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Lot # 302 - Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.83 g). Rome. 12 BC - L. Caninius Gallus, moneyer. AVGVSTVS, Bare head right. Rev. L CANININVS - GALLVS III VIR, Bearded barbarian, with cloak over shoulder, kneeling right and offering vexillum. RIC I, 416. Cohen 383. BMC 128. Cabinet toned. Banker’s marks on the obverse, not detracting from the portrait. Well centered reverse. Good Very Fine / About Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 303 - Tiberius, 14-37. Sestertius (Bronze, 34 mm, 27.10 g), Rome, 35-36. Empty horse-drawn quadriga right, its side ornamented with trophy, Victory and trophy, and captive. Rev. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXVII, around large S C. RIC I, 60. Cohen 66. BMCRE 113. Tiber patina. Well-centered specimen. A full Good Very Fine. Scarce iconic piece.
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Lot # 304 - Gaius, 37-41. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34.5 mm, 28.97 g), Rome, 39-40. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P III P P, Pietas, veiled and draped, seated left, holding patera and resting elbow on small facing figure; in exergue, PIETAS. Rev. DIVO - AVG / S - C, Caligula, veiled and togate, offering from patera above altar before elaborately decorated hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus, garlanded for sacrifice; before and partly behind him, an attendant restrains bull, while a second attendant looking left holds another patera. RIC I, 44. Cohen 2. BMCRE, p. 156, *. Tiber patina. A full Good Very Fine. Scarce.
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Lot # 305 - Claudius, 41-54. As (Orichalcum, 30 mm, 10.72 g). Rome. Circa AD 50-54. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, Bare head left. Rev. LIBERTAS - AVGVSTA / S - C, Libertas standing front, head right, holding pileus and extending hand. RIC I, 113. Cohen 47. BMC 204. Attractive, well-matured Tiber patina. Calm portrait with an intellectual, scholarly expression. Extremely Fine. Comes with the original P. & P. Santamaria envelope, dating from 1933 to the 1950s.
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Lot # 306 - Nero, 54-68. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 35 mm, 27.83 g), Rome, circa 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, Laureate head right, wearing aegis on neck. Rev. PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT / S - C, View of the Temple of Janus with latticed window to left and door hung with garland on right. RIC I, 264. Cohen 145. BMC 156. Superb green patina. Refined portrait. Gently smoothed on obverse, minor corrosion on the emperor’s laurel wreath and along small sections of the edge. Otherwise, Near Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 307 - Nero, 54-68. As (Orichalcum, 29 mm, 11.36 g), Rome, circa 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG GERM, Laureate head left. Rev. S - C, Victory moving left, holding shield inscribed S P Q R. RIC I, 352. Cohen 299. BMC 249. Riverine patina. Magnificent portrait, radiating strength, rare to see the emperor’s unshaven beard. Good Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 308 - Nero, 54-68. Denarius (Silver, 19.63 mm, 3.35 g), Rome, 67-68. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P, Laureate head right. Rev. SALVS, Salus enthroned left, holding patera. RIC I.2, 71. Cohen 316. BMC 98. Attractive grey toning. Minor flattening on reverse. Otherwise, About Extremely Fine. Scarce.
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Lot # 309 - Vespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34.89 mm, 25.11 g). Rome, 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. S C, Front view of the Temple of Isis at the Campo Marzio in Rome, with four columns on a five-step podium; between the columns, in the pronaos, the statue of Isis standing, with Egyptian attributes; to the right and left of the steps are statues; above, a curved pediment with elaborate ornamentation at the top and, inside it, the statue of Isis-Demetra-Sothis riding the sidereal dog Sirius running to the right. RIC II 453. Cohen 485. P. V. Hill, The Monuments of Ancient Rome, London 1989, p. 38 n. 39. Bauten Roms auf Münzen und Medaillen, München 1973, p. 68, n. 131. Surfaces smoothed, some details tooled. otherwise, Good Very Fine. Extremely rare, only one reverse die is known. This type of coin has been linked to the night spent by Vespasian and Titus in the temple of Isis before their triumph for the Jewish war. This sestertius is a primary source for the iconography of the Iseo Campense before the fire of 80 AD and the subsequent reconstruction by Domitian.
