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15 March 2012
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Aureus, Rome, 61-2, bare head right, rev. PONTIF MAX TR P VIII COS IIII P P, EX-S C, Virtus standing left, holding parazonium and spear, 7.72g/6h (RIC 36; BMC 40). Small marks in reverse field, otherwise good very fine £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Roman Imperial coins, Gordian I Africanus (238), Denarius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, rev. SECVRITAS AVGG, Securitas seated left, holding sceptre, 3.25g/5h (RIC 5; RSC 10). Rare, good very fine £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,300
27 September 2011
Roman Imperial coins, Gordian II Africanus (238), Denarius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and cornucopiae, leaning on column, 3.37g (RIC 1; RSC 5). Almost extremely fine, rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,100
Roman Imperial coins, Nero, Caesar (50-54), Aureus, Rome, under Claudius, 51, bareheaded, draped bust of young Nero left, rev. SACERD COOPT IN OMN CONL SVPRA NVM EX S C, simpulum and lituus over tripod and patera, 7.25g/6h (RIC 76; BMC 84; C. 311). Almost very fine, rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,500
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Denarius, Rome, 40, laureate head right, rev. S P Q R / P P / OB C.S in oak wreath, 3.61g (RIC 28; BMC p.150 note; RSC 21). Good fine to almost very fine, rare £900-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
Roman Imperial coins, Manlia Scantilla, Denarius, draped bust right, rev. IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, peacock at feet, 2.56g (RIC 7a; RSC 2). Very fine, very rare £1,000-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Denarius, Rome, 40, laureate head right, rev. DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Divus Augustus right, 3.73g/6h (RIC 24; BMC 25; RSC 7). Good fine, rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
25 September 2012
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pertinax (193), Denarius, Rome, as Divus, 193, bust right, DIVVS PERT PIVS PATER, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on globe, head left, wings open, 3.52g/6h (RIC 24A; RSC 6). Very fine and very rare £1,000-1,200
Roman Imperial coins, Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, 41-50, laureate head of Claudius right, rev. AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina Jnr right, wearing crown of corn-ears, 2.65g (RIC 81; BMC 75; RSC 4). About very fine, rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,000
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Sestertius, Rome, 37-38, laureate head left, rev. S P Q R/P P/OB CIVES/SERVATOS in oak wreath, 27.27g (RIC 37; BMC 38). Very fine, the reverse better £600-800
Hammer Price: £980
Roman Imperial coins, Didius Julianus (193), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. P M TR P COS, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, 2.80g (RIC 2; RSC 10). Good fine, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £850
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Denarius, Rome, 55, jugate busts of Nero, bareheaded, and Agrippina Jnr right, rev. AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, quadriga of elephants pulling car on which are seated statues of Divus Claudius and Divus Augustus, EX S C in field, 3.26g (RIC 7; BMC 8; RSC 4). Toned, very fine, rare £600-800
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 139, laureate head right, rev. PARTHIA, S–C, Parthia standing left, holding crown and bow and quiver resting on ground, 27.09g (RIC 586; C. 572). About very fine, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £820
Roman Imperial coins, Pertinax (193), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. LIBERATIS CIVIBVS, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, 3.33g (RIC 5; RSC 28). Good metal, very fine, rare £750-850
Roman Imperial coins, Domitia, wife of Domitian, Denarius, 82-83, draped bust right, hair in plait at back, DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMIT, rev. PIETAS AVGVST, Domitia seated left holding sceptre, a child standing before her, 3.27g (RIC 156; RSC 12). Crack in flan, very fine, rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £800
Roman Imperial coins, Pescennius Niger (193-194), Denarius, Antioch, laureate head right, rev. VICTORIAE AVG, Victory standing left, holding wreath and fold of drapery (sic), 2.62g/12h (RIC 88 var.; RSC 75 var.). Very rare, good fine, reverse very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £750
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, 143-144, laureate head right, rev. BRITANNIA, S C, Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard and leaning on shield set on helmet, a spear behind, 23.85g (RIC 745; C. 119). Untouched and unusually complete, good fine, very rare £700-800
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
Roman Imperial coins, Civil Wars (68-69), Denarius, Vienne, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm, SALVS GENERIS [HVMA]NI, rev. S P Q R in oak-wreath, 3.23g (RIC 72; RSC 420). Old scratches on obv. under tone, very fine, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £720
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
