Roman Silver & Bronze - Imperial

Lot 3029    SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 25TH MARCH)    Roman Silver & Bronze - Imperial

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $130

GORDIAN III, (A.D. 238-244), silver antoninianus, Antioch mint, issued 243-244, (5.17 g), obv. radiate bust of Gordian III to right, around IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, wheel below seat, around FORTVNA REDVX, (S.8613, RIC 210, RSC 98a) (illustrated); another silver antoninianus, issued 239, Rome mint, (4.23 g), obv. radiate bust to right, around IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, rev. Providentia standing left, holding globe and tranverse spear, around P M TR P II COS P P, (S.8634, RIC 18, RSC 196); Philip II as Caesar, silver antoninianus (3.03 g), issued 245-6, rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II standing left, (S.9242, RIC 218, RSC 48); Trajan Decius, silver antoninianus (4.79 g), issued 249, rev. ADVENTVS AVG, Trajan decius on horseback, (S.9366, RIC 11b, RSC 4) (illustrated); Gallienus, silver covered antoninianus, (2.44 g), issued 261-2, obv. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right, rev. VIRTVS AVG, Mars standing left, (S.10401, RIC 317, RSC 1221); Tacitus, billon antoninianus, (3.67 g), obv. IMP CM Q CL TACITVS AVG, radiate bust right, rev. CLEMENTIA TEMP, Tacitus receiving globe from Jupiter, XXI in exergue, A below, (S.11771, RIC 210). Very fine - extremely fine. (6)