CNG e475 McAlee Collection

The Richard McAlee Collection of Eastern Mint Denarii and Antoniniani

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CNG Electronic Auction 475 An Internet Sale Closing

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Richard McAlee Collection of Eastern Mint Denarii and Antoniniani

Presented in

CNG Electronic Auction 475 An Internet Sale Closing

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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ORDER OF SALE Rome Mint Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–22 Eastern Mints – Augustus to Clodius Albinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23–57 Eastern Mints – Septimius Severus to Geta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58–192 Eastern Mints – Elagabalus to Severus Alexander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193–227 Eastern Mints – Gordian III to Philip II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228–290 Eastern Mints – Trajan Decius and Later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291–307

Introduction to “The Richard McAlee Collection of Eastern Roman Denarii and Antoniniani”

I became fascinated by the silver denarii and antoniniani struck at eastern Roman mints (the “Eastern Mint Silver” coins) as a result of my particular interest in the Roman provincial coinage of Antioch and other Syrian mints. Although most of them do not bear a mint mark (the Flavian issues struck at Ephesus are an exception), in many cases it is possible to attribute the Eastern Mint Silver coins to a specific mint based on clear stylistic similarities to provincial coins which are securely attributed to that mint, e.g., the Antiochene denarii of Hadrian, the Alexandrian denarii of Septimius Severus, and the Antiochene antoniniani of Gordian III and Philip I.

In other cases, however, the identity of the mint is much less clear, e.g., the later issues struck under Septimius Severus (generally given to Laodicea ad Mare, which is a plausible attribution but far from certain), the Eastern Mint Silver of Elagabalus (some of which can be linked to Antioch, but many of which may have been produced at one or more Black Sea mints or a mint travelling with the emperor), and the Eastern Mint Silver of Severus Alexander (some of which were apparently struck at an official mint located in the East, and some of which may have been produced at an irregular mint).

The largest group of coins in this collection is the Eastern Mint Silver struck earlier in the reign of Septimius Severus. The coins which are not attributed to Alexandria are given in the standard references to mints at Emesa and Laodicea (“Old Style”), but the similarity of their style, epigraphy, and reverse types to the Eastern Mint Silver of Pescennius Niger, which is securely attributed to Antioch, is persuasive evidence for reattribution of these Severan issues to the mint of Antioch.

The Eastern Mint Silver issues show that Roman denarii were initially struck in the East in relatively small numbers during the first century, mainly under the emperor Vespasian, and again during the early second century under Hadrian, but were produced in larger numbers at the end of the second century under Pescennius Niger and Septimius Severus. This was followed during the first half of the third century by the minting of antoniniani on a much larger scale, commencing with the later issues of Gordian III, and this foreshadowed the massive production of billon antoniniani at eastern mints and the eventual shift at the end of the third century to a system of multiple mints producing Roman denominations throughout the empire.

As with the eastern provincial coinage, part of my fascination with the Eastern Mint Silver is due to the fact that it has been less thoroughly studied than the coinage of Rome and other Roman mints in Europe. There continue to be ample opportunities to discover unpublished varieties, acquire rare types, and add to the storehouse of numismatic understanding. I hope that this collection will provide such opportunities to my fellow collectors and scholars.

Richard McAlee August 2020

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A Summary of Minting in the East Bill Dalzell The Eastern Mints under the Flavians Under the Flavians, several provincial mints struck Imperial-style denarii, most notably Ephesus in Asia Minor and Antioch in Syria. The Ephesian denarii were predominantly struck in AD 70-71 and AD 73-74, with an additional issue struck at Ephesus or another, uncertain mint in AD 76. These issues are significant in that, unlike most of the coins in this catalog, they tend to bear mint marks: Φ or EΦE on the first two groups, and O or an annulet on the third. In contrast, the series attributed to Antioch lacks any form of mintmark and can instead be attributed by stylistic comparisons to the tetradrachm issues of the city.

The earliest Antiochene issues were struck for Vespasian and his son Titus in AD 70, followed by a larger issue in AD 72-73.

This later group includes several of the famous “Judaea Capta” types, commemorating Vespasian’s victory in the First Jewish War, of which this collection has a particularly fine selection (For further discussion, see RIC II p. 42-47).

The Eastern Mints under Hadrian The Antioch mint produced Imperial-style denarii from the start of Hadrian’s reign until AD 119. Following that, minting operations in the east ceased until circa AD 123, when a proliferation of as-yet unidentified mints began striking a hodgepodge of sometimes mismatched types. The types selected generally copy those at Rome, with a few types more common in eastern style than Roman. Many of these denarii are stylistically related to the contemporary cistophoric tetradrachms produced in the east. Their production may have been related to imperial visits to the region. (RIC II.3, p. 2)

The Eastern Mints of Septimius Severus The eastern mint denarii of Septimius Severus form one of the most challenging areas of Roman Imperial numismatics. The series can be broken down into five stylistic groups whose mint attributions have inspired heated debate among scholars.

Classical Numismatic Group follows the attributions given in RIC, which give the mints as Emesa, Laodicea (old style), Laodicea (new style), and Alexandria.

While the Alexandrian attribution is broadly accepted, the denarii of Emesa and Laodicea are subject to no small amount of disagreement. According to RIC & BMCRE, the two issues both appear to begin in AD 193, due to the presence of coins bearing the COS or COS I date in both groups. This date is significant, as the mint of Antioch was at that time under the control of Pescennius Niger. Antioch’s support for Pescennius Niger was not well received by Septimius Severus, and when he retook the city in late AD 193 or early 194, he demoted the city’s status. This demotion, combined with the AD 193 issues, argues against the two “old style” groups being assigned to a mint in Antioch. The city of Laodicea is suggested as a mint due to its increased importance during the reign of Septimius, while Emesa is only hesitantly offered in BMCRE, based on the number of denarii of this style in the Dura hoard, with Zeugma as an alternate source. Coins with legends beginning IMP CAE are assigned to Emesa and L SEPT to Laodicea. The Emesa mint closed around AD 196, at the same time that Laodicea was reorganized and began following the typological conventions of the Rome mint, striking denarii in a crisp new style (RIC IV, p. 80-83; BMCRE p. cxviii-cxxiv).

Kevin Butcher challenges these attributions (Coinage in Roman Syria, p. 98-108). First, he argues that the coins bearing the COS or COS I dates are simply COS II issues that were mis-engraved or with the final digit off the flan. Second, he dismisses the division of mints based on obverse legend, suggesting that the Emesa and old-style Laodicea denarii are stylistically quite similar and originated in the same mint. Third, he challenges the idea that Antioch’s status was reduced for very long or that it affected the mint. And fourth, he argues that the new-style Laodicea issues are from an entirely different mint, suggesting a location further west, possibly in the Balkans.

The Severan volume of RIC is currently being reworked by Curtis Clay. Though his research remains substantially published, it is frequently discussed online. Clay argues against many of Butcher’s revisions, adhering to the argument that Antioch was stripped of its status, with the mint transferred to another location, namely Laodicea, as that was the administrative center of Septimius in Syria. He also suggests that the “Emesa” issues may be best attributed to Laodicea. (For discussion, see: Curtis Clay, post to “Classical Numismatics Discussion,” Forum Ancient Coins, October 29 2007, 11:24 PM and later, http://www. forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=41113.0) Significant work is yet to be done on this series. Many new varieties must be incorporated into the catalogs, including a good number in this collection. In particular, a die study of the Emesa and Laodicea issues should be able to conclusively prove if any were in fact issued in AD 193, as well as determine if they were struck at one or two locations. For now, the mints of “Emesa” and “Laodicea” should be understood as convention only and subject to change as new information comes out.

The Eastern Mints under Elagabalus & Severus Alexander The mint at Laodicea appears to have closed around AD 202 or 203, and minting of denarii in the east ceased until the reign of Elagabalus. Numerous denarii are known for this reign in a number of styles. In RIC, these issues are given to Antioch without explanation, while BMCRE is more nuanced, noting that there were likely multiple mints striking in the east, with Antioch possibly as one of them (RIC IV p. 26; BMCRE p. ccxli-ccxlv). Stylistic parallels have also been found on provincial bronze issues from Moesia and Thrace (Butcher p. 108). The Antioch attribution, while common in the trade, is clearly inaccurate, and this group is referred to in this catalog as “Uncertain eastern mint.”

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However, there are two important coins in the McAlee Collection that argue for at least limited minting in Antioch. Lots 193 and 194 demonstrate a clear stylistic link between the denarii and bronze issues of the city, particularly in comparing the eyes, hairstyle, and the bottom edge of the bust. Further study is needed to address this issue, but for now it would appear that at least some of the eastern denarii of Elagabalus should be re-attributed back to Antioch.

Under Severus Alexander, the issues appear to be consolidated into a single mint. BMCRE organizes these into four issues: one with a short obverse legend and star on the reverse, two with a longer obverse legend and star, and one with a longer obverse legend with no star, as well as a special “Liberalitas” issue (BMCRE p. 83-86). These coins are generally of very consistent style and are often difficult to distinguish from Rome mint issues, particularly in isolation. A number of the coins given to “Antioch” in RIC were reattributed to an “irregular”mint in BMCRE. These are presented in this catalog as “Uncertain eastern or irregular mint.” Lot 226 includes an interesting group of three die-linked specimens, each with different reverse types, raising the possibility that either the issues are more complex, or that multiple mints were active.

Antioch under Gordian III and Philip I Under Gordian III, the Antioch mint was responsible for striking vast numbers of silver tetradrachms, but the reign also saw the revival of Imperial-style coinage with the production of silver antoniniani in AD 238-239 and again in AD 242-244.

Both series are readily distinguishable from Rome on the basis of style, especially by comparing them to the tetradrachms of Antioch. The initial revival of antoniniani in AD 238-239 is probably associated with the emperor’s presence in the region in preparation for a campaign against the Persians, ultimately launched in AD 242. Though a major mint, the selection of types was not as tightly controlled as in Rome. The first series provides fertile ground for the collector, with an array of reverse types, often based on those in use at Rome, and often combined with the popular left-facing portraits, as on lot 231. This is perhaps one of the strongest areas of this already impressive collection, featuring an exceptional number of rare coins in high grade, with many likely to serve as illustrations in future publications of the series.

With the second series in AD 242-244, the Antioch mint begins to transition from a major provincial facility to a branch mint of Rome. This issue appears to be significantly larger than the last, with the types neatly divided between three officinae, indicating a higher level of control and organization than had previously been seen, at least among the mint’s Imperial-style issues. The coins can be distinguished by the use of reverse types not seen from the Rome mint, particularly when combined with the near-ubiquitious use of the cuirassed-only bust on the obverse.

The coinage of Gordian at Antioch was the subject of Roger Bland’s doctoral thesis (Bland, Gordian), which includes a thorough analysis of the series, a detailed catalog, and a die study. A summary of Bland’s findings is available in Coins of Roman Antioch (McAlee p. 316-319).

The organizational trends established during the second issue of Gordian continued to define the Imperial-style issues of Antioch in the reign of Philip I. However, this reign did see the reintroduction of the left-facing bust types, which clearly reach the height of their style and popularity at this time. No adequate study has yet been published on the Antioch antoniani of this reign, though an unpublished type list, prepared by Roger Bland, has circulated privately and online (Bland Study).

While this collection is organized by the initial groups and order proposed in the aforementioned study, shortly before publication of this catalog Roger Bland provided a more detailed chronology. Coins with the obverse legend IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS PF AVG PM belong to the very first issue, dated to AD 244. Most other issues can be dated AD 246-249, with an apparent gap in AD 248. Coins of Philip bearing the tribunician titles TR P III, TR P IIII, and TR P VI date to AD 246, 247, and 248, respectively.

Of particular note in this collection, in addition to the well-represented left-facing busts, are several early issues. For Philip I, a small group of antoniniani in lot 246 appears to use a portrait that resembles Gordian III, evidently issued early in the reign.

For Otacilia Severa, lot 270 features an extremely rare piece with a long obverse legend.

Antioch after Philip I Significantly less attention has been given to Antiochene coinage of AD 249-253, with the 1949 publication of RIC remaining the standard reference. After the reign of Philip, Antioch operated as a highly organized and structured Roman mint, presaging the reform that would happen across the empire under Aurelian. Officinae began marking their coins with either a series of pellets or the numeral and bust and reverse types remained fairly standard.

This progress was thrown into some disarray under the reigns of Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian, with the apparent breakdown of the officina system, as the same types began to appear with different officina marks. The Antioch coinage of these rulers is divided into three issues, two in “fine style” and one in “gross style,” clearly evident when viewing the portraiture and engraving. These issues are dated to 251-252 and AD 253, respectively (Metcalf. “The Antioch Hoard of Antoniniani and the Eastern Coinage of Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian,” in ANSMN 22 [1977]). The reigns of Valerian and Gallienus were examined in detail by Göbl in MIR 36, where he divided the issues given by RIC to Antioch and reassigned many of them to Samosata.

Finally, a small group of Constantinian bronzes, lot 305, illustrates the 4th century fate of Antioch as just one of many Roman Imperial mints, mass-producing silver-washed bronze folles.

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Lot 28

Lot 81

Lot 40

Lot 130

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Lot 47

Lot 183

Lot 194a

Lot 198

Lot 215

Lot 231

Lot 233

Lot 250

Lot 270

Lot9 274

Lot 277

Rome Mint Issues

1 2 1. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.49 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck July-December AD 71. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, laureate head right / Vesta seated left, holding simpulum; TRI PO[T] flanking. RIC II.1 46; RSC 561.

Attractive old cabinet toning. VF. ($200) Ex Rauch 84 (13 May 2009), lot 417.

2. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 86. IMP CAES DOMITI AVG GERM P M TR P V, laureate head right / IMP XI COS XII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear, shield at feet. RIC II.1 429; RSC 193. Lightly toned, underlying luster, thin flan crack, minor scratches. Near EF.

($150) Ex Cayón (5 June 2009), lot 1120.

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3. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck February-autumn AD 98. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head right / PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Concordia seated left, sacrificing from patera over altar and holding double cornucopia. RIC II 12; Woytek 20a; RSC 302. Toned. VF. ($100) 4. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.28 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 111. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, slight drapery on shoulder / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Pax standing left, holding cornucopia and setting fire to pile of arms to lower left; PAX in exergue. RIC II 102; Woytek 347b; RSC 196. Lightly toned.

EF. Sharp portrait. ($150)

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on shoulder / P M TR P C OS II, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; FORT RED in exergue. RIC II.3 114; RSC 745. Attractive dark gray and iridescent toning. EF. ($200) Purchased from York Coins.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 125-126. HADRIAN AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on shoulder / COS III, Virtus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding inverted spear and parazonium. RIC II.3 851; RSC 353a. Light golden toning, a pair of short scratches on reverse. EF.

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139. IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS, bare head right / AVG PIVS P M TR P COS II, Victory advancing right, holding palm frond over shoulder and wreath. RIC III 25; RSC 86. EF. Elegant portrait. ($150) Purchased from Civitas Galleries.

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8a Diva Faustina Senior. Augusta, AD 138-140/1. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of head / AVG VSTA, Ceres (or Aeternitas) standing left, holding torch and raising fold of skirt. RIC III 362 (Pius); RSC 104. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Good VF. 8b Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BR IT P P, laureate head right / LIB AVG P M T R P XV COS VI, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and long staff. RIC III 208; MIR 18, 798-4/30; RSC 282. VF.

($100)

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9a Septimius Severus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Salus seated left, feeding serpent. RIC IV 236; BMCRE 20-1; RSC 548.

