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Click here to subscribePhilip I Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 247. IMP M IVL PHILLIPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding long caduceus and cornucopiae; S-C across fields. RIC 150a. 19.23g, 29mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Attractive green patina.
Eighteen Ancient Greece and Rome coins including Trajan (103-111 AD) silver Denarius, Gallienus (253-268 AD) Denarius, Antoninus (138-161 AD) Denarius, Severus (193-211 AD) Denarius, Domitian (81-96 AD) Denarius, Philip I (244-249 AD) Sestertius, Greek silver tetradrachm Athens c480 BC, Velia lucania Italy 400 BC, Croton-stater Bruttium Italy.
Roman Imperial, 9 x Miscellaneous Coins comprising: Claudius copper as, rev. LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S C, AVF S1859, Nero brass dupondius, rev. PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S C, some surface corrosion o/wise Fine S1965, Hadrian brass sestertius, rev. FORT RED (in ex.) PONT MAX TR POT COS II S C, scratches & contact marks VG S3598; Diocletian billon follis rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, ITR in ex. & S F in field VF S12762; Constantius I rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, PLG in ex & B in field, GVF S14042; Maximinus II billon follis, rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG, SMNB in ex, surface corrosion o/wise AVF S14874; Arcadius bronze centenionalis, rev. (CONCORDIA) AVGG, SMKA in ex. VG S20806; Hadrian silver denarius, rev. PIETAS (across field) P M TR P COS II, Pietas standing left, similar to S3512 but Pietas has only one arm raised GFine & Septimius Severus possibly a limes denarius (struck in bronze or billon officially or semi-officially on the fringes of the Empire) rev. P M TR (P V COS II P P) Fortuna standing left holding rudder on globe & cornucopia, similar to S6330, GVF/AVF
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"Augustus or Tiberius Æ Sestertius of Thaena, Africa(?). Circa AD 13-17(?). [Bare head right] / Head of Serapis right; part of ethnic visible before, T'YNT(?). CNG e415, 476; for similar, cf. RPC I 810 (smaller denomination) and MAA 55 (same). 27.24g, 38mm.Fair/Poor. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references and the second example to be offered at auction.Though almost blank, this coin appears to share the same reverse die as the example sold by Classical Numismatic Group earlier this year (see references). The aforementioned piece exhibits an imperial portrait on the obverse, presumably Augustus or Tiberius, and has been attributed to Thaena on the basis of its similarity to another issue minted there. Part of the city ethnic appears to be visible before the head of Serapis on this coin, however it is not sufficiently clear to confirm the attribution to Thaena."
"Augustus Ó” Medallion or Double Sestertius(?) of Hadrumetum, North Africa. Circa 7-5 BC. [...TVS TR POT XVII IM...], bare head right / [O C S] within wreath; two laurel branches around. RPC I 777 (Medallion, L. Volusius Saturninus, 7-6 BC); MAA 89 (Double Sestertius, Fabius Africanus, 6-5 BC); cf. M. Grant, From Imperium To Auctoritas, 1946, p. 139, 1. 48.96g, 40mm, 12h.Fair/Poor. Extremely Rare; the third recorded example.Despite being in a low state of preservation, this coin is identifiable (by the outline of the obverse portrait and fragmentary reverse details, but most of all due to its extraordinary weight) as belonging to a series of coins struck at Hadrumetum during the reign of Augustus, the heaviest known issue to have been struck within proconsular Africa. The RPC catalogue suggests that the coin is medallic in nature, though the weight is that of a double sestertius, and that the reverse inscription 'Ob Cives Servatos' refers to the dedication which accompanied the clipeus virtutis (honorific shield) awarded to Augustus in 27 BC (see RPC I p. 197). Further to this, it has been suggested by Michael Grant that the medallion was struck to celebrate the second decennalia of Augustus' rule (Roman Anniversary Issues, 1950). The MAA catalogue asserts that the issue represents a double sestertius and argues that the overpricing of the sestertius from single to double means that the sestertii minted within Africa were only equivalent to half of the Roman equivalent (see MAA, pp. 290-921).The absence of a proconsular signature (not unusual for the sestertii struck in Africa) raises the question under which magistrate was this struck and thus, the dating of the issue. The RPC catalogue assigns the issue to 7-6 BC during the proconsulship of L. Volusius Saturninus, who is named on a series of dupondii (see RPC I 778), however notes that the die engraver of the issue is the same as that for a series of coins naming Fabius Africanus (see RPC I 779-781). It is for this reason that Alexandropoulos assigns the issue to 6-5 BC, when Fabius Africanus was in office (MAA 89-92). "
