CNG auction I lost one and won 3

I lost out on the one I wanted the most in todays CNG auction.
I did manage to win three others, here are the ones I won.



Tacitus. AD 275-276. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.38 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 2nd emission, November-December AD 275. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus standing left, holding scepter and feeding serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left; XXIΔ. RIC V 93 corr. (seated); BN 1562. Silvering, toned, some deposits. Good VF.

Ex Phil Peck Collection.


Probus. AD 276-282. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.96 g, 6h). Ticinum mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, AD 276. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Concordia standing right, holding two signa, facing Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding globe; SXXT. RIC V 344 var. (bust type); Pink VI/1, p. 60. Toned silvering, flan crack, traces of deposits. EF. Bold strike.

Ex Phil Peck Collection.


Carinus. AD 283-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 6th emission, AD 285. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing left, holding two signa; K(crescent)AЄ. RIC V 253 var. (mintmark); Pink VI/2 p. 39. Brown surfaces, some toned silvering. Near EF.

Ex Phil Peck Collection.

This is the one I lost out on it just went over my budget I bid it all the way to its selling price.


Florian. AD 276. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.19 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 1st emission, July-August. IMP C FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Florian standing right, holding spear and globe; XXIς. RIC V 47; BN 1912-6. Traces of toned silvering remain, brown patina. VF.

Ex Phil Peck Collection.

 

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You won three beauties. Very nice additions to your collection
I'm sure.

 

That Florian is a real beauty.

 

@bcuda
On the Carinus piece, what does the "NI " mean or stand for on
the reverse above "Fides"?

 

I do not have a clue what it means. Maybe someone here knows the answer.

 

It is Fides Militum Meaning the loyalty of the army.

 

Nice, great catches. Congrats.

 

Wow - that is what I call a great day!
Love them all but I really like the Carinus - what a beard!

 

Those are some superb ants, congrats!! All three have spectacular portraits.

I fell short on most of the lots I was tracking, but did pick up a group lot of Commodus denarii (also from the Peck collection). The bidding stayed pretty low, it includes some scarce ones, and I've been wanting a Commodus as Caesar. I'll be curious to see the bits that are hiding...

 

I think you did a good deal

 

Love the Florian too

 

..kool! ...those fit right in the 3rd century emperors well!..

 

Those are very nice @bcuda. I especially like the Tacitus and Carinus.

I didn't get a chance to browse this auction, but that looks to be a cool score, Sev. I like the two on the left and am curious about the Commodus as Caesar, too.

I picked up a small group lot of ex Peck coins last year and was really pleased with a few of them, in particular, these two A-Pis.

ANTONINUS PIUS
AR Denarius. 3.02g, 18.1mm. Rome mint, 10 Jul - end AD 138. RIC III 4 corr. (bust type, obv legend); BMCRE pg 2, *; RSC 659a. O: IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right. R: PONT MAX T R POT COS, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.
Ex Phil Peck Collection


ANTONINUS PIUS
AR Denarius. 3.46g, 18mm. Rome mint, AD 139. RIC 43 (S); RSC 833; BMCRE pg 17, 85. O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head right. R: TR P COS II, Clasped hands holding winged caduceus and two corn-ears.
Ex Phil Peck Collection

 

Both are nice Z, but that "clasped hands" is marvelous! Looks like strong strick and the toning is just out of this world.

 

Nice coins. I really like the Carinus. They are all from a period where they produced beautiful coinage, although it was all billon coins. I have a soft spot for Carus, Carinus and Numerian too. A quite unsuccessful family endeavour, that. But a lot of optimism on the coinage

 

Congratulations!!!! nice quality too....
3 out of 4 aint bad
John