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SNG Poland, Volume 1, The archaeological and Ethnographical Museum in Lodz, Part 4 Galatia - Zeugitana
by Mariusz Mielczarek
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences; Hardback, 313 coins in SNG format with coins and descriptions on facing pages.BK09876. SNG Poland, Volume 1, The Archeological and Ethnographical Museum in Lodz, Part 4, Galatia - Zeugitana; SOLD
Monumental Coins
MONUMENTAL COINS
By
Marvin Tameanko
SNG Manchester (Great Britain VII)
SNG Manchester
Great Britain Volume VII
Manchester University Museum, The Raby and Güterbock Collections
BK34179U. SNG Manchester (Great Britain VII), Manchester University Museum, The Raby and Güterbock Collections, 1986, quarto (A4) format, russet cloth board covers, 1472 coins, 57 plates with facing text, 135 pages; USED, cover sun bleached with shadow of book that was stacked on top (see cover photo), otherwise fine; SOLD
Roman Republic, Lead Glans Sling-Bullet, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.
According to the contemporary report of Vegatius, Republican slingers had an accurate range of up to six hundred feet. The best sling ammunition was cast from lead. For a given mass, lead, being very dense, offered the minimum size and therefore minimum air resistance. Also, lead sling-bullets were small and difficult to see in flight. In some cases, the lead would be cast in a simple open mold made by pushing a finger, thumb, or sharpened stick into sand and pouring molten metal into the hole. The flat top end was carved to a matching point after the lead cooled. More frequently, they were cast in two-part molds. Sling-bullets were made in a variety of shapes including an ellipsoidal form closely resembling an acorn; possibly the origin of the Latin word for lead sling-bullet: glandes plumbeae (literally leaden acorns) or simply glandes (meaning acorns, singular glans). The most common shape by far was biconical, resembling the shape of an almond or an American football. Why the almond shape was favored is unknown. Possibly there was some aerodynamic advantage, but it seems equally likely that there was a more prosaic reason, such as the shape being easy to extract from a mold, or that it will rest in a sling cradle with little danger of rolling out. Almond-shaped lead sling-bullets were typically about 35 millimeters (1.4 in) long and about 20 millimeters (0.8 in) wide. Sometimes symbols or writings were molded on the side. A thunderbolt, a snake, a scorpion, or others symbols indicating how it might strike without warning were popular. Writing might include the name of the military unit or commander, or was sometimes more imaginative, such as, "Take this," "Ouch," "Catch," or even "For Pompey's backside."AW66458. Lead glandes sling bullet; cf. Malloy Weapons 138 - 146; Petrie Tools XLIV 15 - 23; roughly biconical, without symbols or inscriptions, c. 40 - 90 grams, c. 3 - 5 cm long, one sling-bullet randomly selected from the same group as those in the photo, ONE BULLET, BARGAIN PRICED!; SOLD Out of Stock!
Reading Medieval European Coins
An excellent and inexpensive book on understanding medieval European coin inscriptions. Chapters on abbreviations, monograms word separators, and medieval numismatic grammer. Helpful appendicies include illustrative lists of personal names, titles, and useful words found on medieval coins. BL43185. Reading Medieval European Coins by Ralph S. Walker, 1979, 8" x 5" paperback, 44 pages, illustrated; SOLD Out of Stock!
SNG Manchester (Great Britain VII)
BK34132. SNG Manchester (Great Britain VII), Manchester University Museum, The Raby and Güterbock Collections, 1986, quarto (A4) format, russet cloth board covers, 1472 coins, 57 plates with facing text, 135 pages; USED, like new; SOLD
Descripcion General de las Monedas de los Reyes Visigodos de Espańa
BK34217U. Descripcion General de las Monedas de los Reyes Visigodos de Espańa by Aloiss Heiss, 1978 Paris reprint of 1872 original; in Spanish on the gold coins of the Visigoths in Spain; 6 ľ" x 9 ľ", 183 pages plus 13 plates of line drawings of coins and 9 pages of values; gilt green hardback; near fine condition; SOLD
Studies in Early Byzantine Gold Coinage
An important compilation of scholarly artciles on early Byzantine gold coinage. Kroh page 94, four stars. Includes the following:
- The Joint Reign Gold Of Justin I and Justinian I (William E. Metcalf)
- The Monte Judica Hoard and the Sicilian Moneta Auri under Justinian I and Justin II (Niall Farehead and Wolfgang Hahn)
- Carthage: The Moneta Auri under Justinian I and Justin II, 537-578 (Cecile Morrisson)
- The Minting of Gold Coinage at Thessalonica in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries and the Gold Currency of Illyricum and Dalmatia (D.M. Metcalf)
- Seventh Century Byzantine Coins in southern Russia and the Problem of Light Weight Solidi (John Smedley)
- Microchemical Analysis of the Metal Content of Some Eighth- Century Coins of Rome and Ravenna (Wolfgang Hahn)
- The Debasement of the Provincial Byzantine Gold Coinage from the Seventh to Ninth Centuries (W.A. Oddy).
