Lockdales Auction 170 16-17 November 2019

114 2260 Roman Republican silver denarius of Q.Sicinius, struck 49 B.C., obverse:- Diademed head of Fortuna Populi Romani, FORT P.R. before, reverse:- Palm-branch and caduceus in saltire, wreath above, III VIR in fields, Q.SICINIVS below, obverse has slightly rough surfaces under magnification, GVF/EF £110 - £130 2261 Roman Republican silver denarius, of 58 B.C., of M.Aemilius Scaurus and P.Plautius Hypsaeus, commemorating the capture and defeat of King Aretas of Nabataea, type as Sear 379, with scorpion below horses, GF £30 - £40 2262 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 112-111 B.C., of Ti. Quinctius, obverse:- Laureate bust of Hercules left, wearing lion's skin, club over shoulder, reverse:- Desultor galloping left, a second horse at his side TI Q divided by rat, below D S S incuse on tablet in exergue [De Senatus Sententia] below, Sear 174, GVF/EF £80 - £100 2263 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 122 B.C. of M.Papirius Carbo, obverse:- Helmeted head of Roma, 'X' below chin, branch behind, reverse:- Jupiter in quadriga right, brandishing thunderbolt, M.CARBO below, ROMA in exergue, Sear 151, small minting fault on edge [as struck], GVF/EF £70 - £80 2264 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 126 B.C., of T.Quinctis Flamininus, obverse:- Helmeted head of Roma right, XVI below chin, apex behind, reverse:- Dioscuri galloping right, below, T Q divided by Macedonian shield, Sear 143, a well centred and deeply struck coin, GVF £60 - £70 2265 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 130 B.C., of Q. Caecilius Metellus, obverse:- Helmeted head of Roma right, XVI in monogram below chin, Q.METE behind, reverse\;- \jupiter in slow quadriga right, holding branch and thunderbolt, ROMA in exergue, Sear 132, small edge flaw [as struck], nicely toned, with some 'cabinet blue', AEF £70 - £90 2266 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 43 B.C., of Petillius Capitolinus, obverse:- Eagle standing on thunderbolt, facing, head right, wings open, PETILLIVS above, CAPITOLINVS below, reverse:- The Capitoline temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, represented as a richly decorated hexastyle edifice, this specimen has S F in left and right fields, reverse, Sear 486, very small banker's mark?, slightly off centre, NVF £55 - £65 2267 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 81 B.C., of Q.Caecilius Metellus Pius, obverse:- Diademed head of Pietas right, stork before, reverse:- Jug and lituus, IMPER in exergue, all within laurel-wreath, Sear 302, ths issuer striking as Imperator on behalf of Sulla, large, slightly oval flan, GVF/EF £120 - £150 2268 Roman Republican silver denarius, struck 90 B.C., of C.Vibius C.f.Pansa, obverse:- Laureate head of Apollo right, PANSA behind, control mark below chin, reverse:- Minerva in quadriga right, holding trophy and spear, C.VIBIVS C.F. in exergue, Sear 242, GVF £60 - £70 2269 Septimius Severus billon tetradrachm, obverse:- Laureate bust right, reverse:- Eagle standing front on rocks?, wings open, head right, wreath within beak, well centred and struck, NEF £60 - £80 2270 Septimius Severus Roman colonial bronze of c.25mm., of Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, reverse:- Eagle standing on rocks, to front, wings open, head right, wreath in beak, GVF £40 - £50 2271 Septimius Severus Roman colonial bronze of Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis of c.27mm., reverse:- Naked Apollo standing front head right, holding bow, in right field a tree stump with an entwined serpent and rock? in lower left field, with ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, short striking crack VF, with a ditto but Gordian III of c.25mm., of Odessus, Thrace, obverse:- Gordian III and Saraps, their busts face to face, reverse:- Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, with old ticket, VF/GVF [2] £50 - £60 2272 Septimius Severus Roman colonial bronze of Thrace, Philippopolis of c.27mm., reverse:- Zeus seated left on stool with decorated legs, holding long staff and patera, sold with two old tickets, even dark patina, GVF £40 - £50 2273 Severus Alexander Roman colonial bronze of c.27mm., of Moesia Inferior, Tomis, reverse:- Legend in four lines, within wreath, with old ticket, GF/NVF, with a ditto but of Elagabalus of c.25mm., of Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum, reverse:- Coiled serpent, head right, with ticket by Dr.R.Vezin, VF [2] £40 - £50