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235cfCarausius 287-93AD
Antoninianus
Obv "IMP C CARAVSIVS P AVG"
Radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev "FORTVNA REDVX"
Fortuna standing left holding rudder and (double?) cornucopia
Camulodunum mint
-/-//C
RIC - (cf235, 237-9)mauseus

SOLD Antiochus V11 Sidetes Tetradrachm 138-129 BC SOLDSOLD Obs - Diademed head of Antiochus V11 in fillet border
16.32g 29mm SC 2061.4e
Antioch on the Orontes mint
Rev- Athena holding Nike presenting wreath left , right, hand on shield proping up spear
Ins- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΙΓΕΡΟΥ surrounded by wreath
Control marks Monogram composing ΔΙ below A before Athena left Right above shield, A above M
An early Cappadocian copy emission 4 obs A14 (Krenkal & Lorber 2009) SOLD
cicerokid

080 - CRISPINACrispina

Roman Empress from 178 to 191? as the consort of Roman Emperor Commodus.

for obverse, reverse and coin details click hereshanxi

106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), T-2061, RIC V-I 220, Siscia, AE-Antoninianus, FORTVNA REDVX, -/-//*T, Fortuna seated left on wheel, #1106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), T-2061, RIC V-I 220, Siscia, AE-Antoninianus, FORTVNA REDVX, -/-//*T, Fortuna seated left on wheel, #1
avers:- IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated and cuirassed bust right. (B1)
revers:- FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna std l. on wheel, holding rudder in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. (Fortuna 1b)
exerg: -/-//*T, diameter: 20,5-21mm, weight: 2,01g, axes: 1h,
mint: Siscia, off-3, iss-3, date: 271-272 A.D., ref: RIC V-I 220, T-2061 (Estiot),
Q-001quadrans

2014.096.2Siscia, 6.25 g; 1h

Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; Radiated, cuirassed bust right, seen from back.
Reverse: FORTVNA - REDVS; -/-//*T; Fortuna, seated left on a wheel, holding rudder in right and cornucopia in left.
Ref: RIC 220; Estiot LV 6143-6173; BnF XII, 738-740; LV 1046; RIC V,1 online T-2061;gordian_guy

2061 IONIA, Ephesus Hadrian, Artemis Reference.
RPC III, 2061; BMC 229; vA 1885

Obv. ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕ
Laureate head right

Rev: ΕΦΕ-СΙΩΝ
Tetrastyle temple within which cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports

8.2 gr
24 mm
hokidoki

22061 Aurelian/SolAurelian/Sol
Obv-IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate
cuirassed bust right.
Rev-ORIENS AVG
Sol advancing left, holding globe and right hand raised in salute; a captive on each side.
* in Left field, S in Exergue
Mint: Siscia 20.7mm 3.2g
RIC V-1, 254 SisciaBlayne W

96-04 - AURELIANO (270 - 275 D.C.)AE Antoniniano 20 mm 3.0 gr.

Anv: "IMP AVRELIANVS AVG" - Busto radiado y con coraza, viendo a derecha.
Rev: "FORTVNA REDVX" - Fortuna sentada a izquierda, portando un timón en la mamo de su brazo derecho extendido y cornucopia en izquierda. Debajo de su silla una rueda. "Q" en exergo.

Acuñada 3ra. Emisión Otoño 271 - Otoño 272 D.C.
Ceca: Mediolanum (Off. 4ta.) - Milan Italia

Referencias: RIC Va #128 (C) P.279, RIC 2 Temp.#1473, Sear RCTV III #11539 P.423, Sear RCTV '88 #3259, Cohen VI #95 P.186, DVM #10 P.257, Göbl#66 c4, La Venera 2061/2125, CBN #477, MIR #16, mdelvalle

Aelia Flaccilla AE4. Constantinopla.13 mm., 1.06g _2200E

Aelia Flacilla AE 22mm. 378-388 AD. Draped bust right, in elaborate headdress, necklace, & mantle / Victory seated right on throne, inscribing a Christogram on a shield set on a column. Mintmark CONA. RIC IX Constantinople 55; Sear 20611.Antonivs Protti

Aelia Flaccilla RIC IX Cons 55Obv: AEL FLACILLA AVGDraped bust right, in elaborate headdress, necklace, & mantle
Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE / CONA Victory seated right on throne, inscribing Christogram on shield set upon short column
Size: 6.18 g, 23 mm
Mint: Constantinople, 378-388 AD
Ids: RIC IX Constantinople 55; Sear 20611ickster