BK34138. Studies in Early Byzantine Gold Coinage edited by Wolfgagng Hahn & William Metcalf, American Numismatic Society, New York, 1988, Numismatic Studies No. 17; 142 pages, 24 plates, 4 figures, hardbound red cloth; out of print, |price| new was $75; used, fine condition; SOLD
Colloquium in Memory of George Carpenter Miles (1904 - 1975)
A selection of articles in remembrance of George Miles, one of the twentieth century's most noted orientalists and numismatists. Includes: - "The 'Arab-Byzantine' Bronze Coinage of Syria: An Innovation by 'Abd al Malik." 12 pages with photos by Michael Bates
- "Some Invaders of Anthens in Late Antiquity" by Alison Frantz.
- "Kufesque in Byzantine Greece, the Latin West and the Muslim World" by Richard Ettinghausen.
BK34161. Colloquium in Memory of George Carpenter Miles (1904-1975), American Numismatic Society (1976), softcover, 47 pp., illustrated throughout; SOLD
Coin Hoards From Roman Britain Volume XI
The eleventh volume, is dedicated to finds of Roman hoards from the early imperial period (with terminal dates up to AD 235) discovered between 1997 and 2001. The highlight of the volume is the Shapwick Villa (Somerset) hoard of over 9,000 denarii, the largest hoard of its kind from Britain to be fully published. It is complemented by an important essay on hoards of the Severan period from Britain by Richard Abdy and Roger Bland.BK10551. Coin Hoards From Roman Britain Volume XI edited by Richard Abdy, Ian Leins, and Jonathan Williams, Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 36, 2002, 223 pages, 10 plates, new, shelf-worn, priced at FORVM's cost!; SOLD Out of Stock!
Berk-England Sale of Very Important Byzantine Bronze Coins
Identified by Warren Esty as possibly the best ever sales catalog for Byzantine bronze. A must have reference for Byzantine coin collectors.BK34191. Berk-England Sale of Very Important Byzantine Bronze Coins - December 7, 1989 - Hardbound Edition, NYC, Harlan J. Berk / Victor England, 64 pages, 368 lots, all illustrated, many with enlarged photographs, red cloth board covers, includes prices realized, USED, very good condition; SOLD
Coins of Olbia
BK43241. Coins of Olbia by P. O. Karyshkovskij, 1988, Russian text; SOLD
Coins of Greek Sicily
BK34135. Coins of Greek Sicily by Kenneth Jenkins, Durst reprint, paperback, 64 pages, spectacular coins!; used, fine condition (|price| new is $15); SOLD
Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, October 49 - 15 March 44 B.C.
This type was a special military coinage produced by Caesar during his final campaign. This campaign against the Pompeian forces in Spain culminated in the battle of Munda on 17 March 45 B.C. The obverse refers to Caesar's mythical descent from the goddess Venus. The reverse refers to Caesar's victories in Gaul and the Gaulish captive may be Vercingetorix.SH77463. Silver denarius, Crawford 468/1, Sydenham 1014, RSC I 13, BMCRR Spain 89, Sear CRI 58, SRCV I 1404, gVF, dark toning, porous, light marks, weight 3.377 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 45o, Spanish mint, 46 - 45 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Venus right, small Cupid behind; reverse two captives (male and female) seated at base of trophy of Gallic arms, CAESAR in exergue; ex Gorny & Mosch auction 233 (6 Oct 2015), lot 2252; SOLD
Crusaders, Edessa?, c. 1110 - 1130 A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States. Alex Malloy believes this coin is unique and important.
