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Diadumenian as Caesar, (A.D. 217-218), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (2.26 g), obv. bare headed bust of Diadumenian draped to right, around M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, rev. around PRINC IVVENTVTIS Diadumenian standing to left holding baton and two standards in right hand, (S.7448, RIC 108, RSC 14a). Porous surface, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
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Diadumenian as Caesar, (A.D. 217-218), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (9.39 g), obv. bare headed bust of Diadumenian draped to right, around M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIAN CAES, rev. around PRINC IVVENTVTIS, SC in exergue, Diadumenian standing to left holding standard in right hand, two standards to right (S.7456, RIC 212, C.9, BMCRE 159). Porous flan, portrait very fine, otherwise deeply toned, good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), silver denarius, Antioch mint, issued A.D. 219-220, (3.10 g), obv. laureate bust of Elagabalus draped and cuirassed to right, around IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, rev. around SPEI PERPETVAE, Spes advancing to left, holding flower and lifting skirt, (S.7547, RIC 199, RSC 273). Light tone, off centred reverse, good very fine.
Estimate $80
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Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.21 g), obv. draped bust of Julia Maesa to right, around IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing to left, sacrificing over altar and holding box of incense, (S.7754, RIC 263, [Elagabalus], RSC 29). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 218-220, (3.04 g), obv. draped bust to right, IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, drawing out veil from shoulder and holding a sceptre, (S.7756, BMC 76, RIC 268, RSC 36). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 218-220, (2.99 g), obv. draped bust to right, IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, drawing out veil from shoulder and holding a sceptre, (S.7756, BMC 76, RIC 268, RSC 36). Struck on a broad flan, bright, nearly extremely fine with traces of mint bloom, includes collector's ticket.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-225), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 218-220, (2.86 g), obv. draped bust to right, IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, drawing out veil from shoulder and holding a sceptre, (S.7756, BMC 76, RIC 268, RSC 36). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
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Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 222, Rome mint, (3.41 g), obv. laureate bust to right, draped and cuirassed, around IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. P M TR P COS P P Mars standing to left, holding olive branch and spear, no star in field, (S.7890, cf.RIC 262, BMC 28 note, RSC 206a). Bright, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 224, Rome mint, (2.93 g), obv. laureate bust to right, around IMP C MAVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. P M TR P IIII COS P P, Alexander standing to left, holding globe and spear, (S.7897, RIC 44, RSC 256). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 226, Rome mint, (2.95 g), obv. laureate bust to right, draped, around IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive-branch and sceptre, (S.7887, RIC 165, RSC 183). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 231, Rome mint, (2.95 g), obv. laureate bust to right, draped and cuirassed, around IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG, rev. P M TR P X COS III P P, Sol standing facing head to left, holding globe and raising right hand, (S.7913, RIC 109, RSC 411a). Extremely fine/good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 231, Antioch mint, (4.17 g), obv. laureate draped bust to right, around IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory running to right, holding wreath, (cf.S.7930, RIC 302, RSC 561a). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
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Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 231-235, (20.71 g), obv. laureate bust of Severus Alexander to right draped and cuirassed, around IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG, rev. around IOVIS PROPVGNATOR, S C across field, Jupiter walking left and looking back holding thunderbolt, (cf.S.7967, RIC 634, C.91). Light brown tone, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $230
Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 231-235, (19.18 g), obv. laureate bust draped and cuirassed of Severus Alexander to right, around IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, rev. Mars advancing to right, holding spear and shield, around MARS VLTOR, S C in field, (S.7979, RIC 635c, C.163). Dark brown patina, very fine.
