Auction No 48
Lot 493
Roma Imperial.
Gordian III, AD 238-244. AE Sestertius. (29 mm. 16,24 g.). AD 240, Rome.
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev. IOVI STATORI, S-C, Jupiter, naked, standing front, looking right, holding thunderbolt and scepter.
RIC 298a; Cohen 111; Sear 8710. It is an intact and beautiful example. About Extremely Fine.
Estimate: 100 EUR
Licinius I, AE Follis. Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, chlamys across left shoulder,
holding Victory on the globe and leaning on the scepter, eagle with wreath left,
captive right. X over II Mu in the right field.
RIC VII Alexandria 28, rated R1
Helena, Augusta, 324-328/30. Follis (Bronze, 19 mm, 2.60 g, 6 h), Rome, 326. FL AELENA (sic!) AVGVSTA Diademed and draped the bust of Helena to the right, wearing a pearl necklace. Rev. SECVRITAS REI PVBLEC (sic!) / R(wreath)S Securitas, veiled, standing front, head to left, holding branch in her right hand. RIC 291 var. Very rare with these interesting spelling errors. Good very fine.
Lot 496
Roman Imperial.
Galerius Maximian AE follis, Rome. AD 299.
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head right.
GENIO POPVL-I ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on
head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder,
holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mintmark Q star.
RIC VI Rome 95b; Sear 14363, rated common.
PHILIP II, as Caesar. 244-246 AD. AE Sestertius 28 mm, 13.04 g.
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, bare-headed, draped bust right.
PRINCIPI IVVENT S-C, Philip II standing left, holding a globe and spear.
RIC 256a, Cohen 49; Sear 9249.