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Antonivs Protti

County of Tripoli, Bohemond V, 1233 - 1251 Billon denier County of Tripoli, Bohemond V, 1233 - 1251 Billon denier
R : + CIVITAS TRIPOL, eight pointed star, annulets between the rays
O : + BAMVND' COMS, cross pattée, three pellets in upper right quarter
CCS 19Vladislav D

0123 - Denarius Julia Domna 196-211 ACObv/ IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of J.D. r.
Rev/ VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head l., holding apple in r.h. and drawing drapery from shoulder.

Ag, 19.0 mm, 2.82 g
Mint: Roma.
BMCRE V/88 – RIC IV.1/580 [S]
ex-Roma Numismatics, jul 2011 – art. #123351 commentsdafnis

0475 Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD PietasReference.
C.1043; RIC 601b; BMC1233; Strack 542; RIC 475

Bust A2

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG PM TRP COS III
Radiate, bust with drapery

Rev. PIETAS AVGVSTI; S C in field
Pietas veilt, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in other.

12.67 gr
29 mm
6h
ex. CNG 124 124 lot 255 in 2005

Note.
An unusual coin that was overstruck on another coin with a different reverse type. Parts of the undertype is clearly visible on the reverse; the beginning of the legend PM, the last letter of the legend I, the lower part of the border of dots. Also, the feet of Pietas and the lower SC are from the undertype. Interestingly, the obverse shows no traces of over striking.
During various periods in Rome's history, the mint employed a system where two reverse dies of different types were used with one obverse die, the Celators switching back and forth between reverses with each successive strike. In this case though, no coins are recorded with this obverse die that have reverse legends that begin PM, nor do any earlier issues of Hadrian. An interesting coin.1 commentsokidoki

0478 Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Pietas Reference.
C.1044; RIC 601c; BMC1233; Strack 542; RIC 478

Bust C1

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG PM TRP COS III
Radiate, draped bust viewed from front

Rev. PIETAS AVGVSTI; S C in field
Pietas veilt, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in other.

10.41 gr
26 mm
6hokidoki

1120 Hadrian Denarius Roma 129-30 AD RomaReference.
Strack 349; BMCRE 569; RIC, 220; RIC III, 1120

Bust A2+

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Bare bust right, drapery on left shoulder

Rev. ROMA FELIX COS III P P
Roma seated left, holding branch and sceptre.

3.13 gr
17 mm
6h2 commentsokidoki

151 - PROBVSMarcus Aurelius Probus was Roman emperor from 276 to 282.

for obverse, reverse and coin details click here
shanxi

1826 Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD ArabiaReference.
Strack 770; RIC II, 943; C. 1233; RIC III, 1826 pl ; Banti 643

Bust C2/L

Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Laureate draped bust, viewed from side

Rev. RESTITVTORI ARABIAE S C in ex.
Hadrian standing right, holding scroll and raising up kneeling Arabia who holds bundle of cinnamon or incense canes; camel between the figures.

25.60 gr
32 mm
h1 commentsokidoki

6399 EGYPT, Alexandria Hadrian Nome Obol 126-27 AD Heracles standingReference.
Emmett 1233.11; RPC III, 6399; Dattari 6356. Dattari-Savio Pl. 309, 387 (this coin).

Issue Prosopite

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СΕΒ
Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian, right.

Rev. ΠΡΟСω, L ΙΑ
Young Harsomtous/Heracles standing, facing, head l., wearing nemes and hem-hem crown, raising r. hand to mouth, holding club surmounted by falcon in l. hand.

