Catalogue
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 209, Rome mint, (3.39 g), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, rev. Caracalla standing to right, resting foot on helmet and on reversed spear and holding parazonium, around PONTIF TR P X COS II, (cf.S.6869, RIC 95, RSC 440). Dark patination, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 213, Rome mint, (3.00 g), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. Hercules naked standing half-left, holding branch and club with lion's skin, around P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, (cf.S.6828, RIC 206, RSC 221). Nearly as struck, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 210-213, Rome mint, (2.90 g), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, rev. Liberalitas standing half-left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, around LIBERALITAS AVG VI, (S.6815, RIC 216, RSC 129). Exremely fine or better.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 213, Rome mint, (2.92 g), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, rev. Providentia standing facing head left, holding wand over globe and sceptre, around PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM, (S.6879, RIC 227, RSC 529). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), AE sestertius, issued 210-213, Rome Mint, (22.00 g), obv. laureate bust draped and cuirassed to right of Caracalla, around M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, rev. Aesculapius standing facing head to left, holding snake-entwined staff, Telesphorus at his feet to left, globe to right, around P M TR P XVIII IMP III, COS IIII P P, S C across field, (S.6933, RIC 538a, C.329). Attractive deep brown patina, good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $480
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), AE sestertius, issued 215, Rome Mint, (24.72 g), obv. laureate bust draped and cuirassed to right of Caracalla, around M AVREL ANTONI]NVS PIVS AVG GERM, rev. Aesculapius standing facing head to left, holding snake-entwined staff, Telesphorus at his feet to left, globe to right, around P M TR P XVIII IMP III, COS IIII P P, S C across field, (S.6933, RIC 538a, C.329). Attractive brown patina, good very fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Plautilla (wife of Caracalla), (c.A.D. 202-205), silver denarius, issued 204, (3.59 g), obv. draped bust of Plautilla to right, around PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, rev. Venus naked to waist standing half left with apple and palm, at side a shield, before her cupid, around VENVS VICTRIX, (S.7074, BMC 429, RIC 369, RSC 25). Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Geta, (A.D.209-212), issued as Caesar 199, silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.59 g), obv. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed bust draped to right, rev. around NOBILITAS, Nobilitas standing frontal, head to right, holding sceptre and palladium, (S.7184, BMC 223-7, RIC 13a, RSC 90). Extremely fine and scarce with a delightful golden blue patination.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Geta, (A.D. 209-212), silver denarius, issued 199-200, Laodicea mint, (3.17 g), obv. laureate bust to right, around P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, rev. SEVERI PII AVG FIL, lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and sprinkler, (S.7201, RIC 107, RSC 189, BMC 754). Gold and blue patination, good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Macrinus, (A.D. 217-218), silver denarius, Rome mint, (2.78 g), issued Spring-Summer 217, obv. bearded Macrinus laureate cuirassed bust to right, around IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. rev. Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, small figure iof Macrinus standing to left, around IOVI CONSERVATORI, (S.7337, RIC 76, BMC 20, RSC 37). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Macrinus, (A.D. 217-218), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (25.53 g), issued A.D. 217, obv. Macrinus cuirassed bust to right, around IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. rev. Salus seated left, feeding snake from altar, holding , sceptre, around SALVS PVBLICA, S C in exergue, (S.7398, RIC 125, C.120, BMC 97). Nearly very fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 218, (3.22 g), obv. laureate bust of Elagabalus draped to right, around IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, rev. around VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory running right holding wreath and palm, (cf.S.7553, RIC 156, RSC 289). Lightly toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Elagabulus, (A.D. 218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 220-1, (3.39 g), obv. laureate bust of Elagabalus to right, around IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, rev. around VICTORIA AVG, Victory hovering between two shields, star in right field, (S.7554, RIC 161, RSC 300a). As struck with original mint bloom, good extremely fine, very scarce as such.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-222), silver denarius, (3.27 g), Rome mint, issued 220-222, obv. draped bust to right, IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, rev. VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus standing to left, holding apple and sceptre, star in right field, (S.7719, RIC 241, RSC 8a, BMC 49). Light patination, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (c.A.D.218-225), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 218-219, (3.58 g), obv. draped bust to right, IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left sacrificing over altar, holding box of incense, (S.7754, BMC 73, RIC 263, RSC 29). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (218-222 A.D.), silver denarius, Rome Mint, (3.23 g), obv, draped bust right, IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. around SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing to left, sacrificing out of patera over altar holding caduceus, star right, (S.7757, RIC 271, RSC 45). Lightly patinated, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222, d.225), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (23.13 g), obv. draped bust of Julia Maesa to right wearing diadem, around IVLIA MAES A AVGVSTA, rev. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left raising veil and holding sceptre, (S.7764, RIC 420, C.42, BMC 391). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $350
