Roman (18) Antoninianus (13) Gallienus (245-255AD) Rome. Obv: Bust Right, Radiate and cuirassed, Reverse: Jupiter standing left with thunderbolt held horizontally and sceptreRIC 143, RSC 351 Near Fine/Good Fine, Gallienus (253-268AD) Reverse: Pax VG, Gallienus (253-268AD) Rev: Horse, Fair, Gallienus (253-268AD), Obv: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, Reverse: Emperor standing raising right hand and holding globe in left hand RIC 550 Fine or better, Gallienus Sole Reign Obv: Radiate Head right, GALLIENVS AVG, Reverse: Antelope walking right DIANAE CONS AVG Mintmark XI RIC Rome 181aproaching Fine, Gallienus. Milan Sole Reign Obv: Radiate head right, Reverse Pietas standing left by altar, both hands raised and outspread PIETAS AVG, mintmark below unclear, possibly MP, RIC Milan 507 Victorinus (269-271AD) Trier 270/271AD, Obv: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, Rev: Virtus standing right, holding spear and shield, RIC 78, Cohen 131, Sear 11185 Fine with some verdigris spots, Victorinus (269-271AD) RIC 118 Good Fine, Tetricus I (270-273AD) Reverse: Victory standing left RIC 56 Fine with green patination, Billon Antoninianus Postumus (267-268AD) Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, Reverse: Salus, Komin hoard 767var. Good Fine with uneven green patina, Septimius Severus Reverse: Victory walking right VG or near so with much of the legend illegible, Tetricus I (270-273AD) struck 273/274AD Obv. Bust Right, radiate and cuirassed, Rev: Hilaritas standing left holding long branch and cornucopiae RIC 80 Good Fine/Fine, Tetricus I Obv: Bust right draped, laureate and cuirassed Reverse: Salus standing left holding patera and rudder, SALVS AVGG RIC 128var Good Fine, Ae3 (3) Magnentius Aquileia Obverse: Bust right, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed DN MAGNEN-TIVS AVG with A behind head, Reverse: Two Victories facing one another, between them a wreath inscribed VOT-V-MVLT-X VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES, Mintmark Dot over Star in lower centre, AQP, RIC Aquileia 173, Fine/Good Fine, Constantine II as Caesar (324-325AD) Obv: Bust right laureate, draped and cuirassed CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Rev: Campgate with six layers, two turrets and star above, Mintmark PLON RIC 296 About Fine/Fine, Constantius II Obv. Bust right, draped and cuirassed, Reverse: Soldier spearing fallen horseman FEL TEMP REPARATIO RIC Lyons 183 VG, Constantius II (330-333AD) Obv: Bust right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, Ae Follis Constantine Bust right, sectioned-diademed, draped and cuirassed, CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG Rev: two soldiers flanking two standards, mintmark dot SMH delta GLORIA EXERCITVS RIC Heraclea 116 Good Fine, Ae Follis Constantine I Rev: Sol Standing half left, looking left, mintmark unclear VG/Fine
Roman (17) Ae Sestertius - Severus Alexander (230AD) Obverse: Laureate bust right, IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Reverse: Sol standing left holding whip, P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, S-C in fields, RIC 500cf, 19.47 grammes, Fine, Denarius - Geta AD203 Reverse: Mars walking right holding spear and trophy, 2.35 grammes, RSC 76, RIC 103 Fair, Denarius - Scribonius, Obverse: head of Bonus Eventus, Reverse: Puteal of Scribonius decorated with garlands and lyre to left and right, on the base, a hammer, 3.52 grammes, Fine, Bronze Antoninanus - Carausius 287-293 Obverse draped and cuirassed Bust right, Reverse Pax standing left holding branch and sceptreRIC 880, London Mint, 3.44 grammes, Good Fine with an edge cut, Maxentius Follis. Ostia. (309-312AD), Obverse: Laureate head right, AD. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, Reverse the Dioscuri Castor and pollux stand facing each other, each holding a sceptre and holding a horse by the bridle. AETERNITAS AVG N with Mintmark MOSTT below, 5.48 grammes, RIC 35, Fine, Bronze Follis - Maximinus II as Caesar, (306-307AD) Trier. Obverse: Bust right, GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, Reverse: Genius standing left, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopia S-F in fields GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Mintmark PTR RIC VI Trier 667b, 8.21 grammes, VG, Bronze Antoninianus - Carinus, Antioch Mint, Bust right, radiate and cuirassed IMP C M AVR CARINVS PF AVG, Reverse Emperor standing right holding sceptre receiving Victory on globe from Carus. H in lower centre, VIRTVS