LOT 3617
Probus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 280. Cyzicus mint. 4th officina.
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust to left in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / SOLI INVICTO, Sol radiate standing facing in spread quadriga, head to left, raising right hand and holding whip in left; C M between, XXIQ below. RIC 911; Cohen 683. Near Very Fine.(3.95gr, 24mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3617
Probus BI Antoninianus.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Group of Twenty-Three [23] Large Roman Bronze As and Dupondius Coins. 1st-3rd century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: various emperors, issues, and reverse types. 213gr total, 21-31mm.
As shown.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Honorius AE 18mm. AD 408-420. Antioch mint. 4th officina.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing to left, holding spear and resting on shield; Victory crowning him with wreath on right; ANTΔ in exergue. RIC X 72; LRBC 2793. 2.94gr, 18mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful green patina with brown highlights.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Commodus AE Sestertius. Struck possibly AD 186-187. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
M COMMODVS ANT P FE[LIX AVG BRIT?], laureate head to right / [NOBILITAS AVG P M TR P XII?] IMP VIII [COS V P P?], Nobilitas standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre in left and palladium(?) in right hand; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 501. 23.97gr, 31mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
