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Roman Imperial Coinage, Elagabalus, PHOENICIA, Berytus, Æ 22, 218-22, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident within tetrastyle temple, 8.63g (BMC 225-6). Very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £440
Roman Imperial Coinage, Julia Paula, BITHYNIA, Nicomedia, Æ 29, 219, draped bust right, rev. three temples, pillared and decorated, legend in three lines below, 13.15g (BMC 56; SNG Copenhagen –; Sear 3161). Flan split, otherwise obverse very fine, reverse extremely fine, attractive green-brown patina, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £1,400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Sestertius, Rome, 229, laureate bust right, imp sev alexander avg, rev. liberalitas avgvsti iiii, Emperor seated left on curule chair set on platform, officer and soldier behind, Liberalitas in front holding tessera and cornucopiæ, citizen mounting steps, s c in exergue, 21.69g (RIC 578; BMC 564; C 139; Sear 7075). Very fine, light brown patina, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Dupondius, Rome, 231-5, radiate bust right, imp alexander pivs avg, rev. providentia avg, Providentia standing left, holding two corn-ears over modius and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 13.38g (RIC 643; BMC 890; C 506; Sear 8050). Good very fine, reverse better, black patina £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander and Julia Mamæa, bronze medal of 2 Sestertii, Rome, c. 230, laureate and draped bust of Alexander and draped bust of Mamæa wearing stephane vis-à-vis, imp sev alexander avg ivlia mamaea avg, mater avg below, rev. aeqvitas avgvsti, three Monetæ standing left, each holding scales and cornucopiæ; at their feet, three piles of coins, 35mm, 44.36g (cf. RIC 316 (silver); C 3; Gnecchi II, p.816). Obverse very fine, reverse about extremely fine, very rare and...
Hammer Price: £8,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus I, Sestertius, Rome, 235-6, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp maximinvs pivs avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing facing, head left, holding military standard in each hand, s c in field, 15.59g (RIC 43; C 10; Sear 8327). Slightly double-struck on chin, otherwise nearly extremely fine, brown patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £340
Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus I, Sestertius, Rome, 236-8, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp maximinvs pivs avg germ, rev. pax avgvsti, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre, s c in field, 20.79g (RIC 81; C 38; Sear 8332). Very fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £220
Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus I, Sestertius, Rome, 236-8, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, maximinvs pivs avg germ, rev. victoria germanica, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm branch, captive seated to left, s c in field, 21.68g (RIC 90; C 109; Sear 8341). Extremely fine with attractive surfaces, tan patina £300-400
Hammer Price: £2,800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Maximinus I, As, Rome, 235-6, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp maximinvs pivs avg, rev. salvs avgvsti, Salus seated left on throne, feeding serpent which is twined around altar, s c in exergue, 8.49g (RIC 65; C 90; Sear 8363). Good very fine, brown patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £280
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian II Africanus, Sestertius, Rome, March-April 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg, rev. romae aeternae, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and sceptre, s c in exergue, 20.16g (RIC 5; BMC 23; C 9; Sear 8470). Good fine, green-brown patina, very rare £400-600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian II Africanus, Sestertius, Rome, March-April 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg, rev. virtvs avgg, Roma standing left, holding spear and resting hand on shield, s c in field, 18.57g (RIC 8; BMC 31; C 15; S 8473). Very fine or better, green-brown patina, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Balbinus, Sestertius, Rome, April-June 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes d c ael balbinvs avg, rev. concordia avgg, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and double-cornucopiæ, s c in exergue, 24.04g (RIC 22; BMC 18; C 4; S 8494). About very fine, brown patina £200-300
Hammer Price: £1,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pupienus, Sestertius, Rome, April-June 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m clod pvpienvs avg, rev. p m tr p cos ii p p, Emperor, togate, standing left, holding branch and parazonium, s c in field, 23.08g (RIC 16; BMC 28; C 21; S 8498). Extremely fine, green patina £600-800
Hammer Price: £3,400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Pupienus, Sestertius, Rome, summer 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m clod pvpienvs avg, rev. pax pvblica, Pax seated left on throne, holding sceptre and branch, s c in exergue, 20.79g (RIC 22a; BMC 48; C 23; Sear 8533). Good very fine or better, dusty olive-green patina £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,700
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, Sestertius, Rome, 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing left, holding standard and spear, s c in field, 21.20g (RIC 254; C 88; Sear 8706). Very fine or better, glossy jade-green patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, Sestertius, Rome, 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs avg, rev. p m tr p ii cos p p, Emperor, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, in slow quadriga left, s c in exergue, 21.59g (RIC 276a; C 221; Sear 8727). Good very fine, attractive green-brown patina, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, As, Rome, 241-3, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, imp gordianvs pivs felix avg, rev. p m tr p vi cos ii p p, Emperor standing right, holding globe and transverse spear, s c in field, 11.73g (RIC 308; C 278). Better than very fine, brown patina, the left-facing bust of unusual style and very rare £300-400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, As, Rome, 241-3, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp gordianvs pivs fel avg, rev. virtvti avgvsti, Hercules standing right, holding club, s c in field, 11.04g (RIC 309; C 406; Sear 8810). Edge flaw, otherwise good very fine, brown patina, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £550
Roman Imperial Coinage, Tranquillina, BITHYNIA, Nicæa, Æ 22, draped bust right, wearing stephane, rev. Minerva standing left, holding patera and spear, 8.30g (SNG Copenhagen –). Very fine, green-brown patina £60-80
Roman Imperial Coinage, Philip I, Sestertius, Rome, 244-9, laureate and draped bust right, imp m ivl philippvs avg, rev. adventvs avgg, Emperor on horseback left, holding holding long sceptre, right hand raised, s c in exergue, 21.25g (cf. RIC 165; C 6; Sear 8986). Very fine, brown patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £240
Roman Imperial Coinage, Philip I, Sestertius, Rome, 246, laureate and draped bust right, imp m ivl philippvs avg, rev. p m tr p iii cos p p, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 21.03g (RIC 149a; C 125; Sear 9004). Better than very fine, brown patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Philip II (Cæsar), Sestertius, Rome, 244-5, bare-headed and draped bust right, m ivl philippvs caes, rev. principi ivvent, Philip, in military attire, standing right, holding globe and transverse spear, s c in field, 22.46g (RIC 255; C 55; Sear 9250). Full flan, better than very fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £950
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan Decius, Double Sestertius, Rome, 249-51, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp c m q traianvs decivs avg, rev. felicitas saecvli, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopiæ, s c in field, 55.17g (cf. RIC 115d; cf. C 39; Sear 9395). Old graze on cheek, otherwise good very fine, dark green patina, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trajan Decius, BITHYNIA, Nicomedia, Æ 22, radiate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Emperor, holding spear, riding right on prancing horse, 6.41g (SNG von Aulock 848; Sear 4170). Very fine for issue, green patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £130
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hostilian (Cæsar), Dupondius, Rome, 251, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, c valens hostil mes qvintvs nc, rev. principi ivventvtis, Apollo seated left, holding laurel branch and resting left arm on lyre, s c in exergue, 9.61g (RIC 215; C 32; Sear 9576). Some smoothing in field, otherwise nearly extremely fine, dark brown patina, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £1,800
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trebonianus Gallus, Double Sestertius, struck on a medallion flan, Rome, 251-3, laureate and draped bust right, imp caes c vibivs trebonianvs gallvs avg, rev. virtvs avgg, Virtus standing left, holding spear and resting hand on shield, s c in field, 35.46g (cf. RIC 126; cf. C 134). Worked and smoothed in fields, otherwise very fine or nearly so, dark patina, extremely rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Trebonianus Gallus, Sestertius, struck on a medallion flan, Rome, 251-3, laureate and draped bust right, imp caes c vibivs trebonianvs gallvs avg, rev. ivnoni martiali, Juno seated facing, holding corn-ears, in garlanded distyle temple, s c in field, 17.53g (cf. RIC 110; cf. C 50; Sear 9671). On a spread flan with several striking splits, some slight smoothing in fields, otherwise good very fine, dark green patina, very rare £400-600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Volusian, Dupondius, Rome, 251-3, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp cae c vib volvsiano avg, rev. pietas avgg, Pietas, both hands raised, standing before lighted altar, s c in field, 11.83g (RIC 258b; C 89; Sear 9802). About extremely fine, smooth green patina, very rare £400-600
Roman Imperial Coinage, Postumus, Double Sestertius, Lugdunum, 261-3, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp c m cass lat postvmvs p f avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing facing, holding two standards, 19.52g (RIC 123; C 74; Sear 11040). Very fine or better for issue £150-200
Hammer Price: £460
Roman Imperial Coinage, Aurelian and Severina, Double Sestertius, Rome, 274-5, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right, imp avrelianvs avg, rev. severina avg, draped and diademed bust of Severina right, resting on crescent, 15.25g (RIC 1; C 1; Sear 11696). Good very fine, dark green patina, rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Roman Imperial Coinage, Probus, Semis, Rome, 276-82, laureate and cuirassed bust right, probvs p f avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing facing, head left, holding military standard in each hand, 8.02g (RIC 302; C 251; Sear 12117). Good fine but some smoothing in fields, particularly on the reverse, very rare £150-200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carinus (Cæsar), Quinarius, Rome or Ticinum, 282, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, m avr carinvs c, rev. genivs exerc, Genius, holding cornucopiæ, sacrificing in distyle temple, 1.57g (RIC 165; C 36; Sear 12313). Very fine and very rare £200-300
Roman Imperial Coinage, Constantius II, Medallion, Rome, diademed and cuirassed bust right, d n constantivs p f avg, rev. vrbs roma, Roma seated left on throne, holding spear and globe, shield at side, 30mm, 16.08g, 30mm (Gnecchi 69, and pl. 138, 3; C 346). Very fine, reverse better, very rare £800-1,000
Roman Imperial Coinage, Valens, Double Maiorina, Antioch, 364-5, diademed and cuirassed bust right, d n valens p f avg, rev. restitvtor reipvblicae, Emperor standing right, holding labarum and Victory, anti in exergue, 13.37g (cf. C 39; Sear 19711). Extremely fine, green-brown patina, very rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £7,500
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