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Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Dupondius, Rome, 148-9, antoninvs avg pivs p p trp xii, radiate bust right, rev. cos iiii, Æquitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, 13.88g (RIC 858; BMCRE 1831). Very fine, reverse better, attractive green patina £100-£150
Hammer Price: £60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Diva Faustina Senior, Sestertius, Rome, c. 146-61, draped bust right, rev. aeternitas, Juno standing facing, head left, right hand raised and holding sceptre in left, 31.34g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1102). Very fine, attractive brown patina £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (as Cæsar), Denarius, Rome, c. 140, rev. instruments of the augurate and pontificate, 3.07g (RIC Antoninus Pius 424a); Marcus Aurelius, Denarius, Rome, 163, rev. Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopia, 3.17g (RIC 73); Geta (as Cæsar), Denarius, Rome, c. 200-5, rev. Geta standing left, trophy beside, 3.38g (RIC 18) [3]. Very fine, last with attractive iridescent toning £100-£150
Hammer Price: £110
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (as Cæsar), Denarius, Rome, c. 145-60, bust right, rev. cos ii, Honos standing left, holding branch and cornucopia, 3.66g (RIC Antoninus Pius 429a; RSC 110). About extremely fine, attractive old cabinet tone £60-£80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (as Cæsar), Aureus, Rome, 159-60, avrelivs caes avg pii f, partly draped bust right, rev. tr pot xiiii cos ii, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy, 7.18g (Calicó 1973; RIC 481b). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Denarius, Rome, 168, m antoninvs avg arm path max, laureate bust right, rev. tr p xx imp iiii cos iii pax, Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia, 3.00g (RIC 159 [Pax incorrectly described as seated]; RSC 435). Extremely fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £160
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 161, rev. Emperor and Lucius Verus seated left on platform, before them Libertas standing left greeting citizens, 22.16g (RIC 806); together with other Sestertii (4), of Crispina, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander and Gordian III [5]. First fine with some cleaning marks, others in varied state £100-£150
Hammer Price: £190
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 173, rev. tetrastyle temple of Mercury, animals within semicircular pediment, 26.86g (RIC 1074); together with Asses (2) of Trajan and Antoninus Pius [3]. First fine and scarce, others in varied state £60-£80
£60–£80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Faustina Junior, Sestertii (2), both Rome, c. 161-75, revs. Juno standing left, 17.76g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1651), altar with closed doors, 22.09g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1706); Lucilla, Sestertius, Rome, 164-82, rev. Vesta standing left, holding trophy and simpulum, 24.50g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1779) [3]. About very fine, first with olive green patina, last with several scratches in fields £80-£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Sestertius, Rome, l vervs avg arm parth max, laureate bust right, rev. Victory, half draped, standing facing, fixing shield inscribed vic par onto palm tree, 22.91g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1456). Very fine, the reverse nearly so, but with minor roughness £80-£100
Hammer Price: £55
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Sestertius, Rome, 167, rev. Victory advancing left, holding palm and wreath, 31.94g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1461); together with a Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius [2]. First very fine but double-struck, second fine and has been lacquered £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus (as Cæsar), Denarius, Rome, 179, i avrel commodvs avg, laureate bust right, rev. Victory seated left, holding patera and palm, 3.27g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 666; RSC 775). Very fine, light tone £100-£120
Hammer Price: £130
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 185, rev. Italia seated left on globe, holding cornucopia and sceptre, 24.28g (RIC 438); Severus Alexander, Sestertius, Rome, 228, rev. Emperor, as Romulus, walking right with trophy and spear, 18.43g (RIC 481) [2]. About very fine, but first lightly smoothed in fields and second with a flan crack at 6 o’clock £100-£120
Hammer Price: £170
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 184, laureate bust right, rev. Victory seated right on two shields, inscribing a third, s c in field, vict brit in exergue, 23.86g (RIC 440; S 648). About very fine, dark patina £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 185, draped bust right, rev. virt avg p m tr p x imp vii cos iiii pp, Emperor on horseback galloping right, preparing to lance wounded panther, 26.56g (RIC 453b; C 957; BMC 562). Minor areas of corrosion, otherwise about very fine, reverse better with the design clear and well struck, very rare £600-£800
£600–£800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, Sestertius, Rome, 193, laureate bust right, rev. leg xiiii gem m v tr p cos, legionary eagle standing left on perch between standards, 25.40g (RIC 652). Flan split at 4 o’clock and small scrape on bust, otherwise about very fine, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £340
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Denarius, Rome, 210, rev. Virtus standing right holding spear and parazonium, 3.45g (RIC 117b; RSC 464); Elagabalus, Denarius, Rome, 218, rev. Roma seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, 3.10g (RIC 8b; RSC 32a) [2]. Reverse of second struck from a worn die, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Denarius, Laodicea ad Mare, 199, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Spes walking right, holding flower and raising skirt, 3.46g (RIC 341a; RSC 600). About extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, c. 214-17, m avrel antoninvs pivs avg germ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. secvritati perpetvae, Securitas seated right, resting head on right hand and holding sceptre in left, 21.86g (RIC 573A). Very fine but some light porosity on reverse £150-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Roman Imperial Coinage, Macrinus, Sestertius, Rome, 217, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right with long beard, rev. pontif max tr p cos p p, Securitas standing left, holding sceptre, leaning on column, 24.08g (RIC 144). Smoothed and filled on obverse, otherwise fine and rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Elagabalus, Denarius, Rome, 219-20, imp antoninvs avg, laureate