LOT 3030
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 270-273.
Local imitation. [...]RICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / [...]TAS AVG[...], pontifical implements. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 255 & 258. Good Very Fine.(2.06gr, 15mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Antioch mint; struck AD 276-282. 7th officina. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CLEMENTIA TEMP, emperor standing to right, holding sceptre, receiving Victory set on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding sceptre; Z between, XXI in exergue. RIC V.2 922. 3.71gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Uncertain mint. Blank / [VIRTV]S AVG, Virtus, helmetted, standing facing, head to left, holding spear with left hand and resting right hand on shield. Cf. RIC V.1, 254 (Cyzicus). 2.76gr, 21mm.
Near Very Fine. Reverse brockage.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Siscia mint; struck AD 320-321. 2nd officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head to right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT • V in two lines; BSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 161. 4.28gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Extremely Fine. Struck on a thick flan; dark green patina with brown highlights. Some original silvering remaining.
From a private collection, UK.
