Roman Imperial Coins

Lot # 449 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: PIETAS AVG. Pietas standing left, holding incense box and sacrificing over candelabrum to left.RIC 395c (Pius). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.59 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 448 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: CONSECRATIO. Peacock standing right, head left.RIC 384a (Pius). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.02 g. Diameter: 12 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 447 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: CONCORDIAE. Antoninus Pius standing right, holding scroll and clasping hands with Faustina standing left, holding sceptre.RIC 381b (Pius). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.43 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 125
Lot # 446 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AVGVSTA. Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch and grain ears.RIC 360 (Pius). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 445 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AVGVSTA. Ceres, veiled, standing facing, head right, holding sceptre and grain-ears.RIC 358 (Pius). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.30 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 444 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AVGVSTA. Ceres standing left, holding short torch and sceptre.RIC 356 (Pius). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 443 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AETERNITAS. Aeternitas (or Providentia) standing left, holding globus and billowing veil.RIC 351 (Pius). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.22 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 442 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AETERNITAS. Aeternitas standing left, holding globe and sceptre.RIC 350a (Pius). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.82 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 441 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AETERNITAS. Aeternitas standing facing, head right, drawing veil and holding sceptre.RIC 346b (Pius). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.07 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 440 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AETERNITAS. Aeternitas (or Juno) standing facing, head left, raising hand and holding sceptre.RIC 344 (Pius). Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 439 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II. Laureate head right.Rev: TR POT XIX COS IIII. Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia.RIC 252. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.41 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 438 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: TR POT XIIII COS IIII / TRANQ. Tranquilitas standing right, leaning upon rudder and holding grain ears.RIC 202b. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 437 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate head right.Rev: COS IIII. Salus standing left, holding rudder set on globe and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left.RIC 181. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.83 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 436 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate head right.Rev: COS IIII. Salus standing left, holding rudder set on globe and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left.RIC 181. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.74 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 435 - AELIUS (Caesar, 136-138). As or Dupondius. Rome. Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: TR POT COS II / S - C / PANNONIA. Pannonia standing left, holding vexillum and hem of dress.RIC² 2661. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 12.55 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 434 - AELIUS (Caesar, 136-138). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: TR POT COS II / S - C / CONCORD. Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow on cornucopiae.RIC² 2650. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 28.08 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 750
Lot # 433 - SABINA (Augusta, 128-136/7). Denarius. Rome. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust right.Rev: VENERI GENETRICI. Venus standing right, drawing fold of drapery from shoulder and holding apple.RIC² 2576. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.90 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 432 - SABINA (Augusta, 128-136/7). Denarius. Rome. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust right, wearing stephane.Rev: IVNONI REGINAE. Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre.RIC² 2550. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.42 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 431 - SABINA (Augusta, 128-136/7). Denarius. Rome. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. Diademed and draped bust right.Rev: PVDICITIA. Pudicitia standing left, drawing veil.RIC² 2507. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.33 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 430 - SABINA (Augusta, 128-136/7). Denarius. Rome. Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. Draped bust right, wearing stephane.Rev: CONCORDIA AVG. Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon statue of Spes; cornucopia below throne.RIC² 2501. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.50 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Dardanian Mines
Lot # 429 - ANONYMOUS. Time of Trajan to Hadrian (98-138). Quadrans. Dardanian mines issue. Obv: ROMA. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma right.Rev: DARDANICI. Female figure (Dardania?) standing left, holding grain ears.RIC 1016 (Hadrian).Among the many Quadrantes minted since Trajan's reign, those bearing on the reverse the names of mines in Pannonia, Dalmatia and Dardania in the Balkan region are particularly interesting. It is suggested that such small denominations were struck in favor of miners, as change for their pay or donatives. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.23 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 200
Lot # 428 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: TELLVS STABIL. Tellus standing left, holding plow and rake; two grain ears to right.RIC² 2052. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.24 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 427 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: FELICITAS AVG. Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and branch.RIC² 2039. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.89 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 426 - HADRIAN (117-138). As. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: S - C / DACIA. Dacia seated left on rocks, holding vexillum and falx (curved sword).RIC² 1658.The falx or rhomphaia was a one- or two-handed cutting weapon adopted by the Dacians in the 4th century. This type of sword forced the Romans to partially revise their equipment, especially during Trajan's campaigns in Dacia at the beginning of the 2nd century. The soldiers adopted segmented sleeves and reinforced helmet visors to defend themselves from the cutting blows inflicted by the falx. Examples of this weapon can be seen on coins and on Trajan's Column. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.19 g. Diameter: 25 mm.Estimate: € 100
Egypt With Ibis
Lot # 425 - HADRIAN (117-138). Sestertius. Rome. "Travel Series" issue. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: AEGYPTOS / S C. Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum and resting elbow upon modius filled with grain ears; to left, ibis standing right on column.RIC² 1592.The reign of Hadrian was 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. He treated the provinces not as lands to be exploited but to be enriched with cities, monuments and defenses on the frontiers, improving the road system and administration. In 123 from Spain he traveled to Africa, having to quell an insurrection that arose in Mauretania, a region that still tenaciously resisted Roman civilization. Hadrian consolidated the military defense here, started the construction of a 'vallum,' and then continued his sea travel to Egypt. Condition: Fine.Weight: 23.88 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 424 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. "Travel Series" issue. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: NILVS. Nilus reclining right on crocodile, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus left.RIC² 1544. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 423 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. "Travel Series" issue. