Diva Marciana. Died AD 112/4. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, September AD 112-117. DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, draped bust right, hair elaborately dressed over brow, above which is a stephane, braided and bound up at the back / EX SENATVS CONSVLTO, S C in exergue, Diva Marciana, holding grain ears in right hand, scepter in left, seated left on cart drawn by two elephants; each elephant has its own mahout. RIC II 750 var. (Trajan; patera not grain ears); Woytek 725; Strack 447 (Trajan); Banti 6; BMCRE 1086-7 (Trajan); BN 793. Good Fine, dark gray and brown patina, some green, areas of minor porosity and roughness, a few light marks. Very rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex John F. Sullivan Collection (Triton IX, 10 January 2006), lot 1451; Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 1902.There is very little in the historical record of Ulpia Marciana, Trajan`s sister. Unlike many other imperial relatives during the Empire, she is reputed to have been of very high character. During Trajan`s reign, Marciana lived as a widow, and did not take another husband. She was a close friend of Trajan`s wife, Plotina, and both jointly accepted the title of Augusta in AD 105 (which they had both rejected in AD 98). The date of her death is debatable, and although some scholars believe she died in the year she was hailed Augusta, her death is commonly placed in AD 112 or 114.
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CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.35 g, 11h). Veiled and draped bust of female facing slightly left, wearing earrings and necklace / Bearded head of Herakles left, lion skin around neck. SNG France –; SNG Levante –; Gökturk –; Troxell & Kagan 21; Mildenberg, Kleingeld –; Winzer –; BMC p. 239, 2; Sunrise 106 (this coin). Good VF, lightly toned, a little die wear on obverse. Excellent metal. Very rare denomination. From the Sunrise Collection.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.48 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 117. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P, Trajan and Hadrian standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands; ADOPTIO in exergue. RIC II 3e; Strack 2?; RSC 4c; BMCRE 7. Good VF, toned. Rare. From the A.K. Collection. Ex Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 12 October 1950), lot 110.
CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.70 g, 9h). Head of female facing slightly left / Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, bow in case on back, standing right, fighting griffin standing left on hind legs; all within shallow incuse square. SNG France –; SNG Levante –; Göktürk 38; Mildenberg, Kleingeld –; Troxell & Kagan –; Winzer –; Sunrise 107 (this coin). Good VF, toned, light porosity, a few light scratches. Extremely rare, only the second example published. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 362.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 138. IMP CAES AEL • ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right / PONT MAX TR POT COS, Pietas, veiled, standing right before lighted and garlanded altar, raising right hand and holding incense box in left. RIC III –; Strack 10 = Münzhandlung Basel 6, lot 1729 (same dies); Calicó 1608 = Biaggi 751 (this coin); BMCRE 7. Good VF, red tone in devices. Extremely rare first issue of Antoninus Pius as Augustus. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind. Ex Biaggi Collection, no. 751.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR POT COS III, bust right, wearing wreath consisting of grain ears and poppies, slight drapery on left shoulder / AEQVIT AS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales in outstretched right hand and scepter in left. Cf. Heritage New York Signature Sale 3004 (4 January 2009), lot 20080 = Heritage 3002 (18 September 2008), lot 20091 (for sestertius with grain ear and poppy wreath, but fully draped bust); otherwise unpublished for a denarius. EF, attractively toned, a couple of minor flan splits. Unique. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 75 (15 October 2003), lot 139 (part of).While the use of a grain ear wreath is known on other very rare imperial issues, most notably those of Gallienus accompanied by the legend GALLIENAE AVGVSTAE, as well as an extremely rare sestertius of Hadrian (NAC 72, lot 641), to date, for Antoninus Pius it occurs only on this denarius and the Heritage sestertius. The use of the grain ear wreath may be explained by imperial participation in the mysteries of Demeter at Eleusis – an event that is well-attested for Hadrian (and possibly Marcus Aurelius). While Antoninus Pius is known to have patronized the sanctuary and provided funding for its upkeep, he is not recorded as having participated in the mysteries, although these coins now suggest that he did.
CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.53 g, 11h). Forepart of lion left, head facing / Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, bow in case on back, standing right, fighting griffin standing left on hind legs; all within shallow incuse square. SNG France –; SNG Levante 215; Göktürk 39; Mildenberg, Kleingeld 37; Troxell & Kagan –; Winzer –; Sunrise –. EF, lightly toned. Well centered on excellent metal. Very rare. From the Sunrise Collection.
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.12 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA AVGVS TA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls / Ceres standing left, holding lighted torch in right hand and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC III 403 (Pius); Strack 414; Calicó 1737 = Biaggi 833; BMCRE 338 (Pius). Near EF. Very rare.
CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7.5mm, 0.38 g, 9h). Draped male bust left, wearing petasos / Lion walking left; RL (in Aramaic) above. SNG France –; SNG Levante –; Göktürk –; Mildenberg, Kleingeld –; Troxell & Kagan 26 corr. (legend); Brindley 642; Sunrise –. Good VF, lightly toned, a hint of porosity. Very rare. From the Sunrise Collection.
![Didius Julianus. AD 193. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 18.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP CAES M DID SEV ER IVLIAN A[VG], laureate head right](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/1145-2014128163459_468x382.jpg)
Didius Julianus. AD 193. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 18.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP CAES M DID SEV ER IVLIAN A[VG], laureate head right / P M TR P COS, S C across lower field, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC IV 15; Banti 5; BMCRE 26. VF, pale green patina, some red and brown, traces of earthen deposits. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XVI (16 August 1991), lot 513; Edward J. Waddell II (12 September 1987), lot 537.
KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes I. 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 5.29 g, 11h). Gaziura mint. Baal of Gaziura seated left, torso facing, holding grape bunch, grain ear, and eagle in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; B’L GZYR (in Aramaic) to right / Griffin left attacking stag kneeling left. Simonetta 5a; Simonetta, Coins 1f; HGC 7, 791 (this coin illustrated); Sunrise 147 corr. (no name on rev.; this coin). Good VF, toned, minor flat spot on obverse. Very rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 284.
Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.49 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO RI ?E ?VG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and palm frond over shoulder in left. RIC IV 86 var. (obv. legend and bust type); cf. T.V. Buttrey, “The Denarii of Pescennius Niger,” NC 1992 President’s Address, p. xix, fig. 6; RSC 75aa var. (Victory left); BMCRE, 314 var. (same); cf. Rauch 94, lot 1033 (for obv.; same die). Good VF, edges a little crystallized. Rare bust type. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 18.73 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P, S C low across field, LIB AVG VIIII in exergue, Caracalla, togate, seated left on curule chair on low platform, extending right hand; to right, officer standing left; to left on platform, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding up abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left; at foot of platform, citizen, togate, climbing steps, holding out in both hands fold of toga. RIC IV 527; Banti 23; BMCRE 265. Good VF, brown surfaces, some red and green, minor roughness. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Jascha Heifetz Collection (Part 2, Superior, 9 December 1989), lot 3286.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 5.10 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate, draped, and cuirassed adult bust right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, radiate lion advancing left, holding thunderbolt in jaws. RIC IV –; RSC –; BMCRE –; CNG E-214, lot 419; DDTP p. 23 = AdG p. 34 (this coin). Superb EF, toned. Rare bust type for this year’s reverse. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 5 (Spring 1998), no. E140.
Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 24.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. P SEPTIMIVS GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate bust right, slight drapery / VICT BRIT TR P III COS II, S C in exergue, Victory, winged and draped, seated right on cuirass, inscribing with right hand oval shield, balanced on left knee, left hand helping to balance shield; on ground at left, oblong shield; under feet, oblong shield; to right, oblong shield and helmet. RIC IV 172b; Banti 60; SCBC 663A; BMCRE 268-9 (Septimius, Caracalla, and Geta). VF, dark brown, rough river surfaces, traces of red. Rare. From the RAM Collection, purchased from George Beach, March 1990.
Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 19.77 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Macrinus, AD 217-218. M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PRINC • IVVENTVTIS, S C in exergue, Diadumenian, in military dress, standing front, head right, holding aquila in right hand and scepter in left; to right, aquila and signum. RIC IV 211; Szaivert series 9-10; Clay Issue 2; Banti 3; BMCRE 149 (Macrinus). VF, brown and dark gray surfaces, some green, brassy highlights on reverse, a few small pits, areas of minor roughness and smoothing. Rare. From the RAM Collection, purchased from Empire Coins, July 1993.
Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 22.05 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220. IVLIA PA VLA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CONCORDIA, S C in exergue, Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopia in left; star high in left field. RIC IV 381; Thirion 459; Banti 6; BMCRE 415 (Elagabalus). VF, green-tan surfaces, some dark gray and red, hairline flan crack, slight doubling on obverse. Rare. From the RAM Collection, purchased from R. M. Smythe, October 2000.
Aquilia Severa. Augusta, AD 220-221 & 221-222. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 22.24 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus. IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CONCO[RDIA], S C across field, Concordia, draped, standing left, cradling double cornucopia in left arm and sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and lighted altar to left; [star in right field]. RIC IV 390 (Elagabalus); Thirion 482; Banti 4; BMCRE 432-3 (Elagabalus). Near VF, brown surfaces, some red, green, and earthen deposits, pit on reverse deletes star, hairline flan crack, areas of minor roughness and smoothing. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Kovacs XV (1 October 2003), lot 371.
Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 19.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220-222. IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / VENVS CAELESTIS, S C low across field, Venus Caelestis, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and scepter in left; star low in left field. RIC IV 402; Thirion 385 var. (star in right field); Banti 4 var. (same); BMCRE 375-6 (Elagabalus). VF, dark brown patina, some red and green, some deposits, areas of doubling on reverse. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 1441; Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 2179.
KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II ‘the Great’. 95-56 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.16 g, 12h). Artaxata mint. Dated RY 36, month H (60 BC). Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / BASI?E-OS BASI?EON TIGPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch in extended right hand; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; ?? (year) above arm, H (month) below, ZC in exergue; all within wreath. SCADA Group 7, c (a29/p22) = Sunrise 222 corr. (mint and date; this coin, illustrated in SCADA); M&D 74; CAA 75; AC 40; DCA 431 (75/4 BC on Armenian Era dating). VF, toned. Rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex R.A. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 85, 15 September 2010), lot 16; Classical Numismatic Group XXVII (29 September 1993), lot 11.
Orbiana. Augusta, AD 225-227. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 21.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special marriage emission of Alexander, AD 225. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / CONCORDIA AVGVS TORVM, S C in exergue, Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in extended right hand and cradling double cornucopia in left arm. RIC IV 655 (Alexander); BMCRE 293-4 (Alexander); Banti 1. VF, dark gray patina, cleaning marks. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Sternberg XXVIII (with Freeman & Sear, 30 October 1995), lot 217; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Glendining, 26 May 1959), lot 84.
Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS AVGG, Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding transverse scepter in right hand, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. Near EF, traces of deposits on obverse. Rare. From the D. Fagan Collection. Ex Pegasi 108 (14 July 1998), lot 309.
Gordian I. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 17.12 g, 11h). Rome mint. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGG, S C across field, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding up wreath in right hand and holding palm frond in left over left shoulder. RIC IV 12; BMCRE 14-16; Banti 8. VF, dark gray and green patina, some red and brown. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Jascha Heifetz Collection (Part 2, Superior, 9 December 1989), lot 3304.
Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 2.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, resting right hand on oval shield set on ground and holding vertical, reversed spear in left. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 30; RSC 14. Good VF, toned, some deposits. Rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind.
Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.18 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 7th emission, AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS P P, Gordian III, in military dress, on horseback left, raising right hand, holding scepter in left. RIC IV 80; Calicó 3220; Biaggi –; cf. Hunter 30 (Denarius). Superb EF, lustrous, a few shallow scratches, small die break and a tiny deposit on obverse. Rare.
Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 5.17 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 9th-11th emissions, AD 241-243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter, naked, standing facing, head right, holding long scepter in right hand and cradling thunderbolt in left. RIC IV 99; Calicó 3200; Biaggi 1358; Hunter –. Superb EF, considerable luster, a couple trivial marks, an area of minor die rust on reverse. Rare.
Pacatian. Usurper, circa AD 248-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.23 g, 6h). Viminacium mint. 1st emission. IMP TI CL MAR PACATIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left on cuirass, wheel at side, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. RIC IV 4; Szaivert, Beginn 3; RSC 5; Hunter 1. VF, toned, minor porosity. Well struck for issue. Very rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell.
KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes IV. First reign, 10/6-5 BC. Æ Chalkous (18mm, 6.67 g, 12h). Artaxata mint. Draped and bearded bust right, wearing tiara / BASI?EO[S] TIGPANOY [M]EGA?[OY], Vahagn standing left, lion skin draped over left arm, right hand on club set on ground to left. M&D 142; Kovacs, Armenia II 6a (Tigranes V); CAA 153–4 corr. (not different denominations); AC 158–60 corr. (same); Sunrise –. EF, dark green patina, softly struck on reverse. Exceptional and rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 207 (15 October 2012), lot 437.
Aemilian. AD 253. AR Antonianus (22mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP CAES AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing left, right foot on helmet, holding olive branch in right hand and spear in left. RIC IV 22; RSC 59. Superb EF, light iridescent toning, areas of underlying luster, minor flan flaw on obverse. Strong strike on both sides and thus rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
![Aemilian. AD 253. Æ Sestertius (25mm, 17.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. [IMP CA]ES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirasse](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/1215-2014128163748_468x382.jpg)
Aemilian. AD 253. Æ Sestertius (25mm, 17.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. [IMP CA]ES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/DECENNA/LIBVS/S C in four lines within laurel wreath. RIC IV 54a; Banti 18; Hunter 25. Good VF, dark gray-brown patina, minor roughness, traces of deposits. Typical compact flan. Rare. From the RAM Collection, purchased from Lucien Birkler, December 1990.
Cornelia Supera. Augusta, AD 253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aemilian. C CORNEL S VPERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / VESTA, Vesta standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC IV 30 (Aemilian); RSC 5; Hunter 1. Good VF, toned. Rare. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 656.
Diva Mariniana. Died before AD 253. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 16.06 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. 2nd-3rd emissions of Valerian I and Gallienus, AD 255-257. D[IV]AE [MAR]INIANAE, veiled and draped bust right / CONSECRATIO, S C low across field, Peacock standing facing with tail spread. RIC V –; MIR 36, 217d; Banti 1; Hunter 8. VF, dark green and brown patina, patches of red, minor encrustation. Rare. From the RAM Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 67, 22 September 2004), lot 1717.
Divus Valerian II. Died AD 258. Æ Sestertius (24.5mm, 11.70 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Valerian I and Gallienus. DIVO CAES [VALERIANO], bareheaded and draped bust right / [CONSE]CRATIO, [S C] in exergue, Funeral pyre in five tiers, the highest and lowest ornamented with festoons, the three between with standing figures, surmounted by Valerian II in spread biga. RIC IV 35; MIR 36, 264r; Banti 3; Hunter 6. VF, red-brown patina, some gray and green, cleaning marks. Rare. From the RAM Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, February 2004.
![Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. Æ Sestertius (25mm, 13.85 g, 5h). Rome mint. [LIC COR SAL VA]LERIANVS N CAES, bareheaded, d](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/1222-201412816387_468x382.jpg)
Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. Æ Sestertius (25mm, 13.85 g, 5h). Rome mint. [LIC COR SAL VA]LERIANVS N CAES, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PRIN[CIPI IV]VENTVTIS, Saloninus, in military dress, standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and vertical scepter in left; to left, captive seated left. RIC V 32; MIR 36, 269q; Banti 2; Hunter 5. VF, green-brown patina, some red. Very rare. From the RAM Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell, December 1990.
