RomanDenarius (7) Antoninus Pius (138-161AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, Reverse: Anonna standing right with corn ears in modius and rudder, left foot on prow, TR POT XX COS IIII, RSC 1016a, RIC 260, 3.34 grammes, Fine with some edge nicks, Faustina Senior (c.141AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped DIVA FAVSTINA, Reverse: Aeternitas standing facing left holding globe, veil blowing out around head, AETERNITAS, RSC 32, RIC 351, 3.39 grammes, Fine with some surface deposit in the legends, Caracalla (208AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Caracalla on horseback right, holding spear, PROF in exergue, PONTIF TR P XI COS III, RIC 107, RSC 511, BMC 572, 3.16 grammes, Good Fine, Caracalla (209AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, PONTIF TR P XII COS III, RSC 465, RIC 111, BMC 10, 1.99 grammes, Good Fine/Fine, Plautilla (198-217AD) Obverse: Draped bust right PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Venus standing left holding apple and palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet, VENVS VICTRIX, RSC 25, RIC 369, 3.10g, VF/Fine, Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and laureate, IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Reverse: Spes walking left, holding flower and raising skirt, RSC 543, RIC 254, 2.25 grammes, Fine or better, Julia Mamaea (Early 222AD) Obverse: draped bust right IVLIA MAMAEA, Reverse: Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at feet left, IVNO CONSERVATRIX, RSC 35, RIC 343, 2.67 grammes, Good Fine with a verdigris spot on the obverse
RomanDenarius (6) Faustina Senior (c.141AD) Obverse: Bust right DIVA FAVSTINA, Reverse: Aeternitas standing facing left holding globe, veil blowing out around head, AETERNITAS, RSC 32, RIC 351, 3.04 grammes, Fine with a thin flan crack, Caracalla (204AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate and draped, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm, RSC 658, RIC 144b, 2.960 grammes, Fine or better with some edge nicks, toned, Julia Domna (197AD) Laodicea Mint, Obverse: Draped bust right, IVLIA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Vesta standing left holding patera and sceptre, VESTAE SANCTAE, RSC 246, RIC 648, 2.85 grammes, Fine/About Fine on a slightly irregular flan, Elagabalus (220-221AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, laureate and draped, IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Abundantia empties the contents of a cornucopia to the ground to the left using both hands, Star in left field, ABUNDANTIA AVG RSC 1, RIC 56, 3.37 grammes, Good Fine with some small surface cracks, Severus Alexander (230AD) Obverse: Laureate head right IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG. Reverse: Alexander walking left, stepping on helmet, holding globe and reversed spear, VIRTVS AVG, RSC 226, 3.10 grammes, VF/NVF, the reverse with touches of colourful tone, on an irregularly shaped flan, Julia Maesa Obverse: Draped bust right, [IVLIA] MAESA AVG, Reverse: Pudicitia seated left, raising veil and holding sceptre PVDICI[TIA] RSC 36, RIC 268, 2.57 grammes, Fine/Near Fine, the obverse off-centre, the reverse with porous surface
Roman (17) Ae Sestertius - Severus Alexander (230AD) Obverse: Laureate bust right, IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Reverse: Sol standing left holding whip, P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, S-C in fields, RIC 500cf, 19.47 grammes, Fine, Denarius - Geta AD203 Reverse: Mars walking right holding spear and trophy, 2.35 grammes, RSC 76, RIC 103 Fair, Denarius - Scribonius, Obverse: head of Bonus Eventus, Reverse: Puteal of Scribonius decorated with garlands and lyre to left and right, on the base, a hammer, 3.52 grammes, Fine, Bronze Antoninanus - Carausius 287-293 Obverse draped and cuirassed Bust right, Reverse Pax standing left holding branch and sceptreRIC 880, London Mint, 3.44 grammes, Good Fine with an edge cut, Maxentius Follis. Ostia. (309-312AD), Obverse: Laureate head right, AD. