Catalogue
Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), silver denarius, issued 134-138, Rome mint, (3.025 grams), obv. bare head to right of Hadrian, around HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rev. AEGYPTOS around, Egypt reclining left, lotus on head, holding sistrum, resting on basket, ibis before, (S.1077, RIC 297, RSC 99). Well centred, toned, very fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), silver denarius, issued 125-132, Rome mint, (3.275 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Hadrian, around HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, rev. COS III around, Minerva standing to right holding spear and resting left hand on shield on which is a Gorgon's head, (S.-, RIC 330, RSC 295). Well centred, good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Sabina Junior, wife of Hadrian, (died A.D.136-7), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.245 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Sabina, with hair knotted at back of head, around SABINA AVGVSTA, rev. [VE]NERI GENETRIC[I] around, Venus standing to right, holding apple and drawing a fold of drapery from left shoulder, (S.1189 [£50], RIC 396, RSC 73). Dark tone, flaw on obverse edge, otherwise fine - very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sabina, wife of Hadrian, (died A.D.136-7), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (22.8 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Sabina, with hair knotted at back of head, around SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P.P., rev. PIETAS AVG around, Pietas seated to left, holding a patera and a sceptre, S C in exergue, (S.1193, RIC 1029, C.48). Attractive fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Sabina, wife of Hadrian, (died A.D.136-7), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (28.3 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Sabina, with hair knotted at back of head, around SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P.P., rev. PIETAS AVG around, Pietas standing facing, head to left, with a small girl on left and a boy on right, S C across, (cf.S.1193, RIC 1030, C.52). Obverse porosity in field and cheek, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, (8.126 grams), Rome mint, issued A.D. 153-4, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, rev. ANNONA AVG COS IIII, and S C across field, Annona standing right, holding modius on cippus and branch, to right a basket, (S.-, RIC 921, C.45). Even dark brown patina, attractive very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D.141), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (25.2 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Faustina with hair bound up behind head, around DIVA FAVSTINA, rev. AETER NITAS around, Aeternitas seated to left, holding phoenix on globe and a sceptre, S C in exergue, (S.1359, RIC 1103A, C.15). Attractive even brown patination, very fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $110
Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D.141), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (22.3 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Faustina with hair bound up behind head, around DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, rev. PIET AS AVG around, Pietas standing to left, dropping incense on candelabrum or altar and holding a perfume box, S C across field, (S.1366, RIC 1146A, C.240). Attractive even dark brown patination, spot of inactive green on neck, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $90
Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D. 141), posthumous issue, AE dupondius, Rome mint, (13.1 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Faustina, around DIVA FAVSTINA, rev. around AETER NITAS, S C across field, Aeternitas standing to left, holding globe, (cf.S.1368, RIC 1164). Attractive green patina, very fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $0
Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), silver denarius, (3.39 grams), obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right, rev. HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing to left holding long palm and cornucopiae, (S.1497, RSC 111, RIC M686). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (died A.D.175), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (24.2 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Faustina, around FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, rev. C E R E S around, Ceres seated to left, holding two corn ears and a torch, S C across field, (S.-, RIC 1620, C.36). Deep green patina, with minor obverse porosity in field and on neck, otherwise very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $110
Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (died A.D.175), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (23.6 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Faustina wearing a diadem, around FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, rev. SAECVLI FELICIT around, Pulvinar on which are Commodus and Antoninus, without stars, S C across field, (S.1510, RIC 1666, C.194). Deep green-black patina, with an old flan crack, otherwise good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $130
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), AE dupondius, issued 168, Rome mint, (10.695 grams), obv. [L V]ERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, radiate head to right, rev. Fortuna seated to left, holding cornucopiae and rudder, around TR POT VIII IMP V COS III, S C across field, FORT RED in exergue, (S.1554, RIC 1477, C.104). Somewhat irregular flan, otherwise good fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), AE as, issued 161, Rome mint, (10.60 grams), obv. IMP CA[ESAR L AVRELI]VS VERVS AVG, bare head to right of Lucius Verus, rev. Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing with clasped hands facing each other, around CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P, S C across field, COS II in exergue, (cf.S.1546, RIC 1288, C.31). Small flan, very dark patina, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), AE as, issued 163, Rome mint, (11.45 grams), obv. IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG around, laureate head to right, rev. Fortuna seated to left, holding cornucopiae and rudder, around FORT RED TR POT III, S C across field, COS II in exergue, (cf.S.1554, RIC 1352, C.98). Attractive even brown patina, very fine or better and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $130
