Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 24.52 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / TIBERIS, Tiber reclining left, leaning on urn which pours out water, resting right hand on ship and holding reed in left. RIC III 642; Banti 414. Green-brown patina, scrape on obverse. Fine. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins, 21 May 2000.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 30.67 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / TIBERIS, Tiber reclining left, leaning on rock which pours out water, resting right hand on ship and holding reed in left. RIC III 643; Banti 418. Green-brown patina, scratches. VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased 18 August 1998.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 27.47 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / TIBERIS, Tiber reclining left, leaning on rock which pours out water, resting right hand on ship and holding reed in left. RIC III 643; Banti 418. Brown surfaces, light smoothing, scratches. VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex David Simpson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002), lot 1699.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 143-144. Laureate head right / IMPERATOR II, [B]RITANNIA in exergue, Britannia seated left on heap of rocks, holding signum and spear, resting left elbow on shield set on cuirass. RIC III 745; Banti 48; SCBC 643A. Slightly rough brown surfaces. VF. Ex Roma E-Sale 85 (17 June 2021), lot 1828.One of Pius' first actions as emperor was to send Q. Lollius Urbicus, a previous governor of Germania Inferior, to Britain to quell a number of revolts. While most of the sources note the Brigantes (located in Northumbria) as the primary focus of these events, circa AD 143-144, most of his campaigning was against the lowland tribes of Scotland, the Votadini, Selgovae, Damnonii, and Novantae. His campaigns were successfully completed by 144, after which Urbicus and the Legio II Augusta built the Antonine Wall. This issue of sestertii was struck in commemoration of Urbicus' victories, for which Pius was likely acclaimed imperator for the second time.
Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145-147. Laureate head right / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and pertica. RIC 127; RSC 228. Toned. Good VF.
Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ As (25mm, 12.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. Bare head right / Implements of the augurate and pontificate: secespita, aspergillum, guttus, lituus, and simpulum. RIC III 1240a (Pius). Dark green brown surfaces, worn patina on high points, cleaning scratches. Near VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased May 1999.
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Bare head right / Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopia. RIC III 50; MIR 18, 37-4/10; RSC 519. Shallow scratch on obverse, slightly granular surfaces, traces of deposits. Good VF.
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.98 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Laureate head right / Providentia standing right, holding wand over globe set at feet to left and scepter. RIC III 912; MIR 18, 105/6-30; Banti 421. In NGC encapsulation 6556330-004, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 170. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Salus standing left, holding scepter and feeding from patera a serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 981; MIR 18, 195-6/32; Banti 270. Dark green patina, minor roughness. Near VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased 23 November 1997.
Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 29.10 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 154-157. Draped bust right / Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC III 1368 (Pius) var. (single cornucopia); Banti 15 var. (same). Green patina, scuff on obverse. VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from the Time Machine, 4 November 1999.
Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 29.15 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / Lucius Verus on horseback riding right, holding spear; to left, three soldiers standing right, each holding signum; to right, soldier standing right, head left, holding spear and shield. RIC III 1321 var. (bust type); MIR 18, 36-16/15; Banti –. Brown patina, roughness, deposits. Good VF. Extremely rare bust variety of a rare issue. No examples cited in Banti. None in CoinArchives.
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.44 g, 12h). Rome mint. M COMMOD ANT P FEL IX AVT BRIT P P, laureate head right / APOL MONETAE P M TR P XV IMP VIII, COS V/ S C in two lines across field, Apollo standing right, legs, crossed, arm on top of his head, leaning on column to right. RIC III –; MIR 18, –; Banti –. Brown patina, slight roughness. VF. This type is known for Commodus' 6th consulship (RIC III 559; MIR 18, 794-6/30; Banti 16) but not his 5th. Unpublished.
Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 18.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 192. Head right, wearing lion skin headdress / HER CVL/ ROM ANO/ AV GV/ S C in four lines flanking club; all within laurel wreath. RIC III 637; MIR 18, 855-6/72; Banti 95. Green-brown patina, minor scratches. VF. From the D.K. Collection.
Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 203. Laureate head right / The Dea Caelestis riding right on lion, holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, water gushing from rocks on left. RIC IV 266; RSC 222. Flan flaw, reverse struck from worn die. Good VF.
Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 203. Laureate head right / The Dea Caelestis riding right on lion, holding thunderbolt and scepter; below, water gushing from rocks on left. RIC IV 266; RSC 222. Light PVC deposits. Good VF.
Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 209. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Caracalla and Geta, both laureate and togate, standing facing one another, each holding a volumen in left hand, supporting between them on their right hands a globe surmounted by Victory. RIC IV 255; Calicó 2435; BMCRE 312; Biaggi 1064. Toned, wavy flan, some deposits, edge marks. Near VF.
Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.10 g, 12h). Dynastic issue. Eastern or Indian imitation of a Rome mint issue of AD 202. SEVER P AVG P M TR P X COS III, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right / AETERNIT IMPERI, confronted busts of Caracalla, laureate, draped, and cuirassed right, and Geta, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed left. Cf. RIC IV 178b; cf. Calicó 2603. A few scratches, die shift, earthen deposits, a few die breaks on reverse. Near EF. Attractive.
Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 207-211. Draped bust right / FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas or Tellus (Earth) reclining left under tree, resting arm on basket of fruit and placing hand on celestial orb; standing before her are four children representing the Four Seasons. RIC IV 549 (Septimius); RSC 35. Lightly toned, slightly granular surfaces, small flan flaw on reverse. VF. Better reverse type. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 55 (13 September 2000), lot 1313.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.42 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 206. Laureate head right / Ship with mast and sail in center of circus; above, four quadrigae driven left; below, ostrich, lion, zebra, bear and stag right, bull butting left, bear right, head left. RIC IV 157; RSC 118. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6055016-015, graded AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Rare. From the D. K. Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 447 (3 July 2019), lot 484.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.21 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 207. Laureate head right / Caracalla standing right, holding reversed spear and parazonium; at feet to left, river god reclining on urn right; to right, two bound captives seated left. RIC IV 96; RSC 441. Toned. Good VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex CNG inventory 735790 (July 2003); Marc Melcher Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 63, 21 May 2003), lot 1437.In AD 206-207, Caracalla was in Britain, overseeing campaigns against the northern tribes and restoring the crumbling fortifications of Hadrian's Wall. This coin most likely marks these events. The descriptions of the reverse in both RIC and BMCRE are inaccurate; the two outer figures are clearly river gods-bearded, half-draped men holding river reeds. They probably represent the rivers Eden and Tyne, which Hadrian's Wall follows for much of its length. The seated female figure under the protection of the emperor must logically be Britannia.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 207. Laureate head right / Caracalla standing right, holding reversed spear and parazonium; at feet to left, river god reclining on urn right; to right, two bound captives seated left. RIC IV 96; RSC 441. Toned, slightly granular surfaces. VF. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from Harlan Berk.