Estimate $200
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Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 228, (10.62 g), obv. radiate head of Severus Alexander to right, around IMP SEV ALE XANDER AVG, rev. around RESTITVTOR MON, S C across field, Alexander in military attire standing to left, his right hand extended resting on spear in left hand, (S.8052, RIC 601, C.517); Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), AE as, Rome mint, issued 241-3, (11.47 g), obv. laureate bust right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. AETERNITATI AVG, sol standing left, holding globe, (S.8773, RIC 297b, C.44); Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), AE as, Rome mint, (10.85 gram), issued 257-8, obv. laureate cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right, around IMP C P L[IC GAL]LIENVS P F AVG, rev. Sol standing left, around ORIENS AVGG, S C across field, (cf.S.10521, cf.RIC 273, cf.C.712). Last coin with a deep green patination, fine and very rare, the obverse legend unpublished for this reverse, others very fine, first with die crack. (3)
Estimate $220
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Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued c.232, Rome mint, (2.87 g), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Mamaea, IVLIA MA MAEA AVG around, rev. FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas standing to left, extending right hand over child, standing right, Fecunditas holding cornucopiae, (S.8207, RIC 331, RSC 5). Nearly extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued c.226, Rome mint, (2.98 g), obv. diademed and draped bust to right of Julia Mamaea, IVLIA MA MAEA AVG around, rev. VESTA, Vesta standing half-left holding palladium and sceptre, (S.8217, RIC 360, RSC 76). Slight surface pitting, otherwise deeply toned, nearly extremely fine, with collector's ticket.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Maximinus I, (A.D. 235-238), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.05 g), issued 237, obv. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right of Maximinus, rev. P M TR P III COS P P, Maximinus to left between two military standards holding a spear, (S.8313, RIC 5, RSC 64). Toned, extremely fine/nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Maximinus I, (A.D. 235-238), silver denarius, Rome mint, (2.65 g), issued 236-8, obv. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORIA GERM, Victory standing to left, holding wreath, captive at feet, (S.8318, RIC 23, RSC 107). Lightly toned, surface roughness, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Balbinus, (A.D. 238), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 238, (4.96 g), obv. radiate bust of Balbinus to right, around IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, rev. clasped hands, around CONCORDIA, (S.8484, RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 67). Toned, extremely fine with trace of mint bloom, rare.
Estimate $1,200
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Balbinus, (238 A.D.), AE sestertius, (16.61 g), obv. laureate draped cuirassed bust right, around IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG around, SC in exergue, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, (S.8494, RIC 22, C.4, BMC 18). Very fine/good fine and scarce.
Estimate $550
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Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 241, (2.70 g), obv. laureate bust right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. PM TR P III COS II P P, around, with Gordian standing to right holding transverse spear and globe, (S.8680, RIC 115, RSC 243). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. c.240 (22.3 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. around VIRTVS AVG, SC across field, Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing facing with head to left, holding branch and spear, shield resting against right foot, (cf.S.8747, RIC 293a, C.390). On a large flan, with attractive black patina, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
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Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 241-2 (30.7 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. around P M TR P IIII COS II P P, SC in exergue, Apollo seated to left holding branch and resting left elbow on lyre, (cf.S.8732, RIC 302, cf.C.251). On a very heavy flan of medallic size, with a light brown patina, otherwise nearly very fine and a scarce reverse type.
Estimate $220
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Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 242-4 (21.4 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. around SECVRITAS AVG, SC in exergue, Securitas seated left, holding a sceptre and propping head on left hand, (S.8739, RIC 311a, C.333). With a brown patination, nearly very fine and a scarce reverse type.
Estimate $200
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Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 241-2 (11.50 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. around PONTIFEX MAX TR P III COS [PP], SC in exergue, Gordian togate standing to right accompanied by soldier, receiving globe from Roma, helmeted, who sits holding a spear, between them, soldiers holding standard, (S.8797, RIC 296b, C.286). Slightly off centred on the reverse, dark patina, good fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, (3.26 g), obv. radiate bust right, rev. VIRTVS AVG around, Virtus standing left, (S.8668, RIC 6, RSC 381); Philip I, (A.D. 244 - 249), antoninianus, (3.91 g), obv. radiate bust right, rev. PAX AETERN around, Pax standing left, (S.8939, RIC 40b, RSC 103); Philip II as Caesar, (A.D. 247-249), antoninianus, (3.98 g), obv. radiate bust right, rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II standing left holding globe and spear, (S.9240, RIC 218d, RSC 48). All good very fine - extremely fine, last scarce. (3)
Estimate $180
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Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, (3.26 g), obv. radiate bust right, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, rev. PM TR P III COS P P, Felicity standing left, (S.8944, RIC 3, RSC 124). Some minor adhesion, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
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Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (19.44 g), issued 247-9, obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust to right, around IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, rev. Annona standing left, modius at feet, holding corn ears and cornucopia, around ANNONA AVGG, S C across the field, (S.8990, RIC 168a, C.26). About as struck, extremely fine, dark green patina.
Estimate $600
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Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 247-9, (4.19 g), obv. radiate bust to right, around IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, rev. Aequitas standing to left holding cornucopiae and scales, around AEQVITAS AVGG, (S.2551, RIC 27b, RSC 9); Trajan Decius, (A.D. 249-251), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, (3.29 g), obv. radiate draped bust to right, around IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, rev. Dacia standing left with staff, around DACIA, (S.2695, RIC 12b, RSC 16). Extremely fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200