Roman Imperial Coins

Lot # 624 - MARCUS AURELIUS (161-180). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG. Laureate bust right, slight drapery.Rev: CONCORD AVG TR P XV / COS III. Concordia seated left, holding patera and leaning on statue of Spes; under throne, cornucopia.RIC 3 var. (no drapery). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.16 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 623 - MARCUS AURELIUS (Caesar, 139-161). As. Rome. Obv: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II. Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery.Rev: HILARITAS / S - C. Hilaritas standing left, holding branch and cornucopia.RIC 1260 (Pius). Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 10.31 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 622 - MARCUS AURELIUS (Caesar, 139-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F. Bare head right.Rev: TR POT XIII COS II. Virtus standing right with spear and parazonium, foot set on helmet.RIC 480e (Pius). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.41 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 621 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). As. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: PIETAS AVG / S - C. Pietas, veiled, standing left, dropping incense on candelabrum and holding box.RIC 1192a (Pius). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 12.62 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 620 - 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 fine.Weight: 3.51 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 619 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AVGVSTA. Sceptre and wreath set on draped throne.RIC 377 (Pius). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.09 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 618 - 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: Good very fine.Weight: 3.21 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 617 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.16 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 616 - 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: Good very fine.Weight: 3.2 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 615 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA. Veiled and draped bust right.Rev: AETERNITAS. Aeternitas standing left, holding globe and sceptre.RIC 350a (Pius). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.60 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 614 - 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: 3.48 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 250,00 €

Lot # 613 - DIVA FAUSTINA I (Died 140/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust right.Rev: AED DIV FAVSTINAE. Hexastyle temple containing seated figure of Faustina; fencing before; facing quadriga on top, statues at corners and below.RIC 343 (Pius). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 612 - DIVUS ANTONINUS PIUS (Died 161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS. Bareheaded bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: CONSECRATIO. Garlanded four-tiered funeral pyre surmounted by facing quadriga.RIC 438 (Aurelius). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.06 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 130,00 €

Lot # 611 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII. Laureate head right.Rev: INDVLGENTIA AVG COS IIII / S C. Indulgentia seated left on throne, holding sceptre.RIC 914. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 24.62 g. Diameter: 34 mm.Estimate: 150,00 €

Lot # 610 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV. Laureate head right.Rev: SALVS AVG COS IIII / S - C. Salus standing left, holding sceptre and feeding serpent rising from altar to left.RIC 886. Condition: Fine.Weight: 24.95 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 609 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). As. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: TR POT COS IIII / S - C. Minerva standing right, holding spear and shield.RIC 831. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 10.17 g. Diameter: 26 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 608 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII. Laureate head right.Rev: FELICITAS AVG / S - C. Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding capricorn and long caduceus.RIC 770. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 28.3 g. Diameter: 32 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 607 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. Laureate head right.Rev: SECVRITAS PVBLICA / S - C. Securitas standing left, holding long sceptre and leaning on column.RIC 641. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 24.34 g. Diameter: 33 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 606 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII. Laureate head right.Rev: PACI AVG COS IIII. Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre.RIC 301. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 605 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII. Laureate head right.Rev: VOTA SVSCEP DECENN III / COS IIII. Pius standing left, sacrificing with patera over altar to left.RIC 293a. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.17 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 604 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II. Laureate head right.Rev: TR POT XX COS IIII. Salus seated left on throne, feeding serpent rising from altar to left.RIC 264. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.93 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 603 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II. Laureate head right.Rev: TR POT XX COS IIII. Annona standing right, foot on prow, holding rudder and modius.RIC 260. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 2.6 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 602 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII. Laureate head right.Rev: COS IIII. Annona standing left, holding grain ears and resting hand upon modius set upon prow to right.RIC 231. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 3.4 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 601 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI. Laureate head right.Rev: COS IIII. Fortuna standing facing, head right, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia.RIC 222. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.8 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 600 - 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 / PAX. Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre.RIC 200c. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.57 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 500,00 €

