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087 - Gordian III Antoninianus - RIC 088Obv:– IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Apollo seated left., holding a branch and resting on a lyre set on a pedestal
Minted in Rome. Fourth Issue, A.D. 241 – A.D.243
Reference:– RIC 88, RSC 250
4.24 gms, 22.35 mm. 180 degreesmaridvnvmDec 02, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos, 280-272 BC.AR. 5.82 g. 20.50 mm.
Obv. Horseman right, crowning horse; below, two amphorae.
Rev. Phalanthos riding on dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident; behind, B.
HN Italy 1010; HGC 1 884.
Cleaning marks. VF.LeoDec 02, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Nomos, 280-272 BC.AR. 6.15 g. 20.50 mm.
Obv. Horseman right, crowning horse.
Rev. Phalanthos riding on dolphin left, holding cornucopiae, shield and trident.
HN Italy 1008; HGC 1 884.
Roughness. VF.LeoDec 02, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Diobol, 380-325 BC.AR. 0.88 g. 12.00 mm.
Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with hippocampus.
Rev. Herakles standing right and fighting lion.
HN Italy 914; HGC 1 833.
Light old cabinet tone. VF.LeoDec 02, 2023
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CALABRIA, Taras. AR Litra, c. 470-450 BC.AR. 0.37 g. 6.50 mm.
Obv. Cockle shell.
Rev. Female head right, within incuse circle.
HN Italy 840; HGC 1 843.
A choice example. Lightly toned. VF.LeoDec 02, 2023
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Antoninus Pius Sestertius LibertasObv.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII
Laureate head right
Rev.
LIBERTAS COS IIII
S C in fields
Libertas standing left holding purse and extending hand
154-155 AD
31.5mm 21.44g
RIC 929 Cohen 543 BMC 1863note
ancientdaveDec 02, 2023
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Vespasian Head Left Antioch Quadrans Winged Caduceus Obv.
IMP VESP AVG
Laureate head left
Rev.
P M TR POT P P
Winged caduceus
74 AD
16.5mm 2.89g
RIC 1569 ("quadrans") RPC II 1989 (no denomination) Sear 2368 ("semis") BMC 880-881 ("semis") Cohen 349 (no denomination)
ancientdaveDec 02, 2023
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Vespasian Antioch SC Semis Obv.
IMP VESP AVG P M T P
Laureate head right
Rev.
S C in laurel wreath
74 AD
21.5mm 5.96g
RIC II 795 (Commagene) RPC II 1986 (Antioch) Cohen 502
ancientdaveDec 02, 2023
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083 Frederick ISøsling of Frederick I, king of Denmark (1523-1533) and Norway (1524-1533)
Mint: Malmø
Galster 63
O: FRED ERICD GREX DACIE
R: MONETA NO MALM Z
Ex- Bruun Rasmussen 2345 (lot 5036), MiSAB 40 (lot 886)St. George's CollectionDec 01, 2023
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077 HansHvid of Hans, king of Denmark (1481-1513), Norway (1483-1513), and Sweden (1497-1501)
Mint: Ålborg
Galster 36
O: IOhES:D:G:R:DACIE
R: MON AEL BOR GEN
Ex- Bruun Rasmussen 2345 (lot 5034), MiSAB 36 (lot 862)St. George's CollectionDec 01, 2023
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Caligula (A.D. 37-41)AE As, A.D. 40-41, Rome, 28.6mm, 8.85g, ~180°, RIC I 54.
Obv: C CAESAR AVG DIVI AVG PRON AVG PM TR POT IIII PP Bare head left.
Rev: VESTA. Vesta enthroned left, patera in right, scepter in left; S C in field.
Marti VltoriDec 01, 2023
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1272 - 1307, EDWARD I, AR Penny, Struck 1305 - 1306 at London, EnglandObverse: + EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB. Crowned bust of Edward I facing within circle of pellets. Cross pattée in legend.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON. Long cross dividing legend into quarters, trefoil in each quarter of inner circle.
Undated Penny, type 10cf1
Diameter: 18.5mm | Weight: 1.2gms | Die Axis: 9h
SPINK: 1410
Edward I began a major recoinage in 1279 which consisted not only of pennies and new round half-pennies and farthings, but also introduced a new denomination, a fourpenny piece called the "Groat".
Edward I was King of England from 1272 - 1307. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. The contests between his father and the barons led by Simon de Montfort called Edward early into active life when he restored the royal authority within months by defeating and killing de Montfort at the battle of Evesham in 1265. He then proceeded to Palestine, where no conquest of any importance was achieved. After further campaigns in Italy and France he returned to England on his father's death and was crowned at Westminster Abbey in 1274.
Edward was popular because he identified himself with the growing tide of nationalism sweeping the country, displayed later in his persecution and banishment of the Jews which was the culmination of many years of anti-semitism in England.
Edward now turned his attention to the west and so, following a revolt in the Principality of Wales against English influence, Edward commenced a war which ended in the annexation of the Principality to the English Crown in 1283. He secured his conquest by building nine castles to watch over it and created his eldest son, Edward the Prince of Wales in 1301.
Edward's great ambition, however, was to gain possession of Scotland, but the death of Margaret, the Maid of Norway, who was to have been married to Edward's son, for a time frustrated the king's designs. However the sudden death of the King of Scotland, Alexander III, and the contested succession soon gave him the opportunity to intervene. He was invited by the Scots to arbitrate and choose between the thirteen competitors for the Scottish throne. Edward's choice, John Balliol, who he conceived as his puppet, was persuaded to do homage for his crown to Edward at Newcastle but was then forced to throw off Edward's overlordship by the indignation of the Scottish people. An alliance between the French and the Scots now followed, and Edward, then at war with the French king over possession of Gascony, was compelled to march his army north. Edward invaded Scotland in 1296 and devastated the country, which earned him the sobriquet 'Hammer of the Scots'. It was at this time that the symbolic Stone of Destiny was removed from Scone. Edward's influence had tainted Balliol's reign and the Scottish nobility deposed him and appointed a council of twelve to rule instead. Balliol abdicated and was eventually sent to France where he retired into obscurity, taking no more part in politics. Scotland was then left without a monarch until the accession of Robert the Bruce in 1306.
