11.9; Paris-1399, pl. LVI; C-144 (2 Fr.), RIC-171a. Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head
bare r. Rx: IMP - .X across middle field, ACT. in exergue, Apollo standing l. holding
plectrum and lyre. IMP - X is sometimes also placed in lower field. Some patchiness.
Banker’s mark on neck. VF........................................................................................500
170.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 11-9 BC, Denarius, 3.72g. BM-484,
Paris-1445, C-163, RIC-193a (R). Obv: AVGVST[VS] - DIVI F Head laureate r. Rx:
ACT in exergue, [I]MP - XII across field, Apollo standing r. holding plectrum and lyre.
VF...............................................................................................................................500
171.
Tiberius
; 14-37 AD, Lugdunum, 15-16 AD, Denarius, 3.65g. Giard, Lyon-124 (no
spec.); rev. type var. (two horses look back) of BM-8, Paris-5, and RIC-4 (R2). Obv:
TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS Head laureate r. Rx: IMP VII in exergue,
TR POT XVII around, Tiberius holding branch and eagle-tipped scepter in triumphal
quadriga r.; the first and third horses turn their heads back l. The scarcer variety of
this type, with two of the horses looking back. In his book on the coinage of Lyon,
Giard-123 found only a single aureus of Tiberius with this variety (Paris-9, pl. I), and
no denarii. He indeed created an entry for such denarii, his no. 124, but wrote “No
specimens found.” However, CoinArchives Pro contains eight further denarii like ours,
with two of the horses looking back, suggesting that this variety is really not so rare,
and should have been found by Giard and RIC! This reverse type commemorated the
triumph celebrated by Tiberius in January 13 AD, late in the reign of Augustus, for
successes over the Germans that he had won the year before. This coin is much rarer
than the typical Tiberius coinage as it replaces the seated Livia on the reverse with a
triumphal quadriga. VF / Good VF..........................................................................1000
172.
Tiberius
; 14-37 AD, Lugdunum, Denarius, 3.63g. BM-48, C-16, Paris-28, RIC-
30. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVS[T]VS Head laureate r. Rx: PONTIF
- MAXIM Livia seated r. holding scepter and branch, throne legs ornamented, footstool
below feet, single line beneath throne. Removed from mount, four spots of solder on
edge. VF.....................................................................................................................850
173.
Caligula and Agrippina I
; Antiochia ad Orontem, Seleucis and Pieria, Year
2=37/8 AD, Tetradrachm, 14.73g. RPC-4166. Obv: ΓAIOY KAIΣAP[OΣ ΣEBA
ΓEPMA] Laureate head of Caligula r. Rx: AΓPIΠΠE[INHΣ ANTIO M]HTPO Draped
bust of Agrippina I r., pellet behind, date B / ET before. Rare: RPC records only five
specimens, struck from two obverse dies. aVF / aEF............................................2400
174.
Vitellius
; 69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 2.99g. Paris-35, C-45, RIC-68, BMC p. 368.
Obv: A VITELLIVS GER[MANI]CVS IMP Head bare r. Rx: IVPPITER - VICTOR
Jupiter seated l. holding Victory and scepter. Rare: only one specimen in Reka Devnia
hoard. Scarce earliest obverse type of reign, with bare portrait and no TR P or AVG in
legend. Some light pitting. Toned aVF.......................................................................300
175.
Galba
; 68-69 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.20g. BM-6, Paris-83 var., C-55 (10 Fr.),
RIC-189 (R). Obv: [IMP] SER GALBA CAESAR [AVG] Bust laureate, draped r. Rx:
DIVA - AVGVSTA Livia standing l. holding patera and scepter. Ex Berk 61, lot 313.
As emperor, Galba honors his old benefactress: Suetonius tells us that as a young man
Galba benefited from Livia’s favor and was also bequeathed a substantial sum in her
will. This coin has an exceptional and somewhat unusual portrait of Galba. Near Mint
State / EF..................................................................................................................2750
176.
