Celtic
501. English Celtic, the Durotriges, Billon Stater. c 60 BC - 20 AD. 3.32g. Disintegrated face right. / Disintegrated horse right. S. 60. VF. $40 view item
502. Pannonia. c.250 BC. AR Scyphate Drachm in imitation of issues struck in the name of Philip III of Macedon. 2.71g. Stylized head of Herakles rt., wearing lion's skin. / Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre; garbled legends, dot borders. See Dessewffy, No. 534, Group XXVIII. VF for type. Obverse struck with worn die. Nicer than most. $75 view item
503. Danube Region, 3rd Century BC. AE-18 imitating issues from Macedon. 4.99g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / FIL…, youth on horseback rt., F below. Choice VF and an interesting issue combining an obverse of Alexander the Great types with a reverse of Philip II. $150 view item
504. Danube Region, 3rd Century BC. AE-18 imitating an issue of Alexander the Great. 5.00g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / Blundered legends, bow case and club. EF and a superb example. $150 view item
Sicily
505. Gela. 490/485 - 480/475 BC. AR Didrachm. 8.27g. Nude horseman galloping right, brandishing a spear overhead / Forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 6. Near VF. $150 view item
506. -, AR Litra. 0.78gc. 465 - 450 BC, Bridled horse walking right, wreath above. / GELA above forepart of man-headed bull right. SNG ANS 54; SNG Cop. 273. Toned Near EF and very attractive. $200 view item
507. Syracuse. 474 - 450 BC. AR Litra. 0.67g. Head of Artemis-Arethusa right, in ear-ring, necklace & diadem of beads / Cuttle-fish; SYPA above. SNG ANS 132; BMC 48. Fine and attractive. $75 view item
508. -, Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 50 Litrai. ca 310-306 BC. 3.58g. Laureate head of Apollo left; altar behind / SURAK-OSIWN, Delphic tripod. SNG ANS 622. EF. $725 view item
509. The Syracusan Democracy. 214 - 212 BC. AR 12 Litrai. 10.16g. Helmeted head of Athena left, in single-pendant earring, necklace & an Attic helmet decorated with a griffin. / SYPAKOSIWN, Artemis standing left, drawing bow, hound at her feet; DA before. SNG Lloyd 1568. Near EF, scuff on cheek. $400 view item
510. Siculo-Punic. C.320 – 300 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 16.79g. Wreathed head of Arethusa lt., wearing triple pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around. / Horse’s head lt.; palm behind, Punic legend ‘MM’ below. SNG Cop 982; Jenkins 234. Choice VF and a lovely example. $2,350 view item
Macedon
511. Macedonian Tribes, The Orescii. C.510 – 480 BC. AR Stater. 9.09g. Centaur rt., abducting a Nymph, who raises her hand in protest. / Quadrapartite incuse. Asyut 62ff; Boston 595; Rosen 124. VF and unusually complete. This tribe is known only from coinage. $3,500 view item
512. Kings of Macedon, Philip II. 359 – 336 BC. AR Tetradrachm, 323 – 315 BC. Amphipolis. 14.25g. Laureate head of Zeus rt. / FILIPPOY, youth on horseback rt., holding a branch, AP below horse, grapes before. LeRider pl. 44, 21. Nice VF in fine style. $950 view item
513. -, Alexander the Great. 336 – 323 BC. AR Tetradrachm, c.325 – 320 BC. Citium, Cyprus. 16.81g. Head of Herakles rt. / ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram before. Price 3110. Near VF with attractive toning. Rare city. $500 view item
514. -, -, AR Tetradrachm, c.280 – 275 BC. Amphipolis? 17.01g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram before and below seat. Price 535. VF, nice style. $275 view item
515. -, -, AR Tetradrachm, c.190 – 165 BC. Chios, Ionia. 16.85g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, ‘AP’, griffon and chiot amphora before, LASWN below seat. Price 2435. Choice VF in fine style. $600 view item
516. -, -, AR Tetradrachm, c.204 – 203 BC. Aspendus, Pamphylia. 16.91g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, AS/Q before. Price 2889; SNG Cop 769. Nice VF, good style. $425 view item
517. -, -, AR Tetradrachm, c.323 – 316 BC. Arados, Phoenicia. 16.37g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / BASILEWS ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, staff before, AP monogram below. cf. Price 3332; Muller -. Nice VF. Interesting variety of the staff symbol not on any of the examples in Price’s great work. $500 view item
518. -, -, AR Drachm, c.323 – 317 BC. Lampsacus, Mysia. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram before and N E below seat. Price -. Near VF in superb style. Tentatively attributed to Lampsacus by this cataloguer due to similarities of style and control marks. $200 view item
519. -, -, AR Drachm, c.290 – 265 BC. Chios, Ionia. 4.19g. Head of Herakles rt. / ALEXANDPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram & grapes before. Price 2324. Choice EF with superb style. A gem! $400 view item
520. -, Philip III. 323 – 317 BC. AR Drachm. Magnesia, Ionia. 3.98g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / FILIPPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram below seat. Price P57b. VF. $125 view item
521. -, Philip III. 323 - 317 BC. AR Drachm of 319 – 310 BC. Colophon Mint. 4.32g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion’s skin. / BASILEWS FILIPPOY, Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, lyre before, ‘B’ below seat. Price P48. Nice VF. $175 view item
522. Amphipolis, under Rome, after 148 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 17.06g. Draped and diademed bust of Artemis rt., bow & quiver at shoulder; at the center of a Macedonian shield. / MAKEDONWN PPWTHS above and below club of Herakles, monogram above; all within an oak-wreath. SNG Ashmoleon 3300. Choice VF. $395 view item
523. Macedon under Rome, Gaius Publilius, Quaestor, AE26, 148 - 146 BC.10.50g. Head of Roma rt., wearing a helmet decorated with a griffin. / MAKEDONWN TAMIOV GAIOV POPAILIOV within an oak-wreath. SNG Cop. 1318. Choice VF and rare. $325 view item
524. -, 1st Century AD. AE18. 3.80g. Macedonian shield. / MAKEDONWN, Nike standing lt. on a globe, holding a wreath and palm. SNG Cop. 1331; Gaebler I, p.79, 229,1. VF and rare. $150 view item
Thrace
525. Maroneia. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Drachm. 2.60g. Forepart of horse left, EYP. / Grape vine within linear square. SNG Cop. 613. Good EF. $275 view item
526. Maroneia. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Drachm. 2.60g. Forepart of horse left, MHT. / Grape vine within linear square. SNG Cop. 617. Nice VF. $175 view item
527. Odessos. C.270-250 BC. Æ17. 2.85g. Diademed female head right, in necklace / The Great God reclining left on plinth inscribed ODHSITWN, holding patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left, inverted amphora in left field. SNG BMC 294. EF, superb for this issue. $135 view item
528. Perinthus, 3rd Century AD. AE16. 2.91g. Thyrsos between crossed cornucopiae. / PEPINQIWN, eagle standing rt. on a thunderbolt, looking lt. Nice EF, high relief. $175 view item
Kings of Thrace
529. -, AR Tetradrachm. 17.06g. Head of the Deified Alexander the Great rt. / BASILEWS LYSIMAXOY, Athena Nicephorus seated lt., resting on a shield and holding Nike; sceptre behind, monogram below seat. EF with fine style. Flan flaw on reverse. $650 view item
530. Lysimachus. 323 – 281 BC. AR Tetradrachm, c.297 – 282 BC. Magnesia, Ionia. 17.11g. Head of the deified Alexander the Great rt. / BASILEWS LYSIMAXOY, Athena Nicephorus seated lt., resting on a shield and holding Nike, monogram below arm; sceptre behind, meander pattern below. Thompson 109. $500 view item
Central Greece
531. Sicyonia, Sikyon. Mid 4th Century BC. AR Half Stater. 5.60g. Dove flying lt., SE in fields. / Dove flying lt. in wreath. SNG Cop. 34. Scarce fine. $500 view item
532. Corinthia: Corinth, 405 – 345 BC. AR Stater. 8.22g. Pegasus standing rt., wings curled forward, koppa below. / Helmeted head of Athena lt. Pegasi 249.1. Fine with good eye appeal. A nice transitional issue. $150 view item
533. Corinth. c.4th – 3rd Century BC. Lot of 2 AE11 bronzes. Obv. Pegasus lt. / Trident upwards. cf. SNG C 169 ff. Both nice VF. $75/2 view item
534. Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon. c.350 – 250 BC. AR Stater. 8.68g. Pegasus flying lt., AP below. / Crested head of Athena lt., DI and a shield hanging from a loop behind. Pegasi 32v. VF, minor flatness. Scarce. $200 view item
535. Euboia, Histiaia. 196 - 146 BC. AR Tetrobol. 2.36g. Head of the nymph Histiaia rt., wreathed with ivy. / ISTAEWN, Nymph Histiaia seated r. on galley, ornamented with wing and holding naval standard. SNG COP 517. Nice VF. $175 view item
536. Attica, Athens. After 393 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 17.16 g. Helmeted Crested head of Athena rt. / AQE, Owl standing right. SNG Copenhagen 63. VF, test cut reverse. $300 view item
