Lot 4745

Description

Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 209, (2.99 g), obv. around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate draped bust of Caracalla to right, rev. LIBERALI TAS AVG VI, Liberalitas standing left holding abacus and cornucopiae, (S.6815, RIC 158, RSC 128); Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 224, Rome mint, (2.83 g), obv. laureate bust to right, draped, around IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. P M TR P III COS P P, Salus seated to left holding patera and feeding snake, coiling up from the altar, (cf.S.7894, RIC 42, RSC 255); another similar issued 227, rev. Romulus (Mars?), wearing military dress, advancing right, holding spear transversely and trophy over shoulder, around P M TR P VI COS II P P, (cf.S.7906, BMC 409-430, RIC 61, RSC 305); Egypt, Alexandrian coinage Diocletian, billon tetradrachm, year 1 = 284-5, (7.64 g), rev. Eusebeia standing left with altar, (S.12853, Koln 3204); another Maximian, billon tetradrachm, year 3 = 287-8, (8.43 g), rev. Homonoia standing left, (cf.S.13346, Koln 3292). Silver issues fine - very fine, third coin clipped, Egypt tetradrachms nearly very fine. (5)