Domitian
; 81-96 AD, Rome, 81 AD, Denarius, 3.24g. BM-2 pl. 59.2 (worn),
Paris-2 pl. XC, C-554, RIC-3. Rx: TR P COS VII Throne with triangular back. Rare
first issue of Domitian’s reign not yet calling him P P or recording his designation to the
consulship in 82. The Reka Devnia hoard contained only three specimens of this coin
plus the variant with thunderbolt on throne, which are described together under C-554.
EF...............................................................................................................................200
Games Issue
177.
Domitian
; 81-96 AD, Rome, 88/9 AD, Denarius, 3.39g. RIC-596 (C2), BM-131,
Paris-120, C-76/7 (25 Fr.). Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG - GERM P M TR P VIII
Head laureate r. Rx: COS XIIII - LVD SAEC FEC Herald walking l., wearing feathered
cap, holding wand and shield decorated with helmeted head of Minerva facing r.
The reverse legend states that Domitian has celebrated Saecular games, and the type
probably shows one of the heralds who announced his intention to celebrate them. Rare:
not represented in Reka Devnia hoard. The new RIC rates this coin as far commoner
than it actually is, probably because its historical reverse type, desired by collectors and
readily saleable by dealers, has led to its over-representation in collections and among
the illustrated pieces in the sales literature. Darkly toned from being in the earth. The
earthen vestiges on the reverse give this coin a very pleasant cameo effect. EF.....2000
178.
Trajan
; 98-117 AD, Caesarea, Cappadocia, 98-9 AD, Drachm, 3.20g. Metcalf-61,
Syd-172. Obv: AYT KAIC NEP TRAI - ANOC CEB Head laureate r. Rx: ΔHM EΞ -
YΠAT Β Clasped hands before standard on prow, topped by eagle. Toned EF.......350
179.
Hadrian
; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 125 AD, Denarius, 3.19g. BM-392, C-328, RIC-
172. Obv: HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS Bust laureate r., with fold of cloak on front
shoulder. Rx: COS - III Concordia seated l. placing l. elbow on statue of Spes and
holding patera. EF....................................................................................................350
180.
Hadrian
; 117-138 AD, Denarius, Rome, c. 132 AD, 2.99g. BM-829, C-188, RIC-
301. Rx: ASIAAsia standing l. setting foot on prow and holding hook and rudder. VF/
Fine.............................................................................................................................300
181.
Hadrian
; 117-138 AD, Denarius, Rome, c. 132 AD, 3.05g. BM-813 note, C-141,
RIC-299. Obv: Bare-headed bust with folds of cloak in front and wrapped around neck
behind. Rx: AFRICAAfrica reclining l. wearing elephant-skin headdress and holding
scorpion and cornucopia, basket of wheat ears at her feet. VF................................375
Exceptional Sabina
182.
Sabina
; Rome, Denarius, 3.51g. BM-915, C-81, RIC-410. Obv: SABINAAVGVSTA
- HADRIANI AVG P P Bust r. with plait falling on neck. Rx: VES - TA Vesta, veiled,
seated l., holding Palladium in r. hand and transverse scepter in lowered l. arm. Ex Berk
133, 22 July 2003, lot 360. Of exceptional quality. Mint State................................1250
183.
Sabina, Wife of Hadrian
; Rome, 128-137 AD. Denarius, 3.42g. BM-929,
RSC-3a, RIC-390. Obv: SABINA - AVGVSTABust draped r., hair falling in plait down
neck. Rx: CONCOR - DIA AVG Concordia standing l. leaning on column, holding
patera and cornucopia. Near Mint State...................................................................600
184.
Aelius as Caesar
; 136-138 AD, Rome, 137 AD, Denarius, 3.14g. BM-989, C-36
(12 Fr.), RIC-438. Obv: LAELIVS - CAESAR Head laureate r. Rx: PIE - TAS in field,
TR - POT - COS - II around, Pietas standing r. dropping incense on altar and holding
box. Scarce: 19 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. Ex Berk 66, 11 June 1991, lot 272.
