Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3749 Session 12 (11.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $850
AQUILIA SEVERA (SECOND WIFE OF ELAGABALUS), (A.D. 221), silver denarius, (3.296 grams), obv. draped bust of Aquilia Severa to right, around IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG, rev. Concordia standing to left sacrificing over lighted altar and holding double cornucopiae, star in right field, around CONCORDIA, (S.7679 [£330 EF], RIC 226, RSC.2, BMC 184). About as struck, with original mint bloom, good extremely fine/extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 76 (lot 3662). The Reka-Devnia (Marcianopolis) Hoard contained 81,044 silver coins including only 71 coins of this empress, most however of this variety.
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Lot 3747
ELAGABALUS, (A.D. 218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 218-9, (3.478 grams), obv. laureate bust ...
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Lot 3748
JULIA PAULA (FIRST WIFE OF ELAGABALUS), (A.D. 219-220), silver denarius, issued 219, (2.812 grams), obv. ...
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AQUILIA SEVERA (SECOND WIFE OF ELAGABALUS), (A.D. 221), silver denarius, (3.296 grams), obv. draped bust ...
Estimate $900
Lot 3750
JULIA SOAEMIAS, mother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-222), silver denarius, (1.644 grams), Rome mint, issued 220-222, obv. ...
Estimate $120
Lot 3751
JULIA MAESA, grandmother of Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222, d.225), silver denarius, Rome mint, (2.546 grams), obv. ...
Estimate $80