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Septimius Severus (193-211). Æ Sestertius 31 mm. 22.7 gm. Rome, AD 210. Obv: L SEPT SEVE RVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head r. Rev: PM TRP XVIII COS III PP, Two Victories standing facing each other, attaching shield to palm-tree; two captives seated below. S C , RIC IV 796. Rare.

Thrace, Pautalia, Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Hemiassarion Ae 18. Infant Dionysos. Very Rare.

Thrace. Pautalia. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Hemiassarion Ae 18 mm. 2.7 gm. Obv: AVT KAI M AVPH ANTΩNINOC Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right. Rev. ΠΑVΤΑΛΙ-ΩΤΩΝ Infant Dionysos seated to right in cradle, resting his right hand on back of cradle and holding filleted thyrsos with his left. Cf. RPC IV Online temp. 8790 (bust). Cf. Ruzicka 60 (bust). Cf. Varbanov 4455 corr (bust). Very rare and seemingly unpublished.

Antoninus Pius (138-161). Æ Sestertius. Aeneas fleeing Troy, with his father Anchises and son Ascanius. Extremely Rare.

Antoninus Pius (138-161). Æ Sestertius 32 mm. 24.9 gm. Rome, c. 141-3. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PI VS PP TRP COS III, Laureate head r. Rev: S C, Aeneas advancing r., carrying Anchises and leading Ascanius. RIC III 627. Banti 373 (4 specimens). Smoothing in the fields and possible tooling in the reverse. Extremely Rare and among the finest known. Only 5 other examples offered in the past 20+ years, the majority of which were graded VG to F.

Caracalla, AD 198 – 217, Sestertius. Ex M&M 2006. Rare.

$2,495.00

Caracalla, AD 198 – 217, Sestertius dated 215. AE 31 mm. 20.8 gm. Obv: M AVREL ANTONINVS – PIVS AVG GERM Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev: P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS IIII P P Caracalla in military attire, standing l., r. foot on crocodile, holding spear; to l., Isis advancing r. towards him, holding two ears of corn and sistrum. In exergue, S C. C 334. BMC 285. RIC 544. Choice original patina. Ex M&M sale 20, 2006, 340

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ As. Temple of Vesta. Rare.

Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ As 26 mm. 10.2 gm. Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 196-211. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right. Rev: vesta mater, Six Vestals sacrificing in front of the Temple of Vesta. RIC IV 892a (Septimius Severus). (R2) Very Rare, Choice original patina.

Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm

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Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm 30 mm. 16.3 gm. Amphipolis mint. Struck 288/7-282/1 BC. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right. Rev: Athena Nikephoros seated left; monograms to inner left, outer right, and in exergue. Thompson 208; Müller –

Pescennius Niger, AD 193 – 194 Ar Denarius

$2,295.00

Pescennius Niger, AD 193 – 194 Ar Denarius 18 mm. 3.0 gm. Antioch. Obv: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, Laureate head right. Rev: FIDES EXER-CITVI, Three Legionary standards, with a centre shield engraved VI-/C AV-/G. RIC 19; C. 20. Minor scuff on obverse. One of Niger’s rarest and most interesting reverse types. Prof. Buttrey, who is preparing a die study of the coinage of Pescennius Niger and has recorded over 1000 examples, states that only 6 examples with this reverse type are known to him, three with a draped and cuirassed bust, and three with laureate heads..

Galatia. Ancyra. Antinous (Died 130). Ae 33. “Hadrian’s Favourite” Very Rare.

$3,195.00

Galatia. Ancyra. Antinous (Died 130). Ae 33 mm. 26.3 gm. Iulius Saturninus, legatus augusti. Obv: ΘΕΟϹ ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟϹ. Bare-headed and draped bust right. Rev: ΙΟΥΛ ϹΑΤΟΡΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΝΚΥΡΑΝΟΙϹ. Antinous as Mên standing left, with chiton, cloak and oriental tiara, crescent on shoulder, holding anchor and sceptre. RPC III 2837 (1 specimen). Very rare.

Kings of Armenia Minor. Aristobulus with Salome (54-92). Ae. 21. “Bring me the head of John the Baptist”. Extremely Rare.