5.51 gr
19.5 mm
12h

Note.
From the Dattari Collection.okidoki

AEQVITAS AVGCARINUS A.D. 283-285. Æ Antoninianus. Rev. AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae, KAE in exergue. 3.8 g, 22 mm. Sear RCV 12339 var.Podiceps

ALFOLDI 074.003OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO (Spread quadriga)
BUST TYPE: H2 = Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (scipio)
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: A//XXI
WEIGHT 3.82g / AXIS: 6h / DIAMETER: 21mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 776 var. (unlisted with A//XXI mintmark)
ALFOLDI 074.003 (6 ex. cited)
COLLECTION NO. 1233

Provenance: Auction Emporium Hamburg 80 lot 742 (group lot)Barnaba6

asmcalee802a4Elagabalus
Antioch, Syria

Obv: AVT KAI MAPK AVPHΛI. ANTΩNεINOC Cε. Laureate head right.
Rev: ANTIOXεΩN MHTPO, Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain ears in right hand, left hand resting on rocks; below, river-god Orontes swimming left; above, ram leaping left, head right; S-C and Δ-ε across upper field. Star in reverse left field.
31 mm, 19.52 gms

McAlee 802(a)Charles M

Athens New Style Tetradrachm c 73/2 BCObs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet
31 mm 16.15 gm Thompson issue ?
Thompson catalogue: Obs 1233 Rev: ?
Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic
Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora
on which month mark ? ΣΩ below
2 magistrates :DEMEAS KALLIKRATIDES
RF symbol : Isis
All surrounded by an olive wreathcicerokid

Carinus. Aequitas Antoninianus of Lugdunum.Roman Empire. Carinus. 283-285 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.14 gm, 22.6mm, 6h) of Lugdunum, officina 1, 283 AD. Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right, IMP C M AVR CARINVS AVG. / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, A to right, AEQVITAS AVGG. gVF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2001. RIC V.2 #212; Cohen 8; Hunter 34; Pink p. 22 series 4; RSC - ; SRCV III #12339.Anaximander

Carinus. Aequitas Antoninianus of Lugdunum.Roman Empire. Carinus. 283-285 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.69ᵍᵐ 23.6ᵐᵐ 12ʰ) of Lugdunum, officina 1, 283 AD. Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right, IMP C M AVR CARINVS AVG. / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, A to right, AEQVITAS AVGG. gVF. Bt. Herakles Numismatics, Wilmington Azalea Festival Show, 2023. RIC V.2 #212; Cohen 8; Hunter 34; Pink p. 22 series 4; RSC - ; SRCV III #12339.Anaximander

Constantius II (337-361), Nummus, Constantinople, c. AD 337-361 AE.Obv. [D N] CONSTAN - TIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r.,
Rev. SPES REI - PV[BLICE], emperor hlemeted, in military dress, standing facing, head l., holding globe and spear, CONSS in exergue.
References: RIC VIII Constantinople 146, workshop #6.
18mm, 2.58 grams.2 commentsCanaan

County of Tripoli .Bohemond IV AD 1187-1233.Copper Denier, Type 2. County of Tripoli.Bohemond IV AD 1187-1233.Copper Denier, Type 2.
( 0.43g, 14.4mm, 6h )
O +(CIVI)TAS, gateway.
R TRI(POLI)S, ornate cross.
Ref:Met 534-35.
Ex Pavlos S. Pavlou Vladislav D

County of Tripoli, Bohemond IV, 1187-1233 Billon denier County of Tripoli, Bohemond IV, 1187-1233 Billon denier . 16-17 mm.
Obv. +BAMVNDVS COMS - Cross, dotted initial cross
Rev. +CIVITAS TRIPOLIS - Star with eight rays, annulets between rays
Metcalf 530-533; CCS 14 .
Purchased from C.J.Sabine

Vladislav D

County of Tripoli, Bohemond V, 1233 - 1251 Billon denier County of Tripoli, Bohemond V, 1233 - 1251 Billon denier
O : + BAMVND' COMS, cross pattée, three pellets in upper right quarter
R : + CIVITAS TRIPOL, eight pointed star, annulets between the rays
CCS 19Vladislav D

