627 628
627
Macrinus (AD 217-218), Æ As, 11.09g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 217
. IMP CAES M OPEL SEV
MACRINVS AVG
, bust facing right, laureate and cuirassed. Rev.
VOTA PVBL P M TR P / S C
, Salus enthroned
left, feeding a snake rising from an altar and holding a sceptre (RIC 131; BMC 99; C 151; RCV 7433).
Brown patina, nearly extremely fine.
Rare
.
$ 500
ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction N, 26 June 2003, lot 2105
628
Macrinus (AD 217-218), Silver Tetradrachm, 12.74g, 12h. Minted at Carrhae, Mesopotamia. Head facing
right, radiate. Rev. Eagle standing facing, head turned right, its wings spread and a wreath in its beak, a star on
left, a crescent between legs (Prieur 834; Bellinger 166). Some residual lustre, extremely fine.
$ 200
629 630 631
629
Diadumenian (AD 218), Silver Denarius, 3.68g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck as Caesar, AD 217-218.
M OPEL
ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES
, bust facing right, draped. Rev.
PRINC IVVENTVTIS
, emperor standing facing,
head right, holding a standard and a sceptre, two further standards on right (RIC 102; C 3; RCV 7449).
Lightly toned, good very fine / very fine.
$ 400
purchased from Antiquarius, New Zealand
630
Julia Maesa (grandmother of Elagabalus), Silver Denarius, 3.30g, 7h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 218-220.
IVLIA MAESA AVG
, bust facing right, draped. Rev.
IVNO
, Juno, veiled, standing left, holding a patera and a
sceptre (RIC 254; BMC 67; C 16; RCV 7750). Attractive light tone, extremely fine.
$ 150
631
Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), Silver Denarius, 2.68g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 226.
IMP C M AVR SEV
ALEXAND AVG
, bust facing right, laureate and draped. Rev.
P M TR P V COS II P P
, Mars advancing right, a
trophy across his shoulder and holding a spear (RIC 53c; C 281; RCV 7830 var). Extremely fine.
$ 120
PleasingMint State Aureus of Severus Alexander
632
Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), Gold Aureus, 6.4g. Mint of Rome, AD 230.
IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG
,
laureate bust facing right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev.
P M TR P VIIII COS III P P
, Romulus advancing
right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder (RIC 103; BMC 620; Calicó 3121). Boldly struck on a nice full
flan, lustrous, mint state.
$ 12,500
