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Lot # 421 - TIBERIUS (14-37). Denarius. "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: PONTIF MAXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne, holding sceptre and olive branch.RIC² 26. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.89 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 422 - TIBERIUS (14-37). Denarius. "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: PONTIF MAXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne, holding inverted spear and olive branch.RIC² 28. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.57 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 423 - TIBERIUS (14-37). Denarius. "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: PONTIF MAXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne, holding inverted spear and olive branch.RIC² 28. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.58 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 300

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Lot # 424 - TIBERIUS (14-37). Denarius. "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: PONTIF MAXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne, holding inverted spear and olive branch.RIC² 28. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.61 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 350

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Lot # 425 - TIBERIUS (14-37). GOLD Aureus. "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: PONTIF MAXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne, holding sceptre and olive branch.RIC² 29; Calicó 305a.Ex Heritage Auctions 3089 (2021), lot 31053. The obverse legend calling Tiberius 'divi filius', son of God (Augustus), is one of the contradictions of what was considered one of the most controversial princes of ancient Rome. In fact, Tiberius was reluctant to accept the succession, more loyal to republican ideals. When he became emperor, he first of all refused the name 'Imperator', which was his by right. He also did not want the prestigious title of 'Father of the State' and apparently despised that of 'Augustus', which he ended up accepting, however, together with the 'imperium maius et infinitum' and the 'tribunicia potestas', which were the foundations of the Republic. He also arranged for the cult of the living emperor to be abolished. All these refusals contributed to the misunderstanding of Tiberius by his contemporaries, who were now attached to the Augustan concept of Empire. Tiberius was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, of noble lineage and republican orientation, and Livia Drusilla. His father had sided first with Julius Caesar, then, upon his assassination, with the Caesaricides, to join the revolt against Octavian and fall back south with Sextus Pompey. In 39 B.C. at Misenum, Nero was forced to divorce his wife to give her to Julius Caesar's heir, so Tiberius ended up in Augustus' custody and Livia gained an important political advantage. Tiberius married Vipsania Agrippina, the woman he loved and who bore him a son, Drusus, but was forced by Augustus to divorce and marry his daughter Julia. This was another blow to Tiberius who, disgusted with his new wife and politics, decided to retire to Rhodes, leaving room for Augustus' chosen heirs, Gaius and Lucius Caesar. The two, however, died (AD 2 and 4) and Augustus ended up associating Tiberius himself with the throne, whom he considered to be competent above all in military matters. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 7.78 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 5000

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Lot # 426 - TIBERIUS (14-37). Denarius. "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: PONTIF MAXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on throne, holding sceptre and olive branch.RIC² 30. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.71 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 300

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Lot # 427 - NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS (Died 9 BC). Sestertius. Rome. Struck under Claudius (41-54). Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP. Bare head left.Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P / S C. Claudius seated left on curule chair, holding branch; spears, shields, cuirass and helmet around.RIC² 93 (Claudius).Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, son of Augustus' third wife, Livia Drusilla, and younger brother of the future emperor Tiberius. Augustus granted him numerous privileges, allowing him to hold various public offices several years before the age permitted by law. He married Antonia Minor, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor (sister of Augustus). She bore him several children, including Germanicus and the future emperor Claudius. Drusus is remembered above all as a great Roman general. In 16 BC, he took part in the Rhaetian campaign, defeating the Isarci, Breoni, and Reti tribes and, together with Tiberius, the Vindelici, contributing to the creation of new Roman provinces (Rhaetia and Noricum) in the Alpine region. He was then sent to Transalpine Gaul in 14 BC to build roads and fortified bases along the Rhine. In 13 BC, he successfully commanded military operations against the rebellious tribes of the Rhine. Finally, he took part in campaigns in Germany, where the Romans subjugated Frisi and Batavi. Drusus led the legions in several offensive operations and successfully defended himself against numerous ambushes. Upon his return to Rome in 11 BC, he received triumphal honors and his soldiers conferred on him the title of “imperator.” Back in Germany, his brilliant military career was suddenly interrupted in 9 BC by a fall from his horse. The injury to his femur ultimately led him to death, watched over by Tiberius, who celebrated his funeral. Condition: Very fine; slightly smoothed.Weight: 26.00 g. Diameter: 34 mm.Estimate: € 300