Lightly toned. VF. 9b Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.31 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 200-207. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENERI GE NETRICI, Venus standing left, holding patera and scepter. RIC IV 578 (Septimius); BMCRE 84 (Septimius); RSC 185. Lightly toned. Near EF. 9c Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, circa AD 211-215. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right / VESTA, Vesta standing left holding palladium and scepter. RIC IV 390 (Caracalla); BMCRE 269-30 (Caracalla); RSC 390. Toned, minor deposit. Good VF.

($150)

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10a Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.81 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. [M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF], draped bust right / PR INCIPI IVE[NTVTIS], Caracalla standing left, holding baton and spear; trophy to right. RIC IV 13b; BMCRE 210-1 (Septimius Severus); RSC 505a. Porous, scrape. Fine.

10b Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.54 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped bust right / PI[E]TAS, Pietas standing facing, head left, extending hand over lighted altar and holding incense box. RIC IV 12; BMCRE 204-5 (Septimius Severus); RSC 180. Porous. Fine.

10c Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 198. IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, laureate and draped bust right / MIN ER VICTRIX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear, with shield at her side; trophy to right. RIC IV 25b; BMCRE 108; RSC 159. Good VF. 10d Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 200. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and draped bust right / PONTIF TR P III, Sol standing facing, head left, holding globe and inverted spear. RIC IV 30b; BMCRE 179 note (Septimius & Caracalla); RSC 408. VF. 10e Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.14 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 207. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / PONTIF T R P X COS II, Caracalla standing right, left foot on helmet, holding inverted spear and parazonium. RIC IV 95; BMCRE 554 (Septimius & Caracalla); RSC 440. Light golden toning, minor edge splits. Good VF. 10f Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 216. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right / P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P, Sol standing facing, head left, holding globe and raising hand.

RIC IV 281b; BMCRE 172-3; RSC 359. Lightly toned. EF.

($200)

13 11 12 11. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 5.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 217. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XX COS IIII P P, Sol standing facing, head left, holding globe and raising hand. RIC IV 293f; BMCRE 191; RSC 390a. Toned. Near EF. ($100) 12. Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 202-203. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical ridges / CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla standing left, holding volumen and clasping right hands with Plautilla standing right. RIC IV 365a (Caracalla); BMCRE 419 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 12. Lightly toned. VF. Well struck and centered. ($100) 13.

Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.19 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 198-200. L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right / FELICIT AS TEMPOR, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornuopia. RIC IV 2; cf. BMCRE 144-5 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 44. Near VF.

($100)

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A Lot of three (3) coins.

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C

14a Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (28mm, 2.64 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 198-200. L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, priestly implements: lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and sprinkler. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 147-8 (Septimius Severus); RSC 188. Lightly toned. VF. 14b Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.85 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 203-208. GETA CAES PONT COS, draped bust right / VOTA PVBLICA, Geta standing left, sacrificing from patera over tripod and holding volumen. RIC IV 38b; BMCRE 442 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 230. VF. 14c Geta. AD 209-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.17 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / TR P III COS II P P, Janus standing facing, holding thunderbolt and reversed spear. RIC IV 79; BMCRE 13; RSC 197. VF.

15.

B

A

Lot of three (3) coins.

($200)

C

15a Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.83 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 219. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 19; BMCRE 96; Thirion –; RSC 148a. VF. 15b Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.46 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 219. IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Roma seated left, holding Victory and scepter; shield at her side. RIC IV 16; BMCRE 93; Thirion 96; RSC 1442. Lightly toned. Good VF. Ex vAuctions 232 (25 February 2010), lot 77 (there as Eastern mint).

15c Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 220-221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundantia standing left, emptying cornucopia; star to upper left.

RIC IV 56; BMCRE 193-4; Thirion 234; RSC 1b. Lightly toned. EF.

($150)

16 17 16.

Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 219. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right / SALVS ANTONINI AVG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent from patera. RIC IV 138; BMCRE 27; Thirion 47; RSC 254. VF. ($100) 17.

Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.62 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 218-220. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding scepter. RIC IV 268 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 76 (Elagabalus); Thirion 412; RSC 36. Near EF. ($100)

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Lot of five (5) coins.

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C

E

18a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.71 g, 8h). Rome mint. 1st issue, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P [M] TR P COS PP, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and long scepter. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 16 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 204. Some porosity. VF. The collector considered the five coins in this lot to be eastern issues.

18b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.41 g, 11h). Rome mint. 1st issue, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Mars standing left, holding branch and inverted spear. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 27 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 208a. Toned, porous, flan crack. VF. 18c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st issue, early AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera. RIC IV 14; BMCRE 33 var. (legend spacing); RSC 218a. Toned, green deposit, flan crack. VF. Purchased from Phil Jones.

18d Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.19 g, 10h). Rome mint. 2nd issue, late AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing left, holding branch and spear. RIC IV 160 var. (spear upright); BMCRE 68-71 var. (same, legend spacing); RSC 173a var. (same). Toned. VF. RIC IV 289 describes a similar type, given to Antioch, but the citation to the BM collection is incorrect. For the same reverse type, apparently at an uncertain eastern or irregular mint, see lot 226d below.

18e Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd issue, late AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera. RIC IV 178; BMCRE 77-80 var. (obv. legend spacing); RSC 530 and 532. Lightly toned, flan crack, areas of weak strike, minor deposits. Near VF.

19.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

B

($300)

C

19a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. 6th emission, AD 226. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / A EQVI TAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 127; BMCRE 329; RSC 9. Small red deposits. EF. 19b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.56 g, 7h). Rome mint. 7th emission, AD 227. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P VI COS II P P, Severus Alexander standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted tripod and holding volumen. RIC IV 70; BMCRE 433-5; RSC 325. Porous. Fine.

19c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MAR S V LTOR, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield. RIC IV 246; BMCRE 833; RSC 161a. Good VF.

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($150)

Extremely Rare Hybrid

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Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Rome mint. Proclamation or 1st issue of Severus Alexander, early AD 222. IVLIA MAMAEA AV[G], draped bust right / LIBERT AS AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 373; BMCRE 995* (cf. 3 note for reverse); RSC 42b. Toned, thin flan crack. VF. Extremely rare hybrid with a reverse intended for an issue of Severus Alexander. ($200) Though the collector considered this an eastern issue, BMCRE does not give any official coinage of Julia Mamaea to the eastern mint, indicating that this is either a hybrid from the Rome mint or unofficial.

21.

Maximinus I. AD 235-238. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission, AD 236.. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO-RI-A AVG, Victory advancing right, holding palm frond over shoulder and wreath. RIC IV 16; BMCRE 105-7; RSC 99a. Underlying luster. EF. ($100)

22.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

B

C

22a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.34 g, 5h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 138. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding palm frond and wreath. RIC IV 5; RSC 357. Lightly toned, a few scratches. Good VF. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. Attractive portrait.

22b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.47 g, 1h). Rome mint. 10th emission, AD 242. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P V COS II P P, Apollo seated left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre. RIC IV 89; RSC 261. Lustrous. Near EF. 22c Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.77 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 3rd-4th emissions, AD 250.

IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right / PANN O NIAE, the two Pannoniae standing back to back, each with head turned outward and holding signum, the one on the right raises right hand. RIC IV 21; RSC 86. Good VF.

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Eastern Mints Augustus to Clodius Albinus

23 24 23. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.78 g, 7h). Pergamum mint. Struck 27 BC. AVGVST[VS], bare head right / Hexastyle temple of Olympian Jupiter on three-tiered base with round shield in pediment and palmettes on top.

RIC I 472 (North Peloponnesian mint?); RSC 182. Toned, bankers’ marks on obverse, reverse slightly off center. Good VF.

($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 291 (21 November 2012), lot 357.

24. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.28 g, 6h). Contemporary imitation. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right / Mars standing left, holding aquila and signa; SIGNIS to left, RECEPTIS to right. Cf. RIC I 41; cf. RSC 259 (for official issue). Toned, some porosity, scratches and marks under toning. VF. ($100) Reportedly found in the Levant.

25 26 27 25. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.86 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS [AVG COS III TR P P P], laureate head right / [CON]CORDIA AVG, Concordia (or Ceres?) seated left, holding two grain ears, poppy, and cornucopia; E(PHE) in exergue. RIC II.1 1428; RPC 830; RSC 67. Lustrous, flan crack. Near EF. ($200) 26.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 74. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P, laureate head right / AVG and star in oak wreath. RIC II.1 1455; RPC 851; RSC 39. Lightly toned, die break on reverse. Good VF. ($200) Purchased from Civitas Galleries. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1515.

27. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Uncertain (Ephesus?) mint. Struck AD 76. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right; annulet below / FIDES PVBL, clasped hands holding caduceus, two poppies, and two stalks of grain. RIC II.1 1475; RPC 1452; RSC 163. Minor deposits. Good VF. ($200) Ex Bertolami E-Auction 36 (24 September 2016), lot 530.

28. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g, 8h). Uncertain (Ephesus?) mint. Struck AD 76. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right; annulet below / PON MAX TR P COS VII, winged caduceus. RIC II.1 1477; RPC 1477.6 (same dies); RSC 375. Lightly toned. Good VF. Impressive portrait. ($750) Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection (Gemini X, 13 January 2013), lot 744; Lanz 109 (27 May 2002), lot 347.

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29 31 30 29. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.17 g, 7h). Uncertain (Ephesus?) mint. Struck AD 76. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right; [annulet below] / eagle standing left, head right, wings open, on garlanded altar; COS VI flanking. RIC II.1 1471; RPC –; RSC –. Lightly toned, a few scratches and marks, some porosity. Near VF. Rare.

($200) Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection (Gemini X, 13 Januar 2013), lot 743, Purchased from Lanz, February 2010.

30. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 70. [IM]P CAESAR VESP[ASIANVS AVG], laureate head right / VIRTVS [AVGVST], Virtus standing right, foot on prow, holding spear set on round shield and parazonium. RIC II.1 1542; RPC 1916; RSC –. Toned, some deposits and horn silver. Fine. Very rare.

($200) McAlee considers this group of denarii to have been issued at Tyre, not Antioch. (McAlee p.159)

31. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.02 g, 5h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AV G P M COS IIII, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornuopia.

RIC II.1 1554; RPC 1927; RSC 74. Toned, a few scratches under toning. Good VF. ($150)

33 32 32. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.25 g, 5h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AV G P M COS IIII, laureate head right / N[EP] RED, Neptune standing left, with right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and scepter. RIC II.1 1555; RPC 1928; RSC 274. Toned, usual tight flan. Good VF. ($100) 33. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.21 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch (or Tyre?) mint.

Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AV G P M COS IIII, laureate head right / VICTORIA [AV]GVSTI, Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and placing wreath on signum to right. RIC II.1 1557; cf. Hendin 1485; RPC 1929; RSC 618. Toned.

Good VF. ($200) Purchased from A.G. & S. Gillis.

34. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (15mm, 2.81 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch (or Tyre?) mint.

Struck AD 72-73. [IMP CAES V]ESP AV G P M COS III[I], laureate head right / Palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, holding spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 1558; Hendin 1490 corr. (obv. legend); RPC 1930; RSC 645. Toned, usual tight flan. VF. ($500) Purchased from Pars Coins.

35. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.57 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch (or Tyre?) mint.

Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAE[S VESP AVG] P M COS IIII, laureate head right / Vespasian standing in chariot right, driving slow quadriga, holding scepter, branch, and reins. RIC II.1 1559; Hendin 1491 corr. (obv. legend); RPC 1931; RSC 643.

Toned. Good VF. ($500) 17

36. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.91 g, 6h). Uncertain (Ephesus?) mint. Struck AD 76. T CAES IMP VESP CENS, laureate head right; annulet below / Eagle standing left, head right, wings open, on garlanded altar; COS VI flanking. RIC II.1 1481; RPC 1457; RSC 61. Attractive dark cabinet toning, minor edge split. Good VF. ($300) Ex Helios 6 (9 March 2011), lot 794.

37. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.07 g, 6h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 72-73. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II.1 1560 (Vespasian); RPC 1932; RSC 44. Toned. EF. ($300)

38. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 72-73. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / NEP RED, Neptune standing left, with right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and scepter. RIC II.1 1561 (Vespasian); RPC 1933; RSC 122 corr. (Neptune left, not right). Toned, minor porosity. VF. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 43 (24 September 1997), lot 1880.

39. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.46 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 72-73. T CAES IMP VES[P PON T]R POT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, holding spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 1562 (Vespasian); Hendin 1492; RPC II 1934; RSC 392. Toned. Good VF. ($500) Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 21 (17 March 2009), lot 295.

40. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.44 g, 7h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 72-73. T CAES IMP VESP P ON TR POT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Titus standing in chariot right, driving slow quadriga, holding scepter, branch, and reins. RIC II 1563; Hendin 1493; RPC 1935; RSC 395. Lightly toned. EF. ($500) Ex Rauch 91 (5 December 2012), lot 323.

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42 41 41. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Uncertain (Ephesus?) mint. Struck AD 76.

CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right; annulet below / PON MAX TR P COS IIII, winged caduceus. RIC II.1 1496; RPC 1469; RSC 369. Toned, minor porosity. Good VF. Rare. ($200) Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection (Gemini X, 13 January 2013), lot 748.

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CRETE, Koinon of Crete. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.08 g, 7h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. IMP CAES NER TRAIA OPTIM AVG GER DAC PART, laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / Diktynna seated left on rocks, holding uncertain object and the infant Zeus; to either side of her, an armed Curete standing left; ΔIKTYNNA above, KPHT in exergue. RPC III 13; Woytek, Bilinguen 1; Svoronos, Numismatique pl. XXXIII, 23-4; SNG Copenhagen 578; BMC 16. Toned. Fine. Rare. ($150) Reportedly found in the Levant.

Zeus was the son of the Titans Cronos and Rhea. Cronos, fearing any offspring would usurp his position as principle deity, would swallow each child Rhea gave birth to. Upon the birth of Zeus, however, Rhea tricked Cronos by presenting a swaddled rock in place of the newborn god. Cronos swallowed the rock and Zeus was secretly taken to the island of Crete, where he was reared by nymphs in a cave in Mount Dikte.

A popular cult to Zeus Diktaios lasted in the area until the Christian period.

The cult of Diktynna predates Mycanean influence in the region. As a virgin goddess associated with nature and hunting (she is credited with inventing a crucial hunting tool, the net), she naturally became associated with Artemis. In one of ancient myth’s numerous perplexing and anachronistic details, she is often described as being the daughter of Zeus and Karme.

A note from the collector: The style of the obverse is similar to that of Trajan’s Syrian tetradrachms, and this coin may have been struck at the same Syrian mint. The denomination is ambiguous (denarius or drachm?) since the obverse legend is in Latin and the reverse legend is in Greek.

43. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.46 g, 6h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck August–December AD 117. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER DAC, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F [P M TR P COS P P], Trajan and Hadrian standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands and each holding a volumen in left; ADOPTIO in exergue. RIC II.3 2959; RPC p. 449; RSC 4d; McAlee p. 217, fig. 22 (this coin illustrated).

Toned. EF. Very rare. An exquisite example of the first eastern issue of Hadrian. ($500) McAlee suggests that the earliest eastern issues of Hadrian in fact originate in Tyre, based on this coin’s close similarity to the eagle-on-club tetradrachms that he also attributes there.

44 45 44. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis, seen from front / P M TR POTES COS III, AequitasMoneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2964; RPC p. 449; RSC 1179b. Toned. Near EF. Very rare.

($200) 45. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis, seen from front / P M TR POTES COS III, AequitasMoneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2964 (same obv. die as illustration); RPC p. 449; RSC 1179b.

