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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Claudius AR Denarius. AD 41-54. Apparently Romano-British imitation of the Rome mint issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
TI CLAVD • CAES[...], laureate head to right / [...] AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing to right, holding caduceus; at feet, serpent. Cf. RIC I 10. 2.94gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Tendring, Essex. -
Salonina, Augusta AR Antoninianus. AD 257-258. Colonia Agrippinensis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
SALONINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / VENVS FELIX, Venus seated to left, holding sceptre and apple and extending hand to child at feet. RIC V.1 7 (Lugdunum, joint reign) corr. (child not captive); MIR 898c; RSC 115. 3.27gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck November AD 270. Siscia mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GENIVS ILLVR, Genius standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera; standard to right, S to inner right. MER-RIC 1991 (temporary). 4.09gr, 23mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.
From a 19th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