Meanwhile Edward assumed the administration of the country. However the following summer a new opposition to Edward took place under William Wallace whose successes, notably at Stirling Bridge, forced Edward to return to Scotland with an army of 100,000 men. Although he defeated Wallace's army at Falkirk, and Wallace himself was betrayed, Edward's unjust and barbaric execution of him as a traitor in London made Wallace a national hero in Scotland, and resistance to England became paramount among the people. All Edward's efforts to reduce the country to obedience were unravelling, and after the crowning of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, as Robert I of Scotland in 1306 an enraged Edward assembled another army and marched yet again against the Scots. However, Edward only reached Burgh-on-Sands, a village near Carlisle, when he died. His body was taken back to London and he was buried at Westminster Abbey.
Edward I was married twice: to Eleanor of Castile, by whom he had sixteen children, and Margaret of France by whom he had three. Twelve memorials to his first wife stood between Nottingham and London to mark the journey taken by her funeral cortege. Three of those memorials, known as "Eleanor Crosses", can still be seen today.*AlexNov 30, 2023
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RIC 0115 VespasianÆ Sestertius, 25.44g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III; Bust of Vespasian, laureate, draped, l.
Rev: S C in field; Mars adv. r., with trophy and spear
RIC 115 (R2). BMC -. BNC 541.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 8. EX Curtis Clay Collection. Acquired from Olding, MA Shops, March 2019 = Olding List 96, March 2019, Sammlung Fritz Reusing, no. 139. From the collection of Fritz Reusing (1874-1956), acquired from the Heynen Collection; inherited and continued by Reusing's nephew Paul Schürer (1890-1976).
A fantastically rare variety from Vespasian's first issue of 71 featuring an obverse left facing draped bust. RIC describes many of the sestertii from this issue as 'monumental', likely owing to the fine style, large flans, and ornate busts. Missing from the BM.
This particular specimen has the added honour of a distinguished old pedigree from the Fritz Reusing Collection. Reusing was a German portrait painter of the early 20th Century whose portraits included Richard Strauss, Igor Strawinsky, Max Planck, and Albert Einstein. I would like to think large imperial bronzes such as this one gave him inspiration. After Reusing's death his nephew Paul Schürer inherited and curated the collection.
David AthertonNov 29, 2023
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1906-P Edward VII Gold SovereignAustralia, Edward VII (1901-10), Gold Sovereign, 1906-P, Bentley 852, McDonald 224, SCWC KM 15, Friedberg 34, Marsh 199, SCBC 3972, BU, bright mint lustre, edge milled, weight 7.9881g (AGW 0.2355oz), composition 0.917 Au, 0.083 Cu, diameter 22.05mm, thickness 1.52mm, die axis 0°, Perth mint, 1906; obverse EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: (Edward VII, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India), bare head right, tiny De S. raised below truncation for engraver George William de Saulles, toothed border surrounding; reverse St. George, nude but for crested Attic helmet with three-strand streamer, paludamentum fastened in front by fibula billowing behind and high-topped boots (calcei equestri), on horse rearing right, with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, holding bridle in left hand and short sword in right, looking down, trampling and slaying prostrate dragon to lower right, with broken lance in its side, looking back and up at St. George, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley-Pole, mint mark P at centre of ground-line, 1906 in exergue, tiny B.P. raised to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Chards (23 Nov 2023); £455.34.SerendipityNov 28, 2023
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BCC LR86 Honorius Vandalic Pseudo-ImperialLate Roman-Pseudo Imperial
Vandals, Carthage ca. 440-490 CE
Contemporary copy of a Late Roman
Centenionalis of Honorius, (cf. RIC X 61).
Obv: DN HON?[ORIVS PF AVG]
Diad, draped bust right, crudely
struck on severely undersize flan.
Rev:[VIRTVS] EXE[RCITI] or similar,
mostly off-flan. Victory flying to
left, crowning Honorius, standing to
right. AE 12.4mm 1.04gm. Axis:30
Not listed in BMC Vandals.
Surface find, Caesarea Maritima, 1970'S
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeNov 28, 2023
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Julia Maesa (218-224)AR Denarius
19.69 mm 3.36 gr.
Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right
Rev: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left raising veil and holding scepter
Mint: Rome (218-224) struck with clashed dies, partial incuse of obverse on reverse
RSC III 36; ERIC II 27Ken W2Nov 28, 2023
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Octavian as Triumvir (43-33 BC)AR Denarius
17.98 mm 3.57 gr.
Obv: C CAESAR III VIR R P C, Octavian bare head right
Rev: POPVL IVSSV, equestrian statue of Octavian, galloping left
Mint: military mint traveling with Octavian (41 BC)
Crawford 518/2; RSC I 227; Sear HCRI 299
[Obverse and reverse die match in Schaefer's die study, 13/154]Ken W2Nov 28, 2023
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Octavian as sole Triumvir and Imperator (30-27 BC)AR Quinarius
14.38 mm 1.97 gr.
Obv: CAESAR IMP VII, Octavian bare head right
Rev: ASIA RECEPTA, Victory standing left on cista mythica between two snakes, holding wreath and palm
Mint: Italian, possibly Rome (29-28 BC)
RSC I 14; Sear HCRI 429Ken W2Nov 28, 2023
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City of Rome CommemorativeAE Follis, A.D. 332-333, Trier, 16.0mm, 2.02g, 180°, RIC VII 542
Obv: VRBS ROMA. Helmeted, mantled bust of Roma left.
Rev: Romulus and Remus suckling from she-wolf, two stars above; TR●P in ex.
Marti VltoriNov 27, 2023
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Numerian (A.D. 283-284)AE Antoninianus, A.D. 283-284, Rome, 21.56mm, 3.66g, 180°, RIC Vii 41
Obv: IMP NVMERIANVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: IOVI VICTORI. Jupiter standing left, holding Victory and scepter, eagle to left; KAB in ex.
