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15 March 2012
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Sestertius, Rome, laureate head right, globe at point of bust, rev. S–C, Victory moving left, holding palladium and palm, 24.45g/6h (RIC 457; ACG 20; C. 256). Reverse surface pitted, very fine £350-450
£350–£450
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Dupondius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA S–C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod, 10.43g/5h (RIC 423; BMC 143; C. 109). Attractive red-brown patina, very fine £250-350
£250–£350
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Dupondius, laureate, draped bust right, rev. Libertas standing left (cf. BMC 122), another, rev. Pax standing left (BMC 132), an As with laureate head right, rev. Libertas standing left (BMC 144) and an As of Tarraco (or Lugdunum ?), laureate, draped bust right, globe at point of bust, rev. Libertas standing left (BMC p.344 note; C. 107) [4]. Fair to good fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £170
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Denarius, a hybrid reissue of Augustus, bare head of Augustus right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS, rev. IMP XII, bull butting left, 2.60g/9h (cf. RIC 75 and 178a). Bent at the edge, rare, fine £60-80
£60–£80
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Revolt of Vindex in Gaul (March-May 68), contermarked As of Nero from Lugdunum, bare head right, globe at point of bust, contermarked S P Q R on neck, rev. Nero as Apollo standing right, playing lyre (WCN 570), rare, and another two with rev. Victory flying left, holding shield, one countermarked on face, the other on Victory BMC 381; C. 302) [3]. Almost very fine, good fine and fine £180-220
£180–£220
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Revolt of Vindex in Gaul (March-May 68), countermarked Dupondius of Nero from Lugdunum, laureate head left, countermarked with two reversed Rs before face, rev. Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm, 13.63g/6h. Very rare, almost very fine, reverse fine £150-200
£150–£200
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Countermarked Semis of Nero from Lugdunum, bare head left, globe at point of bust, countermarked VI on head, rev. Roma seated left on cuirass, 5.34g/6h (RIC 480; WCN 618), Legio VI was settled in Spain and supported Galba. Rare, good fine, reverse fair £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Countermarked As of Nero from Lugdunum, 69, bare head right, countermarked before face with monogram of Vespasian, rev. Victory flying left, holding shield. 10.37g/6h. Rare, almost very fine £40-60
£40–£60
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. PAX ORBIS TERRARVM, Pax standing left, holding branch and caduceus, 3.27g/6h (RIC 4; BMC 3; RSC 3). Good fine £250-350
Hammer Price: £250
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, Rome, bare head right, rev. PONT MAX, Ceres standing left, holding con-ears and cornucopiae, 3.14g/6h (RIC 2nd ed. 20 var. (Aureus), 1st ed. 6; BMC 9; RSC 11). Good fine £250-350
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare bust left, rev. SECVRITAS P R, Securitas standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, 3.20g/6h (RIC 12; BMC 20; RSC 19). Rare, good fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £240
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. Securitas standing (RIC 12; RSC 17), and another, rev. Ceres standing left (RIC 19; RSC 11) [2]. Good fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £310
Roman Imperial coins, Vitellius (69), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR, L. Vitellius, the emperor’s father, seated left, feet on stool, holding branch and eagle-tipped sceptre, 3.12g/6h (RIC 97; RSC 55). Scratch on reverse, rare, about very fine £250-350
Hammer Price: £220
Roman Imperial coins, Vitellius (69), Denarius, Lugdunum, laureate head right, globe at point of bust, rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory left, holding shield (RIC 62; RSC 99), and another of Rome, rev. LIBERTAS RESTITVTA, Libertas standing left (RIC 81; RSC 48) [2]. The first with some surface erosion, otherwise about very fine, the second good fine £200-300
Roman Imperial coins, Vitellius (69), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. LIBERI IMP GERMAN, busts of his son and daughter facing each other, 2.61g/6h (RIC 103; RSC 2). Rare, toned, good fine £300-400
£300–£400
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Denarius, Ephesus, 69-70, laureate head right, rev. AVG in oak wreath, 3.24g/12h (RIC 1392; BMC 427; RSC 36b). Good very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £270
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Denarius, Ephesus, 74, laureate head right, rev. CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left on high-backed chair, holding corn-ears and poppy and cornucopiae, star in ex., 3.46g/12h (RIC 1460; RSC 68). Rare, very fine £90-120
£90–£120
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Jupiter standing, holding patera and sceptre (RSC 222), another, rev. Vespasian seated right, holding branch and sceptre (RSC 364), another, rev. Salus seated left, holding patera (RSC 431), and another, rev. two capricorns back-to-back, a shield inscribed S C between them (RSC 497) [4]. Good fine to almost very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. priestly implements (RSC 43), another, rev. eagle standing on cippus (RSC 122), another similar, another, rev. Vespasian seated right, holding branch and sceptre (RSC 387), and another, rev. Pax seated left, holding branch and caduceus (RSC 941) [5]. Good fine to very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £190
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), Sestertius, Lugdunum, 71, laureate head right, globe at point of bust, rev. ROMA in ex., S–C, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium (RIC 1135), rare, and another, Rome, laureate head right, rev. Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear (RIC 244; C. 419) [2]. Good fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £140