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Kings of Armenia Minor. Aristobulus with Salome (54-92). Ae. 21.5 mm. 8.3 gm. Dated RY 13 (66/7). Obv: BACIΛEΩC APICTOBOVΛOV ET IΓ, Diademed and draped bust of Aristobulus left. Rev: BACIΛIC-CHC CAΛOMHC, Diademed and draped bust of Salome left. Meshorer 365 var. or corr. (date); Hendin 1257a; RPC I 3840 var. or corr. (same). Extremely rare, with only a small handful known.

Matthew 14 1-13:

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. 9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

Although neither Matthew nor Mark mention the name of Herodias’ daughter, we are told by Josephus in Chapter 5, Book 18 of his Jewish Antiquities that she was named Salome. Following the death of her first husband (and uncle), Philip the tetrarch in AD 34, Salome married her cousin Aristobulus. Aristobulus was appointed by Nero in 55 to be King of Armenia Minor. This example of the extremely rare issue shows nearly complete legends on both the obverse and reverse.

Second Triumvirate, Octavian and M. Aemilius Lepidus. Ar Denarius. 42 BC. Rare.

Second Triumvirate. Octavian und M. Aemilius Lepidus. Ar Denarius. 42 BC. 18 mm. 3.6 gm. Obv: LEPIDVS PONT MAX III V R P C. Bare head of M. Aemilius Lepidus facing right. Rev: C CAESAR IMP III VIR R P C. Bare head of Octavian facing right. Cr. 495/2d. Exceptional portrait of Lepidus. Rare.

Lydia. Mostene. Lucius Verus, 161-169. Tetrassarion Ae 30. Rare.

$395.00

Lydia. Mostene. Lucius Verus, 161-169. Tetrassarion Ae 30 mm. 14.2 gm. Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΑΥΡ ΒΗΡΟϹ ϹЄ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus to right, seen from behind. Rev: ΜΟϹΤΗΝΩΝ ΛΥΔΩΝ Radiate Apollo-Mên, holding bipennis over his soulder, riding horse to right; below raised foreleg, lighted altar; to right, cypress tree. GRPC Lydia 53. RPC IV.2 online 1338. Rare.

Probus, 276-282. Antoninianus Siscia, c. 277. Extremely Rare.

$649.00

Probus, 276-282. Antoninianus (Silvered bronze, 22 mm, 2.9 gm. Siscia, c. 277. Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus to right. Rev: SISCIA PROBI AVG / XXIQ Siscia seated to left on throne, holding a long diadem with both hands; to left and right, the river-gods Savus and Colapsis holding urns from which water flows. Cohen 635. RIC 765. ROA5533. Much of the original silvering remaining. Extremely Rare and exceptionally well preserved.

Siscia, the nearest mint to Probus’ home town of Sirmium, may have maintained a close relationship with the emperor, as indicated by this unusual reverse type which proclaims the emperor’s origin in the region (ORIGINI AVG, RIC 701-3) or call him ‘our Augustus’ (VICT PROBI AVG NOSTRI, RIC 793-4). This very rare issue from Siscia the ‘[town] of Probus Augustus shows the personification of Siscia flanked by the river-gods Savus and Colapsis. One of the very few examples of the portrayal of a local motive on a Roman imperial coin. Siscia, located on the confluence of the Savus (Sava) and the Colapsis (Kupa) in modern-day Croatia, was a strategically important location. It was here that the Sava became navigable and served as a reliable transport route between the military infrastructure of Northern Italy and the Danube frontier. The initiative for this extraordinary coin likely came from local officials at the imperial mint. Probus apparently favored his home region – likely due to of its strategic position and importance as a recruitment area for the Roman Legions.

Mysia. Cyzicus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Ae 40 Medallion. Very Rare.

Mysia. Cyzicus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Medallion Orichalcum, 40 mm. 28.1 gm. circa 161-192. Obv: ΚΟΡΗ ϹΩΤЄΙΡΑ ΚYΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ Draped bust of Kore Soteira (with features of Faustina Junior?) to right, wearing wreath of grain ears. Rev: ΝЄΟΚΟΡΩΝ / ΚYΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ Attis, with his legs tied, reclining left on cushions, holding patera in his right hand and leaning left on support; to left, the emperor (or the hero Kyzikos?) standing right, holding patera in his right hand and spear in his left; to right, musician or priest standing left, playing lyre; in the back, tree; in exergue, bull walking left towards altar. BMC 175. RPC IV.2 online 757. Very rare.

Kings of Macedon. Alexander III – Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Circa 333-305 BC. Æ Unit. Extremely Rare.

