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Nero brass sestertius, Lugdunum Mint 66 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust left, resting on globe, reverse:- Roma seated left, foot on helmet, holding Victory and parazonium, shields behind, Sear 1961, VF/GF

Antoninus Pius brass sestertius, reverse:- Pietas, Sear 4205, NVF/GF with a ditto but Julia Mamaea, reverse:- Vesta, Sear 8236, VF/NVF and lastly a ditto but Crispina, reverse:- Salus seated left, feeding snake arising from altar, Sear 6010, GF/F [3]

Antoninus Pius, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 143 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, reverse:- Britannia seated left on rocks, holding standard and spear, left arm resting on shield, legend:- IMPERATOR I I, in exergue [B]RITANNIA, see RIC Volume III 121, #745, and BMCRE Vol IV, 264, #1640C, a little weak area on reverse, well centred and of even colour, VF

Caracalla brass sestertius, Rome Mint 211 A.D., Sear 6921, obverse:- Laureate bust right, reverse:- Fortuna seated left, holding cornucopiae and rudder, wheel under seat, legend:- FO[RT RED P]M TR P XIIII COS [III P P S C], uneven tone, reverse surface striking stress, NVF/GF

Claudius brass sestertius, Rome Mint 41-42 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, reverse:- Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting skirt, legend:- SPES AVGVSTA S C, Sear 1853, nice even patina, F

Claudius brass sestertius, Rome Mint 41-42 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG [P M TR P IMP P P]? Sear 1849 or 1850, Oak-wreath EX SC OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines within, surface with ancient small pits, F/NF

Claudius brass sestertius, Rome Mint 42 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, reverse:- Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting skirt, legend:- SPES AVGVSTA S C, Sear 1854, old pitted surface with uneven milky green patina, well centred, GF

Commodus brass sestertius, reverse:- Providentia, with old ticket, F together with a ditto but Trajan, reverse also Providentia but with full legends, obverse:- Laureate and draped bust right, legend:- IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, reverse:- Providentia standing left, pointing with right hand at large globe at her feet and holding sceptre in left, legend:- PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C [with no stops], Sear 3189var, well centred with even patina, NVF [2]

Commodus brass sestertius, Rome Mint 185 A.D., Sear 5826, obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS [BRIT], reverse:- Victory seated right, on pile of shields, inscribing shield set on her left leg, legend:- P M TR P X IMP COS III P P S C in exergue VICT BRIT, this clearly visible, slightly rough surfaces and small ancient pits,dull GF

Commodus brass sestertius, Rome Mint 188 A.D., Sear 5785, obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- [M CO]MMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG ?, reverse:- Salus seated left, feeding snake from patera which is arising from altar, legend thought to be P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P S C but this piece has overall light tool marks, probably long ago deposit was removed hence legend is cleaned 'out' the piece now has an even plum patina and quite nice portrait, GF

Commodus brass sestertius, Rome Mint 192 A.D., Sear 5751, obverse:- Bust right clad in lion's skin head-dress, reverse:- Virtical club and legend in four lines, all within laurel-wreath, an historical piece as Commodus thought he was a reincarnation of Hercules and was strangled in 192 A.D., the year this coin was struck, hence possibly the reason it was struck on a small flan, the economic situation, scarce, F/GF

Commodus, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 181 A.D. Sear 5794, obverse reads:- M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, Laureate bust right, reverse reads:- PROVI DEOR TR P VI IMP IIII COS II P P S C, Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe in right hand, sceptre in left, Sear 5794, VF

Diva Faustina sestertius, reverse:- Juno, GF, with a ditto but Faustina Junior under Antoninus Pius, reverse:- Venus, GF and lastly a ditto but Faustina Junior under Marcus Aurelius, reverse:- Laetitia, GF [3]

Domitian brass sestertius, Rome Mint 88-89 A.D., obverse:- IMP CAES DOMT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P, reverse:- Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and long sceptre, legend:- [IOVI] VICTORI [SC], Sear 2766var [as illustration], with old ticket, obverse with ancient surface loss, GF/F

Hadrian brass sestertius Rome Mint 128 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, reverse:- Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae, two children at her feet, Sear 3602, well centred, even black patina, NVF

