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Auction: 23105 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 25: Ancient Coins Featuring Further Coins From the Cabinet of Robert P. Ball - e-Auction
Lot: 6347

Roman Empire, (11): Gordian III, (AD238-244) (4): AR Antoninianus, Rome, 240, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to left, holding branch and spear; shield resting on ground, 11h, 4.36g, (RIC IV, 39; RSC, 383) dirty but well-struck, good to fine; AR Antoninianus, Rome, 240, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, 10h, 4.11g, (RIC IV, 3 35; RSC, 50), toned with residual lustre, obverse scratched at portrait, reverse carbon-spotted, otherwise very fine; AR Denarius, Rome, 241-243, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. AETERNITATI AVG Sol standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left, 12h, 3.93g (Cohen, 39; Michaux, 275; RIC, 111) toned with verdigris, good; AR Denarius, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. LIBERALITAS AVG II, Liberalitas standing facing, head to left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, 6h, 3.93g, (RIC IV, 36; RSC, 130) lightly toned, some die-wear, otherwise good fine, (4); Philip I, 'The Arab', (AD244-249), AR Antoninianus, (2), c.244-245, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG draped, radiate and cuirassed bust right, rev. FIDES MILIT Fides standing draped left, holding two standards, 12h, (RIC, 34b) lustrous and well-struck on a large flan, cuts and carbon-spotting at edge, otherwise very fine; AR Antoninianus, Rome, 248, IMP PHILIPPVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, rev. SAECVLARES AVGG low column inscribed COS III in two lines, 12h, 4.15g, (RIC IV, 24c; RSC, 193) lustrous and toned, lightly spotted and split at edges but well-struck and very fine (2); Philip II, as Caesar, (AD244-247) AR Antoninianus, M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right, rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip standing left, holding globe and spear, captive at feet, 6h, 4.48g, (RIC IV, 219 var. (bust type); RSC, 57) perfectly-centred, toned and lustrous, some die-wear but effectively as minted, extremely fine; Volusian, (AD251-258), AR Antoninianus, good to fine; Valerian I, (AD253-260) AR Denarius, c.254, IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORIA AVGG Victoria standing left, holding wreath and palm, 2h, (RIC, 125) light carbon-spotting but very well-struck and lustrous, bolder very fine;Gallienus (AD253-260), BI Antoninianus, Rome, 267-268, GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right, rev. SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus springing to right, H in exergue, 11h, 2.44g, (RIC V, 1 283 (sole reign); MIR, 712b; RSC, 979) slight verdigris, otherwise fine;Roman Empire, Salonina, Wife of Gallienus, (AD254-268) AR Antoninianus, Rome, 254-257, SALONINA AVG Diademed and draped bust right on crescent rev. IVNO VICTRIX Juno standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and long scepter in her left. (Cohen, 68; MIR, 231b; RIC, 31D268) dark toning with residual lustre, well-struck, good fine, (11).

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£270

Starting price
£180