Roman Imperial Coins

Lot # 535 - NERO (54-68). Sestertius. Lugdunum. Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P. Laureate head right, with globe at point of bust.Rev: ADLOCVT COH. Nero, bareheaded and togate, standing left with praetorian prefet on low platform on right, raising right hand in address to three soldiers standing right, of whom the two foremost carry standards; in the background, pillared building below battlemented crescent-shaped structure (praetorian camp?).RIC² 490.RareRare architectural type. The Praetorian Guard started in the 3rd century in the Republican era as military groups tasked with protecting legion generals. A chosen infantry, initially non-permanent. Part of the Roman military camp in which the tent of the commander and his officers were located was called the Praetorium. With Augustus the Praetorians became institutionalized as troop guards who acted in the entourage of the triumvirs during civil wars. He selected them from the Legio X and from among the Italic populations close to Rome, provided preferential treatment for them over garrison soldiers, and later organized them into cohorts. In 2 AD he placed two officers of equestrian rank at their head. The Praetorian cohorts, numbered I to IX, with a complement of 500 soldiers each, were under the orders of the Praetorian Prefect, who held great importance and not infrequently found himself holding power second only to the emperor himself. The Praetorians constituted the honor guard, the political militia and the spearhead of the fighting units serving the empire. They were in total service to the emperor, including keeping order in the circuses and theaters, in the collection of taxes in addition to the publicans, guarding statues depicting emperors, or brawls and riots, extinguishing fires in support of Urban Cohorts and vigiles. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 25.68 g. Diameter: 37 mm.

Lot # 534 - NERO (54-68). Dupondius. Lugdunum. Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Laureate head left, with globe at point of neck.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI / S - C. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.RIC² 450. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 13.04 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lot # 533 - NERO (54-68). Dupondius. Lugdunum. Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P. Laureate head left.Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI / S - C / II. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm.RIC² 412. Condition: Very fine; smoothed, cleaning marks.Weight: 14.21 g. Diameter: 30 mm.

Lot # 532 - NERO (54-68). Semis. Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVG IMP. Laureate head right.Rev: CERT QVINQ ROM CO. Table bearing urn and wreath.RIC² 234. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.07 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 531 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P. Laureate head right.Rev: Aquila right between two signa.RIC² 68. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.40 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 530 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P P. Laureate head right.Rev: Aquila right between two signa.RIC² 68. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.30 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 529 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: SALVS. Salus seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera.RIC² 60. Condition: Near very fine; hair tooled.Weight: 2.81 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 528 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: SALVS. Salus seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera.RIC² 60. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.21 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 527 - 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: Near very fine.Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 526 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: AVGVSTVS AVGVSTA. Nero, holding patera and sceptre, and Messalina, holding patera and cornucopia, standing left.RIC² 45. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.71 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 525 - NERO (54-68). Denarius. Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVG IMP. Bare head right.Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P VII COS IIII P P. EX S C within wreath.RIC² 22. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.24 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 524 - NERO, with AGRIPPINA MINOR (54-68). Fourrèe Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER. Bare head of Nero right vis-à-vis draped bust of Agrippina left.Rev: NERONI CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P. EX S C within oak wreath.RIC² 2 (Rome). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.43 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 523 - CLAUDIUS (41-54). As. Rome. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P. Bare head left.Rev: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA / S - C. Libertas standing right, holding pileus and extending hand.RIC² 113. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 9.43 g. Diameter: 30 mm.

Lot # 522 - CLAUDIUS (41-54). As. Rome. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P. Bare head left.Rev: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA / S - C. Libertas standing right, holding pileus and extending hand.RIC² 113. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.62 g. Diameter: 31 mm.

