Catalogue
Leo I, (457-474 A.D.), AE 20 (3.44, 5.01 g), Constantinople mint, obv. around D N LEO P RPET AG or similar, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. SALVS R PVBLICA or similar, Leo standing right, holding labarum and globe, left foot on captive below, CON in exergue, (S.4339, RIC X 658-664, MIB 24b, LRBC 2254-7). Green patination, fine - very fine and very rare. (2)
Estimate $160
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Aelia Verina, wife of Leo I, as Augusta, (457-474 A.D.), AE 19, (3.09 g), Constantinople mint, obv. around AEL VER INA AVG, Pearl-diademed and draped bust right, rev. around [SALVS] REI PVBLICA[E], Victory seated right, holding shield inscribed with chi-rho on cippus, in exergue [CONE], (S.4345, RIC X 655; LRBC 2253). Good fine/fair and very rare.
Estimate $250
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Ancient Greek, Greek Imperial and Roman coins, all housed on cards and described by Pat Boland, most are AE but includes a plated Roman denarius of T. Carisius and a billon antoninianus of Trebonianus Gallus, noted worn asses of Vespasian, Domitian, Antoninus Pius, Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander, dupondii of Hadrian, Commodus and Julia Domna; late 3rd and 4th century issues (19); Greek AE including Amisus, Aradus, Alexander III, Gades, Lucania (Poseidonia) (2), others (2); Greek Imperial AE include Antioch (2), Roman Egypt (4) including a drachm of Antoninus Pius, rev. Nilus; Cappadocia Caesarea, etc. Fair, only a few fine. (47)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Ancient Roman, denarii, including, Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, posthumous issue (died A.D.141), (3.02 g), issued after 147, Rome mint, obv. draped bust to right of Faustina, around DIVA FAVSTINA, rev. Vesta standing left holding palladium and sceptre, around AVGV STA, (cf.S.4587, cf.BMC p.62*, RIC 369, RSC 109); Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-222), Rome mint, issued 218-220, (2.96 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); Julia Paula, first wife of Elagabalus, (A.D. 220), (3.66 g), obv. draped bust of Julia Paula to right, around IVLIA PAVLA AVG, rev. Concordia seated to left on curule chair with patera and double cornucopiae, around CONCORDIA, star in left field, (S.7655, RIC 211, RSC.6a). Some uneven toning and surface encrustation, otherwise nearly fine - nearly very fine, the last coin rare. (3)
Estimate $140
SOLD $90
Ancient Roman, silver denarii, a mixed group including Republic, Trajan, Caracalla, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander, antoninianus of Mariniana (S.10070), others as copies in base metal (2). Mostly poor-fair with either wear of damage. (8)
Estimate $100
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Ancient Roman, an interesting lot including Decentius (351-353), Trier mint, AE double decentenionalis, rev. large Christogram, (S.4032); Augustus, (27 B.C.- 14 A.D.), forgery in base metal of denarius, rev. Tarpeia facing buried to waist in arms, (S.1639); others include Diocletian, AE follis Rome mint, (S.12775) (holed); Gallienus, Constantine I (2), Constantius II (2), Constantinopolos Siscia mint, others (2). Poor-fine. (11)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Ancient AE issues, Greek, Roman and Byzantine, some modern Islamic, including an Augustus AE As and a Byzantine Cyzicus mint follis. Toning, poor - nearly very fine, some scarce. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60