Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Wreath above curule chair. RIC II.1 108; RSC 318. Darkly toned, a few scratches under tone, flan flaw on reverse, edge marks and tests. VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 126 (22 September 2014), lot 3531.
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.33 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Pulvinar (throne) of Apollo and Diana(?): square seat with semi-circular back, decorated with three palmettes. RIC II.1 122; RSC 313. Uneven toning, numerous cleaning scratches. VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Baldwin’s 90 (24 September 2014), lot 1339.
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 14 September AD 88–13 September 89. Laureate head right / Minerva standing right on captial of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl standing to right. RIC II.1 668; RSC 253. Attractive golden iridescence on the obverse, hairlines. Near EF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 127 (8 December 2014), lot 2038 (part of).
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.52 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck 14 September-31 December AD 89. Laureate head right / Minerva advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC II.1 685; RSC 257. Lightly toned, faint hairlines. Near EF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-13 September AD 90. Laureate head right / Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield set on ground to right. RIC II.1 691; RSC 260. Attractive iridescent toning, faint hairlines. Good VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Baldwin’s, 29 November 2013.
Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.16 g, 6h). “Animal/ Mythical series” issue. Rome mint, 10th officina. 10th emission, AD 267-268. Radiate head right / Stag walking right; X. RIC V 179; MIR 36, 745b; RSC 157. Dark brown patina, slight roughness. VF. Flip-Over Double Strike on both sides.
Claudius II Gothicus. AD 268-270. Antoninianus (19mm, 1.67 g, 12h). Rome mint, 9th officina. 1st emission, circa September AD 268-late 269. Radiate head right / IO[VI VICTO]RI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; –|–//–. RIC V Online 253; RIC V 54; Normanby 675. Brown patina, minor encrustation. VF. Flip-Over Double Strike on both sides.
Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. Laureate head right / Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC I 90; RSC 18. Dark toning, roughness, smoothing, edge marks and test cuts. Near VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Foreparts of two capricorns, left and right, back to back, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globe below. RIC II.1 357 (Titus); RSC 497. Traces of deposits. EF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 127 (8 December 2014), lot 2033.
Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 76. Laureate head right / Jupiter standing facing, holding patera over lighted altar and scepter. RIC II.1 874 (Vespasian); RSC 106. Dark find patina, deposits, scratch on reverse. Good VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 127 (8 December 2014), lot 2034.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed S • P • Q • R •/ CL • V in two lines. RIC I 42a; RSC 294. Attractively toned, slightly granular surfaces, minor marks, edge scrape. Near VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England. Ex Dix Noonan Webb 126 (22 September 2014), lot 3500.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.62 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left. RIC I 207; Lyon 82; RSC 43. Toned, granular surfaces, minor marks. VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Spink, 27 November 2013.
Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.79 g, 3h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Tarpeia standing facing, raising both hands, buried to her waist under shields; broken spear below. RIC I 299; RSC 494. Old iridescent cabinet toning, banker’s mark on obverse, numerous cleaning scratches, struck slightly off center, edge marks. VF.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan.
Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.65 g, 5h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, feet on footstool, holding scepter and olive branch; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Toned, porous surfaces, marks, scratch on obverse. VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Dolphin coiled around anchor. RIC II.1 112; RSC 309. Lightly iridescent toning, scratch and contact marks on obverse, some roughness and deposits on reverse. Near EF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England, purchased from Baldwin’s, 30 January 2014.
Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Elephant, walking left on exergual line. RIC II.1 115; RSC 303. Darkly toned, cleaning scratches under tone, rough surfaces, a couple of edge test cuts. VF.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England.
Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / PVELLAE [FAVSTIN]IANAE, official seated left on a platform, leaning forward to hand rolled document to a young girl being held aloft toward him by a man standing before the platform; second official standing left behind the first, pointing toward the document; directly below the officials, second citizen bending to lift up second girl in order to present her to the officials. RIC III 399a (Pius); RSC 262. Toned, trace deposits and some shallow cleaning scratches on the obverse. Near VF. Very rare.
From the CLA Collection. Ex Pegasi Auctions X (5 May 2004), lot 464.
The reverse of this piece commemorates the Girls of Faustina, a young women’s charity established by Antoninus in memory of his late wife.
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / Pax seated left, holding olive branch and cornucopia. RIC III 405; MIR 18, 622-6/30; Banti 259. Dark gray surfaces, heavily smoothed and tooled. Not suitable for encapsulation. Near EF.
Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211-215. Draped bust right / Pudicitia seated left, head facing, placing hand on chest and holding scepter. RIC IV 385 (Caracalla); RSC 172. Lustrous, deposits and hairlines on reverse, flan crack. Superb EF. Amazing portrait.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 215. Laureate and bearded head right / Jupiter standing right, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC IV 258c; RSC 279b. Lustrous, die break and some deposits on reverse. Superb EF. Well struck.
The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.84 g, 9h). Uncertain Italian mint (Rome?). Bare head right / Mercury or Apollo seated right on rock, playing lyre; petasus slung on his back. CRI 401; RIC I 257; RSC 61; CNR V 408/8 (this coin). Deep old iridescent cabinet toning, numerous scratches, a couple of contact marks, struck slightly off center. VF. Wonderful portrait of Octavian.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Joseph Martini Collection (Part 3, R. Ratto [19], 24 February 1930), lot 1401.