Sign in
Sold on 15 February 2017
1 part
Advanced Search
194 lots found
Sort By
Auction Date (Most Recent First)
15 February 2017
Roman Imperial Coinage, Faustina Junior, Sestertius, Rome, after 161, draped and diademed bust right, favstina avgvsta, rev. saecvli felicit, pulvinar on which are figures of two small children, two stars above, s c in field, 25.27g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1665; BMC 991; C 193; Sear 5302). Small crack in flan and abrasion before portrait, otherwise very fine or better, dusty olive-green patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £260
Roman Imperial Coinage, Faustina Junior, As, Rome, after 161, draped bust right wearing stephane, favstina avgvsta, rev. ivno, Juno standing left, holding sceptre and patera, peacock at feet, s c in field, 15.46g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1647; BMC 983; C 123; Sear 5297). Good very fine, patchy dark green patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
Roman Imperial Coinage, Faustina Junior, BITHYNIA, Nicæa, Æ 27, draped bust right with wavy hair coiled in bun at neck, rev. Athena, helmeted, standing left, feeding serpent coiled around tree, owl on post between, 14.80g (SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –). Better than very fine with smooth surfaces, attractive green-brown patina, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Diva Faustina Junior, Sestertius, Rome, after 176, draped and bust right, divae favstin avg matr castror, rev. consecratio, draped and tiered funeral pyre, Faustina in biga on summit, s c in field, 31.32g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1709; BMC 1552; C 80; Sear 5231). Very fine, brown patina, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £950
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Sestertius, Rome, March-December 161, laureate and draped bust right, imp caes l avrel vervs avg, rev. concord avgvstor tr p, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing with hands clasped, s c in field, cos ii in exergue, 25.21g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1285; C 29). Small flan crack, otherwise extremely fine, dark patina £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Sestertius, Rome, December 164-August 165, laureate bust right, l avrel vervs avg armeniacvs, rev. tr pot v imp ii cos ii, Mars walking right, holding trophy and transverse spear, s c in field, 21.54g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1420; C 182). Nearly extremely fine, dark patina £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Dupondius, Rome, December 163-December 164, radiate and cuirassed bust right, l avrel vervs avg armeniacvs, rev. tr p iiii imp ii cos ii, Mars standing right, holding spear and leaning on shield, s c in field, 14.88g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1388; C 235). Good very fine or better, dark patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £750
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Dupondius, Rome, December 165-summer 166, radiate bust right, l vervs avg arm parth max, rev. tr pot vi imp iii cos ii, Parthia, hands behind back, seated right at base of trophy, quiver, bow and shield at side, s c in field, 13.26g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1445; C 202). Nearly extremely fine, dark patina £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucilla, Sestertius, Rome, c. 164, draped bust right, lvcillae avg antonini avg, rev. venvs, Venus standing left, holding apple and long sceptre, s c in field, 30.01g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1763; C 72). On a large heavy flan, good very fine, dark patina £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 177, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp l avrel commodvs avg germ sarm, rev. tr p ii cos p p, two captives seated at foot of trophy of arms, s c in field, de germ in exergue, 25.56g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1568; BMC 1654; C 83; Sear 5739). Better than very fine, but surfaces slightly rough £200-300
Hammer Price: £400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 177, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp l avrel commodvs avg germ sarm, rev. tr p ii cos p p, pile of arms including cuirass, shields, spears, vexillum and carnyces, s c in field, de germanis in exergue, 25.56g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1570; C 79; Sear 5740). Good very fine, smooth tan patina £600-800
