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MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding two signa. RIC 18a; BMC 137; Cohen 9. 3.42gr, 21mm, 11h.

Very Fine.

Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P II COS P P, Pax, draped, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. RIC IV 22; Calicó 3215. 4.99gr, 20mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Well centred, lovely lustrous metal. Previously graded NGC XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 "scuffs, edge filing" (#6822193-001). Very rare; one recorded example on OCRE, eight recorded examples on CoinArchives.

Ex Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3114 (16/1/2024), Lot 33264 ("From the Dynasty Collection, #V"). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt. RIC IV 84; RSC 109. 3.79gr, 23mm, 7h.

Very Fine.

From UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANNONA AVGG, Annona, draped, standing to left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius. RIC IV 28a; Calicó 3246; Biaggi 1378. 3.84gr, 20mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant walking to left, guided by mahout. RIC IV 58; RSC 17. 4.08gr, 23mm, 1h.

Good Very Fine.

Private collection, France. Private European collection.

MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia, veiled and draped, seated to left, drawing veil from face and holding sceptre. RIC IV 123a; Calicó 3268; Biaggi-. 4.79gr, 21mm, 1h.

Near Mint State. The finest example of the type to come to auction.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Otacilia Severa, the wife of Emperor Philip I, was Roman empress from AD 244-249 and, like her husband, was from the city of Emesa (located in modern-day Homs, Syria). Known for her piety and dedication, Otacilia was actively involved in religious and civic life during Philip's reign. She was regularly depicted on coinage with symbols of fertility and virtue (as here, promoting Pudicitia), reflecting her influence and the idealised image of imperial womanhood.

OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC IV 125a var. (obv. legend), cf. 129; Calicó 3264 var. (same). 4.55gr, 20mm, 1h.

Very Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend. Signs of altered surface, otherwise an attractive coin.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, bare-headed and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, Prince standing to right, holding spear and globe. RIC IV 216a; Biaggi 1390; Calicó 3276. 4.79gr, 21mm, 8h.

Good Very Fine. NGC repaired, cert. number 6945804-001.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / DACIA, Dacia standing facing, head to left, holding staff, surmounted by dragon's head, in her right hand. RIC 12b; Cohen 16. 2.33gr, 22mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas, veiled, standing to left, both hands raised; altar at feet to left. RIC IV 22 var. (no altar) & 72 var. (denomination); Cohen 83 var. (no altar). 3.19gr, 20mm, 1h.

Near Extremely Fine. Plugged and repaired at 12h. Exceptionally rare variety with this reverse type; unrecorded in the standard reference works.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, bareheaded and draped bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Prince standing to left, holding standard and spear. RIC IV 148a; Cohen 32; Calicó 3312 corr. (photo). 3.73gr, 20mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Plugged. Extremely rare.

Ex Noonans, Auction 276, 18 July 2023, lot 1363 (hammer: £7,000). Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

C VALES(sic) HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Prince, in military attire, standing to left, holding baton in right hand and spear in left. RIC IV 181a (Trajan Decius-misdescribed) var. (obv. legend); Calicó 3318 (misdescribed) var. (obv. legend); Biaggi 1406 (same dies). 4.01gr, 19mm, 6h.

Extremely Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.