Coins

GENS NORBANA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.85g/20mm). 83 BC Rome. (Crawford 357/1b; FFC 943). Obv: Diademed head of Venus to the right, behind number: CXXXVIII, below legend: C NORBANVS. Rev: Fasces with ax between spike and caduceus. Good Very Fine.
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GENS PLAETORIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.71g/18mm). 67 BC Rome. (Crawford 409/1; FFC 696). Obv: Bust with helmet of the goddess Vaccina to the right, cornucopia in front, bow and quiver behind, legend around: CESTIANVS Uncirculated. Rev: Eagle standing left on beam of rays, around legend: M PLAETORIVS MF AED CVR. Very Fine.
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GENS PLAUTIA. Denarius. (Ar. 4.00g/19mm). 47 BC (FFC 1003; Crawford 453/1a). Obv: Medusa head from the front, below legend: L PLAVTIVS. Rev: Victory facing left, holding palm and leading four horses, below legend: PLANCVS. Almost Extremely Fine. Slight countermark on obverse. Nice specimen, rare like that.
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PUBLIC GENE. Denarius. (Ar. 3.73g/18mm). 80 BC Auxiliary workshop in Rome. (Crawford 380/1; FFC 1017). Obv: Head of Rome to right, above: H, behind legend: ROMA. Rev: Hercules standing to left strangling the Nemean lion, in front: mallet, bow and quiver, above: H, behind legend: C POBLICI Q F. Good Very Fine. Dark patina.
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POMPEY, the Great. Denarius. (Ar. 3.78g/19mm). 46-45 BC Hispania. (FFC 1; Crawford 469a). Obv: Head of Pallas to right, around legend: M POBLICI LEG PRO PR, all within dots and dashes. Rev: Pompey standing left, with one foot on the prow of a ship, giving a palm to Baetica standing right with a shield and two javelins, around legend: CN MAGNVS IMP. Almost Uncirculated. Reverse mint vain. Nice and rare specimen.

During the two years (47-45 BC) that he was in Hispania, Gnaeus Pompey Jr., eldest son of Gnaeus Pompey the Great, minted two series of silver denarii (RRC 469-470) and one of bronze aces (RRC 471), all them in the framework of the civil war that pitted C. Julius Caesar against the Senate. These denarii have different variants depending on the reverse: some have points and beads as a pattern, while others have only points. There are authors who have also wanted to see stylistic differences in them, differentiating between a beautiful style and a crude style in these coinages. But the variants do not end here, Villaronga and Benages cite differences in the legends and even, returning to the iconography, there are authors for whom the image represented on the obverse is Pallas while for others it is Rome. García-Bellido considers that the female figure would be, due to her majestic posture, the personification of a divinity and not of a city or province as in other cases, because she does not go or kneel before the emperor who receives the homage.
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GENS PORTIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.85g/19mm). 110-109 BC Rome. (Crawford 301/1; FFC 1055). Obv: Head of Rome to the right, star in front, legend behind: P LAECA. Roman soldier raising right hand, in front a robed citizen, behind a lictor with fasces, in exergo: I PROVOKE. Very Fine.
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GENS SCRIBONIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.62g/20mm). 62 BC Rome. (Crawford 416/1a; FFC 1102). Obv: Diademed head of Bonus Eventus to the right, around legend: LIBO BON EVENT. Rev: Scribonian well adorned with lateral garlands, below tongs, around legend: SCRIBON PVTEAL. Extremely Fine/ Almost Extremely Fine. Remains of original shine. Nice specimen.

We define the gens as a group of families that descended or believed they descended from a common ancestor and that shared divinities, customs, and territory. In the case of the Scribonia, the curbstone, a profile that surrounds it to provide it with security, of the well (Puteal Escribonium or Scribonianum) is the iconographic motif most used in its coinage and alludes to its construction in the atrium of Minerva by Scribonius. , according to Festus. Bonus Eventus, on the obverse, is the Goddess of good luck and is especially invoked at the start of a journey. There are variants of this piece depending on whether a hammer or a chisel or burin appears on the back instead of pincers.
