Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rv. TR P V IMP III COS II P P Fortuna seated left with rudder and cornucopiae; wheel under seat. RIC 2; Cohen 779. Lustrous metal. Extremely fine.

M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS Laureate head right. TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P Emperor driving quadriga left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC 376. Rare. Green patina with brown shades. Light scratch on the obverse, otherwise near extremely fine. Gently cleaned.

L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL Head of Commodus, as Hercules, to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. HER-CVL / ROM-ANO / AV-GV / S - C in four lines across field divided by upright club; all within wreath. RIC 638; Cohen 194. Slightly irregular surfaces. Grey-green patina. Good very fine.

D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES Bare head right. Rev. FELICITAS COS II Felicitas standing left, holding sceptre and caduceus. RIC 4; Cohen 15. Some roughness, otherwise good very fine. Lustrous specimen.

L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III Laureate head right, drapery on far shoulder; Rv. AFRICA Africa, wearing elephant-skin headdress, standing right, holding corn-ears in fold of robe; at her feet, lion. RIC 668b; Cohen 26. Reddish riverine patina. Expressive portrait. About extremely fine. 

IVLIA AVGVSTA Draped bust right. Rv: CONCORDIA Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC 637 (Septimius); Cohen 21. Extremely Fine; lustrous metal. 

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. AETERNIT IMPERI Busts of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped and cuirassed, to the left, and Caracalla, laureate, draped and cuirassed, to the right, facing one another. RIC 32b; Cohen 2; BMC 158. Good very fine.

M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre; S – C across fields. RIC 498f; BMCRE 246 var. (obv. legend). Very rare with this obverse legend. Lovely light green tone. Extremely fine. Fine portrait.

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Radiate and cuirassed bust right. Rv. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P Serapis standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding long sceptre in his left. RIC 263d.; Cohen 295; BMC 128. Some porosity, otherwise about extremely fine.

ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. VIRT AVGG Virtus, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory and spear. RIC 354; Cohen 664. Rare. Light cabinet tone. Extremely fine.

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rv. PONTIF TR P XI COS III Caracalla, in military dress and holding a transverse spear in his right hand, riding a horse walking to right; PROF in exergue. RIC 107; Cohen 511. Scarce. Lovely iridescent tone. Good extremely fine. Ex Dorotheum.

IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG Draped bust right. Rv. IVNONEM Juno, veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at feet to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC 585b (Caracalla). Struck on a large flan. Lovely riverine patina. Extremely fine. Bold portrait.

IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rv. ANNONA AVG Annona seated left, holding corn ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left. RIC 55; Cohen 8 var. (draped and cuirassed). Rare. Pleasantly toned. Light porosity, otherwise extremely fine. 

M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES Draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS Diadumenian standing facing, head right, holding standard and sceptre; on right, legionary eagle and standard. RIC 102 (Macrinus); Cohen 3 var. (draped only). Rare early issue. Lovely cabinet tone. Near extremely fine / good very fine.

IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. FIDES EXERCITVS Fides seated left, holding eagle and standard; before her, a standard. RIC 70; Cohen 31. Near extremely fine.

IMP CAESAR M AVR ANTONINVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. PONTIF MAX TR P Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory in her right hand and long sceptre with her left; at her side, shield. RIC 8; Cohen - ; Thirion 3. Lightly toned. Pleasing cabinet tone. Good extremely fine. Ex Dorotheum.

IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG Laureate and draped bust right. Rv. FIDES EXERCITVS Fides seated left on throne, holding eagle in her right hand and signum in her left; to left, another signum. RIC 68; Cohen 30. Lovely deep cabinet tone. Good extremely fine.

VLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG Draped bust right. Rv. CONCORDIA Concordia standing left, holding double cornucopiae and patera over altar; star in right field. C 2; BMC Elagabalus 184; RIC (Elagabalus) 226. Near extremely fine.

IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA Diademed and draped bust to right; Rv. PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated to left, raising veil and holding sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC IV 420 (Elagabalus); Cohen 42. Pleasing green patina. Extremely fine. Exceptional portrait. Wonderful specimen.

IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG Laureate head to right. Rv. LIBERALITAS AVGVSTI IIII Emperor seated to left on curule chair on platform, officers and soldier behind, Liberalitas standing to left in front, citizen mounting steps to right before; S – C in exergue. RIC 578; Cohen 139.  Brown patina. Rare and interesting type. Extremely fine / about extremely fine.

ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. MARS VLTOR Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC 246; Cohen 161. Good extremely fine. Lustrous metal. Ex Dorotheum.

IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rv. SPES PVBLICA Spes advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left. RIC 254; Cohen 546. A highly attractive example, wonderfully toned and lustrous. Virtually as struck.

Ex Leu Numismatik Auction 1 (25 oct 2017), lot 283

IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Rv. P M TR P XII COS III P P Sol standing left, raising his right hand and holding a whip. RIC 537 var. (no S – C across fields); Cohen 443 (same). Very rare and interesting variant, apparently unpublished. Attractive green patina. Good very fine. 

IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rv. P M TR P XIII COS III PP Sol walking left, holding whip and raising right hand; S - C in fields. RIC 538; Cohen 449. Glossy green patina. Good extremely fine. Elegant portrait. Extraordinary specimen.