Hadrian brass sestertius, Rome Mint 119 A.D., Sear 3621, obverse:- Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, legend:- [IMP CAE]SAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS [AVG], reverse:- Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and long sceptre, legend:- PONT MAX TR POT COS III S C, a coin with much detail but surface deposit, hairline striking crack, obverse 8 o'clock, reverse with very light scuffs under magnification, NVF

Hadrian brass sestertius, Rome Mint 123 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, reverse:- Concordia standing left, holding standard in each hand, that surmounted by an eagle, legend:- CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM S C, slightly rough surfaces, black patina, Sear 3582, well centred, VF/NVF

Hadrian, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 121 A.D., obverse:- Laureate head right, drapery on left shoulder, legend:- IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, reverse:- Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, legend:- PONT MAX TR POT COS III S C, Sear 3623, small ancient pits, well centred, even tone, VF

Hadrian, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 134 A.D., Sear 3601, obverse:- Bare headed and draped bust, right, legend:- HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, reverse:- Hadrian standing left holding scroll, clasping right hands with Fortuna standing right, holding cornucopiae and resting left arm on rudder, legend:- FORTVNAE REDVCI S C, even tone, NVF

Hadrian, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 138 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, reverse:- Salus standing left, feeding snake arising from altar and holding long sceptre, legend:- SALVS AVG S C, Sear 3642, VF/GF

Lucius Verus with Marcus Aurelius, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 161 A.D., Sear 5367, obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, reverse:- Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, legend:- CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P in exergue COS II in fields S C, even colour, GF

Marcus Aurelius brass sestertius Rome Mint 164 A.D., Sear 5002, obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- [M A]VREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M, reverse:- Helmeted and in armour, Mars standing right resting on shield and holding spear, even patina, VF

Marcus Aurelius, brass sestertius, reverse:- Clementia?, F/Fair, with a ditto but Severus Alexander, reverse:- Providentia? if this is so there seems to be a die-sinker's error, POVIDENTIA, with striking crack, obverse 11 o'clock, dark uneven tone, F, with a ditto of Maximinus I, reverse:- Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar, GF and lastly an as of Nero, reverse Victory, F/Fair [4]

Maximinus I, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 236-238 A.D., Sear 8332, reverse:- Pax standing left, holding olive branch and sceptre, legend:- PAX AVGVSTI S C , strong portrait NVF/GF, with a ditto but of Trebonianus Gallus, Rome Mint 251-252 A.D., Sear 9682, obverse:- Laureate and draped bust right, legend:- IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG, reverse:- Virtus standing left, resting on spear and shield, legend:- [VIR]TVS [AVGG] S C, 'diamond' shaped flan, even tone, short striking cracks, NVF/GF [2]

Nero brass sestertius Lugdunum Mint 66 A.D. Sear 1961var., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P P P, reverse:- Roma seated left, on cuirass, right foot on helmet, holding Victory and parazonium, shields on ground behind, legend ROMA in exergue SC, round and well centred, original slightly rough surfaces, even tone GVF

Nerva brass sestertius, Rome Mint January-September 97 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II C[OS] III P [P], reverse:- Libbertas standing left, holding pilus and sceptre, legend:- LIBERTAS PV[BLICA] S C, Sear 3050, reverse a little weak, GF/F

Sabina wife of Hadrian brass sestertius, Rome Mint 135 A.D., obverse:- Diademed and draped bust, hair in plait down neck, legend:- SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, reverse:- Pudicitia enthroned left, her right hand raised to mouth, her left on lap, F

Sabina wife of Hadrian, sestertius, looks to be Sear 3939 or similar but probably a later cast seated female deity looks to be holding an owl?, GF together with a ditto but genuine of Lucilla wife of Lucius Verus, reverse:- Pietas, Sear 5505, F [2]

Titus as Augustus brass sestertius, Rome Mint 80 A.D., obverse reads:- IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, Laureate bust left reverse:- Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting skirt, S C in field, Sear 2530var., black patina, GF/F