Marti VltoriNov 27, 2023
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Umayyad of Spain: al-Hakam I (796-822) AR Dirham, al-Andalus, AH202 (Album 341; Vives 114)Obverse Field:
لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له
There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal.
Obverse Margin:
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالاندلس سنة اثنتين و مئتين
In the name of God, this Dirham was struck in al-Andalus in the year two hundred and two
Reverse Field:
الله احد الله الصمد لم يلد و لم يولد و لم يكن له كفوا احد
God is One God, the eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and has not been begotten and never is there His equal.
Reverse Margin:
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.Quant.GeekNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Smyrna, Ionia, AE28, ΠPΩACIAC Γ NεΩKOPΩNAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Smyrna, Ionia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: 211- 217AD
28.00mm 10.60gr 6h
O: IOY ΔOMNA CεBACTH; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: ΠPΩ ACIA-C (Dot) Γ (Dot) NεΩKOP; Athena seated left, holding small temple in outstretched right hand, spear in left hand, shield behind her.
Exergue: ΩN, right field; CMYP, below.
Smyrna, Ionia Mint
Klose LVIII, 48; Pick Joeai 1904, S3, 2; Berline 1874.548; Hunter 240-1; Naples 8218; Boston 63.1600.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 40 Green, Lot 575.
11/8/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Caesarea, Cappadocia, AE28, MHTPOΠO KAICAPIACAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Caesarea, Cappadocia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: 205 - 206AD
28.00mm 15.52gr 11h
O: IOYΛIA ΔOMNA AYΓ; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R:MHTPOΠO (Triangle) KAICAPIAC; Mt. Argaeus, surmounted by star, prize crown on either side.
Exergue: εTIΔ = RY14 = 205 - 206AD and KOINOC, center field; ΦIΛAΔεΛΦIOC, below.
Caesarea, Cappadocia Mint
Ganschow 485b; Paris 558.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 40 Green, Lot 564.
11/8/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Komana, Pontus, AE28, IεPOKAICA KOMANεΩAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Komana, Pontus
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 205 - 206AD
28.00mm 14.75gr 6h
O: AYK Λ CεΠ CεOYHPOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right; beaded border.
R: IεPOKAI-CA [KOMANεΩ]; Tetrastyle temple containing a baetyl, surmounted by Nike within; circle in pediment; beaded border.
Exergue: εTBOP = LY172 = 205 - 206AD.
SNG von Aulock 6774; RecGen 14; BMC 11.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 39 Green, Lot 485.
11/4/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Sillyon, Pamphylia, AE17, CIΛΛYεΩNAE17
AE
Roman Provincial: Sillyon, Pamphylia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
17.00mm 5.99gr 6h
O: AYK Λ Cε CεYH-POC ΠεP; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: CIΛΛYε-ΩN; Men standing front, head left, wearing Phrygian cap, crescent on shoulders, foot on bucranium, holding pine cone and scepter; beaded border.
Sillyon, Phrygia Mint
SNG von Aulock 4879; Lindgren I A1182B; SNG Pfalz 937-8; SNG Cop 445.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 39 Green, Lot 475.
11/4/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Heraclea-Salbace, Caria, AE28, HPAKΛεΩTΩNAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Heraclea-Salbace, Caria
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
28.00mm 14.80gr 7h
O: IOYΛIA ΔO-MNA CEBAC; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: HPA-K-Λ-εΩT; Tetrastyle temple containing a cult statue of Aphrodite facing, dot in pediment; beaded border.
Exergue: ΩN (continuation of reverse legend) and garlanded altar.
Heraclea-Salbace, Caria Mint
SNG von Aulock -; BMC 29; SNG Cop -.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 39 Green, Lot 396.
11/4/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Pautalia, Thrace, AE23, ΠAYTAΛIΩTΩNAE23
AE
Roman Provincial: Pautalia, Thrace
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
22.70mm 5.20gr 7h
O: IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CεB; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: ΠAYTA-[ΛI]ΩTΩN; Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Pautalia, Thrace Mint
SNG Cop 699
Aphrodite Art Coins/Constantino Coia Auction 15, Lot 575
10/29/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE27, YΠ AYP ΓAΛΛOY NIKOΠOΛI ΠPOC ICAE27
AE
Roman Provincial: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 201 - 203AD
Magistrate: Aurelius Gallus
27.00mm 14.42gr 7h
O: AY K Λ CεΠ CεYHPOC Πε; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: YΠ AYP ΓAΛΛOY NIKOΠOΛI ΠPOC IC; River god Istros, reclining left, holding tree and resting elbow on urn from which water flows; beaded border.
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior Mint
Fine; Very rare; R4 = 70+.
Ex. Dr. Michael Slavin Collection with ticket.
Varbanov -; AMNG 1310; H&J 8.14.32.16.
CNG E-Auction 549, Lot 985.6.
11/1/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE26, YΠA AYP ΓAΛΛOY NεIKO ΠPOC ICAE26
AE
Roman Provincial: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 201 - 203AD
Magistrate: Aurelius Gallus
26.00mm 10.56gr 1h
O: AY (Dot) K (Dot) Λ (Dot) CεΠ CεYHPOC Π; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: YΠA AYP ΓAΛΛOY NεIKO ΠPOC IC; River god Istros, reclining left, holding tree and resting elbow on urn from which water flows; beaded border.
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior Mint
gF; Very rare; R5 = 50+.
Ex. Dr. Michael Slavin Collection with ticket.
Varbanov 2616 var. (Reverse legend); AMNG 1310; H&J 8.14.32.14.
CNG E-Auction 549, Lot 985.5.
11/1/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE25, YΠ AYP ΓAΛΛOY NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICAE25
AE
Roman Provincial: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 201 - 203AD
Magistrate: Aurelius Gallus
25.00mm 14.16gr 7h
O: AY (Dot) K (Dot) Λ (Dot) CεΠ (Dot) CεYHPOC Π; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: YΠ AYP ΓAΛΛOY NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC IC; River god Istros, reclining left, holding tree and resting elbow on urn from which water flows; beaded border.
