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Rome mint; struck AD 198-200. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head to right / VICTORIAE AVGG FEL, Victory standing to left, holding wreath over shield set on low base. RIC IV 144b; BMCRE 139; RSC 719. 2.83gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Rome mint; struck AD 196-197. [L SEPT SEV PERT] AVG IMP VIII, laureate head to right / ADVENTVI AVG FELICISSIMO, Emperor, on horse prancing to right, raising right hand. RIC IV 74; BMCRE 151 (wars of succession) corr. (bust type); RSC 6. 3.56gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Rome mint; struck AD 211-217. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust to right / VESTA, Vesta standing facing, head to left, holding palladium and sceptre. RIC IV 390 (Caracalla); BMCRE 29 (Caracalla); RSC 230. 3.11gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Rome mint; struck AD 213. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Hercules standing to left, holding branch and club, with lion skin draped over arm. RIC 206a; RSC 220; BMCRE 48. 3.15gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Rome mint; struck AD 213. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head to right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 236; BMCRE 62; RSC 166. 2.81gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Rome mint; struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; to right, globe set on ground; S C across field. RIC IV 553a. 9.12gr, 26mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Glossy cypress green patina.
Ex David Miller, Hampstead, UK (collector's ticket included).
Good Very Fine. Glossy cypress green patina.
Ex David Miller, Hampstead, UK (collector's ticket included).
Nice Example of Rare 'Limes Denarius'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck at the frontiers of the empire, based on an issue minted in Rome under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-205. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, young, bareheaded and draped bust to right / PRI-NC IV-VENTVTIS, Geta, in military dress, standing to left, holding baton and sceptre; trophy to right. For prototype: RIC IV 18 var. (branch instead of baton); RSC 157b. 2.56gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector.
'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.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector.
'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 224. IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / VENVS FELIX, Venus seated to left, holding statuette and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC IV 701 (S. Alexander); BMCRE 199 (S. Alexander). 19.29gr, 31mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Rome mint; struck AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter advancing to left, head to right, holding thunderbolt and eagle. RIC IV 238; BMCRE 824; RSC 83. 3.03gr, 20mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
Rome mint; struck AD 228-231. IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing to left, holding Victory with wreath and spear, and leaning on shield. RIC IV 220; BMCRE 709 var. (bust type); RSC 579a. 3.19gr, 19mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
Rome mint; struck AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LIBERALITAS AVG, Liberalitas standing to left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 148; RSC 108a. 3.00gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Flan crack at 9h. Struck on a broad flan.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine. Flan crack at 9h. Struck on a broad flan.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Rome mint; struck AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P COS P P, Mars standing to left, holding olive-branch and spear. RIC IV 7d; BMCRE 28 var. (bust type); RSC 207 var. (same). 3.45g, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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