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, Reverse the Dioscuri Castor and pollux stand facing each other, each holding a sceptre and holding a horse by the bridle. AETERNITAS AVG N with Mintmark MOSTT below, 5.48 grammes, RIC 35, Fine, Bronze Follis - Maximinus II as Caesar, (306-307AD) Trier. Obverse: Bust right, GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, Reverse: Genius standing left, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopia S-F in fields GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Mintmark PTR RIC VI Trier 667b, 8.21 grammes, VG, Bronze Antoninianus - Carinus, Antioch Mint, Bust right, radiate and cuirassed IMP C M AVR CARINVS PF AVG, Reverse Emperor standing right holding sceptre receiving Victory on globe from Carus. H in lower centre, VIRTVS AVGG mintmark XXI RIC V-23.06 grammes, VG, Ae2 - Valentinian II. Siscia. (378-383AD) Obverse: Bust right draped cuirassed and pearl diademed, DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding Victory on a globe, raising woman kneeling right before him. Mintmark BSISC RIC IX Siscia 26b, 3.89 grammes, VG, Bronze Antoninianus. Tetricus I Trier. (272AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate, IMP C C TETRICVS PF AVG, Reverse: Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm branch VICTORIA AVG, RIC V-I Trier 140, 2.48 grammes, Fine/Near Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Ae Follis - Constantine 323-324AD Obverse: Bust right, laureate, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: Victory advancing right with trophy, spurning captive seated on ground SARMATIA DEVICTA, Mintmark PTR, RIC VII Trier 429, 3.05 grammes, Good Fine with some surface dirt, Ae Follis - Maxentius Ticinium AD307 Obverse Laureate head right, MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Roma holding globe and sceptre seated front, looking left in hexastyle temple CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE, Wreath in pedament, Mintmark ST, 6.46 grammes, RIC TICINIUM 84a, Sear 15000, Fine, gilded, Ae Follis - Constantine Obverse: Bust right, draped and cuirassed, CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, Ae3 - Constantine Obverse Bust right laureate, CONSTANTINVS[---] NOB C, Reverse: Two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them with thin pointed banners, GLORA EXERCITVS mintmark TR.P, 2.49 grammes, Fine, Hadrian - Ae Dupondius Obverse: Radiate head right, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopia, with small boy and girl to sides, HILARITAS PR S-C COS III in exergue, 11.99 grammes, RIC 974, Fair with much of the legend worn, Ae3 Constantine I, Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: Sol standing left chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, T-F in fields, mintmark off-flan, 2.53 grammes, Fine with a flan crack, Ae Dupondius - Domitian (92-94AD) Rome. Obverse: Radiate head right IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER PP, Reverse: Virtus standing right, with foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium RIC 754, Sear 2798, 10.22 grammes, Fine with a flan flaw on the reverse, Lucilla Ae Sestertius Obverse: Draped bust right, LVCILLA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left holding long palm branch and cornucopiae, [HILARITAS] with S-C in field, RIC 1740, 22.81 grammes, VG/Fair with reverse legend worn, Ae3 3rd/4th Century bronze in low grade, along with a further group of Ancients (8) these in low grades, also a further group of Indian copper Dump coinage (5) VG to Near Fine
RomanDenarius (4) Octavian (30-27BC) uncertain mint. Obverse: Bust of Victory right, no legend, Reverse: Octavian as Neptune, standing left, foot on a globe,holding aplustre and sceptreRIC 256, RSC 60, 2.86 grammes, GVF/VF, Vespasian (69-79AD) Obverse: Head right layreate, IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, Reverse: Vesta standing left holding simpulum and sceptre, VES-TA either side , 2.90 grammes, RSC574, Good Fine, Trajan (100D) Laureate head right, IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM Reverse: Victory standing to front, looking left, half-draped, holding wreath and palm, RSC 240, 3.32 grammes, Good Fine, Septimus Severus (200-201AD) Obverse:Bust right, SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, Reverse: Severus standing left holding patera over tripod altar, spear in left hand, RESTITVTOR VRBIS , RSC 599 2.87 grammes, VF, Ae FollisConstantine the Great. Trier, Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust right CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Reverse: Sol, radiate, standing left, raising right hamnd and holding globe in left, B-S across fields, mintmark PTR, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, 2.69 grammes, RIC VII, Trier 76, Ae Follis Constantine the Great, Obverse: helmeted bust right, IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: two Victories standing facing one another holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar decorated with diamond, minmark uncear, (off-flan) VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, 3.22 grammes, Fine/VF