"Agrippina I (sister-in-law of Claudius I) Æ Sestertius. Rome, circa AD 42-43. AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right, with hair in long plait / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S•C. RIC 102 (Claudius); BMCRE 219 (same). 27.56g, 37mm, 7h.Very Fine. Smoothed and tooled. "
"Nero Æ Sestertius. Rome, circa AD 64(?). NERO•CLAVD•CAESAR• AVG•GER•P•M•TR•P•IMP P P, laureate bust right / Garlanded triumphal arch surmounted by statue of Nero in facing quadriga, escorted on right by Victory holding wreath and palm and on left by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae; just below the quadriga on extreme left and right, two small figures of soldiers; on left side of arch in niche, figure of Mars standing facing, holding spear and round shield; ornamental reliefs on the faces and plinths of the arch. Cf. RIC 147; BMCRE 187. 20.75g, 34mm, 9h. Good Fine. Interesting architectural rev. The triumphal arch depicted here is the Arcus Neronis, a now lost triumphal arch dedicated to the emperor Nero that was erected in the years between AD 58 and 62.The arch was commissioned to commemorate the victories won by Nero's great general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo in Parthia (Tacitus, Annals 13.41; 15.18). It was located on the side of the Capitoline Hill, and was likely destroyed soon after Nero's death in AD 68. “
"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; Woytek 505v; Banti 63. 20.96g, 33mm, 6h. Very Fine. "
"Aelius (adopted son of Hadrian), as Caesar, Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right / TR POT [C]OS II, Spes advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left; S-C across fields. RIC 1055 (Hadrian). 27.92g, 32mm, 6h.Extremely Fine. Lightly smoothed and tooled. "
"Marcus Aurelius Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 166. M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / TR POT XX IMP IIII COS III, Victory standing facing, head right, holding palm frond and placing shield inscribed VIC/PAR in two lines on palm tree. RIC 931 var. (obv. legend); C. 807 var. (same); BMCRE 1289 var. (same). 25.77g, 32mm, 12h.Near Extremely Fine; beautiful glossy patina. "
"Lucius Verus Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 161. IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, M. Aurelius and L. Verus, both togate, standing facing each other and clasping right hands; S-C across fields, COS II in exergue. RIC 1310; BMCRE 1024. 23.18g, 32mm, 11h. Very Fine. Some corrosion spots. "
"Commodus Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 188-189. M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laureate head right / IOVI IVVENI P [M TR P] XIIII IMP V[II]I COS V P P, Jupiter standing left holding thunderbolt and sceptre, eagle at feet; S-C across fields. RIC 525. 24.66g, 31mm, 12h.Good Fine. Flan crack at 5h."
"Geta Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 211. P S[EPTIMI]VS GETA PIVS AVG B[RIT], laureate head right / [TR P] III COS [II P P], Italia seated left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae; at her feet, female figure(Annona or Ceres?) seated left, holding stalk of grain; at side of throne, river-god Tiber reclining right, hand on urn; SC in exergue. RIC 171a; BMCRE 45; Banti 55. 21.31g, 31mm, 12h.About Very Fine. Some encrustations. Rare.Until the death of Septimius in AD 211, Caracalla and Geta had portraits on the imperial coinage that were so similar that they were virtually indistinguishable by their faces alone. However, after the death of Septimius, in an effort to be seen as the true successor by virtue of similitude, Geta had his portraits made in the likeness of his father, with a longer beard sporting luxuriant curls, which he no doubt hoped would add a look of maturity as well as implying that the apple had not fallen far from the tree. The seated figure on the reverse, though not specifically named as Italia, is identified as the personification of Italy on the basis of the presence of the river god beside her throne, who must represent Tiber, and the small figure before holding a stalk of grain, marking her out as either Ceres or Annona (most likely the latter, since Ceres would take precedence over Italia). Holding a cornucopiae, the figure of Italia is likely intended to convey a theme of prosperity and bounty, a positive message for the beginning of his reign, which would be cut brutally short by his brother only months later."