ALFOLDI 026.187 OBVERSE: IMP C M PROBVS INVICT AVG
REVERSE: CONCORD MILIT
BUST TYPE: A2 = Radiate, cuirassed and draped bust right, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: B//XXI
WEIGHT 4.07g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 20-23 mm
MINT: Siscia
RIC 657 VAR. (UNLISTED WITH THIS OBVERSE LEGEND)
ALFOLDI 026.187 (3 ex. cited)
COLLECTION NO. 1316

Rare and desirable obverse legend (INVICTVS = Invincible) struck at Siscia only during the 2nd emmission.

Provenance: Paul Francis Jacquier auction 45 lot 1529 = ex Ph. Gysen collection = ex Franceschi, Brüssel (1991)

Only the 8th example of this type known to me (the other being: 3 ex. cited by Alfodli; HESS DIVO Lugdunum 11 auction lot no. 2061; CGB 11/382; SVETOZAREVO 1246; coin no. 1300 on probuscoins.fr)Barnaba6

Antiochos VII EuergetesAntiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm, 16.52 g. Antioch mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, monogram above A; all within laurel wreath. SC 2061.23 comments

Antiochos VII Euergetes TetradrachmSeleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes AR Tetradrachm. Antioch on the Orontes, 138-129 BC. Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EVEPΓETOY, Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield, and with spear under arm; monogram over Π above A in left field; all within wreath. SC 2061.1j; HGC 9, 1067d. 16.31g, 31mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine; test cut.

From the Terner Collection.

Antiochos VII Euergetes. Athena Nikephorus Tetradrachm of Antioch. Seleukids. Antiochos VII Euergetes. 138‑129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.47ᵍᵐ 29.2ᵐᵐ 12ʰ) Antioch on the Orontes. Diademed head of Antiochos VII right. / Athena Nikephorus standing left holding shield, spear, and Nike facing right, crowning epithet. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ|ΣΥΣΡ-ΓΕΤΟΥ. ⏃⟑ to outer left, AM to inner right. EF. Final series. Goldberg Pre-Long Beach Auction 2023 #1591. SC 2061.4e; HGC 9 #1067d; Newell SMA 283; SNG Cop 7 (Syria) #315; SNG Spaer 1858; Babelon Rois 1142-1143. cf. CNG EA 500 #351, SC 2061.4g, with obv. die link to this coin (Lorber Die Gp.12 A101).Anaximander

Antiochus VII Euergetes-Sidetes, 138 - 129 B.C. Antiochus VII Euergetes-Sidetes, 138 - 129 B.C. Ar tetradrachm, 28.8~31.5mm. 16.51g. Antioch on the Orontes. Nicephorus type. Obv: Diademed head of Antiochus VII r., diadem ends falling straight behind, fillet border. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in two lines r. ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ on l., Athena standing l., resting l. hand on grounded shield and extending r. beyond royal epithet, where she supports Nike l., extending wreath into border, spear propped against Athena's arm, laurel wreath border. Control Δ and Ι above Π. SC 2061.1.pddwau

Antoninus Pius, RIC 1002, Sestertius of AD 159 (Pietas)Æ sestertius (22.3, Ø30mm, 12h), Rome mint, struck AD 159.
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII , laureate head of Antoninus Pius facing right.
Rev.: PIETATI AVG COS IIII (around) S C (in field), Faustina as Pietas standing left, holding apple and, on her left arm, an infant; two children beside her.
RIC 1002 (C); BMC 2061-62; Cohen 620; Strack 1164; Foss (RHC) 132:89

This type refers to the growth of the family of Aurelius and Faustina Filia: Faustina holding new born infant Fadilla, while Faustina and Lucilla, age 13 and 10 respectively, stand beside her. Charles S

AURELIAN RIC TEMP 2061OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
REVERSE: FORTVNA REDVX
BUST TYPE: B = Radiate, cuirassed bust right
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//*T
MINT: SISCIA
EMMISSION: 3
WEIGHT:
RIC TEMP: 2061 (74 ex. cited)Barnaba6

Billion Trachy Theodore I Commenus-Lascaris SB 2061 Type AObverse: Virgin nimbate enthroned without back, holding nimbate head of Christ on Her breast
Reverse: Theodore and St Theodore stg, facing holding patriarchal cross between them, Emperor on l., wears stemma, divitision, a collor piece and simple panelled loros, hold labarum in r. hand and saint wears a short military tunic and breast plate holds spear in left, resting over shoulder.
Mint: nicaea
Date: 1205-12? CE
Sear 2061 H 30.7-10
23mm 2.49gmwileyc

Byzantine Empire: Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris, Billon Trachy. Ex Peter Donald Collection.Nicaea 1208-1222 A.D. 3.50g - 32mm, Axis 6h.