Titus as Augustus brass sestertius, Rome Mint 80 A.D., obverse:- Laureate head left, legend:- IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, reverse:- Felicitas standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae, legend:- FELICIT PVBLIC S C, Sear 2523, with old ticket, obverse slightly off centre, GF

Trajan Decius, bronze sestertius, Rome Mint 250-251 A.D., reverse:- Genius of the Army of Illyricum standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, standard behind, Sear 9404, NVF/GF, together with ditto but Rome Mint 250 A.D., reverse:- Virtus seated left, on cuirass, holding branch and sceptre, Sear 9411, slightly rough surfaces, NVF [2]

Trajan, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 116 A.D., Sear 3189, obverse:- Laureate and draped bust right, legend:- IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, reverse:- Providentia standing left, pointing with right hand at large globe at her feet and holding sceptre in left, left arm resting on column, legend:- PROVIDENTIA [AVGVS]TI S P Q R S C, ancient edge knock, good portrait, very light scuff down bust, mottled even patina, VF

Vespasian brass sestertius, Rome Mint 71 A.D., obverse:- Laureate bust right, legend:- IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, reverse:- Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear, legend:- ROMA S C, Sear 2331, dark even patina, VF

Roman (10 pieces) Herennius Etruscus Honorius Phillip I Antoninus, with elephant noted, Gordian III Sestertius, Gratian AE2, large module Follis Constantine. All toned from old collection, 8 bronze, 2 base silver.

Fifteen Roman Bronze Coins Crispus, Constans Valontinius, Domitian Dupondius (needs cleaning) maximinus - maximinus sestertius - Gratian:- some better coins noted London mint, toned and old, collection condition.

An Italian silver coloured oval box by Serra, Rome post 1968, .800 standard, plain, the pull-off cover inset with a Gordian III (238-244 AD) bronze Sestertius, 17.8cm (7in) long, 305g (9.8 oz) gross

Vitellius. Æ Sestertius (29.08 g), AD 69. Rome. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate head of Vitellius right. Rev. PAX AVGVSTI, S C across field, Pax standing facing, head left, holding branch and cornucopaie. Cf. RIC 157 (obv. legend); BMC p. 377. An incredible coin. A masterpiece sestertius of Vitellius. Uniform chocolate brown patina. Worthy of a record price. Superb Extremely Fine. Ex NCirc (May 1940, G34), 98782; G. Gillet Collection (Florange et Ciani, 28 May 1924); F. Gnecchi Collection; Lord Sidmouth Collection; C.E.G. Mackerell Collection (Sotheby's, 18 May 1906), 60; J. Tyszkiewicz Collection (Serrure, 25 June 1901). Vitellius was made Governor of Lower Germany by Galba. When the legions became disaffected from Galba's austere and strict rule, they renounced their allegiance to him and hailed Vitellius as emperor. Vitellius at first refused the imperial title, but he did take the name Germanicus and pledged to lead the revolt. Shortly thereafter the provinces of Britain, Gaul and Spain defected to him. Meanwhile in Rome Galba had been murdered and Otho installed as the new emperor by the Praetorian Guard. Otho offered to share the emperorship with Vitellius, but the latter, whose forces were already marching on Rome, refused. A decisive engagement, the Battle of Bedriacum, was fought between the two sides in the vicinity between Cremona and Verona, and Vitellius's forces were victorious. Despite losing at Bedriacum, Otho perhaps could still have won the war - he had the support of the formidable legions of Dalmatia, Moesia and Pannonia, as well as both the Praetorian Guard and the Roman fleet - but instead chose to avoid civil war by committing suicide. Once in Rome the Senate decreed Vitellius the usual imperial honors. The historians Suetonius, Tacitus and Dio Cassius do not record much positive about Vitellius's short reign, but he did implement some worthwhile and lasting changes (for instance, he accepted equites into the offices of imperial administration whereas before they had been open only to freedmen). Overall, though, his reign was irresolute, and Vitellius himself is described as lazy and self-indulgent.

