Drusus.
Caesar, AD 19-23. Æ As (28mm, 11.17 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. Bare head left / Large S • C. RIC I 45 (Tiberius). Good VF, dark green-brown patina.
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Gaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Senior.
AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 40. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Draped small bust of Agrippina right. RIC I 22 (Rome mint); Lyon 179; RSC 6. VF, toned, minor porosity and marks under tone.
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Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus.
AD 37-41. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.04 g, 4h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; RSC 2. VF, toned, porous surfaces, some contact marks.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
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Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus.
AD 37-41. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; RSC 2. VF, porous, light cleaning scratches.
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Claudius.
AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.77 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • GERM P • M TR • P, laureate head right / EX • S C/ OB CIVES/ SERVATOS in three lines in oak wreath. RIC I 16 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 8 (unlisted dies); Lyon 17; RSC 35; BMCRE 18-9 (Rome); BN 33. Superb EF, lightly toned, hint of deposits on reverse and minor die rust on obverse, a few small marks on reverse. An excellent portrait coin.
From the collection of Jack Terner.
Description
Claudius.
AD 41-54. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 10.89 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa AD 41-42. Bare head left / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus within tetrastyle temple set on four-tiered base; pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RIC I 118; RPC 2222; RSC 30. Good VF, toned, minor scratches and deposits. Great portrait.
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Nero.
AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 27.28 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Annona standing right, holding cornucopia, facing Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch; between them, modius on garlanded altar, ship’s stern in background. RIC I 391; WCN 412; Lyon 72. Good VF, green and brown patina, some smoothing and cleaning marks.
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Nero.
AD 54-68. Æ As (27mm, 8.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right / Garlanded Temple of Janus, with closed doors right. RIC I 309; WCN 289. Good VF, attractive dark brown surfaces.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 943133 (Feburary 2013); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5606 (part of).
Description
Nero.
AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 66-67. IMP NERO CAESΛR ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / SALVS in exergue, Salus, draped, seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left at side. RIC I 66; Calicó 445; BMCRE 94-5; BN 236; Biaggi 244-5. Near EF, lustrous, reddish toning, typical of those from Boscoreale.
Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 49, purchased from Carl Subak, May 1986.
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Galba.
AD 68-69. AV Aureus (16.5mm, 5.80 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/OB C S in two lines within oak wreath. RIC I 164; Calicó 509; BMCRE 29-32; BN 72-4; Biaggi 265; Triton XIV, lot 661 (same dies). Fine, ex jewelry, edge clipped and filed to fit prior bezel, traces of earthen deposits.
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Galba.
AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. Bare head right / Legend in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287; BMCRE 34 corr. (head described as laureate); BN 76-7. Near EF, toned, some minor green deposits. Artistic portrait.
Ex Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 494.
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Vespasian.
AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 23.74 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 167; Hendin 1504. VF, dark gray patina, traces of green and red, some roughness.
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Vespasian.
AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.19 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / VIC TO RIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 221; Hendin 1508. VF, dark green-brown patina, brassy highlights, some roughness.
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Vespasian.
AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.11 g, 5h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / VI CTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 221; Hendin 1508. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness.
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Vespasian.
AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 7h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Victory standing right, holding palm frond over shoulder and placing wreath on top of signum set in ground. RIC II 362; cf. Hendin 1485; RSC 618. Good VF, lightly toned.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.
Description
Vespasian.
AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.54 g, 1h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 69-70. Laureate head right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; Φ to lower left. RIC II 1406; RPC II 812; RSC 280c. Superb EF, toned. High relief and good metal.
Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Publication 39 (1990), no. 91.
Description
Divus Vespasian.
Died AD 79. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.55 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Victory standing left, placing shield on trophy; Jewish captive seated at foot of trophy. RIC II 59a (Titus); Hendin 1586; RSC 144. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 871.
Description
Titus.
AD 79-81. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.52 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 79. Laureate head right / Captive kneeling right, hands bound behind, in front of trophy. RIC II 1; Hendin 1486; RSC 334a. Near EF, toned, ‘N’ graffito in field on reverse. Boldly struck. Rare first issue of Titus as Augustus.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Roma 10 (27 September 2015), lot 771.
Description
Titus.
AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.11 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head left / IVD CAP/ S C in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated left, in attitude of mourning, on pile of arms; to right, Judaea standing right, with hands bound behind back; arms to far right on ground. RIC II 153; Hendin 1593c. Fine, dark green surfaces, minor porosity, small rim bump on obverse.
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Titus.
AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 26.28 g, 7h). Uncertain Eastern mint (Thrace?). Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC II 498; RPC II 501. Good VF, tan surfaces.
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