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Lot 4089
20th Century Study Collection of Thirty-One (31) Ancient Roman Coins
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These coins embody nearly 700 years of Roman ascendancy and decline. Opening with a Republican silver denarius and closing with an early Byzantine copper, the collection aptly reflects each era in an ever changing Roman world. The following coins are presented here:

Republican silver denarius (2nd century B.C.); Claudius, 41-54 A.D., copper as; Vespasian, 69-79 A.D., silver denarius; Domitian as Caesar, 69-81 A.D., silver denarius; Domitian as Augustus, 81-96 A.D., bronze dupondius; Trajan, 98-117 A.D., silver denarius; Hadrian, 117-138 A.D., silver denarius; Faustina I, died 141 A.D., silver denarius; Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D., silver denarius; Lucilla, daughter of Aurelius, sestertius; Caracalla, 198-217 A.D., silver denarius; Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D., silver denarius; Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D., sestertius with Spes reverse; Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D., sestertius with Providentia; Maximinus I, 235-238 A.D., silver denarius; Maximinus I, 235-238 A.D., sestertius; Gordian III, 238-244 A.D., silver antoninianus; Gordian III, 238-244 A.D., sestertius; Philip I, 244-249 A.D., silver antoninianus; Philip I, 244-249 A.D., bronze as; Gallienus, 260-268 A.D., four (4) base silver antoniniani; Probus, 276-282 A.D., base silver antoninianus; Probus, 276-282 A.D., potin tetradrachm of Egypt; Diocletian, 284-305 A.D., two (2) bronze folles; Crispus, 317-326 A.D., small bronze from the London mint; Constans, 337-350, small bronze; Eastern Roman Empire, Justinian I the Great, 527-565 A.D., copper pentanummium.

The coins' original envelopes will be included.

Varying grades from Good to Very Fine.