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ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS5455x54x55Macrinus, Sestertius, Rome, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. PONTIF MAXTR P COS P P, S-C, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre (RIC 136;BMC 119), some smoothing, scarce, almost very fine £280-350Balbinus (238), Sestertius, Rome, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev.CONCORDIA AVGG, S C, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia (RIC22; BMC 18; C. 4), dark green-brown patina, almost very fine £300-40056x56Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, Sestertius, Rome, 244-245, diademed and draped bustright, rev. PVDICITIA AVG, S-C, Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holdingsceptre (RIC 209a; C. 55), medallic flan, brown patina, good very fine £200-30057x57Gallienus (253-68) Æ 36.5mm, Antioch and Maeandrum (Caria), cuirassed bust left,wearing helmet and holding spear and shield, rev. ANTIOX[EWN], bridge, with six arches,spanning the river Maeander, on which is reclining figure of river-god and gateway(cf SNG Von Aulock 8059), not struck-up at the peripheries, good fine, scarce £100-15058 Carausius (286-293), Antoniniani of various types (13), fair to fine, together withlegionary issues (4), comprising LEG I MIN, ram standing right, LEG [-], capricorn left, lionwalking right ([LEG IIII F]I), and LE[-], boar (?looks like a hippo) right, an interesting lotfor the specialist, as well as Allectus, Antoniniani (3), FIDES MILITVM, PROVIDENTIA AVG,and PAX AVG, and Quinarii (3), VIRTVS AVG, galley, fair to good fine (23) £200-300WWW.SPINK.COM