LOT 3736
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
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; S in central field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 922. Good Very Fine.(4.25gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Ephesus mint; struck AD 73. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS IIII TR P P P, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing right, holding palm branch and wreath; to right, star. RIC2 1454. 3.21gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare obverse legend.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Diva Matidia AR Denarius. Struck under Hadrian, AD 119-120 (and later). Rome mint. Consecration issue.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, draped bust to right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above double stephane / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left on sceptre. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. 2.84gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned. Rare.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
