Lockdales Coins & Collectables 17-18 March 2018

55 1229 Marcus Aurelius brass sestertius, Rome Mint 168 A.D., reverse reads:- TR POT XXII IMP V COS III S C [some off the flan] in ecergue FORTRED, Fortuna seated to left, holding rubber and cornucopiae, Sear 4972, GF/F £40 - £50 1230 Marcus Aurelius silver denarius, Rome Mint 168 A.D., reverse:- Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, RIC 185, a few very small striking splits [as struck], EF/GVF £40 - £50 1231 Mary silver groat, reverse reads:- VERITAS, Spink 2492, full, round, well centred, VF/NVF £275 - £300 1232 Maxentius billon follis, reverse:- Temple, NF/F with Postumus billon antoninianus, reverse:- HERC PACIFERO, NVF, with Licinius, bronze with bust left wearing Imperial Mantle, right hand raised, holding sceptre, GF, Tetricus I bronze, struck on a thick flan, reverse off centre, GVF/VF and Theodora AE4, GVF [5] £40 - £45 1233 Maximinus I copper as, Rome Mint 235-235 A.D., obverse:- Laureate and draped bust right, reverse:- Victory advancing, holding wreath and palm, Legend:- VICTORIA AVG S C, Sear 8364, original untouched surfaces, VF £60 - £80 1234 Maximinus I silver denarius, Rome Mint 235-236 A.D., reverse:- Providence standing left, holding cornucopiae and rod, globe at feet, Sear 8315, reverse very slightly off centre, nice portrait, NEF £40 - £50 1235 Nero brass sestertius, Rome Mint 64 A.D., Laureate bust left, legend reads:- IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, reverse:- Triumphal Arch at top sides statues of Victory and Pax, Nero between in facing quadriga, Sear 1962var., with an old ticket, nice even colour, no corrosion, VF £380 - £420 1236 Norfolk Wolf red-gold stater, wolf left with bird on hind quarters, Spink 31var. found Suffolk, a nice example, small area of edge a little irregular, VF £300 - £400 1237 Norman Kingdom of Sicily, William II 1166-1189, bronze trifollaro of Palermo, obverse:- Large lion's head. facing, reverse:- Date-Palm, Spahr 117, obverse exhibits some old light scuffs, VF £40 - £50 1238 Otacilla Severa silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 245-247 A.D., reverse reads:- IVNO CONSERVAT, Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre, Sear 9152, a hoard coin, with much original finish, nice portrait, near mint state £50 - £60 1239 Persia silver drachm of Xusro II, 590-628 A.D., Nishapur Mint, mm. NIHCH, year 21 = 611-612 A.D., Gobl 211var., EF £40 - £45 1240 Philip and Mary silver groat, reads:- POSVIMVS, Spink 2508, lightly crinkled, well centred and evenly struck, GF/VF £120 - £140 1241 Philip I silver antoninianus, mint probably Antioch 244- 245 A.D., reverse reads:- SPES FELICITAS ORBIS, Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting skirt, Sear 8967, struck on a large flan, surface with human finger grease but has seen hardly any circulation, scarce, superb portrait, EF £40 - £45 1242 Philip I silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 245 A.D., reverse reads:- ADVENTVS AVGG, Philip I on horseback, walking left, his right hand raised, holding sceptre in left, Sear 8926, almost certainly a hoard coin, exhibiting some original finish, near Mint state £50 - £60