$949.00

Kings of Macedon. Alexander III – Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Circa 333-305 BC. Æ Unit 19 mm. 8.8 gm. In the name of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in the Troad (Alexandreia Troas?). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast biga right; trident head below. Price 1587; Bellinger A1; Meadows, Earliest, p. 49 and pl. 3, 1. Extremely rare, only six published: 3 in excavations at Troas, one each in the BM and BN, and Bellinger noted an example in Imhoof-Blumer’s collection (current disposition is unknown, but illustrated in AMNG III/2, pl. XXXI, 26); ref: CNG 114 lot 125 (sold for $1900 + BP) GRA5652

Bellinger attributed this issue to Troas. Price thought the issue was from the Troad, but deferred to Bellinger on it’s placement at Alexandreia. Meadows agrees with Price that it likely is from the Troad.

Anonymous, Time of Gallienus AD 253-268. Sestertius. Very Rare.

Anonymous, Time of Gallienus AD 253-268. Sestertius. Ae 29 mm. 14.0 gm. Rome. Obv: GENIVS PR. Radiate bust of Genius right, with features of Gallienus. Rev: INT / VRB. Large S C within wreath. MIR 702h; RIC 2 (Interregnum; sestertius). Very Rare. This rare bronze issue was previously attribiuted to the Interregnum period between Aurelian and Tacitus. It is now believed to be a commemorative issue struck by Gallienus to celebrate his victories over the Herulians and Goths. Gallienus was murdered in Milan before his planned triumphant return to Rome.

Bithynia, Koinon of Bithynia, Hadrian (117-138). Ae 33

$395.00

Bithynia, Koinon of Bithynia. Hadrian (117-138). Ae 33 mm. 21.0 gm. Obv: AVT KAIC TRAI AΔPIANOC CЄB. Laureate head right. Rev: KOINON BЄIΘVNIAC. Octastyle temple façade set on podium of three steps, pellet in field between central columns; in pediment, ornate entablature consisting of metopes, each with central pellet; above, male figure standing facing, holding patera over lighted altar and holding scepter, pellet to left and right; aphlasta as acroteria. RG 38; cf. SNG von Aulock 284; SNG Copenhagen 324 var. (bust type); BMC 12.

Cilicia, Aegeae, Caligula Æ Tetrassarion. Ae 28, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Very Rare.

Cilicia, Aegeae, Caligula Æ Tetrassarion Mi-, magistrate. Dated year 87 = AD 40/41. Ae 28 mm. 13.3 gm. Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Alexander the Great to right. Rev: AIΓAIΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ KAI AΥTONOMOΥ – bare head of Julius Caesar to right; ZΠ (date) over MI behind. Countermark below chin of Alexander. Ref: RPC I 4036; SNG Levante 1691. The Cilician city of Aegeae (Greek: city of goats) was a town of Macedonian origin founded in memory of the victory of Alexander over the Persians at Issos. Although neither portrait is explicitly identified, they are considered to represent Alexander the Great – city founder and Julius Caesar – restorer of the city’s status in the empire. Very Rare.

Boeotia, Tanagra. Early-mid 4th century BC. AR Stater. Very Rare. ex CNG

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Boeotia, Tanagra. Early-mid 4th century BC. AR Stater 21 mm. 12.0 gm. Obv: Boeotian shield Rev: Forepart of horse right, laurel garland around its neck; grapes below; all within concave circle. BCD Boiotia 264 (same rev. die). Rare. Ex CNG 72 lot 594 ($2300 hammer + BP)

Aeolis, Kyme, Commodus. AD 177-192. Ae 36. One of 4 known.

Aeolis, Kyme, Commodus. AD 177-192. Ae 36 mm. 20.4 gm. Obv: ΑVΤο Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΚοΜοΔοC laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from rear. Rev: ΕΠΙ ΤΡ ΚΟΡ ΛοΛΛΙΑΝΟV ΚVΜΑΙΩΝ (ΟV inverted in field) emperor (Commodus) on horseback, r., raising arm; to r., two soldiers standing, l., one with shield, the other with standard. BMC 135, RPC IV.2,209 (4 specimens) Very Rare.

Aemilian. AD 253. Æ Sestertius. Ex Johns Hopkins University Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts & Bank Leu, 16 May 1984). Very Rare.

