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Roman Imperial coins, Orbiana (Augusta 225-226), Denarius, 225, diademed and draped bust right, SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, 2.66g (RIC 319; RSC 1). Toned, almost very fine £170-220
Hammer Price: £240
Roman Imperial coins, Maximinus I (235-238), Cilicia, Tarsus, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. statue group of the Three Graces, those on the outside holding a flower, 20.74g/6h (SNG BnF 1605; SNG Levante 1096; BMC 234; Stall, The Three Graces and Their Numismatic Mythology, 2004, 36.1.1). Very fine, good green-brown patina £200-250
Roman Imperial coins, Quietus (260-261), Antoninianus, uncertain Syrian mint, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, 4.25g (RIC 11; RSC 11). Almost extremely fine, rare £200-300
Celtic, Roman and Saxon Coins, includes plated Denarius of Augustus, R. Gaius and Lucius, Denarii of Vespasian, Elagabalus, Septimius Severus, Antoninus Pius and Hadrian, Julian II siliqua. Constantine I folles and Æ 3’s, together with an Armorican billon stater, Celtic bronze Unit, Saxon styca etc [52]. Mostly fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Dupondius, 140-144, radiate head right, rev. VICTORIA AVG / S C, Victory driving fast quadriga right, 11.47g (RIC 674; C. 1084). Scarce, good very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), As, 143-144, laureate head right, rev. IMPERATOR II, S C, Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed BRI / TAN, 10.94g (RIC 732; C. 442). Scarce, very fine £200-300
Roman Republican coins, T. Carisius (46 BC), Denarius, head of Juno Moneta right, rev. coining implements: anvil die with garlanded punch die above between tongs and hammer, all in laurel-wreath, 3.75g (RRC 464/2; RSC Carisia 1a). Toned, good very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Divus Marcus Aurelius (Consecrated 180), Sestertius, 180, bare head right, rev. CONSECRATIO, S C, eagle with thunderbolt in talons, ascending, bearing Marcus Aurelius holding sceptre, 25.46g (RIC 660; C. 93). Olive-green patina, almost very fine, rare £180-220
Roman Imperial coins, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarii (2), Lugdunum, laureate head right, rev. Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing either side of simpulum and lituus (RIC 208; RSC 43) [2]. One a little off centre, good very fine, the other good very fine with eroded surfaces £200-300
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Dupondius, Lugdunum, laureate head right, globe at point of bust, rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S–C, Victory flying left, holding wreath and palm (RIC 522; WCN 524), and another two the same [3]. About very fine or better £200-300
Hammer Price: £230
Roman Imperial coins, Macrinus (217-218), Denarius, Antioch, 218, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Liberalitas standing left (cf. RIC 78 and RSC 41), another, Rome, 217, laureate, cuirassed bust right, rev. Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopiae (RIC 59; RSC 15), and another, rev. Jupiter standing left (RIC 73; RSC 33a) [3]. Good fine to good very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Denarius, Rome, bare head right, rev. SPQR/OB/C S in oak wreath, 3.27g (RIC 167; RSC 287). Good fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Balbinus (238), Denarius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. P M TR P COS II P P, Balbinus standing left,holding branch and parazonium, 3.13g (RIC 5; RSC 20). About very fine £180-220
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, 88, laureate head right, rev. COS XIIII in field, column inscribed LVD SAEC FEC (RIC 604; RSC 70), and another similar, rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC inscribed on column, incense burner and herald on right (RIC 601; RSC 73) [2]. Both toned, very fine and almost very fine £150-250
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), As, 86, laureate head right, rev. Fortuna standing left (RIC 488), another similar, another for another for 87 (RIC 544), another similar, another for 88-89 (RIC 648), another similar, and another for 90-91 (RIC 707) [7]. Good fine to very fine £200-300
Roman Imperial coins, Æmilian (253), Antoninianus, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing left, right hand over Aemilian standing beside him (RIC 4; RSC 16), and another, rev. MARTI PACIF, Mars walking left (RIC 15; RSC 23) [2]. Almost very fine, both rare £180-220
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 140-144, laureate head right, rev. VICTORIA AVG / S C in ex., Victory driving fast quadriga right, 26.14g (RIC 653; C. 1082). Some smoothing, almost very fine £200-300
Roman Republican coins, Anonymous, Didrachm (225-215 BC), beardless, laureate Janiform head, rev. ROMA incuse on tablet below Jupiter and Victory in galloping quadriga right, 6.21g (RRC 28/3; RSC 23). About very fine £180-200
Roman Imperial coins, Faustina I, Denarius, draped and veiled bust right, rev. AETERNITAS, star (RIC 355; RSC 63), and another the same [2]. Good fine or better, rare £150-250
Greek Coinage, Attica, Athens, Triobol, c. 449-404, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, rev. owl standing facing, 1.93g/11h (ACGC 192). Very fine, toned £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Clodius Albinus (195-197), Denarius, Lugdunum, laureate head right, rev. SALVTI AVG COS II, Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar from patera, holding sceptre, 3.01g (RIC 39; RSC 73). Very fine, rare £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Tiberius (14-37), As, Rome, 21-22, bare head left, rev. large S C (RIC 44; BMC 91), together with another similar [2]. The first good very fine, the second about very fine with smoothed fields £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Germanicus, father of Caligula (d. AD 19), As, Rome, 42, bare head right, rev. large S C (RIC 106; BMC 215), another similar, together with a Dupondius of Antonia, head right, rev. Claudius standing left (RIC 92; BMC 166), and an As of Drusus, son of Tiberius, struck under Tiberius, 23, bare head left, rev. large S C (RIC 45; BMC 99) [4]. Good fine to very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Denarius, Rome, 65-66, laureate head right, rev. SALVS, Salus seated left, holding patera,3.41g (RIC 60; BMC 90; RSC 314). Αbout very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Hadrian (117-138), As, c. 119-121, laureate and draped bust right, rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS III / S C, Britannia seated facing holding sceptre, Celtic shield to right, 9.03g/5h (RIC 577b; C 197). Fine to very fine, dark green patina and rare £180-200