Pupienus. Æ Sestertius (23.13 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right. Rev. P M TR P COS II P P, S C across field, emperor, togate, standing facing, head left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC 16; BMC 28. A marvelous Pupienus sestertius. Bold strike with full legends and glossy greenish-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Ex SCMB M228 (July 1934), no. 17530, where there were offered two sestertii of Pupienius, held together from antiquity, this being the finer. When Gordian I and his son were proclaimed emperors in Africa, the Senate appointed a committee of twenty men, including the elderly Senator Pupienus, to co-ordinate operations against Maximinus until the arrival of the Gordians. On the news of the defeat and deaths of the Gordiani at Carthage, however, the Senate met in closed session in the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus and voted for two members of the committee to be installed as co-emperors - Balbinus and Pupienus. Coins from both these emperors' very short reign are rare.

Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (26.38 g), AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, emperor standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Jewess in attitude of mourning seated right on cuirass. Hendin 1504; RIC 167; BN 497-8; BMC 543. Smoothed and with tooling, dark patination. About Extremely Fine.

Maximinus I 'Thrax'. Æ Sestertius (21.72 g), AD 235-238. Rome, AD 236/7. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus I right. Rev. VICTORIA GERMANICA, S C across field, emperor standing facing, head left, holding scepter, being crowned by Victory standing behind, holding palm branch; to left, bound German captive seated left. RIC 90; BMC 191. Glossy chocolate brown with hints of red patina. Boldly struck and absolutely superb in detail. Superb Extremely Fine or better. Ex Baldwin's inventory, March 1937; L. Vierordt Collection, pt. 1 (Schulman 139, 5 March 1923), 2098. This handsome sestertius utilizes an realistic portrait of Maximinus, which shows his large chin and and other heavy facial features. According to the ancient author and contemporary, Herodian, Maximinus was "of such frightening appearance and colossal size that there is no obvious comparison to be drawn with any of the best-trained Greek athletes or warrior elite of the barbarians" (Herodian vii.1.2). This has lead some modern researchers to suspect that Maximinus suffered from some form of growth disorder, such as gigantism or acromegaly.

Trajan Decius. Æ Double Sestertius (44.62 g), AD 249-251. Rome, AD 250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Trajan Decius right. Rev. VICT-ORIA AVG, S C across field, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. RIC 126a; Banti 29 = RCTV 9397 (this coin illus.); Gnecchi III 6, pl. 161, 4. Uniform green patina. Boldly struck, perfectly centered, and a full size flan. Most impressive. Extremely Fine. Ex Sternberg XXVIII (30 October 1995), 264; NFA XXIX (13 August 1992), 416; Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection (Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934), 1685; Sir John Evans Collection.

Aelius. Æ Sestertius (23.48 g), Caesar, AD 136-138. Rome, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Aelius right. Rev. TR PO[T CO]S II, S C across field, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC 1055. Excellent portrait quality, rendered in bold high relief. Much rarer cuirassed portrait type. Natural flan crack, some light surface smoothing with uniform reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Ex Ebert Collection (Stack's-Bowers, 12 January 2013), 5366.

Nerva. Æ Sestertius (26.44 g), AD 96-98. Rome, AD 97. IMP NERVA CAE[S AVG] P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head of Nerva right. Rev. FISCI IVDAICI CALVMNIA SVBLATA, S C across field, palm tree with two large bunches of dates. Hendin 1603b; RIC 82; BN 97; BMC 105. Very Rare and historically important. Reddish-brown and tan patina, light scratches and marks in fields. Sharpness of Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. Nerva's "Fisci Ivdaici" Sestertius: According to the Roman historian Suetonius: "More than any other, the Fiscus Iudaicus was administered very severely; and to it were brought, or reported, those who either had lived the life of a Jew unprofessed, or concealing their origin, had not paid the tax imposed upon by the people. I remember that it was of interest to me during my youth when a ninety-year-old man was brought before the procurator and a very crowded court to see whether he was circumcised."

Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (22.92 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. VI-C-TORIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; to right of tree, Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC 221; BN 561; BMC 582-3; Hendin 1508. Greenish-brown patina. Very Fine. From the Palm Desert Collection. Purchased from A. Saslow in the 1980s.

Galba. Æ Sestertius (26.56 g), AD 68-69. Rome. IMP SER GALBA C-AES AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust of Galba right. Rev. RO-MA, S C across field, Roma standing facing, head left, holding Victory and spear. RIC 358; BMC p. 321; ACG 96. Glossy dark chocolate brown patina. Marvelous bold portrait. Extremely Fine. Ex Baldwin's inventory, March 1937.