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior Mint
gF; Rare variety; R6 - 20 - 50.
Ex. Dr. Michael Slavin Collection with ticket.
Varbanov 2663 var. (Obverse legend); AMNG 1310; H&J 8.14.32.13.; Mionnet Supp. II, 388.
CNG E-Auction 549, Lot 985.4.
11/1/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE26, YΠA OOY TEPTYΛΛOY NεIKOΠO ΠPOC ICAE26
AE
Roman Provincial: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 198 - 201AD
Magistrate: Ovinus Tertullus
26.00mm 10.28gr 7h
O: AY (Dot) K (Dot) Λ (Dot) CεΠ (Dot) CεYHPOC Π; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from behind, right; beaded border.
R: YΠA [OOY TEPTYΛΛOY] NεIKOΠO ΠPOC IC; River god Istros, reclining left, holding grain ears, elbow on urn, from which water flows; beaded border.
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior Mint
aVF; Rare Variety; R5 = 50+.
Ex. Dr. Michael Slavin Collection with ticket.
Varbanov 2754 var. (Reverse legend); AMNG 1277; H&J 8.14.32.6.
CNG E-Auction 549, Lot 985.3.
11/1/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE27, YΠA OOYI TEPTYΛΛOY NIKOΠO ΠPOC IAE27
AE
Roman Provincial; Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 198 - 201AD
Magistrate: Ovinus Tertullus
27.00mm 11.87gr 1h
O: AY (Dot) K (Dot) Λ (Dot) CεΠ CεYHPOC Π; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: YΠA OOYI TEPTYΛΛOY NIKOΠO ΠPOC I; River god Istros, reclining left, holding grain ears and resting elbow on urn from which water flows; beaded border.
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior Mint
aVF; Very Rare = R5 = 50+.
Ex. Dr. Michael Slavin Collection with ticket.
Varbanov 2754 var. (Bust); AMNG 1278; H&J 8.14.32.9.
CNG EAuction 549, Lot 985.2.
11/1/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE25, YΠA OOY TEPTYΛΛOY NIKOΠO ΠPOC IAE25
AE
Roman Provincial: Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: 198 - 201AD
Magistrate: Ovinus Tertullus
25.00mm 10.35gr 1h
O: AY (Dot) K (Dot) Λ (Dot) CεΠ (Dot) CεYHPOC Π; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, seen from behind, right; beaded border.
R: YΠA OOY TEPTYΛΛOY NIKOΠO ΠPOC I; River god Istros, reclining left, holding grain ears and resting elbow on urn from which water flows; beaded border.
Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior Mint
aVF; Very Rare R5 = 50+
Ex. Dr. Michael Slavin Collection with ticket.
Varbanov 2754; AMNG 1277; H&J 8.14.32.7.
CNG EAuction 549, Lot 985.1.
11/1/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Philomelion, Phrygia, AE23, ΦIΛOMH εΠI AKOYTOY ΓAE23
AE
Roman Provincial: Philomelion, Phrygia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
Magistrate: Akoytos, for the third time.
22.26mm 4.38gr 6h
O: AY KAI CεOYHPOC; Radiate head, right; beaded border.
R: ΦIΛOMH εΠI AKOYTOY Γ; Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Philomelion, Phrygia Mint
11/15/23 Featured on Wildwinds.
Prove III, 1819 var. (Radiate, AKOYTOY Γ in reverse legend).
Rex Numismatics Budget Auction 2, Lot 643.
10/14/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Philadelphia, Lydia, AE18, ΦIΛAΔεΛΦεONAE18
AE
Roman Provincial; Philadelphia, Lydia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
18.13mm 3.67gr 6h
O: AY KAI Λ CεOYHPOC; Laureate head, right; beaded border.
R: ΦIΛAΔ-ε-ΛΦεON; Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Philadelphia, Lydia Mint
GRPC Lydia 317 var. (Obverse legend); Waddington 5747; Mionnet Supp. VII, 397; BMC 76.
Rex Numismatics Budget Auction 2, Lot 639.
10/14/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Isinda, Pisidia, AE25, ICINΔεΩNAE25
AE
Roman Provincial: Isinda, Pisidia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: 198/199AD
24.50mm 10.10gr 6h
O: IOYΛIA ΔO-MNA [C]EBAC; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: ICIN-ΔεΩN; Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos with polos, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Exergue: Σ, RY6 = 198/9AD right field.
Isinda, Pisidia Mint
10/26/23 Not on Wildwinds.
von Aulock Pisidiens I, 799; cf. SNG von Aulock 5039.
Roenesans Coins Blue Auction 2, Lot 412.
10/21/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Timbriada, Pisidia, AE36, TIMBPIAΔΩNAE36
AE
Roman Provincial: Timbriada, Pisidia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
35.50mm 19.40gr 0h
O: IOYΛI-A ΔO CEBACTH; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: TIMBPIAΔ; River god Eurymedon, reclining right, overturned urn, from which water flows, harpoon in right hand, three fish below; beaded border.
Exergue: Obverse: C/M: TI; Reverse: ΩN, below (in reverse order; continuation of reverse legend).
Timbriada, Pisidia Mint
10/26/23 Not on Wildwinds
von Aulock Pisidiens II 2145-7.
Roenesans Coins Blue Auction 2, Lot 376.
10/21/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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Provincial, Ephesos, Ionia, AE17, εΦεCIΩNAE17
AE
Roman Provincial: Ephesos, Ionia
Macrinus
Augustus: 217 - 218AD
Issued: ?
17.00mm 2.83gr 6h
O: AY M O ΠεA C MAKPεINOC; Laureate, draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: εΦε-CIΩN; Stag, walking left; beaded border.
Ephesos, Ionia Mint
10/17/23 Not on Wildwinds.
Karweise 608 V-/R-; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Cop -.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 38 GReen, Lot 309.