Obv: MHP-Q V - MHP-Q V to left and right of Mary, nimbate, seated facing, holding before her the nimbate head of infant Christ.

Rev: ΘEOΔΩΡOC O ΘEOΔΩΡOC - Theodore, crowned and wearing loros, holding labarum, standing facing on left, and St. Theodore, in military dress, on right, holding spear, both holding patriarchal cross between them.

Ref: SB 2061; DOC IV, 5.
Provenance: Ex Peter Donald Collection. Chris Scarlioli Collection.Christian Scarlioli

BYZANTINE, Latin Trachy 1204-1261 ConstantinopleObv: Virgin Enthroned
Rev: Emperor and St. Theodore with Patriarchal Cross Between Them
22-26 mm
Small module imitation of Empire of Nicaea trachy, Sear 2061

BYZANTINE, Theodore I 1208-1222 NicaeaObv: Virgin Enthroned
Rev: Emperor and St. Theodore with Patriarchal Cross Between Them
Sear 2061

ClaudiaRoman Republic Denarius of C.Claudius Pulcher. 110-109BC. Head of Roma right / Victory in biga right. Syd 569.

Ex. Gorny & Mosch auction 134, 11/10/2004, 2361.2 comments

Constantine II - AE CentenionalisArelatum
325 - 326 AD
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
gate wirh door open, 4 turrets, 8 layers; star above
VIRTVS__CAESS
QA crescent RL
RIC VII Arles 294; Sear 17279
3,2g 18mm
ex Soler y LlachJ. B.

Empire of Nicaea: Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris (1208-1222) Æ Trachy (Sear-2061)Obv: MP - Î˜V in field; Virgin nimbate, seated upon throne without back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast
Rev: Î˜Ð„OÎ”Ð¨POC O Î˜Ð„OÎ”Ð¨POC; Full-length figure of emperor on left, and St. Theodore, bearded and nimbate; between them patriarchal cross on long shaft; Emperor wears stemma, division, collar-piece and panelled loros of simple type; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter; Saint wears short military tunic and breastplate; left hand holds spear resting over shoulderQuant.Geek

Gordian III & Tranquillina. Pentassarion of MarcianopolisRoman Empire. Gordian III & Tranquillina 238-244 AD Æ Pentassarion (12.65 gm, 27.6mm, 6h) of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior, 241-244 AD. Busts of Gordian right & Tranquillina left. AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ CЄ - TPANKVΛ / ΛЄINA. / Zeus seated left, holding patera & scepter, eagle at feet; Ǝ to left. VΠ TЄPTVΛΛIANOV MAPKIAN - OΠOΛIT / ΩN. VF Prosius Tertullianus (legatus Augusti pro praetore). Bt. Marc Breitsprecher 2022. Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 147 (3 July 2006) #2681 (part of). RPC VII.2 1450 (same dies); Varbanov 2061; AMNG I/1 (1898) #1172.Anaximander

Hadrian, EphesusHadrian, Ephesus
IONIA, Ephesus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (23mm, 10.25 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia within tetrastyle temple.Obv. ΑΥT ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СΕ Laureate head right Rev: ΕΦΕ-СΙΩΝ tetrastyle temple within which cult statue of Artemis Ephesia with supports RPC III 2061. BMC 229; SNG von Aulock 1885. good fine, pale green patina,
Ancient Aussie

Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue. Tarsos Mint, Struck Between 333 - 327 B.C. Silver Tetradrachm, Price 2995, Müller 1293, Newell Tarsos 6, Demanhur 2045 - 2061, SNG Saroglos 505, SNG Cop 774, SNG München 692, SNG Alpha Bank -, VF, high relief, a little rough, porosity on reverse, 16.663g, 24.1mm, die ax., 45o, Tarsos mint, c. 333 - 327 B.C..
Obverse : head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
Reverse : Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne without back, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, right leg forward (archaic lifetime style), feet on footstool, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, AÎ›EÎžANâˆ†POY , ( " Of Alexander " in Ancient Greek ) , 4 pellets under seat above strut over A below strut.

