Hello all, I have some interesting and rather cheap coins available for either sale or trade. In case of sale, please add 5$ for Registered Mail with Track and Trace. 1. GRATIAN AE3 18mm 3g (VF+) AV : DN GRATIANVS AVGG AVG, pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right REV : GLORIA NO - VI SAECVLI, emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand and resting left hand on shield. EXE: TCON Arles mint REF: RIC IX Arles 15 xiv(c) rated - C (but actually pretty scarce in VF condition) 367-375AD. Scarce type, minted in Arles for Gratian only. "Arelate is alone in giving him the reverse legend... which presented him to the Gauls as the boy of the Messianic prophecy who was to bring back the Golden Age of peace and plenty." Pearce, NC 1948, p. 72. NEW PRICE: (was 20$) (was 18$) now 15$ 2. CONSTANTIUS AE4 15mm 1.96g (aUNC) AV: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG pearl diademed head right REV: VOT/XX/MV.LT/XXX inside wreath EXE: SMANdelta, Antioch mint. REF: RIC VIII Antioch 113 C 347-348AD. Very nice condition, which is quite scarce for these small module VOTA, centering dot still present on flan. NEW PRICE: (was 9$) now 8$ 3. CONSTANTIUS II AE2 23mm 4.66gr. Centenionalis (VF) AV: DN CONSTAN - TIVS PF AVG; pearl diademed draped cuirassed bust right REV: FEL TEMP RE - PARATIO; Emperor holding victory on globe, spurning captive at his feet; gamma in left field; * in right field. EXE: *TSdelta· Thessalonica mint. REF: RIC VIII Thessalonica 178, rarity-S, first group 351-355AD. Rare type, only issued in Thessalonica for Constantius II & Gallus. NEW PRICE: (was 15$) (was 13.5$) now 12$ 4. ANTONINUS PIUS, AR18mm, denarius 3,43gr (VF, toned) AV: ANTONINVS AVG PI - VS PP TR P COS III, laureate head right REV: OPI AVG; Ops seated left, holding scepter and resting her head on right hand. EXE: - REF: RIC III 77, R2, 140-143AD. Ops depictions on coins are very rare, and this issue might be of great rarity: "I think the OPI AVG type is definitely rare on denarii: only two specimens in Reka Devnia, compared with, for example, 11 spec. of the ITALIA type of the same COS III issue, 12 spec. of MONETA AVG, and 23 spec. of PAX AVG." (Curtis Clay) NEW PRICE: (was 89$) (was 80$) now 75$ 5. TRAIANUS DECIUS AR22mm 3.91g Antoninianus (XF/VF+) AV: IMP CM Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed, seen from back bust right. REV: DACIA, Dacia, draped and diademed, standing facing, holding standard with wolf's head on top in her right hand. EXE: - REF: RIC IV C 12b C 249-251AD. Regular DACIA antoninianus, second series. NEW PRICE: (was 40$) (was 36$) now 33$ 6. CLAUDIUS II GOTHICUS AE21mm 2.67g Antoninian (aVF, worn die) AV: IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG; radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, seen from rear bust r. • underneath bust. REV: FORTVNA REDVX; Fortuna stg. l., holding rudder in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand EXE: SPQR REF: LV 9874-7, RIC V-1 234, RIC Online #951 1st officina, Cyzicus mint, phase 2, 3rd issue end 269 – early 270AD. NEW PRICE: (was 19$) (was 17$) now 15$ 7. MAXIMIANUS AE20mm 3.79g Antoninian/Aurelian (VF, silvering) AV: IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, radiate bust left wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre REV: SALVS AVGG, Salus standing right, feeding serpent in arms. EXE: C REF: RIC V-2 422, Cohen 519, Bastien 416 pl. XXX 3rd officina Lugdunum mint, 290-294AD. NEW PRICE: (was 29$) (was 26$) now 23$ 8. NUMERIAN AE22mm 3.54g billon Antoninian/Aurelian (VF/F+ desert patina) AV: IMP CM AVR NVMERIANVS PF AVG; radiate, draped cuirassed seen from back bust r. REV: VIRTVS AVGG; Numerian standing right holding sceptre, receiving globe from Carus or Jupiter. * above, TR in center field. EXE: XXI REF: RIC V-2 470, Tripolis mint 283-284AD. EX. Ephesus Numismatics 2014 NEW PRICE: (was 25$) now 22.5$ 9. AURELIAN AE25mm 3.8g silvered Antoninian pre-reform (aUNC/XF, small flan crack) AV: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; massive, radiate, cuirassed bust r. REV: CONCORD · MILIT; emperor togate stg. r., holding short sceptre in l. hand, clasping the hand of Concordia stg. l. EXE: gamma REF: RIC V-1 391, RIC temp #2520 - uncertain Balkan mint, third officina, phase 2, autumn 272 – autumn 273AD. A pretty common issue for Aurelian but w/ a striking bust and wonderful condition. Ex. Numismatik Lanz 2014. NEW PRICE: (was 35$) (was 31.5$) now 29$ 10. AURELIAN AE30mm 8.22g As/Sestertius AV: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; laureate, cuirassed bust r. REV: CONCOR - DI - A AVG; Empress stg. r., clasping the hand of Emperor in military dress stg. l., holding long sceptre in l. hand; between them, radiate and draped bust of Sol r. EXE: delta REF: BNC 303-6, RIC V-1 80, Rome mint, early – September 275AD. EX. NUMIS-ANTIQUE, CH PRICE: 24$