AVGG mintmark XXI RIC V-23.06 grammes, VG, Ae2 - Valentinian II. Siscia. (378-383AD) Obverse: Bust right draped cuirassed and pearl diademed, DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding Victory on a globe, raising woman kneeling right before him. Mintmark BSISC RIC IX Siscia 26b, 3.89 grammes, VG, Bronze Antoninianus. Tetricus I Trier. (272AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate, IMP C C TETRICVS PF AVG, Reverse: Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm branch VICTORIA AVG, RIC V-I Trier 140, 2.48 grammes, Fine/Near Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Ae Follis - Constantine 323-324AD Obverse: Bust right, laureate, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: Victory advancing right with trophy, spurning captive seated on ground SARMATIA DEVICTA, Mintmark PTR, RIC VII Trier 429, 3.05 grammes, Good Fine with some surface dirt, Ae Follis - Maxentius Ticinium AD307 Obverse Laureate head right, MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Roma holding globe and sceptre seated front, looking left in hexastyle temple CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE, Wreath in pedament, Mintmark ST, 6.46 grammes, RIC TICINIUM 84a, Sear 15000, Fine, gilded, Ae Follis - Constantine Obverse: Bust right, draped and cuirassed, CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, Ae3 - Constantine Obverse Bust right laureate, CONSTANTINVS[---] NOB C, Reverse: Two soldiers holding spears and shields with two standards between them with thin pointed banners, GLORA EXERCITVS mintmark TR.P, 2.49 grammes, Fine, Hadrian - Ae Dupondius Obverse: Radiate head right, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopia, with small boy and girl to sides, HILARITAS PR S-C COS III in exergue, 11.99 grammes, RIC 974, Fair with much of the legend worn, Ae3 Constantine I, Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: Sol standing left chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, T-F in fields, mintmark off-flan, 2.53 grammes, Fine with a flan crack, Ae Dupondius - Domitian (92-94AD) Rome. Obverse: Radiate head right IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER PP, Reverse: Virtus standing right, with foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium RIC 754, Sear 2798, 10.22 grammes, Fine with a flan flaw on the reverse, Lucilla Ae Sestertius Obverse: Draped bust right, LVCILLA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Hilaritas standing left holding long palm branch and cornucopiae, [HILARITAS] with S-C in field, RIC 1740, 22.81 grammes, VG/Fair with reverse legend worn, Ae3 3rd/4th Century bronze in low grade, along with a further group of Ancients (8) these in low grades, also a further group of Indian copper Dump coinage (5) VG to Near Fine
Roman (4) DenariusTrajan (115-116AD) Obverse: Laureate bust right with bare chest, fold of aegis on shoulder front and back, [IMP CAES] NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, Reverse: Bonus Eventus standing left holding patera and wheat ears, 3.07 grammes, RSC 276a, RIC 348, Near Fine/Fine, Denarius Antoninus Pius Obverse: Bust right laureate ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP, Reverse: Fortuna standing right, holding rudder on a globe and cornucopiae. TR POT X X COS IIII, 3.08 grammes, RSC 987. RIC 251 Near Fine/Fine, Antoninianus Postumus 259-268AD Lyons Mint Obverse: Bust right, radiate, draped and cuirassed, [IMP C] POSTVMVS PF AVG, Reverse: Pax standing left holding olive branch and sceptre, PAX AVG, 4.33 grammes, RIC 79, VF, FollisConstantine I Obverse: Bust right helmeted, CONSTANTINVS AVG, Reverse: An altar inscribed VOT IS XX with a globe on top, three stars above, BEATA TRAN-QVILLITA, mintmark STR, 2.39 grammes, NVF/VF with some spots
Roman (18) Antoninianus (13) Gallienus (245-255AD) Rome. Obv: Bust Right, Radiate and cuirassed, Reverse: Jupiter standing left with thunderbolt held horizontally and sceptreRIC 143, RSC 351 Near Fine/Good Fine, Gallienus (253-268AD) Reverse: Pax VG, Gallienus (253-268AD) Rev: Horse, Fair, Gallienus (253-268AD), Obv: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, Reverse: Emperor standing raising right hand and holding globe in left hand RIC 550 Fine or better, Gallienus Sole Reign Obv: Radiate Head right, GALLIENVS AVG, Reverse: Antelope walking right DIANAE CONS AVG Mintmark XI RIC Rome 181aproaching Fine, Gallienus. Milan Sole Reign Obv: Radiate head right, Reverse Pietas standing left by altar, both hands raised and outspread