Divus Antoninus Pius.
Died AD 161. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.73 g, 12h). Commemorative issue. Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck under Trajan Decius, mid AD 251. Radiate head right / Lighted altar. RIC IV 90 (Decius); RSC 1189. EF, lustrous. Bold, high-relief obverse.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
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Diva Faustina Senior.
Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. DIVA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust left, wearing stephane / AVGVSTA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch and scepter. RIC III 356d (Pius); Beckmann dies df3/CA3; Strack –; Calicó 1765; BMCRE 398 (Pius); Biaggi 813. Good VF, lightly toned.
Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 709.
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Diva Faustina Senior.
Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 6.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / ΛETER NITΛS, Fortuna standing left, holding patera and rudder set on globe. RIC III 349a(a) (Pius); Beckman dies df100/AC17; Strack 450α (Pius); Calicó 1743b (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 371 var. (break in obv. legend – Pius); Biaggi 799 (same obv. die). VF, a few shallow scratches on reverse.
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Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.73 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 152-153. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Minerva, helmeted and draped, seated right, holding vertical spear with right hand and with left, drawing out aegis on breast; round shield rests against seat. RIC III 1309b (Pius); Strack App. 4, 58; Banti 329; BMCRE 1938 (Pius). Good VF, delicate green patina flaking around the edge, some obverse roughness.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG 46 (2 April 2008), lot 585 (hammer 4250 CHF).
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Marcus Aurelius.
As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC III 481a (Pius); Calicó 1973 (same dies as illustration). VF, a few faint hairlines.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, wearing hair fastened in bun at back of head / CONCOR DIA, dove standing right. RIC III 503a (Pius); Strack 507; Calicó 2045a (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 923; BMCRE 1089 (Pius). Near EF, lightly toned, underlying luster.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINAE AVG P II AVG FIL, draped bust right, wearing band of pearls around head / VE NVS, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder set on dove. RIC III 515a (Pius); Calicó 2094 (same rev. die); BMCRE –; Biaggi 941. Near EF, toned, lustrous, a few scratches and marks, some hairlines on reverse. Artistic portrait struck in high relief.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Salus seated left on throne, resting elbow on arm of throne and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-2(b); Calicó 2074a. Near VF, a few hairlines on reverse.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 21.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Diademed and draped bust right / Salus seated left, resting arm on side of chair and feeding out of patera a snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 1668 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-6b; Banti 104. Good VF, brown and dark gray patina. Portrait of artistic merit.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 447; Münzen und Medaillen AG 92 (22 November 2002), lot 100.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (24mm, 10.81 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Draped bust right /
Pulvinar
on which are Commodus and Antoninus. RIC III 1666 (Marcus Aurelius); MIR 18, 27a. Good VF, dark green patina, some red. An attractive example.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
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Faustina Junior.
Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.45 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum balanced in left hand and on left knee. RIC IV 704 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 25-2(c); Calicó 2071; BMCRE 132-3 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 934. Choice EF, lustrous, minor deposits on reverse.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.31 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. Bare head right / Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands. RIC III 1281 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 16-16/10; Banti 18 var. (bust type). VF, dark black-green patina, traces of earthen deposits, some light smoothing and roughness.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 20.70 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Bare head right / Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands. RIC III 1308 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-16/10; Banti 26. Good VF, green patina, traces of earthen deposits, some scratches and flan flaws.
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Lucius Verus.
AD 161-169. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.50 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, lustrous.
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Lucilla.
Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 23.96 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, AD 161-162. Draped bust right / Pietas standing left, holding accerum and sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 1756 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-6a; Banti 33 var. (break in obv. legend). VF, dark gray patina, a few cleaning scratches, clashed reverse die, minor surface roughness, hairline flan crack.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Elsen 109 (18 June 2011), lot 381.
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Lucilla.
Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.65 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, circa AD 164-169. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right / PIETAS SC, Pietas standing left, holding accerum and sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 1755 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-2(a); Banti 35; BMCRE 1209. Choice EF, dark green patina, great surfaces. Beautiful and sympathetic portrait. First class bronze.
Ex Tradart (18 December 2014), lot 347.
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Pertinax.
AD 193. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate and draped bust right / PROVID DEOR • COS II, Providentia, draped, standing left, raising right hand toward star, left hand on breast. RIC IV 11b; Calicó 2390; BMCRE 12; Biaggi 1044. EF, toned. Rare.
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Didia Clara.
Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus. Draped bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond set on ground and cornucopia. RIC IV 10 (Didius Julianus); RSC 3. VF, toned. Rare.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2410.
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Septimius Severus.
AD 193-211. AV Quinarius (15mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194-195. IMP CΛE L SEP SEV PERT ΛVG COS I, laureate head right / VICTO R ΛV G, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives.
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Julia Domna.
Augusta, AD 193-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.26 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENER I • VI CTR, Venus Victrix, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding apple in extended right hand and in left, palm frond sloped upward to left; drapery falls over column. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); Calicó 2641; BMCRE 48 (Wars of Succession – same obv. die); Biaggi 1155. Superb EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Struck in high relief with dies of artistic merit.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 470.
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