County of Tripoli. Bohemund V (1233-1251) New style Castle Coppers , ca. 1235 an later .County of Tripoli. Bohemund V (1233-1251) New style Castle Coppers , ca. 1235 an later .
Æ Pougeoise, 0,54 g ; 14-16 mm
O: +CIVITAS
Cross pommetee , pellet in center , pellet in each quarter
R:+TRIPOLIS
towered gateway
CCS 21
Ex Lanz .Vladislav D

Crusaders . Principality of Antioch, Bohemond IV (1201-1233). Principality of Antioch, Bohemond IV (1201-1233). AE pougeoise
17 mm. 0.79g.
O : + BOAMVNDVS, fleur-de-lis, foot ends with three points, pellets in upper angles,
R : + ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, pellet in each angle
Malloy 107 ?
Vladislav D

Denier of Bohemond V 1233-51 ADBillion denier
Obv: +BAMVND COMS
cross patted three pellets in second quarter
Rev: +CIVITAS TRIBOL
eight pointed star, annulets between rays
Mint: Tripoli
Date: 1233-1251AD
14/16mm
.49g
Malloy 19wileyc

EB0263 Artemis / ApolloSyracuse under Rome, AE 18, Circa 212 BC.
Obverse: Radiate and draped bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder.
Reverse: Apollo standing right, holding branch and wreath.
References: Sear 1233 sim; CNS 238; SNG ANS 1104-6.
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 4.982g.EB

EB0938 Cleopatra I / EaglePtolemy V 204-180 BC, AE 26.
Obverse: Head of Cleopatra I as Isis right.
Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; monogram (Omega/Sigma ?) at left.
References: Svoronos 1233 sim.
Diameter: 26.5mm, Weight: 15.86g.
Ex: Malter Auction II, lot 184.
Note: Sold.
EB

Five Dattari Collection Tetradrachms with Rubbings (Savio 2007)Commodus (9612), Hadrian (1558), Severus Alexander (12335), Antoninus (Suppl. Pl. 14, No. 17), Gordian III (4731)Curtis JJ

Gallienus Antoninianus RIC Va 18 varGallienus AR Antoninianus

3.90g, 22.0mm, 0 degrees, Colonia Agrippinensis mint (RIC Lugdunum), 257-258 CE.

Attribution: RIC Va 18 var (not holding spear and shield). Cohen 308. Göbl 872 l.

O: GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right.

R: GERMANICVS MAX V, trophy between bound captives seated to left and right.

Ex-Roma Numismatics E-sale 88 (9 September 2021) Lot 1233.1 commentsRon C2

Germany, Trier - Porta NigraThe gate dates back to a time (about A.D. 180) when the Romans often erected public buildings of huge stone blocks (here, the biggest weigh up to six metric tons).

GREEK, Italy, Lucania, Velia350-310 BC
AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.5g)
-Kleudoros Group-
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with griffin.
R: Lion prowling left; Φ above, engraver's monogram >E (Kleudoros) below, YEΛHTΩN in ex.
Williams 297 / SNG ANS 1312 / SNG Ashmolean 1233 / HN Italy 1289 / Sear 460v
ex Jack H. Beymer

"... cast earth upon my body
And seek haven in Velia once more..."
~ Vergil2 commentsEnodia

Hadrian (117-138 AD) AE Dupondius, Rome mintRoman Imperial, Hadrian (117-138 AD) AE Dupondius, Rome mint

Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right.

Reverse: PIETAS AVGVSTI S-C, Pietas standing right, dropping incense into lighted altar.

Reference: RIC 601c, Cohen 1044, BMC 1233, Sear RCV 3665
Gil-galad

Herod Philip - AE18 (year 37 = 33/34AD)Hendin-542 / 1233
7.21 grams1 commentscmcdon0923

Ionia, Bee Drachm of Ephesos.Asia Minor. Ionia. 500-420 BC. AR Drachm (3.35 gm, 12.7mm) of Ephesos on Milesian standard. Bee with curved wings, seen from above, tendrils and four pellets above. / Quadripartite incuse punch, off center. gVF. Earthen encrustations. SNG Cop 5 (Ionia) #208; SNG ANS Berry 1052; ACNAC Rosen 570; SNG Kayhan 119-123, 1233; Karwiese Series VI 2B.Anaximander

Italian States: Norman Sicily. William II, "the Good" (1166-1189)Travaini 368; Spahr 119; Biaggi 1233; MEC Italy III 401-409

AE Follaro, first coinage. Messina mint. 1.29 g., 16.83 mm. max, 0°

Obv: ◦ / REX W / SCDS in center, + OPER[ATA IN VR]BE MESSANE around edge.

