. AD 222-235. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust to right / IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; peacock at feet to left. RIC IV 343 (Alexander); BMCRE 43 (Alexander); RSC 35. 3.54gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Nero AE Quadrans. AD 64. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
NERO CLAV CAE AVG GER, crested helmet on column, round shield decorated with Gorgoneion to right, spear behind / P M TR P IMP P P, laurel branch; S C across fields. RIC I 255; BMCRE 294. 2.05gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