Roman Imperial coins, Manlia Scantilla (Augusta 193), Denarius, draped bust right, rev. IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, peacock at feet, 2.98g/6h (RIC 7a; RSC 2). Very rare, good fine £700-800
Hammer Price: £700
Roman Imperial coins, Caligula (37-41), Denarius, Rome, 37-38, laureate head right, rev. bare head of Germanicus right, 2.79g (RIC 18; BMC 19; RSC 2). Small clip on edge, rare, good fine, rare £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Laelianus (268), Antoninianus, Mainz or Trier, radiate, draped bust right, rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm, 2.99g/12h (RIC 9; C. 4). Rare, very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £680
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, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Rome, 19 BC, moneyer P. Petronius Turpilianus, bare head right, rev. winged siren standing left, playing flute and holding another in left hand, 3.72g (RIC 296; BMC 27; RSC 490). Almost very fine, very rare £400-500
Roman Imperial coins, Pertinax (193), Denarius, laureate head right, rev. VOT DECEN TR P COS II, Pertinax standing left, sacrificing from patera over tripod, 3.17g/6h (RIC 13a; RSC 56). Rare, good metal, toned, about very fine £550-650
Hammer Price: £620
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. PAX ORBIS TERRARVM, Pax standing left, holding branch and caduceus, 3.36g (RIC 5 var. (aureus); RSC 4a). Almost very fine, the reverse good fine, rare variety £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Paulina (consecrated in c. 235), Sestertius, 236, draped and veiled bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, S C, Paulina, right hand raised, left holding sceptre, seated left on peacock flying up to heaven, 13.82g/12h (RIC 3; C. 3). Rare, very fine, dark brown tone £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Nero, Caesar (50-54), Denarius, Rome, 51, bareheaded, draped bust of young Nero right, rev. EQVESTER/OR-DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT on round shield,3.46g (RIC 79; BMC 93; RSC 97). Surfaces a little granulated, good very fine, rare £350-450
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Lugdunum, laureate head left, globe at point of bust, rev. ADLOCVT COH S–C, Nero standing left on platform, accompanied by praetorian prefect, haranguing three soldiers, praetorian camp in background, 23.93g (RIC 491; BMC 304; C. 6). Almost very fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Plotina, Denarius, diademed, draped bust right, hair in plait at back, rev. Vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre, 3.15g (RIC 730; BMC 526; RSC 3). Good fine, reverse fair, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
Roman Imperial coins, Elagabalus (218-222), Denarius, Antioch, 218-19, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL, slow quadriga right, containing the conical stone Elah-Gabal on which is eagle, flanked by four parasols, 3.10g/10h (RIC 197; RSC 267). Good very fine, reverse very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £580
Roman Imperial coins, Æmilian (253), Sestertius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. APOL CONSERVAT, S–C, Apollo standing left, holding branch and lyre set on rock, 18.31g (RIC 43; C. 3). Smoothing in fields, good very fine, very rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £550
Roman Imperial coins, Otho (69), Denarius, bare head right, rev. Pax standing left, holding branch and caduceus (RIC 4; RSC 3), and another, rev. VICTORIA OTHONIS, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm (RIC 14; RSC 24) [2]. Both good fine, the revs. fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £520
Roman Imperial Coinage, Galba (68-69), Dupondius, Rome, laureate and draped bust right, rev. S P Q R OB CIV SER in oak wreath, 14.69g/6h (RIC 290). Very fine or better, green-brown patina £500-600
Roman Imperial coins, Galba (68-69), Sestertius, laureate, draped bust left, rev. ADLOCVTIO S C in ex.,Galba standing right on podium, accompamied by praetorian officer behind him and with two cursores standing before, addressing soldiers, 25.32g (RIC 466; BMC 249 note; ACG 370). Good fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £500
Roman Imperial coins, Marciana, Denarius, 112, diademed, draped bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on sceptre, head right, 2.92g (RIC 743; RSC 4). Very fine, almost very rare £600-800
Roman Imperial coins, Carausius (Rival Augustus, 286-293), Denarius, RSR mint, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. RENOVAT ROMANO, she-wolf standing right, suckling twins, RSR in ex., 4.03g/6h (RIC 571). Rare, good fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Sestertius, Rome, laureate head right, rev. DECVRSIO, Nero holding spear on horseback right, accompanied by a second horseman holding vexillum, 28.42g/7h (RIC 104 var. no aegis on bust). Large flan, scarce without SC, brown patina, light smoothing, very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £470
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Paulina (consecrated in c. 235), Denarius, 236, draped and veiled bust right, rev. CONSECRATIO, Paulina, right hand raised, left holding sceptre, seated left on peacock flying up to heaven, 2.62g (RIC 2; RSC 2). Good very fine, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £460
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