Nero. Æ Sestertius (22.31 g), AD 54-68. Lugdunum, ca. AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero right, globe at point of bust. Rev. ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES, S C in exergue, Annona standing right, holding cornucopiae, facing Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch; between them, modius set on altar and ship's stern. RIC 430; BN 70; WCN 416; BMC 305. Hard apple-green patina. Some minor chipping around the edges. Old smoothing in the fields. Choice Very Fine. Ex Spink, March 1936; Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection (Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934),1271 (acquired in 1911).

Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (28.46 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound captive standing right before pile of arms; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning. Hendin 1500; RIC 159; BN 490; BMC 533. A lovely example with glossy chocolate-brown patina. We note some minor pitting on the reverse. Choice Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. The elements of the reverse type include a palm-tree flanked on the left by the emperor, with his foot on a helmet, and on the right, by the personified Judaea, seated to right on a cuirass. In the scene, the emperor is representative of the vast power of Rome. His foot on a helmet of the defeated enemy and his large parazonium symbolize the might of the dominant victor. The emperor is drawn on a much larger scale than is the much more diminutively wrought personified Judaea. The downcast Judaea is seated upon a cuirass, which here represents the spoils of her defeated army. Her pose connotes the humiliation of destruction, captivity and exile. This image was designed both as an exultation of the empire and as a warning to any other province that might be contemplating rebellion.

Titus. Æ (orichalcum) Sestertius (23.90 g), AD 79-81. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 80. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII, laureate head of Titus left. Rev. IVD CAP / S C in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated on ground in attitude of mourning; to right, bound captive standing right, captured arms before him. Hendin 1593c; RIC 153; BN 159; BMC 169-70. Cleaned and smoothed, in spite of these problems, very rare and seldom seen better. Sharpness of Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Hadrian. AE Sestertius (28.70 g.), AD 117-138. Struck in Rome 134-138 CE. HADRIAN AVGCOSIIIPP, Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, cuirassed and draped. Reverse: Hadrian togate, stands r., extends r. hand to raise a kneeling draped woman, l., two children stand l., in front of her, one carries a palm branch, the second does not, a third child, also carries a palm branch and stands behind her to l; IVDAEA in exergue, S C to left and right of scene. Hendin ___; Cohen ___; BMC ___. For a reverse die link see Los Sestercios Imperio Romano, Vol. II, Juan R. Cayon, 459A, page 137. Glossy chocolate brown with slight iridescense., smoothing in the fields, Probably unique and highly important. Choice Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. This reverse type appears to be a totally new and previously umpublished type with Judaea represented in a kneeling position and extending her hand to the emperor Hadrian who receives her. The earliest representation of this scene is taken from a medallion published in 1740 from a museum in Venice, Museo pis ano olim Corrario animadversions Furthermore, Jonathan Grimaldi of Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG in London, found an important note in a "Bollettino dei Musei Comunali di Roma" of 1993 where the author (Antonio Giuliano) wrote that the above piece could be in Vienna instead of Venice.Additional comment by David Hendin, American Numismatic Society and author of a Guide to Biblical Coins:This is an extremely rare coin type of Hadrian that cross-references Hadrian's RESTITVTORI (celebrating Hadrian as "the restorer of…") coins, but is also related to Hadrian's ADVENTVI (celebrating "the arrival of…" Hadrian) coin series. Unlike any of the other Hadrian coins referring to Judaea, this coin depicts a kneeling personification of Judaea. Hadrian's coins referencing ADVENTVI AVE IVDAEAE or simply IVDAEA, all depict the personification of Judaea greeting the emperor from a standing position, flanked by children and somethimes an altar. This coin shows three children and no altar. All of the other sestertii in Hadrian's RESTITVTORI have similar scenes in which each province kneels before the emperor. Thus, by iconography we can link the coin to the RESTITVTORI series as well as to the ADVENTI series, the only other Hadrian coin series that mentions Judaea. Thus, this coin conveys an official message that when Hadrian visited Judaea in 130 AD, he found Jerusalem still in ruins from its destruction by Titus in 70 AD. Hadrian renamed Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina and thus became "the restorer of Judaea." Even though the reverse legend does not describe this completely, the images make the message perfectly clear. Hadrian's visit and renaming of the Holy City set into motion the subsequent Bar Kokhba War (132-135 AD), which Rome won, but at no small cost to Hadrian and his armies.