Aemilian. AD 253. Æ Sestertius 29 mm. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: IOVI CONSERVAT S C, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter, protecting Aemilian standing left below thunderbolt. RIC IV 45. Glossy green patina. In NGC encapsulation 5872729-115, graded F, smoothing. From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Ex Johns Hopkins University Collection [inv. 799] (Part I, Numismatic Fine Arts & Bank Leu, 16 May 1984), lot 887. Will remove from slab at no charge upon request.

Phoenicia, Byblus, Diadumenian AD 218-218. Æ 27. Very Rare.

Phoenicia. Byblus. Diadumenian AD 218-218. Æ 27 mm. 13.5 gm. Obv: M OΠ ΔIAΔOVMЄNIANOC KA, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: BVBΛOV / IЄPAC, aedicula, with large arched ornate central bay and containing Tyche of Byblus, holding sceptre and being crowned by Nike set upon column. BMC 40-3. Very Rare.

M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus. 58 BC. AR Denarius

M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus. 58 BC. AR Denarius 16 mm. 4.0 gm. Rome mint. Obv: Nabatean King Aretas kneeling right, holding reins in left hand and olive branch tied with fillet in extended right hand before camel standing right; [M] • SCAVR/AED CVR above; EX S C across field; REX ARETAS in exergue. Rev: Jupiter driving galloping quadriga left, holding reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right; P HVPSAE/AED CVR in two lines above; CAPTV upwards to right; C HVPSAE COS/PREIVE in two lines in exergue. Crawford 422/1b; Sydenham 913; Kestner 3440-6; BMCRR Rome 3878; Aemilia 8.

Phrygia, Midaeum, Diadumenian (217-218). Ae 25 Statue of the Knidian Aphrodite. Very Rare.

Phrygia. Midaeum. Diadumenian (217-218). Ae 25 mm. 10.0 gm. Obv: M ANT ΔIAΔOYMENIANON KA. Bare-headead, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: MIΔAEΩN. Statue of the Knidian Aphrodite standing facing, head left, nude, covering herself with her hand and holding robe. Von Aulock, Phrygien 811-2. Very rare

Galatia. Ancyra. Vespasian (69-79). Ae 32. Rare.

Galatia. Ancyra. Vespasian (69-79). Ae 32 mm. 16.3 gm. Cn. Pompeius Collega, legatus Augusti. Obv: ΑΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ. Laureate head right. Rev: ΕΠΙ ΓΝ Π ΚΟΛΛΗΓΑ ΠΡΕΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ / ΑΝ-ΚΥ/ΡΑ-Σ. Hexastyle temple on podium, with pellet in pediment. RPC II 1618; SNG von Aulock 6130. Rare.

Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Gordian III (238-244). Ae 27. Hercules and the Cretan Bull. Rare.

Thrace. Hadrianopolis. Gordian III (238-244). Ae 27 mm. 10.4 gm. Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AΔPIANOΠOΛEITΩN. Hercules standing right, restraining Cretan bull by grabbing its horn and neck. RPC VII.2 – (unassigned; ID 67331); Varbanov 3706. Rare.

Titus, as Caesar AD 76-78. “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch Ar Denarius

$749.00

Titus, as Caesar AD 76-78. “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch Ar Denarius. 17 mm. 2.8 gm. Obv: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: Jewess seated right, in attitude of dejection under palm tree; to left, emperor. RIC 1562; RPC II 1934.

Phrygia. Hierapolis. Annia Faustina, Augusta, 221. Diassarion Ae 23. Very rare and the finest of three known.

$749.00

Phrygia. Hierapolis. Annia Faustina, Augusta, 221. Diassarion Ae 23 mm. 5.3 gm. Obv: ΑΝΝΙΑ ΦΑΥϹΤЄΙΝ[Α ϹЄ]Β, Diademed and draped bust of Annia Faustina to right; to right, countermark: male figure standing facing, holding globe in his right hand and scepter in his left, within oval incuse. Re:. ΙЄΡΑΠΟΛЄΙΤΩ[Ν ΝЄΩ]ΚΟΡΩ/Ν Tyche (?) standing front, head to left, holding branch (?) in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. RPC VI online 5454.3 (This coin) (3 specimens). For countermark, Howgego 278. Very rare and the finest of three known.

Seleukid Kings. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC. Ar Tetradrachm. Rare.

