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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Ancient Coins	Lot 1321	Roman Sestertius (5) Claudius (41-54AD) Obverse Bust right laureate, Reverse: standing figure, legend and most detail worn, 19.41 grammes, VG/Poor, Faustina Junior, Reverse: Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera, SC in exergue, RIC 1668, Cohen 200, 22.35 grammes, Near Fine/VG, Marcus Aurelius (161-180AD) Reverse: Salus standing left holding sceptre and patera, feeding serpent rising from the altar. RIC 836 or 843 (end of legend off-flan and unclear) Near Fine, the obverse with some encrustation, Otacilia Severa (244-249AD), Reverse: Pietas standing left holding box of incense, RIC 205a, Cohen 31, 16.48 grammes, VG, Herennia Etruscilla (249-251AD) Reverse: Pudicitia seated left drawing out veil and holding sceptre, RIC 136b, Cohen 22. 17.25 grammes, VG More coins like this	£100
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Ancient Coins	Lot 1324	Roman Sestertius (5) Trajan (104-107AD) Reverse: Dacia in attitude of mourning, seated left on a pile of arms SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI Cohen 534, RIC 564, 24.83 grammes, Fine with good surfaces, and some weak areas on the reverse, Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar (139-161AD) Reverse: Minerva standing left holding owl and spear, shield at side, TR POT VIIII [COS II] S-C, RIC 1321 (Ant. Pius) 1321; Cohen 678. 27.59 grammes, Fine, Maximinus (235-236AD) Reverse: Providence standing left with cornucopiae and wand over globe at feet, RIC 61, Cohen 80, 23.23 grammes, VG or better/VG with some corrosion, Gordian III (240AD) Fourth Issue, Reverse: Jupiter standing front, head right, holding long sceptre and thunderbolt, RIC 299a, Cohen 116, 19.96 grammes, Good Fine with good metal, Otacilia Severa (240AD) Reverse: Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, CONCORDIA AVGG S C in exergue, RIC 203a, Cohen 10, 14.29 grammes, More coins like this	£90
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Ancient Coins	Lot 1320	Roman Sestertius (4) Trajan (99 AD). Reverse: , Pax seated left holding branch and sceptre, TR POT COS II, SC below. RIC 390, 25.71 grammes, Fine/Fair, the reverse with the legend most worn, Severus Alexander (22-235AD) Obverse: Draped bust right, Reverse: Sol standing left raising right hand and holding whip, [P M] TR P XI COS III P P S-C, 20.51 grammes, RIC 531, Cohen 437, VG, Trajan Decius (249-251AD) Reverse: Victory advancing left with wreath and palm branch, VICTORIA AVG S-C, RIC 126d, Cohen 117, 17.48 grammes, VG/Fair, Herennius Etruscus (251AD) Reverse: Herennius standing left, holding rod and spear PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, RIC 171a, Cohen 28 Near Fine, Dupondius Maximinus (234-236AD) Reverse: Salus seated left feeding out of a patera, a serpent rising up from altar, SALVS AVGVSTI, RIC 86, 12.49 grammes, VG or better More coins like this	£65
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Ancient Coins	Lot 1322	Roman Sestertius (5) Julia Domna Reverse: Venus leaning on a column, nude to below waist, seen from behind standing right, holding branch and globe VENERI VICT S-C, RIC 842, Cohen 195, 26.59 grammes, Fine/VG, Lucilla Reverse: Venus seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, VENVS S-C, RIC 1773, Cohen 83, 22.92 grammes, Fine with an edge crack below the bust, Severus Alexander (233 AD.) Reverse: Sol standing left with raised hand and whip, PM TR P XII COS III S-C, RIC 535, Cohen 442, 22.39 grammes, VG/Fine with an edge cut at 9 o'clock, Maximinus I (235-238AD) Reverse: Pax standing left with branch and sceptre, [PAX] AVGVS[T] I, RIC 81, Cohen 38, 24.16 grammes, Fine/VG, the reverse with some corrosion areas, Gordian III (240AD) Reverse: Jupiter standing, head right, holding spear and thunderbolt, RIC 298a, Cohen 111, 20.11 grammes, Fine with even pitting, the obverse with some encrustation More coins like this	£60
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1270	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 sceptre RIC 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 More coins like this	£190
