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Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Aureus, Rome, 66-7, laureate bust right, rev. Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left, 7.30g/3h (RIC 63; Sear 1930 var). A little off-centre and a few minor marks on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,500
Roman Imperial coins, Nero (54-68), Tetradrachm, Antioch, laureate bust right, rev. eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread, palm branch in front, 14.95g/12h (Sear 618 var). Good very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £240
Roman Imperial coins, Vespasian (69-79), As, Rome, 71, laureate bust right, rev. Fides standing left, holding patera and cornucopiæ, 11.18g/6h (RIC 486). Very fine, green patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
Roman Imperial coins, Nerva (96-98), Dupondius, Rome, 97, radiate bust right, rev. Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre, 15.80g/6h (RIC 87; Sear 3059). Very fine, olive-green patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Roman Imperial coins, Trajan (98-117), Sestertius, Rome, 116, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Providentia standing left indicating globe at her feet, holding sceptre and resting on column, 26.91g/6h (RIC 663; Sear 3189). Good fine, olive-green patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Roman Imperial coins, Trajan (98-117), Dupondius, Rome, 107, radiate bust right, rev. Salus seated left, feeding snake twined round altar, 13.18g/6h (RIC 516; Sear 3232 [As]). About extremely fine, attractive green patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £330
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), Aureus, Rome, 140-3, laureate bust left, rev. Genius standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and cornucopiæ, 7.35g/6h (RIC 70). Good very fine £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Roman Imperial coins, Antoninus Pius (138-161), As, Rome, 154, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, shield and vexillum in background, 10.73g/12h (Sear 4296; Spink 666). Good fine, green patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £120
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Faustina I (Consecrated 141), Sestertius, Rome, 147, draped bust right, rev. Æternitas standing left, holding phoenix on globe and lifting fold of skirt, 24.04g/12h (RIC 1105; Sear 4607). Good very fine, dark green patina £80-100
Hammer Price: £180
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), As Cæsar, Aureus, Rome, 151-2, draped bust left, rev. Roma standing left, holding Victory and parazonium, 7.13g/6h (RIC 452e; Sear 4769 var). Very fine £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £1,900
Roman Imperial coins, Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Sestertius, Rome, 169, laureate bust right, rev. Salus standing left, holding sceptre and feeding snake arising from altar, 28.00g/12h (RIC 964; Sear 4998). Very fine, dark green patina £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Roman Imperial coins, Faustina Minor (Augusta 156-176), Sestertius, Rome, 148-52, draped bust right, rev. Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder around which a dolphin is entwined, 27.58g/12h (RIC 1388b; Sear 4720). Flan crack, otherwise about very fine £40-50
Roman Imperial coins, Lucius Verus (161-169), Sestertius, Rome, 164, laureate bust right, rev. Mars advancing right, carrying spear and trophy, 25.79g/11h (RIC 1379; Sear 5376). Good fine, olive-green patina £50-70
Hammer Price: £85
Roman Imperial coins, Lucilla (Augusta 161-182), Sestertius, Rome, 164-6, draped bust right, rev. Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre, 21.49g/12h (RIC 1763; Sear 5506). Good very fine, dark green patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £220
Roman Imperial coins, Commodus (177-192), Sestertius, Rome, 189, laureate bust right, rev. Fortuna seated left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiæ, 24.49g/6h (RIC 524; Sear 5747). About very fine, olive-green patina £60-80
Roman Imperial coins, Clodius Albinus (Caesar 193-195), Denarius, Rome, 194, bust right, rev. Minerva standing left, holding olive branch and shield, 3.64g/12h (RIC 7; Sear 6144). Good very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £210
Roman Imperial coins, Trajan Decius (249-251), Dupondius, Rome, 250, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiæ, 11.66g/12h (RIC 120c; Sear 9418). Good very fine, olive-green patina £80-100
Hammer Price: £190
Roman Imperial coins, Diva Mariniana (consecrated before 253), Antoninianus, Rome, 253-4, rev. peacock in splendour looking right, 2.66g/6h (RIC 4; Sear 10068). Very fine £40-60
Roman Imperial coins, Marius (268), Antoninianus, Cologne, 268, radiate bust right, rev. clasped hands, 3.32g/6h (RIC 5). Very fine £80-100
Roman Imperial coins, Florianus (276), Antoninianus, Lugdunum, 276, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Felicitas standing right, holding caduceus and cornucopiae, 3.31g/6h (RIC 11; Sear 11874). Very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £100
Roman Imperial coins, Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, radiate and draped bust right, rev. Providentia standing left, holding baton and cornucopiæ, 4.18g/6h (RIC –; Askew –). Very fine, green patina, perhaps unpublished £40-60
