Roman Bronze Coins

Antoninus Pius. A.D. 138-161. Rome - A.D. 144. Æ Sestertius. Laureate head right / 'IMPERATOR II' Victory flying right holding trophy in both hands. About Very Fine & Very Scarce. Imperator a second time for Lollius Urbicus' fighting in Britain!

Antoninus Pius. A.D. 138-161., Rome - A.D. 146. Æ Sestertius. Laureate head right / 'COS IIII' Antoninus with radiate nimbus standing left holding branch & spear, 'S-C' in fields. Pleasing Very Fine & Scarce.

Domitian AD 81-96, AE Sestertius, Rome AD 90-91. Obverse: Laureate head right. Reverse: IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter seated left holdng Victory and sceptre, S C below in exergue. Good Very Fine, a well centred and well struck up coin, a little surface pitting evident.

Hadrian. A.D. 117-138., Rome - A.D. 135. Æ Sestertius. Laureate head right / 'AEQ[VITA]S AVG' Aequitas standing left holding scales & sceptre. About Very Fine.

Romano-British Empire. Carausius. A.D. 286-293., London - A.D. 291. Æ Antoninianus. Radiate bust right / 'PROVIDENT AVG' Providentia stg. left holding globe & transverse sceptre with 'B-E' in fields & 'MLXXI' in Ex. Good Fine & Scarce.

Vespasian. A.D 69-79. Rome - A.D. 71. Æ Sestertius. Laureate head of Vespasian right / 'PAX AVGVSTI' Pax standing left holding olive branch & cornucopiae. Good Very Fine/Very Fine & Scarce. Comes with auction envelope from 1934. Part of a series struck to celebrate peace after 5 years of war that almost broke the empire.