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GADOURY OCTOBER 4, 2025 ROMAN AUREI SALEMonaco's Gadoury Auctions will be selling a number of important Roman Aurei as part of their annual floor auction on October 4, 2025. Here are some selections. -Garrett 
Aureus, 49-50, Lugdunum, AU 7.71 g. Obverse: TI. CLAVD. CAESAR. AVG. P. MR. TR. P. VIIII. IMP. XVI Laureate head of Claude on the right Reverse: PACI AVGVSTÆ Pax Nemesis (Victory) draped walking on the right, wings folded, bringing her right hand to her face and holding a caduceus in her left hand, preceded by a snake at her feet on the right Ref: Cal.369, C.60, RIC.33 Grading: NGC XF 5/5 2/5 edge marks Conservation: TTB-SUP
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Traianus 98-117 Aureus, Rome, 103-117, AU 7.19 g. Obverse: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS VPP Laureate bust, draped and battleship of Traianus on the right. Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI on three lines Ref: Cal 1121, C 581, RIC II, 150 Grading: NGC AU 5/5, 3/5 Conservation: Superb, of exceptional quality, the most beautiful example known.
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Lucius Verus 161-180 Aureus, Rome, 163-164, AU 6.84 g. Obverse: L VERVS AVG ?RMENIACVS — bare head right. Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II — Victory standing left, placing on a palm tree a shield inscribed VIC/AVG on two lines. Refs: Cal. 2174 (S.1), C. 248, RIC 522. Provenance: Ex Fernand David Collection (before 1927); Ex Gadoury, 12 March 2022, lot 57. Grading: NGC Choice MS, 5/5 strike, 4/5 surface; Fine Style. Condition: FDC (Fleur de Coin). Magnificent.
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Caracalla 198-217 Aureus, Rome, 205, AU 6.96 g. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Laureate bust, draped and battleship of Caracalla on the right Reverse: PONTIF TR P VIII COS II Mars naked standing on the left, a cloak on the left shoulder, holding a branch and an upturned spear and placing his right foot on a helmet Ref: Cal. 2777, (S3), C. 419, RIC. 80a Ex Aureo Calico, 10/18/2017, lot 1152 Grading: NGC AU 5/5, 3/5, scuff Conservation: scratch on the face otherwise Superb
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Diocletianus 284-305 Aureus, Nicomedia, AU 5.31 g. Obverse: DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, laureate head on the right Reverse: IOVI CONSE RV?TORI, Jupiter standing on the left, holding a lightning bolt in the right hand and a scepter in the left hand Ref: Cal. 4506, SMN, RIC VI 5a, Depeyrot 2/4, Biaggi 1716 Grading: NGC AU 5/5 4/5 Conservation: Superb
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Diocletianus 284-305 Aureus, uncertain workshop (Cyzicus or Antioch), 293, AU 5.39 g. Obverse: DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head on the left Reverse: CONCORDI AE AVGG NN, Diocletian and Maximian seated on the left on curule chairs, each holding a globe in the right hand and a parazonium in the left hand, crowned by Victory above Ref: Cal. 4429, RIC V 313 (Antioch), Lukanc p. 126, 10 (Cyzic) and p. 153, 5 (Antioch), Pink, Goldprägung, p. 43 (Cyzique), Depeyrot 13/2 (Cyzique), Biaggi 1694. Grading: NGC AU 5/5 4/5 Conservation: Superb
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Maximian Herculeus 286-305 Aureus, Alexandria, 294-296, AU 5.30 g. Obverse: MAXIMI ANVS AVG, laureate head on the right Reverse: HERCVLI C ON AV, Hercules standing in front of him, head to the left, holding in his right hand a club placed on the ground and in his left hand the golden apples of the Hesperides, lion skin draped over his left shoulder Ref: cf. Cal. 4646, RIC VI 3, Depeyrot 5/2, Adda 543, Biaggi 1782 Grading: NGC Choice AU? 5/5 4/5 Conservation: Practically Corner Flower. Gorgeous. Extremely rare Nicknamed Hercules by Diocletian, Maximian always played a role as a military power in Diocletian's strategic planning, hence the rich and varied series of representations of Hercules found on his coins. This reverse represents Hercules after the accomplishment of his eleventh work: stealing the apples given to Hera by Zeus as a wedding gift, kept by the Hesperides. During this work, Hercules had to take the sky on his shoulders to relieve Atlas, father of the Hesperides, who could thus persuade them to give up apples. However, being the property of the gods, the apples had to be returned to the garden from which they had been removed, a task which Athena accomplished on behalf of Hercules.
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Maximian Herculeus 286-305 Aureus, Rome, 293-294, AU 5.57 g. Obverse MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust, draped and battleship on the right Reverse: HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules seated facing him, head to the right, between a club on the left and a quiver with three arrows and a bow on the right; lion skin on his knees; PR. RIC V – Ref: Cal. 4682, Depeyrot 5B/5 Grading: NGC AU 5/5 3/5 bankers mark Conservation: Practically Corner Flower. Gorgeous. Rare The invocation on this coin to Hercules the Victor was appropriate in 287, when Maximian was just beginning to overcome the anarchy that had reigned in the West for two years. Hercules was not only the emperor's protector, but he was also renowned for his ability to undertake a proverbial Herculian task and emerge victorious. Maximian faced threats so numerous and so formidable that it could be assumed that if he triumphed, it would be thanks to divine help.
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