PIETAS AVG, mintmark below unclear, possibly MP, RIC Milan 507 Victorinus (269-271AD) Trier 270/271AD, Obv: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, Rev: Virtus standing right, holding spear and shield, RIC 78, Cohen 131, Sear 11185 Fine with some verdigris spots, Victorinus (269-271AD) RIC 118 Good Fine, Tetricus I (270-273AD) Reverse: Victory standing left RIC 56 Fine with green patination, Billon Antoninianus Postumus (267-268AD) Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, Reverse: Salus, Komin hoard 767var. Good Fine with uneven green patina, Septimius Severus Reverse: Victory walking right VG or near so with much of the legend illegible, Tetricus I (270-273AD) struck 273/274AD Obv. Bust Right, radiate and cuirassed, Rev: Hilaritas standing left holding long branch and cornucopiae RIC 80 Good Fine/Fine, Tetricus I Obv: Bust right draped, laureate and cuirassed Reverse: Salus standing left holding patera and rudder, SALVS AVGG RIC 128var Good Fine, Ae3 (3) Magnentius Aquileia Obverse: Bust right, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed DN MAGNEN-TIVS AVG with A behind head, Reverse: Two Victories facing one another, between them a wreath inscribed VOT-V-MVLT-X VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES, Mintmark Dot over Star in lower centre, AQP, RIC Aquileia 173, Fine/Good Fine, Constantine II as Caesar (324-325AD) Obv: Bust right laureate, draped and cuirassed CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Rev: Campgate with six layers, two turrets and star above, Mintmark PLON RIC 296 About Fine/Fine, Constantius II Obv. Bust right, draped and cuirassed, Reverse: Soldier spearing fallen horseman FEL TEMP REPARATIO RIC Lyons 183 VG, Constantius II (330-333AD) Obv: Bust right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, Ae Follis Constantine Bust right, sectioned-diademed, draped and cuirassed, CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG Rev: two soldiers flanking two standards, mintmark dot SMH delta GLORIA EXERCITVS RIC Heraclea 116 Good Fine, Ae Follis Constantine I Rev: Sol Standing half left, looking left, mintmark unclear VG/Fine
RomanAntoninianus (4) Philip I (244-249AD) Reverse: Liberalitas standing left with abacus and cornucopia, 2.17 grammes, NVF. Gordian III, Reverse: Jupiter standing right with sceptre and thunderbolt IOVI STATORI, RIC 84 2.69 grammes, Good Fine/NVF. Gordian III, Reverse: Apollo seated left with branch, resting elbow on lyre, 3.29 grammes, RIC 89, RSC 261 Good Fine with some thin edge cracks. Gordian III Reverse: AETERNITATI Sol standing facing, head left, holding globe, 3.31 grammes, RSC 41, RIC 82 Good Fine, DenariusVespasian, worn, Dupondius Philip I Fair, Roman bronzes (14) Ae3 (11), Reduced FollisConstantine I Reverse: Jupiter standing facing with head left, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre, eagle to left, Officina letter Δ, 3.33 grammes, RIC Siscia 232b Fine, along with a further group of Roman (47) all but one in bronze, unattributed in mixed low grades
Ancients (6) Ae Antoninianus Gallienus (Joint Reign) AD255-256, Antioch or Samosata Mint. Obverse: Draped bust right, radiate, IMP CP LIC GALLIENVS AVG, Reverse: Valerian standing right holding globe and sceptre, facing Gallienus, standing left, holding Victory and Sceptre. VIRTVS AVGG, RIC 456j var. 3.22 grammes Good Fine. Small FollisConstantine I 3120-313AD Trier, Obverse: Bust right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys draped over left shoulder, holding globe and raising right hand. T-F across fields. Mintmark PTR in exergue, 5.46 grammes Good Fine. SestertiusGordian III Obverse: Bust right, draped, laureate and cuirassed IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Securitas seated left with sceptre SECVRITAS AVG, S C in exergue 17.26 grammes Near Fine. Ae Semis Tiberius as Caesar 12-14AD Lugdunum Mint.; Obverse: Laureate Head right, TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, Reverse: Frome elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum ROM ET AVG below, 11.98 grammes, Fine, along with two further unattributed Roman in lower grades
Roman (17) Follis (6) Constantine I (2), Diocletian, Licinius I, Maxentius, Maximianus, AE4 (5) Constantine I, Helena, Pop Romanus, Theodora Augusta, Urbs Roma, Antoninianus (2) Carausius 287-293 Reverse PAX and Reverse Laetitia, Denarius (2) Commodus, Gordian III, AE Vespasian, most with attribution tickets, in mixed grades a few VF or better
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