Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Semis (20mm, 4.80 g, 6h). Rome mint, for circulation in Syria. Struck AD 116. Radiate and draped bust right / Large S C within oak wreath. RIC II 650; Woytek 938v; McAlee 520. Dark brown patina, smoothing/cleaning scratches, earthen deposits. Good VF.
Plotina. Augusta, AD 105-123. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-summer 114. PLOTINA • AVG IMP • TRAIANI, draped bust right, wearing hair bunched high in front and held in position by a double stephane, hair elaborately waved at back and falls down in a queue / CAES ΛVG GERMA DAC COS VI P P, Vesta seated left on chair without back, holding palladium and scepter. RIC II 730 (Trajan); Woytek 705-1; RSC 3. Toned, numerous scratches on obverse. VF. The Reka Devnia Hoard contained only four denarii of Plotina, all of this type, compared to 5205 of her husband Trajan. From the S & S Collection.
Plotina. Augusta, AD 105-123. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.75 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, AD 112-summer 114. PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI, draped bust right, wearing hair bunched high in front and held in position by a double stephane, hair elaborately waved at back and falls down in a queue / CAES ΛVG GERMA DAC COS VI P P, Vesta seated left on chair without back, holding palladium and scepter. RIC II 730 (Trajan); Woytek 705-13 (same rev. die as illustration); RSC 3. Toned, rough surfaces, shallow scratch on obverse. VF. The Reka Devnia Hoard contained only four denarii of Plotina, all of this type, compared to 5205 of her husband Trajan. From the Conti Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc74693 (ND).
Marciana. Augusta, circa AD 105-112/4. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, January-August AD 112. • MARCIANA AVG SOROR IMP TRAIANI, draped bust right, wearing three metal stephanes rising upright one behind the other: her hair is massed and coiled on the back of her head / CAES AVG GERMA DAC COS VI P P, Matidia, veiled and draped, seated left on high-backed throne, holding out right hand over child standing at her right knee and laying left hand on second child standing at her left side. RIC II 742 (Trajan); Woytek 713-21 (same rev. die as illustration); RSC 2. Toned, flan flaws, a few scratches under tone. Near VF. Rare. From the Conti Collection.
Diva Marciana. Died AD 112/4. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Trajan, September AD 112-117. DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA, draped bust right, / CONSECRATIO, eagle with wings spread, standing left on bar or scepter, head right. RIC II 743; Woytek 719; RSC 4. Toned, a few scratches, deposit on reverse. Near VF. Rare. From the S & S Collection.
Diva Matidia. Died AD 119. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.53 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 119-120. DIVA AVGVSTA MATIDIA, Draped bust right, wearing hair coiled and piled on top of head above triple stephane / [C]ONSECRATIO, eagle standing left on scepter. RIC II.3 2462; RSC 6. Toned, porosity, scratches, chip out of reverse. Fine. Rare. From the Conti Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.02 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck August-December AD 117. Laureate heroic bust right, wearing balteus, slight drapery / Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting arm on statuette of Spes set on low base; cornucopia below throne. RIC II.3 53; RSC 248 var. (no balteus). Some porosity, traces of underlying luster. EF.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.69 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Salus seated left, resting arm on chair and feeding out of patera serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC II.3 138; RSC 1350a. Lightly toned, some light marks. Near VF. From the Cloudesley Collection, purchased from CJ Martin, April 1998.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ As (25mm, 8.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 119-circa mid AD 120. Laureate heroic bust right, slight drapery / BRITANNIA in exergue, Britannia seated left, head facing, foot on rock, resting head on hand and holding scepter, elbow resting on large shield with prominent spike to right. RIC II.3 242; SCBC 635. Brown patina. roughness, scratch on reverse. VF.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 120-late 121. Laureate and draped bust right / Salus seated left, resting arm on chair and feeding out of patera serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC II.3 378; RSC 1327a. Deposits, hairlines, spots of die rust. Good VF. From the Cloudesley Collection.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late AD 120-121. Laureate and draped bust right / Salus seated left, resting arm on chair and feeding out of patera serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC II.3 378; RSC 1327a. Toned, minor flan flaw on reverse. VF. From the Cloudesley Collection, purchased from Seaby.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck late AD 121-123. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter seated left on backless throne, holding thunderbolt upward and vertical scepter. RIC II.3 513; Calicó 1304d. Toned, deposits. VF. From the S & S Collection.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD late 121-123. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding Victory and spear; shield, bow and quiver behind. RIC II.3 508; Calicó 1334; BMCRE 133; Biaggi 641 var. (bust type). Polished, field and edge marks, . Near VF. From the Conti Collection, purchased from Francis J. Rath, 2003 (lot includes his envelope).
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 125-126/7. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / COS III, Neptune standing right, left foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident. RIC II.3 790; RIC II 155; RSC 307. Lustrous, die break on reverse. EF.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.19 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 128-circa 129. Laureate head right / Virtus seated right on cuirass, holding spear and parazonium; shield by cuirass. RIC II.3 919; RSC 338. Some roughness, light scratches, edge split. VF. From the Cloudesley Collection, purchased in May 2011.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 2.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 128-circa 129. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Star within crescent. RIC II.3 925; RSC 459. Some roughness and faint scratches. VF. From the Cloudesley Collection, purchased from Silbury Coins, July 2011.
Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 129-130. Bareheaded bust left, slight drapery / Indulgentia seated left, extending hand and holding transverse scepter. RIC II.3 1019; RSC 857a. Toned, some roughness, marks and scratches, edge chip. Near VF. Rare. From the Cloudesley Collection, purchased in June 1999.