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| Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 103 | Auction date: 9 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 606 Price realized: 750 GBP (Approx. 1,012 USD / 876 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Aelius Caesar, 136-138 Sestertius Sestertius 137, Æ 30.00 mm., 25.37 g. Bare head r. Rev. Salus seated l. on throne, feeding serpent coiled around and rising from altar to l. C 44. RIC Hadrian 2677. Brown tone, surface somewhat smoothed, otherwise Very fine Starting price: 200 GBP |  |
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| Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 103 | Auction date: 9 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 629 Price realized: 160 GBP (Approx. 216 USD / 187 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Commodus, 177-192 Sestertius Rome 181, Æ 30.00 mm., 26.77 g. Laureate head r. Rev. Commodus seated l. on curule chair set on daïs; attendant standing behind him; before him, Liberalitas stands l., holding tessera and cornucopia; citizen on l. mounting steps toward platform. C 310. RIC 310. Rare. Brown tone and Very Fine. Ex NAC sale P, 2005, 2090. Much like Hadrian reversed the expansionist policies of his predecessor Trajan, so did Commodus, who did not want to pursue his father's plan of forcing the empire's border to the Carpathian mountains by establishing the provinces of Marcomannia and Sarmatia north of the Danube. Instead, not long after Marcus Aurelius died in March, 180, Commodus abandoned the newly annexed territories, patched up a reasonable peace with the northern tribes, and returned to Rome to hold a triumph late in October of that year. With his triumph and accession as sole-emperor, Commodus made a largesse; it was his third, for he had made two during his father's reign. The distribution marked by this sestertius of 181 is his fourth (LIB AVG IIII), and he would make a fifth within a year. The issuance of three largesses in less than about 18 months suggests Commodus was concerned about shoring up his popularity among the people and the army. The reverse type on this sestertius shows the emperor seated upon a platform, accompanied by an officer (perhaps the prefect of the praetorium) and Liberalitas, who holds a cornucopia and a board for counting coins. Below, a citizen is shown on the steps leading up to the platform, his outstretched toga already laden with coins from the largesse. Starting price: 150 GBP |  |
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| Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 103 | Auction date: 9 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 621 Price realized: 160 GBP (Approx. 216 USD / 187 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 Sestertius Rome 170, Æ 31.00 mm., 22.85 g. Laureate head r. Rev. Salus standing l., holding sceptre and feeding from patera a snake coiled around and rising from altar to l. RIC 979. Very fine Starting price: 50 GBP |  |
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| The Coin Cabinet > Ancients Auction 37 | Auction date: 8 October 2026 |
| Lot number: 272 Price realized: 100 GBP (Approx. 132 USD / 118 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ROMAN EMPIRE. Hadrian. Silver Denarius, AD 118. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust with bare chest right, slight drapery. Rev: P M TR P COS DES III, Salus seated left, feeding from patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left; SALVS AVG in exergue. Good Very Fine; a few light marks. Reference: RIC II.3-174; RSC-1352. Weight: 3.29g. Diameter: 19mm. Die Axis: 6h. PLEASE NOTE: A 20.00% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more. Estimate: 100 GBP |  |
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| Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 101 | Auction date: 26 April 2026 |
| Lot number: 524 Price realized: 280 GBP (Approx. 378 USD / 323 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: In the name of Nero Claudius Drusus, father of Germanicus and Claudius Sestertius Rome 50-54, Æ 35.00 mm., 27.88 g. Bare head l. Rev. Claudius seated l. on curule chair, holding branch and resting hand on lap; around the chair are scattered arms. RIC Claudius 109. Brown tone and Very fine Starting price: 120 GBP |  |
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| Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 103 | Auction date: 9 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 635 Price realized: 60 GBP (Approx. 81 USD / 70 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Clodius Albinus, 195-197 As Rome 194-195, Æ 24.00 mm., 8.60 g. Bare head r. Rev. Fortuna seated l., holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Below, wheel. C 34. RIC 59. Green tone and Very fine Privately purchased from Harvey Hurtt Ancient coins. From the Tenby collection. Sold with original collector's ticket. Starting price: 25 GBP |  |