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Lot # 428 - CALIGULA (37-41). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG P M TR P IIII P P / PIETAS. Pietas seated left, holding patera and resting arm on small draped figure standing facing on basis.Rev: DIVO - AVG / S - C. Caligula standing left, holding patera over altar; on either side, victimarius, holding bull for sacrifice, and attendant, holding patera; hexastyle, garlanded temple of Divus Augustus in background.RIC² 51. Condition: Very fine; uncertain restorations and reconstruction of details.Weight: 28.18 g. Diameter: 36 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Ex Dorotheum 1948

Lot # 429 - CLAUDIUS (41-54). GOLD Aureus. Rome. Obv: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI. Laureate head right.Rev: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI. Constantia seated left on curule chair, feet on footstool, right hand raised.RIC² 31; Calicó 340.Ex Dorotheum (September 1948), lot 37 (with collector's ticket) Condition: Good fine.Weight: 7.62 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 4000

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Lot # 430 - CLAUDIUS (41-54). As. Rome. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP [P P?]. Bare head left.Rev: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI / S - C. Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear.RIC² 95 or 111. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.44 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 431 - CLAUDIUS (41-54). As. Rome. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P. Bare head left.Rev: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI / S - C. Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear.RIC² 111. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 11.00 g. Diameter: 30 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 432 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: IVPPITER CVSTOS. Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.RIC² 53. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 2.64 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Closed Temple of Janus

Lot # 433 - NERO (54-68). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Laureate head right.Rev: PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT / S - C. Garlanded Temple of Janus with closed doors to left and latticed windows to right.RIC² 268 (bust with aegis).The building depicted on the reverse is the oldest sanctuary of Janus, located in the Roman Forum; it consisted of an arch with two entrances and housed a statue of the god at the centre of the doorway. To date, no remains of the temple have been found and its exact location is unknown; its appearance is known mainly from coins. The temple was closed during periods of peace, as was the case during the reigns of Augustus and Nero. According to Suetonius, it was closed three times in quick succession under Nero, because peace had been established on land and at sea (as the legend on the reverse of this sestertius indicates). The emperor celebrated the occasion by bringing a laurel wreath to the Capitoline Hill and closed the Temple of Janus as if there were no more wars to be fought. The temple was opened for the last time during the reign of Gordian III, before his departure for a military campaign against the Sasanians in 242. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 26.97 g. Diameter: 35 mm.Estimate: € 2000

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Lot # 434 - NERO (54-68). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P P P. Radiate head right.Rev: PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT / S - C. Temple of Janus with latticed window to left and closed doors with garland to right.RIC² 337. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 15.39 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 250

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Lot # 435 - NERO (54-68). As. Lugdunum. Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P. Bare head right, globe at point of neck.Rev: S - C. Victory advancing left, resting hand upon shield inscribed S P Q R.RIC² 543. Condition: Fine.Weight: 8.69 g. Diameter: 29 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 436 - GALBA (68-69). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP SER GALBA AVG. Bare head right.Rev: S P Q R / OB / C S. Legend in three lines, all within wreath (corona civica).RIC² 167. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 437 - OTHO (69). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Bare head right.Rev: SECVRITAS PR. Securitas standing left, holding wreath and sceptre.RIC² 8. Condition: Fine.Weight: 2.99 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 438 - OTHO (69). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP (M) OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P. Bare head right.Rev: SECVRITAS PR. Securitas standing left, holding wreath and sceptre.RIC² 8 or 10. Condition: Good fine; edge fault.Weight: 2.70 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Ex Kress 1962