10/9/23 11/27/23Nicholas ZNov 27, 2023
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RIC 183 TitusÆ Sestertius, 24.84g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST; S C in field; Victory adv. l., with wreath and palm
RIC 183 (R2). BMC p. 261 ||. BNC 188.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 106. Ex Curtis Clay collection. Ex CNG 50, 23 June 1999, lot 86. Ex Cornelius C. Vermeule Collection. Ex Glendining & Co. The V.J.E. Ryan Collection part V, 2 April 1952, lot 2391 (part).
An extremely rare sestertius struck in 80 or 81 during Titus' great bronze issue. This is the first appearance of this Victory type on the coinage since earlier in Vespasian's reign. Could the occasion of the opening games of the Colosseum possibly have inspired the mint engravers to bring this reverse out of retirement? A dedicatory inscription on the new amphitheatre declared it had been funded from 'the spoils of war' and Victory featured prominently in its decorative scheme. Missing from the BM.David AthertonNov 27, 2023
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BCC LR85 Constantius II Fel Temp ReparatioLate Roman
Constantius II 337-361CE
AE3 Rome Mint
Obv:DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Diad., dr., and cuir. bust right.
Rev:FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO
Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left
arm, spearing fallen horseman with
bare head, extended arm and turns
to face soldier. In ex: R wreath P
AE18.5mm. 2.58gm. Axis:0
RIC VIII 309 Rome
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeNov 26, 2023
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Syracuse Euainetos DekadrachmBrennosNov 26, 2023
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Provincial, Philomelion, Phrygia, AE22, ΦIΛOMHΛεΩN K Λ TPAIAAE22
AE
Roman Provincial: Philomelion, Phrygia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
Magistrate: Klaudios Traianus
22.00mm 6.70gr 6h
O: AY KA CεΠ CεOYHPOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right; beaded border.
R: ΦIΛOMHΛεΩN K Λ TPAIA; Caracalla standing left, by altar, wearing short chiton, holding patera and scepter; beaded border.
Philomelion, Phrygia Mint
Mionnet IV, 891 var. (Legend and Caracalla by altar); Nomos 20, 390.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 38 Green, Lot 277.
10/9/23 11/26/23Nicholas ZNov 26, 2023
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Provincial, Bruzos, Phrygia, AE18, BROYZHNΩNAE18
AE
Roman Provincial: Bruzos, Phrygia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
18.00mm 2.70gr 11h
O: IOYΛIA CEBAC; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: BPOYZ-HNΩN; Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus, ram at foot, right; beaded border.
Bruzos, Phrygia Mint
Unpublished reverse for Julia Domna.
Numismatik Naumann 44.676.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 38 Green, Lot 264
10/9/23 11/26/23Nicholas ZNov 26, 2023
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Provincial, Tralles, Lydia, AE34, εΠI ΓPA ΓΛYΠTOY TPAΛΛIANΩNAE34
AE
Roman Provincial: Tralles, Lydia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
Magistrate: Glyptos
34.00mm 16.60gr 6h
O: IOYΛIA ΔO-MNA CEBACTH; Draped bust, right beaded border.
R: εΠI ΓPA ΓΛYΠTOY TPAΛΛIANΩN; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Tralles, Lydia Mint
GRPC Lydia 269; Paris 1695; Waddington 5442.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Online Auction 38 Green, Lot 257.
10/9/23 11/26/23Nicholas ZNov 26, 2023
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Provincial, Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, AE28, IOY ΔOMNA CεB ε IεPOΠOΛITΩNAE28
AE
Roman Provincial: Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
28.00mm 13.42gr 6h
O: AYT KAI Λ CεΠ CεYHPOC ΠεP Cε; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right; beaded border.
R: IOY ΔOMNA CεB ε IεPOΠOΛ; Draped bust of Domna, right; beaded border.
Exergue: ITΩN, below.
Hieropolis-Kastabala, Cilicia Mint
10/29/23 Featured on Wildwinds.
wwxls 41721; Tahberer -.
Biga Numismatics/A. Arslan Online Auction 23, Lot 475.
9/24/23 11/26/23Nicholas ZNov 26, 2023
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Provincial, Paleopolis, Pisidia, AE25, ΠAΛεOΠOΛεITΩNAE25
AE
Roman Provincial: Paleopolis, Pisidia
Septimius Severus
Augustus: 193 - 211AD
Issued: ?
25.00mm 10.12gr 11h
O: AY K Λ CεΠ CεOYHPOC ΠεPTI; Laureate head, right.
R: ΠAΛεOΠOΛ-εITΩN; Zeus seated left, holding NIke and scepter eagle to right of throne.
Paleopolis, Pisidia Mint
SNG France III, 1656-7; von Aulock Pisidien I 1093-6; Paris 487-8; Waddington 3772.
Biga Numismatics/A. Arslan Online Auction 23, Lot 427.
9/24/23 11/25/23Nicholas ZNov 26, 2023
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Provincial, Dokimeon, Phrygia, AE23, ΔOKIMεΩNAE23
AE
Roman Provincial: Dokimeon, Phrygia
Julia Domna
B. ca. 170 - D. 217AD
Augusta: 193 - 217AD
Issued: ?
23.00mm 6.61gr 6h
O: IOYΛIA CEBACTH; Draped bust, right; beaded border.
R: ΔOKI-MεΩN; Tyche, standing left, holding rudder in right hand, cornucopia on left arm; beaded border.
Dokimeon, Phrygia Mint
wwxls 41718; SNG von Aulock -; BMC Phrygia -; Mionnet IV -; SNG Cop -.
Savoca Munich/Claudia Savoca 178th Blue Auction, Lot 335.
10/7/23 11/26/23Nicholas ZNov 26, 2023
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Syria, Antioch, Philip II, EaglePhilippus II.
