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Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, 134-8, bare-headed and draped bust right, hadrianvs avgvstvs cos iii p p, rev. Emperor on horseback right, hand raised, addressing five (?) soldiers standing left, first holding vexillum, second to fourth holding standards, s c in lower field, exerc britannic[vs] in exergue, 25.37g (cf. RIC 912; cf. C 556; Sear 3591; Spink 638). Very fine with dark patina, extremely rare; the Drabble cataloguer (Albert Baldwin) described it as ‘possibly...
Hammer Price: £32,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, As, Rome, 134-8, laureate and draped bust right, hadrianvs avg cos iii p p, rev. aegyptos, Egypt reclining left holding sistrum, resting elbow on basket, ibis standing right on low cippus at left, s c in exergue, 13.27g (RIC 839; C 111). Circular flan flaw in centre of reverse, otherwise good very fine, shiny brown patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £650
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antinoüs, posthumous Drachm, Alexandria, year 21 of Hadrian [136-7], draped bust left wearing hem-hem crown, αντινοου ηρωοε, rev. Antinoüs, as Hermes, on horseback right, cloaked and holding reins and caduceus, l k a in field, 28.53g (Dattari 2089; BMC 926; cf. Sear 3900). Striking split at edge, otherwise fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £4,400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Sabina, Sestertius, Rome, 136, draped and diademed bust left, sabina avgvsta hadriani avg p p, rev. veneri genetrici, Venus standing right, drawing up robe to shoulder and holding apple, s c in field, 25.26g (RIC 1035b; C 76; Sear 3941). Very fine, smooth brown patina, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £420
Roman Imperial Coinage, Ælius (Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 136-8, bust right, l aelivs caesar, rev. tr pot cos ii, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and cornucopiæ set on altar, s c in field, concord in exergue, 27.80g (RIC Hadrian 1058; C 15; Sear 3980). Slight marks in obverse field, otherwise good very fine, brown patina £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Ælius (Cæsar), Dupondius, Rome, 136-8, bust right, l aelivs caesar, rev. tr pot cos ii, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt, s c in field, 12.61g (RIC Hadrian 1067; BMC 1931; C 57; Sear 3993). Nearly extremely fine, olive green patina with dusty patches £200-260
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 140-4, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. concordia exercitvvm, Concordia standing left, holding Victory and legionary standard, s c in field, 24.30g (RIC 600a; BMC 1232; C 139; Sear 4157). Good very fine, glossy olive-green patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £320
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 140-4, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. secvritas avg, Securitas standing left, holding short sceptre and leaning left arm on column, s c in field, 27.70g (RIC 640; cf. BMC 1311; C 780; Sear 4231). Good very fine, brown patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £750
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 140-4, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. tiberis, Tiber, crowned with reeds, reclining left, holding short sceptre, leaning left arm on rock and resting right hand on ship, s c in exergue, 26.41g (RIC 643a; C 820; Sear 4237). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, smooth dark green patina, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 142, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. apollini avgvsto, Apollo standing left with patera and lyre, s c in field, 26.53g (RIC 598; BMC 1229; C 62; Sear 4149). Good very fine, matt brown surfaces £300-400
Hammer Price: £380
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 143, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. britannia, Britannia seated left on rock, leaning on shield, holding standard in right hand and spear against left arm, s c in exergue, 28.89g (RIC 742; BMC 1638; C 116; Sear 4153; Spink 640). Some marks in fields, otherwise very fine or better, brown patina, one of the finest known specimens, very rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 146, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iiii, rev. Securitas seated right, holding sceptre and propping head in right hand, s c in field, 24.00g (RIC 783; C 759; Sear 4222). Good very fine or better £200-300
Hammer Price: £260
