Four Roman Coins Graded by NGC Ancients May Sell for Six Figures in January Sale

Four Gold Aureus coins from the Roman Empire that are certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) are in the spotlight at the Stack's Bowers NYINC Auction – Session D sale. They are among over 150 rarities certified by NGC Ancients in the auction; online bidding is underway, concluding on January 16, 2022.

One of the top lots in the sale is a coin featuring Quintillus, whose brief reign in AD 270 is shrouded in mystery. His coins are extremely hard to come by, so spirited bidding is likely for the one in this sale: a Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 3150). From the Dr. Michael Rogers Collection, it has an estimate of $75,000 to $150,000.

Roman Empire, Quintillus AD 270 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style Click images to enlarge.

Struck a few years earlier, another rarity being offered is a Roman Empire Valerian II, AD 256-258 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 3148). The young ruler shared power with his father and grandfather but died under suspicious circumstances. Like the other three coins with estimates of $75,000 to $150,000 in the sale, this one is also from the Dr. Michael Rogers Collection.

Roman Empire Valerian II AD 256-258 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface and pedigreed to the Robert Jameson Collection Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC Ancients-certified coins in the sale include:

• Roman Empire Geta, AD 209-211 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface (lot 3138), with an estimate of $75,000 to $150,000
• Roman Empire Elagabalus, AD 218-222 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS★, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 3139), with an estimate of $75,000 to $150,000
• a Bosporus, Panticapaeum circa 340-320 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 3049), with an estimate of $70,000 to $90,000
• a Roman Empire Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch AU, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 3137), with an estimate of $50,000 to $75,000
• a Roman Empire Claudius II, AD 268-270 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch AU, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 3149), with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000
• a Roman Empire Constans, AD 337-350 Gold Medallion graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 3153), with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a Roman Empire Hostilian, AD 251 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ch AU, 4/5 Strike and 3/5 (lot 3144), with an estimate of $30,000 to $45,000
• a Roman Empire Volusian, AD 251-253 Gold Binio graded NGC Ancients Ch MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 (lot 3146), with an estimate of $30,000 to $45,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house in US Dollars.