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SIXTH POMPEY. Denarius. (Ar. 3.87g/20mm). 42-40 BC Sicily. Obv: MAG PIVS IMP ITER. Lighthouse of Messina crowned by the statue of Neptune, in front of the galley, above it on the left legionary eagle, on the right acrostilium, trident and rod. Rev: PRAEF ORAE MARIT ET CLAS S C. Monster Schylla hitting rudder. (Crawford 511/4d; FFC 4). Good Very Fine. Minting vain. Rare.
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GENS SULPICE. Denarius. (Ar. 3.77g/19mm). 69 BC Rome. (Crawford 406/1; FFC 1135). Obv: Veiled head of Vesta right, Uncirculated behind. Rev: Sacrificial knife, simulus and priestly ax adorned with a lion's head, between: AE-CVR, in exergue: P GALB. Very Fine/ Almost Extremely Fine. Nice reverse.
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GENS VALERIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.92g/20mm). 108-107 BC Southern Italy. (Crawford 306/1; FFC 1165). Obv: Winged bust of Victoria to the right, star in front. Rev: Mars advancing to the left carrying a trophy and labza to the left, in front of a flamenco cap and behind a spike, in the field legend: L VALERI/FLACCI. Very Fine.
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GENS VIBIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.75g/18mm). 90 BC Rome. (FFC 1206 var.). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo to the right, behind legend: PANSA. Rev: Minerva with trophy and scepter leading chariot left, below legend: C VIBIVS C F. Good Very Fine. Beautiful and rare specimen.
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GENS VIBIA. Denarius. (Ar. 4.11g/19mm). 48 BC Rome. (Crawford 449/1a; FFC 1219). Obv: Head of bread to the right, below legend: PANSA. Rev: Jupiter seated left with patera and scepter, around legend: IOVIS AXVR C VIBIVS CFCN. Very Fine.
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SIXTH POMPEY THE GREAT. Denarius. 44-45 BC Southern Spain. A/ Head of Cnaeus Pompeius to the right SEX MAGNãIMP SAL. R/ Pietas standing holding palm and transverse sceptre. FEET. RBW 1670; Craw 477.1b. Ar. 3.38g Very Fine. very rare
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AUGUSTUS. Denarius. (Ar. 3.80g/19mm). 15-13 BC Lugdunum. (ICR 171a). Obv: Head of Augustus to right, around legend: DIVI F AVGVSTVS. Rev: Apollo standing left holding plectrum and lyre, between: IMP-X, in exergue: ACT. Extremely Fine. Banker's mark on obverse. Nice specimen, scarce and more so.
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AUGUSTUS and JULIUS CAESAR. Ae20. (Ae. 6.56g/20mm). 14 AD Thessalonica. (RPC 5421). Obv: Head of Julius Caesar to right, around legend. Rev: Head of Augustus right, legend around. Almost Extremely Fine. green patina
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NERO DRUZO, in the time of Claudio I. Sestercio. (Ae. 25.81g/36mm). 41-50 AD (RIC 93). Obv: Head of Claudius I to the left, around legend: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP. Rev: Claudio I seated to the left on a curule chair carrying a branch, below arms, around legend: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP. Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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CLAUDIUS I. As. (Ae. 8.29g/27mm). 41-50 AD Rome. (RIC 100). Obv: Head of Claudius I to the left, around legend: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP. Rev: Minerva advancing to the right carrying spear and shield, between Uncirculated. Almost Very Fine.
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POLEMO II and NERO. Drachm. (Ar. 2.63g/18mm). 57-58 AD Nicomedia. (Seaby 5425). Obv: Diademed head of Polemus II right, around Greek legend. Rev: Diademed head of Nero right, around Greek legend. Very Fine. Scarce. Cleaned oxidations.
