The legendary history of Rome is chronicled in Virgil's Aeneid. With the traditional founding of Rome dated to 753 BCE, Roman civilization lasted for over two millennia, with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453 CE under emperor Constantine X.

Roman

Manlius Torquatus. Denarius (Silver, 17.5 mm, 3.93 g, 7 h), with L. Cornelius Sulla, military mint moving with Sulla.. Lightly toned. Minor marks, otherwise, nearly very fine.

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Denarius

L. Cassius Longinus. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Rome mint. Toned, scratches, graffiti on the reverse. VF. From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Malloy XLVIII (17 April 1998), lot 483.

Quintus Cassius Longinus Tetradrachm

M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus, Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.84 g, 4 h), Rome. Minor nicks, otherwise, about very fine.

Marcus Aemilius Scaurus denarius

Julius Caesar. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.63 g, 1 h), military mint traveling with Caesar in Illyria (Apollonia?). Minor deposits and with light marks, otherwise, nearly very fine.

Julius Caesar Denarius

Albinus Bruti f. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.16 g, 6 h), Rome. Somewhat crystallized , otherwise, very fine.

Decimus Albinus Brutus

The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.62 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Toned, minor marks. Near VF. From the Kermit C. Smyth Collection, purchased from Brian Kritt, 19 April 1986.

The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.34 g, 5h). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Iridescent toning, graffito. VF. From the Stein A. Evensen Collection. Ex Oslo Mynthandel 58 (21 April 2007), lot 1255.

Marcus Antonius Denarius

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Seleucia Pieria. Caracalla. Tetradrachm (Billon, 28 mm, 13.35 g, 6 h), 215-217. Some doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.

Caracalla Tetradrachm

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 11.66 g, 2h). Lightly toned, typical light porosity, obverse lamination flaw. Near EF.

Philip I (the Arab) Tetradrachm

Trajan Decius BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. 13.48g, 26mm, 3h. Extremely Fine. From a private North American collection.

Trajan Decius Tetradrachm

Trebonianus Gallus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. 11.44g, 24mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. From a private North American collection.

Trebonianus Gallus Tetradrachm

Constantius II augustus, 337–361 Solidus, Antiochia 355-361, AV 4.43 g. Minor mark on obverse field, otherwise extremely fine

Constantius II Solidus

Anastasius I AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 491-518. 4.51g, 22mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine. From the inventory of Roma Numismatics Ltd.