Electronic Auction 345
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 345 . 484
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.15 g, 7h). Travel series. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / GER MANIA, Germania standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground. RIC II 302; RSC 805. Good VF, toned. Nice metal on a large flan.From the LJH Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 80 (7 January 2004), lot 161.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Travel series. Rome mint. Struck AD 134-138. Laureate head right / RESTITVTORI HISPANIAE, Hadrian standing right, about to raise Hispania who is kneeling left, holding a branch; a rabbit between them. RIC II 326; RSC 1270. VF, deeply toned. Nice metal.From the LJH Collection, purchased from Empire Coins, November 1992.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 23.54 g, 12h). Judaea type. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bareheaded and draped bust right / [ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE], Hadrian standing right, holding volumen in raised hand, facing Judaea standing left, who holds patera and [cup or box], preparing to sacrifice at altar between them; small boy standing before Judaea, another behind, each holding a palm frond; sacrificial calf at base of altar. Cf. RIC II 890c; cf. Hendin 1604a; cf. Banti 37. Fair, brown and tan surfaces with touches of red. Rare.Between the years AD 119 and 136, the emperor Hadrian traveled throughout the Roman Empire, visiting various provinces to take stock of his inheritance and calm the disquiet that had arisen in the later years of Trajan's reign. His travels can be divided into two major episodes. The first tour was designed to shore-up Rome's northern borders and began sometime around AD 119 when Hadrian first visited the provinces of Gaul and Germania Inferior and Superior. The emperor then crossed the Channel to Britannia where, during his stay, construction began on a seventy-three-mile long wall across the north of the province, known to this day as Hadrian's Wall. In AD 122-123, Hadrian spent time in Hispania, then traveled east to Asia Minor. The remainder of this first tour was spent in the Balkans and Greece, touring such areas as Dacia and Achaea, before returning to Rome, via Sicily, in AD 126.Hadrian's second tour began in AD 128, when he set out on a short tour of the provinces of Africa and Mauretania. Returning for a brief stay in Rome, in AD 130, Hadrian then went again to Asia Minor, and continued into Syria, Judaea, Palestine, and, finally, Egypt. The Bar-Kochba revolt in Judaea forced Hadrian to remain in the region until AD 135. In AD 136, Hadrian returned to Italia, ending his long travels.To commemorate these travels, Hadrian issued a variety of types in multiple denominations relating to each of the provinces he visited. For Judaea, he issued two types, inscribed IVDAEA and ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE, respectively. Both show Hadrian facing Judaea, who stands prepared to sacrifice at an altar between them, and is flanked by two children holding palms. The only major variation between the two types is that on those inscribed IVDAEA, a third child stands behind Judaea and the two others are advancing toward Hadrian. Other, minor varieties occur, such as Hadrian sometimes holds a volumen, but these variations seem to reflect choices made by the respective engraver, rather than a change in policy regarding the types. Although Hadrian visited Judaea in the Summer of AD 130, it is likely that these two issues, as well as all Hadrian's travel series coins, were struck after Hadrian concluded his journeys. Although many catalogers date the various travel coins to the date he visited a particular province, most scholarly treatments of his reign date them all to the last part of his reign: RIC places them circa AD 134-138, BMCRE places them circa AD 135-138, while Hill (P.V. Hill, The dating and arrangement of Hadrian's 'COS III' coins of the mint of Rome," Essays Baldwin) dates them to AD 136-137 (with these two Judaean types in AD 136). "
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Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.55 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / Bare head of Marcus Aurelius right. RIC III 417a; RSC 15. Good VF, toned, some minor porosity.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 161. Bare head right / Column surmounted by statue of Pius holding eagle and scepter. RIC III 1269 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 46-6/10; Banti 144. VF, brown patina, flan crack.From the Michael Joffre Collection.The reverse depicts the column of the divine Antoninus Pius, the shaft and base of which survive. The latter, now in the Vatican, employs both classical and traditionally plebeian sculptural styles and marks an artistic transition in imperially sponsored monuments.
