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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
3509
Crispina, wife of Commodus, AD 177-192. AE Sestertius
(26.9g), minted at Rome
. Draped bust right of Crispina.
Reverse:
Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera. RIC
672(a) [as Scarce]; C. 33. Some smoothing. Glossy reddish-
brown patina.
Choice Very Fine
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Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
Ex Spink, G. Powell Collection (VII 2000), lot 1405
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3510
Clodius Albinus, AD 195-197. Silver Denarius (2.8g),
minted at Rome as Caesar, c. AD 194-195, by Septimius
Severus
. Bare head right of Clodius Albinus.
Reverse:
Aescula-
pius standing left, holding snake-wreathed rod. RIC 2 [as Rare];
C. 9. Excellent portrait!
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
Ex G. Hirsch 208 (17 II 2000), lot 2163
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3511
Clodius Albinus. Silver Denarius (3.43 g), as Caesar, AD
193-195.
Rome, under Septimius Severus, AD 194/5. [D C]LOD
SEPT ALBIN C[AES], bare head of Clodius Albinus right.
Reverse
: COS II, Aesculapius standing left, leaning on serpent-
entwined staff. RIC 2; BMC 88; RSC 9. Lightly toned.
Very
Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 350
3512
Clodius Albinus, AD 195-197. AE Sestertius (24.7g),
minted at Rome as Caesar, c. AD 194-195, by Septimius
Severus
. Bare head right of Clodius Albinus.
Reverse:
Minerva
standing left, holding spear, shield and palm branch. RIC 54(a)
[as Rare]; BMC 535. Reddish-brown patina with detailed portrait
and on a nice round flan. Some smoothing in the fields, espe-
cially on the reverse.
Very Fine
.
This emperor's coinage as Augustus is rarer than the issues
struck as Caesar under Septimius Severus.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
Ex Spink, G. Powell Collection (VII 2000), lot 1416
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