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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 19 BC, Rome, in the name of P. Petronius Turpilianus, similar, 3.87g (RIC 288; BMC 14; Sear 1603). Good fine, banker’s mark (?) in field (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 19 BC, Rome, in the name of Q. Rustius, conjoined busts of Fortuna Victrix and Fortuna Felix right, rev. ornate rectangular altar, 4.11g (RIC 322; BMC 4; Sear 1605). Bankers’ mark in obverse field, fair to fine, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 19-18 BC, Caesaraugusta, bare head left, rev. s p q r cl v on shield, 3.50g (RIC 42b; BMC 335; Sear 1637). Good portrait, fine, scarce (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £110
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 17-16 BC, Colonia Patricia, bare head right, rev. Mars standing left, holding vertical vexillum, 3.52g (RIC 150a; BMC 438; Sear 1641). Obverse fine but surface porous, reverse good fine, toned, rare (£90-120)
£90–£120
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 15-13 BC, Lugdunum, bare head right, rev. Actian Apollo standing left, holding plectrum and lyre, 3.74g (RIC 171a; BMC 461; Sear 1611). Fine, scarce (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £95
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 13 BC, Rome, in the name of C. Sulpicius Platorinus, bare head right, rev. bare head of Agrippa right, 3.83g (RIC 408; BMC 114; Sear 1726). A trifle off-centre and with bankers’ mark on cheek of Agrippa, otherwise good fine and toned, very rare (£900-1,200)
£900–£1,200
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 13 BC, Rome, in the name of C. Antistius Reginus, bare head right, rev. simpulum, lituus, tripod and patera, 3.53g (RIC 410; BMC 120; Sear 1595). Fair to fine, rare (£70-90)
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 2 BC - 4 AD, Lugdunum, laureate bust right, rev. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing, shields and accoutrements around, 2.96g (RIC 212; BMC 538); Quinarius, 25-23 BC, Emerita, in the name of P. Carisius, bare head right, rev. Victory crowning trophy, 1.45g (RIC 1a; BMC 293; Sear 1642) [2]. First fine but chipped and surface porous, second fair (£50-70)
£50–£70
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 2 BC - 4 AD, Lugdunum, similar, 3.57g (RIC 212; BMC 538); Quinarius, 25-23 BC, Emerita, in the name of P. Carisius, bare head left, rev. Victory crowning trophy, 1.55g (RIC 1b; BMC 295) [2]. First better than fine but metal flaws on portrait and field, second fair, chip to rim (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, 13-14, Lugdunum, laureate bust right, rev. female figure seated right on low-backed chair, pontif maxim, 3.76g (RIC 220; BMC 545; Sear 1630). Good fine (£140-180)
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Quinarius, 25-23 BC, Emerita, in the name of P. Carisius, bare head left, rev. Victory crowning trophy, 1.75g (RIC 1b; BMC 295). Fine and clear (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
Tiberius (AD 14-37), Aureus, 15-16, Lugdunum, laureate head right, ti caesar divi avg f avgvstvs, rev. tr pot xvii, Emperor in slow quadriga right, holding laurel branch and sceptre, imp vii in exergue, 7.63g (RIC 13; BMC 2; BN 4; Sear 1759). A trifle off-centre, otherwise good very fine, rare (£2,000-2,200)
Hammer Price: £1,800
Tiberius (AD 14-37), Denarius, after 16, Lugdunum, laureate head right, rev. pontif maxim, Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding branch and sceptre, 3.64g (RIC 26; Sear 1763). Fine, some scratches on portrait and a small test mark in field on reverse (£60-80)
Tiberius (AD 14-37), Denarius, after 16, Lugdunum, similar, 3.70g (RIC 26; Sear 1763); Titus, Denarius, 79, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. radiate figure on rostral column, 3.04g (RIC 16a; Sear 2509); together with other miscellaneous Roman coins, in silver (2, one of Augustus), bronze (1), and a Paduan Sestertius of Germanicus [6]. First two fine but Tiberius with scratch on emperor’s jaw, last very fine, others poor (£120-150)
Claudius (AD 41-54), Asses (18), all revs. Minerva [18]. Varied state; all with green excavation patina (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £120
Nero (AD 54-68), Denarius, 60-1, Rome, bare-headed bust right, rev. Roma in military attire standing right, 3.48g (RIC 28; BMC 30). Fine, very rare (£60-80)
Vitellius (AD 69), Denarius, 69, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Concordia seated left, 3.12g (RIC 90; BMC 20). Fair, some rather crude tooling behind head, scarce (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Vitellius (AD 69), Denarius, 69, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. tripod-lebes, dolphin above and raven below, 3.16g (RIC 109; BMC 39; Sear 2201). About fine, rare (£50-70)
Vespasian (AD 69-79), Denarius, 77-8, Rome, bust right, rev. Mars standing, holding spear and trophy, 3.30g (RIC 103; cf. Sear 2288); Titus, Denarius, 79, Rome, bust left, rev. Capricorn left, globe below, 3.24g (RIC 13a); Domitian (as Caesar), Denarius, 76, Rome, bust right, rev. Pegasus walking right, 3.21g (RIC 238; Sear 2637); Faustina Senior, posthumous Denarius, bust right, rev. Ceres, 3.57g (RIC 362; C 104); Septimius Severus, Denarius, 196-7, Rome, bust right, rev. Emperor on...