Roman (8) DenariusElagabalus, Rome, (220-221AD) Obverse: Draped Bust right, laureate IMP ANTONIVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Abundantia empties the contents of a cornucopia to the ground to left using both hands, ABVNDANTIA AVG, Star in left field, 2.08 grammes, RIC 56, RSC 1 GVF, As. (54-68AD) struck c.65AD, Rome. Obverse : Bust right, Reverse: Temple of Janus, view of one front with latticed window to right and garland hung across closed double doors to left. with SC below, 10.28 grammes, RIC 309 var, About Fine, Follis Maxentius (306-312AD) Rome Mint, Obverse: Laureate head right IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Hexastyle temple with Roma seated, looking left within, holding globe and sceptre, with shield at her side, H in left field, mintmark RS, CONSERV VRB SVAE, H in left field RIC Rome 202, 5.77 grammes Good Fine and bold, Follis Theodora (337-340AD) struck before April 340AD. Obverse: Mantled Bust right [FL M] AX THEO-DORAE AVG, Reverse: Pietas standing facing, head right, holding infant to breast PIETAS ROMANA , Mintmark [dot] TRP dot, 1.34 grammes, RIC 65, Sear 17501, Fine or better on an irregularly shaped flan, with green patina, Follis Commemorative series struck under Constantine I (330-354AD) Obverse: helmeted bust left VRBS ROMA, Reverse: She-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus PLG in exergue, 1.65 grammes Fine with green patina, Ae3 Constantine I (307-337AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, draped, cuirassed and laureate, IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Reverse: Sol stands left holding globe, SOL INVICTO COMITI, R over X in left field, F in right field, mintmark RS. 3.21 grammes, RIC 27 Near Fine with green patina, Ae3 Constantine I (307-337AD) Cyzius. Reverse: VOT XX in wreath, mintmark uncertain, 2.43 grammes, VG, Ae3 Constantine I (307-337A) Obverse: Laureate and draped bust left, CONSTANTINVS IVNN [ - ] Reverse Campgate with star above in centre, mintmark SMKB, 3.09 grammes, Fine or better with green patina
Kingdom of Numidia, Juba I AR Denarius. (Circa 60-46 BC) Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right, with sceptre over shoulder; REX IVBA before. Reverse: A temple with Punic inscription around. MAA 29; SNG Copenhagen 523. 3.80 grammes, 18mm diameter, Fine with some surface residue
RomanDenarius (5) Hadrian (121 AD) Obverse: Laureate head right IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Reverse Providentia standing left holding sceptre and pointing at globe at foot. and raising skirt PMT R P COS III, PRO - AVG in field, RIC 133, RSC 1198a, 3.25 grammes, NVF with some edge nicks. Hadrian (134-138AD) Obverse: Draped bust right HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Reverse: Hadrian veiled and standing right, shaking hands with Fortuna RIC 248, RSC 789. 3.29 grammes, Good Fine. Antoninus Pius ( 138-161) Obverse: Laureate Head right PACI AVG COS III, Reverse: Aequitas standing left holding sceptre RIC 301, RSC 573, 3.28grammes, VF. Geta as Caesar (200-202AD) Draped Bust right P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, Reverse: Geta in military dress, standing left with baton and sceptre, trophy behind RIC 18, RSC 157, 3.26 grammes, Near VF. Julia Domna (193-211AD). Obverse: Draped Bust right IVLIA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and sceptre, HILARITAS, RIC 555, RSC 76, 3.63 grammes, VF
Roman Ar Denarius (4) Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped, IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG Reverse: Mars standing left with reversed spear P M TR P COS PP, 3.09 grammes, RIC 7 NEF/GVF with a flan flaw on the obverse: Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, Reverse: Mars walking right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder, 2.99 grammes, RIC 82, NEF and attractively toned. Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Layreate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP C M ANR SEV ALEXAND AVG, Reverse: Providentia standing left holding sceptre, and baton over globe at feet, PROVIDENTIA, 2.87 grammes, RIC 174, VF with a thin edge crack at 12 o'clock. Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Bust draped, right IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Reverse: Fortuna standing left with rudder and cornucopia, FORTUNAE REDVCI 3.19 grammes, VF
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