AR Denarius (Rome January-February 44 BC, 3.22 g) - P. Servillius Macer, moneyer - CAESAR IMP Laureate head right, star of eight rays behind / P SERVILLIVS to right, MACER to left, Venus standing left, holding Victoria, resting on scepter set on star (Crawford 480/5b / Sydenham 1071 / RSC 41) - Fine, rare

AR Denarius (Gallia Cisalpina 43 BC, 3.42g) - M ANTON IMP Bearded head of Marcus Antonius right, lituus behind / CAESAR DIC Laureate head of Caesar right, jug behind (Crawford 488/1 / Sydenham 1165 / Sear Imperators 118) - a rare coin, Fine

AR Denarius (Mint moving with Marcus Antonius 37 BC, 3.54g) - M ANT AVGVR III VIR R P C Bare head right / IMP TER Trophy, curved sword attached to right arm and figure-of-eight shield attached to left, two spears at base and two round shields (Crawford 536/1 / Sydenham 1203 / RSC 16 / Antonia 76) - VF, banker's mark rev., a rare coin (found in Urmond, Zuid-Limburg, Netherlands, 2020, NUMIS nr. 1149505)

With Cleopatra - AR Denarius (moving military mint, 32 BC, 3.29g) - CLEOPATRAE REGINAE REGVM FILIORVM REGVM Draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra right / ANTONI ARMENIA DEVICTA Head of Marcus Antonius right, Armenian tiara behind (Crawford 543/1 / Sydenham 1210) - a very rare specimen, several banker's marks, F/VF. Found in Odijk, The Netherlands, januari 2022 (PAN registered) As the struggle between Marcus Antonius and Octavianus dragged on in the 30s BC, the geographical and political lines became ever more defined. Antonius had become entrenched in the Eastern Mediterranean, and in doing so had allied himself with Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt, whose original supporter in Rome, Julius Caesar, had been murdered years before. She had his son, Caesarion, at her side, but she needed an ally like Antonius if she hoped to preserve Egypt from the ever-widening grasp of Rome. Importantly, Antonius was easier to manipulate than Octavianus, who had no sympathy for Cleopatra's motives. Although this woman of blinding intellect may have found her marriage to Antonius a degrading experience, personally, she was crafty enough to realise it was her only chance at survival. Hence, she was probably eager to issue dual-portrait coins, such as the denarius offered here. Little more indication is necessary to recognise that Cleopatra had effectively dominated her husband, the Roman warlord Antonius.

AE Sestertius, medal in the style of Cavino but later cast (19.69 g) - C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT Laureate head to left / AGRIPPINA-DRVSILLA-IVLIA His three sisters Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia (Klawans p.35, 2 / cf. RIC 33) - VF/XF, a fine example with lustrous patina

AR Denarius (Rome, 2.56g) - IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TRP Bare head right / SECVRITAS PR Securitas standing front, head to left, holding wreath and long scepter (RIC 8 / BMC 18) – some roughness and edge irregularities, VF

AR Denarius (Rome, 2.46g) - A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP Bare head right / XV VIR SACR FAC Tripod, dolphin on top, raven on strut between legs (RIC 70) – a.VF

AV Aureus (AD 71, 7.46g) - IMP CAES VESP AVG PM Laureate head right / NEP RED Neptunus standing left, foot on globe, holding acrostolium and sceptre (RIC 44 / Calicó 653a.) - a.XF, a lovely portrait on an attractive coin

AV Aureus (Tarraco AD 69-70, 7.32g) - IMP CAESAR AVG VESPASIANVS Laureate head right / PAX Pax standing left, holding caduceus and corn-ears and poppy (RIC 258) / C. 296) - good VF, a very rare coin

AR Denarius (Rome c. 21 December AD 69-early 70, 2.27g) - ‘Judaea Capta’ commemorative issue - IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, trophy with Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting in hand (RIC 2 / Hendin 6509 / RSC 226) – a.VF

With Titus and Domitian as Caesares - AR Denarius (Rome AD 70, 3.33g) - IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head right / CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR Heads of Titus, bare, to right and Domitian, bare, to left, facing one another (RIC 16 / BMC 2) - good VF

AR Denarius (Rome AD 75, 2.48g) - IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head right / PON MAX TR P COS VI Pax seated left holding twig (RIC 90) - good VF

AR Denarius (Rome AD 73, 2.51g) - IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN Laureate head right / SALVS AVG Salus seated to left, holding patera, resting left arm on armchair (RIC 522) - VF/XF, nicely toned

AR Denarius (Rome AD 73, 2.45g) - IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS Laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM Emperor seated to right, holding branch and sceptre (RIC 545 / RSC 387) - good VF, edge damage

AR Denarius (Ephesus AD 71, 2.50g) - IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P Laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE Victoria advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond, EPHE in field to lower right (RIC 1431 / RPC II 833) - a.VF

AE Sestertius (Rome AD 71, Judaea Capta issue, 24.04g) - IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TRP PP COS III Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA Jewess, in attitude of mourning, seated right on cuirass under palm tree, Titus to left in military outfit standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium (cf. RIC 168 / cf. BMC 545 / cf. Hendin 775) - light brown/orichalcum patina, a.VF, rare