Rev: al-malik / Ghulyālim / al-thānī (= King William the Second) center, duriba bi-amr al-malik al-mu’azzam al-musta’izz bi-llah (= coined by order of the magnificent king who is eager to be exalted by God) around border, in Kufic scriptStkp

Judaea Capta: Vespasian AE As (Scarce "IVDEA" Spelling), ex Bressett & SaltonRoman Imperial. Vespasian AE As (28mm, 9.40g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint, circa 71 CE.
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III. Laureate head right.
Rev: IVDEA CAPTA / S C in exergue. Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, Palm tree to her left; to left, pile of arms (shields, helmet).
Ref: RIC II 305; Cohen 244; Hendin (GBC 5) 1554 (b); OCRE (RIC 305; 14 specs.). Note: Incorrectly described by CNG as RIC 1233 (COS VIII / IVDAEA).
Prov: Ex Kenneth Bressett (1928-) Collection (CNG Keystone 6 [11 Mar 2022], Lot 3156, Corr.); acq. from Mark Salton-Schlessinger (1914-2005), 1957 for $8, with his tag/envelope.
Prov (cont.): possibly Ex Hesperia (Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli & Robert Hecht, Baltimore MD) List 1 (Spring 1951), Nos. 386 (“F/VF”) or 387 (“G”), more likely the latter. (Though not illustrated, Cohen 244's are scarce; Salton bought others from that sale, suggesting it as a likely source, albeit conjectural.)
Coin-in-hand video & some more background: [my website LINK]3 commentsCurtis JJ

Legion XIIII17.43 mm 3.29 gr.
RSC I 43; Sear HCRI 370; Sydenham 1233
Reverse die match in Schaefer’s die study, 14/143

[Need an upgrade, but scarce.]Ken W2

Lion - Velia, LucaniaAR Didrachm (21mm, 7.5gm)
350-310 BC
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with griffin.
R: Lion prowling left; Φ above, engraver's monogram >K (Kleudoros) below, YEΛHTΩN in ex.
Williams 297 / SNG ANS 1312 / SNG Ashmolean 1233 / HN Italy 1289 / Sear 460v3 commentsEnodia

Lu'lu'ids: Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (1233-1258) AV Dinar, al-Mawsil, AH 643 (Album 1871)Obv Field: الامام لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له المستعصم بالله أمير المؤمنين (al-Imam; There is no god but God alone, He has no associate; Al-Musta'sim Billah; Amir al-Mu'minin)
Obv Inner Margin: بسم الله ضرب هذا الدينر بالموصل سنه ثلاثه وأربعين وستمائه (In the name of God, this dinar was minted in Mosul in the year six hundred and forty-three)
Obv Outer Margin: لله الأمر من قبل ومن بعد ويومئذ يفرح المؤمنون بنصر الله (The decision of the matter, before and after is only with Allah. And on that day, the believers will rejoice)
Rev Field: لؤلؤ محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه ركن الدنيا والدين اتابك (Lu'lu'; Muhammad is the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace; Rukn al-Dunya wa al-Din; Atabeg (of Mosul))
Rev Margin: محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون (Muhammad is the messenger of God who sent him with guidance and the religion of truth that he might make it supreme over all other religions, even though the polytheists may detest it)