Ex John J. Slocum Collection. His envelope says, "New York, L. Dil, Aug 29, 1973."SH32027. Bronze follis, unpublished, Malloy CCS -, Metcalf Crusades -, F, weight 4.993 g, maximum diameter 21.5 mm, obverse facing bust of Christ, cross in right; reverse uncertain, probably a cross and illiterate rough imitation of Arabic inscription; probably overstuck on an Islamic or Byzantine coin; SOLD
Constantine the Great, Early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
Soon after the Feast of Easter 337, Constantine fell seriously ill. He left Constantinople for the hot baths near his mother's city of Helenopolis. There, in a church his mother built in honor of Lucian the Apostle, he prayed, and there he realized that he was dying. He attempted to return to Constantinople, making it only as far as a suburb of Nicomedia. He summoned the bishops, and told them of his hope to be baptized in the River Jordan, where Christ was written to have been baptized. He requested the baptism right away, promising to live a more Christian life should he live through his illness. The bishops, Eusebius records, "performed the sacred ceremonies according to custom." It has been thought that Constantine put off baptism as long as he did so as to be absolved from as much of his sin as possible. Constantine died soon after at a suburban villa called Achyron, on 22 May 337.RL88937. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VIII Antioch 39; LRBC I 1374; SRCV V 17488; Voetter 34; Cohen VII 760; Hunter V p. 283, 4 ff. var. (officina), EF, glossy black patina, red earthen deposits, weight 1.821 g, maximum diameter 15.0 mm, die axis 330o, 10th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, posthumous, Sep 337 - 347 A.D.; obverse DV CONSTANTINVS P T AVGG (Divus Constantinus Pater Trium Augusti = Divine Constantine, father of the three emperors), veiled bust right; reverse Constantine in quadriga right, veiled, the hand of God (Manus Dei) reaches down to take him up to heaven, star above, SMANI in exergue; SOLD
Talbot, Allum and Lee, One Cent
US32187. aF-8, rough, English mint, 1794; obverse LIBERTY & COMMERCE 1794, Liberty standing, with cap on scepter; reverse TALBOT ALLUM & LEE NEW YORK ONE CENT, ship sailing right; lettered edge; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kyrenaica, Ptolemy III Euergetes - Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon), 246 - 116 B.C.
Alexander the Great received tribute from the cities of Kyrenaica after he took Egypt. Kyrenaica was annexed by Ptolemy I Soter. It briefly gained independence under Magas of Cyrene, stepson of Ptolemy I, but was reabsorbed into the Ptolemaic empire after his death. It was separated from the main kingdom by Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion, who, dying without heirs in 96 B.C., bequeathed it to the Roman Republic.GP65946. Bronze AE 14, Svoronos 873 (Ptolemy II), SNG Cop 445 (Ptolemy III), Weiser 105 (Ptolemy V), Noeske 130 (Ptolemy III), SNG Milan 485 (uncertain date), VF, weight 2.500 g, maximum diameter 13.5 mm, die axis 0o, Kyrene (near Shahhat, Libya) mint, 246 - 116 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis; reverse head of Libya right, wearing tainia, cornucopia below chin; SOLD
Mesembria, Thrace, c. 351 - 88 B.C.
(sampi) was an archaic Greek letter used between the 7th and the middle of the 5th centuries B.C., probably to denote some type of a sibilant (hissing) ΣΣ or TΣ sound, and was abandoned when the sound disappeared from Greek. The name sampi is of medieval origin. The letter's original name in antiquity is not known. Its use has been attested at the Ionian cities Miletus, Ephesos, Halikarnassos, Erythrae, and Teos, at the Ionian colony of Massalia in Gaul, on the island of Samos, and at Kyzikos, Mysia. At Mesembria, on the Black Sea coast of Thrace, it was used on coins in an abbreviation of the city's name, spelled ΜΕTΑ. In a famous painted black figure amphora from c. 615 B.C., known as the "Nessos amphora," the inscribed name of the eponymous centaur Nessus is rendered in the irregular spelling ΝΕΤΟΣ.BB54675. Bronze AE 11, SNG BM 278, SNG Cop 656, Topalov Mesembria 11, VF, weight 1.030 g, maximum diameter 11.0 mm, Mesambria (Nesebar, Bulgaria) mint, c. 351 - 88 B.C.; obverse Athena in crested helmet right; reverse M-E-T-A (T = archaic Greek letter sampi = ΣΣ) counterclockwise, in the four quarters of a radiate wheel (solar disk?); scarce; SOLDTauromenion, Sicily, c. 210 - 201 B.C.
In 212 B.C., the Roman General Marcus Claudius Marcellus conquered the fortified city of Syracuse. Archimedes, the famous inventor was killed during the attack. This coin type was struck after Tauromenium submitted peacefully to Marcellus. In 208, Marcellus died in an ambush by a Carthaginian force of Numidian horsemen.GB56534. Bronze AE 22, Calciati III, p. 223, 29 ff., F, weight 5.242 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 180o, Tauromenion (Taormina, Sicily) mint, c. 210 - 201 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena left, small owl behind, dot border; reverse TAYPOMENTIAN, Pegasus left, hind legs on short exergue line, linear border; rare; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D.