AV Aureus (Rome June AD 80, 7.39g) - IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM Laureate head right / TRP IX IMP XV COS VIII PP Dolphin coiled around anchor (RIC 110 / Calicó 779) - a.XF, beauty

AR Denarius (Rome July AD 79, 2.68g) - IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Laureate head right / TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII Venus standing right, left elbow on column, holding helmet and spear (cf. RIC 15) - rare, edge broken out but attractive specimen, VF/XF

AV Aureus (Rome AD 81, 6.89g) - IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PM Laureate head right / TR P COS VII DES VIII PP Garlanded altar (RIC 42 / Calicó 929) - trace of mounting, F/VF

AR Denarius (Rome AD 81, 2.49g) - IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PM Laureate bust right / TR P COS VII DES VIII PP Burning and guirlanded altar (cf. RIC 16) - VF/XF

AV Aureus (Rome AD 116-117, 6.98g) - IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP SPQR Radiate and draped bust of Sol right(RIC 329 / BMCRE 621-623 / Calicó 1038 / Biaggi 499) - good VF, a scarce and desirable coin. In AD 115 Traianus captured the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon, after which he was granted the title 'Parthicus'. The bust of Sol (rising in the East), depicted on the reverse of this coin, symbolises the Roman power in the region.

AR Denarius (Rome AD 134-138, 3.10g) - HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP Bare head right / Providentia standing left, extending right hand and holding scepter in left, globe at side (RIC 261 / RSC 1204) - good VF, dark toning

Egypt / Alexandria - AE Drachm (RY 13 = AD 128-129, 26.65 g) - Laureate and draped bust right / Nilus with cornucopia reclining to left, crocodile below (Geissen 1001 / Dattari 1808) - a.VF, brown-green patina

AE Sestertius (Rome AD 127-138, 27.07g) - SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG PP Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Ceres seated left on modius, holding grain ears and torch (RIC 1019) - a.VF, some tooling

AV Aureus (Rome AD 140-143, 7.01g) - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III Laureate head right / PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM Winged thunderbolt (RIC 80a / Calicó 1614 / Biaggi 753) - very rare, in NGC slab VF (5/5 - 2/5)

AV Aureus (Rome c. AD 144, 7.26g) - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP Laureate head left / TRP COS III DES IIII Victoria standing right, holding trophy (RIC 121b / Calicó 1636) - a very rare specimen, in NGC slab XF (5/5 - 3/5) ex-jewelry

AR Denarius (Rome AD 145, 3.48g) - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP Laureate head right / TR POT COS IIII Liberalitas standing left with abacus and cornucopia (LIB IIII in ex.) (RIC 155) - a.XF, an attractive coin in good silver

With Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar - AR Denarius (Rome AD 140, 3.39g) - ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP COS III Laureate head right / AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS Bare headed, draped bust of young Marcus Aurelius right (RIC 415c) - VF/XF, with a fine old cabinet tone

Egypt / Alexandria - AE Drachm (RY 8 = AD 167-168, 20.93g) - Laureate, draped and cuirased bust left / Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia, crocodile below (LH above) (cf. Dattari 3499 / cf. KG 37.326 / other legend obv.) - good Fine, rare

AV Aureus (c. AD 202-210, 7.34g) - SEVERVS PIVS AVG Laureate head right wearing aegis / ROMA AETERNA Roma seated left on shield, holding palladium and shield (RIC 291 / Calicò 2533) - this piece has been divided in two pieces and soldered together, still clearly visible, also some small scratches, edge filing etc. - F/VF, a rare coin!

AR Denarius (Rome AD 196-197, 3.15g) - L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII Laureate head right / HERCVLI DEFENS Hercules, nude, standing right, resting on club and holding bow and lion-skin on left arm (RIC 79) – F/VF – added another Denarius: Legionary-type (Rome AD 193-194, 2.26g) - Legionary eagle between two standards (TRP COS in ex.) (RIC IV 14) – F/VF

AR Denarius (Rome AD 202-210, 3.23g) - SEVERVS PIVS AVG Laureate head right / FORTVNA REDVX Fortuna seated to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae (RIC 264a / RSC 181) - VF

AR Denarius (Rome AD 215, 2.66g) - IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG Draped bust right / VESTA Vesta enthroned left holding simpulum and sceptre (RIC 391) - in NGC slab MS (5/5 - 4/5)

AR Antoninianus (Rome AD 217, 4.15g) - ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PM TRP XX COS IIII PP Sol standing front, head left, holding whip (RIC 293f) - in NGC slab MS (5/5 - 4/5)

AR Denarius (Rome, 3.19g) - ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate head right / PM TRP XV COS III PP Hercules standing left, holding branch, club and lion skin (RIC 192) - in NGC slab MS (5/5 - 4/5)

AR Denarius (Rome AD 215, 3.11g) - ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Laureate head right / PM TRP XVIII COS IIII PP Aesculapius standing facing, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, with banded globe at feet to right (RIC 251) - in NGC slab Ch AU (5/5 - 4/5)