Lot 4868

Description

Trajan Decius, (249-251 A.D.), AE semis, Rome Mint, (2.39 g), obv. Laureate bust to right of Trajan Decius, cuirassed seen slightly from behind, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG around, rev. S C either side of Mars standing to left resting right hand on shield and holding a vertical spear, (S.9433, RIC 128, C.102); Trebonianus Gallus, (251-253 A.D.), copper antoninianus, Rome Mint, (3.28 g), obv. Radiate bust draped and cuirassed to right, of Trebonianus Gallus, IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG around, rev. LIBERTAS AVGG around, Libertas standing half left legs crossed and leaning against a column, holding pileus and transverse sceptre, (S.9635, RIC 39, C.67); Mariniana, wife of Valerian I, (c.253-260 A.D.), copper antoninianus, Rome Mint, (2.03 g), obv. diademed and veiled bust, draped to right of Mariniana, all on crescent, around [DIVA]E M[ARINI]ANAE, rev. C[ONSE]CRATIO, around, peacock standing facing head to right, tail in splendour, V in field to left, large fragment, (S.10068, RIC 4 note, C.5, Cunetio Hoard 647 [1 spec]); Gallineus, base metal antoninianii, rev. Sol stg. left, (RIC 160); Salonina, rev. Juno stg. left, (S.10640, RIC 29); Claudius II, rev. Providentia stg. left, (RIC 187); Aurelian, rev. Emperor stg. right, (RIC 142a); Probus, rev. Pax stg. left, (S.12000, RIC 706); Maximianus, (c.305 A.D.), AE fractional follis or denarius, Siscia Mint, (2.65g), rev. Genius stg. left, (RIC 146); Severus II, (305-6 A.D.), Siscia Mint, AE fractional follis ordenarius, (1.91 g), obv. Around FL VAL SEVERVS NOB C, head of Severus to right,laureate, rev. GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, around, in exergue SIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but forchlamys over left shoulder, right hand holding patera and in left hand a cornucopiae (illustrated), (S.14645, RIC 170a); another similar Severus II, AE fractional follies or denarius (2.36 g); Maximinus II, (305-306 A.D.), AE fractional follis or denarius, Siscia Mint, (2.11 g), obv. Around GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, laureate head of Maximinus to right, rev. GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI,around, in exergue SIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right hand holding patera and left hand a cornucopiae, (S.14798, RIC 170b). Fractional folles are rare, mostly very fine. (12)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3875) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.