Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146/7-161. Draped bust right / Vesta standing facing, head left, holding palladium and scepter. RIC III 400 (Pius); RSC 291. Good VF, toned, a bit of porosity.
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SAMNIUM, Aesernia. Circa 263-240 BC. Æ Obol (20.5mm, 7.66 g, 1h). Head of Vulcan left, wearing pilos; tongs to right / Jupiter in biga galloping right. Campana 3c; HN Italy 430. Fine, dark brown patina.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.78 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond set on ground and cornucopia. RIC III 1242a; Banti 110. VF, dark green and brown surfaces, some roughness.
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SAMNIUM, Maleventum (as Beneventum). Circa 265-240 BC. Æ Obol (19.5mm, 6.87 g, 9h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Horse prancing right; pentagram above. Campana 3; HN Italy 440. Near VF, brown surfaces, some roughness, obverse slightly off center. Very rare, 13 noted by Campana, only one in CoinArchives.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.98 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Minerva advancing right, wearing mantle made of the skin of Amalthea goat, brandishing javelin and holding shield. RIC III 1244 (Pius) corr. (stylized mantle, not tree); Banti 291. VF, dark brown patina, some red, pit on obverse, some cleaning marks, edge split.
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CAMPANIA, Allifai. Circa 325-275 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.59 g, 4h). Laureate head of Apollo right; three dolphins around / Skylla right, holding sepia and fish; mussel below. Campana 2g; HN Italy 460. VF, toned, slightly off center.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 92591 (June 1996).
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Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 154-157. Draped bust left / ΛVGVSTI P II FIL, Diana standing left, holding arrow and bow. RIC III 494b (Pius); Calicó 2039; Biaggi 914. VF, toned, a few scratches and marks, some marks on edge.Ex Heidelberger/Grün 59 (15 May 2012), lot 273.
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FRENTANI, Larinum. Circa 210-175 BC. Æ Quincunx (22.5mm, 10.10 g, 7h). Head of Mars right, wearing Corinthian helmet / Horseman galloping left, holding spear and shield decorated with thunderbolt; five pellets (mark of value) in exergue. Campana 4b; HN Italy 625. Fine, dark brown surfaces, some roughness, obverse off center.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink America (6 December 1999), lot 400 (part of).
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Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 186. Laureate head right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel under seat. RIC III 131; MIR 18, 689-4/30; RSC 150. VF, toned, a few light marks and scratches, a little porous.
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CAMPANIA, Neapolis. Circa 320-300 BC. AR Nomos (18mm, 7.31 g, 5h). Head of nymph right / Man-headed bull walking right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head. Sambon 450–3 var. (letters on rev.); HN Italy 571. Good Fine.
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Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.76 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 189. Laureate head right / FORTVNAE MA[NEN]TI around, C • V • P • P in exergue, Fortuna seated left, holding horse by bridle and cornucopia; rudder to right. RIC III 191a; MIR 18, 751-4/30; RSC 168a. VF, toned, some verdigris. Rare type.
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CAMPANIA, Nuceria Alfaterna. Circa 250-225 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 6.85 g, 3h). Head of Karneios left, wearing horn of Ammon; kantharos to right / Dioskouros standing left beside horse, holding reins and scepter. Sambon 1011; HN Italy 608. VF, toned, reverse slightly off center.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Colleciton. Ex Vecchi 1 (1 February 1996), lot 61.
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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 206. Laureate head right / ROMAE AE TER NAE, Roma seated facing in the center of a hexastyle temple with a statue at the base of each column; in the pediment, Jupiter standing between two reclining figures. Cf. RIC IV 292; cf. RSC 619; cf. Nomos 2 (2010), lot 201 (Geta, as Caesar denarius–same reverse die). Good VF, toned with some remaining find patina, some roughness and a few cleaning marks. Extremely rare if not unique.A fascinating type, perhaps unique for Severus, which appears to share the same die as a Geta denarius sold by Nomos in 2010. In the Nomos catalogue, it was noted that "The reverse of this coin shows the Temple of Roma and is remarkable for the great detail the die cutter has managed to show on such a small flan. It is also one of the rarest of all Severan denarii, of which only the specimen in Paris seems to have been known previously (all references to the type in literature go back to that piece). The same reverse also appears on an apparently unique aureus of Caracalla (BMC p. 210, ‡ = Calicó 2810 = Hill 780 = RIC 143A, all referring to a piece that appeared in the NCirc of 1925).The present coin of Septimius Severus can now be added to the census for this reverse type.
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CAMPANIA, Suessa Aurunca. Circa 265-240 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 6.84 g, 7h). Laureate head of Apollo right; trophy to left / Dioskouros, holding filleted palm frond, riding left, accompanied by second horse in background. Sambon 864; HN Italy 447. Near VF, toned, some roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink America (6 December 1999), lot 400 (part of).
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Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding up flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 3d; RSC 4. Fine, toned, some porosity.
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CAMPANIA, Suessa Aurunca. Circa 265-240 BC. Æ (20mm, 8.36 g, 3h). Head of Mercury left, wearing petasos / Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion; club between Herakles' legs. Sambon 870; HN Italy 448. VF, dark green-brown patina, some deposits.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Triton VIII, 12 January 2005), lot 1829 (part of); Rev. Edward A. Sydenham Collection.
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Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. Draped bust right / Venus Victrix standing right, seen from behind, resting elbow on column and holding palm frond and apple. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); RSC 194. VF, lightly toned.
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CAMPANIA, Suessa Aurunca. Circa 265-240 BC. Æ (18.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Minerva left / Cock standing right; star to upper left. Sambon 873; HN Italy 449. VF, green patina, some cleaning marks.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink America (6 December 1999), lot 407 (part of).
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Julia Domna, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 201-207. Draped bust of Domna right / Laureate head of Caracalla right, vis-à-vis bare head of Geta left. RIC IV 541; RSC 3. VF, toned, flan crack, minor porosity. Rare.
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