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Lot 3777 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Julius Caesar, (died 44 B.C.), silver denarius, issued 49-48 B.C., mint moving with Caesar, (3.88 grams), obv. elephant to right, trampling on serpent, rev. pontifical emblems, simpulum, aspergillum, axe and apex, (S.1399, Cr.443/1, Syd.1006, RSC 49). Good very fine, weak in places.

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Lot 3778 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Mark Antony, (32-31 B.C.), silver denarius, mint moving with Mark Antony, (3.33 grams), obv. praetorian galley to right with rowers etc., around [ANT AVG] III VIR. R.P.C., rev. legionary eagle between two standards, LEG XIX below, (S.1479, Cr.544/35, Syd.1242, C. Mark Antony 55). Weak in places, otherwise fine.

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Lot 3779 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Augustus as Octavian, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, mint moving with Octavian, issued 40 B.C. by Q. Salvius, (3.30 grams), obv. head of Octavian to right, around C CAE[SAR III VIR R P C], rev. [Q SALVIVS] IMP COS DESIG, around a thunderbolt, (S.1541, Cr.523/1a, BMC 1326b); Sextus Pompey, (42-40 B.C.), silver denarius, Sicilian mint, (3.41 grams), obv. the Pharos of Messina surmounted by Neptune, galley before it, [MAG PIVS] IMP ITER around, rev. monster Scylla, around PRAEF CLAS ET OR[AE MARIT S.C.], (S.1393, Cr.511/4, Syd.1348, C. Sextus Pompey 2). Fair and very rare. (2)

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Lot 3780 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Augustus as Octavian, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, uncertain Italian mint (probably Brundisium, maybe Rome), issued 29-27 B.C. (3.83 grams), obv. Victory draped standing to right on prow, right hand holds wreath and left hand a palm, rev. IMP CAESAR in exergue, Octavian standing in ornamental slow quadriga to right, holding branch in right hand and reins in left hand, (S.458, RIC 264, C.115, BMC 617). Old scratch on obverse, off centred on the reverse, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Lot 3781 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Drusus, son of Tiberius, (died A.D. 23), AE as, Rome mint, issued under Tiberius, A.D. 22-23, (10.16 grams), obv. bare head of Drusus to left, around DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, rev. PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER around, S C across field in centre, (S.1794, RIC 45, BMC 99, C.2). Roughness around edge, otherwise good very fine.

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Lot 3782 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Gaius (Caligula), (A.D. 37-41), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 37-38, (22.96 grams), obv. Caligula laureate head to left, around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P[ON M TR POT], dotted border, rev. S P Q R / P P / OB CIVES / SERVATOS in four lines within an oak wreath, (cf.S.1801, RIC 37, BMC 38). Dark green patination, well centred but weak in places, otherwise nearly fine and rare.

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Lot 3783 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Gaius (Caligula), (A.D. 37-41), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 39-40, (26.16 grams), obv. Pietas veiled and draped seated to left, holding a patera, left arm resting ona facing figure draped on basis, around C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P III P P, PIETAS in exergue, dotted border, rev. DIVO AVG over S C across the field, hexastyle garlanded temple, quadriga above, before which is Gaius, veiled and togate, sacrificing with patera over altar, one attendant leads a bull another behind, (S.1802 [£300 F], RIC 44, BMC -, (pL.28, 9). Very dark patina, several surface defects as old corrosion spots, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.

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Lot 3784 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Gaius (Caligula), (A.D. 37-41), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 37-38, (9.546 grams), obv. bare head of Caligula to left, around C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, rev. [VESTA] above, Vesta seated to left, veiled and draped seated on ornamental throne, holding patera and transverse sceptre, S C across field, (S.1803, RIC 38, C.27, BMC 46). Brown patina, some surface oxidation, otherwise fine.

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Lot 3785 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Claudius, (A.D. 41-54), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 40-41, (23.94 grams), obv. laureate head of Claudius to right, around TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP, rev. EX S C/OB/CIVES/SERVATOS in four lines, oak-wreath around, (S.1849, RIC 96, C.39, BMC 115). Tiber patina, rough surface otherwise very fine, portrait nearly extremely fine, scarce.