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 147, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p, rev. cos iiii, Pax standing left, setting fire with torch to heap of arms and holding cornucopiæ, pax avg in field, s c in lower field, 24.81g (RIC 777; BMC 1698; C 594; Sear 4201). Nearly extremely fine, dark green patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 151-2, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, imp caes t ael hadr antoninvs avg pivs p p, rev. tr pot xv cos iiii, Emperor on horseback right, holding parazonium and raising right hand, s c in exergue, 24.61g (RIC 890b; C 966). Of fine style and struck in high relief, some smoothing, otherwise good very fine or better, brown colouring, very rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 153-4, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xvii, rev. libertas cos iiii, Liberty standing right, holding pileus and extending right hand, s c in field, 24.35g (RIC 916; BMC 1944; C 535; Sear 4191). Good very fine or better, dark patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £220
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 155-6, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, antoninvs avg pivs p p imp ii, rev. tr pot xix cos iiii, Fides Exercitus standing left, holding two standards, s c in field, 25.97g (RIC 943a; C 988). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so, glossy dark patina £500-700
Hammer Price: £850
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 156-7, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, antoninvs avg pivs p p imp ii, rev. tr pot xx cos iiii, Annona standing right, foot on prow, holding rudder and modius on knee, s c in field, 22.74g (RIC 964; C 1017). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine, dark green patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome, 140-4, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. annona avg, Annona standing right, holding corn-ears and cornucopiæ, modius to left, prow of ship to right, s c in field, 14.88g (RIC 675; C 35). Good very fine or better, dark patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome, 147-8, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xi, rev. primi decennales cos iiii s c in five lines within oak wreath, 13.76g (RIC 853c; BMC 1817; C 675; Sear 4310). On a large flan, about extremely fine, dark patina, an unusually fine specimen £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,900
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome, 159, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p, rev. tr pot cos ii, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, altar at feet, s c in field, gpr in exergue, 12.59g (RIC 568a; BMC 1165; C 396; Sear 4300). Good very fine, dark patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, As, Rome, 159-60, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xxiii, rev. templvm div avg rest, octastyle temple with statues, etc, s c in field, cos iiii in exergue, 12.29g (RIC 1040; C –). Good very fine, dark green patina, rare £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Divus Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 161 or later, bust right, divvs antoninvs, rev. consecratio, pyre of four tiers decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga, s c in field, 30.96g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1266; C 165; Sear 5197). Extremely fine, subdued green-brown patina £700-900
Hammer Price: £4,600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Divus Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 162, bust right, divvs antoninvs, rev. divo pio, square altar, s c in field, 25.37g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1272; BMC 886; C 358; Sear 5200). Good very fine, dusty green patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £480
Roman Imperial Coinage, Diva Faustina Senior, Sestertius, Rome, 147, draped bust right with elaborate hairstyle, diva favstina, rev. consecratio, Vesta standing left, sacrificing with patera over altar and holding long torch, s c in field, 25.78g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1130; BMC 1529; C 162; Sear 4622). Light scratch in front of face, otherwise very fine, glossy green-black patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £160
Roman Imperial Coinage, Diva Faustina Senior, As, Rome, after 141, draped and veiled bust right, diva favstina, rev. aeternitas, Providentia standing left, holding globe and sceptre, s c in field, 11.52g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1163a (b); BMC 1459; C 38; Sear 4635). Good very fine or better, dark patina, but smoothed on obverse and marked in reverse fields £200-300
Hammer Price: £280