Toned, flan cracks, spot of roughness on reverse. Good VF. Very rare. ($200) 19

46. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.96 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. [IMP CAES]AR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / [P M TR PO]TES COS III, Aequitas-Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2964; RPC p. 449; RSC 1179b. Flan flaws. Fine. Very rare. ($100)

47. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR POTES COS III, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2966; RPC p. 449; RSC 1179. Lustrous, minor flan flaw in reverse field. EF. Very rare. ($500) A note from the collector: One of the finest known examples of Hadrian’s Antioch denarii, this coin also has an unusual draped and cuirassed bust; most examples have a cuirassed bust with no drapery.

48. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.42 g, 7h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR POTES COS III, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2966; RPC p. 449; RSC 1179; McAlee p. 217, fig. 22 (this coin illustrated). Toned. Good VF. Very rare. ($200)

49. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIAN[VS AVG], laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR POTES COS III, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2967; RPC p. 449; RSC 1179a. Faint deposits, touch of porosity on neck. Near EF. Very rare. ($300)

50 51 50. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.10 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 119. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HA[DRIANVS AVG], laureate and cuirassed bust right, with aegis, seen from front / P M TR III P[OTES] COS III, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II.3 2972 (same obv. die as illustration); RPC p. 449; RSC 1179e. Faint deposits, a few scratches. Good Fine. Very rare. ($150) 51. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.06 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 128-circa AD 130.

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / COS III, Aequitas-Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC II.3 3028; RPC p. 449; cf. RSC 382a (Rome mint). Lightly toned with underlying luster.

Good VF. ($200) Ex vAuctions 236 (5 November 2009), lot 33.

RIC, quoting Curtis Clay (Gemini II, lot 387), notes that this issue is more common from the eastern mints and highlights the possibility all denarii of this type may have been produced there.

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53 52 52. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 128-circa AD 130.

HADRIANVS AVGVS[TVS P] P, laureate head right / COS III, Victory seated left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC II.3 3072; RPC p. 449; RSC 363. Toned. Good VF. Rare.

($200) Ex Gitbud & Naumann 4 (2 June 2013), lot 301 (there as Rome mint).

53. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.81 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 128-circa AD 130.

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate head right / COS III, crescent with five stars above. RIC II.3 3082; RPC p. 449; RSC 464. Toned, flan flaws. Good VF. Rare. ($150)

54. Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.98 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 192. IM COMM ANTO [NINVS PIVS] TR P II, laureate head right / LIB AVG P M TR P XVIII COS VII P P, Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus and sceptre; star in left field. Bickford-Smith p. 54, note 7; RIC IV –; MIR –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Toned, delamination flaw on obverse. VF. Very rare. ($300) Curtis Clay suggests that this issue was struck in preparation for Commodus’ proposed visit to Alexandria, prior to his assassination.

55.

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56.

Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVS AVT COS II, laureate head right / VICTO R I VS T AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 81f; BMCRE p. 74, ‡ note; RSC 76a. Toned, minor porosity. Good VF. Rare. ($750) Ex ArtCoins Roma 2 (10 December 2010), lot 261.

57.

Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, AD 193-195. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.02 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, late AD 194. D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right / FE[LICIT] AS COS II, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and long scepter. Bickford-Smith p. 56 and pl. I, 8 (same rev. die); c f. RIC IV 4 (Rome mint); cf.

BMCRE 91-2 (same); cf. RSC 15 (same). Attractive cabinet toning. VF. Rare. ($300) Ex Münzen und Medaillen Deutschland 45 (9 June 2017), lot 35.

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58 59 60 58.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.62 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 193. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG, laureate head right / CERER FRVG, Ceres standing left, holding long staff and grain ears. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Flan flaw, slight porosity. Good Fine. Rare. ($100) 59.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.50 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 193. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS, laureate head right / FELICIT TEMPOR, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae. RIC IV – (but cf. 373 for issue with COS II); BMCRE – (cf. 347, same); RSC – (cf. 142b, same). Toned. VF. ($100) Ex Gorny & Mosch (13 October 2008), lot 2418.

60.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.81 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 193. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS I, laureate head right / LIBERA L AVG, Liberalitas seated left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV – (but cf. 402 for issue with COS II); BMCRE – (cf. 376, same); RSC – (cf. 287b, same. Toned, underlying luster, minor porosity and deposits. VF. ($100) Many COS I denarii of this mint are in fact COS II issues, with the second I off the flan or blending into the truncation of the bust. This example quite clearly reads COS I.

61 62 63 61.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.60 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 193. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG, laureate head right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, seven stars above crescent. RIC IV 360 var. (rev. legend); BMCRE p. 88, ¶ var. (same); RSC 627 var. (same). Toned, slight porosity. Good Fine. Rare. ($100) 62.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.09 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 193. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS I, laureate head right / VIC T A VG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV – (but cf. 424 for issue with COS II); BMCRE – (cf. 395, same); RSC – (cf. 675a, same). Toned. Good Fine.

Well centered. ($100) 63.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / BONI E V ENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding basket of fruit and two grain ears. RIC IV 369; BMCRE 343; RSC 68. Toned, minor deposits. Good VF. ($100)

64.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG II C, laureate head right / BONI EVENTVS, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae. RIC IV 369A var. (obv. legend); BMCRE p. 91, * var. (same); RSC 68c var. (same). Toned. Near VF. Rare variety with abbreviated consular year. ($300) A note from the collector: The reverse type crossed cornucopiae normally occurs with the legend FELICIT(AS) TEMPOR. Its occurrence with the legend BONI EVENTVS is very rare (no examples are recorded in CoinArchives). This variety, which also has an abbreviated consular date, is unpublished.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.56 g, 7h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP] CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG, laureate head right / BONI EV [ENTV]S II COS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding basket of fruit and two grain ears. RIC IV 369 note; BMCRE 343 note; RSC 68b. Toned. Fine. Rare variety with consular year on reverse.

($100) 66.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / BONA SPES, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt.

RIC IV 364; BMCRE 340; RSC 55b. Rich cabinet toning. EF. Sharp strike. ($100) 67.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / BONA SPEI, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt.

RIC IV 364/365 (for obv./rev.); BMCRE 340/341 (for obv./rev.); RSC 55b/55c (for obv./rev.). Lightly toned. VF. ($100)

68 69 70 68.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.69 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP CA]E L SEP SE V PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right / BONA E SPEI, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt.

RIC IV 366a; BMCRE 341; RSC 60. Edge split, flan flaws on reverse. Near VF. Variety with abbreviated consular year.

($75) 69.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.73 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / CERER FRVG, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and long torch. RIC IV 370; BMCRE 345; RSC 69. VF. ($100) 70.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.78 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FELICIT TEMPOR, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae. RIC IV 373; BMCRE 347; RSC 142b. Light golden toning. Good VF. ($100)

71.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.56 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FELICIT TEMPOR, basket of fruits. RIC IV 375; BMCRE 346; RSC 144.

Toned, faint porosity. VF. ($200) Ex Rauch 89 (5 December 2011), lot 1700.

72.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.97 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FORTV N REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.

RIC IV 377; BMCRE 353 var. (rev. legend breaks); RSC 174a. Light golden toning. EF. ($100) 23

73.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.04 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG II C, laureate head right / FORTVN R DVCI (sic), Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.

RIC IV 378 var. (legends); BMCRE 352-6 var. (same); RSC 186 var. (same). Toned. EF. Rare variety with abbreviated consular year. ($200) Ex ArtCoins Roma 2 (10 December 2010), lot 263.

74.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.00 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / INVICT O IMP, trophy. RIC IV 389; BMCRE 365-6; RSC 232. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($100) Ex Gorny & Mosch 165 (17 March 2008), lot 2085.

75.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.19 g, 12h). Legionary issue. Emesa mint. Struck AD 194195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / LEG XIII V GEM M V (sic), legionary aquila between two signa; TR P COS in exergue. RIC IV 397 var. (rev. legend); BMCRE 371 var. (same); RSC 274 var. (same). Toned. VF. Well struck. Interesting variant with XIIII erroneously engraved as XIIIV. ($200) Ex Naville 24 (17 July 2016), lot 597.

76 78 77 76.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.71 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / LIBE R AVG, Liberalitas seated left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 401; BMCRE 376A (Addenda p. 617); RSC 287. Toned. Near EF. ($100) Purchased from Apollo Numismatics.

77.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.45 g, 7h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right / [MART] VICT, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 404b; BMCRE 380 note; RSC 324b. Near VF. Rare variety with abbreviated consular year. ($100) Ex vAuctions 263 (5 May 2011), lot 105.

78.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CA L SE SEV PER AVG COS II, laureate head right / MINER VI CTRI, Minerva standing left, holding spear and resting shield on ground. RIC IV 410 var. (obv. legend); BMCRE p. 96, ‡ var. (same); RSC 327c var. (same). Good VF. Rare obverse legend variety. ($100) Ex Rauch E-Auction 14 (14 December 2013), lot 307 (since cleaned).

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79 80 79.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE [V PERT AV]G COS II, laureate head right / MINER VICT, Minerva standing left, holding spear. RIC –; BMCRE –; RSC 327e; CNG 67, lot 111 = CNG 61, lot 1915 (same rev. die). Some porosity. Good Fine. Rare pose for Minerva.

($100) 80.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.01 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / MINER V ICT, Minerva standing left, holding owl and spear; shield at feet.

RIC –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Good VF. Very rare type – none in Arnold, Kelly, Bickford-Smith, or CoinArchives.

($200)

81.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.78 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / M ONE T AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 411a; BMCRE 380-5 var. (rev. legend breaks); RSC 330. Toned. EF. Well struck from a fresh obverse die. ($400) A note from the collector: One of the best preserved examples of Severus’s “Emesa” coinage that I have encountered.

82 83 84 82.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.78 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP] CE L SEP SE V PERT AVG, laureate head right / [MONET]AE AVG II COS, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.

RIC IV 411-412A var. (legends); BMCRE 380-6 var. (same); RSC 330-330b var. (same). Toned. Fine. Rare variety with consular year on reverse. ($100) 83.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.23 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / SAECVL FELICIT, seven stars over crescent. RIC IV 417; BMCRE 391; RSC 628a. Lightly toned. EF. ($150) Purchased from Ancient Numismatic Enterprise.

84.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIM [O PBINCIPI?], Septimius on horseback left, raising hand. RIC IV 415; BMCRE 389; RSC 652. Toned. Good VF. ($100)

85 86 85.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.51 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / T R P III IMP V COS II, captive seated right, resting head on hand, the other hand on ground; shield and curved sword in exergue. RIC IV 432; BMCRE 409; RSC 660a. Toned. Good VF.

($200) 86.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.50 g, 2h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / T R P III IMP V COS II, captive seated right with hands bound behind back; pile of arms in background to right. RIC IV 433; BMCRE 406; RSC 659. Toned, porous. Near VF. ($100) 25

87 88 89 87.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.23 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / TR P III IMP V COS II, trophy between two captives seated back to back, the one on left propping head on hand, the one on right with hands tied behind back. RIC IV 435; BMCRE 410; RSC 658.

Toned, small edge split. Good VF. ($100) Purchased from Ancient Numismatic Enterprise.

Mule with a reverse of Julia Domna 88.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.67 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP] CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VENE[ER] VICT, Venus standing left, holding apple and long scepter.

RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –; Rauch 90, lot 550. Lightly toned. Near VF. Very rare mule with reverse intended for denarii of Julia Domna. ($100) 89.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.74 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP] CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VICT AV G, Victory standing left, holding palm frond and inscribing shield set on column with AV/G. RIC IV 420 note; BMCRE p. 98, † note; RSC 673b. Toned, underlying luster, areas of weak strike.

Near EF. Rare. ($150)

90 91 92 90.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.21 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VI CT A VG, Victory seated left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 427; BMCRE 402A; RSC 677. Tomed, faint porosity. VF. ($100) 91.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.86 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG CO(S over I)I, laureate head right / VICT OR AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 425; BMCRE 396; RSC 697 (all with fully engraved obv. legend). Lightly toned with underlying luster. EF. ($100) Ex vAuctions 213 (2 October 2008), lot 79.

A note from the collector: The style of this coin is similar to the “Old Laodicea” issues, while the date is consistent with the “Emesa” issues, which illustrates continuity (and probably identity of mint) between the two issues.

92.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.00 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IM]P CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VICTO R AVG, Victory standing right, foot on globe, holding palm frond and inscribing shield set on column. RIC IV 430 var. (Victory right; rev. legend); BMCRE 402 var. (same); RSC 703a var. (same). Toned, some roughness. Fine. Very rare with Victory right. ($100)

93 94 95 93.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.17 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP CA]E L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VICTOR IVS T AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 427A; BMCRE 398 var. (rev. legend breaks); RSC 739-40. Toned. Good Fine. Rare.

($150) Ex Rauch 94 (9 April 2014), lot 1052.

A note from the collector: The reverse legend (IVST.) on this and the next coin incorrectly refers to Pescennius Niger, not Severus, and shows continuity with Niger’s Antioch issues.

94.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.79 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE [V] PERT AVG, laureate head right / [VICTOR IVS]T AVG II COS, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 362A; BMCRE 338 note; RSC 740a. Toned, double struck on reverse. Fine. Rare variety with consular year on reverse. ($75) 95.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.66 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VICTOR SEVE R AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 428; BMCRE 399; RSC 749. Toned. Near EF. ($100) 26

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96a Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.77 g, 5h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FORTV N REDVC, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 379; BMCRE 355; RSC 173a. Lightly toned. VF. 96b Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.99 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS I I, laureate head right / FORTV N R EDVC, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 379; BMCRE 358 var. (obv. legend breaks); RSC 173a. Light golden toning. VF. Interesting variant with the final I in the consular year appearing at the beginning of the legend.

96c Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.09 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP] CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FORTVN R EDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV 383; BMCRE 358-361 (for obv./rev.); RSC 175a. Toned. VF. 96d Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.92 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. [IMP CAE] L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FORTV N T REDVC, Fortuna (Pax) seated left, holding branch and cornucopia.

RIC IV 386; BMCRE p. 93, †; RSC 177. Lightly toned. Fine.

96e Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.29 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / FORTVN A REDVCI, Fortuna (Pietas) standing left, holding cornucopia and sacrificing out of patera over alter to left. RIC IV 385; BMCRE 363 note; RSC 185. Some porosity, short scruff. VF. 96f Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.49 g, 6h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SE V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / LIBERAL A VG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 400; BMCRE 373 note; RSC 283a. Lightly toned. Good VF.

($200)

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97a Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.97 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV P[ERT AVG] COS II, laureate head right / MART V ICTOR, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 406a; BMCRE 378 var. (legend breaks); RSC 324c. Lightly toned. Good Fine.

97b Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 2.61 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / PIETAT AVG, Septimius standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar to left.

RIC IV 413; BMCRE 387; RSC 376. Toned. VF. 97c Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.77 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VI C T OR AVG, Victory advancing right, holding trophy in both hands. RIC IV 423; BMCRE 393 note; RSC 696. Toned. VF. 97d Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VICTOR AV G, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 425; BMCRE 397 var. (rev. legend breaks); RSC 697. Lightly toned. Good VF. 97e Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.59 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV [PE]RT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VIRTV T E AVG, Virtus standing right, holding spear and parazonium. RIC IV 431; BMCRE 403; RSC 771. Lightly toned. VF. Ex Rauch 94 (9 April 2014), lot 1052.

97f Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.07 g, 7h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right / VIRTV TE AVG, Virtus standing left, holding Victory and inverted spear. RIC IV 431A; BMCRE 404; RSC 771a. Toned, porous. Fine. Rare.

($200)

98 99 100 98.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.75 g, 12h). Laodicea mint. Struck AD 193(?). L SEPT SEV PE RET AVG IMP, laureate head right / M ONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Cf. RIC IV 460b; cf. BMCRE p. 109 *; cf. RSC 331a (all for obv. legend ending in IMP II, AD 194). Light golden toning. VF. Extremely rare variety apparently lacking the II at the end of the obverse legend. ($100) Purchased from Trusted Coins.