Lifetime issue. Alexander the Great passed through Tarsos, Cilicia, with his armies in 333 B.C. Darius' confidence increased, because Alexander spent so much time there, which he imputed to cowardice. In truth, Alexander had fallen seriously ill after bathing in the exceedingly cold river Cydnus. No physician would treat him, they thought his case so desperate, and his recovery unlikely. They feared the punishment for failure. Finally, Philip, the Acarnanian, relying on his own well-known friendship for Alexander, resolved to try. At this very time, Alexander received a letter, warning him that Philip had been bribed by Darius to kill him, with great sums of money, and a promise of his daughter in marriage. After Alexander read the letter, he put it under his pillow, without showing it to anyone. When Philip came in with the potion, Alexander drank it with great cheerfulness and assurance, at the same time giving Philip the letter to read. Alexander's looks were cheerful and open, to show his kindness to and confidence in his physician, while Philip was full of surprise and alarm at the accusation, appealing to the gods to witness his innocence, sometimes lifting up his hands to heaven, and then throwing himself down by the bedside, and beseeching Alexander to lay aside all fear, and follow his directions without apprehension. The medicine worked so strongly at first that at first Alexander lost his speech, and falling into a swoon, had scarce any sense or pulse left. However, after a short time, his health and strength returned, and he showed himself in public to the Macedonians, who had been in continual fear until they saw him again.

FORVM Ancient Coins. / From The Sam Mansourati Collection. Sam

Maximian LH exB EaglePotin Tetradrachm 19mm 7.87g

ob: MAΞIMIANOC CEB

laureate draped and cuirassed bust right

rx: LH

ex: B (retrograde)

Eagle facing left wings folded head facing right with wreath in beak

Curtis 2061, Emmett 4108, SNG Hunt -; Milne 5075, BMC -, Zoega XXVI 55, Dattari 6011

brown patina rennrad12020

MinuciaMinucius Thermus Mf Denarius. 103 BC. Helmeted head of Mars left / Q*TERM*MF below two warriors in combat, one on left protecting a fallen man. Syd 592, Cr319/1.

Ex. Aureo auction, 25/10/2006, 16.8 comments

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 36. Gordian III, HrHJ (2018) 8.36.20.09 (plate coin)Gordian III, AD 238-244
AE 26, 10.3g, 26.31mm, 195°
struck under governor Sabinius Modestus
obv. AVT.K.M.ANTW - GORDI[ANOC]
bust, draped and cuirassed, seen from behind, laureate, r.
rev. VP CAB MODECTOV - NIKOPOLEITWN PR (WN ligate)
in ex. OC I
in l. field one beneath the other C / T / R / O / N
Asklepios, bearded, in himation, r. shoulder nude, in l. arm puff of garment, stg.
frontal, head l., resting with r. hand on his snake-staff, holding l. hand on hip.
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 2061 var. (WN not ligate)
b) Varbanov (engl.) 4172 (cites in error AMNG 2062)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.36.20.9 (plate coin)
rare, F+, brown patina

Interesting legend distribution, but Varbanov doesn't mention legend breaks!
Jochen

Nero and Statilia Messalina Galba countermarkNero & Statilia Messalina, Æ27 as, Galba ctmk., 10.54g Nicaea, Bythinia,
O: NERWN K[LAU]DIOS KAISAR SEBASTOS GE, laureate head left, rectangular countermark GALB[A].
R: ME[SSALEIN]A [GYNE SEBASTOY] Statilia Messalina as Securitas seated right.
Unique mule - Obverse die RPC 2057, Reverse die RPC 2061; Listed in Wildwinds as RPC 2061cf, countermark Howgego 591

Statilia Messalina was the third and last wife of Nero, empress from 66-68. Her great beauty and intelligence kept her alive during some of the most turbulent years of the early empire.

After several failed attempts to strangle his first wife, Claudia Octavia, to death, Nero divorced her for barrenness and she was forced into suicide. Nero kicked his second wife, Poppaea Sabina who was pregnant at the time, to death. Going into a deep depression (Women, can't live with them, can't live without them!) he found comfort in his new bride, Statilia Messalina. All it took was the forced suicide of her husband and Nero was able to have her all to himself.