Lot # 439 - VITELLIUS (69). GOLD Aureus. Rome. Obv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P. Laureate head right.Rev: S P Q R/ O•B/ C S. Legend in three lines, all within wreath (corona civica).RIC² 82; Calicó 574.Ex Kress 123 (1962), lot 518a. Vitellius was born in AD 15 and rose to prominence largely thanks to his talent for flattery and for pleasing the emperors. His origins were the subject of conflicting stories, ranging from descent from ancient Italic deities to being the son of a freedman cobbler. After a youth marked by excess, he managed to win favour with Caligula, Claudius and Nero by exploiting their personal passions, and even poisoned his own son out of fear that he was plotting against him. Galba sent him to Lower Germany more to remove him from Rome than out of confidence, yet Vitellius quickly won over the soldiers by granting favours and cancelling punishments. The German legions, encouraged by Valens and Caecina Alienus, proclaimed him emperor and defeated Otho at Bedriacum. Vitellius entered Rome like a triumphator, presented his young son as heir, and declared his intention to found a new dynasty. He replaced the praetorian guard, punished Galba’s killers, and honoured Nero, earning the hostility of senatorial historians. When news arrived that the troops had proclaimed Vespasian, his power collapsed swiftly: the Danubian armies defeated his forces in the second battle of Bedriacum, the Misenum fleet deserted him, and Valens’ attempt to raise new troops failed. In Rome, the Capitoline Hill was set ablaze during the fighting, and Vitellius, after trying to flee, was captured, dragged along the Via Sacra and killed. He suffered damnatio memoriae, and his brother and son died with him. His failure stemmed from the growing strength of provincial armies, the marginal role of the Senate, and his limited military experience, worsened by his choice of collaborators who were openly at odds with one another. Yet Vitellius did show respect for the Senate, allowing his reign to begin only after its ratification and refusing titles he considered too grand for himself. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 7.22 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 12500

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Lot # 440 - VITELLIUS (69). Denarius. Rome. Obv: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP. Bare head right.Rev: FIDES / EXERCITVVM. Clasped hands.RIC² 67. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Bust Variant

Lot # 441 - VITELLIUS (69). Denarius. Rome. Obv: A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P. Bare head right.Rev: XV VIR SACR FAC. Tripod, dolphin on top, raven on strut between legs.RIC² 86 var. (head laureate); RSC 112.Very rareVitellius was born in AD 15 and rose to prominence largely thanks to his talent for flattery and for pleasing the emperors. His origins were the subject of conflicting stories, ranging from descent from ancient Italic deities to being the son of a freedman cobbler. After a youth marked by excess, he managed to win favour with Caligula, Claudius and Nero by exploiting their personal passions, and even poisoned his own son out of fear that he was plotting against him. Galba sent him to Lower Germany more to remove him from Rome than out of confidence, yet Vitellius quickly won over the soldiers by granting favours and cancelling punishments. The German legions, encouraged by Valens and Caecina Alienus, proclaimed him emperor and defeated Otho at Bedriacum. Vitellius entered Rome like a triumphator, presented his young son as heir, and declared his intention to found a new dynasty. He replaced the praetorian guard, punished Galba’s killers, and honoured Nero, earning the hostility of senatorial historians. When news arrived that the troops had proclaimed Vespasian, his power collapsed swiftly: the Danubian armies defeated his forces in the second battle of Bedriacum, the Misenum fleet deserted him, and Valens’ attempt to raise new troops failed. In Rome, the Capitoline Hill was set ablaze during the fighting, and Vitellius, after trying to flee, was captured, dragged along the Via Sacra and killed. He suffered damnatio memoriae, and his brother and son died with him. His failure stemmed from the growing strength of provincial armies, the marginal role of the Senate, and his limited military experience, worsened by his choice of collaborators who were openly at odds with one another. Yet Vitellius did show respect for the Senate, allowing his reign to begin only after its ratification and refusing titles he considered too grand for himself. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.20 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 440

