Lockdales Auction 165 18-19 May 2019

125 2263 Lucilla silver denarius, Rome Mint 164-166 A.D., reverse:- Venus standing left,holding apple and long sceptre, Sear 5491, VF with a ditto but Marcus Aurelius, Rome Mint 162 A.D., reverse:- Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting on statuette of Spes, Sear 4882var., no corucopiae below seat, GVF/VF £40 - £50 2264 Lucius Verus silver denarius, Rome Mint 163 A.D., reverse:- Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae, Sear 5354, GVF with a ditto but Rome Mint 164 A.D., reverse:- Mars standing right, resting on spear and shield, Sear 5355, nice portrait, GVF/VF, [2] £50 - £55 2265 Lucius Verus with Marcus Aurelius, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 161 A.D., reverse:- Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, Sear 5367, full flan, GF, with a ditto, also GF, [2] £30 - £40 2266 Macrian 260-261 A.D., billon antoninianus, reverse reads:- MARTI PROPVGNATORI, Mars advancing right, carrying round shield and spear, Sear 10805, dark GF together with a ditto but of Quietus reverse:- AEQVTAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, star in left field, Sear 10818, much silvering still evident, GVF [2] £40 - £50 2267 Macrian 260-261 A.D., billon antoninianus, reverse reads:- ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left, star in field, in exerge two dots, Sear 10807, VF £30 - £40 2268 Magnentius, double maiorina, reverse:- Chi-Rho monogram, mint of Ambianum 352-353 A.D., Sear 18774, GVF, with a ditto but mint off the flan, VF third with a clipped flan, billon maiorina, two Victories holding round shield inscribed VOT V MVLT X, see Sear p.250, NVF/F and lastly a ditto but full flan of Trier, Sear 18825, full, round, well centred, hint of original finish reverse, GVF/EF [4] £60 - £80 2269 Magnus Maximus silver siliqua, Trier Mint, reverse legend:- VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Ro0ma enthroned, facing, Sear 20644, a little weak on right hand reverse legend, thus NEF £60 - £80 2270 Marcian 450-457 A.D., gold solidus, Constantinople Mint, reverse legend:- VICTORIA AVGGG followed by officina mark, in exergue CONOB, Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross, star in middle right field, NEF £200 - £250 2271 Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, brass dupondius/as, Rome Mint 148-149 A.D., reverse reads:- TR POT III COS II S C, in exergue PIETAS, Pietas standing left, her right hand extended, holding box of incense, child standing at her feet, right hand extended, Sear 4835, Black patina, VF £40 - £50 2272 Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, brass sestertius, reverse:- Helmeted Roma seated right, right hand holding long scptre [which has been engraved into the surface in antiquity] and resting left hand on round shield, Sear - , RIC III, p.183, 1311, scarce, GF/F £30 - £40 2273 Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, Rome Mint 145 A.D., reverse:- Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting skirt, Sear 4783, nice portrait, EF/VF £40 - £50 2274 Marcus Aurelius brass sestertius, Rome Mint 172-173 A.D., reverse:- Mercury standing to left on pedestal, holding purse and caduceus, within tetrastyle temple. On Tympanum, winged helmet, purse, caduceus, ram, cock and tortoise, legend around IMP VI COS III S C, below RELIG AVG, Sear - , RIC III, p.299, 1075 = rare, GF £70 - £100 2275 Marcus Aurelius brass sestertius, Rome Mint 179 A.D., reverse:- Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and long sceptre, Sear 4970, VF £50 - £55 2276 Marcus Aurelius silver denarius, Rome Mint 169 A.D., reverse:- Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, Sear 4914, EF £30 - £40 2277 Marius, May - September 269 A.D., billon antoninianus, Mint of Mainz or Trier, reverse reads:- VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding palm and wreath, Sear 11122, scarce, NEF/GVF £60 - £80 2278 Mary 1553-1554 silver groat, mm. Pomegrannate, reverse reads:- VERITAS, Spink 2492, full, round, well centred, lightly crinkled, tone slightly uneven, quite nice portrait, NVF/VF £70 - £100 2279 Maxentius as Augustus, follis, reverse:- Temple, Sear 14981, with a ditto but Sear 14992, GVF, with a ditto but reverse:- The Dioscuri, Sear 14974, F and lastly a ditto but VF, sold with old packets [4] £40 - £50