Caracalla, with Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.27 g, 6h). Dynastic issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 201-202. Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right / Jugate busts right of Severus, radiate and draped, and Domna, diademed and draped, set on crescent. RIC IV 125a; RSC 5a. Toned, porous surfaces. VF. Very rare. From the Weise Collection. Ex Marc Melcher Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 61, 25 September 2002), lot 1953.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 206. Laureate head right / The Four Seasons as boys at play: from left to right, Spring carries a basket on his head, Summer holds a sickle above his head, Autumn holds a hare and a tray full of fruit, Winter wears a hood over his head and holds a bird which he has just captured, probably a wild duck. RIC IV 153; RSC 59. Lightly toned. Good VF. Rare. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Berk BBS 169 (1 June 2010), lot 335; Tkalec (7 May 2009), lot 163.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ As (24.5mm, 10.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. Laureate head right / Virtus standing left, right foot on helmet, holding parazonium and spear; to left, captive seated right at base of trophy. RIC IV 458. Dark green-brown patina. Near EF. From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 578; Jack A. Frazer Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 943; Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 1659.
Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ As (24.5mm, 8.91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. Laureate head right / Roma seated left on cuirass, right foot resting on a helmet, holding Victory and inverted spear; to left, German kneeling right, raising hands to Roma. RIC IV 533. Green patina, minor cleaning/smoothing marks. Near EF.
Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 26.71 g, 12h). British Victory issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. Laureate and bearded head right / VICTORIAE BRITANNICAE, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, erecting trophy; on right, Britannia standing left, hands tied behind back; captive seated left at feet of Britannia. RIC IV 186; Banti 65 (this coin cited and illustrated). Olive green-brown patina, minor smoothing, hairline flan crack. Good VF. Very rare. From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, purchased from Sovereign Rarities, 21 February 2017. Ex Münz Zentrum XXXVIII (16 April 1980), lot 438.
Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 28.03 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. Laureate head right / Fortuna seated left on throne, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia; wheel under throne. RIC IV 168a; Banti 20 (same obv. die as illustration). Dark green patina, hairline flan crack. Near EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex CNG inventory 564473 (January 2021); Roma XX (29 October 2020), lot 645; Benito Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 947; Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 425; H. C. Levis Collection (Ars Classica XI, 18 June 1925), lot 761.
Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 27.10 g, 7h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 1st emission, AD 217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing short beard / Salus seated left, holding scepter and feeding from patera snake coiled around altar; SC in exergue. RIC V 197; Clay Issue 1; Banti 60. Glossy dark brown patina. Good VF. An attractive coin in hand. Rare. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 67 (22 September 2004), lot 1636; Philip DeVicci Collection (Triton IV, 5 December 2000), lot 623.
Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.10 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Macrinus, AD 217-218. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Diadumenian standing left, head right, holding signum and scepter; two signa to right. RIC IV 102 (Macrinus); Clay Issue 2; RSC 3b. Toned. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Jack A. Frazer Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 456, 13 November 2019), lot 421; Numismatica Ars Classica 18 (29 March 2000), lot 619; Sternberg [1] (30 November 1973), lot 257; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXVIII (19 June 1964), lot 421.
Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 19.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 222. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elagabalus standing left, holding club and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar to left; star to left. RIC IV 369; Thirion 306; Banti 48 corr. (image mirrored). Dark green and brown patina with some red color, edge split. Good VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (24 June 1998), lot 1333.
Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.96 g, 11h). Uncertain eastern mint. Struck AD 218-219. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Slow quadriga right, bearing the sacred stone of Emesa on which is an eagle, surrounded by four parasols. RIC IV 195; Thirion 360; RSC 268. Toned. VF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Roma IV (30 September 2012), lot 2801.
Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.99 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia; star in left field. RIC IV 381 (Elagabalus); Thirion 459; Banti 7. Green-tan surfaces, some dark gray and red, hairline flan crack, slight strike doubling on obverse. VF. Ex Oslo Myntgalleri 28 (6 May 2022), lot 391; RAM Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 1172, purchased from R. M. Smythe, October 2000.
Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.85 g, 7h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE XAND AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P VIIII CO S III P P, Severus Alexander, as Romulus, in military dress, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. RIC IV 103; Calicó 3121 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 620; Biaggi 1330 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini –. Lustrous. Superb EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Künker 341 (1 October 2020), lot 6011; Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 1013; Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 2209.
Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 22.38 g, 12h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Justitia seated left, holding patera and scepter. RIC IV 563; BMCRE 612; Banti 28. Glossy brown patina, light roughness on reverse. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Ray Neff Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 956; A. Lynn Collection (Freeman & Sear 5, 14 May 1999), lot 467; Numismatica Ars Classica E (4 April 1995), lot 3093.
Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 21.56 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius filled with grain ears. RIC IV 642; BMCRE 881; Banti 148. Dark brown patina, some red. EF. Fine style portrait.
Diva Paulina. Died before AD 235. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 22.18 g, 11h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Veiled and draped bust right / Paulina, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock flying upward to right. RIC IV 3 var. (position of S C); BMCRE 129-31 var. (same); Banti 3; Mazzini 3* (this coin). Even brown patina. VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Cederlind 132 (4 October 2004), lot 252; Giuseppe Mazzini Collection (publ. 1957).
Gordian I. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (28.5mm, 16.05 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 12; BMCRE 14-16; Banti 8. Even green patina, areas of chipping on edge. Near VF. Purchased by the consignor from Herakles Numismatics, 2020. Ex Summer Haven Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020), lot 584.
Gordian II. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 18.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, holding shield set on ground in right hand and spear in left. RIC IV 8; BMCRE 31-2; Banti 7. Green patina, some smoothing. Near VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 2222; J. Schulman 258 (10 June 1974), lot 1929; Richard Cyril Lockett Collection (Part VIII, Glendining, 26 May 1959), lot 92; H. G. C. Day Collection.
Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.89 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/ DECENNA/LIBVS in three lines within wreath. RIC IV –; BMCRE 6; RSC 32. Dark find patina, scratches, minor green deposits. Near EF. The rarest of the Balbinus denarii.
Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia, standing left, holding cornucopia and wand over globe set on ground to left. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 33; RSC 23. EF.
Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.37 g, 5h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia, standing left, holding cornucopia and wand over globe set on ground to left. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 33; RSC 23. EF.