Quant.Geek

Macedonia under Roman rule, Aesillas, QuÃ¤stor, Tetradrachm.Macedonia under Roman rule, Pella (or a different Bottiaean mint), Aesillas, Quästor, 70 BC.,
Tetradrachm (28-29 mm / 16,49 g),
Obv.: M[AKEÎ”ONÎ©N] , under head of Alexander the Great with horn of ram / Ammon, hair falling down neck, Î˜ behind.
Rev.: AESILLAS / Q , club between money-chest and Quaestaor’s chair, all within laurel wreath.
Bauslaugh Group VI (O12A / R ?) ; SNG Lockett 1543 ; SNG Fitzwilliam 2345 ; BMC 81 .
obverse die match: CNG, Mail Bid Sale 61, Lot number: 498

my ancient coin database
Arminius

Marcus Aurelius, RIC (Antoninus Pius) 1233b, Sestertius of AD 140-144 Æ Sestertius (26.8g, Ø 34mm, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144 (under Antoninus Pius).
Obv.: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare and draped bust right.
Rev.: I-VENTAS around, S C across field, Juventas standing left holding branch; left, trophee with shield below.
RIC Antoninus Pius 1233b; BMCRE 1404; Cohen 396; Strack 921; Banti 203 (3 spec.)
Ex Holleman (Netherlands, 1996)Charles S

MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia MaesaMOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 10.94 g, 6h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Confronted busts of Elagabalus right, laureate, and Maesa left, draped / Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; E (mark of value)ecoli

Provincial, Antioch, Pisidia, AE22, ANTIOCH GENI COL CAEAE22
Roman Provincial: Antioch, Pisidia
Julia Domna
Born circa: 170AD - Died: 217AD
Augusta: 170 - 217AD
22.0mm 5.24gr 6h
O: IVLIA A-VGVSTA; Draped bust, right.
R: ANT-IOCH G-ENI COL CAE; Tyche standing left, branch in right hand, cornucopia on left arm.
BMC 19.181.34f; SNG BnF 1126-31
Savoca Auctions 15th Blue Auction,Lot 1233
1/18/19 2/12/19
1 commentsNicholas Z

RIC 1233 VespasianÆ As, 9.19g
Lyon mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.; globe at point of bust
Rev: IVDAEA CAPTA; S C in exergue; Palm tree; to r., Judaea std. r.; to l. of tree, arms
RIC 1233 (C). BMC 845. BNC 846. Hendin 1561.
Acquired from Zuzim, October 2018.

The amount of propaganda the Flavian regime was able to squeeze out of the Jewish War is astounding. Here we have an As struck seven or eight years after the fall of Jerusalem still touting the Jewish defeat. It was the singular event that more than anything else gave the dynasty its prestige. It would have been unseemly to celebrate the defeat of fellow Romans after the end of the Civil War, but quite appropriate to do so over an eastern people, despite the fact they were within the boundaries of the Roman empire. This As was struck in a fairly large issue from the Lyon mint, presumably to address a shortage of bronze coinage in the western provinces late in Vespasian's reign.

Distinctive Lyon portrait, struck on a bent flan.5 commentsDavid Atherton

RIC 1233 VespasianusObv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P, laureate head right
Rev: IVDAEA CAPTA / S C, Palm tree; to right Judaea seated right; to left pile of arms
AE/As (27.87 mm 7.81 g 6h) Struck in Lugdunum 77-78 A.D.
RIC 1233 (C), BMCRE unlisted, BNF 846
ex Thesaurus webshop1 commentsFlaviusDomitianus

Roman Imperial: Theodosius II as Augustus, AE4.Nicomedia 423-425 A.D. 1.59g - 12.2mm, Axis 4h.

Obv: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG - Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.

Rev: Cross within wreath. Mintmark SMNA.