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Lot # 310 - Vespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 35.5 mm, 24.65 g), Rome, 71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III, Laureate and draped bust left. Rev. S - C, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC II.1, 115 (from the E.R. Hart Collection, in the Blackburn Museum). Cohen 442. BNF 541. Glossy brownish patina. 19th-century restoration with wax or resin along a section of the edge and the lower part of the reverse. A pair of dies of remarkable style, featuring a portrait of particularly refined execution. Good Very Fine. Very Rare.   Comes with the original P. & P. Santamaria envelope, dating from 1933 to the 1950s.
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Lot # 311 - Vespasian, 69-79. Sestertius, (Orichalcum, 34 mm, 28.11 g), Rome, 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, Laureate head right. Rev. ROMA / S - C, Roma, wearing an Amazonian tunic, standing left, holding spear and Victory on globe. RIC II.1, 190. Cohen 419. BMCRE 804. Nice Tiber patina. Expressive portrait. About Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 312 - Domitian, 81-96. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 36.11 mm, 26.61 g), Rome, 95-96. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P, Laureate head right. Rev. IOVI VICTORI / S - C, Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter. RIC II.2, 794. Cohen 315. BMC 474. Green patina. Nice portrait. Good Very Fine.
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Lot # 313 - Divus Vespasian. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34 mm, 22.35 g), struck under his son Titus. Rome. 80-81. DIVO AVG VESPAS, Deified and radiate Vespasian, holding sceptre and Victory, seated right in car drawn by four elephants with riders; in exergue, S P Q R. Rev. IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, Around large S C. RIC II.1, 258. Cohen 206. BMC 223. Dark green patina. Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
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Lot # 314 - Domitian to Antoninus Pius. Quadrans (Bronze, 15 mm, 2.03 g), Rome, circa 81-161. Helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Minerva right. Rev. S - C, Owl standing left. RIC II, p. 217, 8. Cohen -. Nice green patina. Good Very Fine. Rare.
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Lot # 315 - Trajan, 98-117. Denarius. (Silver, 19.00 mm, 3.11 g), Rome, 114-117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, Laureate and draped bust right. Rev. P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Genius standing left, holding patera and ears of grain. RIC II, 347. Cohen 276. BMC 549. MIR 518v. Lustrous. About Fdc - in CCG slab, graded MS 64 (AB649013).
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Lot # 316 - Trajan, 98-117. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32.89 mm, 25.12 g), Rome, 116-117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TR P COS VI P P, Laureate and draped bust right. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R / S C, Providentia standing left, resting elbow on draped column, holding scepter and pointing at globe at feet. RIC II, 663. Cohen 320. BMC 1041. Wojteck 591v2. Green patina. Nice portrait. Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 317 - Antinous, favourite of Hadrian. Medallion or 8 Assaria (Bronze, 38.54 mm, 37.98 g), Bithynia, Nicomedia, circa 134. HRΩC - ANTINOOC, Bare head right. Rev. H ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙC NIKO - MEΔEIA, Bull with crescent moon on flank standing right. SNG von Aulock 7102 = RPC 1093.4 (this coin). Blum, p. 45,1 = Waddington, Recueil Général, p. 522,45, and pl. 90,6. R. Pudill, Antinoos, pp. 26-30, M18. Typical brownish patina from an old collection context. Lovely portrait. Very Fine. Extremely Rare, possibly the finest recorded specimen.   From the Hans von Aulock Collection, published in his Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Berlin, 1957-1968). Ex Roma Numismatics 19, 26 Mars 2020, lot 662; Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VII, 12 June 2004, lot 723; Classical Numismatic Group, Triton IV, 5 December 2000, lot 358; Münzen und Medaillen (B) 52, 19-20 June 1975, lot 643.   Antinous was a Greek youth from Claudiopolis in Bithynia, renowned for his exceptional beauty. In AD 128 he joined Emperor Hadrian’s personal entourage during a journey through the Greek East of the Roman Empire, visiting the Eleusinian Mysteries, the Oracle of Delphi, and the principal cities and sanctuaries of Asia Minor and Egypt. In October 130, during the festival of Osiris, Antinous drowned under enigmatic circumstances. Hadrian was deeply shaken by his death and had him elevated to divine status, leading to his worship across both the Greek East and the Latin West. Against this background of mystery cults and ideas of death and rebirth, the reverse type depicting a bull marked on its flank with a crescent moon is most likely connected with the taurobolium, a rite involving the sacrifice of a bull. From the mid-second century AD onward, this ritual was practiced in association with the cult of the great Anatolian mother goddess Cybele, her consort Attis, and the Phrygian lunar god Mēn—divinities tied to Eastern concepts of mystery, renewal, and the afterlife.