Both RIC and BMCRE note that legends ending in IMP or IMP I are doubtful. It is possible that many coins described have the II either off the flan or erroneously left off the die.

99.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.14 g, 6h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERTE AVG IMP II, laureate head right / BONA SPES, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 444b; BMCRE 425; RSC 57a. Lightly toned, minor porosity. VF. ($100) 100.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.68 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERET AVG IMP I I, laureate head right / BONI EV ENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding basket of fruit and two grain ears. RIC IV 447; BMCRE 427 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 67. Toned. VF. ($100)

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.83 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERET AVG IMP I I, laureate head right / FORT R D EVC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 448 var. (legends); BMCRE 429 var. (rev. legend); RSC 160b var. (rev. legend). Good VF. ($100) Purchased from Münzhandlung Ritter.

102.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.34 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERET AVG IMP II, laureate head right / FORT R DEVC, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 451 note; BMCRE p. 108, * var. (obv. legend); RSC 168 var. (same). VF. ($100) Purchased from Münzhandlung Ritter.

103.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.07 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERTE AVG IMP I I, laureate head right / FORT R DVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing left, holding long branch and cornucopia. RIC IV 453 note; BMCRE 430A note; RSC 153h. Lightly toned. VF. ($100)

104 105 104.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.77 g, 11h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT S[EV P ER]TE AVG IMP II, laureate head right / FORT R DEVC, Fortuna (Pax) seated left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. EF. Apparently unpublished variety with Fortuna (Pax) seated. ($100) 105.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.12 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SE[V PERTE] AVG IMP II, laureate head right / IOVI VICT, Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and long scepter.

RIC IV 454; cf. BMCRE 431 (for type); RSC 247. Lustrous, some roughness and horn silver. EF. ($100)

106.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.87 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERTE AVG IMP II, laureate head right / MART VICTOR, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 457 var. (obv. legend); BMCRE p. 108, ‡ note var. (same); RSC 323a var. (same). Light blue and gold toning. EF. ($200) Ex Helios 6 (9 March 2011), lot 883 (hammer €260).

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.37 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP II, laureate head right / M ONE AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.

RIC IV 460a var. (rev. legend); BMCRE p. 109, * var. (same); RSC 331a var. (same). Lightly toned, some porosity. Good VF. ($100) 108.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 1.83 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV PE RTE AVG IMP II, laureate head right / SAECV LI FELICI, seven stars over crescent. Apparently unpublished reverse for Septimius in this issue, but for the same reverse type under Julia Domna: cf. RIC IV 629; cf. BMCRE 421; cf. RSC 173. Porosity, some scrapes. Fine. Extremely rare. ($100) 29

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 11h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. [L SEPT SEV P] ERTE AVG IMP II, laureate head right / VICT OR AV G, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 461a; BMCRE 435; RSC 698a. Lightly toned. VF. ($100) 110.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.74 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194. L SEPT SEV P ERE AVG IMP II, laureate head right / VICT OR AV G, Victory standing left, engraving S C on shield set on column. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Lightly toned. EF. Extremely rare – an unrecorded reverse for Septimius at Laodicea. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 196 (7 March 2011), lot 2781.

111.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.40 g, 11h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 195-196. L SEPT SEV PE R[T AVG IMP] VII, laureate head right / ARAB AD IA BENIC, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 466; BMCRE 9. 110, §; RSC 52. VF. Rare. ($100) Ex Rauch 94 (9 April 2014), lot 1053.

RIC questions the reading of the obverse legend as “... IMP VII.” On this example, there may be an additional I blending in with the truncation of the bust. Other examples are known with a clear IMP VIII date.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.82 g, 6h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VI II, laureate head right / BONI EV ENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding basket of fruit and two grain ears. RIC IV 474; BMCRE 440 var. (obv. legend spacing); RSC 67b. Toned, small green deposits.

VF. ($100) 113.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.76 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / C ERER FRVGIF, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and long scepter. RIC IV 475; BMCRE 441 note; RSC 70. Lightly toned. Good VF. ($100) 114.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.98 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEVER PERT AV G IMP VIII, laureate head right / FORT REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 477 var. (obv. legend); BMCRE 442-3 var. (same); RSC 164 var. (same). Lightly toned, faint porosity.

Near EF. Interesting longer obverse legend. ($100)

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.28 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV P ERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / [FORT] R E DVC, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC 478; BMCRE 442-3 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 166. Lustrous, minor red deposits. EF. ($150) 116.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.00 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / LIB ER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and corncuopia. RIC IV 481; BMCRE 445 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 288. Toned. Good VF. Well centered. Expressive portrait. ($100) 117.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.80 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / MONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 484a; BMCRE 448-9 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 332. Toned. VF. ($100) 30

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.82 g, 6h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV P[E RT AVG I]MP VIII, laureate head right / [V]I CTO R AVG, Victory standing right, foot on globe, inscribing shield set on knee. Cf. RIC IV 486; cf. BMCRE p. 113, †; cf. RSC 704 (all for Victory left). Toned, roughness and minor deposits on reverse. Fine. Extremely rare – apparently unrecorded with Victory right, though RIC and BMCRE both cite Cohen and note that the description is incomplete . ($100)

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119a Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.60 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV P ERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / FORT R REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding cornucopia in each hand. RIC IV 477A var. (rev. legend); BMCRE p. 112, * var. (same); RSC 167a var. (same). Toned, minor green deposits. VF. Rare.

119b Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.31 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VII I, laureate head right / FORT R AVG, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Rough surfaces, lamination flaw on obverse. Fine. Extremely rare – unrecorded reverse legend.

119c Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.11 g, 5h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196197. L S[EPT SEV P] ERT AVG IMP VII I, laureate head right / FORTA REDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing left, holding long branch and cornucopia. RIC IV 479a-b var. (rev. legend); BMCRE 443A var. (same); RSC 157b var. (same). Toned, scratches and scrapes. Fine. Rare.

Purchased from Detlev Hölscher.

119d Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.95 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / MINER VICTRIC, Minerva standing left, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 483; BMCRE p. 113, *; RSC 328. Lightly toned. VF. 119e Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.43 g, 12h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PE RT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / VI[CT] O R AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 485; BMCRE 450; RSC 699. Porous. Good Fine.

($150)

120 121 120.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / HERCVLI DEFENS, Hercules standing right, holding club and bow, lion’s skin draped over shoulder. RIC IV 488; BMCRE 451; RSC 210. Lustrous. EF. ($100) 121.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.76 g, 5h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / P M TR P V COS II P P, Sol standing left, holding whip and raising hand. RIC IV 492; BMCRE 463; RSC 433. Small flan flaw on obverse. Near EF. ($100) Purchased from Beast Coins.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.54 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / PROFE TIO AVG, Septimius on horseback right, holding reins and spear. RIC IV 494; BMCRE 466; RSC 580. Faint gold and blue toning, lustrous, small lamination flaws on obverse. Near EF. ($100) 123.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.67 g, 12h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI, laureate head right / PAR AR AD TR P VI COS II, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 495; BMCRE 626; RSC 361. EF. ($100)

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.13 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI, laureate head right / P AR A D TR P VI, trophy between two captives seated back to back, each looking back towards trophy; COS II P P in exergue. RIC IV 496a corr. (should read “as on 494B”); BMCRE 627-8; RSC 361b. Lightly toned. Near EF. ($100) 125.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.32 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI, laureate head right / P AR A D TR P VI COS II P P, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –; R. Mowat, “Martelage et abrasion des monnaies sous l’empire Romaine: leurs contremarques,” in RN (1901), p. 469, 1 (same dies?); Harlan J. Berk BBS 198, lot 405 (same rev. die). Toned, some porosity and internal crystallization. VF. Extremely rare – possibly the third known example.

($100) Purchased from Forum Ancient Coins.

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126a Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.36 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / P M TR P V COS II P P, pax seated left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter. RIC IV 490a; BMCRE 452-5; RSC 444. Near EF. 126b Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, .59 g, 5h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 196-197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / PR OVIDE NTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding scepter and wand over globe at feet to left. RIC IV 491a; BMCRE 456-7 var. (legend spacing); RSC 592. Lightly toned. VF. 126c Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.91 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / P M TR P V COS II P P, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 493; BMCRE 464; RSC 442. Lightly toned. EF. 126d Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.91 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI, laureate head right / VICT AV G G C OS II P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 499; BMCRE 634; RSC 695. Lightly toned. Good VF.

($200)

127.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.06 g, 6h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / COS I I I P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 504; BMCRE 659; RSC 100. Toned. EF. ($100) 32

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128a Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.29 g, 5h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / AE QVITA T I AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 500; BMCRE 650; RSC 21. Lightly toned. EF. 128b Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.37 g, 12h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IM P XI PART MAX, laureate head right / ANNONA E AVGG, Annona standing left, holding grain ears and cornucopia, resting foot on prow. RIC IV 501; BMCRE 652; RSC 39. Lustrous. EF. 128c Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.21 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AG IM P XI PART MAX, laureate head right / COS I I P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 503a; BMCRE 655; RSC 96. Lightly toned. Near EF. 128d Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.11 g, 12h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / LIBERTA S AVGG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC IV 507; BMCRE 663; RSC 306. Lightly toned. VF.

129.

($200)

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129a Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.89 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / MONETA AVGG, Moneta seated left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 510a; BMCRE 669-70; RSC 345. Lightly toned. VF. 129b Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.41 g, 6h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG I MP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / P MAX T RP IIII COS II P P, Fides standing left, holding basket of fruit and grain ears. RIC IV 511a; BMCRE 712; RSC 455a. Lightly toned, thin flan crack. Good VF. 129c Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Denarius (18mm, 2.24 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation of a ‘New style’ issue of Laodicea ad Mare struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IM P XI PART MAX, laureate head right / VICR AR T HCAE, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and trophy; to left, bound captive seated left, head right. Cf. RIC IV 514; cf. BMCRE 672; cf. RSC 741 (for official issue). Dark green patina. VF. 129d Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.44 g, 12h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / VICTORIAE AVG G FEL, Victory alighting left, holding garland in both hands over shield set on low base. RIC IV 516; BMCRE 678-9 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 719 corr. (Victory holding wreath and palm; no shield set on base). Lightly toned, thin flan crack, a few faint scratches. VF.

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Impressive Dynastic Type

130.

Septimius Severus, with Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.92 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-202. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right / L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right. RIC IV 506; BMCRE 662; RSC 4. Rich old cabinet toning. EF. Very rare. ($500)

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.27 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 201. L SEPT SEVERVS AVG PART MAX P M TR P VIIII, laureate head right / MARTI VICTORI, Mars standing right, holding inverted spear and shield set on base. RIC IV 523A; BMCRE p. 298, *; RSC 319e. Lightly toned. Near EF. Rare.

($100) 132.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.60 g, 12h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 201. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / PART MAX P M TR P VIIII, trophy between two captives seated back to back. Cf. RIC IV 176; cf. BMCRE 256-9; cf. RSC 370 (all for Rome mint). Light peripheral toning. Near EF. Rare.

($150) Purchased from Pars Coins.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.48 g, 6h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 202. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / COS I I I P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 526; BMCRE 732-3; RSC 102. Faint blue-gold toning. EF. ($100) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 876855 (July 2010).

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.84 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. [I]MP CAE L SE P SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / AE QVI TAS II, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. BickfordSmith p. 55-6; RIC IV 343; BMCRE 319 var. (legend breaks); RSC 16. Some green deposits. Good Fine. ($100)

135.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. IMP CAE L SE P SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / ET I A II, Pietas (or Roma?) seated left, holding palladium and scepter. BickfordSmith p. 55-6 and pl. 1, 2 (same dies); RIC IV 348; BMCRE p. 83 *; RSC 133. Toned, underlying luster. VF. Rare.

($300) 34

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.79 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. IMP CAE L SE P SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / BONI E V ENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding plate of fruit and grain ears. Bickford-Smith p. 55-6; RIC IV 347; BMCRE 321; RSC 66. VF. ($100) 137.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.50 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. IMP CAE L SE P SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / FIDEI LEG TP P COS II, Fides standing left, holding Victory and standard.

Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV 349 note; BMCRE 327; RSC 149. Toned. Good Fine. ($100)

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Legionary issue. Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. IMP CAE L SE P SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / L EG III IT AV G, aquila between two signa; TR P COS in exergue. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC 262 corr. (misdescribed as Rome mint). Toned, light porosity, a few rough spots. Near VF. Rare. ($100) Ex vAuctions 239 (7 January 2010), lot 75.

139.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. IMP CAE L S EP SE PERT [AVG], laureate head right / MO NETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. BickfordSmith p. 56; RIC IV 350A note; BMCRE p. 83, ‡; RSC 338a. Toned, edge splits. VF. ($150)

140.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.13 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AV[G], laureate head right / [P M] TR P IIII IMP II [COS], Mars standing right, holding inverted spear and resting shield on ground. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC– . Light golden toning. VF. Very rare and well struck for issue. ($300) Ex Rauch 92 (22 April 2013), 1352.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (16mm, 2.83 g, 11h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 194. [IMP] CAE L SEP SE PERT [AV]G, laureate head right / P M TR P I I COS II, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV 350B; BMCRE 325 note; RSC 383a corr. (rev. legend). Light golden toning, minor deposits. VF. Rare – only two in CoinArchives, this finer. ($150) 142.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.54 g, 5h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 195. [IM] P C AEL S[EP S]EV PERT AVG, laureate head right / APOLLINI AV GVSTO, Apollo standing left, holding patera and lyre. BickfordSmith p. 56 and pl. 1, 9; RIC IV 345; BMCRE 320 var. (legend breaks); RSC 42a. Lightly toned. Good Fine. ($100) 143.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.79 g, 5h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 195. [IMP C]AE L SE [P SEV PERT AVG], laureate head right / LIBERO [PATRI], Bacchus standing left, holding oenochoe over panther and thyrsus. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Lightly toned. Near VF. Rare. ($100) Ex Rauch 86 (12 May 2010), lot 917.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.69 g, 7h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 195. IMP CAE L SE P SEV [PERT AVG], laureate head right / P M TR P III COS II P P, Minerva standing left, holding transverse spear and shield. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV 350E; BMCRE 328A; RSC 391a. Flan crack. Near VF. Rare. ($100) 145.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.66 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / BONI E VENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding basket of fruits and grain ears.

RIC IV 616 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE p. 102, * (Septimius Severus); RSC 10. Some roughness. Near VF. ($100) 146.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / CERE R FRVG, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and lighted torch. RIC IV 616A (Septimius Severus); BMCRE p. 102, † (Septimius Severus); RSC 13a. Lightly toned, die breaks on reverse. Fine.

($100)

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Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.86 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / FELICIT TEMPOR, grain ear between two cornucopiae. RIC IV 621 var. (rev. legend; Septimius Severus); BMCRE p. 103, ‡ var. (same; Septimius Severus); RSC 54 var. (same). Toned, faint porosity. VF. Rare.

($150) 148.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / FORTV N REDVC, Fortuna (Pax) seated left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Underlying luster, scratch. Good VF. Extremely rare. ($150) Ex Lanz 121 (22 November 2004), lot 453.

A number of Fortuna types are known for Julia Domna, but no references seem to describe any with Fortuna seated and holding a branch, rather than a rudder or palm frond.

149.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.70 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / FORTVN REDVC, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC IV 624 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE p. 103, || (Septimius Severus); RSC 65. Lightly toned, faint porosity. VF. ($100)

150 152 151 150.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / LIBERAL AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 627 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 419 (Septimius Severus); RSC 103. Lightly toned. VF. ($100) Purchased from Forum Ancient Coins.