Hammer Price: £8,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 181, laureate and cuirassed bust right, m commodvs antoninvs avg, rev. tr p vi imp iiii cos iii p p, Emperor seated left on curule chair set on platform, officer behind, Liberalitas in front holding tessera and cornucopiæ, citizen mounting steps, s c in field, lib avg iiii in exergue, 28.40g (RIC 310; C 310). Nearly extremely fine, smooth dark patina £600-800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 183, laureate bust right, m commodvs antoninvs avg pivs, rev. trp viii imp vi cos iiii p p, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 27.22g (RIC 372; C –). Small striking split, otherwise nearly extremely fine, dark patina £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 185-6, laureate bust right, m commodvs anton avg pivs brit, rev. p m tr p x imp vii cos iiii p p, Victory seated right on shields, shield set on knee, s c in field, vict brit in exergue, 20.77g (RIC 452; BMC 560; C 946; Sear 5826; Spink 648). Very fine £600-800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, As, Rome, 179-80, laureate and cuirassed bust right, l avrel commodvs avg, rev. tr p v imp ii cos ii p p, the Emperor, as Romulus, advancing right, holding trophy and transverse spear, s c in field, 11.27g (RIC 293e; C 781). Flan irregular at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, green patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Crispina, As, Rome, 180-3, draped bust right with braided hair, crispina avgvsta, rev. ivno lvcina, Juno standing left, holding sceptre and patera, peacock at feet, s c in field, 13.69g (RIC Commodus 680; BMC 433; C 24; Sear 6018). Very fine, attractive brown patina on obverse £100-120
Hammer Price: £160
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pertinax, Sestertius, Rome, 193, laureate bust right, imp caes p helv pertinax avg, rev. aeqvit avg tr p cos ii, Æquitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 24.35g (RIC 14; BMC 37; C 5; Sear 6049). Small flan crack, otherwise very fine, portrait better, dark patina £800-1,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Clodius Albinus (Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 193, bare-headed and draped bust right, d cl sept albin caes, rev. fort redvci cos ii, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopiæ, four-spoked wheel below throne, s c in exergue, 25.01g (RIC 53c; BMC 533; C 32; Sear 6150). Small striking split, otherwise better than very fine, jade-green patina, rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £5,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Clodius Albinus (Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 194-5, bare-headed bust right, d clod sept albin caes, rev. con co [if cos ii], Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiæ, s c in field, 18.40g (RIC 62; BMC 483; C 7; Sear 6148). Traces of undertype in reverse legend, good very fine, attractive jade-green patina, rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £11,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, Sestertius, Rome, 193, laureate bust right, imp caes l sept sev pert avg, rev. fidei leg tr p cos, Fides standing left, holding Victory and standard, s c in field, 22.22g (RIC 651; C 147; Sear 6411). Very fine, dark patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £550
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, Sestertius, Rome, 193, laureate bust right, imp caes l sept sev pert avg, rev. liberal avg tr p cos, Liberalitas standing left, holding tessera and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 22.01g (RIC 653; C 284; Sear 6414). Better than very fine, dark patina, scarce £200-300
Hammer Price: £440
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, Sestertius, Rome, 194, laureate bust right, sept sev pert avg imp iii, rev. vict avg tr p ii cos ii p p, Victory walking right, holding wreath, s c in field, 24.49g (RIC 672a; C 688). Small corrosion patch at 12 o’clock on obverse, otherwise good very fine or better, smooth dark green patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £2,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, Sestertius, Rome, 195-6, laureate and cuirassed bust right, l sept sev pert avg imp vii, rev. p m tr p iii cos ii p p, Mars standing right, holding spear and resting hand on shield, cuirass to left, s c in field, 24.49g (RIC 705; C 401). Very fine or better, dark patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £170
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, Sestertius, Rome, c. 211, laureate bust right, l sept severvs pivs avg, rev. victoriae brittannicae, two Victories placing shield on palm-tree, below which are two seated captives, s c in exergue, 24.20g (RIC 818; C 732; Sear 6443; Spink 652). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine or better, dark green patina £800-1,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, As, Rome, 202-10, laureate and draped bust right, severvs pivs avg, rev. saecvlaria, Severus and Caracalla standing vis-à-vis and sacrificing in distyle temple, goddess behind, s c in field between figures, sacra in exergue, 8.71g (RIC 826; C 626). Nearly very fine, dark patina, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £340
