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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
E
XCEPTIONAL
G
OLD
A
UREUS OF
E
MPRESS
H
ERENNIA
E
TRUSCILLA
, AD 250
Enlargement
3556
Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius. Gold Aureus (3.6g). Rome, AD 250
. Bust of Herennia, diademed and draped facing right.
Reverse:
Pudicitia standing left, gathering up veil and holding sceptre. RIC 58a; Cohen 16; Calico 3307b; Sear 9488. A marvelous example,
boldly struck and well centered, lightly toned.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $10,000 - 13,000
3557
Trebonianus Gallus. Æ Sestertius (15.52 g), AD 251-
253.
Rome, AD 251. [I]MP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS
GALLVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trebonia-
nus Gallus right.
Reverse
: ROMAE AETE-RNAE, S C in exergue,
Roma seated left, holding Victory and inverted spear; below
throne, shield. RIC 120; Cohen 106.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 450
3558
Valerian I, AD 253-260. AE Sestertius (18.7g), minted at
Rome, c. 256-257
. Laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right
of Valerian I.
Reverse:
Victory standing left, holding palm. RIC
180; C. 228. Struck on typical squarish flan with dark brown
patina.
Very Fine
.
During the mid AD 3rd century, sestertii became increasingly
minted onto squarish or straight-edged planchets. Since these
did not fit the circular inscriptions, more and more letters were
lost off the flan.
Estimated Value ................................................... $350 - 400
Ex Spink, G. Powell Collection (VII 2000), lot 1474
.
3559
Postumus. A 5-piece lot of Antoniniani all struck in
Cologne
. Consists of the following
: RIC 93; RIC 300; RIC
316; RIC 325; RIC 330.
All coins are
Extremely Fine/Very
Fine
. Lot of 5 coins.
Estimated Value ................................................... $200 - 250
3560
Aurelian, AD 270-275. Silver Antoninianus (3.1g),
minted in Antioch
. IMP C AVRELIANUS AVG, radiate, cui-
rassed bust of Aurelian, right; below, mint-mark.
Reverse
:
VABALATHVS VCRIMDR, laureate draped bust, right. Cf. RIC
381.
Superb, Nearly Mint State
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
3561
Probus, 276-282 AD. Silver Antoninianus (3.57g),
minted in Siscia
. IMP C PROBUS P F AVG, radiate, cuirassed
bust of Probus, right.
Reverse
: PAX AVG, Pax facing with head
left; holding olive brach and sceptre; in exergue, mint mark
XXIQ. Cf. RIC 706. Well struck and the silver wash mostly intact.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $200 - 250
3562
Carinus, AD 283-285. Billion Antoninianus (2.9g),
minted at Lugdunum
. Issued as Augustus. Radiate and cui-
rassed bust of Carinus facing right.
Reverse:
Carinus in military
attire standing right with spear and globe. RIC 214; C-120.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $200 - 250
