Roman Imperial Silver & Bronze Coins

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Lot 4768    SESSION 14 (Friday 11.30am)    Roman Imperial Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $90

GORDIAN III, (A.D. 238-244), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 241-3, (4.27 grams), obv. radiate bust right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. VIRTVTI AVGVSTI around, Hercules standing right, holding lion skin and resting club on rock. (S.8670, RIC 95, RSC 404); Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 244-5, (3.065 grams), obv. radiate bust to right, around IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, rev. four standards one of which is the legionary eagle, around FIDES EXERCITVS, (S.8930, RIC 62, RSC 50); Herennia Etruscilla, (wife of Trajan Decius), (A.D. 249-251), base silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 250, (3.506 grams), obv. diademed draped bust to right on crescent, around HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, rev. Pudicitia seated to left drawing veil from face holding transverse sceptre, around PVDICITIA AVG, (S.9495, RIC 59b, RSC 19). Dark grey tone, last with flan crack otherwise, good very fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)

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