Syria, Antiochia
Billon tetradrachm
Obv.: AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev.: ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC YΠATO Δ. Eagle standing head left, holding wreath in beak, ANTIOXIA SC
Ref.: McAlee 1045, Prieur 466
Billon, 11.79g, 25.9mmshanxiNov 26, 2023
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Maximianus - Nicomedia RIC VI 56Maximinus II,
AE Follis, 307-308 AD
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES
laureate head right
GENIO CA-ESARIS CMH
Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder (falls low), holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae.
Mintmark: SMNΓ.TacitusNov 25, 2023
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Gordian IIIIMP GORFIANVS PIVS SFEL AVG
SALVS AVGVSTSI
Fouree TacitusNov 25, 2023
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Jovian - RIC VIII Constantinople 179AE3. AD 363-364
DN IOVIANVS PF AVG
pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left
VOT V MVLT X within wreath
mintmark CONSPΓ.
Sear 19232.TacitusNov 25, 2023
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Antioch Mint, Gloria ExercitusDogswardsNov 25, 2023
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Justin II with Sophia DecanummiumAntioch MintDogswardsNov 25, 2023
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RPC - Lydia, Apollonis, Faustina II, DemeterFaustina II (Augusta)
Lydia, Apollonis
Dating c. 161–176 (perhaps 166 – soon after 169)
Obv.: ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust of Faustina II, right
Rev.: ΑΠοΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ(sic), Demeter standing, l., holding poppy, ears of corn and long torch
Æ, 19mm, 3.68g
Ref.: RPC IV.2, 1173 (temporary)
shanxiNov 25, 2023
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RPC - Thrace, Pautalia, Faustina II, Hygieia Faustina II
161–176 CE
Obv.: ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust of Faustina II, right.
Rev.: ΟΥΛΠΙΑϹ ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙΑϹ, Hygieia standing, r., feeding serpent from patera
AE, 21mm, 6.46g
Ref.: RPC IV.1, 3928 (temporary)
shanxiNov 25, 2023
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Denar, RIC 3, p.270, 696 - Faustina II, Juno, IVNONI RE-GINAEFaustina II
AR-Denar, Rome, 160-163 CE
Obv.: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA (all around legend), draped bust right with two strings of braided hair (sometimes called circlet of pearls)
Rev.: IVNONI RE-GINAE, Juno veiled, standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at her feet, a peacock.
Ag, 3.1g, 18mm
Ref.: RIC III 696, CRE 192 [C]
shanxiNov 25, 2023
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2024-P Australian 1oz Silver Lunar DragonAustralia, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), 1oz Silver Dragon, 1 Dollar, 2024-P, Lunar Series III: Year of the Dragon commemorative, UNC, edge milled, weight 31.21g (ASW 1oz), composition 0.9999 Ag, diameter 40.6mm, thickness 3.21mm, die axis 0°, Perth mint, 2024; obverse ELIZABETH II 1952 – 2022 • AUSTRALIA arcing above and • 1oz 9999 Ag 1 DOLLAR • arcing below around inner linear circle, sixth crowned, draped and uncouped bust right, JC raised on shoulder to left for engraver Jody Clark, two-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; reverse flying five-clawed Imperial serpentine dragon facing, coiled leftward, tail upturned to left, with water gushing from its mouth, flaming Pearl of Celestial Wisdom to left, stylised waves around, P (micro-engraved laser mint mark) on wave above dragon's top left talon, 龍 (Dragon)/DRAGON/2024 in three lines in exergue, P125 (anniversary mint mark) to upper right of exergue, IJ (Ing Ing Jong) monogram on wave to right, two-tone matt background and polished relief, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Chards (17 Nov 2023); £36.06.SerendipityNov 25, 2023
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1980 Elizabeth II Gold SovereignGreat Britain, Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Gold Sovereign, 1980, SCWC KM 919, Friedberg 418, Marsh 311, SCBC SC1, BU, edge milled, weight 7.9881g (AGW 0.2355oz), composition 0.917 Au, 0.083 Cu, diameter 22.05mm, thickness 1.52mm, die axis 0°, Royal mint, 1980; obverse ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : (Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith), second decimal crowned and draped bust right, engraved by Arnold Machin, toothed border surrounding; reverse St. George, nude but for crested Attic helmet with three-strand streamer, paludamentum fastened in front by fibula billowing behind and high-topped boots (calcei equestri), on horse rearing right, with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, holding bridle in left hand and short sword in right, looking down, trampling and slaying prostrate dragon to lower right, with broken lance in its side, looking back and up at St. George, broken lance on ground-line to left, 1980 in exergue, tiny B.P. raised to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex KB Coins (3 Nov 2023); £445.00.SerendipityNov 25, 2023
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1909-S Edward VII Gold SovereignAustralia, Edward VII (1901-10), Gold Sovereign, 1909-S, Bentley 725, McDonald 231, SCWC KM 15, Marsh 211, SCBC 3973, BU, bright mint lustre, edge milled, weight 7.9881g (AGW 0.2355oz), composition 0.917 Au, 0.083 Cu, diameter 22.05mm, thickness 1.52mm, die axis 0°, Sydney mint, 1909; obverse EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: (Edward VII, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India), bare head right, tiny De S. raised below truncation for engraver George William de Saulles, toothed border surrounding; reverse St. George, nude but for crested Attic helmet with three-strand streamer, paludamentum fastened in front by fibula billowing behind and high-topped boots (calcei equestri), on horse rearing right, with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, holding bridle in left hand and short sword in right, looking down, trampling and slaying prostrate dragon to lower right, with broken lance in its side, looking back and up at St. George, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley-Pole, mint mark S at centre of ground-line, 1909 in exergue, tiny B.P. raised to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex KB Coins (23 Nov 2023); £525.00. SerendipityNov 25, 2023
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Géza II (1141-1162). Huszár 55; Toth-Kiss 14.1 sigla a1.--/--; Unger 54; Réthy I 63; Frynas H.12.1; Lengyel 12/1; Adamovszky A111.Géza II (1141-1162)
AR denár (average: .35 g., 12-13.5 mm.), .32 g., 12.75 mm. max., 180°
Obv: +C-EI-SA-RE, Long cross with pellets in each angle, lines connecting the arms, small crosses at ends of arms.