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. Draped bust right, band of pearls around her head / Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder entwined by dolphin. RIC III (Pius) 517c; Calicó 2094 (same dies, dolphin not described on the rudder). VF, ex jewelry, whizzed with areas of smoothing, edge marks. Lovely portrait.
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 167. Laureate head right / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 576 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 146-14/30; RSC 297. EF, lightly toned.
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Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, AD 193-195. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.13 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 193-194/5. Bare head right / Roma seated left on shield, holding palladium and spear(?). RIC IV 11b; RSC 61a. VF, toned.From the LJH Collection, purchased from Empire Coins, January 1994.
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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.99 g, 12h). Legionary Issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 193. Laureate head right / LEG XIIII GEM M V around, TR P COS in exergue, aquila between two signa. RIC IV 652; Banti 59. VF, dark green patina with touches of brown, some roughness.
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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.19 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 201-202. Laureate head right / Severus, veiled and togate, standing left, holding branch and volumen. RIC IV 265; RSC 205. EF, lustrous.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ As (26mm, 13.80 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 196-211. IVLI[A] AVGVSTA, draped bust right / [MATRI] MAGNA[E], Cybele seated right, holding tympanum; lion at her side; [S C] in exergue. Cf. RIC IV 841 (sestertius) for the reverse type, otherwise unpublished as an As. Fine, green and brown patina, some cleaning scratches and porosity. Extremely rare, nothing similar in CoinArchives.
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Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 215. Laureate head right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 268; RSC 314. Good VF, toned, light scratch before Caracalla's face.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ As (25mm, 9.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission, AD 217-218. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing facing, head right, holding two signa, right foot on helmet. RIC IV 181; Clay Issue 2. VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness.From the LJH Collection, purchased from Herakles Numismatics, May 2004.
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Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Macrinus, AD 217-218. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Diadumenian standing right, holding aquila and spear; aquila and signum to right. RIC IV 102; Clay Issue 2; RSC 3. Good VF, lightly toned. Nice metal.From the LJH Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 841970 (April 2009).
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Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 218-219. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fides seated left, holding eagle and signum; second signum to left. RIC IV 70; Thirion 32; RSC 31. EF, lightly toned. Nice metal.From the LJH Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 815824 (July 2008).
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Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 220-221. Laureate and draped bust right / Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus and vindicta; star to left. RIC IV 107; Thirion 271; RSC 92a. EF, lustrous.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.15 g, 1h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emissions, late AD 240-early 243. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 297a; Banti 20. Good VF, dark brown patina with touches of red.From the LJH Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 106 (19 January 2005), lot 244.
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Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 18.39 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 3rd emission, AD 250. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; signum to right. RIC IV 117a; Banti 12. Good VF, green and brown patina with some minor encrustation, flan a little irregular.From the LJH Collection. Ex Rudolf Berk Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 106, 16 February 2005), lot 267.
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Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 13.17 g, 1h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission of Trajan Decius, AD 250. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil and holding scepter. RIC IV 136b (Decius); Banti 7. VF, dark green patina with lighter highlights.From the J. Herbert Collection.
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Valerian I. AD 253-260. Antoninianus (19mm, 2.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd-4th emission of Valerian I and Gallienus, AD 255-257. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [VI]CTO REGINA, Victory standing facing, head left, holding shield and palm frond. RIC V –; MIR 36, –; RSC –. VF, gray-brown patina with traces of verdigris. Rare.An interesting engraver's error on the reverse of this coin: apparently the result of the engraver starting off with a VICTOR[IAE]... reverse legend, but then inexplicably switching over to a [IVNO] REGINA legend. Both legends were in use at the same time, but the former for Valerian I and the latter for Salonina. The Victory type is clear, and there are not any signs of overstriking.
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Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Antoninianus (21mm, 2.81 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 1st emission, 3rd phase, AD 261. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Galley left. RIC V 73; Mairat 18; AGK 41; RSC 167a. Near VF, good silvering.