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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Aeternitas, Posthumous Issue, struck 146-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 146-161 AD
Denomination: AE Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: AETER NITAS, Aeternitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding phoenix on globe (nimbate right) on right hand and transverse sceptre in left
Size: 32.61mm, 25.5g, 12h
Grade: VF, brown-green patina,
Provenance: From the Brian Bolton Collection, ex Noble 95 (23 November 2010), Lot 5536; from the Cappenalle Collection; Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection, ex Triton III, 30 November 1999, Lot 1709 (part of), purchased from Hesperia Art in 1962; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 445 (5 June 2019), Lot 452
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 1484-1485; RIC III 1103A; Cohen II 15; Banti 7 var. (obv. legend placement); SRCV II 4606

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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AVGVS TA, Ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing let, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and long touch, vertical, in left; S-C left and right, low in field
Size: 33mm, 21.8g, 6h
Grade: Choice aVF, bold portrait, large flan, toned, traces of green patina
Provenance: ex Ilya Zlobin
Reference(s): BMC IV [Pius] 1509; RIC III [Pius] 1116, Cohen II 79; SRCV II 4614

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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AVG-V-STA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding up short torch in each hand
Size: 30.79mm, 23.74 g, 11h
Grade: VF, bold portrait, toned, some roughness and deposits
Provenance: From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 384, 12 October 2016), Lot 598; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 546
Reference(s): BMC IV [Pius] 1517; RIC III [Pius] 1120, Cohen II 91; SRCV II 4615

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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Ceres, Posthumous issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: AVG-VSTA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, holding long torch, vertical, in right hand, and raising fold of drapery in left
Size: 17.27mm, 3.37g, 6h
Grade: VF, well struck, strike flow lines, high relief, attractive cabinet toning, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 414 (14 February 2018), Lot 546
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 421; RIC III 362; Cohen II 104; RSC II 104; SRCV II 4584

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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: AVG V-STA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing right, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and two corn-ears downward in left
Size: 19.33mm, 3.4g, 6h
Grade: Choice aUnc, well struck, strike flow lines, well centred, high relief, lightly toned, lustrous surfaces
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 24 (29 September 2017), Lot 211
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 389; RIC III 358; Cohen II 84 (quotes different reverse); RSC II 93; SRCV II 4581

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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, Barbaric Tribal Denarius Imitative, struck 140-150 AD

Ruler: Faustina I the Elder
Province: Rome
Date: 140-150 AD
Denomination: Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Faustina I right
Reverse: AVGVSTA(?), Ceres standing half left, raising right hand, long torch in left
Size: 18mm, 2.6g, 6h
Grade: gF, nicely toned
Provenance: ex FORVM Ancient Coins (May 2017)
Reference(s): cf. RSC II 139a

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Faustina II the Younger, Sestertius, 168-169 AD

Ruler: Faustina II the Younger
Province: Rome
Date: 168-169 AD
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalum
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina II, draped, wearing stephane, with hair elaborately waived in nearly vertical lines with a row of curls down her cheek, and fastened in chignon low at back of head.
Reverse: IVNONI REGINAE SC left and right, in field. Juno veiled, draped, standing front, head left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand. To left peacock standing left, head turned up backwards to right.
Size: 33mm, 24.93g
Grade: gVF, roughness on reverse, some pitting
Reference(s): BMC 922

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Gordian III Sestertius, Sol, 240 AD

Ruler: Gordian III
Province: Rome
Date: 240 AD
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III facing right
Reverse: AETERNITATI AUG SC, Sol standing front, facing left, raising hand and holding globe
Size: 31mm, 21.5g
Grade: aVF
Reference(s): RIC 297a; Sear 8702; Cohen 43

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Hadrian Sestertius: Ceres Reverse

Ruler: Hadrian.
Date: 122-125 AD.
Denomination: Sestertius.
Composition: Orichalcum.
Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian Right slight drapery on left shoulder; thunderbolt on shoulder strap and gorgoneion on breastplace. Legend reads: MP CAESAR TRAIAN HA-DRIANVS AVG.
Reverse: Legend reads: P M TR P COS III S C across field. Ceres veiled standing left

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Hadrian, 117-138 AD, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, AE27, SC, Published in RPC, McAlee Plate Coin

Ruler: Hadrian
Province: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
Date: 117-138 AD
Denomination: AE27
Composition: Leaded Bronze
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC Θ ΤΡ Π ΥΙ Θ ΝΕΡ ΥΙω ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CEBAC, Laurate bust of Hadrian right, draped and cuirassed, seen from front
Reverse: S·C, Numeral letter AB below, within laurel wreath of eight bunches of leaves, terminating in a circle
Size: 27.18mm, 14.4g, 1h
Grade: VF, dark green patina
Provenance: McAlee Plate Coin; published in RPC; ex Richard McAlee Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 246 (15 December 2010), Lot 286.
Reference(s): McAlee 536a = RPC III 3692/8 (this coin); Butcher 230; Hunter 3, 190; Waage 432; BMC Galatia -; for type, cf. SGICV 1238

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Hadrian, Sestertius, 125-128 A.D.

Ruler: Hadrian
Province: Rome
Date: 125-128 A.D.
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: Laureate Bust of Hadrian facing right.
Reverse: COSIII SC, Roma seated facing left holding a cornucopia and victory
Grade: Choice EF
Reference(s): RIC II 636, BMC III 1295

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Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Azes, AE Tetradrachm, c. 58-20 BC

Ruler: Azes I-II
Province: Indo-Scythian Kingdom, India, Taxila mint
Date: circa 58-12 BC
Denomination: Tetrdrachm
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: BASILEWS BASILEWN MEGALOU AZOU, Humped Brahman bull (zebu) walking right, Whitehead symbol 15 (Z in square) above
Reverse: Kharosthi "jha" to right / Kharosthi legend, Lion or leopard standing right, Whitehead symbol 26 above
Size: 25.2 mm, 12.2 g
Grade: aVF
Reference(s): Whitehead 259; BMC p. 86, 141.