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: HISPANIA. Hispania reclining left, holding branch and resting arm upon rock; to left, hare seated right.RIC² 1535.The reign of Hadrian was 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. He treated the provinces not as lands to be exploited but to be enriched with cities, monuments and defenses on the frontiers, improving the road system and administration. His travels began in Gaul and continued in Spain, an already highly romanized region with beautiful cities, good roads, flourishing crops, and important mining. While Hadrian was in Tarraco, an insurrection broke out in Mauretania, requiring him to leave for Africa. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.35 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 422 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. "Travel Series" issue. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: AFRICA. Africa, wearing elephant skin headdress and holding scorpion and cornucopia, reclining left on rock; basket of grain ears to left.RIC² 1494. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.54 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 421 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. "Travel Series" issue. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: AFRICA. Africa, wearing elephant skin headdress and holding scorpion and cornucopia, reclining left on rock; basket of grain ears to left.RIC² 1494.The reign of Hadrian was 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. He treated the provinces not as lands to be exploited but to be enriched with cities, monuments and defenses on the frontiers, improving the road system and administration. In 123 from Spain he traveled to Africa, having to quell an insurrection that arose in Mauretania, a region that still tenaciously resisted Roman civilization. Hadrian consolidated the military defense here, started the construction of a 'vallum,' and then continued his sea travel to Egypt. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.34 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 420 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: ROMA FELIX. Roma seated left on curule chair, holding branch and sceptre.RIC² 1416. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 419 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III. Aequitas/Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.RIC² 939. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 418 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS III. Victory, naked to waist, standing right, crowning herself and holding palm frond.RIC² 848. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.33 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 417 - HADRIAN (117-138). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Radiate head right.Rev: COS III / S - C. Aequitas seated left, holding scales and cornucopia.RIC² 831. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 11.13 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 250
Noricum Mines Issue
Lot # 416 - HADRIAN (117-138). Quadrans. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.Rev: MET NOR. Legend in two lines within wreath.RIC² 689.RareThe mines of Noricum were famous in Roman times for producing high-quality iron, known as 'ferrum noricum', which was essential for the manufacture of weapons and tools. The mines were concentrated mainly in the area of present-day Styria and Carinthia. During the reign of Hadrian, mining was strictly monitored by the state, so much so that coins like this one, bearing the inscription 'MET NOR', explicitly mention it. Scholars have offered various explanations for this rare coinage; it likely served to meet local circulation needs or was used for donations. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 2.24 g. Diameter: 14 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 415 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: P M TR P COS III. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding crowning Victory and spear; shield and carnyces to right.RIC² 542. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.23 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 414 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.Rev: P M TR P COS III / LIB PVB. Libertas seated left, holding branch and sceptre.RIC² 370. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Rare Quinarius
Lot # 413 - HADRIAN (117-138). Quinarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust right with bare chest, slight drapery.Rev: P M TR P COS III. Victory seated left on throne, holding wreath and palm frond.RIC² 338; King 48 var. (bust type).Rare Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.31 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 200
Lot # 412 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust right, slight drapery.Rev: P M TR P COS III / LIBERAL AVG III. Hadrian seated left on platform, making distribution to citizen standing right.RIC² 309 (R2).Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.13 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 411 - HADRIAN (117-138). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III. Radiate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: SALVS PVBLICA / S - C. Salus standing left, with foot upon globus, holding patera and rudder.RIC² 276. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 13.47 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 410 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with balteus strap.Rev: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS / IVSTITIA. Justitia seated left, holding patera and sceptre.RIC² 61. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.49 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 409 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with balteus strap.Rev: PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P. Trajan and Hadrian standing facing each other, clasping right hands.RIC² 5.Rare Condition: Good fine.Weight: 2.64 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 408 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R. Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder.Woytek 571v; RIC 331. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.90 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 407 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: 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. Trajan's column surmounted by statue of Trajan, with patera and sceptre; two eagles at base.Woytek 514v; RIC 356. Condition: Fine.Weight: 3.07 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 406 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: 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. Trajan's column surmounted by statue of Trajan, with patera and sceptre; two eagles at base.Woytek 514v; RIC 356. Condition: Fine.Weight: 2.79 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 405 - TRAJAN (98-117). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE 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 / VIA TRAIANA S C. Via Traiana reclining left on rocks, head right, holding branch and wheel.Woytek 476b; RIC 636.The building of infrastructure, such as roads, was a significant technical and economic undertaking and was therefore widely celebrated on coins, through allegorical personifications symbolizing imperial expansion and the central government's commitment to promoting the welfare of its people. The Via Traiana, also known as the Appia Traiana, was built by Trajan between 108 and 110 AD. It connected Beneventum to Brundisium and remained in use until the end of the Middle Ages. It was an alternative to the Via Appia Antica and was easier to travel on because it was cleared of snow and mud even in the winter months. Condition: Very fine; parts of the coin are reconstructed using wax or silicone.Weight: 26.43 g. Diameter: 33 mm.Estimate: € 500
Lot # 404 - 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 / VIA TRAIANA. Via Traiana reclining left on rocks, head right, holding branch and wheel.Woytek 398b; RIC 266. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.31 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
Lot # 403 - 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. Trajan riding horse left, holding spear.Woytek 394b; RIC 291 var. (bust type). Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.08 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: € 50
Lot # 402 - 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
Lot # 401 - 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 far shoulder.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.Woytek 329bD; RIC 500. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 27.65 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: € 100
Rare Variety
Lot # 400 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC / DAC CAP. Bound Dacian captive standing left; behind, arms on ground.Woytek 289a (3 specimens); RIC 99.Rare Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.23 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: € 150