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Lot # 318 - Antoninus Pius, 138–161. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 31.44 mm, 22.95 g). Rome, 145–161. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev. COS IIII / S C, Pax standing left, holding cornucopiae and setting fire to a heap of arms with torch; PAX AVG across fields. RIC 777. Cohen 594. BMCRE 1698. Banti II-3, n. 263. Dark brown surfaces, smoothing and tooling, but professionally cleaned, otherwise, Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 319 - Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 36.25 mm, 30.09 g), Rome, 161. IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, Laureate head right. Rev. CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV / S - C, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus with clasped hands; in exergue, COS III. RIC III, 797. Cohen 47. BMC 850. Brownish patina. Fine portrait well struck on a broad flan, remarkably detailed. Good Extremely Fine. Rare in this condition.
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Lot # 320 - Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30 mm, 24.76 g), Rome, 174. M ANTONINVS - AVG TR P XXVIII, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. IMP VII - COS III / S - C, Roma (or Virtus) standing left, holding Victory and spear. RIC III, 1116. Cohen 344. Banti 169 var. (bust). Untouched and glossy green patina with some deposits on obverse. Expressive portrait struck in high relief. Reverse slightly off-centre. Otherwise, a full Good Very Fine. Very Rare bust type.
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Lot # 321 - Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 25.46 g). Rome. 179-180. M AVREL ANTONI - NVS AVG TR P XXXII (sic!), Laureate head right. Rev. VIRTVS AVG - IMP X COS III P P / S C, Virtus seated right, holding spear and parazonium. RIC III, 1249 (note). Cohen 1002 (Evidently, this is not a misreading, as stated in the RIC). Banti -. Riverine patina from an old collection. Refined-style dies and portrait. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare obverse die, with no specimen recorded in the Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE) database project.
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Lot # 322 - Faustina II. Sestertius struck under her husband Marcus Aurelius (Orichalcum, 31.22 mm, 25.51 g), Rome, 147-175. FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Draped and diademed bust right. Rev. VENERI GENETRICI / S - C, Venus standing left, holding apple and cradling swaddled infant. RIC III, 1386b. Cohen 237. BMC 2145. Dark green tone. Lovely portrait. Tooled and smoothed, otherwise, Near Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 323 - Lucius Verus, 161-166. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34.32 mm, 23.69 g), Rome, 163-164. L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, Laureate head right. Rev. TR POT V IMP II COS II / S - C, Mars advancing right, holding trophy over shoulder and transverse spear. RIC III, 1420. Cohen 182. BMC 1253. Attractive green emerald patina. Bold portrait. Scattered marks. Otherwise, Near Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 324 - Lucilla, Augusta, 164-182. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30.70 mm, 25.71 g), struck under her husband Lucius Verus. Rome,161-162. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, Draped bust right. Rev. HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae. RIC III, 1742. Cohen 31. BMC 1147. Green tone. Tooled and smoothed, otherwise, Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 325 - Septimius Severus, 193-211, and his sons. Diobol (Bronze, 23 mm, 7.22 g). Egypt: Alexandria. 199-200 - year 8. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤ ωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of the young Caracalla right. Rev. L / H, Confronted draped and laureate busts of Caracalla and Geta. RPC V.3, -, unassigned, ID 83409 (only the Dattari specimen recorded). Dattari-Savio 9750. Emmett 2776. Vogt -. Brownish patina. Good Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare: seemingly the first example to come to auction, perhaps only the second known specimen, and undoubtedly the best preserved.
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Lot # 326 - Caracalla, 198-217. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.84 g), Rome, 204. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust right. Rev. VICT PART MAX, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch. RIC IV.1, 144b. Cohen 658. BMC 296. Hill 688. Iridescent patina. High relief. About Fdc - in CCG slab, graded MS 63 (AB770599).