Hammer Price: £220
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Sestertius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA S–C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod, 22.68g (RIC 390; ACG 197). Good fine £250-350
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, 193, laureate head right, rev. Annona standing left, another of his wife Julia Domna, draped bust right, rev. Venus standing right, leaning on column, as well as an As,198, draped bust right, rev. Hilaritas standing left (RIC 877), together with an As of Clodius Albinus as Caesar, bare head right, rev. Aesculapius standing left [4]. Good fine to about very fine £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Orbiana (Augusta 225-226), Denarius, 225, diademed and draped bust right, SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, 3.10g (RIC 319; RSC 1). Toned, good very fine £220-280
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, as Caesar, 77-78, laureate head right, rev. Ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and sceptre (RIC 976; RSC 30), and another, rev. horseman galloping right, right hand raised behind (RIC 957; RSC 49a), another, rev. she-wolf suckling twins, boat in ex.(RIC 961; RSC 51), and another, rev. Pegasus standing right (RIC 921; RSC 47) [4]. Good fine to very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Sestertius, as Caesar, 80-81, laureate head right, rev. Spes standing left, holding flower (RIC 298; BMC 234), and another as Augustus, 85, rev. Victory standing right, inscribing DE GER on shield set on trophy, Germania seated right at base in mournful attitude (RIC 365 var.; BMC 330) [2]. Both good fine, the latter with smoothing in fields £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Trajan (98-117), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. Pax seated left (RIC 29; RSC 589), another, rev. Felicitas standing left (RIC 343; RSC 278), another, rev. Pax seated left, kneeling Dacian before her (RIC 187; RSC 417b), another, rev. Virtus standing right (RIC 353; RSC 272) [4]. Very fine and better £150-200
Michael VII (1071-1078), Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, bust of Christ Pantocrator facing; barred IC XC across field, rev. crowned half-length bust of Michael facing, wearing loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger, 4.41g/6 (DOC 2c; Sear 1868). Sharp extremely fine £250-300
Roman Republican coins, C. Coelius Caldus (51 BC), Denarius, bare head of C. Coelius Caldus (consul 94 BC) right, voting tablet inscribed L. D behind, rev. radiate head of Sol right, shields below and behind, 3.99g (RRC 437/1a; RSC Coelia 4). Very fine £200-250
Greek Coinage, Attica, Athens, Obol, c. 460, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, rev. owl standing right, head facing, 0.69/10h (Svoronos pl. 8, 40-47). Very fine, some pitting, fine style, rare £250-300
Roman Imperial coins, Octavia, Denarius, 32-31 BC, Italy, (Rome ?), bare head right, rev. CAESAR DIVI F, Mercury seated right on rock, holding lyre, 3.60g (RIC 257; RSC 61). LIght scratches before head, almost very fine £200-250
Roman Imperial coins, Claudius (41-54), Dupondius , 41-42, bare head left, rev. CERES AVGVSTA, S C, Ceres enthroned left (RIC 94; BMC 136), an As, similar head, rev. CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, S C, Constantia standing left (RIC 95; BMC 140), together with a Germanicus As, c.50-54, bare head right, rev. S C (RIC 106; BMC 218), another, under Caligula, 39-40, bare head left, rev. S C (RIC 43; BMC 60), and a Dupondius of Antonia, c. 41-50, draped bust right, rev. Claudius standing left, holding...
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Dupondius, radiate head right, rev. ROMA, S C, Roma seated left (RIC 293; WCN 216), together with an As, laureate head right, rev. temple of Janus with closed doors, and another, laureate head left, rev. Victory flying left, holding shield [3]. Almost very fine £200-250
Roman Imperial coins, Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarius, 204, laureate head right, rev. COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC, Liber standing right, holding thyrsus, panther behind, facing Hercules standing left, holding club and lion’s skin, 3.30g (RIC 257; RSC 109). Very fine, rare £200-250
Roman Imperial coins, Trajan (98-117), Provincial silver of Caesarea, comprising a Tridrachm, rev. Arabia standing left, holding branch and bundle of cinnamon sticks, a camel at her side (Syd. 182), another, rev. temple containing facing bust of Artemis of Perge (Syd. 190), a Didrachm, rev. bust of Artemis right (sic), holding spear (Syd. 174 var.), another, rev. Eleutheria standing left, holding pileus and rod (Syd. 164), together with two Didrachms of Nerva, rev. club (Syd. 153) and...
Roman Imperial coins, Titus (79-81), Denarius, as Caesar, Rome, 77-78, laureate head right, rev. yoke of oxen left (RIC 951; RSC 67), rare, and another, as Augustus, 80, laureate head right, rev. winged thunderbolt on draped throne (RIC 119; RSC 316) [2]. Very fine and almost very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
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