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Lot 3786 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

(Claudius - Titus), from Moesia & Thrace area, uncertain first century period, (6.108 grams), AE 25 with unusual countermark of X over trophy? repeated three times completely and two partially, overstruck on bronze issue of uncertain type, (not in Martini, Nom.6, Pangerl Collection of Countermarked Imperial coins or Howgego). Contermarks very fine/fine, host coin poor, very rare apparently unpublished.

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Lot 3787 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Antonia, mother of Claudius, (died A.D. 37), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 41-42, (10.06 grams), obv. bare head of Antonia to right, around A[NTONIA] AV[GVSTA], rev. [TI CLAVDIVS CAESA]R AVG PM TR P IMP, Claudius standing veiled and togate standing to left, holding simpulum, SC across in field, (S.1902, RIC 92, BMC 166, C.6); Agrippa, (died 12 B.C.), posthumous issue struck by Caligula (A.D. 37-41), AE as, (10.15 grams), obv. M AGRIPPA L F C[OS III], head to left wearing rostral crown, rev. S C, across, Neptune standing to left, holding dolphin and trident, (S.1812, RIC 58 (Caligula), C.3). Surface roughness on obverse, with Tiber patina for first coin, otherwise very good - fine. (2)

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Lot 3788 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Nero, (A.D. 54-68), AE as, issued c.65, Rome mint, (10.72 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Nero, around NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, rev. view of temple of Janus with latticed window to left and door on right, around PACE PR VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, S C across field, (S.1974, RIC 306, BMC 227). Dark brown patination, good very fine and rare in this condition.

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Lot 3789 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Nero, (A.D. 54-68 A.D.), AE as, (10.574 grams), a very rare hybrid, probably from Lugdunum mint (BMC), obv. laureate head right, around, NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG..., rev. S C across, Neptune standing to left, (S.-, RIC, BMC 391 note [p.276] and Plate 48; 11 [the Walters example, our example similar to that illustrated and only known from the Walters Collection and it again was illustrated in Num. Chron. 1915 p.333 and Pl.XVI]). Dark brown-green patina, score mark on reverse, slightly off centred, good fine/nearly fine and excessively rare being probably the second known example.

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Lot 3790 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Galba, (A.D. 68-69), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued 68, (19.55 grams), obv. laureate bust of Galba to left, around SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG, rev. in oak wreath in three lines, SPQR / OB / CIV SER, (cf.S.2125 [£750 VF], RIC 269, Kraay 278). Tiber patina, somewhat pitted surfaces, otherwise very fine and very scarce.

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Lot 3791 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Vitellius, (A.D. 69), silver denarius, issued 69, Rome mint, (3.05 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Vitellius, around A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, rev. Vesta veiled seated to right on throne, holding patera and sceptre, around PONT MAXIM, (S.2200, BMC 34, RIC 20, RSC 72). Toned, fine and scarce.

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Lot 3792 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 71, (3.130 grams), obv. laureate head of Vespasian to right, around IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, rev. Pax seated to left holding branch and caduceus, TRI POT II COS III P P around, (S.2313, RIC 39, RSC 566). Very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3793 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), silver denarius, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 72-73, (3.36 grams), obv. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII around, laureate head of Vespasian to right, rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated to left holding patera and cornucopiae, (S.-, RIC 43, BMC 65, RSC 74); Titus, (A.D. 79-81), silver denarius, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 80, (3.23 grams), obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIANVS AVG P M, laureate head to right, rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, elephant to left, (S.2512 [o130 VF], RIC 22a, BMC 43, RSC 303); Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), issued as Caesar under Vespasian, silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 76, (3.10 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, rev. around COS IIII, Pegasus walking to the right, (S.2637, RIC V238, RSC 47). Fine - nearly very fine. (3)

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Lot 3794 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Titus, (A.D. 79-81), silver denarius, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 80, (3.518 grams), obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIANVS AVG P M, laureate head to left, rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, wreath on curule chair, (S.2516 [£120 VF], RIC 25b, BMC 70, RSC 319). Very fine/nearly very fine and rare in this condition.

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Lot 3795 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

(Titus), from Moesia & Thrace, period of Titus (A.D. 79-81), (5.944 grams), AE 25 with countermarks of AVG (twice), TI.CAE [Ti{tius} CAE{SAR}), dolphin right (on reverse) and helmet, on Augustus AE as from Ephesus, (Martini, Nom.6, Pangerl Collection of Countermarked Imperial coins, countermark types No. 83, 90, 95 and 98). Countermarks very fine, host coin poor, and very rare with all these known countermarks.

