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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Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 228. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / VIRTVS AVG, Severus Alexander, laureate and in the guise of Romulus, walking to right, holding spear in his right hand and trophy over his left shoulder. RIC 224; BMC 522; Cohen 584. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Severus Alexander AE As. AD 222-235. Rome mint.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate head to right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory standing to right, foot on helmet, inscribing VOT X on shield attached to palm tree; S C across fields. RIC IV 617. 8.53gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 28, 2 July 2016, lot 612. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Gordian III AE Antoninianus (Limes Falsum?). AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, emperor standing to right, holding spear and globe. For Silver Antoninianus: RIC IV 92; RSC 253. 3.69gr, 23mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Limes Falsum or a result of the time; crisis and decline.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