$2,995.00

Seleukid Kings. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-281 BC. Ar Tetradrachm, 25 mm, 14.3 gm. Susa, circa 305/4-295. Obv: Bust of Alexander the Great, with the features of Seleukos, as Dionysos to right, wearing Attic helmet covered with a panther skin and adorned with bull’s ear and horns, cheek guards lowered and panther skin tied around neck. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ Nike standing right, placing wreath on top of a trophy of arms to her right; to lower left and between Nike and trophy, monograms. SC 173.5b. Rare.

Galba AD 68-69. Sestertius. Rare.

$1,349.00

Galba AD 68-69. Sestertius Ae 35 mm., 26.2 gm. Rome mint. Obv: SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P Laureate head left Rev: CONCORDIA AVG, S C Concordia seated left on throne, holding olive branch and transversal scepter.RIC 381, BMC 55. Rare. Original green patina.

Judaea. Caesarea Paneas. Herod Philip the Tetrarch, 4 BC-AD 34. First portrait of a Jewish King. Extremely Rare.

$2,395.00

Judaea. Caesarea Paneas. Herod Philip 4 BC-AD 34. Year 5 = AD 1/2 Æ 21 mm. 10.0 gm. Obv: [KAICAP] CEBACT[OY], bare head of Augustus right. Rev: [???????? ?????????], bare head of Herod Philip right; in field, [LE]. RPC I 4938. Extremely Rare and the first issue to depict a Jewish King. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

Festival of Isis, mid 4th century. Æ 14. Very Rare.

Festival of Isis, mid 4th century. Æ 14 mm. 1.5 gm. Alexandria. Obv: DEO SARAPIDI, Draped bust of Serapis r., wearing modius. Rev: VOTA PVBLICA, Isis standing r., head l., on galley, supporting sail. Alföldi, 132 / pl. III, 48. Very Rare.

The Isis festival was a major celebration in Rome in the 3rd and 4th centuries, heralding the arrival of the ship of Isis (navigium Isidis) from Alexandria on 5 March. Besides Isis and Horus, other members of the Egyptian pantheon appear – Serapis, Anubis, Harpocrates, and Nilus. Such coins or tokens with imperial busts were first struck by Diocletian at Rome to mark the arrival of the ship, and the tradition continued through the 4th century; the latest imperial bust to appear is that of Valentinian II. Alföldi proposes that in the Middle Ages the festival associated with the Isis ship (also known as carrus navalis) became the car naval or carnival.

Cilicia. Mallos. Tiribazos (Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC). Stater

Cilicia. Mallos. Tiribazos (Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC). Stater. Ar 22 mm. 9.1 gm. Obv: Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in amphyx and sphendone. Rev: MAΛ. Head right, wearing satrapal headdress. SNG BN 392-3.

Sextus Pompey, Denarius. 37/36 BC.

$749.00

Sextus Pompey, Denarius. 37/36 BC. Ar 18 mm. 3.6 gm. Uncertain Sicilian mint. Obv: Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right, MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER around. Rev: Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders; PRÆF above, CLAS • ET • OR Æ/MARIT • EX • S • [C] in two lines in exergue. Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 7-10; RBW 1785.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Dupondius.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Dupondius 28 mm. 12.3 gm. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 77-78. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIANVS AVG COS VIII PP, Laureate head right, small globe at point of bust. Rev: FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC II 1210; Lyon 76. Exceptionally well preserved.

Aeolis. Kyme. Stephanophoric Tetradrachm (Circa 155-143 BC).

$895.00

Aeolis. Kyme. Stephanophoric Tetradrachm (Circa 155-143 BC). Kallias, magistrate. Ar 31 mm. 15.6 gm. Obv: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing tainia. Rev: KYMAIΩN / KAΛΛIAΣ. Horse prancing right; one-handled cup below; all within wreath. SNG Copenhagen 103.

C. Cassius Longinus. Ar. Fouree Denarius (42 BC). Caesar’s assassin. Rare.

C. Cassius Longinus. Ar. Fouree Denarius (42 BC). Ar 20 mm. 3.4 gm. Military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius, probably at Smyrna. P. Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Obv: C CASSI IMP, LEIBERTAS. Veiled, diademed and draped bust of Libertas right. Rev: LENTVLVS SPINT. Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/5. Rare.

Hadrian (117-138). As. Britannia, Very Rare.