Hammer Price: £70
Vespasian (AD 69-79), Denarius, 78-9, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing out of patera over altar, 3.58g (RIC 124a; BMC 276; Sear 2295). Very fine, obverse perhaps better (£60-80)
£60–£80
Titus (AD 79-81), Aureus, 80, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. wreath on two curule chairs, 6.58g (RIC 25a; C 317; Sear 2498). Even wear, about fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £320
Julia (d. AD 89), Denarius, 92-3, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear, 3.36g (RIC 173; C 279). Good very fine (£60-80)
Trajan (98-117), Denarius, 103-11, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Pax standing left holding cornucopia and setting fire to a pile of arms, 3.11g (RIC 102; C 196). Some scratches, otherwise good fine, scarce (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £15
Hadrian (117-138), Denarius, 117, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Pax standing left, holding cornucopiæ and branch, 3.01g (RIC 12; C 1011). Good very fine (£40-50)
£40–£50
Hadrian (117-138), Denarius, 125, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Roma seated right, 3.07g (RIC 162; C 337). Flan a trifle irregular, about extremely fine (£60-80)
Hadrian (117-138), Denarius, 125, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera, 3.31g (RIC 172; C 328). Edge chip, about extremely fine (£60-80)
Antoninus Pius (138-161), Consecration issue, Denarius, bare head right, rev. large altar, 3.51g (RIC 1272). Better than very fine, but struck from very rusty dies (£40-50)
Antoninus Pius (138-161), Consecration issue, Sestertii (2); Faustina I, Consecration issue, Denarius, Asses (2) [5]. Generally very fine or better, toned (£120-150)
£120–£150
Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Denarius, 161, Rome, bare head right, rev. Providentia standing left holding globe and cornucopia, 3.48g (RIC 22; C 507); Consecration issue under Commodus, Denarius, Rome, bare head right, rev. consecratio, eagle standing right on garlanded base, 3.30g (RIC 272; C 84) [2]. First very fine, second better than fine but with some scratches on neck (£40-45)
Faustina Junior (d. 175), Aureus, 149-52, Rome, stolate bust right, hair drawn back up at neck and swept back from brow, decorated with bangs and four heavy waves, secured by rope of pearls ending in four coils around chignon, favstinae avg p ii avg fil, rev. venvs, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder, 7.16g (RIC 517a; BMC 1063; C –). Good very fine; a very elegant and intricate portrait style, very rare (£1,400-1,600)
Hammer Price: £1,350
Faustina Junior (d. 175), Denarius, draped bust right wearing circlet of pearls, rev. Salus seated feeding snake, 3.38g (RIC 714). Good very fine (£40-60)
Commodus (177-192), Denarius, 181-2, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear, 2.92g (RIC 26; C 828); Septimius Severus, Denarius, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Severus, veiled, sacrificing over altar, 3.28g (RIC 308; C 791); Caracalla, Denarius, 212, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Serapis standing left, 2.89g (RIC 194; C 195); Geta [as Caesar], Denarius, 200-2, Rome, draped bust left, rev. Securitas seated left, holding globe, 3.18g (RIC 20b; C 183)...
Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarii (2), 198-200, Rome, laureate bust right, revs. Moneta seated left, Victory standing left, 2.69g, 2.14g (RIC 135A [b], 144b) [2], Very fine and better, but second cleaned and fabric pitted (£30-40)
£30–£40
Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, 195, Rome, bust right, laureate and cuirassed, rev. two captives, seated back to back, at foot of trophy, 23.86g (RIC 690b; C 366). Obverse good fine, reverse about fine (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, 209, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Severus and Caracalla standing sacrificing over altar, Pietas or Concordia behind in centre, 22.11g (RIC 789). Fabric corroded, otherwise fine or better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Julia Domna (d. 217), Denarii (3), 196-211, Rome, draped bust right, revs. Ceres and Pietas (2), 3.07g, 3.03g, 3.51g (RIC 546, 574 [2]; C 14, 156 [2]) [2]. Very fine and better (£50-70)
Caracalla (198-217), Denarii (2), 200, Rome, laureate, draped bust right, revs. Caracalla as Sol, and Felicitas, 3.14g, 3.09g (RIC 30a, 35) [2]. About extremely fine, reverses weak (£50-70)
Caracalla (198-217), Denarius, 201-6, Rome, laureate head right, rev. galley left with rowers, 2.80g (RIC 120; C 3). Some pitting, fine to very fine, edge chipped, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Caracalla (198-217), Denarii (2), 201-6, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Virtus, 2.92g; 216, Rome, bearded and laureate bust right, rev. Sol, 3.11g (RIC 149, 281b) [2]. About extremely fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
Caracalla (198-217), Denarius, 206-10, Rome, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Caracalla, veiled, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod, 3.41g (RIC 179; C 689). Good very fine, but irregular and with splits to flan, scarce (£40-60)
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