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Lot 3796 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Julia Titi, daughter of Titus, (A.D.79-81), issue struck at Rome A.D.90-91, AE Sestertius, (25.00 grams), obv. DIVAE IVLIAE AVG DIVI TITI F, SPQR in exergue, Carpentum drawn by two mules to right, rev. S C in centre, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER PPP, (S.2890, RIC 400, C.9). Surface porosity, with some smoothing, otherwise good fine and very rare.

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Lot 3797 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 88-89, (3.398 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, rev. around IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding javelin and thunderbolt, (S.2732 [£160 EF], RIC 139, RSC 251). Attractive, nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3798 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 90-1, (3.532 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X, rev. around IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding spear, (cf.S.2736 [£160 EF], BMC 182, RIC 155, RSC 263). Lightly toned, extremely fine.

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Lot 3799 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 91-92, (2.940 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI, rev. around IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding spear, (cf.S.2736 [£55 VF], RIC 169, RSC 271). Full flan, good fine.

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Lot 3800 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 92-93, (3.372 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left, holding thunderbolt and spear, (cf.S.2732 [£55 VF], BMC 205, RIC 173, RSC 279). Full flan, good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3801 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 93-94, (3.404 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minerva standing to left holding thunderbolt and javelin, shield at feet, (S.2737, RIC 177, RSC 283). Toned, nearly extremely fine/good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3802 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Domitian, (A.D. 81-96), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 95, (3.130 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII, rev. around IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P, Minerva standing to right on vessel with owl at feet, in fighting pose holding javelin and shield, (cf.S.2735 [£160 EF], RIC 187, RSC 289). Attractive, nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.

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Lot 3803 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Nerva, (A.D. 96-98), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 97, (2.822 grams), obv. laureate head of Nerva to right, around [IMP NER]VA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, rev. around AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, (cf.S.3019, RIC 13, RSC 6). Slightly of centred on the obverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.

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Lot 3804 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 108, (3.07 grams), obv. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, drapery on far shoulder, rev. COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC around, Victory to left on round shield, holding palm branch and wreath, (S.3130, RIC 131, RSC 77, BMC 337); Antoninius Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, posthumous issue after 161, (3.24 grams), obv. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right, rev. CONSECRATIO around, eagle standing right, head to left, with open wings, (S.5190, RIC M429, RSC 154); Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (d.A.D. 141) silver denarius, (3.10 grams), issued A.D. 147 at Rome mint, obv. DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust to right, rev. AETERNITAS, Providentia standing left holding a globe and veil billowing out behind her head, (S.4578, RIC 351, RSC 32); Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), silver denarius, issued 161-175, Rome mint, (2.86 grams), obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right, rev. FECVN DITAS, Fecunditas standing to right, holding sceptre and child, (S.5252, RSC 99, RIC 677, BMC 91). Fine - very fine. (4)

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Lot 3805 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 101, (13.92 grams), obv. radiate bust with drapery on far shoulder of Trajan to right, around IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, rev. TR POT COS IIII P P, S C in exergue, Abundance seated to left on chair formed by two cornucopiae, (S.3225, RIC 429, C.603); another AE as, (11.066 grams), obv. similar but head laureate right, rev. as above Victory to left alighting with shield, (cf.S.3242, RIC 434, C.640); Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius, (died A.D.141), AE sestertius, issued after 141, Rome mint, (21.08 grams), obv. draped bust to right of Faustina, around [DI]VA FAVSTINA ANTONIN[I AVG PII P P], rev. Concordia seated to left, holding patera and resting elbow on cornucopiae, around CONCOR DIA AVG, S C in exergue, (S.-, RIC 1074, cf.C.147). First with green patina, good fine and scarce, second with some hoard patination very fine/fine,third weak in places, fine - good fine. (3)

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Lot 3806 Sale 86 Roman Silver and Bronze

Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), silver denarius, issued 135, Rome mint, (3.33 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Hadrian, around HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing to right drawing fold from drapery and holding branch horizontally before her, (cf.S.3547, RIC 282, RSC 1455). Extremely fine/good very fine, scarce.

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