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Divus Antoninus Pius. Died A.D. 161. Bronze Sestertius (24.41g). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, A.D. 161. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right / CONSECRATIO, S C across field, funeral pyre of four tiers decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-6/10 (Aurelius); Banti 74. Dark green-brown patina. gVF. Ex Glendining's, London, circa 1977. (P)
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Marcus Aurelius. As Augustus, A.D. 161-180. Silver Denarius (3.20g). Rome mint. Struck A.D. 163-164. M ANTONINVS AVG ARMEN P M, laureate head right / TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, Armenia seated left on ground, right hand to mouth, left hand on arms; vexillum and round shield in background; ARMEN in exergue. RIC III 85. A magnificent strike and perfectly centred. Lustrous surfaces overlaid with delicate golden toning. A fantastic example and...

Faustina II (Junior), wife of Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 147-175. Gold Aureus (7.32g). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa A.D. 161. Draped bust left, hair waved and gathered in a bun / Diana Lucifera standing left, holding a transverse lighted torch in both hands. RIC 673; Calico 2051. Perfectly centred on both sides, with full, well-defined dotted borders on the obverse and sharp details. A coin of outstanding freshness and eye appeal...

Lucilla. Augusta, A.D. 164-182. Silver Denarius (3.34g). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, A.D. 161-162. Draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre. RIC III 784 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 16-4a; RSC 70. Attractive specimen with beautiful dark old cabinet toning and striking golden-blue iridescence.
Estimate A$300

Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 161-180. Bronze Sestertius (32.06g). Rome mint. Struck A.D. 171. Laureate head right / PRIMI/ DECEN/NALES/ COS III/ S C in five lines within wreath. RIC III 1006; MIR 18, 219-6/30; Banti 241. Earthen green patina. Struck on a magnificent medallic flan and rare for the type. gVF. For comparison, see CNG Auction 126, lot 799 (smoothed), hammered USD 2,250; the present example is not smoothed. (P)
Estimate A$1000

Commodus. A.D. 177-192. Silver Denarius (3.23g). Rome mint. Struck A.D. 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, head of Commodus to right, wearing lion-skin headdress / HER-CVL / RO-MAN / AV-GV, club and legends within wreath. BMC 339; Cohen 190; RIC III 251. VF. For the type see; CNG Electronic Auction 521, lot 372, hammered US$2,250. From the Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection. (P)
Estimate A$300

Pertinax. A.D. 193. Silver Denarius (3.04g). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Laureate head right / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and sceptre. RIC IV 4a; Lempereur Type 8, 327 (D113/R187); RSC 20. Bright, granular surfaces, with a few hairline flan cracks. gVF for the type. A very attractive example with pleasing old cabinet toning. For comparison, see the most recently sold specimen of this type, CNG Auction 130, lot 497, hammered USD 2,000...

Pertinax. A.D. 193. Silver Denarius (3.27g). Rome mint. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / PROVID DEOR COS II, Providentia, draped, standing left, raising right hand toward small star, left hand on breast. RIC 10a; Lempereur Type 10, 525a (D191/R278, this coin); RSC 43; BMCRE 13. Tiny crack. VF. Pertinax attained the imperial throne through merit rather than birth. The son of a former slave, he advanced through military and...

Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, A.D. 193-195. Bronze Sestertius (19.85g). Rome mint. Struck A.D. 194-195. Bare head right / Minerva standing left, holding olive branch and shield set on ground, spear leaning against left arm. RIC IV 54. Dark green-brown patina. aVF. For the type, see CNG Auction 130 (23 September 2025), lot 504, hammered USD 2,000. This sestertius type is almost always encountered in relatively lower quality, with soft details...

Clodius Albinus. A.D. 193-197. Silver Denarius (2.85g). Lugdunum mint. Struck A.D. 195. [IMP CAE] D CLO SEP ALB [AVG], laureate head right, drapery on far shoulder / FIDES LEGION COS II, legionary eagle between two standards. RIC IV 19 var. (bust type); BMCRE 271 (same); RSC 21 var. (same). aVF, smoothed. Apparently unpublished bust variant of an extremely rare type. Acquired from Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 71, lot 984 (28 May 2020),...

Pescennius Niger. A.D. 193-194. Silver Denarius (2.88g). Antioch mint. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG; laureate head right / SALVTI AVGVSTI; Salus standing facing, head right, holding serpent and feeding it from a patera; lighted altar to right; two pellets in field. BMCRE 312A (note); Cohen 68; RIC IV 77. Lovely grey toning. gVF for the type. This denarius, struck at Antioch in the turmoil of A.D. 193, captures the brief and ambitious bid...

Septimius Severus. A.D. 193-211. Silver Denarius (2.56g). Rome mint. Issued A.D. 193. IMP CAE L [SEP] SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / Legionary eagle between two standards; L[EG] XXII PRI; TR P in exergue. Cf. RIC IV 16; RSC 277; Sear 6303. aVF, toned. Very rare. Legio XXII Primigenia, stationed at Moguntiacum, modern Mainz, supported the elevation of Septimius Severus and is commemorated here in his legionary series. Coins of the XXII...