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NERO and DIVO CLAUDIUS I. Tetradrachm. (Ar. 13.65g/26mm). 63-68 AD Antioch. (Seaby 4123). Obv: Laureate head of Nero to the right, behind a star, around a Greek legend. Rev: Laureate head of Claudius I to right, around Greek legend. Very Fine. Very rare specimen.
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CLAUDIUS. Sesterce. (Ae. 27.49g/36mm). 41-50 AD Rome. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP. Laureate bust of Claudius to right. Rev: EX Uncirculated OB CIVES SERVATOS. Legend within laurel. (RIC 96). Good Very Fine/ Almost Extremely Fine. Retouched.
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CLAUDIUS I. Sestertius. (Ae. 30.36g/36mm). 41-50 AD 41-42 AD Rome. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP. Laureate bust of Claudius to right. Rev: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMAN IMP. Triumphal Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus, above horseman with lance right between two trophies. (RIC 98). Very Fine/ Good Very Fine. Lowered and repatinated fields. Scarce.
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NERO. Sesterce. (Ae. 26.18g/36mm). 65 AD Lugdunum. (RIC 495). Extremely Fine. Extraordinary and rare specimen.
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NERO. Sesterce. 65 AD Lugdunum. A/ Laureate bust to right. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER PM TR P IMP P P. R/ Ceres seated left with ears of corn and torch, Annona standing before her holding standing , between them modio on a garlanded altar and behind a ship's stern, in exergue Uncirculated. RIC 390; BMCRE 305. Ae. 23.31g. Very Fine/ Good Very Fine.
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NERO. Sesterce. (Ae. 26.66g/35mm). 65 AD Lugdunum. Obv: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER PM TR P IMP P P. Laureate bust right of Nero. Rev: FREEZE DAT POP. Nero seated on dais, officer in front offering congiarum to a citizen on the stairs with a child behind, in the background Minerva holding owl and spear next to Libertas holding Tesera. (RIC 434). Good Very Fine. Obverse retouched. Very rare specimen.

Suetonius recounts that "Nero was born in Anzio, nine months after the death of Tiberius, on the 18th of the Kalends of January at sunrise." The last emperor of the Julio-Claudia dynasty and one of the Roman emperors with the worst "press" in the entire history of the Empire. Persecutions of Christians, the burning of Rome in 64 AD, various murders, including that of his British brother or his mother Agrippina, are some of the accusations that history has traditionally thrown at him. Good cause of this fame comes from the writings of contemporary and / or later historians such as the aforementioned Suetonius, Tacitus or Dion Cassius who presented the emperor as a true tyrant. It should be noted that this traditional and simple interpretation has been and is currently being questioned, or at least there is a current that also presents us with another aspect of the figure of the emperor, that of a leader loved by the popular classes, concerned for culture, the arts or sporting events.
From a strictly economic or numismatic point of view, under the government of Nero an important monetary reform was carried out in 64 AD that had the objective of expanding the nominal supply of money to avoid the insolvency of the State. Basically, its reform focused on reducing the theoretical weight of both the aureus and the denarius, as well as the purity of the latter, and putting the subsidiary denominations in orichalcum into circulation. This last measure was abandoned a short time later since this type of coin was never accepted by the people, but the first two remained and survived through the years.
Regarding the style of the portraits coined in the different pieces, these evolve, in a clear process of artistic realism, from that of a young man, already obese, and laureate with a civic crown, to that of an adult with harsh features in recent years. of reign
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NERO. Sesterce. (Ae. 25.62g/34mm). 66 AD Lugdunum. (RIC 517). Extremely Fine. Lightly cleaned. Rare in this stunning condition.
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NERO. As. (Ae. 14.41g/31mm). 66 AD Rome. Obv: NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP. Laureate bust to right of Nero. Rev: PACE PR VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSTI. Temple of Janus, between Uncirculated. (RIC 349). Good Very Fine. Contemporary patina.