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Ex Dorotheum 1980

Lot # 442 - VESPASIAN (69-79). GOLD Aureus. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III FORT RED. Fortuna standing left, holding globe and caduceus.RIC² 1111; Calico 613.Ex Dorotheum 1980 (with collector's ticket) Condition: Very fine.Weight: 7.21 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 5000

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Lot # 443 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: COS ITER TR POT. Pax seated left on throne, holding branch and winged caduceus.RIC² 29. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.64 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 444 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII. Laureate head right.Rev: TRI POT. Vesta seated left on throne, holding simpulum.RIC² 359. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.71 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 445 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: COS V. Two laurel trees.RIC² 681.Ex Salton collection Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.20 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 446 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: IMP XIX. Sow standing left, with three piglets standing below her.RIC² 982. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.31 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 447 - DIVUS VESPASIAN (Died 79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS. Laureate head right.Rev: Foreparts of two capricorns springing in opposing directions, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globe below.RIC² 357 (Titus). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.07 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 448 - TITUS (Caesar, 69-79). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: T CAESAR IMP COS III CENS. Radiate head right.Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA / S - C. Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia.RIC² 742 (Vespasian). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 11.35 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 500

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Lot # 449 - TITUS (Caesar, 69-79). Denarius. Ephesus. Obv: IMPERATOR T CAESAR AVGVSTI F. Laureate head right.Rev: PACI AVGVSTAE / EPHE. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch.RIC² 1442 (Vespasian); RPC II 844. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.31 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 300

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Rare Denarius

Lot # 450 - TITUS (Caesar, 69-79). Denarius. Ephesus. Obv: IMPERATOR T CAESAR AVGVSTI F. Laureate head of Titus right.Rev: PACI ORB TERR AVG / EPHE. Turreted and draped female bust right.RIC² 1444 (Vespasian; R2); RPC II 845 (6 specimens).Very rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.27 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 451 - TITUS (79-81). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head right.Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P. Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped and surmounted by horizontal winged thunderbolt.RIC² 119. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.89 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 452 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG PONT. Laureate head right.Rev: TR P COS VII DES VIII P P. Garlanded and lighted altar.RIC² 41. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.11 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Germanic War Issue

Lot # 453 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.Rev: S - C. Domitian standing left, holding spear; to left, German captive kneeling right, presenting shield; broken spear in exergue.RIC² 469.Rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 22.00 g. Diameter: 35 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 454 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII. Laureate head right.Rev: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P. Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; shield to right.RIC² 519. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.78 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 455 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII. Laureate head right.Rev: IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P. Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield.RIC² 667. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 456 - DOMITIAN (81-96). As. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P. Laureate head right.Rev: MONETA AVGVSTI / S - C. Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.RIC² 708. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.30 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 457 - DOMITIAN (81-96). As. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P. Laureate head right.Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI / S - C. Virtus standing right, with foot set upon helmet, holding sceptre and parazonium.RIC² 709. Condition: Fine.Weight: 11.30 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 458 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII. Laureate head right.Rev: IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P. Minerva standing left with spear.RIC² 742. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.16 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Lot # 459 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM. Laureate head right.Rev: PONT MAX TR POT COS II. Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia.Woytek 24a; RIC 17. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 300

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Lot # 460 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Pax standing left, right foot on Dacian, holding branch and cornucopia.Woytek 194bA; RIC 190a var. (bust type). Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.83 g. Diameter: 12 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 461 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Pax standing left, right foot on Dacian, holding branch and cornucopia.Woytek 194bA; RIC 190a var. (bust type). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.17 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 462 - TRAJAN (98-117). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Radiate bust right, with slight darpery.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C. Trophy, with hexagonal and round shields at base.Woytek 196b; RIC 587. Condition: Near very fine; edge faults.Weight: 11.30 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 463 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC / DAC CAP. Dacian seated left on shield, in attitude of mourning; shield and spears behind to right.Woytek 283bC; RIC 98. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.24 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 464 - TRAJAN (98-117). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S C. Salus seated left, holding patera over altar entwined by serpent.Woytek 335b; RIC 515. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 28.63 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 750

