LOT 3619
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Struck AD 194-195. Emesa mint.
IMP CAE L • SEP SE•V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head to right / BONI EV-ENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing to left, holding plate of fruit and two grain ears. RIC IV 369; BMCRE 343 (Wars of the Succession); RSC 68. Very Fine. Double struck of reverse.(3.04gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 277-278. Ticinum mint. 6th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, radiate bust to left, wearing trabea and holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding signum in each hand; VIXXT in exergue. RIC V.2 364; probuscoins.fr 333. 4.08gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Valentinian II AE Centenionalis. AD 378-383. Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust to right, holding spear pointed forwards and shield / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing to left on galley with Victory at helm; wreath to left, CONΔ in exergue. RIC 52b.2; LRBC 2151. 4.49gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Nice green patina.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. AD 261. Mediolanum mint. "Legionary series" issue. 2nd emission.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / LEG II ITAL VI P VI F, she-wolf standing to right, head facing, suckling the twins (Romulus and Remus). RIC V 329; MIR 36, 992n; RSC 472. 3.93gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
