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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 54

Roman Empire, a Selection of Third-Century Bronze (6): i) Elagabalus (AD 218-222), AE Sestertius, Rome, struck c. 218, IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. P M TR P COS P P, Roma enthroned left upon shield, holding Victory and sceptre, SC in exergue, 22.51g (RIC 280; Cohen 129), softened, about very fine; ii) Maximinus I Thrax (AD 235-238), AE Sestertius, IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, holding two military standards, S-C across fields, 23.41g (RIC 43; Cohen 10; BMC 63), some roughness to surfaces, otherwise very fine; iii) Gordian III (AD 238-244), AE Sestertius, 240, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing facing, head left, with raised hand and holding globe, 19.58g (RIC 297a; Cohen 43), good fine; iv) Philip I, 'the Arab' AD 244-249, AE Sestertius, Rome, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing left, holding signum in each hand, 21.41g (RIC 172a; Cohen 59), near very fine; v) Trebonianus Gallus (AD 251-254), AE Sestertius, IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. IVONI MARTIALI, Juno seated left, holding corn-ears and globe, SC in exergue, 13.86g (RIC 109; Cohen 52), rought to edges, rare, good fine; vi) Julia Domna (AD 193-217), AE Sestertius, Rome, struck c. 196-211, IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, rev. MATER [DEVM], Cybele enthroned left between two lions, holding branch and resting arm on drum, S C in exergue, 23.33g (RIC 859 (Severus); Cohen 124; BMC 772), smoothed, legend off edges, good fine; (6).

Provenance

The Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman Coins


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