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Roman Imperial coins, Matidia, Denarius, 119, diademed, draped bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on sceptre, head right, 3.26g/5h (RIC 426; RSC 6). A few pits under tone at edge before bust, very rare, almost very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £720
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 139, laureate head right, rev. sacrificial implements (RIC 57; RSC 877), another, rev. Felicitas standing left (RIC 48; RSC 851), and another, 140-3, laureate, draped bust, legend ends PIVS P P COS III, rev. Antoninus standing right, holding spear and parazonium (RIC - ; BMC 262; RSC 1076c) [3]. Very fine or better £150-250
£150–£250
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 139, laureate head left, rev. Felicitas standing left (RIC - ; RSC 852b; BMC 96 note), surface erosion, scarce, another, bare head right, rev. Libertas standing left (RIC 50; RSC 861a), another, rev. Pax standing left (RIC 51; RSC 857a), (3), and another, rev. sacrificial implements (RIC 57 var.; RSC 877a) [4]. Very fine, the second good fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £100
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 145-61, laureate head right, rev. clasped hands over caduceus and corn-ears (RIC 136; RSC 344), another, rev. winged thunderbolt on draped throne (RIC 137; RSC 345), another, rev. Virtus standing left (RIC 154; RSC 945), and another the same [4]. About very fine to good very fine £150-200
£150–£200
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 148-9, laureate head right, rev. Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius and anchor, 3.41g/6h (RIC 175; RSC 284). Extremely fine £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 148-9, laureate head left, drapery on shoulder, rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae, 3.29g/6h (RIC 179 var.; RSC 263a). Toned, scarce, very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £110
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 158-9, laureate head right, rev. statue (Genius of the Roman Senate) on pedestal within shrine, 3.37g/12h (RIC 285; RSC 331). Good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Denarius, 158-9, laureate head right, rev. TEMPL DIVI AVG REST COS IIII, octastyle temple containing statues of Divus Augustus and Livia, 3.50g/6h (RIC 289 var., gold; RSC 799a). Extremely fine £140-180
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 139, laureate head right, rev. Asia standing left, holding crown and anchor, galley at feet, 26.90g/12h (RIC 579; C. 64). Rare, almost very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £95
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 139, laureate head right, rev. DACIA, S-C, Dacia standing left, holding crown and standard, 22.82g/6h (RIC 581; C. 347). Rare, good very fine £300-400
£300–£400
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 140-4, laureate head right, rev. GENIO SENATVS, S-C, the genius of the Senate standing left, holding branch and sceptre, 24.71g/5h (RIC 605; C. 400). Dark green patina, almost extremely fine £500-600
£500–£600
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 140-4, laureate head right, rev. SALVS AVG, S-C, Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar from patera, 20.76g/6h (RIC 635; C. 711). Very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 143-4, laureate head right, rev. BRITANNIA in ex. S-C, Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard and leaning on shield set on helmet, a spear behind, 28.71g/6h (RIC 745; C. 119). Very rare, good fine/almost very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £750
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 145-61, laureate head right, rev. VOTA SOL DEC II, COS IIII, S – C, Antoninus, veiled, standing left, sacrificing from patera over tripod, 32.46g/11h (RIC 792; C. 1107). Scarce, very fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £150
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 159-60, laureate head right, rev. Pietas standing left, holding globe and child, two more children at her feet, 24.75g/12h (RIC 1031; C. 621). Good very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar, Dupondius, 140-4, radiate head right, rev. bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of young Marcus right, 14.63g/12h (RIC 1221a var.; C. 36). Scarce, good fine to almost very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £80
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Dupondius, 154-5, radiate head right, rev. Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre, 10.59g/5h (RIC 933; BMC 1969). Green patina, very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), As, 139, laureate head right, rev. Pax standing left (RIC 567; C. 857), and another, 140-4, rev. Libertas standing left (RIC 738; C. 533) [2]. Very fine £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), As, 148-9, laureate head right, rev. elephant right, 11.03g/6h (RIC 862a; C. 565). Good fine to almost very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £130
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), As, 154-5, laureate head right, rev. Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus and corn-ears, 9.96g/6h (RIC 937). Scarce, green patina, very fine £90-120
