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| Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Mitylene, Lesbos |   | No examples online!
In 56 A.D., Paul the Apostle stopped at Mitylene on the return trip of his third missionary journey (Acts 20:14). |
| SH63092. Brass AE 30, RPC I 2343, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, BMC Lesbos -, VF, weight 18.071 g, maximum diameter 30.1 mm, die axis 180o, Mytilene mint, c. 35 AD; obverse TI KAICAP CEBACTOC, Tiberius standing facing, patera in right M-Y/T-I; reverse KAICAP QEOC CEBACTOC, Divus Augustus riding left in elephant quadriga; very rare; $1000.00 (€770.00) |
| Galba, 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D. |  | On 8 June 68, the Roman Senate accepted Galba as emperor. The following day, four miles outside Rome, after being deserted by the Praetorian Guard, Nero committed suicide by stabbing himself in the throat. |
| SH63654. Orichalcum sestertius, BMCRE I 81, Cohen 190, RIC I 359 var (draped), SRCV I -, F, superb portrait, smoothing, weight 24.250 g, maximum diameter 34.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, obverse IMP SER GALBA CAES AVG P M TR P, laureate head right; reverse S - C / RO-MA, Roma standing left, Victory on globe in right presenting wreath, spear vertical behind in left; scarce; $850.00 (€654.50) |
| Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D. |  |
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| SL63631. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC III 1307, Cohen 178, NGC certified VF, strike 4/5, surface 2/5, fine style, edges filed, closed crack, weight 25.24 g, maximum diameter 32 mm, die axis 315o, Rome mint, Mar - Dec 161 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, cuirassed and draped bust right; reverse TR POT COS II S C, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus seated left on platform; on left, man standing below holding rod and palm; scarce; $750.00 (€577.50) |
| Philip I, the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Soli-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia |  | Aratos was a native of Soli. His chief pursuits were medicine, grammar, and philosophy. He studied with Menecrates in Ephesus, Philitas in Cos and Praxiphanes in Athens. About 276 he was invited to the court of the Antigonus II Gonatas, whose victory over the Gauls in 277 BC Aratus set to verse. There he wrote his most famous poem, Phaenomena ("Appearances"). He then spent some time at the court of Antiochus I Soter but returned to Pella where he died sometime before 240 B.C.
Comes with an old round coin ticket probably from Seaby 1960's or 1970's that references Milne, Numismatic Chronicle 1940, page 247, 40 (Notes on the Oxford Collection. 6, Phrygia to Galatia - Numismatic Chronicle, 5th ser. Vol. 20 (1940), p. 213-254, pls. XII-XIV). We do not hold NC 1940 and cannot verify the reference. |
| SH58900. Bronze hexassarion, Lindgren I 1605 (same dies); BMC Cilicia -, SNG BnF -, SNG Levante -, SNGvA -, SNG Cop -, SNG Pfälzer -, gF, weight 12.323 g, maximum diameter 32.4 mm, die axis 180o, Soli-Pompeiopolis mint, 245 - 246 A.D.; obverse AUT K IOU FILIPPOC EU CEB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, P - P across field; reverse POMPHIOPOL IAT (year 131) V (6 assaria), bare-headed, draped bust of Aratos right; ex Ancient Numismatic Enterprise; extremely rare; $720.00 (€554.40) |
| Faustina Junior, Augusta 146 - Winter 175/176 A.D., Wife of Marcus Aurelius |  | In Roman religion, Concordia was the goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. The cult of Concordia Augusta ("Majestic Harmony") was of special importance to the imperial household. She is usually depicted wearing a long cloak and holding a patera (sacrificial bowl), a cornucopia (symbol of prosperity), or a caduceus (symbol of peace). |
| RB26685. Orichalcum sestertius, SRCV II 4710, RIC III 1368, BMCRE IV 2198, VF, weight 19.689 g, maximum diameter 31.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 157 - 161 A.D.; obverse FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse AVGVSTI PII FIL S C, Concordia standing left, patera in extended right, cornucopia in left; $670.00 (€515.90) |
| Lot of 11 Roman Sestertii |  | |
| LT64552. Orichalcum sestertius, 11 coins, unattributed, the actual coins in the photograph, Fine or better; as-is, no returns; $600.00 (€462.00) |
| Lot of 11 Roman Sestertii |  | |
| LT64553. Orichalcum sestertius, 11 coins, unattributed, the actual coins in the photograph, Fine or better; as-is, no returns; $600.00 (€462.00) |
| Lot of 11 Roman Sestertii |  | |
| LT64554. Orichalcum sestertius, 11 coins, unattributed, the actual coins in the photograph, Fine or better; as-is, no returns; $600.00 (€462.00) |
| Lot of 11 Roman Sestertii |  | |
| LT64555. Orichalcum sestertius, 11 coins, unattributed, the actual coins in the photograph, Fine or better; as-is, no returns; $600.00 (€462.00) |
| Vitellius, 2 January - 20 December 69 A.D. |  | A.D. 69 is known as "The Year of the Four Emperors," in which four emperors, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian, ruled in a remarkable succession. |
| SH63773. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I 118, Cohen 67, SRCV I 2205, BMCRE I -, F, rough, smoothing, weight 21.782 g, maximum diameter 34.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Jul - Sep 69 AD; obverse A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate and draped bust right; reverse PAX AVGVSTI S C, Pax standing left, branch in right, cornucopia in left; ex Spink (with 1980s round ticket); very rare; $550.00 (€423.50) |
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