Lot # 599 - 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: Very fine.Weight: 3.19 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 598 - 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: Near very fine.Weight: 3.44 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 597 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate head right.Rev: COS IIII. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.RIC 179. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.38 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 75,00 €

Lot # 596 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate head right.Rev: COS IIII. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia.RIC 179. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.27 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 125,00 €

Lot # 595 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI. Laureate head right.Rev: PRIMI / DECEN / COS IIII. Legend in three lines within wreath.RIC 171a. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.81 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 594 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III DES IIII. Virtus standing left, holding reversed spear and parazonium.RIC 118. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.35 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 593 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III DES IIII. Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia.RIC 117. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.73 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 592 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. Laureate head right.Rev: CLEMENTIA AVG. Clementia standing left, holding patera and sceptre.RIC 64. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.44 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 591 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR POT COS III. Laureate head right.Rev: APOLLINI AVGVSTO. Apollo standing left, holding patera and lyre.RIC -, 63B var. (obv. legend); RSC -, 60 var. (same). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.24 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 590 - ANTONINUS PIUS (138-161). Denarius. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: TR P COS II. Priestly implements: knife, sprinkler, ewer, lituus and simpulum.RIC 46 var. (bust type). Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 2.72 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 150,00 €

Lot # 589 - ANTONINUS PIUS (Caesar, 138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS. Bare head right.Rev: TRIB POT COS / PIE - TAS. Pietas standing left, raising one hand, the other holding incense box over lighted and garlanded altar.RIC² 2724 (Hadrian) (R2).Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.17 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 588 - AELIUS (Caesar, 136-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: TR POT COS II / PIE - TAS. Pietas standing right, holding acerrum and dropping incense onto lighted and garlanded altar to right.RIC² 2628. Condition: Very fine; cleaning marks.Weight: 2.7 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 587 - AELIUS (Caesar, 136-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: TR POT COS II / PIE - TAS. Pietas standing right, holding acerrum and dropping incense onto lighted and garlanded altar to right.RIC² 2628. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 586 - AELIUS (Caesar, 136-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.Rev: TR POT COS II / PIE - TAS. Pietas standing right, holding acerrum and dropping incense onto lighted and garlanded altar to right.RIC² 2628. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.35 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 585 - 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: 3.39 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 584 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Uncertain eastern mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III. Galley right with seven rowers and standing figure (Victory?) at prow.RIC² 3092. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.78 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: 250,00 €

Lot # 583 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: MONETA AVG. Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.RIC² 2224. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.3 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 582 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: SALVS AVG. Salus standing right, holding patera and feeding serpent rising from altar to right.RIC² 2048. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.33 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 75,00 €

Lot # 581 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: FORTVNAE REDVCI. Hadrian, holding roll, and Fortuna, holding cornucopia, standing facing one another and clasping hands.RIC² 2001. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.46 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 580 - HADRIAN (117-138). As. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Bare head right.Rev: NILVS / S C. Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed, resting elbow on sphinx right; at feet, hippopotamus right.RIC² 1712 (R2).Rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 10.25 g. Diameter: 28 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 579 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Bare head right.Rev: TRANQVILLITAS AVG COS III P P. Tranquillitas standing left, holding sceptre and leaning on column.RIC² 1131. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.15 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €

Lot # 578 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Bare-headed and draped bust right.Rev: IVSTITIA AVG P P / COS III. Justitia seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre.RIC² 1030. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.3 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 577 - HADRIAN (117-138). GOLD Aureus. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS III. Hadrian riding horse right, raising right hand.RIC² 781; Calicó 1215a.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: 7.32 g. Diameter: 20 mm.Estimate: 3000,00 €

Lot # 576 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III. Genius standing left, holding cornucopia and sacrificing with patera over lighted and garlanded altar to left.RIC² 724. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.29 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: 100,00 €

Lot # 575 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS III. Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.RIC² 720. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.27 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: 50,00 €