151.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.06 g, 1h). Emesa mint. Struck circa 193-195. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / MONETA AVG, Moneta seated left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 628 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 420 (Septimius Severus); RSC 144a. Light porosity with a hint of underlying luster. VF. ($100) 152.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.39 g, 6h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / BONA SPES, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 614 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 412 (Septimius Severus); RSC 8. Lightly toned.

VF. ($100) 36

153 154 155 153.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 1.99 g, 1h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck circa 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / FORT R AVG, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.

RIC IV 622 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE p. 103, § (Septimius Severus); RSC 68. Porosity and crystallization, flan crack.

Fine. Rare. ($100) 154.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.47 g, 5h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck circa 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENE R VICT, Venus standing left, holding apple and long scepter.

RIC IV 630 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 422 (Septimius Severus); RSC 188a. Toned, a few faint scratches. Near VF.

($100) Purchased from Forum Ancient Coins.

155.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.32 g, 11h). ‘Old style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENER V ICT, Venus standing right, seen from behind, leaning upon short column and holding palm frond and apple. RIC IV 633 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 423 (Septimius Severus); RSC 189. VF. ($100)

157 156 156.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.25 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / DIANA LV CIFERA, Diana standing left and with crescent on shoulder, holding long torch. RIC IV 638 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 598-9 var. (crescent on shoulder of Diana; Septimius Severus); RSC 27. Toned. EF. ($100) 157.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.20 g, 12h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / HIL A RITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV 639 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 600 (Septimius Severus); RSC 72. Lightly toned. Near EF. ($100) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 876865 (July 2010).

159 158 158.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.65 g, 6h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PIETAS PV BLICA, Pietas standing left, raising both hands; lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC IV 643 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 612 (Septimius Severus); RSC 156. Toned, thin flan crack. EF. Attractive. ($100) 159.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.74 g, 2h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint.

Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FE LICITAS, Isis standing right, left foot on prow, holding the infant Horus; to left, altar, against which rests a rudder. RIC IV 645 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 618 (Septimius Severus); RSC 174. Lustrous. EF. ($100)

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160.

A

Lot of three (3) coins.

B

C

160a Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.09 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / CERERI FRVGIF, Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and long scepter. RIC IV 636 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 592 (Septimius Severus); RSC 14.

VF. 160b Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.55 g, 6h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and inverted spear; to left, peacock standing left. RIC IV 640 var. (inverted spear; Septimius Severus); BMCRE 602-3 (Septimius Severus); RSC 97a. Toned. Good VF. 160c Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.03 g, 11h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / LAETI TIA, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder. RIC IV 641 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 610 (Septimius Severus); RSC 101.

Lightly toned, minor porosity. VF.

A 161.

B

($150)

C

Lot of three (3) coins.

161a Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.68 g, 5h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PVDI CITIA, Pudicitia seated left, hand across breast. RIC IV 644 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 614 (Septimius Severus); RSC 168. Cabinet toning with traces of blue iridescence. Good VF. Purchased from Barry Murphy.

161b Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.56 g, 7h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS F ELIX, Venus standing left, holding apple and long scepter. RIC IV 646 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 619 var. (rev. legend spacing; Septimius Severus); RSC 197. Lightly toned, minor porosity. Near EF. 161c Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.91 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 198-202. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VES TAE SANCTAE, Vesta standing left, holding patera and long scepter. RIC IV 648 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 623 (Septimius Severus); RSC 246.

Lightly toned. Near EF.

($150)

162 163 162.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.98 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 194. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / BON E V ENT, Bonus Eventus standing right, holding plate of fruit and grain ears. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV 608 var. (legend and direction of Bonus Eventus; Septimius Severus); BMCRE 328B var. (same; Septimius Severus); RSC 10 var. (same). Lightly toned. VF. Rare. ($100) 163.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.44 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 194. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / E T I A II, Pietas (or Roma?) seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Ragged edge. VF. Very rare. ($200) Though sometimes described as a hybrid with a reverse intended for denarii of Septimius Severus, Bickford-Smith notes that, “where types appear for more than one ruler at the same time, each ruler generally uses his or her own reverse dies, and die-sharing between rulers at this mint is the exception. Consequently, it is not correct to designate, say, Septimius Venus or Julia legionary denarii as ‘hybrid.’” (BickfordSmith p. 57)

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164 165 166 164.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 194. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / PI E TAS, Pietas seated left holding palladium and scepter.

Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV 612 (Septimius Severus); BMCRE 331 (Septimius Severus); RSC 146d. Lightly toned. Fine.

Rare. ($100) 165.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.76 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 194. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENER I VICTI, Venus standing right, seen from behind, resting elbow on column and holding palm frond and apple. Bickford-Smith p. 56; RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Lightly toned. Fine.

Very rare. ($150) 166.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.44 g, 6h). Alexandria mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 195. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left, holding apple and drawing out fold of drapery. Bickford-Smith p. 56 and pl. 1, 10; RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. VF. Rare. ($100)

167 168 169 167. Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 1h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped and cuirassed bust right / PRINCIPI I VVENTVTIS, Caracalla standing left, holding baton and inverted spear; trophy to right. RIC IV 329; BMCRE 458 (Septimius Severus); RSC 505. Toned, short scratch in field. VF. ($75) 168. Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 7h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS PERPETVA, Minerva standing left, holding shield set on ground and inverted spear. RIC IV 330; BMCRE 459-62 (Septimius Severus); RSC 566.

Lightly toned. Near EF. ($100) 169. Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.70 g, 6h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS PERPETVA, Minerva standing left, holding shield set on ground and inverted spear. RIC IV 330; BMCRE 459-62 (Septimius Severus); RSC 566. Toned. Good VF. ($100)

170 171 172 170. Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19mm, 1.61 g, 6h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped and cuirassed bust right / SPEI PE R PETVAE, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. vAuction 331, lot 212. For a similar hybrid, attributed to Rome mint: cf. RIC IV 16; cf. BMCRE p. 55 (Septimius Severus); cf. RSC 597. Rough and porous. Good Fine. Very rare, apparently a hybrid with a reverse of Geta. ($100) 171. Caracalla. As Caesar, AD 196-198. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 197-198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped and cuirassed bust right / SPEI PER PETVAE, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. vAuction 331, lot 212. For a similar hybrid, attributed to Rome mint: cf.

RIC IV 16; cf. BMCRE p. 55 (Septimius Severus); cf. RSC 597. Lightly toned. Good VF. Very rare, apparently a hybrid with a reverse of Geta. ($100) Purchased from First Numismatic GmbH.

172. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.70 g, 5h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. IMP M AVR ANTONINVS PONT AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IMP ERII FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and child in arms. RIC IV 331; BMCRE 646A; RSC 94. Underlying luster. Near EF. ($100) 39

173 174 173. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 1h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. IMP C M AVR ANTON INVS PONT AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS P VBLICA, Securitas seated left, holding globe. RIC IV 332; BMCRE 647; RSC 568. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF. ($100) 174. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.21 g, 10h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. IMP CAE M AVR AN T AVG P TR P, laureate and draped bust right / FIDES PV BLICA, Fides standing left, holding grain ears and basket of fruit. RIC IV 334; BMCRE 636 var. (bust type); RSC 82. Underlying luster. Near EF. ($100)

175 176 175. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.33 g, 10h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. IMP CAE M AVR AN T AVG P TR P, laureate and draped bust right / MINE R VICT RIX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear; shield set on ground to left; trophy to right. RIC IV 336a; BMCRE 640 note; RSC 159. Flan crack. Good VF. ($100) 176. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (21mm, 4.58 g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198. IMP C M AVR ANT ONINVS AVG P TR P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MO NETA AVG G, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 337d; BMCRE 641-2 var. (bust cuirassed); RSC 168c. Near EF. ($100)

177.

A Lot of two (2) coins.

B

177a Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.13 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 199. IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P II, laureate and draped bust right / SPES PV BLICA, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 341a; BMCRE 697; RSC 600. Lightly toned. VF. 177b Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.96 g, 7h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 199. IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P II, laureate and draped bust right / SPES PV BLICA, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 341a; BMCRE 698; RSC 600. Lightly toned. VF.

($150)

178 179 178. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.26 g, 6h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P MAX TR P III, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victor and long scepter. RIC IV 342b; BMCRE 716 note; RSC 181. Underlying luster. Good VF. ($100) The cuirassed busts of Caracalla at Laodicea are often rendered with a single horizontal line, though most references appear inconsistent with their description.

179. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P MAX TR P IIII COS, Caracalla standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar to left. RIC IV 344b; BMCRE 727 note; RSC 183. Toned, underlying luster. EF. Well struck on a broad flan. ($100) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 841997 (April 2009).

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182 180 181 180. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.95 g, 5h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PART MAX PONT TR P III, trophy between two captives seated back to back, the left resting head on hand; COS in exergue. RIC IV 346 var. (bust type); BMCRE 730; RSC 177a. Light peripheral toning, underlying luster. Good VF. ($100) Purchased from Pars Coins.

181. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.84 g, 4h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SAL GEN HVM, Salus standing left, extending hand to raise up woman kneeling right, and holding serpent-entwined scepter. RIC IV 350; BMCRE 701; RSC 558a. Toned. EF. Expressive portrait. ($100) Ex vAuctions 236 (5 November 2009), lot 73.

182. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.75 g, 5h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRI T ORBIS, Securitas seated left, holding scepter and resting head on hand. RIC IV 351b; BMCRE 703; RSC 573a. Toned. EF. ($100)

Ex Murphy & Kelly

183. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.89 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust seen from front; cuirass decorated with gorgoneion / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, Caracalla standing left, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; to left, captive seated left, resting head on hand. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Handsome cabinet toning with hints of gold and blue. Good VF. Very rare type not recorded for Caracalla at Laodicea, paired with an exceptional bust type. ($300) Ex Nomisma S.p.a. 45 (12 May 2012), lot 193; Barry P. Murphy Collection, SEV-408; Michael Kelly Collection (Spink 123, 18 November 1997), lot 1288.

184 185 184. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.41 g, 5h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, Caracalla standing left, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; to left, captive seated left, resting head on hand. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Lightly toned. VF. Very rare type not recorded for Caracalla at Laodicea. ($100) Purchased from Forum Ancient Coins.

185. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.69 g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 200-201.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIR T AVGG, Virtus standing left, holding Victory and inverted spear. RIC IV 354; BMCRE 710-11 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 664. Lightly toned with underlying luster.

Good VF. ($100) 41

Unpublished Late Eastern Issue

186. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.96 g, 12h). Uncertain Syrian(?) mint. Struck circa AD 215.

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Fides standing left, holding two signa.

Unpublished in the standard references, but for another late eastern denarius with a FIDES MILITVM reverse, see: McAlee p. 266, fig. 24 = Aufhauser 10 (5 October 1996), lot 46; Steinberg Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica/Spink, 16 November 1994), lot 614. Porosity. VF. ($200) Purchased from Romae Aeternae Numismatics.

McAlee hypothesizes that this coin is part of a small wartime issue of denarii, know from the two examples cited above, and related to the tetradrachm issues given by Prieur to Antioch (cf. Prieur 229-245). In any case, its distinctive eastern-style portrait and low-grade silver flan are strongly reminiscent of Caracalla’s Syrian tetradrachms, suggesting a hitherto unknown official issue.

187.

A Lot of two (2) coins.

B

187a Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.65 g, 1h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 202. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right / CONCO RDIAE, Concordia seated left, holding globe and double corncuopia. RIC IV 370 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); BMCRE 734-6 var. (rev. legend spacing; Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 7. Delicate gold and blue toning. Near EF. 187b Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.78 g, 5h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 202. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right / HIL A R ITAS, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV 371 (Caracalla); BMCRE 737 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 14.

Hints of luster. Near EF.

188.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

B

($150)

C

188a Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.15 g, 1h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 198-202. L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right / FELICITAS TE MPOR, Felicitas standing right, holding long caduceus and clasping hands with Geta, standing left, holding cornucopia. RIC IV 94; BMCRE 685 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 49. Lightly toned, flan flaw. Good VF. 188b Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.65 g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 198-202. L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right / FELICITA S T EMPOR, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 95; BMCRE 683-4 var. (bust type, rev. legend spacing; Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 14. Lightly toned with underlying luster. Good VF. 188c Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.22 g, 1h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 198-202. L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, draped bust right / SPEI PER PETVAE, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 96; BMCRE 690 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 192. Lightly toned. Good VF.

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189

190

191

189. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-202. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P I E T A S, Pietas standing left, raising hand; lighted altar to left. RIC IV 99 var. (bust type); BMCRE 720-1 var. (same; Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 97 var. (same). Lustrous. EF. ($100) 190. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.31 g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-202. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT AE T E RN, Victory advancing left, holding open wreath; to left, shield set on base. RIC IV 101; BMCRE 723 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 206. Delicate golden toning. Near EF. ($100) 191. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.38 g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 202-203. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MARTI VICTORI, Mars advancing right, holding trophy over shoulder and transverse scepter. RIC IV 103 var. (bust type); BMCRE 742 note (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 76a. Delicate golden toning. Near EF. ($100)

192.

A Lot of two (2) coins.

B

192a Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.77 g, 11h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 202-203. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MINERV SANCT, Minerva standing left, resting shield on ground and holding inverted spear. RIC IV 105a var. (bust type); BMCRE 751 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 83a. Lightly toned. VF. 192b Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.27 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 202-203. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, laureate and draped bust right / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, aspergillum. RIC IV 107 var. (bust type); BMCRE 754-7 (Septimius Severus & Caracalla); RSC 189a. Lightly toned. Good VF.

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($150)

Eastern Mints Elagabalus to Severus Alexander

193.

Lot of two (2) coins.

A

B

193a Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.81 g, 11h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head right / CON COR DIA, two signa between two aquilae; MILIT in exergue. RIC IV 187; Thirion 345; BMCRE 276; RSC 15a; McAlee Supp. 1, p. 10, fig. 27A, B (this coin illustrated). Delicate gray and gold toning. Near EF. Though generally attributed to Antioch mint in the trade, the eastern denarii of Elagabalus undoubtedly originated elsewhere, as argued by Butcher (p. 68). A majority of these issues feature styles more akin to the provincial mints of the Balkans than of Syria. The denarii in this and the following lot, however, are very clearly related to the bronze issues of Antioch. Further study is needed to address this issue, but for now it would appear that at least some of the eastern denarii of Elagabalus should be re-attributed back to Antioch.

193b SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (19mm, 4.84 g, 11h). AVT K M AV[P C ANTΩNIN] OC CЄ, laureate head right / Large SC; Δ above, Є below; all within wreath with star at top. McAlee 777(c)/2 (this coin cited and illustrated). Green-brown patina with delicate earthen highlights. Near VF.

($200)

194.

Lot of two (2) coins.

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B

194a Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.03 g, 11h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head right / SANCTE DEO SOLI, slow quadriga right, bearing the sacred Stone of Emesa on which is an eagle, surrounded by four parasols; ELAGABAL in exergue. RIC IV 195 var. (bust type); Thirion 358a-360 var. (same); BMCRE 284-6 var. (same); RSC 268-286a var. (same). Lightly toned. Good VF. Rare.

Ex vAuctions 275 (Gitbud & Naumann, 5 January 2012), lot 440.

194b SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (19mm, 3.91 g, 11h). AVT K M AVP C ANTΩNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / Large SC; Δ above, Є below; all within wreath with star at top. McAlee 777(c). Green patina with brown earthen highlights. VF. Purchased from Pegasi.