EF.............................................................................................................................1500
185.
Aelius as Caesar
; 136-138 AD, Billon tetradrachm, Egypt, Alexandria, 137 AD,
12.27g. Cologne-1271, Datt-2074, Oxford-1537, Emmett-1350, Sear RCV-3995 and
GIV-1347. Obv: Λ AIΛIOC - KAICAP Head bare r. Rx: ΔHM EΞO - VC VΠAT B
Concordia standing l., sacrificing from patera over altar and holding cornucopia. VF. A
striking portrait of the emperor Aelius. Darker metal and some corrosion in areas but
otherwise a nicely centered and attractive coin. VF...................................................700
186.
Antoninus Pius
; 138-161 AD, Denarius, Rome, 138 AD, 3.74g. BM-17, C-77,
RIC-11. Obv: HADRI in legend, Head bare r. Rx: AVG PIVS P M TR P COS DES II
Felicitas standing l. holding caduceus and cornucopia. Scarce, 21 specimens in Reka
Devnia hoard. Early portrait of Antoninus Pius. aEF.................................................250
187.
Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius
; Rome, 140-4 AD, Denarius,
3.28g. BM-148 note, C-21 (5 Fr.), RIC-415b. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS - P P TR
P COS III Bare head of Antoninus Pius r. Rx: AVRELIVS CAESAR. - AVG PII F COS.
Bare-headed, draped bust of Marcus Caesar r. Scarce: 28 specimens in Reka Devnia
hoard. Mint State......................................................................................................800
188.
Antoninus Pius, Divus
; Rome, Denarius, 3.47g. BM-48, C-155, RIC-431. Obv:
DIVVS - ANTONINVS Head bare r. Rx: CONSECRATIO Eagle standing r., head l.,
wings raised, on garlanded altar. EF.........................................................................300
189.
Diva Faustina I
; Died 141 AD, Denarius, Rome, 3.39g. BM-345, C-26, RIC-344.
Rx: AETERNITAS Juno standing r., head l., veiled, raising r. hand and holding scepter
in l.. EF.....................................................................................................................300
190.
Faustina I, Diva
; Died 140 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.17g. BMC-p. 54, *; C-40;
RIC-346a; Strack-449. Obv: DIVA FAV - STINA Bust draped r. Rx: AETER - NITAS
Woman, veiled, standing l., head r., arranging her veil and holding scepter. Scarce:
about 18 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. Exceptional high-relief portrait. Toned EF.
375
191.
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar
; 139-161 AD, Denarius, Rome, 146-7 AD,
3.01g. BM-615, C-600, RIC-437. Rx: TR PO - T - COS II Spes advancing l., holding
flower and raising skirt. An uncommon coin of Marcus’ first tribunician year, 29
specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. Mint State...........................................................400
192.
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar
; 139-161 AD, Denarius, Rome, 158 AD, 3.29g.
BM-920, C-727, RIC-475a. Rx: TR POT XII COS II Felicitas standing l., l. elbow
on column and l. forearm raised, holding short caduceus and scepter that reaches to
ground. Column on reverse indistinct: only its outer edge is indicated by a not quite
vertical line. EF........................................................................................................400
193.
Faustina II, Wife of Marcus Aurelius
; Denarius, Rome, 3.40g. Strack-
520b, BM-87, C-85, RIC-674. Obv: FAVSTINA - AVGVSTA Bust draped r. Rx: DIAN
- A - LVCIF Diana standing l. holding lighted torch slanted upwards on both hands.
Struck late in the reign of Antoninus Pius according to Strack. Mint State.............375
194.
Faustina II
; Denarius, Rome, c. 153-4 AD, 2.91g. Strack-506, BM-1088, C-54,
RIC-502a. Obv: Strack’s coiffure c. Rx: CON - CO - [R]DIA Concordia seated l.
holding flower, resting l. elbow on cornucopia set on globe below seat. Irregular flan,
otherwise. Mint State..................................................................................................350
195.
