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ROMAN. AUGUSTUS (27 B.C.-14 A.D). BRASS DUPONDIUS . Moneyers# Series. Rome mint, 15 B.C. obverse. AVGVSTVS / TRIBVNIC / POTEST in three lines.
Reverse. C PLOTIVS RVFVS III etc, around large S.C

27 mm 8.7 gm
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Trajan, sestertius...

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Ae sestertius of Julia Domna.

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Fausta AE Follis.


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Orbiana AD 227. Rome
Denarius AR
17 mm, 2,68 g
SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, bust of Orbiana, diademed, draped, right / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand
RIC IV Severus Alexander 319; BMC 287-290; RSC 1

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Hi @Andres2 tbh I'm not educated enough to know but it was sold as such by a dealer and the comments accompanied the notes that came with it. These are his images which look nothing like the coin in hand, these is his hand!
I may revisit the photography when I get a chance and all comments are very much welcome.

 

139 AD. Rome mint. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG [PII P P] legend with draped bust right. Rev: [IVNONI] REGINAE legend with Juna standing front, head left, holding patera and sceptre; S-C in fields. RIC 1077a; BMC 1116; Sear 4675.25.82 grams total.
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Aelia Flaccilla (wife of Theodosius I, mother of Honorius and Arcadius)
Obv.: AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, bust right
Rev.: SALVS REI PVBLICAE / CON A, Victory seated right inscribing ☧ on shield

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Herennia Etruscilla AD 249-251. Rome

As Æ

26 mm, 8,79 g

Date Range: AD 249 - AD 251

HERENNIA ETRVSCILLA AVG, bust of Herennia Etruscilla, diademed, draped, right / PVDICITIA AVG S C, Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, drawing veil with right hand, holding sceptre in left hand

RIC IV Trajan Decius 136
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Empress Agrippina Junior, wife of Claudius. ( empress albeit not a very nice one! )

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Galeria Valeria AD 305-311, AE follis of Thessalonica. 27.63mm/ 5.79 grams

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Philistis, wife of Hieron II.
Greek AR 5 litrae.
Syracuse 270-230 BCE, 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm.
Obv: Diademed and veiled head, l., palm branch behind.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑΣ ΦΙΛΙΣΤΙΔΟΣ, Nike driving biga to left, E in l. field.
Refs: SNG ANS 893; SNG III (Lockett) 1017; Forrer 196.

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