Ref: RIC X, 448; Sear 21233.
Provenance: Chris Scarlioli Collection.Christian Scarlioli

Severus Alexander Elpis Year 7 Alexandrian Tetradrachm, Ex Dattari 12335Placeholder photo by CNG.
RPC. Egypt, Alexandria. Severus Alexander (Aug., 222-235 CE) BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.44g, 12h). Struck 227/8 CE (Year 7).
Obv: Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥ ϹƐΥ ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust r. Rev: L – Z. Elpis l., holding flower, raising skirt. Refs: Dattari-Savio 12335 / DS 9892bis (this coin illustrated) = RPC VI Online 10362 (this coin illustrated) = Emmet 3101 (7) (this coin cited).
Provenance: Ex-Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) Collection; HJB (inv. # cc33653, no date); unknown dealer (inv. # 779 - HZHQANUSB, n.d., LINK – if recognized, plz. let me know!); CNG EA 505 (1 Dec 2021), Lot 361 (corr., Dattari); Rocky Mountain Collection.
Notes: Only published ex., only Sev. Alex. Elpis before RY 10 (but see Mamaea's matching RY 7 Tetradrachm, RPC 10376, LINK).Curtis JJ

Tauromenion - AR litraCampanian mercenaries
354/353 - 344 BC
horse right
monogram within wreath
(TA)
Campana (Kampanoi) 1; HGC 2, 1605; SNG ANS (Campani) 1233; Weber 1260; SNG Ashmolean 2128; BMC (Campani) 1
ex ArtemideJ. B.

Tripoli Pougeoise BOHEMUND V

(1233-1251)

AE Pougeoise

Obverse: CIVITAS, cross with central annulet and annulet at end of each arm
Reverse: pellet in each quarter TRIPOLIS, crenelated tower with arched entry
Mint: Tripoli
Minted: 1233-1251
Dia: 16 mm
Wt: 0.67 gr
Ref: Sabine 308-31, Metcalf, Crusades 555-9jimbomar

Tripoli, Bohemund V. Star Denier.Crusaders. Tripoli, Bohemund V. 1233‑1251 AD. BI Denier (0.69 gm, 15.6mm, 3h). New style "Star" denier. Short cross pattée with three pellets in 2ⁿᵈ quarter. ✠BΛMVND' COMS. / Eight-pointed star with annulets between rays. ✠CIVITΛS TRIPOL'. VF. Bt. The Time Machine, 1999. Metcalf Crusades (1983 #399-402), (1995 ed. #546-8); Malloy (MPS-CCS, Tripoli) #19; Sabine 75-127 (Type 5); Schlumberger pl.4 #17.Anaximander

Velia, Lucania350-310 BC (Period VI: Kleudoros Group)
AR Didrachm (21mm, 7.50g)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with griffin, swan's head at front of visor.
R: Lion prowling left; Φ above, >E monogram (Kleudoros) below, YEΛHTΩN in ex, all within linear circle.
Williams 297; SNG ANS 1312; SNG Ashmolean 1233; HGC I, 1311; HN Italy 1289; Sear 460v
ex Jack H. Beymer

In 545 BC the Persian King Cyrus the Great conquered the Ionian colony of Phocaea in Asia Minor. The survivors fled by sea, and after a settlement on Corsica was destroyed by the Carthaginians the Phocaean refugees finally reached the south-west coast of Lucania between 538 and 535 BC, where they founded Velia on a promontory between two rivers.
Its’ natural harbor and fortunate situation on the road between Rome and Rhegion made Velia a prime center of commerce, and it soon became known throughout the Mediterranean as a profitable destination and a safe shelter from the harsh winds of the Tyrrhenian Sea. This allowed the colony to thrive, and by the middle of the 5th century BC the Eleatic school of philosophy took form here under Xenophanes and Parmenides, the latter also writing the city's constitution.
5 commentsEnodia

Zangids of Mosul, Badr al Din Lu'lu'. AE27 DirhemObv: Diademed classical head left in dotted square, with star; mint and date around.

Rev: Legend in four lines citing the Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir, the Zengid ruler Lu'lu', and the Ayyubid sultans al-Kamil and al-Ashraf.

Ref: Edhem 146; Album 1874.1. SS-68 Dated AH 631 (1233/34 AD). 7.35g.

Exceptional, looks uncirculated. Simon

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