![Regalianus. Usurper, AD 260. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 2.81 g, 6h). Carnuntum mint. IMP C P C REG[ALIANVS AVG], radiate and drap](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35357/2920276/1225-2014128163814_468x382.jpg)
Regalianus. Usurper, AD 260. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 2.81 g, 6h). Carnuntum mint. IMP C P C REG[ALIANVS AVG], radiate and draped bust right / ORIENS ?[V]G[G], Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left. RIC V 7; MIR 43, 1713f (same dies as illustration); RSC 4a; Hunter 2 (example overstruck on denarius of Septimius Severus). Good VF, toned. Overstruck on a Rome mint denarius of Elagabalus, struck AD 218, with a VICTOR ANTONINI AVG reverse (RIC IV 156-7). Extremely rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk.
Tacitus. AD 275-276. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.22 g, 12h). Ticinum mint. IMP C M CL TACITVS P AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ROMAE AET ERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory set on globe in outstretched right hand and scepter in left. RIC V 116; BN 394/392 (obv./rev.; same obv. die); Calicó 4104; Biaggi 1600 var. (bust type); Hunter 40. EF, lustrous, some light marks. Rare.
Probus. AD 276-282. Antoninianus (24.5mm, 4.16 g, 7h). Serdica mint, 2nd officina. 4th emission, AD 277. BONO IMP C PROBO INVICTO AVG, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Probus on horseback riding right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left, spearing fallen enemy; shield below horse; KAB. RIC V –; Pink VI/1, p. 45; Maravielle –; Hunter –; cf. CNG 66, lot 1611 for this same obv. legend. EF, silvered, toned. Struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare.
Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (22mm, 3.44 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICI TAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in outstretched right hand and scepter in left; ; S-B//XXI. RIC V 2; Pink VI/2, p. 49; Venèra 4398 var. (rev. legend break); Hunter –. Near EF. An attractive example of this rare type.
Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.23 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 3rd officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PAN NONIA E AVG, The Two Pannonias standing facing, one looking left and the other right, right hands outstretched; the Pannonia on the right holds signum in left hand; S//XXIGt. RIC V 4; Pink VI/2, p. 50; Venèra 4399; Hunter 3. Good VF, traces of silvering. Rare. From the D. Fagan Collection.
Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.76 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 301. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / SACRA MONETA AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left; holding scales in otstretched right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; *-B//SIS. RIC VI 135a; Hunter 43 var. (officina). EF, small hairline flan crack. Impressive reverse. Nearly full silvering and thus rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern.
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 314-15. CONSTANTI NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / RESTITVTO RI LI BE RTATIS, Roma, holding scepter in left hand, enthroned right, shield at side, handing globus held in right hand to Constantine in military attire, standing left, extending right hand to receive globus and cradling parazonium in left arm; PTR. RIC VII 25 var. (rev. legend breaks); cf. Alföldi 428-9 (for type); Depeyrot 20/7; Calicó –; DOC –; Hunter –; Biaggi 1990; Kampmann 18 = AdG p. 42 = DDTP p. 25 (this coin); NAC 49, lot 468. Choice EF, lustrous, hairline die break in obverse field. Extremely rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Antiqua FPL VII (1999/2000), no. 111.
Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. AR Miliarense (23mm, 3.63 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. Struck AD 320. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / FELICITAS ROMANORVM, Crispus with brothers, Constantius II to left, Constantine II to right, each holding long scepter, standing beneath arched pavilion; SIRM. RIC VII 15; Bastien, Monnaie, p. 76, i; Gnecchi 15 and pl. 29, 1; RSC 149†b; DOC –; Hunter –. EF, toned, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 91 (10 May 2004), lot 688.