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 151-2, bare-headed and draped bust right, avrelivs caesar avg pii fil, rev. tr pot vi cos ii, Genius Exercitus standing left, holding patera over altar and aquila, s c in field, 24.42g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1302a; C 648; Sear 4813). Very fine or better, matt brown patina, scarce £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 152-3, bare-headed and draped bust right, avrelivs caesar avg pii fil, rev. tr pot vii cos ii, Minerva seated right, holding spear and drawing out ægis, shield against chair, s c in exergue, 26.06g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1309; C 654; Sear 4814). Good very fine, reverse better, smooth dark brown patina £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (Cæsar), As, Rome, c. 145, bare-headed bust right, avrelivs caesar avg pii f, rev. concordia, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiæ set on altar, s c in field, 11.03g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1255/1254; C 65/63; Sear 4826). Nearly very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius (Caesar), As, Rome, 148, bare-headed and draped bust right, avrelivs caesar avg pii f, rev. tr pot ii cos ii, Honos standing right, holding long sceptre and cornucopiæ, honos across field, s c in lower field, 11.95g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1271b; C 240; Sear 4830). About extremely fine, dark patina £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 164, laureate bust right, m avrel antoninvs avg armeniacvs p m, rev. vict avg tr p xviii imp ii cos iii, Victory standing right holding trophy, Armenia seated at her feet, s c in lower field, 24.19g (RIC 890; BMC 1092; C 984; Sear 5013). Field smoothed in front of face, otherwise good very fine, dark patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £700
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 164-5, laureate bust right, m avrel antoninvs avg armeniacvs p m, rev. vict avg tr pot xix imp ii cos iii, Emperor in military attire standing left, holding spear, flanked by four standards, s c in exergue, 28.52g (RIC 908; C 804). About extremely fine, dark brown patina £800-1,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 166-7, laureate bust right, m antoninvs avg arm parth max, rev. vict avg tr pot xxi imp iiii cos iii, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm branch, s c in lower field, 25.93g (RIC 948; C 815). Some smoothing in obverse field, otherwise very fine, light brown patina £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 172-3, laureate bust right, m antoninvs avg tr p xxvii, rev. restitvtori italiae imp vi cos iii, Emperor standing left, holding sceptre and raising Italia who holds a globe, s c in exergue, 25.93g (RIC 1078; C 538; Sear 4997). Better than very fine, dark brown patina, scarce £300-400
Hammer Price: £340
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Rome, 176, laureate bust right, m antoninvs avg germ sarm tr p xxx p p, rev. imp viii cos iii clementia avg, Clementia standing left, holding patera and sceptre, s c in field, 28.52g (RIC 1160; BMC 1547; C 358; Sear 4984). Some porosity, otherwise obverse very fine or better, reverse fine £100-150
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Orichalcum Dupondius, Rome, March-December 161, radiate bust right, imp caes m avrel antoninvs avg p m, rev. concord avgvstor tr p xv, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing with clasped hands, Marcus holds a scroll, s c in field, cos iii in exergue, 10.95g (RIC 798; C 49). Some smoothing in fields, otherwise nearly extremely fine, dark patina £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, Dupondius, Rome, 170-1, radiate bust right, imp m antoninvs avg tr p xxv, rev. primi decennales cos iii s c in five lines within wreath, 13.18g (RIC 1008; BMC 1407; C 498; Sear 5040). Nearly very fine, dark patina £80-100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Marcus Aurelius, As, Rome, 175, laureate bust right, m antoninvs avg tr p xxix, rev. imp vii cos iii, Tiber reclining left, resting right hand on ship, s c in exergue, 12.60g (RIC 1142; BMC 1498; C 348; Sear 5065). Some working in obverse field, otherwise very fine, dark patina £100-120
Roman Imperial Coinage, Divus Marcus Aurelius, As, Rome, 180, bare-headed bust right, divvs m antoninvs pivs, rev. consecratio, eagle, head left, standing right on globe, s c in lower field, 10.11g (RIC Commodus 663; BMC 403; C 90; Sear 5988). Good very fine, dark patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £240
Roman Imperial Coinage, Faustina Junior, Sestertius, Rome, 145-61, draped bust right with hair waved and coiled on back of head, favstina avg pii avg fil, rev. pietas, Pietas standing left, holding flower and cornucopiæ, child to left, s c in field, 27.39g (RIC Antoninus Pius 1379; BMC 2177; C 173; Sear 4715). Nearly very fine, light brown patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £550
Roman Imperial Coinage, Faustina Junior, Sestertius, Rome, after 161, draped bust right with elaborately braided hair, favstina avgvsta, rev. matri magnae, Cybele seated right holding drum, lions by throne, s c in exergue, 20.85g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1663; BMC 932; C 169; Sear 5281). Edges a little ragged, otherwise very fine or better, dark glossy patina, scarce £200-300
Hammer Price: £180
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