Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Roman Imperial

Lot 4757    Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November)    Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Roman Imperial

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $140

TRAJAN, (A.D. 98-117), silver denarius, issued 114-117, Rome mint, (3.01 g), obv. laureate bust, draped to right of Trajan, around IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC, rev. Mars advancing to right holding spear and trophy, around P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R, (cf.S.3146, RIC 337, RSC 270); Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), silver denarius, issued 134-138, Rome mint, (3.07 g), obv. laureate head to right of Hadrian, around HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, rev. Roma seated right in military dress on cuirass and shield, holding spear and parazonium, globe in exergue, COS III around, (S.3472, RIC 163, RSC 337b); Antoninius Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 148-9, (2.86 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head to right, rev. COS IIII, Antoninus veiled standing left with patera and tripod altar, (S.4076, RIC 183, RSC 304); Plautilla, wife of Caracalla, (c.A.D. 202-205), silver denarius, issued 204, (2.18 g), obv. draped bust of Plautilla to right, around PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, rev. Venus naked to waist standing half left with apple and palm, at side a shield, before her cupid, around VENVS VICTRIX, (S.7074, BMC 429, RIC 369, RSC 25) (illustrated). Last coin bright, others toned, mostly very fine. (4)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics with their tickets.