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Lot # 465 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Three signa, surmounted by wreath, aquila and hand, respectively.Woytek 419b; RIC 295. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.29 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Coronation of Partamaspates

Lot # 466 - TRAJAN (98-117). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: REX PARTHIS DATVS / S C. Trajan seated left on platform, presenting Parthamaspates to kneeling Parthian; attendant standing to right of Trajan.Woytek 594v; RIC 667.The great spoils won by Trajan through the wars in Dacia and the stability of the limes enabled the empire to enjoy seven years of peace and prosperity, avoiding internal conflicts or major external threats. However, in 113 the emperor embarked on one last venture, the invasion of the Parthian empire, one of the most formidable adversaries since Julius Caesar. Trajan achieved another victory, regained control of Armenia that had been occupied by the Parthian king Osroes, and extended Roman rule to Syria and Mesopotamia. The sestertius with REX PARTHIS DATVS celebrates the coronation of Partamaspates, a Phanthian king wanted by the emperor to replace Osroes on the Parthian throne. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 23.63 g. Diameter: 35 mm.Estimate: € 250

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Lot # 467 - DIVA MARCIANA (Died 112/4). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA. Draped bust right, wearing stephane.Rev: CONSECRATIO. Eagle standing left, head right, wings spread.Woytek 719; RIC 743.The eldest daughter of the senator Marcus Ulpius Trajan and of Marcia, therefore Trajan's elder sister, she inherited her middle name, Marciana, from her mother's paternal ancestors. She married around 63 Gaius Saloninus Matidius Patricius, a very wealthy man, praetor and member of the religious college of the Arvales. From him Ulpia had a daughter Salonina Matidia. After Saloninus' death, Marciana did not remarry, although she had many pretenders due to her prestigious relationship with the emperor and her beauty. However, Trajan respected her wishes and never forced her to remarry. Her daughter Matidia instead married first a Matidius, then Lucius Vibius Sabinus, from a consular family, and from this marriage was born Vibia Sabina, future wife of Hadrian. When Vibius Sabinus died in 84 or 87, Ulpia Marciana with her daughter and granddaughters went to live in the family home of Trajan and his wife Plotina, and later in the palace. After 105 she was elevated to the rank of Augusta by her brother, the first sister of an emperor to receive this title. Although she was initially reticent, she was finally convinced by Plotina and first appeared on coins and depicted by statues. Her portrait is known for its complicated hairstyle with a high diadem. Marciana often travelled with Trajan, who considered her a trusted advisor and often asked her opinion on decisions. He also dedicated two cities to her, Colonia Marciana in Africa, and Marcianopolis in Moesia. She died between 112 and 114, when she was deified at the behest of Trajan, along with their father Marcus Ulpius Trajan. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.20 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 1000

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Lot # 468 - MATIDIA (Augusta, 112-119). Denarius. Rome. Obv: MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE F. Diademed and draped bust right.Rev: PIETAS AVGVST. Pietas standing facing, head left, placing hands on heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, to left and right.Woytek 729; RIC 759 (Trajan).RareSalonia Matidia was born in AD 68 and was the only daughter of praetor Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus and Ulpia Marciana (mentioned in the obverse legend of this coin), the sister of the future emperor Trajan. She married at the age of 13-14 to Lucius Vibius Sabinus, from a powerful family of consular rank. In 83 AD a daughter, Vibia Sabina, the future wife of Emperor Hadrian, was born and her husband died. Matidia married twice more and had three more daughters, including the future grandmother of Marcus Aurelius, Rupilia Faustina. But her other two husbands also soon died. She made her home a literary salon, full of cultured people, and loved palace life, advising the emperor Trajan, and often following him to the battlefields to support him. She is also said to have had a good understanding with the emperor's wife, Plotina, with whom she worked to secure a worthy successor to the throne, opting for Hadrian, who married his daughter Vibia. It is unclear what happened when Trajan died, having fallen ill in Cilicia during the campaign against the Parthians. Hadrian's adoption, according to the historian Cassius Dio, was announced to the Roman Senate with a false letter from Trajan, actually written by Plotina. Hadrian however kept both women close and allowed Matidia to assist him until she died in 119 AD. At her death the emperor granted her a touching eulogy and organised spectacular gladiatorial games, and finally deified her by having a temple built in Rome. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.73 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 1000