Virtus was a specific virtue in ancient Rome. It carried connotations of valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths (from Latin vir, "man"). Virtus applied exclusively to a man's behavior in the public sphere, that is to the application of duty to the res publica in the cursus honorum. Private business was no place to earn virtus, even when it involved courage or feats of arms or other good qualities. There could be no virtue in exploiting one's manliness in the pursuit of personal wealth, for example. It was thus a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors and was personified as the deity Virtus.RA89690. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1616e, RSC IV 1320a, RIC V-1 S673, Hunter IV S192, SRCV III 10415, Choice VF, well centered, near full silvering, light earthen deposits, weight 3.929 g, maximum diameter 21.9 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 263 A.D.; obverse GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, from the front; reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI (to the valor of the Emperor), Hercules standing right, right hand on hip, left holding lion skin and resting on a club set on a rock, star right; ex Beast Coins; SOLD
Commodus, March or April 177 - 31 December 192 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
In 187 A.D., Septimius Severus married a Syrian princess Julia Domna (age 17), she was the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus, a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister was Julia Maesa.RX92517. Billon tetradrachm, RPC Online IV.4 T14204; Geissen 2225; Dattari 3900; Milne 2668; SNG Milan 1420; BMC Alexandria p. 175, 1402; Kampmann 41.84; Emmett 2568/27 (R1), VF, brown toning, reverse off center, light corrosion/pitting, weight 11.486 g, maximum diameter 24.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 186 - 28 Aug 187 A.D.; obverse M A KOM ANTW CEB EYCEB, laureate head right; reverse bearded and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, surmounted by solar disc; date K/L-Z (year 27 [of Marcus Aurelius]) across fields; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
Sear notes that this type was only issued by the first officina.RL92853. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VIII Rome 47 (R), LRBC I 608, SRCV V 17453, Cohen VII 233, Hunter V -, F, nice green patina, tight flan, a little rough, weight 1.155 g, maximum diameter 14.6 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Rome mint, 9 Sep 337 - May 340; obverse VIC CONSTANTINVS AVG, laurel and rosette diademed and cuirassed bust right; reverse VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Emperor standing facing, bare head right, wearing military garb, spear in right hand, left hand resting on grounded shield, R crescent P in exergue; rare; SOLD
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
In 291, Diocletian signed peace treaties with the kingdoms of Aksum and Nubia.RX93112. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 3250; Dattari-Savio 5776; Milne 4946; Curtis 2045; BMC Alexandria p. 321, 2475; Kampmann 119.68; Emmett 4087/7 (R1), VF, well centered, chocolate patina, flow lines, edge a bit ragged, weight 6.831 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 290 - 28 Aug 291 A.D.; obverse ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB, laureate head right; reverse Zeus standing half left, head left, patera in right hand, scepter in left hand, eagle at feet, L - Z (year 7) flanking across field; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
In 280, Proculus, a Roman usurper, started a rebellion at Lugdunum (Lyon, France) and proclaimed himself emperor. Probus suppressed the revolt and Proculus was executed. RL93295. Billon antoninianus, RIC V-2 53F, SRCV III 12050, Cohen VI 728, Hunter III - (p. cxxxviii), Choice VF, well centered, nice portrait, light marks, light encrustations, part of reverse legend unstruck, weight 4.270 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 180o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 277 A.D.; obverse IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse TEMPORVM FELICITAS (time of good fortune), Felicitas standing right, long caduceus in right hand, cornucopia inwardly in left hand, I in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D.
In 248, Trajan Decius put down the revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia and Iotapianus in Syria. In 249, after his legionaries proclaimed him emperor, Trajan Decius marched to Verona, where his forces defeated and killed Philip the Arab.RS93300. Silver antoninianus, RSC IV 98, Hunter III 41, SRCV III 8938, RIC IV 8 corr. (officina mark), VF, excellent portrait, toned, well centered, scratches, struck with a worn reverse die, weight 3.957 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 0o, 6th officina, Rome mint, 248 A.D.; obverse IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse NOBILITAS AVGG, Nobilitas standing facing, head right, long scepter vertical in right hand, globe in left hand, Σ (6th officina) left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D.
Much less common than the 244 - 247 A.D. issue.RS93301. Silver antoninianus, RIC IV 57, RSC IV 12, Hunter III 29, SRCV III 8919, VF, toning, struck with a very worn reverse die, edge split, weight 4.596 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 247 - 249 A.D.; obverse IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AEQVITAS AVGG (equity of the two emperors), Aequitas standing slightly left, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D.
In Roman mythology, Aequitas was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Aequitas was also the personification of the virtues equity and fairness of the emperor (Aequitas Augusti). The scales, a natural emblem of equity, express righteousness. The cornucopia signifies the prosperity which results from Aequitas and Aequitas Augusti.RB94240. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 267a, Cohen V 19, SRCV III 8699, Hunter III - (p. lxxxiii), F, well centered, squared flan, brassy high points, areas of corrosion/encrustation, weight 19.449 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 240 A.D; obverse IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; SOLD
Crispus, Caesar, 1 March 317 - 326 A.D.
