LOT 3726
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276. Lugdunum mint.
IMP C L TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, nude Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy; B A across fields. RIC 30; MER-RIC 3309 (temporary). Good Very Fine.(3.23gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 232. Rome mint.
Estimate: £750 - 850 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
IMP ALEXAN-DER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing to right, carrying spear and shield; S C across fields. RIC IV 635; Cohen 169; BMCRE 845. 23.03gr, 32mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Well-struck with an attractive dark green patina.
Collection of J.F. Ex J. Vinchon Sale, 22–24 February 1971, no.462. Accompanied by its original label. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. 3rd century AD. Uncertain mint. Contemporary imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FORTVNA PE AVG, Fortuna standing to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia; ς in right field. 2.21gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
VIRTVS PROBI AVG, radiate, and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / SALVS AVG, Salus seated to left on throne, feeding serpent rising from altar to left; XXIII in exergue. Not in the standard references. 3.90gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished and possibly unique variant.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