537. -, -, AR Tetradrachm. 16.85 g. Helmeted Crested head of Athena rt. / AQE, Owl standing right. SNG Copenhagen 63. VF. $200 view item
538. -, -, After 393 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 17.06 g. Helmeted Crested head of Athena rt. / AQE, Owl standing right. SNG Copenhagen 63. VF, weak obverse strike. Acoin Res$150 $200 view item
Pontus
539. Amisos. 400 – 360 BC. AR Drachm. 5.59g. Bust of Hera lt., wearing turreted crown. / Eagle standing facing, wings open, A to lt., anchor to rt., PEIPA in ex. SNG BM Black Sea 1073. VF. $275 view item
Paphlagonia
540. Sinope, c.330 – 300 BC. AR Drachm. 6.06g. Head of Sinope lt., aplustre before. / SINW, eagle on a dolphin, FAGETA behind eagle. SNG BM Black Sea 1479. VF, test cut. $225 view item
541. Sinope, c.330 – 300 BC. AR Drachm. 5.86g. Head of Sinope lt., aplustre before. / SINW, eagle on a dolphin, IKESI behind eagle. Fine, test cut. $200 view item
542. Sinope, c.330 – 300 BC. AR Drachm. 5.82g. Head of Sinope lt., aplustre before. / SINW, eagle on a dolphin, KALLI behind eagle. VF, test cut. $150 view item
543. Sinope. c.330 – 300 BC. AR Reduced Drachm. 4.50g. Head of Sinope lt. / SINW, eagle on a dolphin, AGPE(WS) behind eagle. SNG BM Black Sea 1481; SNG Stancomb 770. Nice VF. $300 view item
544. Sinope. c.330 – 300 BC. AR Reduced Drachm. 4.50g. Head of Sinope lt. / SINW, eagle on a dolphin, DI(OY) behind eagle. SNG BM Black Sea 1484. aVF. $135 view item
Bithynia
545. Kings of Bithynia, Prusias II. C.185 – 149 BC. AE17. 3.51g. His laureate head rt. / BASILEWS PPOYSIOS, Herakles standing lt., leaning on a club and holding lion’s skin. BMC 3. Near EF, fine style. $125 view item
Mysia
546. Kings of Pergamon, Eumenes I, 263 – 241 BC. AR Tetradrachm. 16.65g. Diademed head of Philetaerus rt. / FILETAIPOY, Athena seated lt., resting on a shield and crowning inscription; bow behind, A before. Westermark group IV:B (V.LXXXII, rev. die unlisted); SNG France 1618-20. Nice VF, strong portrait. Ulla Westermark’s 1961 study of the portrait tetradrachms of the Pergamene kings, Das Bildnis des Philetairos von Pergamon, not only recorded known dies, but placed these dies in sequence according to issuer. She attributed her groups II-III to Eumenes I, her groups IV-VI to Attalus I, and her group VII to Eumenes II. SNG France 5 (2001) distributes the coins differently, with a larger share, groups II-V, given to Eumenes I, only group VI to Attalus I and group VII to Eumenes II. $1,500 view item
547. Pergamon, After 133 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm 12.63g. Serpent crawling from basket (cista) / Serpents entwined around bow case; TEY and monogram above, and serpent staff right. Cf. Kleiner ANSMN 23; BMC 109. VF. $150 view item
Caria
548. Caria, Kaunos. Circa 490 - 470 BC. AR Stater. 11.72 g. Winged female deity running right, head left / Incuse square containing triangular sacred stone. Cf. Konuk 4ff. Fine. $150 view item
549. Knidos. c.450 BC. AR Drachm. 3.56g. Forepart of lion right / KNIDIWN, Head of Aphrodite Phileon right; all within incuse square. SNG Helsinki 163; SNG V. Aulock 2600. Lightly toned VF. $250 view item
550. Stratonikeia, after 166 BC. AR Hemidrachm. 1.43g. Laureate head of Zeus rt. / Incuse square containing an eagle standing lt., XLIGHMON above, A – G to either side, helmet before. cf. BMC 12. VF. $150 view item
Islands off Caria
551. Islands off Caria, Rhodes. c.205 - 188 BC. Drachm. 2.62g.Head of Helios facing, 3/4 rt. / Rose with bud, P – O to either side, bow and club to lt., APISTOKPATHS above. BMC 163v. Mint State. $225 view item
552. Rhodian Peraia, 3rd – 2nd Century BC. AR Drachm. 2.18g. Head of Helios facing, eagle before cheek. / Rose with two buds, A – G and two large monograms to either side. Choice VF and well struck on an interesting flan. $30 view item
Pisidia
553. Selge. 300 – 250 BC. AR Stater. 10.04g. Two naked wrestlers grasping each other by the arms, KY monogram between. / SELGEWN, slinger standing rt., triskeles and club before. cf. Sear 5477. Fine, deep tone. $150 view item
Cilicia
554. Cilicia, Nagidos. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater. 10.56g. Aphrodite seated lt.,sacrificing over altar; Nike standing behind, holding branch / NAGIDEW Dionysos standing lt., holding bunch of grapes and a thrysos; A within circle and N (retrograde) lt. Lederer 26; cf. SNG Paris 21; cf. BMC Lycaonia, etc. p. 111, 12 (dies). VF. $300 view item
555. Cilicia, Nagidos. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater. 10.34g. Aphrodite seated lt.,sacrificing over altar; Nike standing behind, holding branch / NAGIDEW Dionysos standing lt., holding bunch of grapes and a thrysos; A within circle and N (retrograde) lt. Lederer 26; cf. SNG Paris 21; cf. BMC Lycaonia, etc. p. 111, 12. $300 view item
Kings of Syria
556. Seleucus I. 312 - 280 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Seleucia Mint. 16.96g. Head of Herakles rt., wearing lion's skin. / Zeus seated lt., holding an eagle and sceptre, monogram before, 'K' beneath seat. Spaer 115. Nice VF with a very attractive obverse. $200 view item
557. Antiochus VII. 138 - 129 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Antioch Mint. 16.55g. His head rt., wearing a fillet. / BASILEWS ANTIOXOY EYEPGETOY, Athena standing lt., holding a spear and a shield, two monogram before. Spaer 1852. Nice VF. $200 view item
Phoenicia
558. Phoenicia, Arados, 400 - 350 BC. AR Stater. 10.45g. Laureate head of Melkart rt. / Galley r. over waves with pataecus on prow, Punic date above. BMC 7. Nice VF. $250 view item
559. Sidon. c.410 – 400 BC. AR 1/16th Shekel. 0.76g. Galley before turreted walls. / The Great King rt., drawing bow; incuse at rt. Of a goat head, at lt., a satyr head. Betlyon, ANSMN 21,9; BMC 15. EF, exceptional for this issue. $275 view item
Judaea
560. 2nd Jewish Revolt, Bar Kochba War, 132 - 135 AD. AR Drachm, Year 3, 134 - 135 AD. 3.00g. Hebrew ‘Simon’, within a wreath of branches. / Hebrew ‘for the freedom of Jerusalem’, elongated lyre. Hendin 723. EF, over struck on a drachm of Trajan. $425 view item
561. -, AE-25 of Year 3, 134 - 135 AD. Jerusalem Mint. 8.23g. Palm-tree. / Vine leaf on tendril. Hendin 736. Nice VF with good style and brown patination. $300 view item
Egypt
562. Ptolemy III, 246 - 221 BC. AE-33. Alexandria. 38.75g. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon rt. / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOY, Eagle standing lt. on a thunderbolt, wings swept back, chi-rho type monogram between legs, cornucopiae before. Choice VF+ with fine style and a lovely red/brown patina. Small area of black patina on reverse. No corrosion, just nice surfaces. These larger bronze are very scarce in this condition. $300 view item
563. Ptolemy IV, 221 – 204 BC. AE-36. Alexandria. 45.70g. Head of Zeus-Ammon rt. / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOY, Eagle standing lt. on a thunderbolt, wings swept back, cornucopiae at shoulder, E between feet. Near VF, nice patination. $125 view item
564. Ptolemy IX, 1st Reign, 116 – 107/6 BC. AE-28. Cypriot mint? 16.05g. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon rt. / BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOY, two eagles standing lt. on fulmen, single cornucopiae before. Svor. 1712; SNG Cop. 674v. Rare issue with three centering holes. $250 view item
565. Ptolemy IX Soter, 116 – 80 BC. ‘Barbarous’ AE-34. 27.02g. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon rt. / Barbarized BASILEWS PLEMAIOY, two eagles standing lt. on fulmen. Svor. 1917, pl. LXIV, 7-15. Large and exceptional for this issue. $250 view item
Kings of Bactria
566. Graeco-Bactrian Kings, Euthydemos I. c. 230/225-200 BC. Æ Double Unit. 10.61 g. Head of Herakles right / BASILEWS EYQYDHMOY, horse prancing right. Bopearachchi Série 17A; SNG ANS 146ff; MIG 87. Fine, oversized flan and heavy for this denomination. $175 view item
567. Indo-Scythian Kings, Apollodotos I. C.174 - 165 BC. AR Drachm. 2.43g. Elephant standing right; monogram below. / Zebu bull standing right. MIG 207b; Bop. 4d. EF and a superb example in great silver. $100 view item
568. -, Apollodotos II. C.80 – 65 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Taxila Sirkap. 9.60g. His diademed and draped bust rt. / Karosthi legends. Athena standing lt., raising a shield and hurling a thunderbolt; monogram in field lt. SNG ANS 1572. VF. $275 view item
Parthian Kings
569. Mithradates I. c.171 – 138 BC. AR Drachm. Hecatompylos. 4.02g. Beardless bust of king lt., in bashlyk, wearing diadem. / Archer seated rt. on omphalos, holding a bow. Sellwood 10.1. VF, weak obverse strike, very sharp reverse strike. From a 19th century collection. $225 view item
