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Auction: 24121 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 34: Ancient Coins, featuring the Collection of Dr Hugh Shire - e-Auction
Lot: 227

Roman Empire (4): Trajan, (AD 98-117), AR Denarius c.103-111, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder rev. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder before prow, and cornucopiae, 6h, 2.83g, (RIC II, 122; BMCRE, 306; RSC, 87) attractively toned, lustrous, near extremely fine From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection; ii) Julia Maesa, AR Denarius, Rome, c.AD218-222, IVLIA MAESA AVG draped bust right, rev. SAECVLI FELICITAS Felicitas standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lit altar and holding long caduceus, star in left field, 6h, 2.75g, (RIC IV, 272 (Elagabalus); BMCRE, 81 (Elagabalus); RSC, 45b), toned, lustrous and well-struck, very fine; iii) Faustina Junior, Daughter of Antoninus Pius (AD138-161) AR Denarius, Rome, 141-161. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI PII FIL, draped bust to right rev. CONCORDIA, Concordia standing facing, head to right, holding cornucopiae and raising skirt, 6h, 3.16g, (RIC, 500b (Pius); BMCRE, 1085 (Pius); RSC, 42) beautifully toned and lustrous, handsome portrait on obverse, lightly porous reverse, some small cracks at edge, but overall good very fine; iv) Philip I, 'The Arab', (AD244-249), AR Antoninianus, Rome, AD 244-24, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, 5h, 4.11g, (RIC IV, 27b; RSC, 9) lightly toned, well-struck with some die-wear on reverse, very fine

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The Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection, CNG Sale 60, Lot 1650, May 22, 2002

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