Galba.
AD 68-69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 to January AD 69. Laureate and draped bust right / Livia standing left, holding patera and scepter. RIC I 189; RSC 55a. Good VF, toned, some iridescence, a few scrapes on reverse.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Künker 136 (10 March 2008), lot 967.
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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.
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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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Valentinian III.
AD 425-455. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 11h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 430-440. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian III standing facing, holding long cross and Victory on globe, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; M-D//COMOB. RIC X 2025; Depeyrot 20/2. EF, a couple tiny die breaks.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Astarte XX (30 October 2009), lot 147.
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Julia Domna, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar.
Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 201-207. Draped bust of Domna right / Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, vis-à-vis bareheaded and cuirassed bust of Geta left. RIC IV 540-1 var. (Septimius; rev. bust types); RSC 2a. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple flan flaws. Rare.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2423.
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Balbinus.
AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 18.11 g, 1h). Rome mint. Special inaugural emission. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBERALITAS AVGVSTORVM, S C across field, Liberalitas, draped, standing facing, head left, holding abacus in right hand and cradling cornucopia with left arm, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 15; BMCRE 2-3; Banti 2. EF, natural dark green patina with touches of red. Nice sharp edges on this sestertius. Wonderful portrait.
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Pupienus.
AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.94 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. EF, lightly toned. Fine style.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2331.
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Aelia Pulcheria.
Augusta, AD 414-453. AV Tremissis (14.5mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; CONOB*. RIC X 214; Depeyrot 72/4. EF. Rare with RIC wreath ties type 5.
From the Korwin Collection.
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Julia Titi.
Augusta, AD 79-90/1. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.21 g, 6h). Ephesus mint (or Rome for circulation in Asia). Struck under Domitian, AD 82. IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI DIVI F •, draped bust right / VESTA in exergue, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Cf. RIC II 848 (Domitian); cf. RPC II 871; cf. RSC 15. Good VF, toned. Interesting variety with TITI before DIVI in obverse legend. Very rare.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 342.
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Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. AV Quinarius (14mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 152-153. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC III 225 var. (not cuirassed); King 7c (same dies). VF, some marks and edge marks.
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Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 6.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head left / Victory standing right, holding trophy with both hands. RIC III 109c; Strack 126; Calicó 1550 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 493; Biaggi 727 var. (laureate head right). VF, edge has been rounded.
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Nero, with Agrippina Junior.
AD 54-68. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g, 3h). Rome mint. Struck circa January-November AD 55. Jugate busts right of Nero, bareheaded, slight drapery, and Agrippina Junior bareheaded and draped / Divi Augustus and Claudius driving quadriga of elephants left; EX S C to left. RIC I 7; RSC 4. VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces, a few minor marks. Very rare.
From the Korwin Collection.
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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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Caracalla.
AD 198-217. Æ Dupondius (25mm, 10.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Roma seated left on arms, holding Victory and spear; at feet, a German kneeling right in supplication. RIC IV 530b. Near EF, brown patina. Exceptional portrait.
From the Thomas Bentley Cederlind.
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Constantius II.
AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Seated figures of Roma and Constantinopolis, the latter with right foot on prow, each holding scepter and supporting between them a shield inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX; SMANΘ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3. Choice EF, lustrous.
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Claudius.
AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 46-47. Laureate head right / Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin, and holding winged caduceus, pointing down at erect snake, gliding right. RIC I 39 (Rome mint); von Kaenel Type 24; Lyon 47; RSC 58. VF, toned, a few test marks at edge.
From the Korwin Collection. Ex Baldwin’s 50 (24 April 2007), lot 94.
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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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Antoninus Pius.
AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 155-156. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius standing left, holding globe and
volumen
. RIC III 256a; Calicó 1673 (same obv. die as illustration); Biaggi 771 (same obv. die). VF, a few marks, edge scrape.
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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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Jovinus.
Usurper, AD 411-413. AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint. D N IOVIN VS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTIT[V TO]R REI P, Roma seated left on curule chair, holding Victory on globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear with left; KONT. RIC X 1721; King,
Fifth
, p. 290 and pl. 22, 9; Ferrando 1717; RSC 2†b; DOCLR –. VF, toned, obverse die break, a few light marks. Rare.
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