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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7963

Roman Empire, a Selection of Bronze (7): Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (AD139-161) AE Sestertius, c.161, AVRELIVS CAES P P AVG P M bare head right, rev. TR POT XIII COS III Mars advancing right carrying spear and trophy S-C in fields, 12h, 24.91g (RIC, 1359a) porous and softened with some verdigris but maintaining a nice obverse, good to fine; Alexander Severus, (AD222-235) AE, Provincial Issue of Harapsa, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Ares standing right with shield and spear within tetrastyle temple, 6h, 20.37g, (SNG Cop., 910 (reverse die); SNG von Aulock, 2540 (obverse die)) considerable environmental damage and softening, however an intriguing and peculiar example, good; City Commemorative, (2): BI Nummus, Struck under Constantine I, 'The Great', Constantinople, AD330-333, VRBS ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma left, wearing imperial mantle rev. She-wolf standing to left, head to right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, two stars above, CONSE in exergue, 12h, 1.83g, (RIC, 62) good fine to very fine; AE Follis, struck under Constantine I, 'The Great, Nicomedia, c.AD346, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, wearing imperial mantle, scepter over shoulder rev. Victory standing left, right foot on prow, holding scepter and shield, SMNE in exergue, 12h, 1.53g, (RIC, 196), good fine, rare; AE, possibly of Julian I, 'The Apostate, (AD360-363), laureate, diademed and draped bust right, rev. figure standing facing with globus and spear, 6h, 2.05g, good; Two unknown AE Nummii, 0.58g, 1.33g, fair to good, (2); sold as described, no returns (7).

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