($750)

195. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.76 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS, galley under sail with seven oarsmen right, hortator and gubernator at stern; TEMP in exergue. RIC IV 188 var. (obv. legend); Thirion 348 var. (same); BMCRE 277 var. (same); RSC 27a var. (same). Toned, some flan flaws. Good VF. Rare obverse legend variety with FELIX spelled out. ($100) 44

197 196 196. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.88 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONSVL II P P ··, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and transverse scepter. RIC IV 165; Thirion 322; BMCRE 307 note; RSC 22. Toned. VF. Rare. ($100) 197. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.49 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONSVL II P P, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 167; Thirion 324; BMCRE 307 note; RSC 22. Some luster. EF. Sharply struck reverse.

($100)

198. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.97 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 187A var. (bust type); Thirion 346 var. (same); BMCRE p. 573, †; RSC 26b var. (same).

Lightly toned. Near EF. Very rare. ($200) Ex Numismatik Naumann 46 (11 September 2016), lot 696.

As neither RIC, Thirion, nor RSC were able to trace an example, while BMCRE cites the one in the G.A. Arnold Collection (Glendining, 21 November 1984, lot 258), it is possible that all in fact refer to this bust type.

199. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS, galley under sail with seven oarsmen right, hortator and gubernator at stern; TEMP in exergue. RIC IV 188; Thirion 348; BMCRE 277; RSC 27a. Lightly toned.

Near EF. ($300) Ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 2560.

200 201 202 200. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.63 g, 1h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head right / FELICITAS, galley under sail with seven oarsmen right, hortator and gubernator at stern; TEMP in exergue. RIC IV 188; Thirion –; BMCRE 277 note; RSC 27. Lightly toned. Near EF.

($100) Ex Naville 19 (13 December 2015), lot 544.

201. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / HILARITAS AVG, Hilaritas standing left, holding patera and palm frond; child at each side. RIC IV 190; Thirion 353; BMRE 282; RSC 54. Lightly toned. VF. ($100) 202. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head right / HILARIT A S AVG, Hilaritas standing left, holding patera and palm frond; child at each side. RIC IV 190; Thirion –; BMRE 280 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 55. Good VF. Rare bust type.

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203. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SANCTE DEO SOL I, slow quadriga right, bearing the sacred Stone of Emesa on which is an eagle, surrounded by four parasols; ELAGABA/L in exergue. RIC IV 195; Thirion 360; BMCRE 284-5 var. (rev. legend spacing): RSC 268. Lightly toned. Good VF. Rare. Interesting variety with reverse legend in two lines. Fine style. ($500) Ex Peus 401 (3 November 2010), lot 624.

Unpublished Type in Silver

204. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.02 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SOLI PRO P VNATORI, Sol standing right, preparing to cast thunderbolt, cloak draped over extended arm. Lanz 102, lot 804 (same dies). For the aureus of the same types, see: RIC IV 198 Thirion 366; BMCRE 288. Lightly toned. VF. Extremely rare. ($200) Purchased from Dr. Martina Dieterle.

205 206 207 205. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.36 g, 10h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTA PV BLICA, Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing with patera over lighted tripod to left. RIC IV 202; Thirion 371; BMCRE 291 note; RSC 306. Lightly toned, reverse slightly off center. Near EF. ($100) 206. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.98 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding Victory and transverse scepter; shield to right. Cohen 287. For a contemporary forgery of similar types, see: RIC IV 204; BMCRE 292; RSC 287. Toned, spots of porosity. VF. Extremely rare, apparently only the second known. ($200) Purchased from Harlan J. Berk.

Curtis Clay notes one other specimen, from different dies and recorded by him as being in Vienna, but apparently absent from the online catalog. This is also the example recorded by Cohen.

207. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219.

ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / HILAR IT A S AVG, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV –; Thirion –; BMRE –; RSC –; Numismatica Ars Classica 84, lot 1978 (same dies; hammer 650 CHF). Lightly toned. VF. Very rare variety with Hilaritas holding palm and cornucopia without children.

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208.

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D Lot of five (5) coins.

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E

208a Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 1.94 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CON COR DIA, two signa between two aquilae; MILIT in exergue. RIC IV 187; Thirion 344; BMCRE 275; RSC 15. Lightly toned, porous. VF. 208b Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.23 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CON COR DIA, two signa between two aquilae; MILIT in exergue. RIC IV 187; Thirion 344; BMCRE 275; RSC 15. Toned. VF. Purchased from Ancient Roman Coins.

208c Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.86 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left on wheel, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC IV 189 var. (bust type); Thirion 351 corr. (rev. legend); BMCRE 279 note; RSC 47. Toned. VF. Ex vAuctions 304 (27 February 2014), lot 367.

208d Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.05 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TEMPORVM FEL, Felicitas standing left, holding patera and long caduceus. RIC IV 201; Thirion 369; BMCRE 289-90; RSC 278. Reverse off center. EF. 208e Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.95 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TEMPORVM FEL, Felicitas standing left, holding patera and long caduceus. RIC IV 201; Thirion 369; BMCRE 289-90; RSC 278. Some porosity, die break at base of bust. VF. The die break appears to be effacing the cuirass on this specimen.

($200)

209. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.20 g, 1h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 219-220. IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ADVENTVS AVG, Elagabalus on horseback right, holding reins and raising hand. RIC IV 184 var. (bust type); Thirion 340; BMCRE 309 var. (same); RSC 2 var. (same). Toned, some porosity and roughness. VF. ($100) Ex Rauch Summer Auction 2010 (13 September 2010), lot 940.

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Hybrid Fourrée

210. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Fourrée Denarius (19mm, 2.15 g, 5h). Copying an issue of an uncertain eastern mint, AD 218-219. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / I V N O, Juno standing left, holding patera and long scepter; to left, peacock standing left, head right. For this reverse type used for Julia Maesa, see: RIC IV 254; Thirion 433; BMCRE 296; RSC 16. Toned, some bubbling of plating. Good VF. An exceptionally well preserved fourrée.

($100) Ex Rauch 85 (26 November 2009), lot 705 (there as an official hybrid, hammer €240).

211.

A Lot of two (2) coins.

B

211a Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.53 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 219-220. IMP ANTO NINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / BONVS EVENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left, holding grain ears and sacrificing with patera over lighted altar to left. RIC IV 186; Thirion 343; BMCRE 310; RSC 14a. Lightly toned, areas of weak strike. Good VF. 211b Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.02 g, 2h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 219-220. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SPEI PER PETVAE, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 199; Thirion 367; BMCRE 313 var. (obv. legend spacing); RSC 273. Lightly toned, small edge splits. Good VF.

($150)

212 213 214 212.

Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.45 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218220. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right / FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas seated left, holding branch and long scepter; child at each side. RIC IV –; Thirion 430; BMCRE –; RSC 7b. Lightly toned. Good VF. Rare. ($150) Ex vAuctions 248 (24 June 2010), lot 37.

213.

Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.33 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218220. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / I V N O, Juno standing left, holding patera and long scepter; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC IV 256 (Elagabalus); Thirion 435; BMCRE 295 (Elagabalus); RSC 20 and 21.

Light golden toning. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan. ($100) Purchased from Form Ancient Coins.

214.

Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.63 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218220. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane / IVNO REG, Juno standing left, holding patera and long scepter; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC IV 259 var. (rev. legend; Elagabalus); Thirion 437; BMCRE 295 not var. (rev. legend; Elagabalus); RSC 24 var. (rev. legend). Patches of porosity. VF. Rare reverse legend variety. ($100)

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215.

Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.99 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218220. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding long scepter and cornucopia.

RIC IV –; Thirion –; BMCRE –; RSC –; CNG E-202, lot 404 =; Peus 30, lot 905 (same obv. die); CNG 51, lot 1373 (same obv. die). Light mottled toning. VF. Extremely rare – apparently the fourth known (one example now in the BM, but not in BMCRE). ($200)

216.

A

B

C Lot of four (4) coins.

D

216a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.67 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS, Mars standing left, holding branch and inverted spear; star to lower left. RIC IV 262; BMCRE 1007-8; RSC 201a. Lightly toned. VF. 216b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.66 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV AL EXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBERTAS AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta; star to left. RIC IV 285 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1012-3 var. (same); RSC 149 var. (same). Light peripheral toning. Good VF. 216c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.59 g, 2h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV AL EXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / LIBERTAS AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta; star to left. RIC IV 285; BMCRE 1012-3; RSC 149. Lightly toned, some green deposits, flan crack. VF. Purchased from Phil Jones.

216d Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.56 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera; star to upper left. RIC IV 298; BMCRE 10145-5; RSC 535. Lightly toned, small green spot. VF.

($200)

217.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

B

C

217a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.72 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV AEXAND AVG (sic), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [SAL]VS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera; star to upper left. RIC IV 298 var. (bust type, obv. legend); BMCRE 1016 var. (same); RSC 535a var. (same). Thin flan crack. Good VF. Interesting engraver’s error omitting the L in ALEXAND. Ex vAuctions 280 (19 April 2012), lot 169 (there as Rome mint).

217b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO RIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 302; BMCRE 1020 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 561. Lightly toned. VF. 217c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.77 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 1st issue, AD 222. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 302 var. (star on rev.); BMCRE 1020 var. (same); RSC 561 var. (same). Lightly toned.

Near EF. Rare variety.

The Victory types for this issue are generally only recorded without a star.

($200)

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218.

Lot of five (5) coins.

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B

D

E

218a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.25 g, 11h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P COS, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia; star to upper left. RIC IV 264; BMCRE 1026 note; RSC 202. VF. Fine style portrait. Very rare without PP in reverse legend.

218b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.71 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P COS, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia; star to upper left. RIC IV 264; BMCRE 1026 note; RSC 202. VF. A second example in dramatically different style. Very rare without PP in reverse legend.

218c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.76 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia; star to upper left. RIC IV 267; BMCRE 1027-31; RSC 223a. Pale blue and gold toning. Good VF. Attractive style.

218d Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.43 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Mars standing left, holding branch and inverted spear; star to lower left. RIC IV 266; BMCRE 1032*; RSC 207a. Near VF. Unusual large bust.

Purchased from Alex G. Malloy.

218e Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.77 g, 1h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P COS P P, Mars standing left, holding branch and inverted spear; star to lower left. RIC IV 266; BMCRE 1032*; RSC 207a. Lightly toned. VF. Die fill nearly obscures the star on the reverse.

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219.

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D

Lot of four (4) coins.

219a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.88 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd issue, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; star to left. RIC IV 274; BMCRE 1033-5 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 11. Lightly toned. Near VF. 219b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.87 g, 2h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd–3rd issue, AD 222-223.

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / LIBERTAS AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta; star to left. RIC IV 286; BMCRE 1032; RSC 147. Light peripheral toning. VF. 219c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.70 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd–3rd issue, AD 222-223.

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera; star to upper left. RIC IV 298 var. (obv. legend); BMCRE 1037*; RSC 535c. Good VF. Purchased from Civitas Galleries.

219d Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.61 g, 7h). Uncertain eastern mint. 2nd–3rd issue, AD 222-223.

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / VICTO R IA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder; star to right. RIC IV 301; BMCRE 1038-40 var. (rev. legend spacing); RSC 559. Lightly toned, small flan flaw at edge. Good VF.

220.

A Lot of two (2) coins.

($200)

B

220a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.95 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 3rd issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 268; BMCRE 1042; RSC 237. Toned. VF. 220b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Special issue, AD 223.

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / LIBERALITAS AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 281 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1043-6 var. (Same); RSC 108b var. (same). Lightly toned with underlying luster. Good VF.

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221 222 223 221.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.25 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223.

IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left, legs crossed, leaning on column, holding wand over globe and cornucopia. Cf. RIC IV 172 (Rome mint); BMCRE –; cf.

RSC 497a (same). Lightly toned, thin flan crack. Good VF. Very rare. ($100) 222.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC IV 275; BMCRE 1051-2; RSC 38. Lustrous. EF. ($100) 223.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.46 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / NOBI LITAS, Nobilitas standing right, holding long scepter and palladium. RIC IV 290 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1055 var. (same; same rev. die); RSC 181. Toned. Good VF. Very rare – only two on CoinArchives. ($150)

224.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

B

C

224a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.30 g, 5h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 228. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / AEQVI TAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC IV 274; BMCRE 1049 var. (rev. legend); RSC 11. Lightly toned, minor flan flaws and die breaks. Good VF. 224b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBERTAS AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. RIC IV 288; BMCRE 1054; RSC 152b. Light blue and golden toning. Near EF. 224c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 1h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / PIE TAS AVG, Pietas standing left, holding box and dropping incense over lighted altar to left. RIC IV 293 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1057; RSC 195b. Light peripheral toning. Near EF.

225.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

B

($150)

C

225a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.09 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing left, holding box and dropping incense over lighted altar to left. RIC IV 293; BMCRE 1058-60; RSC 196. Toned. Good VF. 225b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. 4th issue, AD 223. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left, holding scepter and wand over globe at feet to left. RIC IV 294 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1061; RSC 495a. Lightly toned.

Good VF. 225c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.36 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern mint. Uncertain issue, AD 222224. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PONTIF MAX T R P II COS P P, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear. RIC IV 271; BMCRE 1063 note; RSC 470. Toned, porosity. Near VF.

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226.

Lot of five (5) coins.

B

C

E

D

226a Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g, 11h). Uncertain eastern or irregular mint. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FIDES EXERCITVS, Fides seated left, holding an uncertain object; signa to left and right. Cf. RIC IV 138; cf. BMCRE 220 note; cf. RSC 50. Porosity, lightly toned. VF. Rare.

A number of rare types that were attributed to the eastern mint in RIC were reattributed as “irregular” issues in BMCRE, following their detailed reanalysis of the mint. Though often copying types found at Rome, they are presented here as “Uncertain eastern or irregular mint.”

226b Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Base AR Denarius (18mm, 2.75 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern or irregular mint. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND [AVG], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FIDES EXERCI[T...], Fides seated left, holding signa; signa to right. RIC IV 278; cf. BMCRE 1071; RSC 48a. Porous, surface flan crack. Near Fine.

226c Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.12 g, 12h). Uncertain eastern or irregular mint. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust right / FIDES M IL ITVM, Fides standing left, holding two signa. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; cf. RSC 52b; Heritage 61151, lot 97417. Lightly toned, rough. VF. Same obv. die as 226d and 226e This and the following two coins are all struck from the same obverse die and thus all originated from the same mint.

226d Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 12h) Uncertain eastern or irregular mint. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing left, holding branch and inverted spear. Cf. RIC IV 160 (Rome); cf. BMCRE 68-71 (Rome); cf. RSC 173a (same). Peripheral toning, thin flan crack. Good VF. Same obv. die as 226c and 226e.

RIC IV 289 describes a similar type, given to Antioch, but the citation to the BM collection is incorrect.

226e Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.58 g, 6h). Uncertain eastern or irregular mint. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS PP, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and long scepter. Cf. RIC IV 5; cf. BMCRE 12-3; cf. RSC 204a (for official issue). Toned, porosity, flan flaw on obverse. VF. Same obv. die as 226c and 226d.

($300)

227.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.67 g, 10h). Uncertain eastern or irregular mint. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / FIDES M I LITVM, Fides standing left, head right, holding vexillum and transverse signa. RIC IV –; BMCRE –; RSC –. Lightly toned, rotated double struck, thin flan crack. Good VF.

($100) This reverse appears to be derived from issues of Elagabalus.

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228 230 229 228.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.51 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera. Bland, Gordian III 8; RIC IV 181; RSC 57a. Good VF. Very rare variety without cornucopia – only six known to Bland, one on CoinArchives. ($100) The most comprehensive study of the eastern coinage of Gordian III is Roger Bland’s unpublished Ph.D. thesis, “The Coinage of Gordian III from the Mints of Antioch and Caesarea”. For a summary, see McAlee, p. 316-319.