Fausta. Augusta, AD 324-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 318-319. FAVS TA N F, draped bust right / Eight-rayed star within wreath with large central jewel. RIC VII 51; LRBC 824; Hunter –. EF, brown patina. Rare without the mintmark. Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1956.
Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. AV Solidus (19.5mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. Struck AD 325-326. Head right, wearing plain diadem, eyes to God / CRISPVS CAESAR, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding up wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. RIC VII 63; Depeyrot 10/2; Biaggi 2054; Hunter –. Good VF, small flan flaw and a pair of minor die breaks on obverse, a few trivial marks, traces of deposits on reverse. Rare.
Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 324-325. FL IVL CRIS PVS NOB CAES, laureate bust left, wearing balteus, holding spear forward and shield / VIRTVS CAESARI N, Crispus on horseback charging right, cloak flying, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, spearing kneeling enemy falling backward; under horse, another fallen enemy and shield; SMNP. RIC VII 84-5 var. (officina); Depeyrot 35/6; Biaggi 2068 var. (same). EF, some hairlines on obverse, traces of deposits. Very rare with this officina.
Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Decennnalia issue. Aquileia mint. Struck AD 347. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, rosette-and-laurel diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; all within border consisting of wreath with large central jewel / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XX in four lines; SMAQ; all within border consisting of wreath with large central jewel. RIC VIII 45; Depeyrot 5/1; Paolucci 377 (same dies as illustration); DOC –; Biaggi –. Choice EF, toned. Rare. Ex Old Sable Collection (Gorny & Mosch 215, 14 October 2013), lot 543.
Julian II. As Caesar, AD 355-360. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. D N IVLIANV S NOB CAES, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma and Constantinopolis enthroned facing, Roma holding a reversed spear in left hand and Constantinopolis, right foot on prow of galley, cradling a globe-tipped scepter in left arm, supporting shield inscribed with an eight-rayed star between them with right hands; •//•SMANG•. RIC VIII 171 (unlisted officina); Depeyrot 11 note; DOC –; Biaggi 2213 var. (officina). Good VF, a couple of light scratches on obverse. Rare. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 699; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part III, Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, 2 December 1967), lot 1542.
Julian II. AD 360-363. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. FL CL IVLIA NVS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCI TVS ROMANORVM, soldier advancing right, head left, holding trophy in left hand and dragging bound captive with right; ANTZ. RIC VIII 199; Depeyrot 15/2; DOC 175; Biaggi 2221 var. (officina). EF, a couple of minimal flan splits, a few minor marks. Very rare officina. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex G. Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), lot 133.
Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.53 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 364. D N VALEN S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REI PUBLICAE, Valens, in military attire, standing facing, head right, holding labarum in right hand and Victory on globe in extended left; SMN?. RIC IX 2c (officina unlisted); Depeyrot 10/2; DOC –; Hunter 59 var. (officina). Superb EF, small divot on bridge of nose, minor traces of deposits in devices. Rare.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.60 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint I. Struck circa 300-296/5 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent / BASI?EOS SE?EYKOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; monogram below right wing. SC 115.2; ESM 2 (A1/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 4d; CSE 939 = Sunrise 170 (this coin). EF, a few minor spots of encrustation, slightly weak strike in center of obverse. Exceptionally detailed reverse. Very rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 438; Arthur Houghton Collection, 939.
Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Light Miliarensis (22mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. D N EVGENI IVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Eugenius, laureate and in military attire, standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand and shield set on ground in left; TRPS. RIC IX 104; RSC 2†a; Gnecchi pl. 36, 13; Cohen 2; DOC –; Hunter –; Triton XVII, 806 (same dies). EF, toned, small cleaning mark on neck, reverse struck with worn die. Very rare. While Gnecchi illustrated this type in his corpus with an example from his own collection, he referenced it in his text to a similar type, also from Trier, but with the reverse legend VIRTVS EXERCITVS (see his number 2 in the catalog with the correct Cohen cross-reference). Gnecchi did include the GLORIA ROMANORVM type (number 1 in the catalog), but it is for the Milan mint, and nowhere in his catalog does he include the Trier mint version. Furthermore, an example of the VIRTVS EXERCITM type does not appear in his accompanying plates.