570. Phraates III. c.70 – 57 BC. AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 4.03g. His bust lt., wearing tiara with horn on side and prominent antlers around crest. / Archer seated rt. on throne, holding a bow. Sellwood 39.2. Nice VF. From a 19th century collection. $100 view item
571. Mithradates III. c.57 – 54 BC. AR Drachm. Nisa-Mithradatkart. 3.90g. His bust lt., wearing diadem. / Archer seated rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 41.5; Shore 200. aVF, scarce. $100 view item
572. Phraates IV. c.38 – 2 BC. AR Drachm. Rhagae. 3.74g. His bust lt. with royal wart and wearing diadem; eagle with wreath in beak behind. / Archer seated rt. on throne, holding a bow. Sellwood 52.37. EF. From a 19th century collection. $75 view item
573. Phraatakes. 2 BC – 4 AD. AR Tetradrachm, June 2 – 1 BC. Seleucia. 13.31g. Bust of king lt., wearing a diadem; Nike with wreath to either side. / King enthroned rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 57. Fine. $100 view item
574. Artabanus II. c.10 – 38 AD AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.89g. His bust lt., wearing diadem. / Archer seated rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 63.6. Nice VF. From a 19th century collection. $135 view item
575. -, AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.45g. His bust lt., wearing diadem which ends as three lines. / Archer seated rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 61.7. aVF. From a 19th century collection. $75 view item
576. Vologases III. c.105 – 147 AD. AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.81g. Bearded head of King lt. / Archer seated rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 78.8. Mint State and well struck. $150 view item
577. Vologases III. c.105 – 147 AD. AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.79g. Bearded head of King lt. / Archer seated rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 78.8. Mint State and well struck. $150 view item
578. Vologases III. c.105 – 147 AD. AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.73g. Bearded head of King lt. / Archer seated rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 78.8. Mint State and well struck. $150 view item
579. Osroes I. c.109 – 129 BC. AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.80g. His bust lt., hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears. / Archer enthroned rt., holding a bow. Sellwood 80.1; Shore 422. VF, scarce. $175 view item
580. Osroes II. C.190 BC. AR Drachm. Ecbatana. 3.51g. His bust lt., wearing a tiara. / Archer seated rt. on a throne. Sellwood 85.1. VF, scarce. $85 view item
Sasanian Kings
581. Shapur I. 240 – 270 AD. AR Drachm. 4.30g. Head of king rt., wearing elaborate headdress with ear flaps. / Attendants flanking a fire altar. Gobl SN 1; Paruch II, 12; Alram pl. 26, 86. Nice EF, fine style. $150 view item
582. Shapur I. 240 – 270 AD. AR Drachm. 3.88g. Head of king rt., wearing elaborate headdress with ear flaps. / Attendants flanking a fire altar. Gobl SN I; Paruch II, 12; Alram pl. 26, 86.VF with some light porosity. $75 view item
583. Bahram V. 420 – 438 AD. AR Drachm. Merv mint. 4.12g. His crowned and draped bust rt. / Bust of Bahram in front of a fire altar; an attendant on either side. Nice VF. $150 view item
584. Peroz I. 459 – 484 AD. AR Drachm. SHY mint, Shiraz-Fars. 3.99g. Bust of king rt., wearing elaborate head gear with streamers. / A pair of attendants flanking a fire altar. Sellwood 48, type I. VF. $50 view item
585. Kavad I. 1st Reign, 488 – 496 AD. AR Drachm. ST mint, Persepolis, (Istakhr). 4.04g. Bust of king rt., wearing elaborate headdress & jewels. / A pair of attendants flanking a fire altar. Sellwood 51. VF. $75 view item
586. Khusrau II. 590 – 628 AD. AR Drachm, year 28, 617 AD. ShY mint. 4.10g. Bust of king rt., wearing winged head gear & jewels, ‘pd’ –wonderful- on rim. / A pair of attendants flanking a fire altar. Quetta hoard 226. aEF. $75 view item
587. Ardashir III. 628 – 630 AD. AR Drachm, Year 1, 628 AD. Ayran Mint, Media. 4.13g. Head of King rt., wearing elaborate head gear & jewels. / Two attendants flanking a fire altar. Mitchner ACW 1229; Sellwood 15c, 69, type 1. VF, area of encrustation. Scarce. $100 view item
588. Queen Buran. 630 – 631 AD. AR Drachm of Year 2. Sakistan Mint. 4.05g. Her crowned and cuirassed bust rt. / Two attendants flanking a fire altar. Gobl I/1; Paruck 477; Alram 926; Macw 1241; De Morgan pg. 731, 227. Good VF. Rare. $675 view item
Hunnic Tribes
589. Hephthalites, c.6th Century AD. AR Drachm. Balkh Mint. 3.56g. Hormizd IV style bust, countermark of a male head with legend. / Two attendants flanking a fire altar, countermark ‘Phoro’. Apparently unpublished with these countermarks. VF for type and interesting. $75 view item
Kushans
590. Kanishka II. c.215 – 235 AD. AV Dinar. 7.70g. King standing lt., holding trident, sacrificing at an altar; symbols in field. / Siva standing facing, holing a trident, bull Nandi behind. Gobl Kushan 635. Choice EF. $300 view item
Arabia
591. Arabia Felix, Himyarites, c.1st Century BC. AR Unit. 2.84g. In a dotted border broken by the disc and crescent, a long-haired head on a line lt., curved sign to lt., spear to rt. / In degraded amphora border a bucranium facing with fronds between horns, curved signs to either side. Munro-Hay, pl. IV, 90. EF. $125 view item
Kings of Numidia
592. Juba II. 25 BC – 23 AD. AR Denarius of c.16-17 AD. 2.38g. REX IVBA, his diademed head rt. / Cornucopiae & scepter; crescent above. Mazard 241: SNG Cop. 593. Choice VF and a lovely example. $200 view item
Roman Republic
593. Anonymous, 225 – 215 BC. AR Didrachm ‘Quadrigatus’. Rome. 6.52g. The Dioscuri, laureate and janiform. / Jupiter and Victory in quadriga rt., tablet inscribed with Roma. RSC23, Syd.64b, Cr. 31/1. Near EF and a beautiful example of this classic Republic issue. $800 view item
594. Anonymous, 225 – 215 BC. AR Didrachm ‘Quadrigatus’. Rome. 6.51g. The Dioscuri, laureate and janiform. / Jupiter and Victory in quadriga rt., tablet inscribed with Roma. RSC23, Syd.64b, Cr. 31/1. aVF, nice style. Obverse scratch. $450 view item
595. Anonymous, 211 – 207 BC. AE-Sextans. Rome. 1.81g. Head of Mercury rt., two pellets above. / Prow of a galley, 2 pellets below. Cr. 41/9. VF. $50 view item
596. Q. Marcius Libo. AE-As of 148 BC. 19.39g. Laureate head of Janus, mark of value above. / Q. MARC above a prow, ROMA below. BMC 702. Near VF with a glossy brown patina. An attractive example. $175 view item
597. Q. Pomponius Musa. AR Denarius of 66 BC. Rome. 3.32g. Laureate head of Apollo rt., crossed flutes behind. / Q. POMPONI MVSA, Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry holding pipes. Pomponia 13; Cr. 410/5. aVF, banker’s mark obverse. $200 view item
598. L. Livineius Regulus. AR Denarius of 42 BC. Rome. 4.05g. Head of the praetor L. Regulus rt. / Combat with wild beasts; one combatant attacks a lion, another defends himself against a tiger, a wounded boar top left, L. REGVLVS in ex. Livineia 12; BMCRR 4271; Syd. 112; Cr. 494/30. VF, small area of minor flatness. The celebration of the public spectacles, at which combats with wild beasts took place, were under the direction of the prefects of the city and this type records the appointment of the moneyor’s father as praetor and his own appointment as praefectus Urbi. $450 view item
Imperatorial Rome
599. Julius Caesar, Died 44 BC. AR Denarius, 47 – 46 BC. North Africa. 3.65g. Diademed head of Venus rt. / CAESAR, Aeneas moving lt., holding Palladium and bearing his father Anchises on his shoulder. BMCRR east 31; RSC 12; Cr. 55. VF. $225 view item
600. -, AR Denarius, 44 BC. Rome. 3.99g. C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyor. CAESAR DICT. IN PERPETVO, His laureate and veiled head rt. / C. MARIDIANVS, Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting arm on shield on globe. Cr. 480/16; Alföldi Type XVIII, 8 (A1/R19); CRI 111a; Syd. 1068; RSC 10. attractive Fine, choice portrait. $2,300 view item
601. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.34g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / An eagle between two legionary standards, LEG VIIII below. RSC 36; Syd. 1226; Craw 544/22; CRI 360. VF. Good metal. Rarer than the LEG IX variety. $400 view item
602. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.70g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / An eagle between two legionary standards, LEG X below. RSC 38; Syd. 1228; Craw 544/24; CRI 361. Near EF with great detail. Banker’s mark on the obverse. The legio X Gemina, previously a Caesarian legion, joined Antony’s forces after being reformed by Lepidus. They served in the east before the battle of Actium. $150 view item
603. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.26g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / LEG XII ANTIQVAE, An eagle between two legionary standards. RSC 40; Syd. 1231; Craw 544/9; CRI 363. VF with a well struck reverse. Banker’s mark on the obverse. While the legio XII Fulminata was present among Antony’s legions, the legio XII Antiquae is unattested. $150 view item
604. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.36g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / LEG XII ANTIQVAE, An eagle between two legionary standards. RSC 40; Syd. 1231; Craw 544/9; CRI 363. Fine. $175 view item
605. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.77g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / An eagle between two legionary standards, LEG XX below. RSC 57; Syd. 1243. Nice aVF, banker’s mark on obverse. Rare. $150 view item
606. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.27g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / An eagle between two legionary standards, LEG XX III below. RSC 60; Syd. 1246; Craw 544/39; CRI 383. Good VF, light porosity. Rare. A pleasing example in the name of the short-lived Antonian legion. $500 view item
607. Marc Antony, Died 30 BC. AR Denarius of 32 – 31 BC. Patrae? 3.37g. ANT. AVG. III VIR. R.P.C., praetorian galley rt. / CHORTIS SPECVLATORVM, three standards decorated with wreaths and rostra. RSC 6; Syd. 1214; Craw 544/12; CRI 386. aVF with a small flan flaw on the reverse, otherwise good metal. Rare. The speculatores were considered the ‘spies’ and they specialized in gaining intelligence of enemy forces. Later they formed a very important part of the government. $300 view item
608. Octavian & Zenodorus. 30 – 20 BC. AE18. Chalkis, Coele Syria. 5.81g. Bare head of Octavian rt., NE – KAI in fields. / ZHNODWPOY TETPAPXOY KAI APXIEPEWS, bare head of Zenodorus lt. SGI 5899. VF. Zenodorus was the son of Lysanias, who was put to death by Marc Antony. Later Zenodorus was permitted to rule, but was a very poor governor and Octavian took his territory away and gave it to Herod the Great. $235 view item
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Imperial Rome
609. Augustus. 27 BC – 14 AD. AV Aureus of 2 BC – 14 AD. Lugdunum, Gaul. 7.83g. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F. PATER PATRIAE, his laureate head rt. / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear. RIC 206; BMCRE 515. Near VF and a pleasing example. $1000 view item
610. -, AR Denarius of 2 BC – 14 AD. Lugdunum, Gaul. 3.69g. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F. PATER PATRIAE, his laureate head rt. / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear. RIC.I.207; BMCRE 519; RSC 43c. VF, nice portrait. $200 view item
611. -, AR Denarius of 2 BC – 14 AD. Lugdunum, Gaul. 3.88g. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F. PATER PATRIAE, his laureate head rt. / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear. RIC.I.207; BMCRE 519; RSC 43c. VF, original luster. $200 view item
612. -, AR Denarius, c.18 BC. P. Petronius Turpilianus moneyor. Rome. 3.08g. TVRPILIANVS III VIR, bust of Feronia rt., FERON below. / CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN. RECE., kneeling Parthian rt., presenting a standard. BMCRE 4525; RIC.I.99. Fine. Refers to the restoration of the standards lost by Crassus to the Parthians in 20 BC. $200 view item
613. -, AR Cistophorus, c.25 – 20 BC. Ephesus, Ionia. 11.65g. IMP CAESAR, bare head right / AVGVSTVS, decorated altar, ornamented with draped garlands and two hinds.RPC.I.2215; RIC.I.482. Near VF with much eye appeal. $600 view item
614. -, AE As, c.7 BC. Rome. 12.75g. CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBVNIC POT, bare head rt. / Brockage of the obverse. cf.RIC.I.435 for a similar type. Choice VF with a fine portrait and a very crisp and clear imprint of the obverse on the reverse. Good quality brockages are quite scarce in bronze. $350 view item
615. Divus Augustus. Died 14 AD. AE-As struck 98 AD under Nerva. Rome. 8.98g. DIVVS AVGVSTVS, his bare head rt. / IMP. NERVA CAES. AVG. REST. SC., altar. RIC.II.133. VF. Scarce. $275 view item
616. Livia, wife of Augustus. Augusta 14 – 29 AD. AE-20, c.14 – 20 AD. Amphipolis, Macedon. 8.73g. IOVLIA SEBASTH QEA, her veiled head rt. / AMFIPOLITWN, Artemis Tauropolos riding on a bull rt., veil blown about her head. RPC.I.1634; BMC 79; SNG Cop 166. VF. $200 view item
617. Agrippa. Died 12 BC. AE-As struck under Tiberius or Caligula. Rome. 10.56g. M AGRIPPA L. F. COS III, head left. / S C. Neptune standing lt., holding a dolphin and a trident. RCV 556; RIC 58; BMCRE 161 Near VF. Light roughness. $125 view item
618. Augustus & Agrippa AE Dupondius. Nemausus Mint, 20-10 BC. 13.08g. IMP DIVI F PP, laureate heads of Agrippa and Augustus, back to back / COL NEM, crocodile chained to palm. RIC.I.155. Fine. From a 19th Century collection with original ticket. $200 view item
619. Gaius Caesar, nephew of Augustus. Died 4 BC. AR Denarius, c.17 BC. Rome. 3.25g. His bare head rt. Above CAESAR within an oak-wreath. / AVGVST, candelabrum within a wreath. RIC.I.540; BMCRE 684. Very Good and very rare. $250 view item
620. -, AE-15, c.5 BC. Laodicea, Phrygia. 2.48g. GAIOS KAISAP, his bare head rt. / LAODIKEWN below an eagle, monograms to either side and below. RPC.I.2899; BMC 158. VF, rare. Monograms give the name of Antonios Polemon philopatris, who signed another issue of 5 BC as well (RPC.I.2898), most likely linking this piece to the same period. $300 view item
621. Tiberius. 14 – 37 AD. AR Denarius. Lugdunum. 3.59g. T. CAESAR DIVI AVG F. AVGVSTVS, his laureate head rt. / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia seated rt., holding a branch and sceptre. RIC.I.36; BMCRE 34. Near VF, nice style. $200 view item
622. Drusus. Died 23 AD. AE-As of 23 AD. Æ As. Rome. 11.12g. DRVSVS CAESAR TI. AVG F. DIVI AVG N, his bare head lt. / PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER, around S C. RIC.I.45 (Tiberius); BMCRE 99. Near VF with a good portrait. $125 view item
623. Caligula. 37 – 41 AD. AE-Sestertius of 37 – 38 AD. Rome. 25.20g. C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANICVS PON. M. TR. POT, his bare head lt. / Wreath with S.P.Q.R / P.P. / OB CIVES / SERVATOS. RIC.I.37. Nice VF, good portrait. Area of 19th century repair on cheek. $1,200 view item
624. -, AE-Sestertius of 37 – 38 AD. Rome. 27.04g. C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANICVS PON. M. TR. POT, his bare head lt. / Wreath with S.P.Q.R / P.P. / OB CIVES / SERVATOS. RIC.I.37. Fine, thick green patina. $350 view item
625. -, AE Quadrans of 39 – 40 AD. Rome. 3.59g. C. CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON. AVG, pileus between S-C / PON. M. TR P III P. P. COS TER. T around R C C. BMC 63; RIC 45. VF. $75 view item
626. -, AE-As of 39 AD. Carthago Nova in Hispania Tarraconensis. 13.38g. C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P., his laureate head rt. / CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., Head of Salus or Caesonia? to rt., SAL - AVG across field. RPC.I.185; SNG COP 503. Nice VF for type with a deep olive patina. A very attractive example of this interesting type which perhaps depicts Caligula's wife Caesonia as Salus on the reverse. $325 view item
627. Germanicus, Died 19 AD. Æ As, Struck by Caligula, 40 – 41 AD. Rome. 10.24g. 40/41 AD. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI. AVG F. DIVI AVG N, his bare head lt. / C. CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON. AVG P.M. TR.P. IIII P.P., around S-C. RIC.I.50; BMCRE 74. Near VF and pleasing. $125 view item
628. -, AE-As, struck 80 – 81 AD by Titus. Rome. 9.21g. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI. AVG F. DIVI AVG N, his bare head lt. / IMP. T. CAES. DIVI VESP. F. AVG. REST., around a large SC. RIC (Titus) 226; RPC II 518. aVF. Rare. $275 view item
629. Claudius. 41 – 54 AD. AE-As of 42 AD. Rome. 9.26g. Obv. TI. CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG. P. M. TR. P. IMP. P. P., his bare head lt. / CONSTANTINIAE AVGVSTI, Constantia, standing lt., r. hand raised, l. holding a long , S-C in fields. RIC.I.111; BMCRE 201. VF with good reverse style. Obverse lamination defect. $75 view item
630. -, AE-21, c.41 AD. 9.98g. TI. KLAY. KAISAP {SEBASTOS GEPM}, laureate head of Claudius lt. / QEOS SEBASTOS QESSALONEIKEWN, radiate and laureate head of Divus Augustus rt. RPC.I.1578; Touratsoglou, Claudius 1-8, 11-23. EF with two unusually nice portraits. $350 view item
631. Nero. 54 – 68 AD. AR Denarius of 65 – 66 AD. Rome. 3.40g. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, his laureate head rt. / VESTA, temple of Vesta with a statue within. RIC.I.62; BMCRE 104. VF, well struck and attractive. $400 view item
