Roman Ar Antoninianii (3) Saloninus (257-258AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, LIC COR SAL VALERIANVS N CAES, Reverse Saloninus standing with spear and globe, captive at feet, P to right field 3.47 grammes, RCV 10771, NVF. Gallienus (253-268AD) Rome. Obverse: Radiate and draped bust right IMP C P LIC GALLIENUS AVG, Reverse: Virtus standing left with spear and shield, VIRTVS AVG, 3.70 grammes, RCV 10411 NVF. Postumus (260-269AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse Hercules standing with club and lion skin, 2.52 grammes, RCV 10944, a large fragment missing from 9 to 11 o'clock, Fine. Ae Antoninianii (2) Postumus (260-269AD) Cologne Mint. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse: IOVI STATORI RCV 10954, NEF/GVF. Postumus (260-269AD) Cologne Mint, Obverse: Bust right , radiate and draped, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse: Jupiter advancing left, looking back, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, RIC 311, VF/NVF
Roman Antoninianii (5) Caracalla (198-217AD) minted 215AD. Obverse: Radiate Bust right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Reverse: Serapis standing left, raising right hand and holding sceptre PM TR P XVIII COS IIII, 4.91 grammes, RCV 6772. Gordian III (238-244AD) Rome Mint. Obverse: Bust right, radiate IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Gordian in military attire standing right with spear and globe, PM TRP IIII COS II PP 4.73 grammes, RCV 8646 GVF. Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Roma seated left with Victory and sceptre, altar at feet, 3.54 grammes, ROMAE AETERNAE RIC 45, RSC 170 VF with some loss of flan between 2 and 3 o'clock. Philip II (247-249AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, Reverse Philip standing with spear and globe, 6.00 grammes, RCV 9240, NEF/GVF. Valerian I (253-260AD) Billon (minted 254AD) Obverse: Radiate bust right IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Reverse: Jupiter standing with thunderbolt and sceptre IOVI CONSERVATORI, 3.00 grammes RCV 9943 GVF
Roman Antoninianii (5) Caracalla (198-217AD) minted 215AD. Obverse: Radiate bust right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Reverse: Serapis standing with sceptre PM TRP XVIIII COS IIII PP, 5.78 grammes, RCV 6777 About VF. Gordian III (238-244AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: PM TR P V COS II P P Apollo seated left, resting arm on lyre, 4.50 grammes, RIC 87, RSC 237, About Fine with some verdigris. Trajan Decius (249-251AD) minted July-Dec. 250AD, Rome Mint, Obverse Bust right IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, Reverse: Abundantia emptying cornucopia, ABVNDANTIA AVG, 4.41 grammes, RCV 9364 VF. Herennia Etruscilla (249-251AD) Obverse: Bust right, diamdemed and draped, HERETRUSCILLA AVG, Reverse: Pudicitia seated left PVDICITIA AVG, 3.73 grammes, RIC 59, RSC 19, VF/NVF with an edge crack. Valerian I (253-260AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, VALERIANVS P P AVG, Reverse: Sol, standing left holding globe and raising right hand, ORIENS AVGG, 3.10 grammes, RIC 13 NVF/GF
Roman Ar Antoninianii (3) Saloninus (257-258AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, LIC COR SAL VALERIANVS N CAES, Reverse Saloninus standing with spear and globe, captive at feet, P to right field 3.47 grammes, RCV 10771, NVF. Gallienus (253-268AD) Rome. Obverse: Radiate and draped bust right IMP C P LIC GALLIENUS AVG, Reverse: Virtus standing left with spear and shield, VIRTVS AVG, 3.70 grammes, RCV 10411 NVF. Postumus (260-269AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse Hercules standing with club and lion skin, 2.52 grammes, RCV 10944, a large fragment missing from 9 to 11 o'clock, Fine. Ae Antoninianii (2) Postumus (260-269AD) Cologne Mint. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and draped, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse: IOVI STATORI RCV 10954, NEF/GVF. Postumus (260-269AD) Cologne Mint, Obverse: Bust right , radiate and draped, IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse: Jupiter advancing left, looking back, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, RIC 311, VF/NVF
Roman Ae Antoninianii (5) Probus (276-282AD) Obverse: Bust left, radiate with eagle-tipped sceptre, PROBVS PF AVG, Reverse: Sol in quadriga, left SOLI INVICTO, in exergue R-thunderbolt-Γ, RIC 203 GF/VF. Carus (282-283AD) Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right IMP CARVS PF AVG, Reverse: Virtus standing with spear and shield, VIRTVS AVGG, KAΓ in exergue VF. Carus (282-283AD) Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust right IMP CARVS PF AVG, Reverse: Virtus standing with spear and shield, VIRTVS AVGG, KAΓ in exergue Fine with some pitting, on an irregularly shaped flan. Carinus (282-285AD) Antioch. Obverse: Bust right, radiate IMP C M AVR CARINVS PF AVG, Reverse: Carinus receiving Victory from Jupiter VIRTVS AVGG, EΔ XXI in exergue, RIC 325, NVF/Fine. Maximianus (286-305AD) First reign, Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMINAVS P F AVG, Reverse: Jupiter standing right, holding sceptre and orb, facing Hercules standing left holding Victory and club, B and crescent in lower centre Mintmark XXI in exergue, RIC 622B, NVF. Radiate fraction Diocletian (284-305) Heraclea. Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Reverse: Emperor standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre, HA in lower centre, RIC Heraclea 13/21 Fine
Roman Antoninianii (5) Galerius (305-311AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C, Reverse two Concordiae clasping hands CONCORDIA AVGG, II in exergue, RIC 678 a few verdigris spots, otherwise VF with almost full silvering. Aurelian (270-275AD) Obverse: Radiate bust right IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Reverse Jupiter presenting globe to Aurelian, IOVI CONSER mintmark S in exergue, RCV 11542 Good Fine. Tacitus (275-276AD) Serdica. Obverse: Bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped IMP CM CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse: Provedentia standing right holding two standards, facing Sol, standing left, holding globe and raising right hand, mintmark KAΔ, RIC 195, RCV 11795, VF with green patination. Tacitus (275-276AD) Ticinum. Obverse: Bust right, radiate IMP CM CL TACITVS AVG, Reverse: Victory hovering over two shields with open wreath, P in exergue, RCV 11820, Fine. Carausius (287-293AD) Obverse: Bust right, radiate, IMP C CARAVSIVS PP AVG, Reverse: Pax standing left holding olive branch and transverse sceptre, worn in field (P in right field) mintmark MLXXI in exergue, RIC 98, VG
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