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1290	Roman Ae Sestertius (5) Hadrian (117-138AD) Obverse: Laureate head right, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, Reverse: Roma seated left, holding Victory and cornucopiae, SC in exergue, 28.58 grammes, Cohen 343, BMC 128, RIC 636, Fine with green patina, Antoninus Pius (138-161AD) Obverse: Laureate head right ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P, Reverse: Antoninus, with radiate nimbus, standing left, holding branch and spear, 20.59 grammes, Cohen 318, BMC 1666, RIC 765, approaching Fine/VG, Marcus Aurelius (169AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, [M AN] TONINVS AVG [TR P XXIII] , Reverse: Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar, 20.89 grammes, Cohen 544, Sear 4998, RIC 964, Near Fine, Lucilla (164AD) Obverse: draped bust right LVCILLA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre, 21.70 grammes, as Cohen 75, RIC 1766var, VG, Severus Alexander (222-235AD) Obverse: Laureate head right, IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, Reverse: Annona standing left holding anchor and grain ears over modius, 19.15 grammes, Cohen 36, Sear 7963, RIC 549, Near Fine with green patina More coins like this	£75
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1288	Roman Ae Sestertius (4) Hadrian (117-138AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, Reverse: Felicitas standing, head left, holding corn ears and cornucopiae. PONT MAX TR POT COS III, 19.65 grammes, Cohen 1192, RIC 563a, VG, Antoninus Pius (138-161AD) Obverse: Bare head right,[IMP T ] AELIVS CAESAR ANTONINVS, Reverse: Pietas standing left, holding box of incense and raising hand above altar, TRI[B POT COS DES II] PIE-TAS and S-C in fields, 22.54 grammes, designs Fine, legends Fair, Gordian III (240AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS, Reverse: Liberalitas standing left holding coin counter and cornucopiae, 20.39 grammes, Cohen 136, RIC 269a, portrait and reverse Fine, legends VG, Severus Alexander (222-231AD) Obverse: Laureate head right, IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, Reverse: Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, protecting Alexander at foot left, IOVI CONSERVATORI S-C, 16.81 grammes, Cohen 74, RIC 558, VG, and Dupondius Commodus (180AD) Obverse: laureate head right, M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, Reverse: Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and cornucopiae, PROV DEOR TR P V IMP IIII COS III P P S-C, 20.39 grammes, Cohen 628, RIC 317, Fine with some metal flaws More coins like this	£70
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1289	Roman Ae Sestertius (5) Hadrian (117-138AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Reverse: Virtus standing left, holding spear and parazonium, P M TR P COS III PP. VIRT AVG and S-C across fields, Cohen 1465, RIC 614a, 22.90 grammes, VG, Marcus Aurelius Obverse: Bust right, laureate, M ANTO[------], Reverse: Victory standing right holding shield resting on palm, legend worn/off flan, 21.57 grammes, as RIC 886, Cohen 866, VG/Fair, Antoninus Pius (138-161AD), Antoninus Pius (143-144AD) Obverse: Head right, laureate, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS [---], Reverse: Victory flying right, holding trophy in both hands, (legend worn) 24.63 grammes, Cohen 433/4, RIC 717a, VG/Fair, the reverse legend worn, Commodus (180-192AD) Head right, laureate, M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS [BRIT] Reverse: Victory seated right on pile of arms, inscribing shield on her knee, [P M TR P X IMP VII] COS IIII [P P] S-C, 26.59g, Cohen 946, BMC 560, RIC 452, VG/Fair, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: head right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Pax running left, holding branch and sceptre, PAX AETERNA SC, 17.59 grammes, Cohen 110, RIC 185a, VG More coins like this	£70
04/06/2023 Auction 181	Ancient Coins	Lot 1292	Roman Ae Sestertius Antoninus Pius (146AD) Obverse: Bust right, laureate, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P, Reverse: Antoninus droving slow quadriga left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, COS IIII SC below, 26.98 grammes, Cohen 320, RIC 767a, Fine More coins like this	£70
05/03/2023 Auction 180	Ancient Coins	Lot 1148	Roman Ae Sestertius Domitian (95-96AD) Rome, Obverse: Laureate head right, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVII CENS PER P P, Reverse: Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre, S C in exergue, IOVI VICTORI, 25.18 grammes, RIC 794, GVF, the reverse with some light porosity and surface deposit More coins like this	£480