Rev: Lines and crescents instead of an inscription, cross with pellets in the angles.
Huszár rarity 9, Toth-Kiss rarity 50, Unger rarity 38, Frynas rarity N. Unrecorded sigle. StkpNov 25, 2023
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Valois, Charles V le Sage. Franc à Pied. Valois, Charles V le Sage. 1364‑1380. AV Franc à pied (3.79 gm, 29mm, 2ʰ). Auth. 20 April 1365. King standing facing under Gothic arch in field of lis, holding sword and Main de Justice. KAROLVS ˣ DI ˣ GR FRAȠCORV ˣ RЄX. / Cross tréflée with pellet in quadrilobe at center; lis in 1ˢᵗ and 4ᵗʰ qtrs, crown in 2ⁿᵈ and 3ʳᵈ; all within polylobe; lis in spandrels. ᛭XPI 🞯 VIИCIT 🞯 XPˀC 🞯 REGИAT 🞯 XPC 🞯 IMPERAT. MS 62 (EF). CNG EA 1550 #763. Duplessy 360; Ciani 457A; Friedberg 284. NGC encapsulation 6532187-043, graded MS 62.AnaximanderNov 24, 2023
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Richard I the Lionheart. Short Cross Denier of Poitou.Richard I the Lionheart. 1169‑1185. AR Denier (1.10 gm, 19mm, 3h) of Poitou. Short croix pattée. ✠RICARDVS REX. / PIC-TAVIE-NSIS on three lines. VF. CNG EA 550 #990. From the St. George Collection. Withers AGC 340A (1/b); Duplessy Féodales I #926; Elias 8b; Poey d'Avant Féodales II #2536 (pl.54 #18); Roberts SCMF (Early Feudal) 3887; SCBC 8008.AnaximanderNov 24, 2023
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Alexander II Zabinas. Zeus Nikephoros Tetradrachm of Damascus.Seleukids. Alexander II Zabinas. 128‑122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.36ᵍᵐ 26.5ᵐᵐ 12ʰ) 123/2 BC of Damascus. Diademed head of Alexander II right. / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike & sceptre. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. ׀ΔP monogram to left. ׀Δ̮ under throne, ꟼP (SE 190) in ex. gVF. Bt. CNG EA 550 #239. From the St. George Collection. Ex CNG EA 198 (5 Nov. 2008) #123. Iossif & Gerritsen RBN vol.167 #98 (A14/P61, this coin); SC 2248.6b pl.44 (same obv. die); ACNAC Houghton 846 (same); HGC 9 #1149g; Newell LSM 85 (pl.10).AnaximanderNov 24, 2023
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Corinth, Corinthia. Flying Pegasos & Head of Athena Stater.Corinthia. 350/345-285 BC. AR Stater (8.53 gm, 20mm, 3h) of Corinth. Pegasos flying left, with pointed wing. Ϙ below. / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet over leather cap. Kantharos and N to left. gVF. CNG EA 550 #152. From the St. George Collection, purchased from Davissons. BCD Corinth 124 var. (obv. pellet not noted in text); HGC 4 #1846; Calciati Pegasi I pd.5 Series 2 #379; Ravel Poulins pd.V series 8 #1060 (pl.66). cf NY Sale 25 #58 (same dies).AnaximanderNov 24, 2023
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Valentinian III (A.D. 424-455)AU Solidus, A.D. 426-430, Ravenna, 20.5mm, 4.39g, 0°, RIC X 2010; Ex St. George Collection, Ex KD Collection.
Obv: D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG. Rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG. Emperor standing facing, standing on serpent, holding cross and Victory on globe; R V in field; CONOB in ex.Marti VltoriNov 24, 2023
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 10. Commodus, HrHj (2023) 8.10.16.4Commodus, AD 177-192
AE - AE 19, 2.59g, 18.73mm, 210°
Obv.: AVT K - AI KOMODOC
Laureate head r.
Rev.: NEIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTR
a) AMNG I/1, 1241 (1 ex, Sofia)
b) not in Varbanov
c) Hristova/Hoef/Jekov (2023) 8.10.16.4 (same dies)
scarce, about VFJochenNov 24, 2023
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Maximinus II GENIO IMPERATORIS from Alexandria...no tiesMaximinus II
A.D. 308- 310
25mm 7.0g
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right.
GENIO IMPERATORIS; Genius standing left, holding patera & cornucopiae; crescent over K in left field, Δ over P in right.
In ex. ALE
RIC VI Alexandria 103
engraver error-- no ties on headdressVictor CNov 24, 2023
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Nero Dupondius Head Left Macellum Magnum Obv.
NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P
Radiate head left
Rev.
MAC AVG
II in ex
S-C across fields,
Frontal view of the domed Macellum Magnum, male figure in niche on left, holding sceptre
64 AD
29mm 14.86g
RIC I 188 WCN 202ancientdaveNov 23, 2023
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Antoninus Pius Dupondius Decastyle Temple Obv.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III
Radiate head right
Rev.
VENERI FELICI
S C
Decastyle temple of Venus and Roma
141-143 AD
25mm 9.21g
Issued on the occasion of the completion of the temple of Venus and Roma in AD 141. This was the largest temple in Rome dedicated to Venus Felix (Happy Venus) and Roma Aeterna (Eternal Rome). Actually it consists of two temples back under one roof. It was designed by Hadrian himself (who, by the way, executed his architect for critisising the project) and dedicated by him in AD 135, and completed by Antoninus Pius.
RIC III 673ancientdaveNov 23, 2023
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Vespasian Dupondius Seated Roma Obv.
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III
Laureate head right
Rev.
Roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium, two shields behind, S-C across fields, ROMA in ex.
71 AD
28mm 14.20g
RIC 279 Cohen 411 BMC 591 CBN 569ancientdaveNov 23, 2023
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JUSTINIAN I, AR Anonymous Third-Siliqua, struck after 530 at ConstantinopleObverse: No legend. Helmeted and draped bust of Roma, seen from front, facing right.