Galla Placidia. Augusta, AD 421-450. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Uncertain Asian mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 443. GALLA PLA CIDIA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace, crowned by manus Dei above / IMP • XXXXII • COS XVII • P • P •, Constantinopolis, draped and wearing plumed helmet, enthroned left, left foot set on prow, holding globus cruciger in extended right hand and scepter in left; shield set on ground to right; star to left; COMOB. RIC X 305; Depeyrot 84/6 (Constantinople mint); Biaggi –; DOCLR 834 var. (different number of •’s); G. Giacosa, Women of the Caesars (Milan, 1977), pl. lxv (this coin). EF, some short scratches. Extremely rare late issue of this remarkable empress. Ex Julius Caesar and His Legacy (Numismatic Fine Arts, 13 May 1991), lot 146; Numismatic Fine Arts XXII (1 June 1989), lot 163.From the NFA catalogue: “The empress Galla Placidia had a most extraordinary career spanning the first half of the turbulent fifth century. Born about 388, she was the daughter of Theodosius the Great by his second wife Galla, and half-sister of Arcadius and Honorius. Taken prisoner by Alaric during the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410, she was eventually married to his successor, Ataulf. Following Ataulf’s death she was ransomed to the Romans for 600,000 measures of grain, and in 417 married the general Constantius by whom she had a son, the future emperor Valentinian III, and a daughter, Honoria. She acted as regent for the first twelve years of her son’s reign (425-437), but then gradually faded into the background as the political influence of the general Aetius increased. Her final years were devoted to the erection of sacred buildings in Ravenna, and her tomb, which contained also the remains of Honorius and Constantius III, is still to be seen in the city.Coins honoring Galla Placidia were struck both in the western empire, under her son Valentinian III, and in the East by her nephew Theodosius II. She may already have held the rank of Augusta under Honorius, but if not she certainly received it in 424 when Valentinian was created Caesar. This attractive solidus, issued from an uncertain Asian mint, may be closely dated by Theodosius II’s titles which appear on the reverse. His forty-second imperatorial acclamation, corresponding to the years of his reign, covers the period 10 January 443 to 10 January 444, whilst the celebration of his eighteenth and final consulship on 1 January 444 indicates that the issue to which the present coin belongs had ceased before the end of the year 443. After the reign of Theodosius II the seated figure of Constantinopolis disappeared from the gold coinage of the eastern empire, not to be seen again until the reign of Justin II more than a century later.”
Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.49 g, 7h). Imperial Marriage issue. Thessalonica mint. Struck Winter AD 437-438. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, diademed, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITER NVBTIIS, Theodosius II standing facing, clasping together Valentinian III standing facing to left and Licinia Eudoxia standing facing to right; all three nimbate and wearing imperial regalia; COMOB. RIC X –; Depeyrot –; DOCLR –; Biaggi –; Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 452 = Triton V, 2227 = Triton VII, lot 1061 (same dies); Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 432 (same dies); NGSA VIII, lot 204 = NGSA II, lot 151 (same dies); Gemini I, lot 485 = NAC 34, lot 114 (same dies); Triton VI, 1160 (same dies); cf. CNG 96, lot 926 (for obv.; same die). EF. Extremely rare, one of approximately six known, all from same die pair. Six specimens of this type are known, including the current example, all from the same pair of dies:1) Glenn Woods Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 2227 = Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 2227 = Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 452.2) Tkalec (19 February 2001), lot 432.3) J.J. Grano Collection (NGSA VIII, 24 November 2014), lot 204 = NGSA II (18 November 2002), lot 151.4) Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 485 = NAC 34 (24 November 2006), lot 114.5) Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 1160.6) The present coin.Following Galla Placidia`s falling out with the emperor Honorius, her young son, Valentinian (the future Valentinian III), accompanied Galla and his sister, Justa Grata Honoria, into exile at the court of Theodosius II at Constantinople. When the usurper Johannes seized power in the western empire following the death of Honorius, Theodosius had Valentinian prepared to be Honorius` legitimate imperial successor. In AD 424, Valentinian was appointed Caesar and betrothed to Licinia Eudoxia, the daughter of Theodosius II. In AD 425, he was proclaimed Augustus at Rome. Twelve years later, in AD 437, he returned to Constantinople for his marriage. The wedding, on 29 October of that year, was a great state occasion. Flavius Merobaudes, the 5th century AD poet and rhetorician, and the official poet laureate of Valentinian III and Aëtius, described that a series of mosaics, now lost, depicted the occasion and the sequence of events that had led up to it. On their journey back to Rome, the newly-married imperial couple spent the winter of AD 437/8 in Thessalonica, during which time this extremely rare issue of solidi was struck.