In 320, Crispus, the eldest son of Constantine the Great, led a victorious campaign against the Franks, assuring twenty years of peace along the Rhine frontier. He established his residence in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier), the capital of Germania.RL95860. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Rome 234 (S), Cohen VII 31, Hunter V 47, SRCV IV -, VF, reverse slightly off center, porous, rough areas, tiny encrustations, weight 2.760 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 180o, 3rd officina, Rome mint, 321 A.D.; obverse CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse CAESARVM NOSTRORVM (our prince), VOT• V in wreath, RT in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Crusaders, Principality of Antioch, Tancred, Regent, March 1101 - May 1103 and Late 1104 - December 1112
Tancred, a Norman leader of the 1st Crusade, became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch when his uncle Bohemund was taken prisoner. He later took the County of Edessa when Baldwin II was captured, but Baldwin was released, defeated him and took it back. Tancred was made regent of Antioch again when Bohemund went to Europe to recruit more Crusaders. Tancred refused to honor a treaty in of fealty to the Byzantine Emperor, making Antioch independent, and ruled until his death in a typhoid epidemic.CR110071. Bronze follis, Metcalf Crusades pl. 5, 82; Malloy CCS p. 199, 5; Schlumberger pl. II, 8, aF, dark patina, red earthen deposits, parts of edge ragged, weight 1.826 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, Mar 1101 - Dec 1112; obverse facing bust of Christ, wears nimbus cruciger ornamented with one pellet in each limb of cross, pallium, and colobium, Gospels in both hands, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: IΗΣOúΣ XPIΣTOΣ - Jesus Christ) across field; reverse cross pommée, fleuronnée at base, TA-NK/P-H in quarters; SOLD
Istros, Thrace, c. 280 - 255 B.C.
The obverse type has been variously interpreted as representing the Dioscuri, the rising and setting sun, and the two branches of the river Danube. - Greek Coins and Their Values by David SearGS76744. Silver 1/4 drachm, Dima subgroup V, I, pl. XVIII, 7 (R, same dies); AMNG I 444; SNG BM 250; BMC Thrace -; SNG Stancomb -, F, struck with worn dies, weight 0.850 g, maximum diameter 11.2 mm, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, c. 280 - 256/255 B.C.; obverse two facing male heads, right head inverted; reverse IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left grasping a dolphin left with talons, ΠA (control) monogram below dolphin; rare; SOLD
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
In 166 A.D., an epidemic known as the Antonine Plague (possibly small pox) spread from the East throughout the Roman Empire. This coin was likely dedicated to Salus to plea for her aid against the outbreak. In 169, Marcus' co-emperor, Lucius Verus, fell ill with symptoms attributed to food poisoning and died after a few days. He may actually been a victim of the plague. Salus was slow to act. The plague continued for roughly twenty years. RB73679. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC III 965, BMCRE IV 1353, Hunter II 133, MIR 18 182-8/50, Cohen III 545 var. (draped and cuirassed), cf. SRCV II 5042 (TR P XXV), aVF, heavy smoothing, open flan crack, weight 10.317 g, maximum diameter 26.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, Dec 168 - 169 A.D.; obverse M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII, radiate head right; reverse SALVTI AVGVSTOR COS III, Salus standing facing, head left, from patera in right hand feeding snake coiled around column altar at feet on left, long scepter near vertical in left hand, S - C across field; ex Rutten & Wieland; SOLD
Probus, Summer 276 - September 282 A.D.
Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.RS65188. Silvered antoninianus, RIC V-2 387H, Cohen VI 311, Hunter IV 132 var. (bust), SRCV III -, Choice EF, near full silvering, small areas on edges weakly struck, weight 3.376 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 0o, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, 278 A.D.; obverse IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle with Medusa on chest, eagle-tipped scepter in right; reverse IOVI CONSERVAT (to Jupiter the protector), Probus standing right holding eagle-tipped scepter in left, receiving globe form Jupiter standing left holding long scepter vertical behind in left, VXXT in exergue; SOLD
Salonina, Augusta 254 - c. September 268 A.D.
This type was struck during Salonina's lifetime, so the unusual reverse legend was not struck in memorial. There has been some fanciful speculation that "IN PACE," meaning "in peace," was a Christian phrase indicating the empress had converted to Christianity.RS65817. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1231a, RIC V-1 S60, RSC IV 20, Hunter III 25, Cunetio 1535, SRCV III 10626, gF, toned white metal, green encrustations, weight 2.153 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 180o, Mediolanum (Milan, Italy) mint, 266 - 267 A.D.; obverse SALONINA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in ridges and in plait looped below ear up the back of head, crescent behind shoulders; reverse AVGVSTA IN PACE (Augusta in peace), Pax seated left on throne without back, olive branch downward in right, long transverse scepter in right; rare; SOLD
The Mamertini, Sicily, c. 200 - 35 B.C.