Reverse: Large P (Rho) within pelleted circle.
Diameter: 10mm | Weight: 0.63gms | Die Axis: 2
Cf. Bendall, Anonymous, 7,15.
Not in SBCV or DOC
Very Rare
Bendall observed that the issue which he designated as Type 7 could hardly be an issue of 330 as it is stylistically quite unlike his Type 2 issue, but it is far superior to Type 9 (and with a different reverse). Thus he thought it might possibly have been a rare commemorative issue which, along with Type 8a, was struck for the centennial of the foundation of Constantinople in c.430. However, the style and lower weight of this particular coin suggests it was probably struck at a later date than 430. This could be in accordance with the similar example of Bendall's type 8, which he breaks into two subtypes, 8a and 8b, struck circa 430 and 530, respectively. It is possible that this coin may represent a hitherto unrecorded reissue of Bendall's type 7, struck around the same time as the revival of his type 8, arguably to celebrate Justinian’s re-conquest of Rome from Ostrogothic occupation in December 536. The rarity of this enigmatic coin would seem to suggest that this issue was likely struck on only one occasion, possibly in late 536 to 537.
*AlexNov 23, 2023
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S.1158 Cnut (Hringwulf)Penny of Cnut, king of England 1016-1035, Denmark 1018-1035, and Norway 1028-1035
Moneyer: Hringwulf
Mint: Norwich
S. 1158
O: +INVT R EX ANGL
R: +RICNVL.F ON NORÐPI
Ex- Hosker Haynes 2 (lot 28)St. George's CollectionNov 23, 2023
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class J [005]7.85 grams
26.4 mm
Attributed to Alexius I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
Overstruck on a Class I follis of Nicephorus III, itself possibly struck over a class H follis of Michal VII Ducas
Sear 1900
cmcdon0923Nov 23, 2023
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [007]5.58 grams
25.25 mm
Attributed to Alexius I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
Overstruck on an earlier Class J follis of Alexius I, Comnenus
Sear 1901
cmcdon0923Nov 23, 2023
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RIC 245 Titus VariantÆ As, 9.35g
Rome mint, 80-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: SECVRITAS AVGVST; S C in exergue; Securitas std. l., with sceptre; to l., altar
RIC 245 var. (head left). BMC -. BNC -.
Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 225, 30 November 2023, lot 112. Ex Roman-num, eBay, 21 June 2009.
An unlisted variant of this extremely rare type for Titus, struck in 80-81 during his great bronze issue. RIC cites one specimen with head left (RIC 245), mine features the less common and unlisted head right. Astonishingly, a second head right example was listed in the same HJB sale from the Clay collection (lot 111), so a frequency rating of R2. The RIC II.1 Addenda questions whether this type actually reads SECVRIT or SECVRITAS. Both specimens in the HJB sale clearly show SECVRITAS. The Securitas type was likely issued as numismatic 'comfort food' for the Roman public, a reassurance of the continued status quo from Vespasian's reign. David AthertonNov 23, 2023
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013 StridsperiodenAnonymous penny from the Stridsperioden ("Battle" or "strife" period) 1044-1047
Moneyer: Suerlced (?)
Mint: Lund
O: IPPDCC+IICVI
R: +SV ERL CDO NLVN
These anonymous coins are thought to have been made from 1044-1047 when Magnus the Good, Harald Hardrade, and Svend Estridsen were all competing for the rule of Denmark. It is thought that because the mint was changing hands so frequently, it was likely that the coins were purposely given garbled nonsense obverse legends.
Ex- Bruun Rasmussen 916 (lot 67), K KoldSt. George's CollectionNov 23, 2023
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021 Eric EvergoodPenny of Eric I "Evergood", king of Denmark 1095-1103
Moneyer: Bjorn
Mint: Lund
Hbg. 3
Poulsen SK8
Ex- Bruun Rasmussen 916 (lot 34), Rasmussen/Ahlstrom auction 1 Oct 1994 (lot 67), H Hede, Broge 1938 (lot 95), Hauberg auction 1929 (lot 1267), P HaubergSt. George's CollectionNov 23, 2023
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Jovian (AD 363-364)AE Follis, A.D. 363-364, Sirmium, 19.8mm, 2.57g, 180°, RIC VIII 118
Obv: D N IOVIANVS P F AVG. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: VOT V MVLT X within wreath; BSIRM in ex.Marti VltoriNov 23, 2023
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BCC LR84 Constantius II Fel Temp ReparatioLate Roman
Constantius II 337-361CE
Obv:DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed, draped, and
cuirassed bust right.
Rev:FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO
Helmeted soldier to left, shield on left
arm, spearing fallen horseman who is
bearded with extended arm and turns
to face soldier. In field to left: Γ
Uncertain Mintmark: ANZ?
AE22.5mm. 4.79gm. Axis:0
RIC VIII 132 Antioch?
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1976
J. Berlin Caesarea Collectionv-dromeNov 22, 2023
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Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, Milne 218Nero, AD 54-68
AE - BI Tetradrachm, 23.37g, 2.72mm, 0°
AD 67/8 (RY 14)
Obv.: NERW KLAV KAIS SEB GER A
Bust of Nero, radiate, l., Aegis on l. shoulder
under hin L I Delta (year 14)
Rev.: HRA - ARGEIA
Bust of Hera Argeia, draped and veiled, r.
Ref.: Milne 218; Emmett 122; Dattari 235; Geissen 199; RPC 5309
about VF JochenNov 22, 2023
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, x Fantasy coin, Annius Verus(?), HrHJ (2023) 8.- Annius Verus(?), AD 160-161
AE 20, 7.36g, 20.12mm, 0°
Obv.: AV KAICAR – OVHROC
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
Rev.: NIKOPOLITWN PROC I
Bunch of grapes
Ref.: Fantasy coin of an "artist" in Plovdiv
SS, schwarzgrüne Patina
JochenNov 22, 2023
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