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Lot # 327 - Caracalla, 198-217. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30.66 mm, 25.08 g), Rome, 213. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. PM TR P XVI COS IIII P P / S-C, Mars standing left, holding Victory and resting hand on grounded shield, transverse spear leaning on him and bound captive seated at his feet. RIC IV, 496b. Cohen 217. BMC 244. Green tone. Expressive portrait. Gently smoothed and minor tooled, otherwise, Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 328 - Elagabalus, 218-222. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 21.58 g), Rome, 221. IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. P M TR P - IIII COS III P P / S - C, Sol protending left, holding whip and raising hand in salute; on left field, star. RIC IV.2, 318. Cohen 186. BMC 439. Untouched and natural sea-green patina. Well centered and of magnificent style. A full Good Very Fine. Very Rare.
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Lot # 329 - Severus Alexander, 222-235. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30.16 mm, 21.98 g), Rome, 232-235. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Laureate head right, slight drapery on shoulder. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG / S - C, Providentia standing left, holding cornucopiae and corn-ears over modius. RIC IV.2, 645. Cohen 509. BMC 815. Lovely green patina. Good Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 330 - Severus Alexander, 222-235. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 33 mm, 21.89 g), Rome, circa 232-235. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Laureate head right, drapery on left shoulder. Rev. SPES PVBLICA / S - C, Spes advacing left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC IV.2, 648. Cohen 548. BMC 902. Green patina. Well struck on a full flan. Gently smoothed on obverse. Otherwise, Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 331 - Balbinus, 238. Sestertius (Bronze, 33.08 mm, 28.39 g), Rome, 238. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. P M TR P COS II P P / S - C, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and sceptre. RIC IV, 18. Cohen 19. BMC 32 note. Green patina. Gently smoothed and minor tooled on obverse. It could have graded Good Very Fine. Rare.
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Lot # 332 - Pupienus, 238. Sestertius (Bronze, 30.40 mm, 33.28g), Rome. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev LIBERLITAS AVGVSTIRVM S C, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC IV 14. BMCRE 10-12 Banti 3. Cohen 15. Smoothed, brown patina, Good Very Fine.
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Lot # 333 - Gordian III, 238-244. Sestertius (Bronze, 30 mm, 16.53 g), Rome, 241-244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. PAX - AETERNA / S - C, Pax protending left, holding branch and leaning on sceptre. RIC IV.3, 319a. Cohen 169. Green patina. Transparency of Pax’s garment rendered very well, with drapery ending in scrolls. Minor scratch on reverse. Otherwise, Near Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 334 - Gordian III, 238-244. Tetradrachm (Billon, 26.00 mm, 13.80 g), Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, 238-240. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCΙΑC / S C, Eagle with spread wings standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak. RPC VII.2 3488. Prieur 282. McAlee 860. Lustrous. Minor areas of flattening. About Fdc - in NGC slab, graded MS, strike 4/5, surface 4/5 (8218368-001).
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Lot # 335 - Philip II, 247-249. Sestertius (Bronze, 30 mm, 17.50 g), Rome. AD 248. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VIRTVS AVGG / S - C, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV.3, 263. Cohen 89. Banti 20. Natural light green patina. Nice and well centered portrait. High reliefs. Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 336 - Trajan Decius, 248-251. Double Sestertius (Bronze, 36.05 mm, 32.56 g), Rome, Early-mid 250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. FELICITAS SAECVLI / S - C, Felicitas standing left, holding cornucopiae and long caduceus. RIC IV.3, 115c. Cohen 40. Banti 10. Olive-green tone. Nice portrait boldly struck. Gently smoothed and minor tooled, otherwise, Near Extremely Fine. Fascinating type and quite strongly rendered.
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Lot # 337 - Gallienus, 253-268. As (Bronze, 24.26 mm, 8.89 g), Moesia Superior, Viminacium, 253-257. IMP GALLIENVS P AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising robe. RIC V -. Gnecchi III, p. 55 and pl. 154, 20 (catalogued as a medallion). Göbl, MIR 36, 827w (one specimen, the Gnecchi one). Glossy green patina with deposits. Nice portrait. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
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Lot # 338 - Postumus, 259-268. Double sestertius (Bronze, 35.67 mm, 42.22 g), Cologne mint. IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus to right. Rev. VIRT VS AVG S C, Virtus standing front, head to right, holding inverted spear in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on the ground. Bastien 54. RIC 179. Cohen 421. Brown patina, surfaces smoothed, details tooled, otherwise, Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 340 - Carinus, as Caesar, 282-283. Quinarius struck under his father Carus (Bronze, 14.63 mm, 1.58 g), Ticinum, 282. M AVR CARINVS C, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding Victory on globe. Rev. MARTI - VICTORI, Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC -. Cohen -. BMC -. King 1Aa. Dark green patina. Very Fine. Exceedingly Rare: possibly the second known specimen.
