Lot 3549

Description

Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued 16 B.C. by C. Cassius Celer, obv. AVGVSTVS / TRIBVNIC / POTEST in three lines, with oak wreath, rev. around but weak in places, C. CASS]IVS C F CELER III VIR A A A F F around large SC, (S.1660, RIC 375, C.408, CBN 402, BMC 166); together with assorted rare reverses sestertii of Trajan (2), rev. Trajan seated left on platforn presenting king Parthamaspates to Parthia kneeling left; another Roma standung left, (S.1003, RIC 667; S.-, RIC 483); Antoninus Pius, rev. winged thunderbolt (S.1267, RIC 618); Marcus Aurelius, rev. tetrastyle temple (S.1435, RIC 1075), another Fortuna seated left (S.-, RIC 957); Commodus, rev. Commodus seated left on platform with officer and Liberalitas, citizen before him, (S.-, RIC 300); Jupiter seated left, (S.-, RIC 367). Several rare reverses, very good - fine. (8)