672 673
672
Probus (AD 276-282), Billon Antoninianus, 3.13g, 12h. Mint of Lugdunum, struck AD 276.
IMP C M AVR
PROBVS AVG
, bust facing right, radiate and cuirassed. Rev.
SECVRITAS ORBIS
, Securitas standing facing,
head turned left, holding a sceptre and leaning on a column, I in exergue (RIC 49; C 624; RCV 12034).
Fully silvered, with residual lustre, good extremely fine.
$ 150
673
Probus (AD 276-282), Billon Antoninianus, 4.24g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 280-281.
IMP PROBVS
P F AVG
, bust facing right, radiate and cuirassed. Rev.
IOVI CONS PROB AVG
, Jupiter standing left, holding a
thunderbolt and sceptre, a thunderbolt between
R-B
in exergue (RIC 173; C 306; RCV 11986 (this coin)). Red-
brown patina, with residual silvering, a small nick at reverse edge at 8 o’clock otherwise extremely fine.
$ 120
This coin is illustrated in David Sear’s ‘
Roman Coins and their Values
’, Vol III (London, 2005), p.474, 11986.
ex Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 7, 22 February 2002, lot 560
674
Diocletian (AD 284-305), Silver Argenteus, 3.31g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 294.
DIOCLETIANVS
AVG
, head facing right, laureate. Rev.
VIRTVS MILITVM
, the four Tetrarchs sacrificing before a camp-gate
(RIC 27a). Residual lustre, good extremely fine.
$ 900
675
Diocletian (AD 284-305), Silver Argenteus, 3.34g, 6h. Mint of Ticinum, struck AD 294.
DIOCLETI-ANVS
AVG
, head facing right, laureate. Rev.
VICTORIA SARMAT
, the Tetrarchs sacrificing over a tripod in front of
a camp-gate with six turrets (RIC 12a; Jelocnik 25). Attractively toned, extremely fine.
$ 750
676 677
676
Diocletian (AD 284-305), Æ Antoninianus, 3.80g, 12h. Mint of Cyzicus, struck AD 290.
IMP C C VAL
DIOCLETIANVS AVG
, bust facing right, radiate, draped and cuirassed. Rev.
CONCORDIA MILITVM
, Jupiter
standing left, holding a sceptre and presenting Victory to Diocletain, standing right,
Γ
below,
XXI
in exergue
(RIC 306; C 33). Traces of residual silvering, dark brown patina, extremely fine.
$ 80
677
Maximian (AD286-305),ÆAntoninianus, 3.81g, 6h. Mint of Lugdunum, struckAD289.
IMPCMAXIMIANVS
P F AVG
, bust facing right, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed. Rev.
VIRTVTI AVGG
, Hercules standing right,
grappling with a lion, a club thrown down behind him (RIC 454). A little verdigris, much silvering, extremely
fine.
$ 100