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NERO. Sesterce. (Ae. 27.81g/36mm). 67 AD Lugdunum. (Lyons 268). Good Very Fine/ Extremely Fine. Few known examples in this exceptional quality, CNG auctioned one of similar quality to this in 2005 from the Tony Hardy collection.
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NERO. As. (Ae. 11.50g/29mm). 67 AD Lugdunum. (RIC 597). Extremely Fine. cleaned. Rare specimen in this quality.
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TITUS. Sesterce. (Ae. 24.67g/33mm). 77-78 AD Rome. (RIC 1021). Obv: Laureate head of Titus to the right, around legend: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PONT TR POT COS VI. Rev: Annona seated left holding sack with spikes, between: Uncirculated, around legend: ANNONA AVGVST. Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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DOMITIAN. Dupondio. (Ae. 13.46g/28mm). 85 AD Rome. (RIC 293). Obv: Radiated bust of Domitian to right, around legend: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI. Rev: Mars advancing left wearing Victory with laurel wreath, trophy, and parazonium, between Uncirculated. Good Very Fine/ Very Fine. Scarce specimen.
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DOMITIAN. Sesterce. 81-96 AD Rome. A/ Laureate bust to right. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P. R/ Domitian standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, Victoria crowning him to his right. in Uncirculated exergue. RIC 703. Ae. 27.97g. Good Fine.
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TITUS. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.75g/33mm). 72-73 AD Rome. Obv: T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT II COS II. Laureate bust to the right of Tito. Rev: Titus standing right on a chariot pulled by a triumphal chariot. (RIC 498). Good Very Fine/ Very Fine. Retouched. Very rare specimen.

Despite his short term, he was only Roman emperor for two years, between 79 and 81 AD, and under it, several calamities occurred that have gone down in history, such as the eruption of Vesuvius and the great fire that devastated Rome. , the truth is that he is an emperor whom historiography has always treated well: of great kindness and generosity, he enjoyed enormous popularity, among other things, for the reconstruction work he carried out in devastated Rome. Regarding his numismatics, in a first stage the portrait follows the line of his predecessor, Vespasian, but later the features seem to soften somewhat, although within a realism that does not forgive, for example, the certain forcefulness of his physique.
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VESPASIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 28.06g/36mm). 71 AD Rome. (RIC 190). Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR PPP COS III. Laureate bust to right of Vespasian. Rev: Roma standing left holding Victory and spear, before ROMA. Very Fine. Scarce.
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VESPASIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 26.14g/36mm). 72 AD Lugdunum. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR PPP COS IIII. Laureate bust to right of Vespasian. Rev: T IMP AVG F COS II CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG F COS DESG II. Titus and Domitian stand facing each other holding spear and dagger, between Uncirculated. (RIC 1185). Good Very Fine. Very rare specimen.

The founder of the Flavian dynasty had behind him, at the age of sixty, a brilliant military career that was what prompted him to be proclaimed emperor. His mandate, which lasted just ten years, meant restoring some order to public finances, establishing peace on the borders as well as initiating major public works (after the fire that devastated Rome), among which the construction of the well-known Roman Colosseum stands out. .
On his coins appear portraits that are, artistically, a continuation of the line established by Galba: uncompromising realism, severe strokes and an absence of superfluous embellishments. The care taken in the representation of the hairstyles is noteworthy, both in those of the emperor, with a solid head, and in those of his wife Flavia Domitilla, who despite her very humble origins ended up having the posthumous title of Augusta.
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VESPASIAN. Dupondius. (Ae. 12.35g/28mm). 73-74 AD Rome. Anv: IMP CAES VESP AVG PMTP COS V CENS. Radiated bust to the right of Vespasian. Rev: CONGRATULATIONS PUBLIC. Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia, between Uncirculated. (RIC 715). Good Very Fine. Cleaned.
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VESPASIAN. Dupondius. (Ae. 11.66g/27mm). 74 AD Rome. Anv: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM TR COS V CENS. Radiated bust to the right of Vespasian. Rev: CONGRATULATIONS PUBLIC. Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia, between Uncirculated. (RIC 554). Good Very Fine. Reduced fields.