Lucius Verus
; 161-169 AD, Rome, 161 AD, Denarius, 3.00g. BM-35, C-144,
RIC-463. Obv: IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG Head laureate r. Rx: PROV DEOR TR
P COS II Providentia standing l. holding globe and cornucopia. Reverse somewhat
weakly struck. VF+....................................................................................................350
196.
Lucilla, Wife of Lucius Verus
; Rome, 3.11g. BM-353, C-89, RIC-786.
Obv: LVCILLA - AVGVSTA Bust draped r. Rx: VENVS - VIC - TRIX Venus standing
l. holding Victory and resting l. hand on shield set on ground Flan crack at 3h. Near
Mint State...................................................................................................................375
197.
Commodus
; 177-192 AD, Rome, 179 AD, Denarius, 3.13g. BM-801, C-775, RIC-
666. Obv: L AVREL COM - MODVS AVG Head laureate r. Rx: TR P IIII IM - P - III
COS II P P Victory seated l. holding patera and palm. EF.......................................450
198.
Commodus
; 177-192 AD, Denarius, Rome, 183 AD, 2.40g. BM-114, C-897 corr (4
Fr.), RIC-67. Obv: M COMMODVS AN - TON AVG PIVS Head laureate r. Rx: TR P
VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P Victory, naked to waist, standing r. inscribing shield set on
palm tree. Scarce: only five specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. From the Samuel Puchala
Collection of Denarii of Commodus. Near Mint State. Near Mint State.................450
199.
Commodus
; 177-192 AD, Rome, 188 AD, Denarius, 3.08g. BM-245, C-532 corr.,
RIC-167. Obv: M.COMM ANT - P FEL AVG BRIT Head laureate r. Rx: P M TR P
XIII IMPVIII COS V P P Bonus Eventus standing l. holding patera and two wheat ears.
Near Mint State..........................................................................................................450
200.
Pertinax
; 193 AD, Alexandria, Denarius, 2.45g. C-43 (50 Fr.); cf. BM-13 and
RIC-11a (mint of Rome). Obv: IMP CAES P HELV - PERTIN AV[G] Head laureate
r. Rx: PROVID - DEOR COS II The Human Race standing l., raising both forearms
towards star in field. Ex Berk 53, 27 April 1988, lot 315. Much scarcer than Pertinax’
commonest Alexandrian denarius, with type OPI DIVIN, but not as rare as his third
Alexandrian type, PROVID DEOR with the figure stretching out her whole arms, not
just her forearms, towards the star. These Alexandrian denarii of Pertinax are not in
the standard catalogues, because they have only recently been distinguished from his
Rome-mint pieces; see for example R. Bickford-Smith, Rivista ital. di numismatica
XCVI, 1994/5, p. 54. Rare mint. Choice EF............................................................3250
Rare Didius Julianus Reverse
201.
Didius Julianus
; 193 AD, Rome, Denarius, 2.89g. BM-7, C-15 (100 Fr.), RIC-
3. Obv: IMP CAES M DID - IVLIAN AVG Head laureate r. Rx: RECTOR - ORBIS
Emperor, togate, standing l. holding globe and roll. Acquired from CNG, August 1992.
Apparently Julianus’ rarest reverse type on denarii: only one specimen in Reka Devnia
hoard, as opposed to six and four specimens respectively of his two other known types.
Toned VF..................................................................................................................2600
Rare Didia Clara Denarius
202.
Didia Clara
; Rome, Denarius, 2.56g. BM-14, C-2 (300 Fr.), RIC-10 (R3). Obv:
DIDIA CLA - RA AVG Bust draped r. Rx: HILA - R - [TE]MPOR Hilaritas standing
l. holding long palm and cornucopia. Acquired from Scheiner, 1994. Rare. The Reka
Devnia hoard contained only two denarii of this lady, compared to 11 of Didius Julianus
and around 60 of Pertinax. VF...............................................................................2500
