| Antioch, Syria (Antakiyah, Turkey) |  |
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| Licinius I, 11 November 308 - 18 September 324 A.D., with Licinius II Caesar |   | |
| SH35421. Bronze AE 3, Bastien, NC 1973, pp. 87 - 97; RIC VII 50 var (attributed to Heraclea, 320 - 321 A.D., only officina A, R4), VF, weight 3.590 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, die axis 330o, Antioch mint, 317 or 318 A.D.; obverse DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES (Domini Nostri Iovii Licinii Invicti Augustus et Caesar), confronted busts of Licinius I and II, holding trophy of arms between them; reverse I O M ET VIRTVTI DD NN AVG ET CAES (Iovi Optimo Maximo Virtuti Domini Nostri Augustus et Caesar), Jupiter standing left, naked except for cloak, head left, scepter in left, trophy of arms with two bound captives left; extremely rare; SOLD |
| Trebonianus Gallus, June or July 251 - July or August 253 A.D. |  | |
| RS45590. Billon antoninianus, RSC IV 34l, RIC IV 82, SRCV III 9628 (unusual coppery flan, possibly an ancient counterfeit), F, weight 2.718 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, 7th officina, Antioch mint, 251 - 252 A.D.; obverse IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, VII below; reverse FELICITAS PVBL, Felicitas standing left, turreted, long grounded caduceus vertical in right, cornucopia in left, VII in ex; SOLD |
| Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D. |  | A superb Pescennius Niger. Excellent centering on a large round flan, with mint luster in the field surrounding the portrait.
The reverse die is very rare and we could not find any other specimen. The three RIC 47a-d, IVSTITIA AVGVSTI specimens we found all have the cornucopia away from the body of the goddess, which is the normal way as seen on most coins. However our coin shows the cornucopia rotated and held close to the body. This type was also used for a RIC 45, the more common issue with short IVSTITIA AVG legend. |
| SH28188. Silver denarius, RIC IV 47d, Choice EF, weight 2.983 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right; reverse IVSTITIA AVGVSTI, Justitia standing left, scales in right, cornucopia in left; extremely rare R4; SOLD |
| Constantius I, May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D. |  | Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.
This type depicts Hercules holding the golden apples of the Hesperides. Diocletian and Maximian had placed themselves under the divine protection of Jupiter and Hercules respectively, Diocletian and Galerius calling themselves "Jovians' and Maximian and Constantius 'Herculians.'
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| SH08930. Gold aureus, RIC VI 8; Calico 4833a; Depeyrot p. 139, 9/4; Cohen 145, aVF/VF, weight 5.29 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, as caesar, 293 - 295 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right; reverse HERCVLI CONS CAES (Hercules protector of Caesar), Hercules standing facing, head left, leaning on club and holding apples, lion skin over shoulder, SMAX* in ex; very rare (RIC rarity R4, Calico rarity R1), conservative Sear grading, traces of mounting at 12 o'clock; SOLD |
| Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D. |  | |
| SH56927. Silver denarius, RSC III 75h, RIC IV 87d var. (also holding palm); BMCRE 315 var (rev. legend breaks), gVF, toned, some nice color, weight 3.044 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right; reverse VIC-TO-RIAE AVG, winged Victory standing left, nude to the waist, wreath in outstretched right, left hand on hip holding drapery; ex Nomos AG; ex Numismatik Lanz München, auction 138, lot 713, 26 Nov 2007; very rare; SOLD |
| Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D. |  | |
| SH22818. Silver denarius, RIC IV 34 var, cf. RIC IV 32 for obverse legend, aEF, weight 3.980 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse IMP CAES C PESCE NIGERISTI AVG, laureate head right; reverse INVICTO IMPERAT, trophy of arms, more arms piled at the base; rare; SOLD |
| Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D. |  | The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever. |
| SH28187. Silver denarius, cf. Lanz 114, 447 and CNG 61, 1848 (both with different obv legends); cf. RIC IV 29 for rev type (based on BMC specimen which doesn't actually exist), gVF but softly struck, weight 3.105 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, obverse [IMP CAES C] PESCE NIGER IVSTI AV, laureate head right; reverse FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, grounded long palm vertical in right, cornucopia in left; extremely rare; SOLD |
| Pescennius Niger, April to 1 June 193 - March, April or May 194 A.D. |  | |
| SH35846. Silver denarius, Unpublished; cf. RIC IV 72 aureus from Num. Chron., 1908, pp. 90 ff. (R5); RSC -, VF, weight 4.724 g, maximum diameter 17.9 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch mint, obverse [IMP CA]ES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head right; reverse ROMAE AETERNA-E, Roma seated left, cornucopia in right, left rests on a rudder on globe; unique?; SOLD |
| Jovian, 27 June 363 - 17 February 364 A.D. |  | In 351, Constantius Gallus built a new church in honor of Saint Babylas at Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, and transfered the remains of the bishop to it to neutralize the pagan effects of the nearby temple of Apollo. In 362, Julian consulted the oracle of Apollo at the temple in Daphne, but received no answer, and was told that it was because of the proximity of the saint. He had the sarcophagus of the martyr exhumed and removed. A few days later, on October 22, a mysterious fire broke out consuming the roof of the temple and the statue of the god, copied from Phidias' statue of Zeus at Olympia. Julian, suspecting angry Christians, closed the cathedral of Antioch and ordered an investigation. Ammianus Marcellinus reports "a frivolous rumor" laid blame on candles lit by a worshipper late the previous night (XXII, 13). John Chrysostom claimed a bolt of lightning set the temple on fire. The remains of Babylas were reinterred in a church dedicated to him on the other side of the River Orontes. |
| SH46443. Gold solidus, RIC VIII 223, SRCV 4082 var, aVF, light clipping, weight 3.894 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch, 9th officina mint, 27 Jun 363 - 16 Feb 364 A.D.; obverse D N IOVIAN-VS PEP AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Roma holding spear, and Constantinopolis holding scepter and foot on prow, enthroned facing, holding shield inscribed VOT V MVLT X, ANTQ in ex; rare (RIC R2); SOLD |
| Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D. |  | |
| SH33430. Silver denarius, BMCRE V277 - 278 var (obverse legend), RSC III 27 ff var (same), RIC IV 188 var (same), EF, weight 3.381 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, obverse ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse FELICITAS TEMP, galley with sail right, containing eight rowers and pilot holding rudder, acrostolium and standard at stern, sail or standard at prow; the finest example of the type FORVM has seen and a rare obverse variety (full spelling for FELIX instead of FEL); SOLD |
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