Third Century AD Roman emperors
Sale catalogs with exceptional selections of their coins.
Note: Compagnie Generale de Bourse, with Michel Prier, put out series of thin fixed price lists called "ROME <Roman numeral here>" that emphasized particular emperors and were filled out with additional Roman imperial coins. Each is amazing for its extensive descriptions in French of mostly unremarkable coins. However, if you want photos of coins of those emperors, they have very many of them. Each also includes a scholarly discussion of dates, mintmarks, sequential issues by mint.
Septimius Severus and his family, AD 193-211-217
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome VIII" (2000) thin fixed-price list in French, 455 lots
Mostly common types thoroughly described in French.
Glendining & Co.
1984, Nov. 21. "The G.R. "Bob" Arnold Collection of silver coins of the Severan dynasty" 322 lots, many with multiple coins, on 13 ppl plus 3 of enlargements, of a major collection of Severan silver coins, including the major rarities.
Severan (Septimius Severus through Severus Alexander) (322)
Spink 123 (11/97) "Michael Kelly Collection of Roman Silver Coins" 488 Roman imperial silver coins, the majority (19 ppl) denarii of the Severans, poorly photographed on 26 ppl, the last six of which cover Gordian III, Philip, and some later ants and the first ppl Hadrian and earlier.
Severan (367)
Sotheby's (7/82) Brand, part I. 7 family aurei
CNG 47 (9/98) 2231 ancients among 2557. 817 G, 214 RP, 320 RR, 722 RI (including 97 Septimius Severus from odd mints plus another 50 Severan and some rarities, from the Roger Bickford-Smith collection), 11 DA, 89 Byz, 10 Celtic England, 5 English DA, 34 English
Aegina counterstamped (35), Roman Republican (some Goodman) (320), Septimius Severus (Roger Bickford-Smith) (97)
CNG 54 (6/00) mbs. 1984 ancients among 2217. 78 brockages, 24 Celtic, 800 G, 160 Baktrian and Indo-Greek, 136 RP, 170 RR, 494 RI, 8 contorniates, 12 DA, 79 Byz, 6 Beneventum, 9 Celtic England, 6 English DA, 8 pennies
brokages (78), Baktrian and Indo-Greek (160), Caesaria in Cappadocia (39), Septimius Severus legionary (20)
CNG 37 (3/96) mbs. 2153 ancients among 2801. 902 G, 93 Jewish and related, 230 RP, 163 RR, 635 RI, 12 DA, 118 Byz (mostly AE), 14 medieval Bulgarian, 38 Turkoman, 12 Celtic England, 5 English DA, 21 lead seals. (7 Septimius Severus legionary)
Turkoman (38)
M&M 66 (10/84) HV. MQP. 885 ancients on 55 ppl + 3 E, 315 G including an imporant collection of Crete, 570 R.
Crete (122), Septimius Severus family w. two heads or more (9), Roman Republican (196)
Severus Alexander, AD 222-235
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome IV" (1999) thin fixed-price list in French, lots 1-217 (plus 34 of his women and 121 more RI).
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Maximinus I, AD 235-238
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome XII" (2002) thin fixed-price list in French, lots 1-63 (plus 351 more RI)
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Excellent article on his three portrait styles. Celator, August 1996. "Accession silver of Maximinus Thrax, A.D. 235" by James B. Casey, pages 6-8, 9-11, 14. (17 coin photos).
Website: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Maximinus/Maximinus.html
Gordian III, AD 238-244
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome VII" (2000) thin fixed-price list in French, lots 1-210 (plus 160 more RI).
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
CNG 59 was Triton V (1/02) in two volumes, Part I is the "David Freedman collection of Greek bronze coins" 600 G AE. Many enlargements throughout + 5 color E.
Greek AE (600) highest quality coins.
Part II: 1341 ancients among 1498, many enlargements throughout + 16 color E among 20. 551 G, 77 Parthian 4drs, 10 Baktrain, 103 RP (including important myths including the labors of Herakles), 22 RR cast AE, 27 RR, 402 RI (including 23 rare Gordian III from the George His collection), 2 DA, 76 Byz, 4 Celtic England, 2 English DA, 16 pennies
Roman Provincial (103, including important myths including the labors of Herakles), Gordian III (23), 2 dies
CNG 60 (5/02) mbs. 2231 ancients among 2475. 1047 G, 42 Jewish Bar Kochba, 51 G Oriental, 35 Huns, 277 RP (including 133 Syrian tetradrachms, a collection), 47 RR, 489 RI, 5 DA, 90 Byz, 7 Byz seals, 135 Anglo-Saxon (Conte collection), 3 Celtic England, English DA 4, pennies 28
Huns (35), Anglo Saxon (135), RP Syrian tetradrahms (133), Jewish Bar Kochba (42), Gordian III (29), Greek Cycladic (63)
CNG 6 (3/89) mbs. MQP. 717 ancients among 923. 211 G, 40 RP, 22 RP of Gordian III, 76 Roman Egypt, 326 R, 15 Byz, 27 England
Gemini IV (2008, Jan. 8) HV. HQP. 550 ancients among 591. 11 Celtic, 265 G, 6 RR AE, 29 RR, 35 Brockages (plus 37 unpictured large lots of brockages), 144 RI (including 31 lots of Gordian III ex George His), 2 Visigothic, 23 Byz.
Gordian III (23)
Philip I, AD 244-249
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome VI" (2000) thin fixed-price list in French, Philip and family is lots 1-197 (There are 174 more RI)
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Classical Numismatic Review (fixed price list of of CNG) volume 18, #1, 1993.1, pages 28-29 has 27 pieces of a collection, strong in1000th anniversary types, but only reverses and 3 obverses photographed.
Trajan Decius and his family, AD 249-251
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome IX" (2001) thin fixed-price list in French, Trajan Decius and family and DIVI coins are lots 1-129 (plus 284 more RI)
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Jacquier fixed-price list 31 (Fall 2003) has 15 lots of Hostilian.
Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian, AD 251-253
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome XI" (2001) thin fixed-price list in French, lots 1-130 (plus 273 more RI)
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Gallienus, 253-268
Vecchi 13 (9/99) 21 lots of legionary and 4 lots of denarii, Vecchi 5 (3/97) 9 lots of legionary, Vecchi 6 (6/97) 5 lots of legionary + some other Gallienus
Berk 46, 81
CNG 41
M&M Deutschland 8 (5/2001)
Gallo-Roman has its own page.
(Postumus, Laelianus, Marius, Victorinus, Tetricus I & II)
Claudius II, AD 268-270
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome XIII" (2002) fixed-price list in French, lots 1-365 (plus 75 more RI)
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Aurelian, AD 270-275
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome X" (2001) fixed-price list in French, lots 1-1346
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Amazing! Over 1300 lots of Aurelian and Severina
Probus, AD 276-282
Compagnie Generale de Bourse, Prier "Rome V" (1999) fixed-price list in French, lots 549 lots
Many common types thoroughly described in French.
Articles
Weigel, Richard D. "Gallienus' 'Animal Series' coins and Roman religion," Numismatic Chronicle 150 (1990) 135-143, pl.16