632. -, AR Denarius of 66 - 67 AD. Rome. 3.42g. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / Salus seated left on throne, holding patera, SALVS in ex. RIC I 67; BMCRE 96; BN 237; WCN 64; RSC 318. Choice VF. $800 view item
633. -, AE-As of 65 AD. Rome. 9.79g. NERO CAESAR AVG. GERM. IMP., his laureate head rt. / PACE P. R. VBIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, the ‘Twin Janus’ showing closed double doors and one side wall, S-C in fields. RIC.I.291; BMCRE 203. aVF, some obverse corrosion. $75 view item
634. -, AE-Dupondius of 64 AD. Rome. 14.41g. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER. P.M. TR. P. IMP P.P., his radiate head rt. / VICTORIA AVG, Victory flying lt., holding a wreath and palm, S-C in fields. RIC.I.200. Choice VF with a beautiful golden brown patina. Old ding on neck under the patina. $500 view item
635. -, Billon Tetradrachm of Year 11, 64 – 65 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. 13.16g. NEPW KLAY KAIS SEB GEPAYTO, his radiate head rt. / AYTOKPA, head of Serapis rt., wearing a modius, LI before. Curtis 159; BMCRE 156; Milne 222; Koln 170. aVF, good portrait. $125 view item
636. Galba. 68 – 69 AD. AR Denarius of July –Aug. 68 AD. Rome. SER. GALBA AVG, his laureate head rt. / IMP, below Galba on horseback galloping rt. RIC.I.145; BMCRE 21. Near VF, strong portrait. $600 view item
637. -, AE-As, Aug – Sep, 68 AD. Rome. 10.44g. IMP. SER. SVLP. GALBA CAES. AVG. TR.P., his laureate head rt. / LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing lt., holding a pileus and sceptre, S-C in fields. RIC.I.328; BMCRE 144. Near VF, some reverse roughness. $150 view item
638. Vitellius. 69 AD. AR Denarius. Rome. 3.30g. A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TRP, his laureate head rt. / No Legend. Victory seated lt., holding patera and palm branch. RIC.I.88; BMCRE 19; RSC 119. aVF. Scarce. $275 view item
639. Vespasian. 69 – 79 AD. AR Denarius of 70 – 71 AD. Rome. 3.56g. IMP. CAES. VESP. AVG P.M., his laureate head rt. / TRI – POT, Vesta seated lt., holding simpulum. RIC.II.37; BMCRE 57. VF, choice portrait. $95 view item
640. Diva Domitilla, wife of Vespasian. Died before 69 AD. AR Denarius of 82 - 83 AD under Domitian. Rome. 2.97g. DIVA DOMITILLA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / PIETAS AVGVST, Pietas seated lt., with child in front of her. RIC.I.T.73.(R4). Near VF with a few patches of light porosity. Nice portrait and full legends. Extremely rare and very seldom offered. $2,500 view item
641. Titus. 79 – 81 AD. AR Denarius of 72 AD as Caesar under Vespasian. Antioch, Syria. 2.99g. T. CAES. IMP. VESP. PON. TR. P. POT., his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated lt., holding a patera and a cornucopiae. RIC 365; BMCRE 314. Nice VF with choice style and detail. Small area of roughness in obverse field. Scarce and desirable mint for Titus. $275 view item
642. Titus. 79 – 81 AD. AE-21. ‘Judaea Capta Issue’. Struck in Palestine. 7.54g. AYTOKP TITOS KAISAP, his laureate head rt. / IOYDAIAS EALWKYIAS, Nike stands rt., lt. foot on helmet; she writes on a shield hanging from a palm-tree. Hendin 743; AJC II, Supp. VII,2. Choice VF, nice contrast patina. $275 view item
643. Domitian. 81 – 96 AD. AE-As of 73 AD, as Caesar under Vespasian. Rome. 13.42g. CAESAR AVG. F. DOMITIAN COS II, his laureate and draped bust rt. / AEQVITAS AVGVSTI, Aequitas standing lt., holding scales and a sceptre, S-C in fields. RIC.II.(Vesp)694Ac. VF, nice contrast patina. $400 view item
644. -, AE-As of 85 AD. Rome. 10.11g. IMP. CAES. DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI, his laureate head rt. / SALVTI AVGVSTI, façade of the alter-enclosure of the ‘Ara Salutis Augusti’, with double paneled door. RIC.II.272. VF. $150 view item
645. Nerva. 96 – 98 AD. AR Denarius of 97 AD. Rome. 3.10g. IMP. NERVA CAES. AVG. P.M. TR. P. COS III P.P., his laureate head rt. / CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, clasped right hands holding a legionary eagle set on a prow. RIC.II.3; BMCRE 8. aVF. $65 view item
646. Trajan. 98 – 117 AD. AR Denarius of 113 AD. Rome. 2.90g. IMP. TRAIANO AVG. GER. DAC. P.M. TR. P. COS V P.P., his laureate head rt. / S.P.Q.R. OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Virtus standing rt., foot on a helmet, holding a spear and parazonium. RIC.II.202. Near EF. $95 view item
647. -, AE-Sestertius of 114 – 117 AD. Rome. 27.83g. IMP. CAES. NER. TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG. GER. DAC. PARTHICO P.M. TR.P. COS VI P.P., his laureate and draped bust rt. / ARMENIA ET MESOPOTAMIA IN POTESTATEM P R REDACTAE, Trajan, in military dress, standing front, head rt., holding spear and parazonium; on ground, reclining figures of Armenia, Euphrates and Tigris, S-C in fields. RIC.II.642; Foss 71. Detailed VF. An historical type celebrating the capture of Ctesiphon. $1,600 view item
648. Hadrian. 117 – 138 AD. AE-Sestertius of 117 AD. Rome. 27.58g. IMP. CAES. DIVI TRAIAN AVG. F. TRAIAN AVG F. TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER., his laureate and cuirassed bust rt. / DAC. PARTHICO P.M. TR.P. COS P.P., Concordia seated lt., holding a patera and resting her arm on a statuette of Spes; SC in fields, CONCORDIA in ex. RIC.II.535a. Choice VF with a superb portrait. $1,500 view item
649. -, AE-Sestertius of 136 AD. Rome. 27.44g. HADRIANVS AVG. COS III P.P., his bare head rt. / S.C., Diana standing lt., holding a bow and arrow. RIC.II.777; BMCRE 1546. EF, handsome portrait and a deep olive patina. $700 view item
650. -, AE-Sestertius of 136 AD. Rome. 23.36g. HADRIANVS AVG. COS III P.P., his bare-headed and draped bust rt. / {ADVENTI AVG} IVDAEAE, Hadrian sacrifices a bull at an altar; two children and Judaea in attendance, SC in ex. RIC.II.890; Hendin 798. aFine. A very rare and important type. $1,000 view item
651. -, AE-35. Koinon of Bithynia. 27.07g. KAIC. TPAI. ADPIANOC CEB, his laureate head rt. / KOI – NON to either side of an octastyle temple, BEIQYNIAC, in ex. BMC 12. A nice issue celebrating federal games. A beautiful example! $2,500 view item
652. -, Billon Tetradrachm of year 19, 134 - 135 A.D. Alexandria, Egypt. 12.49g. AYT. KAIC. TPAIAN ADPIANOC CEB, his laureate head lt. / L ENNEAKD, bust of Nilus rt., wearing lotus-bud crown. Curtis 453; Koln-1148; BMC 646. VF. $125 view item
653. Sabina, wife of Hadrian, Augusta 128 – 136 AD. AR Denarius of late 128 AD. Rome. 3.25g. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P.P., her laureate and diademed bust rt. / No Legend. Ceres seated lt. on a basket, holding corn-ears and a torch. BMC 919(Dies); Hill 373 (R4); RIC.II.411b; RSC 92. Only very rarely does an empress wear a laurel wreath on an imperial coin. In this case Sabina wears both a laurel wreath and a diadem. Every element of this coin argues for a date of 128. First, the inscription ends with P.P. (for pater patriae, which the senate granted Hadrian in 128 after his refusal for more than a decade). The laurel wreath here likely is a temporary commemoration of Hadrian’s honor. The Ceres reverse is appropriate to 128 since Hadrian in that same year visited Athens and was initiated in the higher grade epoptes in the Eleusinian Mysteries. The association of living empresses with Demeter on Imperial coinage is highly unusual: it occurs only for Agrippina I and Sabina. $600 view item
654. Antinous, companion of Hadrian. Died 130 AD. Uniface AE Medallion. Bithynium-Claudiopolis, Bithynia. 36.99g. (37mm). PATPIC ANTINOON QEON, his bare head lt. / Planed down reverse. cf. SNG Cop. 338 (from this mint, also uniface, though with bust rt.). Very Good with nice eye appeal. Bithynium was the birthplace of Antinous, c.110 AD. $1,200 view item
655. Aelius Caesar. 134 – 138 AD. AR Denarius of 137 AD. Rome. 2.68g. L. AELIVS CAESAR, his bare head rt. / TR. POT COS II, Felicitas standing lt., holding a caduceus and a cornucopiae. RIC.II.430; BMCRE 969. aVF, good portrait. $100 view item
656. Aelius Caesar. 134 – 138 AD. AE-Sestertius of 138 AD. Rome. 23.54g. AELIVS CAESAR, his bare head rt. / TR. POT COS II, Spes advancing lt., holding a flower and raising the hem of her skirt, S-C in fields. RIC.II.1055. aVF. From a very old collection, c.1920’s. $150 view item
657. Antoninus Pius. 138 – 161 AD. AR Denarius of 159 – 160 AD. Rome. 3.12g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P.P. TR. P. XXIII, his laureate head rt. / PACI AVG COS IIII, Ceres standing lt., holding corn-ears and a sceptre. RIC.II.301; BMCRE 981. Good VF. $85 view item
658. -, AE-Sestertius of 142 AD. Rome. 28.33g. ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P. TR. P. COS III, his laureate head rt. / CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Concordia standing lt., holding Victory and legionary standard, S-C in fields. RIC.III.600; BMCRE 1232. Nice VF. $375 view item