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Lot # 341 - Licinius I and Licinius II Caesar, 317-324. Follis (Bronze, 21.14 mm, 3.67 g), Cyzicus, 320-321. DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES, Laureate and draped confronted busts of Licinius I and II, together holding trophy with two shields. Rev. I O M ET FORT CONSER DD NN AVG ET CAES, Victory standing right with branch, offering wreath to Jupiter, holding sceptre; in exergue, SMKΔ. RIC VII, 13. Cohen 2. Sandy dark green patina. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
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Lot # 342 - Divus Galerius. Follis struck under Licinius I (Bronze, 24.00 mm, 4.76 g), Thessalonica, circa 311. DIVO MAXIMIANO, Veiled head right. Rev. MEM DIVI M - AXIMIANI, Domed shrine with closed doors, surmounted by eagle; on right, Γ; in exergue, SMTS. RIC VI, 48. Cohen 395. Green patina. About Very Fine. Very Rare.
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Lot # 343 - Gratian, 367-383. Miliarense (Silver, 24.27 mm, 4.28 g), Trier, circa 375-383. DN GRATIA - NVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Virtus standing right, head left, holding spear and shield; in exergue, TRPS•. RIC IX, 26e. Cohen 52. Ghey 8b. Attractive toning. Minor flan crack. Good Very Fine.
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Lot # 344 - Theodosius I, 379-395. Solidus (Gold, 21.68 mm, 4.36 g), Constantinople, circa 379-380. D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. CONCOR - DIA AVGGG, Constantinopolis, turreted, seated facing, holding sceptre and globe, foot on prow; in exergue, CONOB. RIC IX, 43b. Depeyrot 30/2. Lovely gold toning. Well struck. Good Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 345 - Aelia Pulcheria, Augusta 414-453. Solidus struck under her brother, Theodosius II (Gold, 21.02 mm, 4.51 g), Constantinople, 423-425. AEL PVLCH-ERIA AVG Draped and diademed bust of Pulcheria to right, crowned by Hand of God above, wearing pearl necklace, earrings and with a cross on her shoulder. Rev. VOT XX - MVLT XXX / CONOB Angel standing left, holding long, jeweled cross in her right hand. RIC X (Theodosius II) 227. LRC 438. DOC 438. MIRB (Theodosius II) 19a. Depeyrot 75/3. Extremely rare, Extremely Fine.   Aelia Pulcheria was a powerful and influential figure in the Eastern Roman Empire. As sister of Emperor Theodosius II, she acted as regent and later as Augusta, playing a central role in both politics and religious affairs. Renowned for her piety and support of the Church, she helped shape imperial policy during key theological debates. Pulcheria maintained her authority through strategic alliances, including her marriage to Emperor Marcian. Her legacy reflects a rare example of female leadership and religious devotion in Late Antiquity.
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Lot # 346 - The Gepids. Pseudo-Imperial coinage of Sirmium, circa 493-526. Quarter Siliqua (Silver, 11.41 mm, 0.89 g) in the name of Anastasius, 491-518. D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG (retrograde), Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. INVIC - TA ROMA, Monogram of Theoderic; above, cross; below, [M * D]. MEC 1, -. MIB 46 (Theoderic). BMC Vandals -. Kraus 63-64 (Theoderic). Demo 72 (Theoderic). Lightly toned. Slightly rusted dies and a minor flan crack. Otherwise, About Extremely Fine. Rare.
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Lot # 347 - Heraclius, 610-641. Tremissis (Gold, 15.63 mm, 1.48 g), Ravenna, circa, 610-613. D N HERACL I PERP AVG, Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, cross at top of diadem. Rev. VICTORI HERACLI AVG, Cross potent; below, CONOB. DO 275. MIB 124. Sear 900. Minor scratches and edge bumps. Very Fine. Scarce.