Roman Imperial coins, Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, Rotomagus, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Moneta standing right, holding scales and cornucopiæ, 5.75g/6h (RIC –; Askew –). Edge cracks, otherwise fine to very fine and on a full flan, green patina £80-100
Hammer Price: £600
Roman Imperial coins, Constantine I, the Great (306-337), Follis, London, 307, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. Roma seated left in hexastyle temple, PLN below, 6.43g/6h (Askew 783a; RIC 99). Slight pitting on obverse, otherwise very fine £30-40
Roman Imperial coins, Constantine I, the Great (306-337), Reduced Follis, London, c. 307, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Mars helmeted, advancing right, holding spear and shield, PLN in exergue, 6.74g/6h (RIC –; Askew –). Unpublished reverse legend; a few minor pits, otherwise very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £65
Roman Imperial coins, Fausta (Augusta 324-326), Follis, London, draped bust right, rev. Fausta standing facing, head left, holding the infants Constantine II and Constantius II, PLON in exergue, 2.27g/6h (RIC 300; Askew 835; Spink 729). Slight pitting, otherwise about very fine, green patina, rare £60-80
Roman Imperial coins, Constantius II (337-361), Plated Solidus, Nicomedia, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Roma and Constantinopolis seated facing, holding shield inscribed VOT XXX MvLT XXXX, SMNS in exergue, 3.94g/5h (Sear 3988). A contemporary forgery; 80% of gold foil plating remaining, damaged around the edge and with a bad crack in front of the bust, otherwise good fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £60
Roman Imperial coins, Valentinian I (364-375), Solidus, Rome, 364-7, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum and victory, · R T and palm branch in exergue, 4.36g/12h (RIC 2a; Sear 4088 var). Minor marks on portrait and a significant graze in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Valens (364-378), Solidus, Arelate, 364-7, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Valens standing facing, head right, holding labarum with palm branch on shaft and victory, star in field to left, KONSTAI in exergue, 4.37g/12h (RIC 1c; Sear 4104 var). Good very fine, bright appearance £300-400
Roman Imperial coins, Gratian (367-383), Solidus, Trier, 367-75, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. two emperors enthroned facing, holding globe between them, Victory behind and above facing with wings spread, between them below a palm branch, tr ob in exergue, 4.47g/12h (RIC 17f; Sear 4126 var). Slight undulation in field and a crease evident in front of bust, otherwise extremely fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £920
Roman Imperial coins, Honorius (393-423), Solidus, Milan, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Emperor standing right, holding standard and Victory on globe, trampling on captive, M D in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.41g/6h (RIC 35c; Sear 4244). A few minor marks on reverse at 9 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine £250-300
Roman Imperial coins, Theodosius II (402-450), Solidus, Constantinople, 441-50, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield, rev. Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding cross on globe and sceptre, star in field to left, COMOB in exergue, 4.37g/6h (RIC 293; Sear 4288). About extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £580
Roman Imperial coins, Leo I (457-474), Solidus, Constantinople, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield, rev. Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross, star in right field, officina E, 4.41g/6h (RIC 605; Sear 4333 var). Small dent in reverse field, otherwise better than very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £280
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus, Denarius (Sear 349); together with an obv. brockage of a Denarius [2]. Very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £130
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Julius Cæsar, Denarius (Sear 1399); together with other Denarii (6), of Mark Antony, Pompey the Great, Lepidus, etc [7]. Varied state £90-120
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Augustus, Denarii (2) (Sear 1592, 1625) [2]. First very fine and dark-toned, second fair £80-100
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Tiberius, Denarius (Sear 1763); together with three plated examples [4]. Varied state £60-80
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Claudius, Asses (2) (Sear 1859, 1862); Antonia, Dupondius (Sear 1902) [3]. Good fine or better with green patina £80-100
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Nero, Asses (3), Dupondius (Sear 1963) [4]. Fine and better, green patina £150-200
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Hadrian, Sestertii (2) (RIC 784, 849) [2]. Varied state £40-60
Roman Imperial coins, Miscellaneous, Sabina, Denarii (3) (Sear 3918 [2], 3926) [3]. Varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £270
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