659. -, AE-Sestertius of 142 AD. Rome. 25.24g. ANTONINVS AVG. PIVS P.P. TR. P. COS III, his laureate head rt. / APOLLONI AVGVSTI, Apollo standing front, head lt., holding a patera and a lyre, S-C in fields. RIC.III.598; BMCRE 1229. VF. $375 view item
660. -, AE-Sestertius of 149 AD. Rome. 23.86g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P.P. TR.P. XII, his laureate head rt. / TEMPORVM FELICITAS COS IIII, heads of Aurelius Antoninus and Lucilla upon crossed cornucopiae, S-C in fields. RIC.III.857; BMCRE 1827 note. Handsome VF. Commemorates the birth of twins to Caesar Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Jr, one of them the future empress Lucilla. $1,400 view item
661. -, AE-Sestertius of 158 – 159 AD. Rome. 23.89g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P.P. TR. P. XXII, his laureate head rt. / COS IIII, Antoninus sacrificing lt. over an altar, VOTA in ex, S-C in fields. RIC –; BMCRE -. Same type as RIC.II.858A, but XXII in stead of XII. Perhaps a die engraver’s error, as the portrait matches the style of that period. Nice VF and a handsome example. $300 view item
662. Divus Antoninus Pius. Died 161 AD. AR Denarius of 161 AD. Rome. 3.44g. DIVVS ANTONINVS AVG, his bare head rt. / CONSECRATIO, pyramidal crematorium. RIC.III.438; BMCRE 60. VF. $65 view item
663. Antoninus Pius w/Marcus Aurelius Caesar. c.140 – 144 AD. AE-33. Paphos?, Cyprus. 25.89g. AYTK. TAIL ADP. ANTWNINOC CEB E, laureate head of Antoninus Pius rt. / MAVPHLIOC KAICAP VIOC CEBAC, bare-headed and draped bust of Marcus Aurelius rt. BMC 48. VF and impressive. $500 view item
664. Diva Faustina Sr., the wife of Antoninus Pius, Augusta 138 – 141 AD. AR Denarius, after 147 AD. Rome. 3.33g. DIVA FAVSTINA, her diademed and draped bust rt. / AETERNITAS, sceptre leans against a draped throne, peacock stand before. RIC.III.353a. VF, nice commemorative type. $150 view item
665. Diva Faustina Sr., the wife of Antoninus Pius, Augusta 138 – 141 AD. AE-Sestertius, after 147 AD. Rome. 28.09g. DIVA FAVSTINA, her diademed and draped bust rt. / AVGVSTA, Vesta standing lt., sacrificing over an altar and holding a palladium, S-C in fields. RIC.II.1126; BMCRE 1522. Good VF. $300 view item
666. Marcus Aurelius. 161 – 180 AD. AE-23, as Caesar. Hadrianopolis, Thrace. 7.59g. AVPHLIOC OVHPOC KAICAP, his bare-headed and draped bust rt. / ADPIANOPOLITWN, Hygeia standing rt., feeding a serpent she holds in her arms. Varbanov III. 1618. Near EF with a beautiful glossy olive patina. $200 view item
667. Divus Marcus Aurelius, Died 180 AD. AR Denarius, struck by Commodus, 180 AD. 2.69g. DIVVS M. ANTONINVS PIVS, his bare head rt. / CONSECRATIO, eagle rt. on a thunderbolt, head lt. RIC.III.269; BMCRE 22. Nice VF. $75 view item
668. Faustina Jr., the wife of Marcus Aurelius, Augusta 147 – 175/6 AD. AR-Denarius of 161 – 175 AD. Rome. 3.25g. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / IVNO, Juno standing lt., holding a patera and sceptre, peacock at her feet. RIC.III.688; BMCRE 104. VF. $65 view item
669. -, AR Denarius of 161 AD. Rome. 3.43g. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, her diademed and draped bust rt. / SAECVLI FELICITAS, two infant boys upon a throne. RIC.III.711; RSC 90. Nice VF. $185 view item
670. -, AE-As of 154 – 156 AD. Rome. 11.07g. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG. F, her draped bust lt. / IVNO, Juno seated lt., holding a patera and sceptre, S-C in fields. RIC.III.1399 (with peacock). VF, scarce with bust left. $200 view item
671. Lucius Verus. 161 – 169 AD. AR Denarius OF 164 AD. Rome. 3.30g. L. VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, his laureate head rt. / TR.P. IIII IMP. II COS II, Mars standing rt., resting on a spear and a shield. RIC.III.515; BMCRE 282. VF, good portrait. $100 view item
672. Lucilla, the wife of Lucius Verus, Augusta 164 – 169 AD. AR Denarius of 164 – 166 AD. Rome. 3.25g. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F., her draped bust rt. / VESTA, Vesta standing lt., sacrificing out of a lituus over an altar and holding a palladium. RIC.III.788; BMCRE 325. EF with a very crisp reverse strike. $150 view item
673. Commodus. 177 – 180 AD. AE-Sestertius of 183 – 184 AD. Rome. 20.33g. M. COMMODVS ANTONINVS ACG PIVS, his laureate head rt. / ANNO. AVG TR. P. VIIII IMP. VII COS IIII P.P., Annona standing lt., holding a statuette of Concordia and a cornucopiae; to lt., a modius and corn-ears, to rt., a ship, on which are two figures and Victory, S-C in fields. RIC.III.442. Nice VF with great style and detail. Scarcer type. $450 view item
674. -, Billon Tetradrachm, Regnal Year 21, 180 – 181 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. 10.72g. M. AYPH. KOMM. ANTONINOC C., his laureate head rt. / Emperor in a quadriga rt., holding a sceptre, LKA above. Curtis 809; BMC 1429; Milne 2622. $200 view item
675. Crispina, the wife of Commodus, Augusta 177 – 182/3 AD. AE-Sestertius of 180 – 182 AD. Rome. 26.75g. CRISPINA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / SALVS, Salus seated lt., feeding a serpent which rises from an altar before her, S-C in fields. RIC.III.672a; BMCRE 420. VF. From an old collection, c.1920’s. $175 view item
676. Clodius Albinus, 195 – 197 AD. AR Denarius of 195 AD as Caesar. Rome. 3.42g. D. CLOD. SEPT. ALBIN. CAES, his bare head rt. / COS II, Asklepios standing with his serpent-staff. RIC.IV.2; BMCRE 88. Choice VF and well struck. $300 view item
677. Septimius Severus. 193 – 211 AD. AR Denarius of 195 – 196 AD. Laodicea ad Mare, Syria. 2.54g. L. SEPT. SEV. PERT. AVG. IMP. VII, his laureate head rt. / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing lt., holding scales and a cornucopiae. RIC -; RSC -. Choice VF, nice eastern style. $100 view item
678. -, AR Denarius, 197 AD. Laodicea ad Mare, Syria. SEPT. SEV. PERT. AVG IMP. VIIII, his laureate head rt. / PROFECTIO AVG, emperor on horseback rt., holding a spear. RIC.IV.494; BMCRE 466. Choice VF, scarce. This coin type appeared in Rome in 197, with same the legends, and celebrates the departure of Severus against the Parthians. $175 view item
679. -, AR Denarius of 198 – 202 AD. Laodicea ad Mare, Syria. 2.77g. L. SEPT. SEV. AVG. IMP. XI PART MAX, his laureate head rt. / P. MAX TR. P. VIII COS II P.P., Fides standing lt., holding basket of fruit and corn-ears. RIC.IV.511a. Choice EF. $100 view item
680. -, AR Denarius. Alexandria, Egypt. 2.99g. IMP. CAE. L. SEP. SEV. PERT. AVG, his laureate head rt. / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing lt., holding scales and a cornucopiae. RIC.IV.350A. aVF and a rare mint. $75 view item
681. Julia Domna, the wife of Septimius Severus. Augusta 193 – 217 AD. AR Denarius of 209 AD. Rome. 3.78g. IVLIA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / IVNO, Juno standing lt., holding a patera and sceptre, peacock at her feet. RIC.IV.559; BMCRE 38. EF. $100 view item
682. -, AR Denarius of 210 AD. Rome. IVLIA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / FORTVNAE FELICI, Fortuna seated lt., holding a cornucopiae and resting arm on a rudder, small figure before. RICIV.554; BMCRE 160, 27; RSC 58. EF. $100 view item
683. Caracalla. 198 – 217 AD. AE-23. Stobi, Macedon. 6.64g. M. AVR. ANTONINVS AVG, his laureate and cuirassed bust rt. / MVNICI STOBEN, City-Goddess standing with a cornucopiae and torch. Gaebler pl. XXII, 3. VF, nice bust style. $175 view item
684. -, AR Tetradrachm, 215 – 217 AD. Cyrrhestica, Hierapolis. 12.98g. AYT. K.M. A. ANTWNEINOC. His laureate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / DHMAPX EXEYPATOC, eagle standing ¾ to lt. on a lion, head rt., wreath in beak. Prieur 941v. VF. $1,200 view item
685. Plautilla, the wife of Caracalla, Augusta 202 – 205 AD. AR Denarius of 202 AD. Rome. 3.46g. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing lt., holding a patera and a sceptre. RIC.IV.363; BMCRE 236. VF, attractive toning. $100 view item
686. Geta. 209 – 212 AD. AE30, 4 Assaria. Anchialus, Thrace. 15.26g. AY. K. P. CEP. GETA C., his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / OYLPIANWN AGXIALE/WN, city-gates with twin towers; on top stands Zeus rt., in fighting pose, hurling a thunderbolt, chlamys over left arm, D in field lt. Varbanov 897. VF and a rare type. $325 view item
687. Elagabalus. 218 – 222 AD. AR Antoninianus of 219 AD. Rome. 4.68g. IMP. ANTONINVS AVG, his radiate and draped bust rt. / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing lt., holding a thunderbolt and sceptre, small figure of the emperor before, two standards behind. RIC.IV.90; RSC 66a. VF, scarcer reverse type. $150 view item
688. Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus. 218 – 222 AD. AE-As, 220 – 222 AD. Rome. 9.74g. IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, her draped bust rt. / VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus standing lt., holding an apple and sceptre, star in field rt., S-C in fields. RIC.IV.401. aVF, rare. $225 view item
689. Julia Maesa, sister of Julia Domna, Augusta 218 – 224/5 AD. AR Denarius of 219 AD. Rome. 3.69g. IVLIA MAESA AVG, her draped bust rt. / IVNO, Juno standing lt., holding a patera and a sceptre. RIC.IV.254; BMCRE 67. EF. $200 view item
690. -, AE-Sestertius of 218 – 220 AD. Rome. 17.58g. IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA, her draped bust rt. / PIETAS AVG, Pietas sacrificing lt. over an altar, S-C in fields. RIC.IV.414; BMCRE 389. VF, brown surfaces. Reverse double struck. $150 view item
691. Severus Alexander. 222 – 235 AD. AR Denarius of 227 AD. Rome. 2.35g. Brockage of the reverse. / P.M. TR.P. VI COS II P.P., Pax advancing lt., holding a branch and sceptre. RIC.IV.67. Choice VF. Rare and interesting. $100 view item
692. -, AR Denarius of 232 AD. Rome. 2.74g. IMP. ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, his laureate and draped bust rt. / MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing rt., holding a spear and shield. RIC.IV.246d. Nice EF. $135 view item
693. -, AE-25. Pella, Macedon. 8.64g. IMP. C. M. AVR. SEV. ALEXANDER AVG, his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / COL. IVL. AVG. PELLA, city-goddess seated lt., hand to her face. Varbanov III, 2850. aVF and a scarcer city. $100 view item
694. Orbiana, the wife of Severus Alexander. Augusta 225 – 227 AD. AE-As, 225 AD. Rome. 11.16g. SALL. BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt. / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Concordia seated lt., holding a patera and double cornucopiae, SC in ex. RIC.IV.656; BMCRE 298. Fine, scarce. $200 view item
695. Maximinus I. 235 – 238 AD. AR Denarius of 236 AD. Rome. 3.25g. IMP. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing lt., holding a baton and sceptre, globe at her feet. RIC.IV.13; BMCRE 86. Good VF. $75 view item
696. -, Sestertius. Rome. 18.76g. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. GERM., his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / P.M. TR.P. IIII COS. P.P., Emperor standing lt., placing hand on a standard and holding a sceptre, two standards to either side, S-C in fields. BMC 221. VF with a good portrait. $150 view item
697. Pupienus. 238 AD. AE-Sestertius. Rome. 20.25g. IMP. CAES. M. CLOD. PVPIENVS AVG, his laureate and draped bust rt. / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory standing lt., holding a wreath and palm, S-C in fields. RIC.IV.238a. aVF. $200 view item
698. Gordian III. 238 – 244 AD. AR Antoninianus of 242 – 244 AD. Antioch, Syria. 3.62g. IMP. GORDIANVS PIVS FEL. AVG, his radiate and cuirassed bust rt. / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Prince standing rt., holding a globe and spear. RIC.IV.216e. EF and superb for this mint. $100 view item
699. -, AE-27. Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. 13.43g. AVT. K.M. ANTN. GOPDIANOC AVG, his radiate and cuirassed bust rt., wearing aegis on far shoulder. / VP. CAB. MODECTOV NIKOPOLEITWN PPOC ICTPON, Nude Hermes standing lt., foot on a rock, holding a caduceus. Varbanov I, 3328 (Same reverse die). Choice VF with a nice portrait and one of the finest glossy green patinas we’ve handled. $525 view item
700. Otacilia Severa, the wife of Philip I. 244 – 249 AD. AR Antoninianus of 246 – 248 AD. 4.34g. M. OTACIL. SEVERA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt. on a crescent. / CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated lt., holding a patera and a cornucopiae. RIC.IV.125c. Near EF with good style. $75 view item
701. Philip II. 247 – 249 AD. AR Antoninianus of 247 AD. Antioch, Syria. 3.87g. M. IVL. PHILIPPVS AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / P.M. TR.P. IIII COS P.P., Felicitas standing lt., holding a caduceus and a cornucopiae. RIC.IV.232. Choice VF, good style and metal. $100 view item
702. -, AE27, Pentassarian. Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. 14.66g. M. IOVLIOC FILIPPOC KAICAP, confronted busts of Philip II, draped rt., and Serapis, draped lt. / MARKIANOPOL/EITWN, coiled serpent, head lt. Nice EF, crisp details. Ragged edge to flan. $250 view item
703. Herennia Etruscilla, the wife of Trajan Decius, Augusta 249 – 251 AD. AE-Sestertius of 250 - 251 AD. Rome. 14.87g. HER. ETRVSCILLA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt. / PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated lt., drawing veil and holding a sceptre, SC in ex. RIC.IV.136b. aVF. $125 view item
704. Valerian I. 253 – 260 AD. Antoninianus of 254 AD. Rome. 3.34g. IMP. C.P. LIC. VALERIANVS AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / SALVS AVG, Salus standing lt., feeding a serpent rising from an altar. RIC.V.121. VF. $50 view item
705. Valerian II. 253 – 255 AD. Antoninianus of 254 – 255 AD. Rome. 3.25g. P. LIC. VALERIANVS CAES, his radiate and draped bust rt. / PIETAS AVGG, Sacrificial implements. VF, weakly struck. Good metal. Scarce. $75 view item
706. Gallienus. 253 – 268 AD. Antoninianus, 255 – 256 AD. Asian Mint. IMP. C. P. LIC. GALLIENUS P.F. AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / PIETAS AVGG, Valerian & Gallienus sacrificing at an altar. RIC.V.446. EF. $100 view item
707. Salonina, the wife of Gallienus, Augusta 254 – 268 AD. Antoninianus. Rome. 3.57g. SALONINA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt. on a crescent. / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing lt., holding a patera and a sceptre, peacock at her feet. RIC.V.592. EF. $75 view item
708. -, Antoninianus, 265 – 266 AD. Rome. 3.59g. COR. SALONINA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt., on crescent. / IVNONI CONS AVG, doe walking lt., D in ex. RIC.V.16. EF, some reverse weakness. $100 view item
709. Postumus. 259 – 268 AD. Antoninianus. Cologne. 2.78g. IMP. C. POSTVMVS P.F. AVG, his radiate and draped bust rt. / PACATOR ORBIS, radiate and draped bust of Sol rt. RIC.V.317. VF, scarce. $120 view item
710. Claudius II, ‘Gothicus’. 268 – 270 AD. Antoninianus of 269 AD. Kyzicus. IMP. C. M. AVR. CLAVDIVS AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust lt., 3 pellets below. / PAX AETERNA, Pax standing lt., holding a branch and sceptre, S.P.Q.R. in ex. RIC.V.237. VF, with great style. $135 view item
711. Aurelian. 270 – 275 AD. Antoninianus of 271 AD. Serdica. 4.16g. IMP. AVRELIANVS AVG, his radiate head rt. / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Emperor standing rt., receiving a globe from Jupiter who stands lt., holding a sceptre, S in field lt., SERD in ex. RIC.V.265. VF. Rare first issue from Serdica with mint name spelled out in exergue. $250 view item
712. -, Antoninianus of 274 AD. Rome. 4.11g. IMP. AVRELIANVS AVG, his radiate and cuirassed bust rt. / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing lt., treading on a captive and holding a globe, VI in ex. RIC.V.62. Nice EF, flan crack. $75 view item
713. Probus. 276 – 282 AD. Antoninianus of 277 AD. Siscia. 4.04g. IMP. C.M. AVR. PROBVS P.F. AVG, his consular bust lt., radiate, holding an eagle-tipped sceptre. / SOLI INVICTO, Sol in a facing quadriga of horses above the clouds. RIC.V.911. EF and a scarcer type with the depiction of the clouds beneath the horses. $100 view item
714. -, Antoninianus of 277 AD. Serdica. 3.63g. IMP. C. M. AVR. PROBVS P. AVG, his radiate bust lt., wearing consular robes and holding an eagle-tipped sceptre. / SOLI INVICTO, Sol in a facing quadriga of horses, raising hand and holding a whip, KAD in ex. RIC.V.861h. EF. $95 view item
715. -, Antoninianus of 278 – 279 AD. Tripolis, Phoenicia. 4.62g. IMP. C. M AVR. PROBVS AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / CLEMENTIA TEMP., Probus standing rt., holding a sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter who stands lt., holding a sceptre, crescent below, KA in ex. RIC.V.II.928. VF, silvered. Scarcer mint. $75 view item
716. Numerian. 283 – 284 AD. Antoninianus. Tripolis, Phoenicia. 3.88g. IMP. C.M. AVR. NVMERIANVS P.P. AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VIRTVS AVGG., Numerian standing rt., holding a sceptre and receiving globe from Jupiter, who stands lt., holding a sceptre, a star and TR between, XXI in ex. RIC.V.470. VF. Scarcer mint. $75 view item
717. Carinus. 283 – 285 AD. Antoninianus. Cyzicus. 3.73g. IMP. M. AVR. CARINVS P.F. AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / CLEMENTIA TEMP., Carinus standing rt., holding a sceptre and receiving trophy from Jupiter who stands lt., holding a sceptre, D below and XXI in ex. RIC.V.324. Near EF with a strong portrait. $75 view item
