LOT 3735
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Antioch(?) mint. 1st officina.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT ORBIS, female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to Probus standing to left, holding globe and spear; A in central field, [XXI?] in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 925. Very Fine.(4.11gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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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. -
Fausta BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Nicomedia mint. 3rd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust to right / SPES REIPVBLICAE, Fausta standing facing, head left, cradling two infants in her arms; MNΓ in exergue. RIC VII 131. 2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 230. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding whip with left. RIC IV 101; BMCRE 623; RSC 388. 2.34gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