and draped bust right, rev. temporvm felicitas, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia, 3.21g (RIC 150d; RSC 282). About extremely fine, retaining original brilliance £80-£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Denarius, Rome, 232, imp alexander pivs avg, laureate and draped bust right, rev. iovi pr opvgnatori, Jupiter standing right, holding eagle and preparing to hurl thunderbolt, 2.93g (RIC 239; BMCRE 825; RSC 84). About extremely fine, lightly toned £80-£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Sestertius, Rome, c. 222-31, imp sev alexander avg, laureate bust right, rev. ivstitia avgvsti, Justitia seated left, holding patera and sceptre, 18.82g (RIC 563). Slight roughness, otherwise very fine with attractive olive green patina £60-£80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Sestertius, Rome, 231, imp caes m avr sev alexander avg, laureate and draped bust right, rev. victoria avgvsti, Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm front in left, 18.49g (RIC 620). Flan crack at 6 o’clock and minor roughness on reverse, otherwise good very fine, attractive dark patina £80-£100
£80–£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Julia Mamæa, Sestertius, Rome, 224, rev. Venus seated left on throne, holding statute and sceptre, 22.61g (RIC Severus Alexander 701); together with Sestertii (3), of Julia Mæsa, Julia Mamæa and Otacilia Severa [4]. First about very fine with an attractive brown patina, others in varied state £100-£150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Balbinus, Sestertius, Rome, 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Emperor standing left, holding branch and parazonium, 19.37g (RIC IV 16). Smoothed, otherwise about very fine, attractive reddish patina £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, Aureus, Rome, 241-3, imp gordianvs pivs fel avg, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. virtvti avgvsti, Hercules standing facing, looking right, holding club and lion-skin, 5.13g (Calicó 3242; RIC 108). Small die flaw at top of reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, retaining original brilliance £3,000-£4,000
£3,000–£4,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Philip I, Antoninianus, Rome, c. 244-7, rev. romae aeternae, Roma seated left, holding Victory and resting upon sceptre, 3.77g/7h (RIC IV 44b; RSC 169); together with Antoninianii (3), of Philip I, Aurelian and Trebonianus Gallus [4]. First struck from good metal and nearly extremely fine, others about very fine or better, last with an attractive reverse £80-£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Otacilia Severa, Sestertius, Rome, 245, marcia otacil severa avg, draped bust right wearing stephane, rev. pvdicitia avg, Pudicitia seated left, left hand drawing veil, holding sceptre in right hand, 20.81g (RIC Philip I 209a). Minor pitting, otherwise very fine, dark patina £80-£100
Hammer Price: £50
Roman Imperial Coinage, Philip II, Antoninianus, Antioch, 249, rev. Emperor standing left, pouring libation over altar, 4.85g (RIC 236); Tetricus, Antoninianus, Trier, c. 272-4, rev. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm, 2.36g (RIC 56); Numerian, Antoninianus, Cyzicus, 284, rev. Emperor receiving victory on globe from Jupiter, reads δ xxi, 3.34g (RIC 463) [3]. Good very fine £50-£70
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan Decius, Aureus, Rome, imp c m q traianvs decivs avg, laureate and draped bust right, rev. vberitas avg, Uberitas standing left, holding purse in right hand and cornucopia in left hand, 4.34g/6h (Calicó 3299; RIC IV 28; C 104). Extremely fine, reverse nearly so, with underlying original brilliance, a bold and attractive example of this very rare issue £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan Decius, Sestertius, Rome, 249-50, rev. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond, 20.38g (RIC 108c); Herennius Etruscus (as Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 249-51, rev. Etruscus standing left, holding baton and spear, 13.41g (RIC Trajan Decius 171a); together with a Sestertius of Maximinus I [3]. Good fine or better, first two rare £100-£150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Aurelian, Antoninianii (2), Ticinum, 274, rev. Sol advancing left, trampling captive, sxxt in exergue 4.09g (RIC V 151); Siscia, 274-5, rev. Emperor and Concordia standing, hands clasped, xxiq in exergue, 3.67g (RIC V 244) [2]. First with flan crack at 8 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine with much remaining silver, second very fine and lightly silvered £80-£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Diocletian and Maximian, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 292-3, jugate, radiate and cuirassed busts left, caravsivs et fratres svi, rev. pax avggg, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, [c] in exergue, 3.95g (Shiel 13, same obv. die; RIC V 1; S 682). Small patch of corrosion on reverse, otherwise good fine, all three portraits clear £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, London, [imp] caravsivs p f av[g], radiate and draped bust right, rev. pax, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre, 2.52g (RIC 101; S 672A). Flan slightly ragged, otherwise good very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianii (2), ‘C’ mint, rev. p[ax] avg, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, 4.81g (RIC 300); London, rev. pa[x a]vg, fo, ml, Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse sceptre, 4.00g (RIC 119) [2]. Minor areas of roughness, otherwise good fine £60-£80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, imp caravivs p f avg, radiate and draped bust right, rev. temp feli [sic], Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia, 4.56g (RIC 171; cf. S 674A). About very fine £80-£100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, radiate and draped bust right, rev. monet[a avg], Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in right, 4.42g (RIC 287). Struck off-centre, otherwise good very fine with attractive chocolate brown patina £100-£150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, imp c caravsivs p avg, radiate and curiassed bust left, rev. iovi cons avg, Jupiter-Neptune standing left, wielding thunderbolt and trident, sc in left field (PAS FASAM-3A2380, same rev. die; RIC –; S –). Good very fine, struck on a full flan with some original silver wash remaining, a rare and important coin £800-£1,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, imp c caravsivs p f avg, radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right, rev. temporvm fel, Felicitas standing left, holding trident and cornucopia, 5.15g (RIC –; S –). Good very fine, unpublished in the standard references £200-£260
Hammer Price: £700
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