| Spink > Auction 24121 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 167 Price realized: 220 GBP (Approx. 278 USD / 256 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: A Selection of Roman Republican and Early Imperial Bronze and Silver (6): i) Roman Republic, L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BC, AR Denarius, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, mark of value below chin, rev. Jupiter, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, driving galloping quadriga right, 3.78g (Crawford 238/1; Sydenham 451; Antestia 9; RBW 980), slightly worn surfaces, toned, good to fine; ii) Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), CAESAR AVGVSTVS [DIVI F PATER PATRIAE], laureate head right, rev. [AVGVSTI F C]OS DESIG PRINC IVVENT C L, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, on left and right, standing facing, each togate and resting hand on round shield, behind each shield, a spear, lituus and simpulum above, CAESARES in exergue, 3.90g (BMC 540; Cohen 43; Giard 85; RIC 210), short flan, softened, nevertheless fine; iii) Nero (AD 54-68), AE Dupondius, Lugdunum, c. 62-68, IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P laureate head left, rev. SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas seated right, SC in exergue, 11.34g (RIC 519), softened, fine; iv) Trajan (AD 97-117), AR Denarius, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, laureate and draped bust right, rev. P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, Fortuna seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopia, FORT RED in exergue, 3.17g (RIC 318), fine; v) Hadrian (AD 117-138), AR Denarius, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, draped left shoulder, rev. P M TR P COS III, Salus seated left, holding patera & feeding snaked rising from altar left, SALVS AVG in exergue, 3.03g (RIC 137b; RSC 1327; BMC 315), softened but toned, fine; vi) Lucilla wife of Lucius Verus, AR Denarius, LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, rev. VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing facing, head to left, holding Victory and supporting shield, 2.86g (RIC 786), toned, about fine; (6).. Estimate: £180 - £200 |  |