Roman Imperial Coinage, Septimius Severus, As, Rome, 211, laureate bust right, severvs pivs avg brit, rev. vict brit p m tr p xix cos iii p p, Victory standing right with transverse spear, two captives seated at feet, s c in field, 11.59g (RIC 812b; C 724; Sear 6477). Some smoothing in fields, otherwise good very fine, black patina £300-400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, 210, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, m avrel antoninvs pivs avg, rev. pontif tr p xiii cos iii, Mars, in military attire, striding left, holding branch and trophy, s c in field, 29.03g (RIC 450b; BMC 202; C 474). Of accomplished style, reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise nearly extremely fine, brown patina, rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £5,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, 213, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, m avrel antoninvs pivs avg brit, rev. p m tr p xvi cos iiii p p, Mars standing left, holding Victory and spear; to right, shield set on ground, to left, captive at feet, s c in field, 28.07g (RIC 496b; C 217). Very fine or better, dark patina £500-600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, 213, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, m avr antoninvs pivs felix avg, rev. p m tr p xvi cos iiii p p, Liberalitas standing left, holding pileus and rod, s c in field, 20.04g (RIC 498f; cf. C 228; Sear 6927). Some patches of corrosion, otherwise good very fine, portrait better, green patina, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £460
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, 213-14, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, m avr antoninvs pivs felix avg, rev. secvritate perpetvae, Securitas seated right, holding sceptre, elbow resting on back of throne; to right, altar, s c in exergue, 26.45g (RIC 536b; cf. C 579). Nearly extremely fine, dark patina £1,000-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,900
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, As, Rome, 209, laureate bust right, antoninvs pivs avg, rev. pontif tr p xii cos iii, Victory standing right, inscribing shield attached to palm tree, s c in field, 12.18g (RIC 448a; C 467; Sear 7007). Struck on a large flan, very fine, reverse better, dark green patina £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, As, Rome, 210, laureate bust right, antoninvs pivs avg, rev. pontif tr p xiii cos iii, Virtus, helmeted, standing left, holding inverted spear, trophy in front, captive at feet, s c in field, 11.74g (RIC 458b; C 479; Sear 7008). Some smoothing in field, otherwise good very fine, dark glossy patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, CARIA, Alabanda, Æ 28, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. laurel branch, 9.21g (Sear 2551). Better than very fine, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Geta, Sestertius, Rome, 210, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, imp caes p sept geta pivs avg, rev. pontif tr p ii cos ii, Caracalla and Geta sacrificing over altar, flute-player between, s c in exergue, 25.51g (RIC 156a; C 145). Some light smoothing in fields, otherwise extremely fine, dark brown patina £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Geta, Sestertius, Rome, 211, bust right, drapery on left shoulder, p septimivs geta pivs avg brit, rev. vict brit tr p iii cos ii, Victory seated right on throne, inscribing shield set on knee, shields and arms around, s c in exergue, 28.38g (RIC 172b; C 210; Sear 7269; Spink 663A). Very fine, rare £600-800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Macrinus, Sestertius, Rome, 217, laureate and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m opel sev macrinvs avg, rev. iovi conservatori, Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, small figure of Emperor before him, s c in field, 22.25g (RIC 189; BMC 102; C 39; Sear 7379). Of superior style, hairline flan crack, otherwise good very fine, dark green patina, rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Macrinus, Sestertius, Rome, January-June 218, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m opel sev macrinvs avg, rev. pontif max tr p ii cos ii p p, Fides standing facing, head right, holding standard in each hand, right foot on helmet, s c in exergue, 23.77g (RIC 157; BMC 128; C 97; Sear 7395). Good very fine, dark green patina, rare £1,200-1,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Macrinus, As, Rome, January-June 218, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m opel sev macrinvs avg, rev. pontif max tr p ii, Emperor driving slow quadriga left, holding branch and sceptre, s c in field, cos ii p p in exergue, 12.30g (RIC 162; BMC 134; C 107; Sear 7427). Obverse good very fine, reverse nearly very fine, dark patina £300-400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Macrinus, BITHYNIA, Nicæa, Æ 23, laureate bust right, rev. Zeus seated left on throne, holding patera and long sceptre, 11.93g (SNG Copenhagen –). Better than very fine with smooth surfaces, attractive green-brown patina, rare £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Elagabalus, Sestertius, Rome, 220, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m avr antoninvs pivs avg, rev. p m tr p iii cos iii p p, Emperor driving slow quadriga left, holding branch and sceptre, star in field, s c in exergue, 25.05g (RIC 308; BMC 429; C 173; Sear 7574). Very fine, brown patina, rare £200-300
Clicking the 'CONFIRM DELETE LIST' button below will delete this list and the lots contained within it.
This is non-reversible!
Share This Page