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Lot # 348 - Constans II with Constantine IV, 641-668. Solidus (Gold, 19.94 mm, 4.31 g), Syracuse, circa 654-659. d N CONSTANTINЧS C CONSTANTINЧ, Facing busts of Constans II on left and Constantine IV on right, each wearing crown surmounted by cross and chlamys; between, cross. Rev. VICTORIA - AVςЧ ΘI (three pellets), Cross potent set on three steps; on right field, Γ; below, COИOB. DO 160b. MIB 93. Spahr 135. Sear 1082. Luster. Wonderful strike. Minor marks. Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
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Lot # 349 - Constans II, 641-668. Tremissis (Gold, 13.84 mm, 1.39 g), Syracuse, circa 662-668. δ N CONSTANtINЧS P P A, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA - AVςЧ C•, Cross potent; in right field, Ч; below, CONOB. DO 175. MIB 111. BMC 297 (Carthage). Spahr 107. Sear 1102. Luster. Slight bending of the flan and minor flattening. Otherwise, About Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 350 - Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685. Tremissis (Gold, 12.99 mm, 1.36 g). Syracuse. [δ N COS] - TA(?)YЧ P, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. VICTORIA - AVGV Θ, Cross potent; below, CONOB. DO -. MIB 44. Anastasi, Sicilia 243. Sear 1206A. Good Very Fine. Rare.   From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.
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Lot # 351 - Constantine IV Pogonatus, 668-685 with Pope St. Benedict II. Eighth Siliqua or 30 Nummi (Silver, 8.04 mm, 0.15 g), Rome, circa 684-685. Bust facing, wearing crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger. Rev. Rm in monogram, combined with a short barred cross monogram; in upper left field, eight-pointed star. DO 80b. MIB 74. Sear 1233. M. D. O´Hara - I. Vecchi, A Find of Byzantine Silver from the Mint of Rome for the Period A.D. 641-752, Schweizer Numismatische Rundschau (Revue Suisse de Numismatique) 64, 1985, 11-13. Toned, with minor deposit. About Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.   This extremely rare small silver coin strikingly combines the portrait of the Byzantine emperor on the obverse with the monogram of the bishop of Rome (the Pope) on the reverse, suggesting that the popes may have exercised temporal authority far earlier than historians have traditionally assumed.
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Lot # 352 - Theophilus, 829-842. Semissis (Gold, 12.59 mm, 1.78 g), Syracuse, circa 829-830. ΘEO - FILOS, Bust facing, wearing crossed crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger. Rev. ΘEO - FILOS, Bust facing, wearing crossed crown and loros, holding globus cruciger. DO 26a, b. Spahr 425. Sear 1673. Sharply struck. Minor scratches. Otherwise, Good Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 353 - Theophilus, 829-842. Tremissis (Gold, 12.10 mm, 1.25 g), Syracuse, circa 829-830. ΘEO - FILOS, Bust facing, wearing crossed crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger. Rev. ΘE - OFILOS, Bust facing, wearing crossed crown and loros, holding cross potent. DO 27. Spahr 427. Sear 1678. Obverse struck from a slightly rusty die. Sharp and beautiful. About Fdc.
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Lot # 354 - Basil I the Macedonian with Constantine, 867-886. Semissis (Electrum, 12.33 mm, 1.04 g), Syracuse, circa 860-866. *bAS - ILЄIOC, Bust facing, wearing crossed crown and loros, holding globus cruciger. Rev. CON - STANT, Bust facing, wearing crossed crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger. DO 14a, 15. Spahr 444. Sear 1714. The weight is at the upper limit of that of a tremissis. Extremely Fine.
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Lot # 355 - Colombia. State of Cundinamarca (Guerra de Independencia). Quarter Real or Cuartillo, 1816 (Silver, 11.76 mm, 0.50 g). Liberty cap. Rev. Pomegranate. Not in KM, cfr. F2 (for type). Not in Restrepo, cfr. 130 (for type). Near Very Fine. A date we have never seen appear at auction. Unique?   Issue from the turbulent years marked by internal conflicts among the independence factions. After permanent independence was achieved in 1819, this chaotic phase came to be remembered as “La Patria Boba,” the “Foolish Fatherland.”