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Majorian. AD 457-461. AR Half Siliqua (12mm, 0.63 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in Northern Gaul. D N IVLIVS MAIOR[IANVS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right, holding spear forward in right hand and [shield decorated with Christogram in left] / (Retrograde Gs) downward to left, VIT downward to right, Victory standing left, holding long cross in both hands; **. RIC X 2652 (same dies as illustration); RSC 8†b-c; DOCLR –; Hunter –. Good VF, toned, slightly irregular flan. Very rare.
Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. D N bASILISCI Et MARC P AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / VICTORI A AVCC, Victory standing left, holding jeweled long cross; star in right field; G//CONOB. RIC X 1024; Depeyrot 105/2; DOCLR 620; Biaggi –. Good VF, toned. Rare. From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear.
Basiliscus & Marcus. AD 475-476. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. D N bASILISCI Et MARC P AVC, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear in right hand, on left arm a shield decorated with horseman spearing an enemy below / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Basiliscus and Marcus seated facing on double throne, each nimbate, holding mappa in right hand and globus in left; in field between, star above cross; ?//CONOB. RIC X 1022; Depeyrot 104/1; DOCLR 621; Biaggi –. EF. Rare.
Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (32mm, 13.36 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa 547-565. D N IVSTINI–?NVS P P AV, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, shield over left shoulder / Large M; cross above, star below, R/O–M/A across field; all within wreath border. DOC (329); Tolstoi 313; BMC Vandals p. 112, 30; MIBE 221 (this coin cited); SB 299. Fine, brown surfaces, minor scratches. Extremely rare, possibly the third known and the only one in private hands (the others in the British Museum and the Hermitage [= Tolstoi]). Ex Georges Zacos Collection (privately purchased from Zacos by the present consignor circa 1973).
Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 7 (573/4). D N IVSTI–NVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe in right hand, shield over left shoulder / VICTORI–A AVCCC Z, Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding spear in right hand, globus cruciger in left; CONOB. DOC 190e; MIBE 18b; Morrisson 21 (same dies); SB 391. Superb EF, lustrous, scratch in obverse margin, faint graffiti on reverse. Rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection. Ex Berk BBS (16 December 1986), no. 192.
Tiberius II Constantine. 578-582. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.92 g, 12h). Uncertain military mint, “4th officina”. Dated RY 5 (578/9). ? m TI? CONS–TANT P P AV, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa in right hand, scepter topped by eagle in left / Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O ? across field; CON?. DOC –; BMC 27 (Constantinople); MIBE 69; SB –. EF, olive green patina. Rare. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 564.A group of folles with the mint marks of Constantinople, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, and Theopoulis (Antioch), as well half folles with the Rome mint signature, form a stylistically homogenous group that must be the output of one operation, very likely a military mint. Hahn (MIBE p. 42) argues that this mint struck as a result of “...new military activities on the Persian frontier, in Thracia and in Italy from 579 onwards. It was possibly in this year that the emperor sent a small army unit to Italy as a nucleus for the formation of a Roman city militia.”
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