a Group Roman and Byzantine of Silver and Bronze (6): i) Hadrian (AD 117-138), AR Denarius AD 1...
a Group Roman and Byzantine of Silver and Bronze (6): i) Hadrian (AD 117-138), AR Denarius AD 125-128, HADRIANUS AUGUSTUS, laureate head right, rev. COS III, Victory standing right, right hand on head, left hand holding palm, 3.55g (RIC 182; BMC 422), well centred, patchy patina, good fine ii) Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), (2): AR Antoninianius, struck under Caracalla AD 216, diademed and draped bust right on crescent, rev. VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated left extending right and and holding sceptre in left, 4.97g (RIC 388a), well centred, good detail, toned with slight inconsistancy, very fine; iii) AR Denarius, IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, rev. MATER DEVM, Cybele, turreted, entrhoned left between two lions, leaning on drum and holding branch and sceptre, 3.57g (RIC 564; BMC 51), toned, well centred, good detail, very fine (2); iv) Nero (AD 54-68), AE Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria AD 66, NERO KLAV KAIS SEB GER, radiate bust left, rev. THEOS SEBASTOS, radiate bust of Augustus right, 12.58g (Milne 251; RPC 5284), significant softening, patchy patina with limited areas of verdegris, good fine; v) Tacitus (AD 275-276), AE Potin Tetradrachm, Alexandria, AK KL TAKITOS SEB, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. ETOYS, eagle standing right, head left with wreath in its beak, A in right field, 8.70g (Milne 4502), lovely patina with good detail, good very fine; vi) Byzantine Empire, Anonymous, AE Follis, attributed to Michael IV (AD 1010-1041), Christ Antiponetes standing facing wearing Nimbus, pallium and colobium, raising hand in benediction and book of gospels, rev. jewelled cross with pellet at each extremity, 6.98g (Sear Class C 1825), dark patina with some softening, very fine; (6).
v) Purchased from Spink, 29 January 1952, 2s.
Previously purchased by Spink from the L. A. Lawrence Collection, Roman Part II, Glendining, 17 January 1951, lot 1358 (part), 'all fair' - £1
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a Group Roman and Byzantine of Silver and Bronze (6): i) Hadrian (AD 117-138), AR Denarius AD 125-128, HADRIANUS AUGUSTUS, laureate head right, rev. COS III, Victory standing right, right hand on head, left hand holding palm, 3.55g (RIC 182; BMC 422), well centred, patchy patina, good fine ii) Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), (2): AR Antoninianius, struck under Caracalla AD 216, diademed and draped bust right on crescent, rev. VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated left extending right and and holding sceptre in left, 4.97g (RIC 388a), well centred, good detail, toned with slight inconsistancy, very fine; iii) AR Denarius, IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, rev. MATER DEVM, Cybele, turreted, entrhoned left between two lions, leaning on drum and holding branch and sceptre, 3.57g (RIC 564; BMC 51), toned, well centred, good detail, very fine (2); iv) Nero (AD 54-68), AE Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria AD 66, NERO KLAV KAIS SEB GER, radiate bust left, rev. THEOS SEBASTOS, radiate bust of Augustus right, 12.58g (Milne 251; RPC 5284), significant softening, patchy patina with limited areas of verdegris, good fine; v) Tacitus (AD 275-276), AE Potin Tetradrachm, Alexandria, AK KL TAKITOS SEB, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. ETOYS, eagle standing right, head left with wreath in its beak, A in right field, 8.70g (Milne 4502), lovely patina with good detail, good very fine; vi) Byzantine Empire, Anonymous, AE Follis, attributed to Michael IV (AD 1010-1041), Christ Antiponetes standing facing wearing Nimbus, pallium and colobium, raising hand in benediction and book of gospels, rev. jewelled cross with pellet at each extremity, 6.98g (Sear Class C 1825), dark patina with some softening, very fine; (6).
v) Purchased from Spink, 29 January 1952, 2s.
Previously purchased by Spink from the L. A. Lawrence Collection, Roman Part II, Glendining, 17 January 1951, lot 1358 (part), 'all fair' - £1
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