Roman Sestertius, Tetradrachm and Denarius, various, seven coins (7)

Drusus (son of Tiberius) Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 22-23. Confronted heads of Drusus' twin sons Tiberius Gemellus and Germanicus on crossed cornucopiae; winged caduceus between / DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II around large SC. RIC 42 (Tiberius); BMCRE 95 (Tiberius). 26.82g, 36mm, 6h. Good Fine. From a private UK collection.

Claudius I Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 41-45. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head of Claudius to right / NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP, the triumphal arch of Nero Claudius Drusus, surmounted by equestrian statue of Drusus to right, spearing downwards; trophies to left and right; S-C across fields. RIC 98; BMCRE 122; C. 48. 27.47g, 36mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine; rough surfaces and slight die-shift on rev. A triumphal arch was commissioned in honour of Drusus' glorious campaigns in Germania, and was erected by the senate some time after his death in 9 BC (Suet. Claud. 1). It was built of marble and adorned with trophies, and it stood on the via Appia, probably a little north of its junction with the via Latina. It seems to have given its name to the Vicus Drusianus, which may be under the modern Via della Ferratella. It has been suggested that it is the Arcus Recordationis of the Einsiedeln Itinerary (a 9th century guide to the city of Rome), situated near the Baths of Caracalla, however the exact origins of that arch are unclear and modern scholarship takes the view that this arch is not that of Drusus.

Nero Æ Sestertius. Lugdunum, circa AD 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, laureate bust right, globe at point / DECVRSIO, Nero on horse prancing to right, wearing short tunica and holding spear in right hand; behind him, mounted soldier prancing right with vexillum held over right shoulder; S-C across fields. RIC 507. 17.66g, 36mm, 6h. Fine-Near Very Fine; flan crack on reverse. Very Rare. From a private European Collection.

Galba Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 68. IMP SER GALBA CAESAR AVG TR P, laureate and draped bust right / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing to left, holding sceptre and pileus; S-C across fields. RIC 349; BMCRE 75. 26.46g, 35mm, 6h. Good Fine. From a private UK collection.

Trajan Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 114-117. IMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right / SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; FORT RED S•C in two lines in exergue. RIC 651. 25.01g, 35mm, 6h. Very Fine. Fields slightly smoothed. From a private central European Collection.

Hadrian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 119-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG PM TR P C[OS] III, laureate and draped bust right / RES[TITVTORI ORBIS TERR]ARVM, Hadrian standing left holding roll, extending hand to towered kneeling woman, holding globe; SC in exergue. RIC 594a-b var. (fully draped bust). 26.22g, 34mm, 6h. Very Fine. Flan crack at 4h and 2h. From a private European Collection.

Hadrian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS III, Neptune standing left, right foot set on prow, mantle on thigh, holding acrostolium and trident; S-C across fields. RIC 635. 28.36g, 33mm, 5h. Near Very Fine. From a private central European Collection.

Sabina (wife of Hadrian) Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 128-137. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP, draped bust right, wearing stephane / Vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre; SC in exergue. RIC 1020 (Hadrian). 24.31g, 32mm, 6h. Good Very Fine; lightly smoothed. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 3, 30 November 2013, lot 538; Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection, Stack's Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013, lot 5390.

Antoninus Pius Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 145-161. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, laureate head right / COS IIII, Pax standing left, holding cornucopiae and setting fire to a heap of arms with torch; PAX-AVG and S-C across fields. RIC 777; C 594. 21.54g, 31mm, 11h. Very Fine. From a private central European Collection.

Severus Alexander Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / P M TR P XI COS III P P, Sol walking left, raising right hand and holding whip; S-C across fields. RIC 525; C. 433; Banti 113. 24.32g, 29mm, 12h. Very Fine. From a private British collection.