05/06/2022 Auction 177	Ancient Coins	Lot 1186	Ancients (5) includes Roman Sestertius Severus Alexander (229AD) Reverse: Jupiter seated left holding Victory and sceptre, 22.00 grammes, RIC 560, Near Fine, Antoninianus Salonina (260-268AD) Reverse: Venus standing left holding apple and sceptre, Cupid at foot to left, VI in right field, 2.66 grammes, RIC 30 Fine, a low grade Byzantine Follis and two further unattributed ancient bronzes Ae18 these both with right facing head, no legend around Fine More coins like this	£44
06/03/2022 Auction 176	Ancient Coins	Lot 1120	Roman Sestertius Commodus AD181 Obverse: Laureate and draped bust right M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG. Reverse: Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre, protects Rome's new Emperor Commodus, the small figure to the left, with his thunderbolt and cloak, RIC308c, 26.67 grammes, Fine More coins like this	£80
06/12/2020 Auction 171	Ancient Coins	Lot 1196	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 Follis Constantine 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. Sestertius Gordian 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 More coins like this	£50
06/09/2020 Auction 170	Ancient Coins	Lot 453	Roman Sestertius Faustina Jr. (161-180AD) Rome Mint. Obverse: Draped bust right wearing circle of pearls FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Juno. Veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock stands left at feet with head reverted, IVNONI REGINAE RIC 1651, 27.41 grammes, Fine or slightly better More coins like this	£42
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Ancient Coins	Lot 1999	Roman (9) Denarius (4) Caracalla as Caesar 196-197, Laodocea ad Mare, Obverse: Bust right, cuirassed and draped, bare head, seen from behind M AVR ANTON-CAES PONTIF, Reverse: Caracalla in military dress standing facing, baton pointed downward in right hand, spear in left hand, with trophy at right 3.54 grammes, RIC 329 Fine. Caracalla as Augustus 196-217 Obverse: Laureate head right ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Reverse Caracalla standing right, holding a transverse spear, behind him are two standards Rome Mint, 3.23 grammes, RIC 225 Fine with edge crack and incomplete flan. Severus Alexander (222-235) AD224. Obverse: Draped bust right, P M TR P III COS P P Reverse: Emperor in military attire standing left, holding globe and inverted spear. 3.13 grammes, RIC 44, Fine. Sepimus Severus 197-198AD Obverse Layreate head right L SEPT SEV PERT AVG X, Reverse: Pax seated left holding branch and sceptre PACI AETERNAE Fine. Sestertius Severus Alexander, Reverse: Pax seated 22.46 grammes, RIC 402 Fine. Ae As (4) Germanicus, Marcus Aurelius, Hadrian and Domitian, VG to Fine More coins like this	£75
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Ancient Coins	Lot 2105	Roman Sestertius Faustina Jr. (161-180AD) Rome Mint. Obverse: Draped bust right wearing circle of pearls FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Reverse: Juno. Veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock stands left at feet with head reverted, IVNONI REGINAE RIC 1651, 27.41 grammes, Fine or slightly better More coins like this	£48
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Ancient Coins	Lot 2103	Roman Sestertius Ae26 Aemilian, Dacia, (252-253AD) Obverse: Bust right cuirassed and draped IMP C M AEMIL AEMILIANVS AVG, Reverse: Dacia standing facing, holding short sceptre in left arm, over which is a wreath, and holding up a bundle of rice in right hand, eagle and lion at feet, AN VIII in exergue, Pick 58 Near Fine/VG with green patination	£36
03/03/2019 Auction 164	Ancient Coins	Lot 816	Roman Ae Sestertius Antoninus Pius,146AD Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS PP TRP, Laureate Head right, Reverse: Antoninus in triumphal quadriga, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, COS IIII SC, 31mm diameter, Fine or slightly better More coins like this	£95
03/12/2018 Auction 163	Ancient Coins	Lot 220	Roman (3) Ar Denarius (2) Caracalla (209 AD) Obverse: Laureate Head right ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopiae PONTIF TR P XII COS III, 3.29 grammes, RIC 111 GVF with some edge cracks, Caracalla (212 AD) Laureate Head right ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Reverse: Serapis standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre, 3.13 grammes, RIC 193/194 VF/NVF with some flan cracks, Sestertius Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Reverse: Pietas standing, holding corn ears, 21.64 grammes, RIC 208a, some surface residue, Good Fine More coins like this	£100

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