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Lot # 469 - DIVA MATIDIA (Died 119). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA. Diademed and draped bust right.Rev: CONSECRATIO. Eagle standing left on sceptre, with wings displayed.RIC² 2462 (Hadrian).RareSalonia Matidia was born in AD 68 and was the only daughter of praetor Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus and Ulpia Marciana (mentioned in the obverse legend of this coin), the sister of the future emperor Trajan. She married at the age of 13-14 to Lucius Vibius Sabinus, from a powerful family of consular rank. In 83 AD a daughter, Vibia Sabina, the future wife of Emperor Hadrian, was born and her husband died. Matidia married twice more and had three more daughters, including the future grandmother of Marcus Aurelius, Rupilia Faustina. But her other two husbands also soon died. She made her home a literary salon, full of cultured people, and loved palace life, advising the emperor Trajan, and often following him to the battlefields to support him. She is also said to have had a good understanding with the emperor's wife, Plotina, with whom she worked to secure a worthy successor to the throne, opting for Hadrian, who married his daughter Vibia. It is unclear what happened when Trajan died, having fallen ill in Cilicia during the campaign against the Parthians. Hadrian's adoption, according to the historian Cassius Dio, was announced to the Roman Senate with a false letter from Trajan, actually written by Plotina. Hadrian however kept both women close and allowed Matidia to assist him until she died in 119 AD. At her death the emperor granted her a touching eulogy and organised spectacular gladiatorial games, and finally deified her by having a temple built in Rome. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 1000

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Lot # 470 - HADRIAN (117-183). GOLD Aureus. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA PARTH F. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with balteus strap.Rev: DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS / ORIENS. Radiate and draped bust of Sol right.RIC² 50; Calicó 1293.Ex Stack's Bowers The January 2020 NYINC (2020), lot 20108. Hadrian was born in Italica or Rome in 76 AD to an influential family; his grandfather had been a member of the senate. Having soon been orphaned, Hadrian was entrusted to his cousin Trajan, who acted as his tutor and granted him in marriage one of his great-granddaughters, Sabina, in 100 AD. It was therefore quite natural that on Trajan's death Hadrian should succeed him, although he had never adopted him. In fact at the prince's death the senate received letters from Trajan mentioning Hadrian's adoption, but according to Cassius Dio they were signed by his widow Plotina. Probably Lucius Licinius Sura, his future and greatest general, also made great efforts for Trajan to consider Hadrian's candidacy. Hadrian is remembered as a literate monarch, a lover of Greek letters and neosophistic philosophy. The new emperor had a very different political conception from that of his predecessor, beginning with the renouncing of the expansionism so much desired by Trajan in order to focus more on the defense of imperial borders, as evidenced by the construction of Hadrian's Wall. His reign was also marked by the travels he embarked on between 121 and 132, a way of learning about and expressing respect for every corner of the empire. Indeed, he visited numerous regions and garrisons, reserving special interest for the armies and the discipline of the soldiers. Despite his efforts to avoid any armed conflict, Hadrian had to deal with a Jewish revolt that erupted because he had renamed Jerusalem as the Colonia Aelia Capitolina, after his family name, for having a temple dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus erected there and for forbidding circumcision, a custom he perceived as barbaric, despite not being hostile to Judaism. The revolt was very bloody and led by Simon bar Kochba, who lost his life in the last battle. In internal politics Hadrian gave his best, eliminating unnecessary expenses and undertaking magnificent public works, not only in Rome. He also asked his jurists to collect all edicts that would ensure greater justice for the weaker, but went to the disadvantage of the Senate, which responded with conspiracies. Hadrian managed to escape these attempts and sent all the conspirators to death, earning himself a very bad reputation. For this he publicly apologized and engaged in a series of food concessions to the people, forgave a huge amount of debt, and promised not to use any more violence against the senators. Promise that he did not keep, however, as a result of further conspiracy attempts. In 136 he designated Lucius Aelius Caesar as his successor, but he died two years later. Hadrian, having failed to have children by Sabina, was thus forced to adopt Antoninus Pius, asking him to adopt in turn two other young men, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, son of the late Aelius. He died in 138 after a long and painful illness. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 7.18 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 3000