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VESPASIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.00g/32mm). 80-81 AD Rome. Obv: Vespasian seated right with Victory on a chariot pulled by an elephant chariot, above: DIVO AVG VESP, in exergue: SPQR. Rev: Uncirculated, around legend: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG PM TR PPP COS VIII. (RIC 258). Very Fine. Retouched. Scarce.
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Set of two Trajan's sesterces of different types. TO EXAMINE.
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ANTONINE PIO. Denarius. (Ar. 2.76g/18mm). 145-147 AD Rome. (ICR 137). Obv: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, legend around: ANTONINVS PIVS P P. Rev: Winged lightning bolt on draped throne, legend around: COS IIII. Very Fine. Missed flan.
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FAUSTINE II. Sesterce. (Ae. 28.43g/30mm). 161-176 AD Rome. (RIC 1645). Obv: draped bust of Faustina II to right, legend around: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Rev: Juno standing to left carrying patera and scepter, real in front, between: Uncirculated, around legend: IVNO. Very Fine.
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HADRIAN. Sestertius .(Ae. 25.45g/34mm). 119-121 AD Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate, draped and armored bust to the right of Hadrian. Rev: PM TR P COS III. Minerva standing left holding sceptre, pouring incense into candelabrum, behind snake climbing shield at her feet. Between Uncirculated. (RIC 668). Good Very Fine. Reduced fields.
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HADRIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.65g/34mm). 124 AD Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG PM TR P COS III. Laureate bust with slight draping from left to right shoulder. Rev: PIETAS AVGVSTI. Pietas standing to right holding incense on altar, between Uncirculated. (RIC 587a). Almost Extremely Fine. Retouched.
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HADRIAN. Denarius. (Ar. 3.57g/18mm). 134-138 AD Rome. (RIC 226). Extremely Fine. Spectacular specimen.
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HADRIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.66g/31mm). 134-138 AD Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate bust right of Hadrian. Rev: MONETA AVG. Moneta standing left holding cornucopia and scales, between Uncirculated. (RIC 767). Almost Extremely Fine. Retouched.
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AELIO. Sesterce. (Ae. 27.83g/31mm). 137 AD Rome. Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR. Right draped bust of Aelio. Rev: Spes standing left wearing flower and holding her skirt, between Uncirculated. (RIC 1055a). Almost Extremely Fine. Retouched.
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ANTONINO PIO. Be20. 138-161 AD Bithynia, Nicaea. A/ Laureate head to right. R/ Griffin sentente to right, supporting its front leg on a wheel. RPC IV online 5900.1=RG 115. Ae. 4.61g. Fine/ Almost Very Fine. very rare
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ANTONINO PIO. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.18g/32mm). 140-144 AD Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR COS III. Laureate bust to right of Antoninus Pius. Rev: VENERI FELICI. Temple of ten columns, below Uncirculated. (RIC 651). Almost Extremely Fine. Retouched.
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ANTONIO PIO. Sesterce. (Ae. 24.24g/32mm). 145-161 AD Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XIII. Laureate bust to right of Antoninus Pius. Rev: COS IIII. Aequitas standing carrying scales and cornucopia, between Uncirculated. (RIC 855). Almost Extremely Fine. Reviewed fields. Cleaned oxidations.
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ANTONINO PIO. Denarius. (Ar. 3.40g/17mm). 158-159 AD Rome. (ICR 294b). Good Very Fine.
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COMMODUS. Medallion. (Ae. 56.72g/38mm). 186-187 AD Rome. Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG BRIT. Laureate breastplate bust of Commodus right. Rev: PM TR P XII IMP VIII. Tellus reclining to the left, left arm resting on a fruit basket, right hand on a shield, around Tellus four figures representing the four seasons. In exergue: TELLVS STABIL COS VP P. (Gnecchi 129). Almost Very Fine/ Good Fine. Repainted. Rare.
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