Roman Silver and Bronze

Lot 3238    SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Roman Silver and Bronze

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $250

MARK ANTONY, (32-31 B.C.), base silver denarius, mint moving with Mark Antony, (3.71 grams), obv. praetorian galley to right with rowers etc., around legends ANT AVG III VIR. R.P.C., rev. legionary eagle between two standards, LEG XVI around, (S.1480, Cr.544/31, BMC 211, C. Mark Antony 48); Constantius I as Caesar, (A.D. 305-306), AE folles, issued 295, Lugdunum mint, (6.98 grams), obv. laureate head to right, around CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, rev. GENIO POP VLI ROMANI, in exergue [L]B, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopiae, (S.3672, RIC 90) (illustrated); Constantine I, (A.D. 307-337), folles, issued 310-313, Treveri mint, obv. laureate bust to r., rev. radiate and draped bust of Sol to r., (S.3867, RIC 893) (illustrated); other Roman coins of Faustina Junior, AE sestertius, rev. Pudicitia seated l., (S.4716); Diocletian, AE follis, Antioch mint, rev. Genius standing l., (S.3533); Resurgence of Kushans, Empire of Soter Megas, (A.D. 55-105), Taxila series, copper tetradrachm, obv. diademed bust to right of Soter Megas, holding sceptre, with rays from head, rev. mounted horseman to right, symbols in field, obv. and rev., (M.2947); together with cast copies of Roman republican coins (2) and Velia copy of didrachm. Good - good very fine. (9)