Roman Silver & Bronze

Lot 1813    Session 6 (9.30am Thursday)    Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $130
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $90

DOMITIAN, (A.D. 81-96), issued as Caesar under Vespasian, AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 77-8, (8.26 grams), obv. laureate head of Domitian to right, around CAESAR DOMITIANVS COS V, rev. Spes standing left, S C across, (S.2658, RIC 791); another semis (2.95 grams) issued 85, obv. IMP DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI, rev. raven standing right, (cf.S.2822, RIC 275); Trajan, (98-117), AE as, issued 111, Rome mint, (8.80 grams), obv. laureate bust draped on far shoulder to right of Trajan, rev. [ARAB ADQ] in exergue, Arabia standing to front looking left, holding branch and bundle of rods, at feet a camel to left, around S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, (cf.S.3215, RIC 466); Hadrian, (117-138), AE bronze dupondius, as or semis, (7.43 grams) obv. laureate head to right, rev. COS III, S C across, lyre, (cf.S.3701, RIC -, unpublished?); another similar, AE quadrans (5.50 grams), issued 125-128, obv. laureate bust right, rev. COS III, lyre, S C across, (S.3901, RIC 688); Cappadocia, Caesarea, Hadrian, (117-138), silver hemidrachm, (1.68 grams), issued 120-1, obv. laureate draped bust of Hadrian to right, around AYTO KAIC TPAI A**D*PIANOC CEBACT, rev. Mt. Argeaus, (S.-, BMC 140, Syd. 258, Metcalf 84). Very good - fine. (6)