Mamertini or "children of Mars," was the name taken by a band of Campanian (or Samnite) freebooters who about 289 B.C. seized the Greek colony of Messana at the north-east corner of Sicily, after having been hired by Agathocles to defend it (Polyb. 1. 7. 2). - 1911 Encyclopedia BritannicaGB70788. Bronze tetras, Calciati I p. 111, 46 Ds 1 - RS 2; SNG ANS 455 - 4555 var. (plectrum vice tripod); SNG Cop 468 var. (same), VF, pale green patina, edge chips, weight 3.640 g, maximum diameter 21.7 mm, die axis 90o, Messana mint, c. 200 - 35 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo right; tripod (control symbol) behind; reverse MAMEPTINΩN, Nike standing left, wreath extended in right, palm in left, III (mark of value) in lower left field; ex CNG auction 219 (30 Sep 2009), lot 187; ex D. Alighieri Collection; SOLD
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D.
Severus Alexander was promoted from Caesar to Augustus after his cousin Elagabalus was murdered. He was dominated by his mother, but his reign brought economic prosperity and military success against the barbarians. Mutinous soldiers led by Maximinus I murdered him and his mother. This coin was struck with a reverse die copied from a coin of Elagabalus.RS90497. Silver denarius, RSC III 470, RIC IV 271, SRCV II 7918, BMCRE VI 1063 note, VF, well centered on a broad flan, some porosity, minor edge crack, weight 2.511 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 180o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 223 A.D.; obverse IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse PONTIF MAX TR P II COS II P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power for two years, consul for the second time, father of the country), Roma seated left on throne, Victory in extended right hand, reversed spear in left hand, shield rests on the ground beside the throne; scarce; SOLD
Romano-British Empire, Carausius, Mid 286 - Spring or Early Summer 293 A.D.
The reverse of this coin is dedicated to harmony with the army. Nothing was more important to the usurper emperor Carausius. The soldiers had made him emperor; yet, as had been proven time and again, an emperor was always at risk that his soldiers would betray and assassinate him. His army remained loyal, but Carausius' was murdered by his chief minister, Allectus.RA73264. Billon antoninianus, cf. RIC V-2 207 (R), Webb Carausius 255, Hunter IV 87, SRCV IV 13567, Cohen VII 37 (...P F AVG), aF, dark patina, crowded flan cutting off parts of legends and mintmark, encrustations, edge chipping, weight 2.769 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 225o, Camulodunum (Colchester, England) mint, c. 287 - 291; obverse IMP CARAVSIVS P AVG (or similar), radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse CONCORD MIL (or similar), Emperor standing right, togate, transverse scepter in left hand, clasping right hands with Concordia, standing left, no field marks, C in exergue; from the Charles Peters Carausius Collection; rare; SOLD
Vibo Valentia (Hipponion), Bruttium, Italy, 193 - 150 B.C.
Vibo Valentia was originally the Greek colony of Hipponion. It was founded, probably around the late 7th century B.C., by inhabitants of Locri, a city south of Vibo Valentia on the Ionian Sea. In 388 B.C., the city was taken by Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, who deported the entire population. The population came back in 378 B.C., with the help of the Carthaginians. In the following years Hipponion came under the dominion of the Bruttii. The town fell to Rome and became a Roman colony in 194 B.C. with the name of Vibo Valentia. After a phase of prosperity during the late Republic and early Empire, the town was almost completely abandoned after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.GI75813. Bronze semis, Mensitieri Valentia 211; HN Italy 2263; SNG ANS 483, SNG Cop 1849; BMC Italy p. 361, 16 (control described as staff ending in boar's head), VF, very attractive green patina with minor flaking (stabilized), small edge split, weight 3.578 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 270o, Vibo Valentia mint, 193 - 150 B.C.; obverse head of Juno (Hera) right, wearing stephane, S (mark of value) behind; reverse double cornucopia overflowing with grain and grapes, VALENTIA downward on left, carnyx (control symbol) and S (mark of value) on right; from the Andrew McCabe Collection; SOLD
Constantine II, 22 May 337 - March or April 340 A.D.
The reverse legend dedicates this coin to "the glory of the Army."RL79132. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VII Lyons 244 (R2), LRBC I 187, SRCV V 17318, Cohen VII 122, EF, dark green patina, some mint luster, weight 2.095 g, maximum diameter 16.6 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 331 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA EXERCITVS (glory of the army), two soldiers standing facing, heads turned inward confronted, two standards in center between them, each holds a spear in outer hand and rests inner hand on grounded shield, •PLG in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Constans, 9 September 337 - 19 January 350 A.D.
In 337 A.D., Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I and rule as co-emperors. A number of descendants of Constantius Chlorus, including the caesar Delmatius, as well as officials of the Roman Empire, were executed. The three Augusti denied responsibility for the purge.RL79352. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VII Trier 593 (R3), LRBC I 95, SRCV V 18360, Cohen VII 52, VF, near black patina, obverse slightly off center off center cutting off beginning of obverse legend, edge cracks, some porosity, weight 1.433 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 335 - 337 A.D.; obverse FL IVL CONSTANS NOB CAES, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLOR-IA EXER-CITVS, two soldiers standing facing, flanking one standard in center, heads confronted, each holds a spear in outer hand and rests inner hand on grounded shield, •TRP• in exergue; rare; SOLD
Constantine the Great, Early 307 - 22 May 337 A.D.
The reverse legend dedicates this coin to "the glory of the Army." Western mint GLORIA EXERCITVS issues are much less common than the Eastern mint issues.RL79369. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VII Arles 370 (R2), Depeyrot EMA 46/1, LRBC I 373, SRCV IV 16344, Cohen VII 256, EF, sharp portrait, nice dark green patina, some mint luster, areas of light corrosion, reverse slightly off-center, weight 2.672 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Constantina-Arelatum (Arles, France) mint, 333 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA EXERCITVS (glory of the army), two soldiers standing facing, heads turned inward confronted, two standards in center between them, each holds a spear in outer hand and rests inner hand on grounded shield, wreath above center, SCONST (Constantina) in exergue; rare; SOLD
Smyrna, Ionia, 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.
Zeus had the title Akraios ("of the peak"), among others, at his shrine on Mt. Laphystion, in Boeotia, his mythical birthplace. Noble Thessalian youth went annually to worship Zeus Akraios dressed in ramskins, at his shrine on Mt. Pelion, in southeastern Thessaly. The remains of a temple appropriate for Zeus Akraios have been found at ancient Smyrna, on a height directly over the gulf (though by no means mountainous). It would have been an east facing temple, visible from afar, with ten Corinthian columns on its short side and perhaps twenty three on its longer side, with dimensions comparable to the Olympieion in Athens. The modern city of Izmir covers most traces of this temple and the other temples of ancient Smyrna.RP88115. Bronze AE 19, BMC Ionia p. 258, 190 (same rev. leg. arrangement); SNG Cop 1290; SNGvA 2187; Weber -, aVF, well centered, porous, weight 3.766 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) mint, 2nd - 3rd century A.D.; obverse ZEVC AKPAIOC, head of Zeus Akraios ("of the peak" or "on the heights") right; reverse CMYPNA-I,ΩN (last two letters in exergue), prow of a war galley right, with acrostolium and ram; ex Moneta Numismatic Services; SOLD
City of Constantinople Commemorative, 330 - 334 A.D.
On 11 May 330, Constantine I refounded Byzantium, renamed it Constantinopolis after himself, and moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to his new city. The new capital was Christian, old gods and traditions were either replaced or assimilated into a framework of Christian symbolism. Constantine built the new Church of the Holy Apostles on the site of a temple to Aphrodite. Generations later there was the story that a divine vision led Constantine to this spot. The capital would often be compared to the 'old' Rome as Nova Roma Constantinopolitana, the "New Rome of Constantinople." Special commemorative coins were issued with types for both Rome and Constantinople to advertise the importance of the new capital.RL88310. Billon reduced centenionalis, RIC VII Trier 523 (R3), LRBC I 52, SRCV IV 16444, Cohen VII 21, Hunter IV -, EF, brown tone, struck with a worn reverse die, tiny edge cracks, weight 3.004 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 330 - 331 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate and helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left, wearing imperial cloak, scepter over left shoulder; reverse Victory standing left, right foot on prow, scepter in right hand, resting left hand on grounded shield, TRP in exergue; ex Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher); SOLD
Thasos, Thrace, c. 525 - 480 B.C.
Satyrs are male companions of Pan and Dionysus with goat-like features, including a goat-tail, goat-like ears, and sometimes a goat-like phallus. As Dionysiac creatures, Satyrs are lovers of wine and women and ready for every physical pleasure. They are obsessed with nymphs.GS89788. Silver diobol, Svoronos HPM p. 96, 8 & pl. X, 20; Le Rider Thasiennes 4; HGC 6 333; Rosen 144; SNG Cop 191 ff. (Lete); BMC Macedonia p. 80, 29 ff. (same), F, etched, porous, rough, edge cracks, weight 1.004 g, maximum diameter 11.1 mm, Thasos mint, c. 525/510 - 480 B.C.; obverse nude satyr rushing to right in the archaic kneeling-running position, long hair, pointed beard, horse tail; reverse quadripartite mill-sail incuse square; SOLD
Carus, Early September 282 - c. July or August 283 A.D.
| The ruins of Antioch on the Orontes lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey. Founded near the end of the 4th century B.C. by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch's geographic, military and economic location, particularly the spice trade, the Silk Road, the Persian Royal Road, benefited its occupants, and eventually it rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the Near East and as the main center of Hellenistic Judaism at the end of the Second Temple period. Antioch is called "the cradle of Christianity," for the pivotal early role it played in the emergence of the faith. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis. Its residents are known as Antiochenes. Once a great metropolis of half a million people, it declined to insignificance during the Middle Ages because of warfare, repeated earthquakes and a change in trade routes following the Mongol conquests, which then no longer passed through Antioch from the far east. |  |
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
In 265, Gallienus twice tried to crush the usurper Postumus. On the first attempt Aureolus, commander of the elite cavalry, carelessly let Postumus escape. The second time, Gallienus suffered an arrow wound and had to break off his siege. Gallienus made no other serious attempts to overcome his rival, and Postumus made no move to extend his territory.RX92532. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 2923; Dattari-Savio pl. 272, 5249; Milne 4107; SNG Cop 782; BMC Alexandria p. 285, 2190; Kampmann 90.80; Emmet 3817/12 (R1), Choice gVF, well centered, dark toned, flow lines, porous, edge a little ragged, weight 9.162 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 264 - 28 Aug 265 A.D.; obverse AVT KAI ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse Homonoia seated left, wearing stephane, throne with back, raising right hand, double cornucopia in left hand, palm frond right, IB / L (year 12) left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Homonoia was the goddess (or spirit or personification) of harmony, concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. She is usually depicted either seated or standing with a cornucopia.RX92535. Billon tetradrachm, Geissen 2950; Dattari-Savio 5247; Milne 4165; Curtis 1605; SNG Cop 798; BMC Alexandria p. 285, 2187; Kampmann 90.104; Emmett 3816/15 (R1), gVF/VF, nice style, slightly off center, encrustations, bumps and scratches on reverse, weight 8.945 g, maximum diameter 21.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 267 - 28 Aug 268 A.D.; obverse AVT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC CEB, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse Homonoia standing left, right raised, cornucopia in left hand, palm right, date LIΕ (year 15) left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D.
Oriens is Latin for "east." Literally, it means "rising" from orior, "rise." The use of the word for "rising" to refer to the east (where the sun rises) has analogs from many languages: compare the terms "Levant" (French levant "rising"), "Anatolia" (Greek anatole), "mizrahi" in Hebrew (from "zriha" meaning sunrise), "sharq" in Arabic, and others. The Chinese pictograph for east is based on the sun rising behind a tree and "The Land of the Rising Sun" to refers to Japan. Also, many ancient temples, including the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, were built with their main entrances facing the East. To situate them in such a manner was to "orient" them in the proper direction. When something is facing the correct direction, it is said to have the proper "orientation."RS93268. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1698b2 (Samosata), RSC IV 705a, Hunter IV 71, SRCV III 10298 (uncertain Syrian mint), RIC V-1 J445 (S, Antioch), gVF, toned, flow lines, obverse well centered, reverse slightly off center, weight 3.934 g, maximum diameter 21.4 mm, die axis 0o, 1st officina, Syrian mint, 259 - 260 A.D.; obverse IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, pellet below back; reverse ORIENS AVG (the rising sun of the Emperor), Oriens and Gallienus standing facing, heads turned confronted; Oriens on left, wearing turreted crown, offering wreath to Gallienus on right, spear vertical in left hand, wreath above; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D.
Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to the gods, family, other people and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others.RS93316. Billon antoninianus, Göbl MIR 1684m (Samosata), RSC IV 792b (Antioch), Hunter IV J68, Cunetio 849 (31 spec.), RIC V-1 J447, SRCV III 10312, Choice aEF, sharp portrait, well centered, toned, reverse die wear, ragged edge, weight 3.412 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain Syrian mint, 256 - 258 A.D.; obverse IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse PIETAS AVGG (to the piety of the two emperors), Valerian and Gallienus standing confronting each other, facing center, sacrificing at flaming altar in center, togate, on left holding eagle-tipped scepter, on right hand on parazonium on left side; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD
Lastigi, Hispania Ulterior, 150 - 100 B.C.
After its defeat in 201 B.C., Carthage ceded Iberia to Rome. In 197 B.C., the peninsula was divided into Hispania Citerior (Nearer Hispania) and Hispania Ulterior (Further Hispania). Hispania Ulterior consisted of what are now Andalusia, Portugal, Extremadura, Castilla y León, Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country. There was peace in the region until 155 B.C. when the Lusitanians attacked. The area was largely conquered by 138 B.C., but war continued until 19 B.C. when Agrippa defeated the Cantabrians in Hispania Citerior and Hispania finally was completely conquered. That same year, Augustus divided Hispania Ulterior into Baetica (modern Andalusia) and Lusitania (modern Portugal, Extremadura, and part of Castilla-León). Hispania Citerior, which now included Cantabria and Basque country, was renamed Hispania Tarraconensis.GB93425. Bronze quadrans, Villaronga-Benages 2374 (R3), SNG BM Spain 1569 - 1571, Villaronga 4, SNG Cop 165, aF, dark tone, porous, weight 3.504 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 270o, Lastigi (Sancular la Mayor, Sevilla, Spain) mint, 150 - 100 B.C.; obverse helmeted male head right, laurel wreath border; reverse LAS within laurel wreath border; from the Errett Bishop Collection; rare; SOLD
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