Roman Imperial coins, Titus (79-81), Denarius, as Caesar, Rome, 73, laureate head right, rev. FIDES PVBL, clasped hands over winged caduceus, two poppies and two corn-ears, 3.40g/7h (RIC 528; RSC 87b). Rare, very fine £180-220
Roman Imperial coins, Titus (79-81), Denarius, 79, laureate head right, rev. Venus standing right, naked but for drapery round waist, leaning on column and holding spear and helmet, 3.09g/6h (RIC 34; RSC 268). Light scratches in right reverse field under tone, very fine £100-150
£100–£150
Roman Imperial coins, Titus (79-81), As, as Caesar, 73, laureate head right, rev. VICTORIA NAVALIS, S–C, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm, 8.29g/5h (RIC 644: BMC 677). Rare, about very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £85
Roman Imperial coins, Titus (79-81), Divus Titus (†81), Antoninianus, Rome, under Trajan Decius, c. 251, radiate head right, DIVO TITO, rev. CONSECRATIO, lighted altar, 3.84g/12h (RIC 82b; RSC 405). Good very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £110
Roman Imperial coins, Julia Titi, Denarius, Rome, 80-1, draped bust right, hair in plait down back, IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI AVGVSTI F, rev. VENVS AVGVST, Venus standing right, leaning on column, holding helmet and spear, 3.20g/6h (RIC 388; RSC 14). Good fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius (plated ?), 82-3, laureate head right, rev. DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMIT, draped bust of Domitia right, hair in plait at back, 2.98g/6h (RIC 149; RSC 3a; cf. Hunter Coll. 18, Aureus of same dies). Very rare, light scratches in field round Domitia, good fine £150-250
£150–£250
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, 88, laureate head right, rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, herald advancing left, holding wand and shield (RIC 596; RSC 76/77), and another similar, but head left (RIC 597; RSC -, cf .76/77) [2]. Very fine and good fine £140-180
£140–£180
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, 88, laureate head right, rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC inscribed on column to right of which is an incense burner and a herald standing left, holding wand and shield, 3.09g/6h (RIC 601; RSC 73). Light scratches, very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £120
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, 95-6, laureate head right, rev. winged Minerva flying left, holding spear and shield, 2.73g/6h (RIC 792; RSC 294). Very rare, toned, good very fine £140-180
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, 82, laureate head right, rev. Fortuna standing left (RIC 141; RSC 610), another, 88, rev. COS XIIII LVD SAEC FEC, herald advancing left, holding wand and shield (RIC 596; RSC 76), another, rev. column inscribed LVD SAEC FEC in wreath (RIC 604; RSC 70),and another, 92-93, rev. Minerva advancing right, holding spear and shield (RIC 739; RSC 280) [4]. Almost very fine to good very fine £180-220
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. Minerva standing left, holding spear, 88 (RIC 594; RSC 242a), rare, another, 88 (RIC 670; RSC 250), another, 90 (RIC 721; RSC 264), another, 92 (RIC 733; RSC 271), another (RIC 742; RSC 278), and another similar [6]. Almost very fine to good very fine £200-300
£200–£300
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Sestertius, 88, laureate head right, rev. COS XIIII [LVD] SAEC, SVF P D on platform, S C in ex., Domitian seated left on platform, extending hand to citizen standing before him, a child between them, temple in background, 21.79g/6h (RIC 609; BMC 428; C. 81). Almost very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £370
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Sestertius, 88-9, laureate head right, rev. Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre (RIC 633; BMC 406), another, similar, 90-91 (RIC 702; BMC 439) [2]. The first with some reverse corrosion, about very fine, the second good fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £75
Roman Imperial coins, Domitian (81-96), Denarius, as Caesar, 79, laureate head right, rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Salus standing right, leaning on column and feeding snake (RIC 1084: RSC 384), another, rev. hands clasped over legionary eagle set on prow (RIC 1081; RSC 393), another, 80-1, rev. goat left within laurel wreath (RIC 267; RSC 390), another similar, and another, rev. crested helmet on draped seat (RIC 271; RSC 399) [5]. Good fine to very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Domitia, Denarius, Rome, 82-3, draped bust right, hair in long plait at back, DIVA DOMITILLA AVGVSTA, rev. FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 3.21g/5h (RIC 157; BMC 137; RSC 3). Very rare, almost very fine, reverse good fine £1,200-1,500
£1,200–£1,500
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Denarius, 96, laureate head right, rev. CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, clasped hands over legionary eagle set on prow, 3.20g/6h (RIC 3; RSC 25). Very fine £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Denarius, 97, laureate head right, rev. AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, 3.52g/6h (RIC 13; RSC 6), Toned, very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Denarius, 98, laureate head right, rev. IMP II COS IIII P P, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 3.42g/6h (RIC 42; RSC 86). Very fine £120-150
£120–£150
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Denarius, 97, laureate head right, rev. FORTVNA AVGVST, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae (RIC 16; RSC 66), another, rev. FORTVNA P R, Fortuna seated left, holding corn-ears and sceptre (RIC 17; RSC 79) [2]. About very fine £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Denarius, 97, laureate head right, rev. IVSTITIA AVGVST, Justitia seated right, holding branch and sceptre (RIC 18; RSC 101), another, rev. LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre (RIC 19; RSC 113), another two similar (RIC 31; RSC 117) [4]. Almost very fine to good very fine £250-350
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