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Lot # 356 - Ethiopia (Empire). Menelik II, 1889-1913. Original steel reverse die of the Pattern Gold Birr. (Steel, 51 x 35 mm, upper diam. 39 mm, 458 g). Addis Ababa mint. 1897 - Ethiopian Era 1889 ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ። (conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, in reversed Ge'ez), Crowned Lion of Judah standing right, head facing, holding cross-banner over shoulder; in exergue, አንድ፡ብር (one Birr, in reversed Ge'ez). Cf. KM Pn5 (for type). Gill M21 (for type). Friedberg -. CNG, Triton XIX, 15 January 2016, lot 232 (for the struck coin - 32,500 USD realized). Heritage, NYINC Signature Sale 3105, 9 January 2023, lot 32169 (for the struck coin - 26,000 USD realized). Dark patina, with very few areas of rust. A section of the die - the edge from 12 to 4 o’clock - shows slight corrosion. The struck coin is Extremely Rare: this worn die is Possibly Unique.   From a British private Collection formed before 1960s.   Under Menelik II the Ethiopian currency reform of 1893 introduced the Birr, with the first coins struck at the Paris Mint between 1894 and the early 1900s. In an effort to achieve monetary independence from Europe, a national mint was installed in Addis Ababa between 1903 and 1905, equipped with machinery imported mainly from France. The extremely rare gold pattern issues belong to this experimental phase: they were official trial pieces struck to test the new dies and local metal alloys. Only by closely examining such a die, bordering on artisanal production, can we understand the numerous weight discrepancies and minting defects found in the Pattern issues of Ethiopia. The Addis Ababa Mint, however, never reached full efficiency - production was irregular, the equipment difficult to operate, and supplies of precious metal scarce - so only a handful of specimens were ever produced, and no regular gold coinage followed.
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Lot # 357 - France. The Carolingians. Lothair I as Emperor, 840-855. Denier (Silver, 20.76 mm, 1.60 g). LVTHARIVS IMP, Cross with pellets in quarters. Rev. XPISTIANA RELGO, Stylized temple with four columns, topped with cross. Depeyrot 1185. Morrison 580 var. Old cabinet tone. Good Very Fine.
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Lot # 358 - France. Kingdom. Philip IV the Fair, 1285-1314. Gros Tournois (Silver, 26.51 mm, 3.91 g), circa 1290-1295. BNDICTV SIT NOmE DNI NRI DEI IҺV XPI / PhILIPPVS REX, Cross pattée. Rev. TVRONVS CIVIS, Châtel tournois topped by a cross cutting through the legend; outer border of twelve lilies. Duplessy 213. Lafaurie 217. Lightly toned. A full Very Fine.
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Lot # 359 - France. Kingdom. Paris. Louis XIII the Just, 1610-1643. 1/12 Écu 1643 (Silver, 20.89 mm, 2.23 g). LVDOVICVS XIII D G FR ET NAV REX, Laureate and draped bust right. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTVM1643, Crowned arms.  Duplessy 1352. Droulers 65. Gadoury 46. Cabinet tone with iridescence. A full Very Fine.
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Lot # 360 - France. Second Empire. Paris. Napoleon III, 1852-1870. 100 Francs 1856 (Gold, 35.00 mm, 32.21 g). Laureated head of right. Rev. Ecu decorated with an eagle on a beam surrounded by the collar of the Legion of Honor. Gadoury 1135. KM 786.1. Friedberg 550/3. Brilliant. A tiny mark on the obverse rim at 11 o’clock. Extremely Fine. Rare in this condition.
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Lot # 361 - Italy. Bardi or Compiano (Principality of Val di Taro). Federico Landi, 1590-1630. Ducatone struck by the mintmaster Nicola Gandusio, 1622 (Silver, 43.52 mm, 31.32 g). D FED LAN S R I AC VALL TARI PRIN IV ET C, High-collared armored bust right, below, G O (engraver's initials). Rev. S FRANCIS PROTECT NOSTER, St. Francis kneeling left, receiving the stigmata; in exergue, MDCXXII / N G. CNI IX 3. MIR 88. Bellesia 7/C.  Davenport 3847. KM 17. Cabinet tone. Well centered on a large flan. Minor scratches on obverse. Otherwise, Good Very Fine: undoubtedly high preservation for this Extremely Rare issue.   Ex Nomisma 17, 16 December 2000, lot 188 (this coin illustrated on the cover).
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Lot # 362 - Italy. Bergamo (Comune). In the name of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. Grosso of 4 Denari or Half Grosso (Silver, 18.52 mm, 1.24 g), circa 1236-1250. IMPRT - FREDERI / CVS, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. PGA - MVM, Church façade flanked by towers, all set on arcade, itself set on rock outcropping; above, dot and star; under the two central arches, two circles. CNI IV, 136. MIR 17 (R). Biaggi 352. Lightly toned. Good Very Fine. Rare.

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