Roman Empire - Five Denarii and One Siliqua > Lot No. 155

Description:
Group of six coins, left, from top to bottom: Faustina I posthumous issue denarius. After 141 AD. Rome. Obv: draped bust right with DIVA FAVSTINA legend. Rev: Ceres standing left holding torch and sceptre with AVGVSTA legend. Hadrian denarius, 136 AD. Rome. Obv: laureate head right with HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P legend. Rev: Africa reclining left holding scorpion and cornucopiae, basket of grain at feet with AFRICA legend. (Commemorating Hadrian's visit to Africa on his "world tour"). Theodosius I Siliqua, 388-395 AD. Trier. Obv: pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right with DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG legend. Rev: Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear with VIRTVS RO-MANORVM legend and mintmark TRPS. Right, from top to bottom: Trajan, Denarius, 103-111 AD. Rome. Obv: laureate bust right, aegis on left shoulder with IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P legend. Rev: Genius, naked except for cloak around waist, standing left, holding cornucopiae and patera, sacrificing over a lighted altar with SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI legend. Antoninus Pius, Denarius, 161 AD. Obv: bare head right with DIVVS ANTONINVS legend. Rev: eagle standing right, head left with CONSECRATIO legend (struck by Marcus Aurelius). Faustina II, Denarius, 152-153 AD. Obv: draped bust right with FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL legend. Rev: Concordia seated left, holding flower and resting left arm on cornucopiae which is by her chair, globe under chair with CONCORDIA legend.

Condition:
Fine to near very fine.

References:
RIC 356; RSC 96; Sear 4582, RIC 299; cf Sear 3459, RIC IX Trier 94b/106a, RIC 183; RSC 394a; Sear 3160 var (bust type), RIC 429 [aurelius]; RSC 154; Sear 5190 and RIC 502; RSC 54; Sear 4704.

Comments notes:
The Hadrian 'Africa' is interesting.

Export licence:
No

Estimate: £50 - 70 (EUR 60 - 80; USD 80 - 110)

Auction date: Friday 19th March 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £140