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| Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |   |
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| RX38386. Bronze drachm, Geissen 651; Dattari 1110; SNG Cop 264; BMC Alexandria p. 67, 557 var (date above), Fair, weight 15.135 g, maximum diameter 31.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 113 - 114 A.D.; obverse AVT TPAIAN API CEB GEPM DAKIK, laureate and draped bust right; reverse column topped by modius and flanked by winged uraeus serpents with skhent crowns, LIZ (year 17) in ex; rare; $50.00 (€34.75) |
| Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | In Greek mythology, Harpocrates is the god of silence. He was adapted by the Greeks from the Egyptian child god Horus. To the ancient Egyptians, Horus represented the new-born Sun, rising each day at dawn. When the Greeks conquered Egypt under Alexander the Great, they transformed the Egyptian Horus into their Hellenistic god known as Harpocrates, a rendering from Egyptian Har-pa-khered or Heru-pa-khered meaning "Har, the Child"). |
| 12136. Bronze dichalcos, Milne 693, SRCV II 3320 var (year), BMC Alexandria 561 var (year), VF, weight 1.221 g, maximum diameter 13.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 112 - 28 Aug 113 A.D.; obverse no legend, laureate head right; reverse no legend, hem-hem crown of Harpocrates, L I-V (year 16); attractive patina; scarce; $45.00 (€31.27) |
| Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 March 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Eusebeia was the Greek personification of piety; the Roman equivalent was Pietas. |
| 27417. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 4752, Geissen 3204, Curtis 1994, BMC Alexandria 2509, VF, weight 8.085 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 284 - 285 A.D.; obverse A K G OUAL DIOKLHTIANOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse Eusebeia (piety) standing left, veiled, dropping incense on altar with right, acerra in raised left, LA (year 1) left; $40.00 (€27.80) |
| Maximianus, 285 - 310 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Elpis was the Greek equivalent of the Roman Spes, the goddess of hope. She was traditionally defined as "the last goddess" (Spes, ultima dea), meaning that hope is the last resource available to men. Elpis personified hope for good harvests, and for children, and was invoked at births, marriages, and other important times. |
| 27370. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 5028, Curtis 2072, Geissen 3316, BMC Alexandria 2557, SNG Cop 1047, gVF, weight 7.651 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 291 - 28 Aug 292; obverse MAXIMI-ANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Elpis standing left, flower in right, raising drapery with left, star behind, L - Z (year 7) across fields; $38.00 (€26.41) |
| Probus, summer 276 - September 282 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| 27317. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 4640, Geissen 3155, BMC Alexandria 2436, gVF, weight 6.526 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 281 - 28 Aug 282 A.D.; obverse AK M AVP PPOBOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse eagle standing right, wings open, wreath in beak, L - Z (year 7) across fields; $36.00 (€25.02) |
| Maximianus, 285 - 310 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Elpis was the Greek equivalent of the Roman Spes, the goddess of hope. She was traditionally defined as "the last goddess" (Spes, ultima dea), meaning that hope is the last resource available to men. Elpis personified hope for good harvests, and for children, and was invoked at births, marriages, and other important times. |
| 27364. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 5123, SNG Cop 1059, Curtis -, Geissen -, BM Alexandria -, VF, weight 6.718 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 293 - 28 Aug 294; obverse MAXIMI-ANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse L ENATOY (year 9), Elpis standing left, flower in right, raising drapery with left, G in ex; very scarce; $33.00 (€22.93) |
| Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 March 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | Tyche (Greek for luck; the Roman equivalent was Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. Increasingly during the Hellenistic period, cities had their own specific iconic version of Tyche, wearing a mural crown (a crown like the walls of the city). |
| 27453. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 4821, Geissen 3230, Curtis 2025, BMC Alexandria 2524, gVF, weight 6.646 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 286 - 28 Aug 287 A.D.; obverse A K G OUA DIOKLHTIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Tyche standing left, rudder in right, double cornucopia in left, LG (year 3) right; flan flaw; $33.00 (€22.93) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 204 - 180 B.C. |  | The name of Ptolemy V Epiphanes appears on the Rosetta stone. He married Cleopatra I, the daughter of Antiochus III, and was the father of Ptolemy VI, VII, and Cleopatra II. Ptolemy V lost Palestine to the Seleukids at battle of Panium in 198 B.C. (Dan 11:13-16). |
| 15956. Bronze AE 14, Svoronos 1253, gF, weight 2.334 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 180o, Phoenicia, Tyre mint, obverse head of Zeus Ammon right, border of dots; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle with closed wings standing left atop fulmen, cornucopia with fillet on left shoulder, AP monogram between legs, large club in left field, border of dots around; scarce; $30.00 (€20.85) |
| Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 March 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt |  | |
| 27420. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 5014, Curtis 2041, BMC Alexandria 2478, Geissen 3225, SNG Cop 1002, F, weight 8.449 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 291 - 28 Aug 292 A.D.; obverse DIOKLHTIANOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Zeus seated left, patera in right, long vertical scepter in left, eagle at feet, L - H (year 8) across fields; $21.00 (€14.60) |
| Roman Provincial Egypt, c. 275 - 310 A.D. |  | These coins are unattributed by emperor and reverse type and may include scarcer types. To order more than one coin change the quantity in the shopping cart. If you order multiple coins will provide as many different types as possible. |
| SP27059. Billon tetradrachm, Lot includes Probus, Carinus, Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius I, and possibly other emperors, Fine or better, Alexandria mint, bargain priced, randomly selected from the actual coins in the photo, no flip or tag, one coin; $23.00 (€15.98) |
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