History Coins
Imperial Coinage Pt2
Antoninus Pius, Bronze Sestertius, Liberalitas, Rome, AD 145
Obverse: Laureate head, right, ANTONINVS AVG P P IMP
Reverse: COS IIII above emperor seated left on curule chair on top of a platform with officer standing behind, Liberalitas holding abacus and cornucopia, citizen standing right at foot of platform, holding out fold of toga, [LIBERALITAS AVG III] in two lines in exergue, S C either side in field
Size: 30mm, 26.54g
Grade: VF, unusual obverse legend of IMP instead of TR P
Ref: RIC III 774; S4187
Prov: Ex TimeLine auctions
£300 (P&P FREE to all locations) #8
Gordian III Silver Antoninianus, Aequitas, AD 239
Obverse: Laureate bust of Gordian, right, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Reverse: Aequitas standing holding scales and cornucopia
Size: 23mm, 5.35g
Ref: S8600, RIC34
Grade: VF+
£60 (P&P FREE to all locations)
Geta as Caesar Under Caracalla, Silver Denarius, Laodicea Mint, 200AD
Obverse: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VICT AETERN, Victory flying left, holding open wreath with both hands over shield set on base
Size: 19mm, 2.9g
Grade: EF+
Ref: S7205, RIC23
£250 (P&P FREE to all locations)
Drusus, Son of Tiberius, Restitution As Issue Struck Under Titus, Rome Mint
Obverse: DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head of Drusus, left
Reverse: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG REST around large SC
Size: 24mm, 8.71g
Grade: Very Fine, SCARCE
Ref: RIC 437, S2594
£200 (P&P FREE to all locations)
Antoninus Pius, Copper As, Fortuna,158-159AD
Obverse: Laureate head, right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P
Reverse: Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding a rudder on prow and cornucopiae, FORTVNA OBSEQVENS COS IIII S C
Size: 25mm, 9.4g
Grade: Fine
Ref: RIC III 1023 var
£65 (P&P FREE to all locations)
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