Roman Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 5057    SESSION 16 - 9.30AM FRIDAY 16 APRIL    Roman Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $120
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $70

TRAJAN, (A.D. 98-117), AE brass as of small module, issued 115-6, Antioch mint, (8.70 grams), obv. radiate and draped bust of Trajan to right, around IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM, rev. DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI PP around a laurel wreath enclosing a large S C, (S.3243 [AE as], RIC 644, C.122 var.); Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander, (m.A.D.225), issue struck at Rome c.225, AE as, (6.68 grams), obv. SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG around, diademed bust draped to right, rev. around CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, SC in exergue, (S.8195, RIC 656, C.5, BMC 297); other issues include Julian II, (A.D. 360-363), AE 1, Nicomedia mint, issued 361-363, (8.02 grams), obv. around D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG, pearl diademed bust to right of Julian II, rev. bull standing to right, two stars above, around SECVRITAS REIPVB, in exergue palm SMNA, (S.4072); Maximianus, (A.D. 286-305), AE follis, Alexandria mint, issued A.D. 304-5, (9.04 grams), obv. laureate head of Maximianus to right, around IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, rev. around HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules standing facing leaning on club to left, holding apples and lion skin, ALE in exergue, S to left, BV to right, (S.-, RIC 28b); Antoniniani of Claudius II, (2) and Tetricus II, (S.3190, 3195, 3206). Some with rough surface, otherwise very good - very fine, some very scarce. (7)