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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7934

Roman Empire, A Selection of Denarii from Vespasian to Septimius Severus (11): Vespasian (AD69-79) (3): i) 75AD, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG laureate head right, rev. PON MAX TR P COS VI Ceres seated left holding grain ears in right hand, 6h, 3.48g, (RIC, 772; RSC, 366) lustrous, some marks to reverse otherwise good fine to very fine; ii) Another, obverse as before, reverse as before but TR POT COS VIIII and Ceres also holding torch in left hand, 6h, 3.24g, (RIC, 1062; BMCRE, 244; RSC, 550) lustrous, carbon-marked, good fine; iii) As before, but obverse legend reads IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P reverse as before but legend worn out, 6h, 3.29g, (RIC, 772(?) washed and worn, good (3); Nerva (AD96-98) IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P laureate head right, rev. FORTVNA P R Fortuna seated left, 6h, 3.20g, (RIC, 17) worn but lustrous, good fine; Trajan (AD98-117) IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P laureate head right, rev. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI Virtus standing right, holding spear and parzonium, 6h, 3.49g, (RIC, 202) Clipped to edge but otherwise about very fine; Hadrian (AD117-138) HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS bare bust right, drapery at far shoulder, rev. COS III Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand, left elbow resting on figure of Spes, 6h, 3.41g (RIC, 172d), darkly toned, about good fine; Marcus Aurelius (AD161-180) ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS laureate head right, rev. P M TR P XIX IMP II COS III Mars standing right in military dress, holding spear and shield, 6h, 3.38g, (RIC, 124) some toning, residually lustrous, slight die-wear but otherwise good fine to very fine; Septimius Severus (AD193-211) SEVERVS PIVS AVG laureate head right, rev. P M TR P P XIII COS III P P Virtus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and spear in left, 12h, 3.19g, (RIC, 197) good fine; Sabina, Wife of Hadrian (AD117-138), 130-133, Rome, SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P Draped bust right rev. CONCORDIA AVG Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting arm on figure of Spes, cornucopiae below throne, 6h, 3.18g, (RIC, 2501) fine; Faustina the Younger, Wife of Marcus Aurelius (AD161-176) FAVSTINA AVGVSTA draped bust right, rev. SALVS, Salus seated left holding patera, 7h, 2.93g, (RIC, 714), light deposits to reverse, residually lustrous, good fine; Julia Domna, Wife of Septimius Severus (AD193-217) Rome, IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG Draped bust right rev. DIANA LVCIFERA Diana standing facing, head left, holding torch 12h, 2.98g, (RIC, 373a (Caracalla)) near very fine (11). All sold as described, no returns.

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