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Rome mint; struck AD 184-185. M COMM ANT AVG P BRIT FEL, laureate head to right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, emperor standing to left on platform, right hand raised and holding sceptre with left, three soldiers standing to right below, holding legionary eagles; FID EXERC in exergue. RIC III 110c; BMCRE 160; RSC 140a. 2.83gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Very Fine. Rare.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Rome mint; struck AD 190. M COMM ANT P F-EL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI, Commodus seated to left on curule chair, holding branch with right hand and sceptre with left. RIC III 212; RSC 555 bis; BMCRE 281. 3.19gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around devices.
Ex West Country, UK, collection.
Good Very Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around devices.
Ex West Country, UK, collection.
Rome mint; struck AD 186-189. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / OPTIME MAXIME, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre with left; C V P P in exergue. RIC III 192; BMCRE 233; RSC 387. 2.41gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Some scratches on reverse; edge chipped.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Very Fine. Some scratches on reverse; edge chipped.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Rome mint. M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Victory seated to right on shields, inscribing shield set on lap; S C across lower fields, VICT BRIT in exergue. RIC III 452; C. 946; BMCRE 560. 16.11gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Good Fine.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Rome mint; struck AD 184-185. M COMMODVS ANTON [AVG PIVS BRIT], laureate head to right / [P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P?], Victory seated to right on shields, holding palm branch and inscribing shield set on lap; [S C] across lower fields, [VICT BRIT] in exergue. Cf. RIC III 452; cf. Cohen 946; cf. BMCRE 560. 18.51gr, 28mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Rome mint; struck AD 206. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius set on ground to left. RIC IV 200; RSC 476. 3.19gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 5h.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 5h.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
Rome mint; struck AD 202-210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / INDVLGENTIA AVGG, the Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, riding on lion to right over waters gushing from rock; IN CART[H] in exergue. RIC IV 266; BMCRE 335-8 (Septimius & Caracalla); RSC 222. 1.90gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Some delamination on reverse.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Near Extremely Fine. Some delamination on reverse.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Uncertain mint. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, two children below. RIC IV 226; BMCRE 1; RSC 525. 2.66gr, 19mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
Rome mint; struck AD 196-211. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, resting right hand on breast and left arm on chair. RIC IV 576 (Severus); BMCRE 72 note (Septimius and Caracalla); RSC 168. 2.86gr, 18mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Hard green deposit on reverse.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
Very Fine. Hard green deposit on reverse.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
Rome mint; struck AD 196-211. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos, standing to right, resting left foot on prow, holding patera and infant Horus at breast, rudder leaning against altar behind. RIC IV 577 (Septimius); BMCRE 75 (Septimius and Caracalla); RSC 174. 2.37gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Well Struck 'Limes Denarius' of Julia Domna
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Uncertain mint. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, holding incense box and sprinkling incense over lighted and garlanded altar to left. For prototype: RIC IV 572 (Severus); BMCRE 62; RSC 150. 2.56gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Traces of silver wash on both sides.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
Good Very Fine. Traces of silver wash on both sides.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
Rome mint; struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand and sceptre with her left. RIC IV 268; RSC 314. 2.15gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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