Julia Paula (first wife of Elagabalus), (A.D. 219-220), AE dupondius/as, issued 219, (10.11 g), obv. draped bust of Julia Paula to right, around IVLIA PAVLA AVG, rev. Elagabalus and Julia Paula, accompanied by Concordia facing, around CONCORDIA AETERNA, SC in exergue, (S.7663, RIC 387, C.15, BMC 422). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Severus Alexander as Caesar, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 221-222, Rome mint, (3.77 g), obv. bare-headed bust to right, draped and cuirassed, around M AVR ALEXANDER CAES, rev. INDVLGENTIA AVG, Spes walking to left, holding up flower and raising skirt, (S.7793, RIC 2, RSC 65, BMC 264). Toned, very minor surface marks, extremely fine/good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 226, Rome mint, (2.83 g), obv. laureate bust to right, draped, around IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. P M TR P V COS II P P, emperor to left, sacrificing at altar, holding patera, (S.7899, RIC 55, RSC 289). Brilliant, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 232, Rome mint, (3.39 g), obv. laureate bust to right, draped, around IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG, rev. SPES P VBLICA, Spes standing to left, holding flower and raising skirt, (S.7927, RIC 254, RSC 546). Bright, full flan, as struck, uncirculated, with about full mint bloom, scarce type and rare in this condition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Severus Alexander, (222-235 A.D.), silver denarius, issued 231-235 A.D., Rome mint, (3.44 g), obv. Laureate bust to right of Severus Alexander, draped seen from the front, IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG around, rev. IOVI PRO PVGNATORI around, Jupiter standing facing, nude but for cloak, in fighting attitude, inclined to left but head to right, holding thunderbolt, (cf.S.7870, RIC 239, BMC 825, RSC 84). Lightly toned, good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 230, (19.87 g), obv. laureate head of Severus Alexander to right with slight drapery on left shoulder, around IMP SEV ALE XANDER AVG, rev. around VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S C across field at base, Victory standing to right, foot on helmet, writing VOT V on shield fixed to palm-tree, (S.8021, RIC 616, C.567, BMC 643). Extremely fine/nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), AE sestertius, issued 232, Rome mint, (17.97 g), obv. laureate bust to right, around IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG, rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG, Annona standing left, holding corn ears and cornucopiae, (S.8014, RIC 642, C.503). Extremely fine, scarce in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 230, Rome mint, (3.20 g), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Mamaea, IVLIA MA MAEA AVG, rev. FELICITAS PVBLICA around, Felicitas seated left holding caduceus and cornucopiae, (S.8210, RIC 338, RSC 24). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), AE sestertius, Rome Mint, (18.88 g), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Mamaea, IVLIA MAMA EA AVGVSTA, rev. FELICI T AS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing to left, holding caduceus, leaning on column, (S.8228, RIC 676, C.21). Deep brown toning, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), brass dupondius, issued 228, (10.95 g), obv. diademed bust right, around IVLIA MAMA EA AVGVSTA, rev. Felicitas standing front with caduceus and leaning on column, around FELICITAS PVBLICA, S C across, (S.8238, RIC 678, C.23, BMC 493). Brass coloured with dark patination, very fine or better and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander, (m.A.D.225), AE sestertius, special marriage issue of Alexander, Rome Mint, 225 A.D., (21.85 g), obv. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG around, diademed bust draped to right, rev. around CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, SC in exergue, (S.8193, RIC 655, C.4, BMC 293). Attractive brown patina, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Maximinus I, (A.D. 235-238), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (22.74 g), issued 236-238, obv. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated to left feeding snake rising from altar, S C in exergue, (S.8338, RIC 85, C.92). Good very fine with with attractive dark green patina, very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Maximus I, (236-238 A.D.), silver denarius, Rome Mint, (3.77 g), obv. bare head bust of Maximus to right draped and seen slightly from behind, MAXIMVS CAES GERM, rev. PRINC IVVENTVTIS around, Maximus in military dress, standing half left holding baton and transverse spear with point downwards, to right two standards, (S.8406, RIC 3, BMC 211-2, RSC 10). Partially toned, some surface marks, nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280