Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial

Sale 113    22–25 Nov 2016   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 5035    Session 18 (2.30pm Friday 25 November)    Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $330

ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN AE, including, Troas, Gergis, (c.4th century B.C.), AE 16, (3.91 g), obv. female head facing, rev. Sphinx seated to right, (S.4099, BMC 5); Claudius, (A.D. 41-54), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 41-42, (22.46 g), obv. laureate head of Claudius to right, rev. Spes draped advancing to left, PRO countermark to left on obverse and another to the right, (S.1853, BMC 132, RIC 99, cf.C.85, CBN 165); Bithynia, Nicaea, Septimius Severus, (AD 193-211), AE11, (2.32 g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Demeter standing left, holding long torch and grain ears, (Waddington 336); Ionia, Smyrna, Britannicus, (AD 41-55), AE16, (2.85 g), obv. bareheaded and draped bust right, rev. Nike advancing right, (BMC 283-4, SNG Cop 1351, RPC I 2476); Achaea, Patrae, Caracalla, (AD 198-217), AE12, (2.74 g), obv. laureate, bust right, rev. Hermes seated left, hand on ram and holding caduceus, (S.2498, BCD Peloponnesus 576.1). Toned, poor - nearly very fine, some rare. (5)

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