Hadrian (117-138). As. Rome. Ae 26 mm. 8.3 gm. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery. Rev: PONT MAX TR POT COS III / S – C / BRITANNIA. Britannia seated facing, foot on rock, holding sceptre, shield to right.
RIC² 577a. (R2) Very Rare.

Sicily. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny (485-466 BC). Ar Tetradrachm.

$995.00

Sicily. Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny (485-466 BC). Ar Tetradrachm. 24 mm. 16.6 gm. Obv: Charioteer driving quadriga right; above, crowning Nike flying right. Rev: ΣVRAKOΣION. Diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer 143; HGC 2, 1306.

Caria. Bargylia. AR Drachm, 2nd-1st Century BC. Rare.

$395.00

Caria. Bargylia. AR Drachm, 2nd-1st Century BC. 2.1 gms. Veiled head of Artemis Kindyos right, rev. Stag standing right, monogram above and below. SNG v.Aulock 8074 var (symbols). Rare.

Divus Augustus Æ Dupondius. Rome, AD 37-41. Ae 29. Issued under Caligula.

Divus Augustus Æ Dupondius. Rome, AD 37-41. Ae 29 mm. 13.2 gm. Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS, radiate head to left; S-C across fields. Rev: CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus (or Caligula?) seated to left on curule chair, holding branch in right outstreched hand and globe in left. RIC I 56 (Gaius); BMCRE 88 (Caligula).

Orbiana Æ24 of Prusa ad Olympum, Bithynia. Circa 222-235. Suicide of Ajax. Finest of two known.

Orbiana (wife of S. Alexander) Æ24 of Prusa ad Olympum, Bithynia. Circa 222-235. 24 mm. 6.5 gm. Obv: Γ CEI EPE CAΛ BAP OPBIANH AV, diademed and draped bust right. Rev: ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ, Ajax, wearing helmet and balteus, falling on his sword before a rocky outcropping; shield on ground before him. RG 142 and Pl. CII, 9; RPC VI Online 3032 (temporary) corr. (obv. legend) & var. (arrangement of rev. legend); BMC -, cf. 27 (Elagabalus) for same rev. type. Extremely Rare and the finest of two known.

Tyre. Half Shekel (year 51 = 76/5 BC). Rare.

Tyre. Half Shekel (year 51 = 76/5 BC. Ar 21 mm. 7.1 gm. Obv: Laureate head of Melkart to right. Rev: TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background, in left field, club (AN-Δ in fields) (HGC 10, 358). Rare.

Constantine IV Pogonatus AD 668-685. Constantinople. Gold Solidus

Constantine IV Pogonatus AD 668-685. Constantinople. 10th officina Solidus Au 20 mm. 4.4 gm. Obv: P CONSTANЧS P P A, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif. Rev: VICTORA AVςЧ I, cross potent on three steps; CONOB in exergue. MIB 10; Sear 1157.

Manlia Scantilla (wife of D. Julianus) Æ Sestertius. Rare.

Manlia Scantilla (wife of D. Julianus) Æ Sestertius. 28 mm. 16.3 gm. Rome, AD 193. Obv: MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG, draped bust to right. Rev: IVNO REGINA, Juno standing to left, holding patera and sceptre, peacock at her feet; S-C across fields. RIC IV 18a (Julianus); BMCRE 32 (Julianus). Rare.

Vespasian Æ Sestertius. JUDAEA CAPTA

$995.00

Vespasian Æ Sestertius. 34 mm. 25.5 gm. Rome, AD 71. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head to right. Rev: IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree; to left, Vespasian, holding spear and parazonium, standing to right, with foot on helmet; to right, Jewish woman seated to right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning; SC in exergue. RIC II.1 167; C. 239; Hendin 775; BMCRE 543.

Ephesus. Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, AE 35 Medallion. Very Rare.

Ephesus. Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, . AE Medallion ø 35mm 25.1 gm. Obv: Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤ-ΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ, draped bust right. Rev: ΘΕΑ – ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ ΝΕΙ-ΚΗ Ε-ΦΕΣΙΩΝ, Nike standing with foot on globe, r., inscribing shield attached to palm-tree. Karwiese 310(b), J. Nollé, Chiron 33 (2003), pp. 459–84$$. RPC IV.2 2671 (3 specimens). Very Rare. Ex Peter Weiß, Kiel, between 1967 und 2015.

Thrace. Augusta Traiana. Marcus Aurelius (161-180). Ae 19. Hermaphrodite. Very rare.