Roman (2) BillonTetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt, Year c.65-66AD), Obverse: Bust right [---] KAIΣ ΣE [---], Reverse: Draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant skin headdress. Date LIB to right, Sear 2004, 11.33 grammes, Fine, struck off centre with a flan flaw at the top Roman Denarius Serratus - Republic (c.81BC) Obverse: Bust of Ceres, right, Reverse: Ploughman with yoke of oxen left, moneyer C. Marius Capito, 3.26 grammes, Good Fine
Roman Republic DenariusJulius Caesar, struck 46BC, Africa, Obverse: Head of Ceres right, wearing grain ear wreath COS. TERT. downwards behind, DICT . ITER upwards before, Reverse: Emblems of the pontificate: Simpulum, sprinkler, capis and lituus, PONT MAX below, AVGVR above, M in right field, Crawford 467/1b, Syd. 1024, RSC 4, 3.76 grammes, NVF with an adge nick, unevenly but not unattractively toned, comes with old collector's ticket
Roman Ae DupondiusVespasian, (77-78AD) Obverse: Radiate head left, IMP. CAESAR VESPASIAN COS VIII, Reverse: Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch, 10.79 grammes, Cohen 57, RIC 999, NVF/Good Fine
Ancient Rome. Denarius (5) Marcus Aurelius (171-172AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, Reverse: Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia, 3.07 grammes, RSC 307 NVF with some small edge cracks, Diva Faustina I (c.141AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped AVG-VSTA, Reverse: Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch and raising robe, 3.47 grammes, RSC 104, RIC 362, Good Fine, Domitian (93-94AD) Obverse: Laureate head right IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII, Reverse: Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear, shield on ground to right IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, 3.09 grammes, RSC 283, RIC 763 Good Fine, Trajan (103-111AD) Obverse: Laureate head right IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP, Reverse: Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia, COS V PP SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, 3.34 grammes, RSC 81a, RIC 121 VF, Hadrian (c.119-122AD) Obverse Laureate head right IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Reverse: Spes advancing left holding flower and raising skirt, PMT R P COS III, 3.27 grammes, RSC 1153a, RIC 100 Fine/Good Fine
Roman a small group (6) DenariusSeptimius Severus (197-198AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right AD.L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMPX, Reverse : Mars standing left with right foot atop a helmet and holding branch and reversed spear, MARTI PACIFERO, 2.68 grammes RIC 113, RSC 315 Fine, Sestertius (3) Galba (68-69AD) 21.66 grammes, worn, Trajan (98-99AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right AD. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, Reverse: Pax seated TR POT COS II PP SC in exergue, RIC 393, 21.71 grammes, VG with much of the lettering illegible, Septimius Severus Obverse: Bust right, Reverse: Hercules and Bacchus, legends illegible, 22.79 grammes, RIC 668/669 Fair, As Faustina Senior Obverse Bust right with hair in bun, DIVA FAVSTINA, Reverse Ceres standing left holding torch and corn ears, AVGVSTA, 11.16 grammes, RIC 1171 Fine, and Septimius Severus unattributed bronze with little detail NVG
RomanDenarii (5) Trajan (98-117AD) Struck 115-116AD. Obverse: Laureate Bust right, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, Reverse: Genius standing left with patera and corn ears, PM TR P COS VI P P SPQR, 3.50 grammes, RIC 347. Hadrian (117-138AD) Obverse Bare head right, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Reverse: Modius with four grain ears and a single poppy, 2.93 grammes, RIC 230, RSC 170. Ex-M.Trenerry (£88). Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (161-180AD) Obverse: Bare head right, AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, Reverse: Sacrificial Implements PIETAS AVG, RIC 424a, Ex-M.Trenerry (£79). Commodus (177-192AD) 192AD. Obverse: Laureate head right L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, Reverse: Fides standing left holding standard and cornucopiae, star in left field, P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P, 3.52 grammes, RSC 583a. Faustina Jnr. Obverse: Bust right, draped, FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Ceres seated left, holding corn ears and long torch CERES, 4.12 grammes, RSC 35, Fine to NVF
Julius Caesar. Ar denarius. C, 46 BC. Obv; Head of Ceres right, wearing grain ear wreath; COS•TERT downwards behind, DICT•ITER upwards before. Rev; Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, capis, and lituus; M to right, AVGVR above, PONT•MAX below. Crawford 467/1a. 3.84g. GVF
Copper As Augustus, Rome 7BC, moneyer M.Salvius Otho : others (4) of Agrippa Rev Neptune, Nerva Rev Fortuna and Hadrian (2), Revs Fortuna and Eagle between stds; with Dupondii (3) of Claudius Rev Ceres and Vespasian (2) Revs Fortuna and Roma (RCV 1685,1812,1855,2348,2351v,3062v,3686,3689). First a Bold GF, rest Fair to About Fine (8)
Denarius Ar. Julius Caesar. C, 46 BC. Obv; COS TERT DICITER; Head of Ceres right. Rev; Emblems of Pontificate; AVGVR above; PONT MAX below. Crawford 467/1a. Patchy dark tone. 3.63g. NVF
Roman Republic silverdenari. C. Marius C. f. Capito circa 81BC. Obverse bust of Ceres, reverse Husbandman left ploughing with oxen. L. Rustius circa 76BC. Obverse head of mars right, reverse Ram standing right. Good very fine (2)
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