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An Interesting Group of Coins Used for Jewelry

340, Lot: 616. Estimate $300.
Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ROMAN. Republican-Imperial. Lot of six (6) coins, each used as a pendant in antiquity. M. Volteius M.f. AR Denarius. Bust of Attis right / Cybele in chariot drawn by lions right. Cr. 388/4. In gold bezel with loop attached // Domitian. AR Denarius. Laureate head right / Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield at side. Cf. RIC II 262 (for type). In silver bezel with loop missing // Antoninus Pius, with Marcus as Caesar. Laureate head of Pius / Bare head of Marcus right. RIC III 147a. In silver bezel with loop attached // Septimius Severus. AR Denarius. Laureate head right / Crescent and seven stars. RIC IV 417. In silver bezel with loop missing // Trajan Decius. Æ Semis. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mars standing left, holding shield and spear. RIC IV 128. In silver bezel with loop missing // Barbarous imitation of Constantine I(?). Æ Follis. Crude bareheaded and draped bust left; pseudo-legend around / Abstract star design over crescent; pseudo-legend around. Bronze loop affixed to flan. Rare barbarous type. Fine to Near VF, some roughness and minor scratches. An interesting group. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot.