Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3655 Session 12 (11.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $240
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SOLD $150
MACRINUS, (A.D. 217-218), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (9.358, grams), obv. laureate cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right, around IMP CAES M OPEL SEV [MACRIN]VS AVG, rev. around FI[DES M]ILITVM, SC across field, Fides standing to left holding standard in each hand, (S.-, RIC 184, C.29). Slightly of centred, otherwise fine, rare.
Ex Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection, sold in Triton III, New York December 1999, (lot 1716 part) for the benefit of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with his ticket.
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Lot 3653
MACRINUS, (A.D. 217-218), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217, (13.294, grams), obv. radiate draped ...
Estimate $280
Lot 3654
MACRINUS, (A.D. 217-218), AE dupondius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217, (9.230 grams), obv. radiate draped ...
Estimate $150
Lot 3655 This lot
MACRINUS, (A.D. 217-218), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (9.358, grams), obv. laureate cuirassed ...
Estimate $240
Lot 3656
DIADUMENIAN AS CAESAR, (A.D. 217-218), AE as, Rome mint, issued A.D. 217-218, (9.386, grams), obv. ...
Estimate $400
Lot 3657
ELAGABALUS, (A.D. 218-222), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 218, (4.21 grams), obv. radiate bust ...
Estimate $220