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| Marc Antony, Octavian and Lepidus, Triumvirs, 26 November 43 - 36 B.C. |   | RPC notes uncertainty regarding the reverse legend of this type. Apparently, none are fully and clearly legible. There is some question regarding the final Z. They note it may be X. On our example however, it seems clearly to be Z.
The Second Triumvirate officially expired after two five year terms in 33 B.C., but Octavian unilaterally expelled Lepidus in 36 B.C. While this effectively ended the three-man Triumvirate, Octavian and Mark Antony continued to serve as "triumvirs" despite their number. |
| 26040. Bronze AE 17, RPC I 2573, BMCRR 194 corr, VF, green patina, weight 3.400 g, maximum diameter 16.6 mm, die axis 0o, Ephesos mint, 39 B.C.; obverse three jugate heads of the Triumvirs right; reverse ARCIEREUS GRAM GLAUKWN EFE MAZAS, facing cult statue of Artemis with supports; ex CNG; $1100.00 (€764.50) |
| Macedonia, Under Roman Rule, c. 158 - 149 B.C. |  | This type was minted with Artemis' age ranging from childhood to maturity. "Artemis is presented as ageless in the sense that she is every age. These coins were all struck at the same time and the same place as hoard evidence verifies." -- Wayne Sayles, "Ancient Coin Collecting III, Numismatic Art of the Greek World"
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| GS38445. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 1310 - 1311, gVF, weight 16.520 g, maximum diameter 30.7 mm, die axis 0o, Amphipolis mint, obverse Macedonian shield (the whole obverse represents a shield) with bust of Artemis Tauropolos (Diana to the Romans) at the center facing right, bow and quiver at her shoulder; reverse MAKEDONWN / PRWTHS (First Macedonia Province), legend above and below club, AP monogram above, all within oak wreath, thunderbolt left; $580.00 (€403.10) |
| Diadumenian, mid May - 8 June 218 A.D., Hierapolis, Syria |  | |
| 30390. Billon tetradrachm, Prieur 945, gVF, weight 13.056 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 0o, Hierapolis mint, obverse AUT K M OPE ANTWNEINOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse DHMAR C EX UPATOC, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right, wreath in beak, lion beneath; $555.00 (€385.73) |
| Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 34 - 35 A.D. |  | Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver
Then one of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, 'What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?' And they covenanted with him for 30 pieces of silver. Matthew 26:14-15. Shekels of Tyre were the only currency accepted at the Jerusalem Temple and are the most likely coinage with which Judas was paid for the betrayal of Jesus.
After the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, some experts believe Herod the Great began to strike Tyre shekels and half shekels in Jerusalem. These coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The Jerusalem shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to PKE (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar. |
| 35417. Silver shekel, Prieur 1424, RPC I 4664, Hendin 919, VF, toned, weight 12.825 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, obverse laureate head of Melqarth right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TUROU IERAS KAI ASULOU (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle left, right foot on ship's ram, palm frond behind, RX (year 160 = 34/35 A.D.) and club left, KP over XE monogram right, Phoenician letter bet between legs; high relief obverse; $550.00 (€382.25) |
| 21181. Bronze AE 32, RPC I 5436 (1 example known to RPC, attributed to Livia, 2nd example and corrected to Demeter in supplement), F, countermark VF, weight 17.192 g, maximum diameter 32.1 mm, die axis 0o, Knidos mint, 1st century B.C.; obverse veiled and diademed bust of Demeter right [holding poppy], oval countermark of Cleopatra VII? right; reverse KNI..., Nike advancing left with wreath and palm; rare; $540.00 (€375.30) |
| Commodus, March or April 177 - 31 Dec 192 A.D., Anemurium, Cilicia |  | Anemorion was a mint of the kings of Commagene and later struck Roman Provincial coins in very small quantities. |
| 34524. Bronze AE 22, Weber -, BMC -, Choice VF, weight 4.371 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 180o, Anemurium mint, obverse AUTOK M AU KOMMODON AN, laureate bust right; reverse ANEMOY-PIEWN, helmeted bust of Athena right, date ETGI (retrograde) in ex; very rare; $465.00 (€323.17) |
| Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul of Syria, 57 - 55 B.C., Nysa-Scythopolis (Beth-Shean), Decapolis |  | Aulus Gabinius, Proconsul of Syria, was prominent in the late Republic. As tribune, he obtained for Pompey his command against pirates. Following the Roman seizure of Ptolemaic Cyprus in 58 BC, the Ptolemaic economy was in shambles. A shortage of money drove up interest rates and created widespread unemployment. A mob drove Ptolemy XII from Alexandria. Ptolemy XII paid Gabinius 10,000 silver talents to invade Egypt and restore him to his throne. Cleopatra was 13 and may have met a young cavalry officer under Gabinius, Marcus Antonius. The only coin portraits of Gabinius are on these rare issues of Nysa-Scythopolis.
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| SH15301. Bronze AE 19, Hendin 884, Meshorer 103, F, weight 6.883 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 45o, Nysa-Scythopolis (Beth-Shean) mint, obverse Gabinius' head right, wearing an ivy wreath, GAB behind; reverse GABINIC OIEN NUSHI (of the People of Gabinian Nysa), Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm; very rare; $450.00 (€312.75) |
| Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia |  | |
| 26490. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 717, SNG Levante 1717, Weber -, aVF, weight 13.596 g, maximum diameter 24.2 mm, die axis 0o, Aegeae mint, 117 - 118 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIC TRAIANOC ADRIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYC DXR AIGEAIWN, draped bust of Perseus right, harpa across shoulder, goat below; very rare; $430.00 (€298.85) |
| Philip I, 244 - late 249 A.D., Zeugma, Commagene, Syria |  | A tetrastyle temple is a temple with four columns. A peribolos is a court enclosed by a wall, especially one surrounding an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| 34265. Bronze AE 23, SNG Cop 32; BMC Syria p. 127, 29 var (capricorn left), Choice VF, weight 15.567 g, maximum diameter 29.0 mm, die axis 0o, Zeugma mint, 244 - 249 A.D.; obverse AUTOK K M IOUAI FILIPPO C CEB, laureate draped bust right, from behind; reverse ZEUGM-ATEWN, tetrastyle temple with peribolos enclosing the sacred grove of trees, statue of seated Zeus within temple, capricorn right in ex; $390.00 (€271.05) |
| Gordian III and Tranquillina, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Anchialus, Thrace |  |
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| RP38481. Bronze AE 27, Varbanov II 699, VF, weight 11.482 g, maximum diameter 26.6 mm, die axis 0o, obverse AUT K M ANT GORDIANOC AUGCEB TRANKULLINA, confronted busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina; reverse OULPIANWN AGCIALEWN, galley under sail left, containing five crew members, hull decorated with dolphin, fish and octopus right, waves below; $350.00 (€243.25) |
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