St. James's Auctions Ltd > Auction 90 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
Lot number: 9 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
Lot description: Sestertii (10): Hadrian, Rome, AD 124-127, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laur. bust r., slight drapery on far shoulder, rev. COS III, Roma seated l. on cuirass, foot on helmet, holding Victory and cornucopiae, SC in ex., wt. 21.96gms. (RIC II.3 870; BMCRE 1297); Hadrian, Rome, AD 137-138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laur. head r., rev. AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing l., holding scales and sceptre, S-C across fields, wt. 26.43gms. (RIC II.3 2370; BMCRE 1482); Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 140-144, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laur. head r., rev. GENIO SENATVS, genius of the Senate standing l., holding branch and sceptre, S-C across fields, wt. 27.25gms. (RIC III 605; BMCRE 1241); Antoninus Pius, Rome, AD 145-161, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, laur. head r., rev. FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing l., holding Capricorn and caduceus, S-C across fields, wt. 23.59gms. (RIC III 770; BMCRE 1677); Marcus Aurelius, Rome, AD 166, M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laur. head r., rev. TR POT XX IMP IIII COS III, Victory standing r., holding palm and placing shield inscribed VIC PAR on palm tree, S-C across fields, wt. 18.85gms. (RIC III 934; BMCRE 1289); Marcus Aurelius, Rome, AD 172, M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, laur. head r., rev. IMP VI COS III, Roma seated l., holding Victory and sceptre, shield behind, S-C across fields, wt. 21.46gms. (RIC III 1033; BMCRE 1417); Commodus, Rome, AD 187, M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT, laur. head r., rev. AVCTOR PIETAT, P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Pietas standing l., holding incense box and dropping incense onto lit altar, S-C across fields, wt. 20.67gms. (RIC III 494; BMCRE 590); Gordian III, Rome, AD 243-244, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laur., dr. and cuir. bust r., rev. VICTORIA AETERNA, Victory standing l., leaning on shield and holding palm, captive under shield, S-C across fields, 22.92gms. (RIC IV 338a); Gordian III, Rome, AD 244, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laur., dr. and cuir. r., rev. FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated l., holding rudder and cornucopiae, wheel under seat, SC in ex., wt. 17.89gms. (RIC IV 331a); and Philip II, as Caesar, Rome, AD 244-246, M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, bare-headed and dr. bust r., rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT, prince standing l., holding globe and spear, S-C across fields, wt. 20.13gms. (RIC IV 256a), all about very fine to good very fine, some smoothed, the Commodus rare (10) *the first Antoninus Pius ex Naville Numismatics, Auction 40, 27 May 2018, lot 701; the second Marcus Aurelius ex Naville Numismatics, Auction 39, 29 April 2018, lot 589 Estimate: 180 - 250 GBP |