Catalogue
Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), silver denarius, issued 134-138, Rome mint, (3.382 grams), obv. bare head to right of Hadrian, around HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rev. FELICI TAS AVG around, Hadrian standing right holding roll hand in hand with Felicitas standing left holding caduceus, (S.-, RIC 237, RSC 628). Well centred on the obverse, good very fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 121-2, (28.53 grams), obv. laureate head of Hadrian to right, drapery on left shoulder, around IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, rev. P M TR P COS III around, VIRT AVG and S C across, Virtus standing left, holding spear and parazonium, (S.1125, RIC 614a, C.1465). Dark brown with attractive tone, minor surface oxidation on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $800
SOLD $750
Antoninius Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 141-4, (3.370 grams), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, bare head to right, rev. CLEMENTIA AVG, Clementia standing to left holding patera and sceptre, (S.1233, RIC 64, RSC 124). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Antoninius Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 145-161, (3.258 grams), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right, rev. COS IIII, clasped hands holding caduceus and corn ears, (S.1237, RIC 136, RSC 344). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Antoninius Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 159-160, (3.358 grams), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head to right, rev. PACI AVG COS IIII, Pax standing to left holding branch and sceptre, (S.-, RIC 301, RSC 573). Good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, (2.842 grams), posthumous issue, issued A.D. 161-169, obv. bare head of Antoninus Pius to right, around DIVVS ANTONINVS, rev. DIVO PIO, large altar, (S.1304, RIC 441, C.357); Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), AE quadrans, Rome mint, (3.376 grams), obv. laureate head of Trajan to right, around IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG, rev. she wolf walking left, (S.-, RIC 694, C.340). Fine - very fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Antoninius Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, posthumous issue after 161, (3.240 grams), obv. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right, rev. DIVO PIO, statue of Antoninus on column, with base surrounded by trellis-work, (S.1302, RIC M439, RSC 353a). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, (24.42 grams), Rome mint, issued A.D. 143-144, obv. laureate draped bust of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, rev. Victory advancing right holding trophy in both hands, around IMPERA TOR II, S C across field, (S.1260, RIC 717, C.434). Dark brown patina, attractive nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, (12.886 grams), Rome mint, issued A.D. 138, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around IMP CAES AELIVS ANTONINVS AVG, rev. TRIB POT COS [DES II], PIE TAS and S C across field, Pietas standing right, raising right hand and holding box of incense, (S.-, RIC 527, C.615). Even dark patina, attractive very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, (10.908 grams), Rome mint, issued A.D. 149-150, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, rev. Munificentia standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, lion at feet, and S C across field, around MVNIFICENTIA AVG, COS IIII in exergue, (S.-, RIC 861, C.563). Legend partly double struck on the obverse, very dark patina, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (d.A.D. 141) silver denarius, (3.190 grams), obv. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, rev. AVGV STA, Ceres standing left holding corn ears and sceptre, (S.1350, RIC 358, RSC 93). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (d.A.D. 141) silver denarius, (3.484 grams), obv. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust to right, rev. CONSECRATIO, peacock walking to right head reverted, (S.1355, RIC 384, RSC 176). Nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar (A.D. 161-180), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued after A.D. 145, (3.482 grams), obv. bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right, around AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, rev. around COS II, Honos standing left, holding branch and cornucopia, (S.1379, RIC A429a, RSC 110). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Marcus Aurelius, (A.D. 161-180), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 162-163, (3.434 grams), obv. bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right, around IMP M ANTONINVS AVG, rev. around CONCORD AVG TRP XVII, in exergue COS III, Concordia seated to left, holding patera, (cf.S.1408, RIC 59, RSC 37). Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, (A.D. 161-180), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 160-161, (24.4 grams), obv. bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right, around AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG P II F, rev. around TR POT COS II, Minerva standing to right, holding spear and resting left hand on shield, (S.-, RIC A1258, C.596). Weak on parts of obverse legend, red-brown patina, otherwise, good fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Marcus Aurelius, (A.D. 161-180), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued 161, (22.52 grams), obv. laureate head to right, drapery over shoulder, around IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, rev. CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV around, COS III in exergue, S C across field, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus with clasped hands, Marcus holds scroll, (S.1425, RIC.795, C.45v), Dark green-black patina, a full flan, nearly extremely fine or better and very rare thus in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,550
Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), silver denarius, (3.534 grams), obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right, rev. CERES, Ceres veiled seated to left holding two corn ears and long torch, (S.-, RSC 35, RIC M699). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), silver denarius, issued 152-6, (3.048 grams), obv. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust to right, rev. LAETITIAE PVBLICAE, Laetitia standing to left holding diadem and sceptre, (S.1482, RSC 155a, RIC A506b). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), AE sestertius, issued 145-6, (27.52 grams), obv. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust to right, rev. VENVS, Venus standing to left, holding apple and rudder, round which dolphin is coiled, (cf.S.1484, RIC 1388a, C268). Large flan, dark tone, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,800
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), silver denarius, issued 161-2, Rome mint, (3.332 grams), obv. IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare headed bust draped and cuirased to right, rev. Aequitas standing left, holding cornucopiae and scales, around PROV DEOR TR P II COS II, (S.1539, cf.RIC 482, C.155ba). Good very fine and an unpublished obverse bust variant.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), silver denarius, issued 166, Rome mint, (3.024 grams), obv. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head to right, rev. Pax standing to left, holding cornucopiae and branch, around TR P VI IMP IIII COS II, PAX in exergue, (S.1538, RIC 561, RSC 126). Dark grey patination, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (26.78 grams), issued A.D. 163-4, obv. Laureate cuirassed bust to right, around L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, rev. Victory half draped standing right, fixing to a palm tree a shield inscribed VIC AVG, S C across field, around TR P IIII IMP II COS II, (cf.S.1550, RIC 1396, C.249). Attractive brown patina, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,250
Lucilla, (wife of Lucius Verus), (m.A.D.164, d.A.D. 182), silver denarius, Rome mint, (2.706 grams), obv. draped bust to right, around LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, rev. around CONCORDIA, Concordia seated to left, holding patera, (S.1570, RIC 758, RSC 6a). Grey tone, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Crispina, wife of Commodus, (m. A.D.177), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (22.8 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Crispina with hair bound up behind head, around CRISPINA AVGVSTA, rev. CONCORDIA around, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, S C in exergue, (S.1687, RIC 675, C.7). Uneven dark brown and spotted green patination, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 200-1, (3.346 grams), rev. Victory left, (cf.S.1771, RIC 150, RSC 454). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-217), silver denarius, issued 196-211, Rome mint, obv. draped bust to right of Julia Domna, around IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. Fortuna seated to left, holding cornucopiae and resting left hand on rudder and globe, around FORTVNAE REDVCI, (BMC 27 [Severus], RIC 553 [Severus], C.58, S.-). Full flan with attractive grey tone with traces of blue and gold highlights, extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-217), silver denarius, issued 196-211, Laodicea ad Mare mint, (3.020 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Domna, around IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. Pietas, veiled standing half left, before altar, raising both hands, around PIETAS PVBLICA, (BMC 612 [Severus], RIC 643 [Severus], C.156, S.1847). Large flan with attractive dark tone, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 207, Rome mint, (3.035 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, rev. Mars, naked except for cloth, advancing to right, holding spear and trophy, around PONTIF TR P X COS II, (cf.S.1945, RIC 88, RSC 431). Large flan, good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 211, Rome mint, (3.188 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, rev. Indulgentia seated left on curule chair, holding sceptre, extending right hand, around INDVLG FECVNDAE, (S.1919, RIC 214, RSC 104). Toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), silver denarius, issued 213, Rome mint, (3.624 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. Mars in military dress hurrying to left holding spear and trophy, around MARTI PROPVGNATORI, (BMC 60, RIC 235, C.151, cf.S.1923). Light surface scratch on obverse, otherwise with dark tone, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0