229.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.93 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia standing left, holding cornucopia and sacrificing with patera over altar to left. Bland, Gordian III 9; RIC IV 178a; RSC 58.

Good VF. Very rare – only six known to Bland, four on CoinArchives. ($100) 230.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / LIBERALITAS AVG, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. Bland, Gordian III 18; RIC IV 187a; RSC 126. Peripheral toning. Near EF. Interesting issue with the figure of Libertas but the legend of Liberalitas. ($100)

Extremely Rare Left Facing Bust

231.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.58 g, 10h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / LIBEPAL ITAS AVG (sic), Libertas standing left, holding pileus and vindicta. Bland, Gordian III 19; RIC IV 187b; RSC 127; McAlee p. 316, fig. 28A (this coin illustrated); Gemini IV, lot 473 (hammer $725) = George His Collection (Triton V), lot 2062 (part of) = Lanz 66, lot 776. Light gray toning. VF. Extremely rare bust type – only two known to Bland, only the Gemini specimen on CoinArchives. ( $300) Purchased from Freeman & Sear, December 1994.

232.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.04 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / LIBERALITAS AVG II, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. Bland, Gordian III 20; cf. RIC IV 36 (Rome); cf. RSC 130 (same). Lightly toned. VF. Extremely rare – only one example known to Bland, none in CoinArchives. ($200) 54

233.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR I P CON P P, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. Bland, Gordian III 30; RIC IV 168; RSC 186a; Rauch 106, lot 335 (hammer €800). Lightly toned, a few scratches and marks. Good VF. Extremely rare – only one known to Bland, only the Rauch example on CoinArchives. ($200)

234.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.2 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P II COS P P, Gordian standing left, holding transverse scepter and sacrificing with patera over altar to left. Bland, Gordian III 33; cf. RIC IV 37 (Rome mint); cf. RSC 210 (same). Areas of weak strike. Good VF. Extremely rare type for Antioch – only one known to Bland, seemingly only Rome mint issues on CoinArchives. ($100)

235.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.88 g, 2h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P II COS P P, Jupiter seated left, holding globe and long scepter; to left, eagle standing left, head right. Bland, Gordian III –; RIC IV –; RSC –. Toned, minor deposits, flan flaw and scratches on reverse. VF. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished with Jupiter holding a globe. ($200) Ex Saint Paul Antiques 3 (4 August 2017), lot 289 (hammer £240).

236 237 236.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.05 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 44; RIC IV 172; RSC 196a. VF. ($100) The collector described the reverse of this example as Providentia holding a conical shape with an eagle on the right side, and suggested it may represent the Stone of Emesa. To this cataloger, however, it seems more likely that there is a small die flaw on the side of Providentia’s usual globe.

237.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.06 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / [P M TR] P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 45; RIC IV 172; RSC 197. Lightly toned. Good VF. Very rare bust type. ($100) 55

238 239 238.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.67 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 50; RIC IV 193; RSC 302a. Lightly toned.

Near EF. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare. ($100) 239.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.40 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding baton and long scepter; globe at feet to left. Bland, Gordian III 51; RIC IV 194; RSC 299a. Lightly toned. Near EF. Rare. ($100)

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240a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.97 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland, Gordian III 3; RIC IV 177a; RSC 17a. Light golden toning. EF. 240b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (27mm, 3.95 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right, seen from behind / AEQ[VI]TAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland, Gordian III 3 var. (bust type); RIC IV 177a var. (same); RSC 17a var. (same). Toned.

EF. Exquisite style.

240c Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.22 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Bland, Gordian III 7; RIC IV 180; RSC 48a. Peripheral toning. VF. Struck on a broad flan.

240d Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.03 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FIDE S MILIT[VM], Fides standing left, holding signa and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 12; RIC IV 182 var. (bust type); cf. RSC 86 (Rome). Faint double strike. Good VF.

($200)

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241a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.83 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FIDE S MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding signa and cornucopia. Bland, Gordian III 13; RIC IV 183a; RSC 90. Good VF. 241b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.42 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing left, holding olive branch in raised hand and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 21; RIC IV 189a; RSC 173. Peripheral toning, die break before nose. Near EF. 241c Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 44; RIC IV 172; RSC 196a. Rich mottled gold and dark gray toning. Near EF. Well struck from a fresh reverse die.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 877910 (August 2010; there as Rome mint).

241d Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.17 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left, holding globe and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 44; RIC IV 172; RSC 196a. Light golden toning, minor flan flaw on reverse. VF.

($200)

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242a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.11 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding grain ears and cornucopia; altar to left. Bland, Gordian III 53; RIC IV 197; RSC 307. Lightly toned.

Good VF. A note from the collector: The object below Providentia’s outstretched hand resembles a small child with uplifted arms more than an altar.

Compare to the altar on lot 234.

242b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.11 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ROMAE AE TERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear. Bland, Gordian III 56; RIC IV 200; RSC 312a. Lightly toned. VF. 242c Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.15 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICTOR IA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Bland, Gordian III 60; RIC IV 202; RSC 357a. Lightly toned. Good VF. 242d Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 5.10 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st series, AD 238-239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VIRTV S AVG, soldier standing left, holding shield and inverted spear. Bland, Gordian III 63; RIC IV 205; RSC 381 (Rome). Lightly toned. Near EF.

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243 244 243.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.19 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P V COS II P P, Hercules standing right, holding raised club and bow. Bland, Gordian III 75; RIC IV 206 corr. (bust type); RSC 264a. Lightly toned.

Good VF. ($100) Ex Triskeles 7 (12 September 2013), lot 201.

244.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 3.96 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P V COS II P P, Hercules standing right, holding raised club and bow. Bland, Gordian III 74; RIC IV 206; RSC 264. Toned. VF. ($100)

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245a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.63 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding two signae. Bland, Gordian III 67; RIC IV 209 corr. (bust type); RSC 92b. Lightly toned with traces of luster. Near EF. 245b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MARTI P A CIFERO, Mars standing left, holding branch, spear, and shield. Bland, Gordian III 70; RIC IV 212; RSC 162. VF. Rare bust type for issue.

245c Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.96 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MARTI P A CIFERO, Mars standing left, holding branch, spear, and shield. Bland, Gordian III 71; RIC IV 212; RSC 162a; McAlee p. 316, fig. 28A (this coin illustrated). Richly toned. EF. 245d Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax advancing left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 72; RIC IV 214; RSC 179. Some porosity. VF. Rare bust type for issue.

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246a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.38 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax advancing left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 72; RIC IV 214; RSC 179. Lightly toned. VF. Rare bust type for issue.

246b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 5.80 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax advancing left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter. Bland, Gordian III 73; RIC IV 214; RSC 179a. Lightly toned. VF. Struck on a heavy flan, heavier than any recorded by Bland for this type.

Purchased from Palladium Numismatics.

246c Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.00 g, 2h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICTO RI A AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Bland, Gordian III 76; RIC IV 217; RSC 362. Lightly toned.

Near EF. Rare bust type for issue. Struck from the same reverse die as lot 246d.

246d Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.79 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICTO RI A AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Bland, Gordian III 77; RIC IV 217; RSC 362a. Toned. Good VF. Struck from the same reverse die as lot 246c.

Ex MPO Auctions 40 (20 November 2013), lot 198.

($200)

247.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 5.69 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue, AD 242244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICTORIA GORDIANI AVG, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Bland, Gordian III 84; RIC IV 219; RSC 380a. Lightly toned. VF. ($100) Ex Classical Numismatic Review XIX.4 (Fourth Quarter 1994), no. 244.

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248a Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.01 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue, AD 242-244.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Bland, Gordian III 78; RIC IV 210 corr. (bust type); RSC 98b corr. (same). Light golden toning around devices with traces of luster in fields. Good VF. 248b Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.56 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue, AD 242-244.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ORIE N S AVG, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. Bland, Gordian III 79; RIC IV 213; RSC 167. Good VF. 248c Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.01 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Gordian standing right, holding transverse spear and globe. Bland, Gordian III 82; RIC IV 216; RSC 319a; McAlee p. 316, fig. 28A (this coin illustrated). Light golden toning. Near EF. An attractive example.

248d Gordian III. AD 238-244. Fouurée Antoninianus (22mm, 4.51 g, 12h). Copying Antioch mint, 2nd series, 2nd issue, AD 242-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Cf. Bland, Gordian III 83; cf. RIC IV 218; cf. RSC 375a (for official issue). Toned, some bubbling and small breaks in plating. Good VF. An attractive fourée.

248e Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Antoninianus (22mm, 4.41 g, 12h). Contemporary imitation combing an Antioch mint obverse with a Rome mint reverse. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right, resting hand upon hip and holding club set upon rock. For reverse: cf. RIC IV 95; cf. RSC 404. Dark brown-green patina. VF.

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249a Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.32 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st series, 2nd issue. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PAX FVND ATA CVM PERSIS, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter. Bland Study 4; RIC IV 69; RSC 113; McAlee p. 327, fig. 30A (this coin illustrated). Lightly toned. Good VF. 249b Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.96 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st series, 2nd issue. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SPES FELICIT ATIS ORBIS, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. Bland Study 5; RIC IV 70; RSC 221. Lightly toned. VF. The portrait on this lot bears a striking resemblance to that of Gordian III from this mint.

249c Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus. Antioch mint. 1st series, 2nd issue. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SPES FELICIT ATIS ORBIS, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. Bland Study 5; RIC IV 70; RSC 221. Lightly toned, small spot on obverse. VF. 249d Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.63 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st series, 2nd issue. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. Bland Study 5; RIC IV 70; RSC 221. Toned, slightly irregular edge. VF. 249e Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.98 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st series, 2nd issue. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS, Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. Bland Study 5; RIC IV 70; RSC 221. Lightly toned. Near VF. 249f Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.58 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 1st series, 2nd issue. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VIRTVS E XERCITVS, Virtus standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground to right. Bland Study 6; RIC IV 71; RSC 244. Lightly toned, flan flaws. Good VF.

($300)

250 251 250.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.22 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ADVENTVS AVGG, Philip on horseback left, raising hand and holding long scepter. Bland Study 12; RIC IV 81 var. (bust type); RSC 4 var. (same). Light golden toning.

EF. Rare. Well struck and centered. ($150) Ex ArtCoins Roma 3 (31 May 2011), lot 454 (there as Rome mint).

251.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.77 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / ADVENTVS AVGG, Philip on horseback left, raising hand and holding long scepter. Bland Study 13; RIC IV 81; RSC 4. Lightly toned, some porosity. Good VF. Rare. ($100) Ex Gorny & Mosch 204 (5 March 2012), lot 2463.

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Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.18 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 14; RIC IV 82 var. (bust type, rev. legend); RSC 8 var. (same). Lightly toned, weak strike on reverse. Good VF. Rare bust type with an exquisitely detailed cuirass. ($200) Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 97 (11 October 1999), lot 1154.

253.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.72 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 17; RIC IV 82 var. (rev. legend); RSC 8 var. (same). Light golden toning. EF. Well struck.

($150) Ex BVH Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 106, 9 May 2018), lot 766; Heritage 3015 (7 September 2011), lot 23369.

254 255 254.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking left, guided by mahout, holding goad and wand. Bland Study 19; RIC IV –; RSC –; CNG E-436, lot 656 (hammer $575). Toned, thin flan crack. Near EF. ($150) 255.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.89 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Bland Study 21; RIC IV 83 var. (bust type); RSC 34 var. (same). Light peripheral toning, areas of weak strike. Near EF. ($100)

256 257 256.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.39 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / FELI/CITAS/ IMPP in three lines within wreath.

Bland Study 23; RIC IV 84 var. (bust type); RSC 41 var. (same). Lightly toned, minor deposits, thin flan crack. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan. Rare. ($150) 257.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.54 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR P IIII COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 28; RIC IV 75A; RSC 130. Light golden and blue toning. Near EF. Rare with bust seen from front. ($100)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 271 (11 January 2012), lot 510.

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Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.37 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P IIII COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 29; RIC IV 75A; RSC 130. Lightly toned, weak reverse strike. Near EF.

($100) 259.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.24 g, 8h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 30; RIC IV 76; RSC 135. Light golden and darker peripheral toning.

EF. Well struck. ($100) 260.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.72 g, 2h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 31; RIC IV 76 var. (bust type); RSC 135 var. (same); McAlee p. 327, fig. 30A (this coin illustrated). Lightly toned, some porosity. Good VF. Rare bust type. ($100)

261 262 263 261.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.58 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 31; RIC IV 78 corr. (bust type); RSC 155. Warm golden toning in fields with darker devices. Near EF. ($100) 262.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus. Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR P VI COS P P, radiate lion advancing left. Bland Study 38-9 var. (direction of lion); RIC IV 80 var. (bust type, direction of lion); RSC 157 var. (same). Lightly toned, some porosity, light cleaning scratches. VF. Apparently unrecorded with this bust type and lion left. ($100) 263.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.41 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear. Bland Study 43; RIC IV 85; RSC 167. Toned, some porosity. VF. ($100) Purchased from Barry Murphy.

264 265 264.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.70 g, 8h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from beind / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear; small altar to left. Bland Study 44; RIC IV 85 var. (bust type, no altar); RSC 167 var. (same).

Slight porosity. EF. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare bust type. ($100) 265.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.40 g, 7h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / SAECVLVM NOVVM, hexastyle temple; in center, statue of Roma left, holding scepter. Bland Study 47; RIC IV 86b; RSC 199; McAlee p. 327, fig. 30A (this coin illustrated). Golden toning with peripheral iridescence and underlying luster. EF. Rare with bust seen from front. ($100) Purchased from Frank Kovacs.

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A Lot of three (3) coins.

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266a Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 18; RIC IV 82 var. (bust type); RSC 8 var. (same). Warm golden and darker peripheral toning with underlying luster, slightly ragged edge, areas of minor porosity. EF. 266b Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.86 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FIDES EXERCITVS, aquila; two signa to left, one signum to right. Bland Study 24; RIC IV 84A; RSC 50a. Toned. VF. 266c Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (19mm, 4.11 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 2nd series, 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS [P P], radiate lion advancing left. Bland Study 38; RIC IV 80 var. (bust type, direction of lion); RSC 157 var. (same). Toned, porous. VF. Rare.

($150)

267 268 269 267.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.27 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 50; RIC IV –; RSC –. Lightly toned with underlying luster, flan crack. EF. Very rare short obverse legend. ($100) Ex MPO Auctions 34 (23 May 2012), lot 294.

268.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS P P, Philip standing left, holding transverse scepter and sacrificing with patera over altar to left. Bland Study 50; RIC IV 79b corr. (bust type); RSC 156a.

Lightly toned, thin flan crack. EF. Clashed reverse die. Rare. ($100) 269.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.96 g, 11h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 2nd series, 2nd issue. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SAECVLVM NOVVM, hexastyle temple; in center, statue of Roma left, holding scepter. Bland Study 52; cf. RIC IV 25b (Rome mint); cf. RSC 198 (same); CNG E-458, lot 589 (same obv. die). Faint porosity. Near EF. Rare reverse type for issue. ($100)

Extremely Rare Early Issue with Full Name

270.

Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 3.35 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st series of Philip I. MARCIA OTAC ILIA SEVERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / PIETAS AVG N, Pietas standing left, holding globe and scepter; to left, child standing right, extending hands toward Pietas. Bland Study –; RIC IV –; RSC –; CNG 97, lot 709 (hammer $3750); cf. Gemini I, lot 423 (hammer $3000) = Künker 143, lot 646 (same obv. die, but with CONCORDIA AVGVSTI rev. type). Toned, minor flan flaw. Good VF. Extremely rare early obverse legend with name spelled in full. ($750) This coin apparently comes from the extremely rare first issues of Otacilia at Antioch, when the mint gave the empress’s name in full, before abbreviating it. This cataloger could find only three other examples with this obverse legend: the two cited above, plus another in a private collection.

