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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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 263. Treveri mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS III P P, Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy. RIC V.2 57 (Lugdunum); RSC 273a. 4.97gr, 22mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/10-337. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head to right / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets; [above, star]. 3.24gr, 19mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Double struck.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Gaius (Caligula) AE Quadrans. AD 40-41. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRO N AVG, pileus between S C / COS TERT PON M TR P IIII P P around R CC. RIC 52; Cohen 7; BMC 64. 2.74gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