"Severus Alexander Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, with drapery over far shoulder / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing front holding two grain ears over modius and cornucopiae; S-C across fields. RIC 642. 23.27g, 31mm, 12h.Very Fine. Cleaning marks. "
A group of various Roman coins to include a BRONZE SESTERTIUS, of Gordian III rev. Victoria Aeter , Commodus AD 177-192 Sestertius, rev: Felicitas coin , Philip II silver antoninianus, struck as Caesar under Philip I, 244-247 A.D., reverse reads:- PRINCIPI IVVENT, Phillip II standing in military attire to left, holding transverse spear and globe coin , a Magnetius double cent locally cut into quarters , and ten other various Roman coins. Please see images.
Ancient coins, Roman Republic, Selection of Roman Imperial bronze coins, comprising: Hadrian (117-138 AD), bronze as, IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laur. head r., rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS III, S-C across field, BRITANNIA in ex., Britannia seated slightly l., head facing and resting on r. arm, with spear, foot set on rocks, round shield to r., wt. 6.30gms. (RIC.II 577a); Commodus (177-192 AD), bronze sestertius, M COMMODVS ANT ON AVG PIVS BRIT, laur. head r., rev. PM TR P X IMP VII COS IIII PP, S-C across field, VICT BRIT in ex., Victory seated r. on shields, holding long stylus in r. hand, shield set on knee, wt. 21.56gms. (RIC.452); Maximianus (287-293 AD), antoninianus, London, struck by Carausius, IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, rad. cuir. bust r., rev. PAX AVGGG, S-P either side of Pax standing left holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, in ex. MLXXI, wt. 3.96gms. (RIC.34), fine or better (3)
Ancient coins, Roman Republic, Selection of Roman silver and bronze coins, including: Severus Alexander, silver denarius; Herennia Etruscilla, silver antoninianus; Pompey the Great, Æ as, scarce; Vespasian, brass dupondius (Samosata in Commagene); Nerva, Æ sestertius; Tetricus I, Æ antoninianus (Braithwell hoard); Tetricus II, Æ antoninianus (Braithwell hoard); Aurelian, billon antoninianus; Probus, billon antoninianus; Constantine I, Æ follis; Constantine I, Urbs Roma type Æ 3 (Killingholme hoard), generally fine to very fine (11)
Roman Empire. Claudius sestertius in honour of his brother, Germanicus, 42 AD. Seaby 1905. About very fine. Germanicus, also called Germanicus Julius Caesar, original name Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, (15 BC— 19 AD), nephew and adopted son of the Roman emperor Tiberius (14–37 AD). He was a successful and immensely popular general who, had it not been for his premature death, would have become emperor. Claudius (41-54 AD) was his brother, and he was father to the emperor Gaius Caligula (37–41 AD).
Coins of the Ancient World, Greece and Rome; including Roman Republic, silver denarius, Pietas, rev. a Catanean Brother running carrying his father; Constantine I, bronze commemorative coin, head of Roma, rev. head of Roma incuse (brokage); Rome, Severus AAlexander, bronze sestertius, rev. Mars; Olbia, 'dolphin money' coins (3) and an arrow head coin; Thessaly Larissa, silver drachm, youth running while holding a bull, rev. a galloping horse; Achean League, silver half drachm, head of Zeus, rev. a large AX monogram; and others, most identified in envelopes. mainly fine, some better. [qty]
Sestertius, 1.08gg (4h). Apulia, From 211 BC. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, value mark II behind. Rx: Dioscuri galloping right holding spears, each with star above head, ROMA in relief in linear frame below. Crawford 44/7. Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Although the initial issue of the denarius and its fractions are assigned by Crawford to the mint of Rome, recent studies suggest that the denarius was in fact first struck in Apulia. VF+.