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), AE as, issued 163, Rome mint, (13.525 grams), obv. IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head to right of Lucius Verus, rev. Lucius Verus in military dress on horse to right, around [PROF]ECTIO AVG TR P III, S C across field, COS II in exergue, (S.-, RIC 1357, C.140). Large flan, dark patina, weak in places on the reverse, otherwise very fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus, (m.A.D.164, d.A.D. 182), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.365 grams), obv. draped bust to right, around LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, rev. around V E S T A, Vesta veiled standing left, sacrificing out of simpulum over lighted altar and holding palladium, (S.1575A [£85], RIC 788, RSC 92). Very fine or better and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Commodus, (A.D. 177-192), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 191-2, (2.395 grams), obv. head of Commodus to right wearing lion skin, around L AEL AVREL [COMM AVG] P FEL K, rev. in four lines HERCVL ROMAN AVGV, club, all within laurel wreath, (S.1620a [£150], RIC 251, RSC 190, BMC 339). Small flan as usual, unevenly toned, good fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Commodus, (A.D. 177-192), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 179, (20.79 grams), obv. laureate head of Commodus to right, around L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII, rev. around IMP II [COS II P P], across field S C, Minerva standing to left, dropping incense on altar and resting left hand on shield, spear rests against her left arm, (S.1607 [£110], RIC 1599, C.228). Good fine/fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 209, (2.766 grams), obv. laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, around SEVERVS PIVS AVG, rev. around P M TR P XVII COS III P P, Salus seated to left, holding and feeding serpent held in her lap, (S.-, RIC 230, RSC 531). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 201-210, (3.305 grams), obv. laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, around SEVERVS PIVS AVG, rev. around INDVLGENTIA AVGG, in exergue IN CARTH, Dea Caelestis, facing, seated on lion, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, lion springing to right, (S.1756, RIC 266, RSC 222). Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 210 (11.306, grams), obv. laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, around SEVERVS PIVS AVG, rev. around P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, SC in exergue, Roma seated to right holding palladium and spear, before her a kneeling captive, (S.-, RIC 804, C.551-2). Full flan, slightly off centred on the reverse, dark patination, nearly very fine, a rare type.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-217), silver denarius, issued 211-217, Rome mint, (3.6 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Domna, around IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. Ceres seated to left, holding corn ears and long torch, around CERERI FRVGIF, (S.1834, BMC 10, RIC 546, C.14). Extremely fine/good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 196-211 (13.890, grams), obv. draped bust of Julia Domna to right, around IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. around VENVS VICTRIX, SC across field, Venus half naked standing to left holding helmet and palm, leaning on a column, before her a shield, (S.-, RIC 890, C.-, example in BM). With a very large and full flan, some surface pitting on the reverse, a bronze Tiber patination, portrait extremely fine, otherwise very fine, and a very rare type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Macrinus, (A.D. 217-218), silver denarius, Antioch mint, (2.075 grams), obv. bearded Macrinus laureate cuirassed bust to right, around IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. rev. Aequitas standing to left, holding cornucopiae and scales. around AEQVITAS AVG, (S.2049, RIC 53, RSC 2a). Trace of original mint bloom, good extremely and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Macrinus, (A.D. 217-218), silver denarius, Antioch mint, (3.04 grams), obv. bearded Macrinus laureate cuirassed bust to right, around IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. rev. Salus seated to left, holding patera feeding a serpent from an altar, around SALVS PVBLICA, (S.2058 [£140], RIC 85, RSC 114b). Ragged edge, toned, otherwise extremely and rare.
Estimate $320
SOLD $0
Macrinus, (A.D. 217-218), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217, (11.238, grams), obv. radiate draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right, around IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, rev. around VOTA PVBL P M TR P, SC across field, Fides standing to left holding standard in each hand and a standard at each side, (S.-, RIC 128, cf.C.1465, from the same dies [not as fine] as the RIC published example in the Vierordt Sale of 1923 [lot 1967]). Full flan, well struck with a deep green patination, well centred and extremely fine, a rare type and very rare in this condition and probably the finest example extant.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
Macrinus, (A.D. 217-218), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (9.358, grams), obv. laureate cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right, around IMP CAES M OPEL SEV [MACRIN]VS AVG, rev. around FI[DES M]ILITVM, SC across field, Fides standing to left holding standard in each hand, (S.-, RIC 184, C.29). Slightly of centred, otherwise fine, rare.
Estimate $280
SOLD $160
Diadumenian as Caesar, (A.D. 217-218), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (9.386, grams), obv. bare headed bust of Diadumenian draped to right, around M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIAN CAES, rev. around PRINC IVVENTVTIS, SC in exergue, Diadumenian standing holding standard in left and two standards in right hand, (S.2076 [£250], RIC 212, C.9). Porous flan, portrait very fine, otherwise fine, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $110
Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 218, (4.21 grams), obv. radiate bust of Elagabalus draped and cuirassed to right, around IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, rev. around MARS VICTOR, Mars naked except for cloak floating behind advancing right holding a transverse spear and trophy over shoulder, (S.2085, RIC 122, RSC 113). Struck on a large flan, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0