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 Republic Denarius Caius Junius Caii filius (c.145-138BC) Obverse: Winged head of Roma right, X behind, Reverse: the Dioscuri galloping right with spears C.IVNI.C.F below. In exergue: ROMA, Syd.392, Crawford 210/1, BMCRR 660, RSC 1, Sear 87, 3.71 grammes, GVF with two edge nicks
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
Roman (4) As Caligula, 37AD, Reverse Vesta seated Fine, with pitted surfaces and heavily patinated, Denarius Orbiana, (c.225AD) Obverse. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed & draped bust right Reverse. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera & double cornucopiae. RSC 1 Fine, Sestertius Postumus 253AD, Reverse Victory advancing left, Good Fine with pitted surfaces, Sestertius Julia Mamaea (222-235 AD) Reverse Felicitas, NVF with green patina, Roman medallic bronze Julia Domna , heavier than a sestertius at 32 grammes Obverse Bust of Julia Domna right, Reverse MAT.AVG.MATTEN.M.PATR approaching Fine, along with Roman Bronzes (over 550) detector finds, in mixed grades to Fine
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