Lockdales Auction 168 14-15 September 2019

59 1431 Maximinus I brass sestertius, Rome Mint 235-236 A.D., reverse:- Salus enthroned left, feeding snake arising from altar, Sear 8338, VF £75 - £85 1432 Nero as, reverse:- Victory alighting, bust right, Rome Mint, GF with a ditto but bust left, Lugdunum Mint, NVF/F, both found River Ivel, Biggleswade, Jan.1963- 1965, when river was dredged [2] £70 - £90 1433 Nero copper as, normal module, reverse:- S C in field, Victory alighting at centre, as Sear 1976 but bust to left, of good style and legend very neatly produced, found River Ivel, Holme, Biggleswade, Jan. 1973-1975, when river was dredged, slightly rough deposit, NVF £60 - £100 1434 Nero silver denarius, Rome Mint 66-67 A.D., reverse:- Salus enthroned left, holding patera, Sear 1945, VF/GF £60 - £90 1435 Nero silver denarius, struck under Claudius, Lugdunum Mint 51 A.D., obverse:- Bare headed bust of a youthful Nero, right, reverse:- EQVESTER ORDO PRINCIPI IVVENT in four lines on circular shield, upright spear in background, Sear 1918, edges uneven, NVF/GF £150 - £200 1436 Nerva copper as, Rome Mint Jan.- Sept. 97 A.D., reverse:- Aequitas standing left, holding cornucopiae and scales, Sear 3060, found River Ivel, Biggleswade, Jan.1973-1975 when river was dredged, NVF £65 - £85 1437 Octavian silver denarius, Mint in Italy 32-31 B.C., Sear 1548, obverse:- Head of Venus, right, reverse:- Octavian in military attire, advancing left, holding transverse spear, right hand extended, probably test mark on head, both dies slightly off centre, scarce, GF £80 - £120 1438 Octavian silver quinarius, struck Rome?, 29-28 B.C., reverse:- Victory standing left on cista mystica, flanked by two serpents, Sear 1568, reverse off centre, obverse light scuffs, NVF £50 - £60 1439 Otho silver denarius, Rome Mint March-April 69, reverse:- Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptre, legend:- PONT MAX, Sear 2158, with a ticket by Dr. Vezin, rare, NF/Fair £100 - £150 1440 Otho silver denarius, Rome mint, 15 Jan to 8 March 69 A.D. Obv: Bare head of Otho right. IMP OTHO CAESAR TR P. / Rev: Pax standing left, holding olive branch and caduceus. PAX ORBIS TERRARVM. A scarcer type with no M between IMP and OTHO; a strong portrait, 21mm, 3.ggg, RIC -; RSC 4a, at some point cleaned and baring a few scratches but toning down. £200 - £300 1441 Pompey the Great and Q.Nasidius, silver denarius, obverse:- Head of Pompey the Great left, dolphin below, trident before, NEPTVNI behind, reverse:- Four galleys without sails, in exergue, Q NASIDIVS, RSC I, p.105, 21, where this coin cats. at £2500 in 2005, the vendor paid £420 in 2017, sold 'as seen', scuffs, VF £50 - £60 1442 Probus billon antoninianus, reverse:- Providentia, exhibiting some silvering, F, with a ditto but of Probus, with only a trace of silvering, reverse:- Salus, VF and lastly a bronze maiorina of Arcadius, reverse:- Arcadius in military attire, standing holding globe and standard, GF [3] £50 - £60 1443 Procopius, bronze centenionalis, large module, reverse:- REPARATIO FEL TEMP, type, in exergue *SMH followed by officina mark [possibly SMK], good portrait, scarce, NVF £40 - £50 1444 Pupienus brass sestertius, Rome Mint 238 A.D., reverse:- Victory standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm, Sear 8539, even black patina, scarce, clear GF £150 - £200 1445 Pupienus silver denarius, Rome Mint 238 A.D., reverse:- Pax seated left, Sear 8526, sold 'as seen', F with a ditto but of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, Rome Mint 142 A.D., reverse:- Emblems of the augurate and pontificate, knife, sprinkler, jug, lituus and simpulum, Sear 4786, test mark in field before bust, sold 'as seen', VF/GVF [2] £40 - £60 1446 Quintillius, billon antoninianus, Rome Mint 270 A.D., reverse:- Laetitia standing left, holding rudder, XII in right field, Sear 11444, striking hairline [as struck], just a hint of silvering, both dies slightly off centre, scarce, VF/GF with bronze centenionalis of Julian II, reverse:- VOT X MVLT XX, within wreath, mint not clear but as Sear 19172, GVF [2] £50 - £60 1447 Roman Colonial bronze dichalkon of Hadrianic Egypt, reverse:- Standing Ibis, F, with a Claudius denarius, reverse:- S P Q R within wreath, Sear 1848, purchased 'as seen', F/Fair, with a ditto but Trajan, reverse:- Hadrian crowned by Victory, F, a ditto but Pertinax, reverse:- Laetitia, Sear 6041, purchased 'as seen', NVF, lastly a ditto but Marcus Aurelius, reverse:- Roma seated, left, Sear 4902, said to have been a detector find, purchased 'as seen', GF [5] £60 - £80