Lot # 521 - CALIGULA (37-41). As. Rome. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT. Bare head left.Rev: VESTA / S - C. Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre.RIC² 38. Condition: Good very fine; smoothed.Weight: 10.50 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lot # 520 - CALIGULA (37-41). As. Rome. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT. Bare head left.Rev: VESTA / S - C. Vesta seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre.RIC² 38. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 10.77 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lot # 519 - CALIGULA, with AGRIPPINA SENIOR (37-41). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT. Laureate head of Caligula right.Rev: AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM. Draped bust of Agrippina right.RIC² 8. Condition: Fair.Weight: 3.44 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 518 - 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 fine.Weight: 3.64 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 517 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.63 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 516 - 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 fine.Weight: 3.34 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 515 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.45 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 514 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.41 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 513 - 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: Near very fine.Weight: 3.62 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 512 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.64 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 511 - 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: 3.75 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 510 - 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: 3.66 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 509 - 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: 3.68 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 508 - 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: 3.65 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 507 - 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: Good fine.Weight: 3.49 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 506 - 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: 3.56 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 505 - TIBERIUS (Caesar, 4-14). As. Rome. Obv: TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT V. Bare head right.Rev: PONTIFEX TRIBVN POTESTATE XII. Large S C.RIC² 469 (Augustus). Condition: Good fine.Weight: 10.89 g. Diameter: 30 mm.

Lot # 504 - AGRIPPA (Died 12 BC). As. Rome. Struck under Caligula (37-41). Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III. Head left, wearing rostral crown.Rev: S - C. Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident.RIC² 58 (Caligula). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.46 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lot # 503 - DIVUS AUGUSTUS (Died 14). Dupondius. Rome. Restitution issue struck under Titus. Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Radiate head left; star above.Rev: IMP T VESP AVG REST / S - C. Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed S P/Q R.RIC² 447 (Titus).Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 13.28 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lot # 502 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Uncertain eastern mint. Obv: Head right, wearing oak wreath.Rev: AVGVSTVS. Capricorn right, with globus attached to rudder between hooves; cornucopia above.RIC² 541 var. (head laureate).Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.66 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 501 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Cistophorus. Pergamum. Obv: IMP IX TR PO V. Bare head right.Rev: MART - VLTO. Circular tetrastyle temple, containing vexillum.RIC² 507; RPC I 2220. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 11.56 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 500 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Cistophorus. Ephesus. Obv: IMP CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: AVGVSTVS. Garlanded altar decorated with two inward-facing stags.RIC² 482; RPC I 2215. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 11.85 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 499 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Cistophorus. Ephesus. Obv: IMP CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: AVGVSTVS. Capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath.RIC² 477; RPC I 2213. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 11.51 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 498 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Rome. C. Marius C.f. Tro(mentina tribu), moneyer. Obv: AVGVSTVS. Bare head right; lituus to left.Rev: C MARIVS C F / TRO III VIR. Quadriga galloping right, bearing palm frond.RIC² 399. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.55 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 497 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). As. Contemporary imitation of Rome. C. Gallius Lupercus, moneyer. Obv: Blundered legend. Bare head right.Rev: Blundered legend. Legend around large S C.Cf. RIC² 379 (for prototype). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.07 g. Diameter: 27 mm.

Lot # 496 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Caius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields, two sceptres and X between them; lituus and simpulum above.RIC² 212. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.54 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 495 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Caius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields, two sceptres; lituus and simpulum above.RIC² 210. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.65 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 494 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.41 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 493 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.65 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 492 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.69 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 491 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.89 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 490 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.70 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 489 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.54 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 488 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head right.Rev: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing; two shields and two sceptres between; above, simpulum and lituus.RIC² 207. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.57 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 487 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Lugdunum. Obv: AVGVSTVS DIVI F. Bare head right.Rev: IMP - X / ACT. Apollo Citharoedus of Actium standing left, holding plectrum and lyre.RIC² 171a. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 3.42 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 486 - AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Uncertain Spanish mint, possibly Colonia Patricia. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Head right, wearing oak wreath.Rev: DIVVS - IVLIVS. Comet, with eight rays and tail.RIC² 102.In 44 BC, a year of institutional political upheaval, the sighting of a comet, an exceptional astronomical event, was seen as a divine sign related to Caesaricide and appeared on some rare Republican and Augustan denarii. Virgil writes in the Eclogues that Caesar's star represented an extraordinary moment of light at a time of deep sadness for the Romans. Caesar's death shocked Rome but did not stop the crisis of the Republic, Marc'Antony and Octavian contended for power, and when Octavian prevailed, the long imperial history began. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.28 g. Diameter: 21 mm.