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Roman Imperitorial Coinage
2029
Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-169. AE
Sestertius (24.3g), minted at Rome by her father
. Draped
bust right of Lucilla.
Reverse:
Venus standing left, holding
apple. RIC p. 354 (Marcus Aurelius), 1767; BMC 1172; C-77.
Lovely glossy dark green patina. Natural flan flaw on reverse
edge.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 600
Enlargement
2030
Lucilla. Silver Denarius (3.26 g), Augusta, AD 164-182.
. Rome, under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. LVCILLAE AVG
ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust of Lucilla right.
Reverse
: VOTA / PVBLI/CA in three lines within laurel wreath. RIC 791; Szaivert 22-4/10; BMC
329; RSC 98. Well struck, well centered with full legends and lustrous.
Nearly Mint State
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,400
Ex Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3173; Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), 365; Lanz 72 (29 May 1995), 656
.
2031
Pertinax. Æ 29 mm (12.29 g), AD 193
. Prusa ad Olympum
in Bithynia. AVT K
Π
E
Λ
BIOC
Π
[EPTI]NA
Ξ
CEB, laureate head
of Pertinax right.
Reverse:
ΠΡΟ
VC-
ΑΕΩΝ
, Tyche standing fac-
ing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. RG -; SNG von
Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Hunterian -; SNG Righetti -;
BMC -; Lindgren & Kovcs -; Lindgren III -.
Very Rare.
Seem-
ingly unpublished and missing from all of the major collections.
Brown patina.
About Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 350
2032
Clodius Albinus, AD 195-197. Silver Denarius (2.07)
issued as Caesar
.
Struck at Rome, AD 194.
Bare head of Albi-
nus facing r.
Reverse:
Minerva standing left holding olive-branch
and resting on shield, spear propped against l. arm. RIC 7; Sear
6144. Very scarce. Lightly toned.
NGC Choice XF; Strike: 4/
5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500