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Lot # 471 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: P M TR P COS III. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding victoriola and spear; shield to right.RIC² 541. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.17 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 472 - HADRIAN (117-138). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: COS III / S - C. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding cornucopia and victoriola; shield to right.RIC² 875. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 24.53 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 200

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Lot # 473 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Bare-headed bust left, with slight drapery.Rev: LIBERALITAS AVG COS III P P. Liberalitas standing right, empty cornucopia held in both hands.RIC² 1105 (R2).Rare Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Medaillon !!

Lot # 474 - HADRIAN (117-138). Ae Medallion. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: FELICITATI AVG / S - C / COS III P P. Galley left with steersmen and rowers.Cf. RIC² 1285 (Sestertius); RIC² 2856 = Gnecchi p.18, 77 var. (bust and rev. types).Roman medallions, often of large size and struck in bronze, silver or gold, were not simply coins intended for everyday circulation. Their function was primarily commemorative and political. They were produced on special occasions: accessions to the throne, imperial anniversaries, military victories, the inauguration of public buildings, or dynastic events such as births and marriages. For this reason, they display a higher level of iconography and artistic quality than ordinary coinage: high-quality imperial portraits, complex scenes, allegories and depictions of official ceremonies. In Roman society, these objects were donatives, official gifts distributed by the emperor or high-ranking officials to members of the elite, army officers, foreign ambassadors or influential figures. They served as instruments of prestige and propaganda: receiving a medallion signified recognition by the central authority, whilst possessing and displaying it strengthened the bond with imperial authority. They did not circulate as currency, but as symbols of status, remembrance and political loyalty. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 49.00 g. Diameter: 38 mm.Estimate: € 250

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Lot # 475 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: FORTVNAE REDVCI. Fortuna seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopia.RIC² 1405. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.66 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 476 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. "Restitutor Series" issue. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: RESTITVTORI GALLIAE. Hadrian standing right, seen from behind, raising Gallia kneeling left.RIC² 1573. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.15 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50

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Lot # 477 - HADRIAN (117-138). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: DACIA / S - C. Dacia seated left on rock, holding vexillum and curved sword.RIC² 1650. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 25.61 g. Diameter: 33 mm.Estimate: € 800

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Lot # 478 - HADRIAN (117-138). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare-headed and draped bust right.Rev: FELICITAS AVG / SC. Hadrian, togate, standing right with scroll, clasping right hands with Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus.RIC² 2087. Condition: Very fine; smoothed.Weight: 21.81 g. Diameter: 33 mm.Estimate: € 500

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Lot # 479 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: FORTVNA AVG. Fortuna standing left, holding cornucopia and rudder set upon globe.RIC² 2335. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.23 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100

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Ex Markowitz (1897-1981) Collection

Lot # 480 - SABINA (Augusta, 128-136/7). Denarius. Rome. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. Draped bust right, wearing double stephane with hair piled up and braided.Rev: Ceres seated left on basket, holding grain ears and torch.RIC² 2487.Ex Joseph Markowitz Collection (1897-1981) Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.14 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100

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