Roman Imperial coins, Divus Antoninus (Consecrated 161), Denarius, under Marcus Aurelius, bare head right, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on garlanded altar, head turned left, 3.34g/12h (RIC 431; RSC 155/6). Extremely fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Divus Antoninus (Consecrated 161), Denarius, draped bust right, rev. PVELLAE FAVSTINIANI, Antoninus seated left on platform with female (Faustina?), both leaning forward to receive a little girl carried by a man standing before them, with another man pushing a girl forward at side of platform, 3.62g/12h (RIC 399a; BMC 325; RSC 262), records the founding of a charity for orphaned girls established in her name after her death. Extremely rare, very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £650
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Faustina I (Consecrated 141), Denarius, draped and veiled bust right, rev. AETERNITAS, star, 3.42g/6h (RIC 355; RSC 63). Rare, about very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Faustina I (Consecrated 141), Dupondius, draped bust right, rev. Providentia standing left (RIC 1163a), another, rev. Vesta sacrificing over altar (RIC 1187; C. 163), an As, rev. Ceres (?) standing left, and another, rev. similar [4]. Mainly good fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (Caesar 139-161), Denarius, bare head right, rev. COS II, Honos standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae, 2.86g/6h (RIC 429a; RSC 110). About extremely fine £100-150
£100–£150
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Denarius, 161, laureate head right, rev. Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae (RIC 22; RSC 507a), another the same, but 161-2 (RIC 50; RSC 519), and another, 164-5, rev. Annona standing left, emptying cornucopiae into modius (RIC 125; RSC 474) [3]. The first two good very fine, the last very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £90
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Denarius, 163-4, laureate head right, rev. ARMENIA in ex., Armenia seated left on ground in mournful attitude, vexillum and shield on left, left hand on bow, 3.15g/7h (RIC 78; RSC 7). Toned, extremely fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Denarius, 165, laureate, cuirassed bust left, seen from behind, M ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, rev. P M TR P XIX IMP III COS III, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius and cornucopiae, ship at feet, 3.33g/6h (RIC - , cf. 142; BMC - ; RSC - ). Extremely rare variety, apparently unrecorded with left facing bust, excellent portrait, toned, good very fine £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Denarius, 176-7, laureate head right, rev. Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar from patera and holding sceptre, 3.41g/5h (RIC 373; RSC 944). About extremely fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Sestertius, 171-2, laureate head right, rev. Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, shield at her side, 28.41g/5h (RIC 1033; C. 281). 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, 27.22g/6h (RIC 660; C. 93). Rare, some pitting, almost very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Faustina II (Augusta 146-175), Sestertius, 157-61, draped bust left, rev. AVGVSTI PII FIL, S–C, Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting hand on shield, 24.05g/11h (RIC (Pius) 1367 var.; BMC 2195 note; C. 16 var.). Smooth dark green patina, good portrait, good fine £90-120
£90–£120
Roman Imperial coins, Lucius Verus (161-169), Denarius, 169, bare head right, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right, head turned left, 3.53g/5h (RIC 596a; RSC 55). Toned, about extremely fine £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Lucilla (Augusta 161-182), Denarius, 166-9, draped bust right, rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae, 3.49g/6h (RIC 759; RSC 7). A charming portrait, about extremely fine £90-120
Roman Imperial coins, Lucilla (Augusta 161-182), Denarius, 164, draped bust right, rev. VOTA / PVBLI / CA in wreath (RIC 791; RSC 98), another the same, and another, rev. VOTA PVBLICA round wreath (RIC 791; RSC 99), scarce [3]. The first two very fine, the last good fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £320
Roman Imperial coins, Commodus (177-192), Denarius, as Caesar under M. Aurelius, 175-6, bare-headed, draped bust right, rev. Hilaritas standing left, holding palm and cornucopiae, 3.24g/11h (RIC 611; RSC 216). Good very fine £80-100
Roman Imperial coins, Commodus (177-192), Denarius, 186, laureate head right, rev. FID EXERC in ex., Commodus standing left on platform, haranguing three soldiers standing before him, each holding legionary eagle and shield, 2.69g/12h (RIC 130; RSC 143). Rare, good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Roman Imperial coins, Commodus (177-192), Denarius, 189, laureate head right, rev. FORTVNAE MANENTI C V P P, Fortuna seated left, holding horse by bridle and cornucopiae, 2.65g/5h (RIC 191a; RSC 168a). Rare, very fine £90-120
Roman Imperial coins, Commodus (177-192), Denarius, 191, laureate head right, rev. I O M SPONSOR SEC AVG, Jupiter standing left, placing hand on shoulder of Commodus standing left, head right, holding globe and sceptre, 2.59g/12h (RIC 255; RSC 239). Rare, very fine £100-150
Roman Imperial coins, Crispina (Augusta 177-183), Denarius, 180-2, draped bust right, rev. DIS GENITALIBVS, square altar, 3.15g/5h (RIC 281; RSC 15). Better than very fine, toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £75
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