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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1433

Roman Empire, a Selection of Later Severan Silver (8): Elagabalus (AD 218-222) (2): i) Antoninianus, struck 219-220, radiate and draped bust right, rev. FIDES EXERCITVS, Fides seated left, holding eagle and signum, signum to left, 5.65g (RIC 70; RSC 31a), virtually as-struck, superb extremely fine; ii) Denarius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left above two shields, holding fillet, star to left field, 3.25g (RIC 161; BMC 237), toned, about extremely fine (2); iii) Alexander Severus (222-235), another, laureate head right, P M TR P VII COS II P P, Romulus advancing right, holding spear and trophy, 2.73g (RIC 224; BMC 522), toned, extremely fine; iv) Julia Paula, another, draped bust right, rev. CONCORDIA, Concord seated right, holding patera, star to left field, 3.04g (RIC 211; BMC 172), toned, very fine; v) Julia Soemias, another, as before, rev VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre, star to right field, 2.94g (RIC 241), very fine; vi) Julia Maesa, another, as before, rev PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil and holding sceptre, 3.45g (RIC 268), good very fine to extremely fine; vii) Orbiana, SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, rev. CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae, 2.99g (RIC 319; BMC 287), good very fine; viii) another, as before, IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, rev. FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and lening on column, 4.37g (RIC 335; BMC 483), about extremely fine; (8)

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