68-69 AD. Sestertius, 23.28gg (6h). Rome. Obv: IMP.SER.GALBA.C - AES AVG TR P Bust laureate, draped right., seen from side. Rx: S - C across field, Victory advancing left holding Palladium and palm.. BM 107. Paris 174 (same obv. die). Cohen 261 (6 Fr.). RIC 352 (S). Ex Bertolami 37, 19-20 September 2017, lot 578. Ex NAC 78, 26-27 May 2014, lot 2148. Ex M. Ratto, Milan, 19 January 1956, lot 80. Ex M. Ratto, Milan, 26-29 January 1955, Dr. G. Giorgi Collection, lot 366. Ex M & M Basel VI, 6-7 December 1946, lot 796. Ex R. Ratto, Lugano, 8 February 1928, Morcom - Hands - Wertheim, lot 2213. Ex Naville II, 12-14 June 1922, Vautier - Collignon, lot 394. Kraay 73, Officina B, obverse die A1, reverse die P105, cited only our single coin for this die combination, though Kraay mistakenly made one of its auction appearances into a different, second, specimen; Kraay's specimens a and b are actually one and the same coin. The reverse type is interesting, conveying the idea that it was within Victory's power to bestow control over Rome (the Palladium); such a type occurred only on sestertii of the two successive emperors Nero and Galba, under Nero on a very rare coin of late in his reign showing Victory advancing right (BMC pl. 48.1), then under Galba on scarce sestertii showing her advancing either left or right, found by Kraay in a total of nineteen reverse dies (p. 56). Extremely sharp and complete, showing even the details of the leaves in Galba's wreath which are usually lost to flat striking or wear. Struck on an exceptionally broad flan and perfectly centered; probably one of the finest Galba sestertii in existence. Magnificent EF.
69-79 AD. Sestertius, 27.57gg (6h). Rome, 71 AD. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III Bust laureate, draped right. Rx: PAX - AVGVSTI S - C Pax standing left holding branch and cornucopia. RIC 98 (R2). Bust variety of BM 772, pl. 34.3. Ex Glendining, 2 April 1952, V.J.E. Ryan Coll., Part 5, lot 2351 Ex Naville XI, 18-20 June 1925, H.C. Levis Coll., lot 445. Colin Kraay in his unpublished die catalogue of Vespasian's sestertii of 70-71 AD, no. 97, cited for this die combination our coin only, from the Ryan and Levis collections. This coin is part of Vespasian's earliest sestertius issue of 71 AD, with CAESAR VESPASIANVS...COS III in the obverse legend, which is characterized by a large and interesting variety of imperial portraits, bust types, and reverse types, for example the unusual laureate, draped bust on our coin, rather than the normal head laureate right. This draped bust type may be seen from the back as on our coin, or seen from the side as on BMC pl. 34.3, a distinction that is overlooked in the new RIC. Struck on a broad flan, this small flawless portrait of Vespasian is surrounded by an extremely long legend. The quality of this coin can be seen by the two exceptional collectors who owned it. Choice EF.
117-138 AD. Sestertius, 27.19gg (6h). Rome, c. 119-21 AD. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III Bust laureate right showing bare chest, fold of cloak on left shoulder. Rx: PROVIDE - NTIA DEORVM S - C Hadrian, togate, standing right, head left, raising right hand to accept scepter from eagle flying down from upper left, and holding roll in left hand. BM 1203. RIC 589 (S ). Cohen 1207 (10 Fr.). Struck on a broad flan. Exceptional quality. Dark green patination. Virtually Mint State.
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