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Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (25mm, 4.74 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series of Philip I. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Bland Study 55; RIC IV –; RSC –. EF. Well struck on a broad flan. Rare. ($300) Ex Künker 288 (13 March 2017), lot 792 (hammer €460).

Extremely Rare – Unknown to Bland

272.

Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.20 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 2nd series of Philip I. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Philip standing left, holding transverse scepter and sacrificing with patera over altar to left. Bland Study –; RIC IV –; RSC –; Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 355 (same dies). Rich toning, flan crack, minor porosity. Good VF. An extremely rare hybrid with a reverse intended for Philip I or II. Unknown to Bland. ($300) Ex New York Sale XXIII (6 January 2010), lot 206 (hammer $480).

273.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.12 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 61; RIC IV 240a var. (rev. legend); RSC 2 var. (same). Lightly toned, weak reverse strike. Near EF. ($100)

274.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and draped bust left, seen from front / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.

Bland Study 62; RIC IV 240a var. (bust type, rev. legend); RSC 2 var. (same). Light porosity. EF. Rare variety with bust draped. ($200) Ex Elliott-Kent Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 234, 9 June 2010), lot 353.

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275 276 275.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.14 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 63; RIC IV 240a var. (rev. legend); RSC 2 var. (same); McAlee p. 327, fig. 30A (this coin illustrated).

Light gold and blue toning. EF. Rare bust type. ($100) Ex Sternberg 25 (25 November 1991), lot 413.

276.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.03 g, 5h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking left, guided by mahout, holding goad and wand. Bland Study 67; RIC IV 246a (there as a hybrid); RSC 4 (same). Toned, faint porosity. VF. Rare. ($100) Purchased from Ancient Roman Coins.

277.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking left, guided by mahout, holding goad and wand. Bland Study 68; RIC IV 246a (there as a hybrid); RSC 4 (same); Nomos 20, lot 366 (hammer 2800 CHF). Lustrous, light peripheral toning. EF. Rare. ($200) Ex Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 1108 (hammer €220).

278.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.97 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Bland Study 72; RIC IV 241 var. (bust type); RSC 8 var. (same). Warm iridescent toning, some faint hairlines under tone. EF. ($100) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 397 (17 May 2017), lot 650.

Cuirass Decorated with Gorgoneion

279.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.00 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front; cuirass decorated with facing gorgoneion / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Bland Study 73; RIC IV 241 var. (bust type); RSC 8 var. (same). Light peripheral toning, thin flan crack. Near EF. Rare. ($300) Ex MPO Auctions 34 (23 May 2012), lot 293.

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Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.60 g, 4h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Bland Study 73; RIC IV 241 var. (bust type); RSC 8 var. (same). Light peripheral toning. EF. Rare. ($200) 281.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.10 g, 2h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FELI/CITAS/ IMPP in three lines within wreath. Bland Study 75; RIC IV 247; RSC 10. Light golden toning. Near EF. Rare. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 204 (5 March 2012), lot 2471; Tkalec (26 March 1991), lot 386.

282.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.22 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left, seen from front; cuirass decorated with facing gorgoneion / FELI/CITAS/ IMPP in three lines within wreath. Bland Study 76; RIC IV 242; RSC 11. Lustrous, thin flan crack. EF. Rare. ($200)

283 284 285 283.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.23 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / FIDES EXERCITVS, aquila; two signa to left, one signum to right. Bland Study 78; RIC IV 248 (there as a hybrid); RSC 12 (same). Rich cabinet toning, scratch on cheek in die. EF. Rare. ($150) 284.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.46 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR P IIII COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 79; RIC IV 232; RSC 33a. Light peripheral toning. EF. Rare with bust seen from front. ($100) 285.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 83; RIC IV 233; RSC 34. Faint iridescent toning with underlying luster, thin flan crack. EF. ($100)

Dies Shared with a Unique Double Aureus

286.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 2.87 g, 7h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from front / P M TR P VI COS P P, radiate lion advancing right. Bland Study 96 var. (lion left); RIC IV 239 var. (lion left, bust type); RSC 43 var. (same); cf. NFA 26, lot 287 = Bland, Gold 49 (dies PII 30/TR P VI 02, for these dies used on a unique double aureus). Toned, some corrosion, roughness, and porosity. VF. Rare – this combination of bust and direction of lion unrecorded by Bland. ($100) Our thanks to Roger Bland for noting this important die match.

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Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.15 g, 7h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear. Bland Study 98; RIC IV 243 note and 251a; RSC 70. Faint golden toning. Near EF. ($100) 288.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and spear; small altar to left. Bland Study 100; RIC IV 243 note and 251a var. (small altar); RSC 70 var. (same).

Lightly toned. Near EF. Rare variety with small altar on reverse. ($100)

289.

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C Lot of four (4) coins.

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289a Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.20 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 64; RIC IV 240a; RSC 2. Toned. VF. 289b Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.55 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bland Study 65; RIC IV 240a; RSC 2. Deep gold and blue toning with darker devices and underlying luster. EF. Crisp obverse strike.

289c Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.61 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 79; RIC IV 235; RSC 38. Light golden toning with peripheral iridescence and underlying luster, minor deposits, slightly weak reverse strike. Near EF. 289d Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.47 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 1st issue. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS P P, Philip standing left, holding transverse scepter and sacrificing with patera over altar to left. Bland Study 93; RIC IV 236; RSC 40; McAlee p. 327, fig. 30A (this coin illustrated). Faint iridescent toning with underlying luster. EF.

($300)

290.

Philip II. AD 247-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd issue. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P VI COS P P, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia. Bland Study 105; RIC IV–; RSC –. Some roughness and scratches. VF. Extremely rare short obverse legend of the second issue. ($100) 68

Eastern Mints Trajan Decius and Later

291 292 291.

Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.92 g, 1h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 249-250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 44a (bust also draped); RSC 9 (same). Lightly toned. Good VF. ($100) 292.

Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.82 g, 7h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 249-250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding transverse scepter. RIC IV 46a (bust also draped); RSC 98 (same). Lightly toned. EF.

($150)

293 294 293.

Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.14 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 249-250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding bag and cornucopia. RIC IV 28b note (bust also draped); RSC –. Faint porosity. Near EF. Rare. ($100) 294.

Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.55 g, 7h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina.

Struck under Trajan Decius. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; ••• below / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding bag and cornucopia. RIC IV 68b-d var. (officina mark; Trajan Decius); RSC 31a-c var. (same). Toned, some porosity. Near EF. ($100)

295.

Lot of two (2) coins.

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295a Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck under Trajan Decius. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; hairstyle arranged vertically / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding transverse scepter. RIC IV 65a (Trajan Decius); RSC 19a. Lustrous, areas of weak strike. EF. 295b Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.73 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck under Trajan Decius. HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent; hairstyle arranged horizontally / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding transverse scepter. RIC IV 65a (Trajan Decius); RSC 19a. Lightly toned. EF.

($150)

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Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.11 g, 7h). Antioch mint, 1st officina.

Struck under Trajan Decius. HEREN ETRV MES Q V DECIVS CAESAR, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; • below / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding bag and cornucopia. RIC IV 160b (Trajan Decius); RSC 140a. Lightly toned. Good VF. Rare. ($100) 297. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.67 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 7th officina. Struck under Trajan Decius. C OVL OSTIL MES COVINTVS CAESAR, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front; VII below / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding transverse scepter. RIC IV 196a-d var. (obv. legend, officina; Trajan Decius); RSC 43-43d var. (same). Toned, thin flan crack. EF. ($150)

298 299 298.

Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. 1st-2nd issues, AD 251-252. IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; ••• below / SAECVLVM NOVVM, hexastyle temple with figure of Roma seated in center; ••• in exergue. RIC IV 91; RSC 111e.

Traces of deposits. Near EF. ($100) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 271 (11 January 2012), lot 525.

299.

Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.11 g, 7h). Antioch mint, 4th officina. 1st-2nd issues, AD 251-252. IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; •••• below / VICT ORI A AVG, Victory advancing right on globe, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. RIC IV 94 (unlisted officina); RSC 127b var. (officina); cf. Harlan J Berk BBS 174, lot 220 (hammer $355). Lightly toned. EF. Fine style portrait. ($150) Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXI (18 March 1993), lot 768.

300.

A Lot of three (3) coins.

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300a Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.87 g, 12h). Antioch mint. 3rd issue, AD 252-253. IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ADVENTVS AVG, Trebonianus Gallus on horseback left, raising hand and holding transverse scepter. RIC IV 79; RSC 2. Lightly toned. Good VF. 300b Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.00 g, 1h). Antioch mint. 3rd issue, AD 252-253. IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield. RIC IV 84;cRSC 70. Lightly toned, usual faint porosity. EF. 300c Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 4.28 g, 11h). Antioch mint, 4th officina. 1st-2nd issues, AD 251-252. IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; •••• to below / PAX AVGVS, Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter. RIC IV 86; RSC 80d. Toned, flan flaw on reverse. VF.

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301a Volusian. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.67 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 4th officina. 3rd issue, AD 252-253. IMP C C VIB VOLUSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; IV below / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; IV in exergue. RIC IV 215; RSC 4c. Dark golden toning, usual faint porosity. Near EF. 301b Volusian. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.99 g, 10h). Antioch mint, 3rd officina. 3rd issue, AD 252-253. IMP C C VIB VOLUSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind ••• below / IVNO MARTIALIS, Juno seated left, holding grain ears and transverse scepter; ••• in exergue. RIC IV 218; RSC 38b. Toned. VF. Purchased from Imperial Coins.

301c Volusian. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.92 g, 11h). Antioch mint, 4th officina. 1st-2nd issues, AD 251-252.

IMP C V AF GAL VEND VOLUSIANO AVG , radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front; •••• to below / PAX AVG VS, Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter; •••• in exergue. RIC IV 230a; RSC 78f. Toned, minor green deposits. Good VF.

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302a Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.88 g, 11h). Samosata mint. 1st emission, AD 255-256. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / PIETAS AVGG, Valerian, holding eagletipped scepter, and Gallienus, holding parazonium, standing facing each other, sacrificing over lighted altar between them.

RIC V 284 var. (bust type; Antioch); MIR 36, 1676e; RSC 153 var. (same). Toned, porosity. Near VF. 302b Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (19mm, 4.21 g, 11h). Samosata mint. 2nd emission, AD 256-260. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / PIETAS AVGG, Valerian, holding eagle-tipped scepter, and Gallienus, holding parazonium, standing facing each other, sacrificing over lighted altar between them. RIC V 285 var. (bust type; Antioch); MIR 36, 1684e; RSC 152 var. (same). Light gold-orange toning with underlying luster. EF. 302c Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.77 g, 11h). Samosata mint. 3rd emission, AD 260. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / RESTITVT ORIE NTIS, Oriens standing right, presenting wreath to Valerian standing left, holding scepter. RIC V 287 (Antioch); MIR 36, 1700q; RSC 190. Toned.

Good VF. 302d Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.04 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st emission, AD 253-255. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / RESTITVT GENER HVMANI, Valerian walking right, raising hand and holding globe. RIC V 220 (Viminacium); MIR 36, 1564a; RSC 179. Toned, thin flan crack.

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303a Gallienus. AD 253-268. AR Antoninianus. Samosata mint. 1st emission, AD 255-256. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / RESTITVT ORI ENTIS, Oriens standing right, presenting wreath to Gallienus standing left, holding scepter. RIC V 448 (Antioch); MIR 36, 1677m; RSC 903. Cabinet toning. Good VF. 303b Gallienus. AD 253-268. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Samosata mint. 3rd emission, AD 260. IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / VIR TVS AV GG, Gallienus and Valerian standing vis-à-vis; Gallienus holding spear and globe; Valerian holding Victory and transverse spear. RIC V 456 (Antioch); MIR 36, 1703b; RSC 1310a. Light porosity with some luster. EF. 303c Gallienus. AD 253-268. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.34 g, 5h). Antioch mint. 6th emission, AD 255-257. IMP GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / VICTORIA GER MAN, to left, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder; to right, Gallienus standing left, holding globe and spear. RIC V 452; MIR 36, 1607b; RSC 1173a. Toned. EF.

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A Lot of two (2) coins.

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304a Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.47 g, 11h). Antioch mint. 3rd emission, AD 253-255.

SALONINA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO RE GINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and long scepter; at feet to left, peacock standing left. RIC V 64; MIR 36, 1585h; RSC 60. Toned with traces of golden iridescence, faint porosity. Good VF. 304b Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 4.39 g, 11h). Samosata mint. 3rd emission, AD 260.

SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SPES PVBLICA, Saloninus standing right, holding spear and receiving flower from Spes, standing left, raising hem of skirt. RIC V 36 var. (star or wreath; Antioch); MIR 36, 1585h; RSC 95. Toned, porosity. Good VF.

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Lot of four (4) coins.

305a Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (18mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 10th officina. Struck AD 327-329.

CONSTAN TINVS AVG, diademed head right / PROVIDEN TIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets; star above; Δ|Є/•// SMANT. RIC VII 81. Brown patina with faint silvering. EF. 305b Helena. Augusta, AD 324-328/30. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.35 g, 11h). Antioch mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 327-329. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICE, Securitas standing left, holding olive branch in extended right hand; •SMANTB. RIC VII 82. Brown patina with faint silvering. EF. 305c Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (20mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Antioch mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 326-327.

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / PROVIDEN TIAE CAESS, camp gate with two turrets; star above; •//SMANTΔ. RIC VII 73. Brown patina with faint silvering. EF. 305d Constantius II. As Caesar, AD 324-337. Æ Follis (20mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. Struck AD 326-327.

FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / PROVIDEN TIAE CAESS, camp gate with two turrets; star above; •//SMANTH. RIC VII 74. Brown patina with faint silvering, small area of weak strike. EF.

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306. Valens. AD 364-378. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.93 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 367-375. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/X/MVL/XX in four lines within wreath with central medallion; ANT. RIC IX 33c; RSC 95Ab. Light golden toning with underlying luster. Near EF. ($100) Ex Roma E-Live Auction 3 (25 October 2018), lot 930.

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307a Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. WM ‘Aureus’ Restrike (21mm, 3.87 g, 5h). Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker (1772-1830).

Berlin Museum restrike. IMP CAES PESC NIGER IVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCO R DIA, Concordia standing left, raising hand and holding double cornucopia; P P flanking. Hill 184. Superb EF. 307b Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. WM ‘Denarius’ Restrike (19mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker (17721830). Berlin Museum restrike. IMP CAES PESCE NIGER ISTI AVG, laureate head right / FORTVNAE R EDVCI, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucpia. Hill 185. Superb EF. 307c Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. WM ‘Denarius’ Restrike (21mm, 3.15 g, 4h). Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker (17721830). Berlin Museum restrike. IMP CAES PESCE NIGER IVSTI AV, laureate head right / SAECVLI FELICIT/AS, seven stars over crescent. Hill 186. Superb EF. As a young man, Carl Wilhelm Becker was sent to train as a wine merchant, despite his desire to pursue a career in the arts. Becker’s wine business failed by 1803, and he subsequently undertook training as an engraver at the Munich mint. It appears Becker was producing copies of ancient coins by at least 1806, and he would go on to produce some 350 dies of classical and medieval coins, both common and rare. It was disputed then as now whether his intent was to defraud. While it is true he would offer coins to collectors and museums as study pieces, they would also frequently turn up in the trays of antiquarian dealers as genuine. Following Becker’s death in 1830, his dies were transferred to the Berlin Museum, which used them to strike off-metal copies that were made available to museums, dealers, and collectors.

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