718. Diocletian. 284 – 305 AD. Pre-Reform Radiate of 285 AD. Lugdunum, Gaul. 3.66g. IMP. C.C. VAL. DIOCLETIANVS P.F. AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing lt., holding a thunderbolt and a sceptre, A in field lt. RIC.V.46. EF. $75 view item
719. -, Pre-Reform Radiate of 285 – 286 AD. Antioch, Syria. 3.76g. IMP. C. C. VAL. DIOCLETIANVS P.F. AVG, his radiate, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing rt., holding a globe and sceptre, facing Hercules standing lt., holding Victory, club and lion’s skin, crescent and D between them, XXI in ex. RIC.V.323. EF with full silvering. A fine example. $85 view item
720. Maximianus, 286 – 305 AD. Pre-Reform Radiate of 285 – 286 AD. Antioch, Syria. 5.26g. IMP. C.M. AVR. VAL. MAXIMIANVS P.F. AVG, his radiate and cuirassed bust rt. / IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing rt. facing Hercules who stands lt., E below, XXI in ex. RIC.V.622. EF. $75 view item
721. Galeria Valeria, 308 – 311 AD. AE-Follis of 308 – 310 AD. Alexandria, Egypt. 6.15g. GAL. VALERIA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt. / VENERI VICTRICI, Venus standing lt., holding an apple and drawing drapery from shoulder, K/B – P in fields, ALE in ex. RIC.VI.110. VF, brown surfaces. $75 view item
722. Maximinus II, Daia. 309 – 313 AD. AE-Follis of 309 AD, as Caesar. Kyzicus. 6.67g. GAL. VAL. MAXIMINVS NOB C., his laureate head rt. / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing lt., holding a patera and a cornucopiae, G and star in fields, MKV in ex. RIC.VI.55. EF. $95 view item
723. Great Persecution, AE Quarter Nummus, c.310 – 313 AD. Antioch, Syria. 1.90g. GENIO ANTIOCHENI, the Tyche of Antioch seated facing; the river-god Orontes swimming below. / APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing lt., holding pater and lyre, Z in field rt., SMA in ex. Vagi 2954. EF. Issued during the Great Persecution of Christians in the east by Diocletian, Galerius and Maximinus II Daia. Very scarce in this condition. $175 view item
724. Licinius I. 308 – 324 AD. AE-Follis of c.312 – 313 AD. Thessalonica. 3.76g. IMP. LIC. LICINIVS P.F. AVG, his laureate and draped bust rt. / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN, Jupiter standing lt., holding Victory and a sceptre, eagle at his feet TSA in ex. RIC -. Nice EF, unlisted in RIC. $100 view item
725. -, AE-Follis of 317 AD. Heraclea. 4.24g. IMP. LICINIVS AVG, his laureate consular bust lt., holding mappa and sceptre. / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with three turrets, MHTA in ex. RIC.VII.17. Nice EF, full silvering. $75 view item
726. -, AE-Follis of 319 AD. Thessalonica. 3.76g. IMP. LICINIVS AVG, his laureate and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTORIA AVGG NN, Victory standing lt., holding a wreath and palm, TS.A in ex. RIC.VII.61(R2). VF and a rare type. $125 view item
727. Constantine I. 307 – 37 AD. AE-Follis of c.312 AD. Thessalonica. 4.66g. CONSTANTINVS P.F. AVG, his laureate head rt. / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing lt., holding a globe and sceptre; wreath in field lt., D in field rt., SM.TS in ex. RIC.VII.50b. Nice EF, silvered. $100 view item
728. -, AE-Follis of 318 – 319 AD. Ticinum. 3.02g. IMP. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, his helmeted and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing one another, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar, PT in ex. RIC.VII.82. VF, choice portrait. $50 view item
729. -, 307 – 337 AD. AE-Follis of 328 – 329 AD. Siscia. 3.57g. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with two turrets, star above, BSIS with crescents in ex. RIC.VI.215. VF. $50 view item
730. Helena, Augusta 324 – 328/30 AD. AE-Follis of 318 – 319 AD as Nobilissima Femina. 3.40g. HELENA N.F., her draped bust rt. / Eight-point star in a laurel-wreath topped with a medallion. RIC.VII.50. Nice VF. Helena was the wife of Constantius I and mother of Constantine the Great. $375 view item
731. -, AE-4 struck c.330 AD under Constantine the Great and his sons. Constantinople. 1.68g. FL. HELENAE AVG., her diademed and draped bust rt. / PAX PVBLICA, Pax standing lt., holding branch and a sceptre, CONSE. in ex. RIC 33. Nice VF, good portrait. $75 view item
732. Julien II. 360 – 363 AD. Billon Majorina. Constantinople. 8.33g. D.N. FL. CL. IVLIANVS P.F. AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / SECVRITAS REIPVB., Apis bull standing rt., two stars above, CONSPA in ex. RIC.VIII.161. Choice VF+. $250 view item
733. Valentinian I. 364 – 376 AD. AE-3. Siscia. 2.26g. D.N. VALENTINIANVS P.F. AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor advancing rt., dragging a captive and holding a labarum, ASISCV in ex. RIC.IX.14a. Choice EF. $75 view item
734. Procopius. 365 – 366 AD. AE-3. Constantinople. 3.52g. D.N. PROCOPIVS P.F. AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust lt. / REIPARATIO FEL TEMP, Emperor standing lt., head rt., leaning on a shield and holding a labarum, chi-rho above, CONSA. In ex. Nice VF. Procopius lead a revolt against Valens with some marginal success, gaining the support of disaffected soldiers in Constantinople. After a reign of eight months, Procopius was defeated in battle at Nacolea in Phrygia on May 27, 366, then executed. $175 view item
735. Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius I. Augusta 379 – 386/8 AD. AE-4 (Nummus Minimus). Constantinople. 1.35g. AEL. FLACCILLA AVG, her diademed and draped bust rt. / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated rt., inscribing on a shield set on a column, CONA in ex. RIC.IX.61. EF and superb for this small denomination. $200 view item
736. Magnus Maximus, 383 – 388 AD. AR Siliqua. Trier. 1.44g. D.N. MAG. MAXIMVS P.F. AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated facing, holding a spear and a globe, TRPS in ex. RIC.IX.84b. VF, slightly clipped. $275 view item
737. Johannes, 423 – 425 AD. AE-4 (Nummus Minimus). Rome. 1.33g. {D.N. IOHAN}NES P.F. AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / {SALVS REIP}VBLICE, Victory advancing lt., holding a trophy and dragging a captive. RIC.X.1920. Fine and rare. $200 view item
738. Valentinian III. 425 - 455 AD. AV Solidus of 425 – 426 AD. Ravenna. 4.46g. IMP. PLA. VALENTINIANVS P.F. AVG, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTORIA AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross and Victory on globe, his right foot on head of human-headed serpent; R-V/COMOB. RIC.X.2010; DOCLR 841; Depeyrot 13/1. Nice VF. $600 view item
Byzantine Empire
739. Anastasius. 495 – 518 AD. AV Solidus. Constantinople. 4.47g. D.N. ANASTASIVS P.P. AVG, his helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding a sceptre and shield. / VICTORIA AVGGGG, Victory standing lt., holding a staff, CONOB in ex. D.O. 7c. Mint State, flat area on reverse. $300 view item
740. Justinian I. 527 – 565 AD. AV Tremissis. Constantinople. 1.45g. D.N. IVSTINIANVS P.P. AVI, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing lt., holding a wreath and a globus cruciger, star to rt., CONOB in ex. BMC 22; SB 145. VF, double struck. $210 view item
741. Justin II. 565 – 578 AD. AV Semissis. Constantinople. 2.19g. D.N. IVSTINVS P.P. AV, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory seated rt., on a trophy, inscribing on a shield, CONOB in ex. D.O. 12. Mint State. $200 view item
742. Tiberius II, Constantine. 578 – 582 AD. AV Tremissis. Constantinople. 1.49g. D.M. CONSTANTINVS P.P. AVI, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTOR TIBERI AVG, cross potent, CONOB in ex. SB 425. Nice EF, good portrait. $210 view item
743. Tiberius II, Constantine. 578 – 582 AD. AV Tremissis. Constantinople. 1.48g. D.M. CONSTANTINVS P.P. AVI, his diademed, draped and cuirassed bust rt. / VICTOR TIBERI AVG, cross potent, CONOB in ex. SB 425. Nice EF. $210 view item
744. Heraclius, 610 – 641 AD. AV Solidus. Constantinople. 4.36g. Standing figures of Heraclius at center, Heraclonas on lt., and Heraclius Constantine on rt. / VICTORIA AVGYG, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in ex. D.O. 43. Nice EF. $300 view item
745. Constans II. 644 – 668 AD. AV Solidus. Constantinople. 4,34g. CONSTANTINYS C. CONSTAN, facing busts of Constans and Constantine IV. / VICTORIA AVGYD, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in ex. D.O. 25. EF. $200 view item
746. Basil I. 867 – 886 AD. AR Miliaresion. Constantinople. 3.07g. IHSYS XRISTYS NICA, cross potent on three steps, globe beneath. / +bASI / LIOS CE / CONSTAN / TIN’ PISTV / bASILIS / ROMEO’ in six lines. D.O. 7; SB 1708. Superb EF. $325 view item
747. Constantine VII with Romanus I. 920 – 944 AD. Lead Bullae, 35m |
