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Marcus Aurelius AD 161-180. RomeSestertius Æ29 mm, 21.08 gM ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GERMANIA SVBACTA IMP VI COS III, Germania seated to left on ground in front of trophy; S-C across fields.Good FineRIC III 1050.  ..

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AE Sestertius. (30.5 mm. 26.59 g.). AD 176-177, Rome. M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TRP XXXI, laureate head right. Rev. IMP VIII COS III P P S C, pile of arms, DE SARMATIS in exergue. RIC 1190; Cohen 174; BMC 1601. Good Very Fine with a lovely olive green patina. A rarer rev..

Julia Maesa, Augusta, 218-224/5. Denarius (Silver, 20mm, 2,49 g), grandmother of Elagabalus, Rome, 218-220. IVLIA MAESA AVG Draped bust of Julia Maesa to right, her hair bound in a bun at the back. Rev. PIETAS AVG  Pietas standing facing, head left, dropping incense onto lighted altar a..

Diva Faustina I (wife of A. Pius) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 140-141. DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust right / AETERNITAS, star of eight rays. RIC 355; RSC 63. 3.7 g, 19 mm Very Fine; wonderful old cabinet tone, from the R.L. Collection, Purchased from Bourgey, Paris, 1932The type shows the..

Electrum or rose gold. West and North-West Gaul. Pictones. El- or AV-Stater with a hand, circa 100-60 BC. 6,54 gms, 20 mmObverse: Head with large curls facing right.Reverse: Androcephalic horse with helmet galloping to the right, above it a charioteer, below a hand. fair/good fine, ref. DT 3652..

IONIA. Phokaia. EL Hekte (Circa 387-326 BC).Obv: Head of nymph left, wearing tainia and earring; below, seal left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.Bodenstedt 110.RareCondition: about very fine.Weight: 2.43 g.Diameter: 9 mm...

LICINIUS I, with LICINIUS II (308-324). Follis. Nicomedia.Obv: DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES.Laureate and draped busts of the Licinii facing one another, holding figure of Fortuna between.Rev: I O M ET FORT CONSER DD NN AVG ET CAES / SMNA.Fortuna standing right, holding cornucopia and rudde..

Flavius Victor Æ Nummus. Aquileia, AD 387-388. D N FL VICTOR P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / SPES ROMANORVM, camp gate with five rows, no doors and two turrets; star above, SMAQP in exergue. RIC 55b; LRBC 1104. 0,79 g, 12 mm   ..

CELTIC. HISPANIA, BOLSCAN-OSCA.Silver Denarius, 150-100 BC.Obv: male head right; BON (in Iberian script) behind. Rev: rider on horse to right, holding spear; BOLSCAN (in Iberian script) below.About very Fine.Diameter: 17 mm.Weight: 4.08 g ACIP 1422; SNG BM Spain 743-4  &nb..

LOWER DANUBE. Uncertain tribe. Circa 2nd century BC. Tetradrachm ( 23 mm, 8.62 g), 'Sattelkopfpferd' type, imitating Philip II of Macedon. Celticized head to right. Rev. Celticized horse with heavily stylized rider prancing left. Dembski 1225. Flesche 724. Lanz 612. OTA 303/5.  Ex Trias collect..

The Ptolemies, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera, 51-30 Diobol-80 Drachmae, Alexandria circa 51-30, Æ 25.00 mm., 16.38 g.Diademed and draped bust r. Rev. Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; in l. field, cornucopia and in r. field, Π. Svoronos 1871. SNG Copenhagen 419, fine   &n..

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Silver Denarius (19 mm, 3.44 g.). Rome mint, struck 118 AD. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust of Hadrian to right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Rev. P M TR P COS II / PIETAS, Pietas veiled standing left raising right hand. RIC 45. Very fineUnusual early Por..

Indo-Skythians, Azes II Æ 26mm. Circa 35 BC - 5 AD. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ AZOY, elephant walking to right; letter above / 'Rajarajasa' legend in Kharosthi around, Zebu bull standing to right; monograms above. Senior 100.21; Mitchiner 817a; HGC 12, -. 10.96 g, 25 mm..

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Bronze Sestertius (27 mm, 14.75 g.). Rome mint, struck 194 AD. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III, laureate head of Septimius Severus to right. Rev. AFRICA, Africa standing right, holding fold of drapery filled with grain ears; lion at foot right; S-C across fields. RIC 668; ..

Tiberius AR Denarius. Lugdunum, 36-37 AD. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne with ornate legs, holding long sceptre and olive branch, single line below chair. RIC 29 7,9 g, 18 mm very fine (small scuff obverse) The Tribute P..

JULIA DOMNA (Augusta, 193-217). denarius. Rome.Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG.Draped bust rightRev: LVNA LVCIFERA.Luna driving biga left, with fold of drapery floating around and above head.RIC 379c  (Caracalla).Condition: about extremely fine, luster in fieldsWeight: 2,81 g.Diameter: 18 mm. ..

Divus Vespasianus AD 79. Struck under Titus. RomeDenarius AR19 mm., 3,03 g.DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate bust right / Captive Jew seated at foot of trophy on which Victory, standing left, places a shield; EX-SC across fields.very fineRIC 364. ..

Claudius, 41-54. As (Copper, 29 mm,11.52 g,), Rome, 50-54. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P Bare head of Claudius to left. Rev. CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI / S - C Constantia, helmeted and in military dress, standing front, head to left, raising her right hand and holding long spear in her left. BMC ..

COMMODUS (177-192). Denarius. Rome.Obv: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT.Laureate head right.Rev: SAEC FEL P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P.Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing VO/DE on shield set on palm tree.RIC 136.Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.40 g.Diameter: 18 mm.   ..

For the Romans, the elephant was representative of many different things. As Africa was the prime source of elephants, they naturally came to be a symbol of the territory. Consequently, the personification of Africa was usually represented wearing an elephant’s skin headdress. The elephant’s siz..

Commodus (177-192), Denarius, Rome, AD 183 AR (g 2,24 mm 18) M COMMODVS - ANTON AVG PIVS, laureate head r., Rv. TR P VIII IM - P - VI COS IIII P P, Minerva advancing r., holding shield and javelin. RIC 56 C 879 almost extremely fine, from the R.L. collection..

Nerva (96-98), As, Rome, AD 96 AE (g 10,64 mm 28) IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II DESIGN III P P, laureate head r., Rv. FORTVNA - AVGVST, Fortuna standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae in field, S - C. RIC 73 C 63 Dark green patina, extremely fine. Bought in 1964 from Spink, from the R.L. c..

ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. struck 147-148 ADObv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI. Laureate head right. Rev: PRIMI / DECEN / COS IIII. Legend in three lines within wreath.RIC 171a. Condition: almost extremely fine.Weight: 3.16 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Purchased from Maison Platt in the thir..

Lucilla. denarius (3.25 g, 18.5 mm), Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F. Bust of Lucilla, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head, draped, right.Rev: VESTA. Vesta, veiled, standing left next to a decorated and lighted altar, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left ha..

Trajan (98-117) AR Denarius, Rome, 106-7 Trajan (98-117) AR Denarius, Rome, 106-7Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right.Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI Mars standing left, head right, holding spear and resting hand on shield supported by kneeling Dacian cap..