She must have been a most clever woman as she survived the revolution and civil war that followed, even being betrothed to Otho before he too met an untimely end. Suetonius reports that of the two letters Otho wrote the night before he committed suicide, one of them was to Statilia.1 commentsNemonater

petraspijk056var_4Elagabalus
Petra

Obv: ...CMAVPANTWNIN...; Radiate head right.
Rev: PETΛA, COLON in exergue. Founder, right hand raised, ploughing right with pair of oxen, A in front of oxen forefeet.
23 mm, 10.42 gms

Spijkerman 56 variant (radiate)Charles M

PROBUS MPR 180 OBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE
BUST TYPE: A
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: --//RZ
WEIGHT 3.82g / AXIS: 12h
RIC:
J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 180 (6 EX.)
COLLECTION NO. 967Barnaba6

ROMAN EMPIRE / Emperor Gordian III , AD ( 238 – 244 )Silver Denarius , Rome mint , 3.18 gr .
Obverse ; IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG { IMP[erator] GORDIANVS PIVS FEL[ix] AVG[vstvs] / Emperor Gordianus, Dutiful Wise Augustus } , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind.
Reverse ; SALVS AVGVSTI, ( [Dedicated to] To the health of the Emperors ) Salus standing right, draped, from patera held in left hand, feeding snake held in right hand .
References ; RIC IV 129A (R), RSC IV 325, Hunter III 62, SRCV III 8681.

Choice EF example , excellent portrait, and artistic well executed dies.

From The Sam Mansourati Collection./ NO. RI 20610.
Given as a souvenir to a dear friend. ( 8/18/2016 )
Salus was the Roman goddess of health. She was Hygieia to the Greeks ( Her name is the source of the word "hygiene." ) , who believed her to be the daughter of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing, and Epione, the goddess of soothing of pain. Her father Asclepius learned the secrets of keeping death at bay after observing one serpent bringing another healing herbs. Woman seeking fertility, the sick, and the injured slept in his temples in chambers where non-poisonous snakes were left to crawl on the floor and provide healing.

*The logo of Pharmacology was taken from Salus 's Patera and snake .

Sam

ROMAN EMPIRE, Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, T-2061, RIC V-I 220, Siscia, -/-//*T, FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left on wheel,106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), AE-Antoninianus, T-2061, RIC V-I 220, Siscia, -/-//*T, FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left on wheel,
avers:- IMP-AVRELIANVS-AVG, Radiated and cuirassed bust right. (B1)
revers:- FORTVNA-REDVX, Fortuna std l. on wheel, holding rudder in r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. (Fortuna 1b)
exerg: -/-//*T, diameter: mm, weight: g, axes: h,
mint: Siscia, off-3, iss-3, date: 271-272 A.D., ref: RIC V-I 220, T-2061 (Estiot),
Q-001

1 commentsquadrans

Roman Imperial: Aelia Flaccilla (378-383 CE) AE Follis, Antioch (Sear 20616; RIC IX 61)Obv: AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG; diademed & draped bust right
Rev: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE; Victory seated right, inscribing Chi-Rho onto shield set on column, T in right field, ANTB in exergue
2 commentsQuant.Geek

sb 2061 Isaac IIB*Numis

Sear 2061Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris (1208 – 1222 CE) Billon aspron trachy, weight 4.12g, diameter 29mm. Mint of Nicaea.Abu Galyon

SELEUCID KINGDOM, ANTIOCH, 138-129 BCTetradrachm, 30.22mm, 16.46g

Antiochus VII Euergetes
O. Diademed head right, fillet border
R. Helmeted Athena Nicephorus std left, grasping spear and shield

SC 2061.4b

Rear design: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡ-ΓΕΤoΥ, helmeted Athena Nicephorus standing left, grasping spear and shield decorated with gorgoneion, primary controls ΔΙ in monogram over A with dot for crossbar in outer left field, secondary control Φ in inner right field, laurel-crown border

Ex Freeman & Sear2 commentsrobertpe

SELEUCID KINGDOM, ANTIOCH, 138-129 BCTetradrachm, 30mm, 16.47g, 12h
Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes)

O. Diademed head right within laurel wreath
R. Athena Nikephoros standing left; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ to right, with Σ to inner right, ΕΥΕΡ-ΓΕΤoΥ to left with mongram above A to outer left; all within laurel wreath

SC 2061.4k, HGC 9. 1067d

Ex Fredy Vortisch Collection2 commentsrobertpe

SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes) (138-129 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.44 gm, 11h)SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus VII Euergetes (Sidetes) (138-129 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.44 gm, 11h). XF. Antioch on the Orontes. Diademed head of Antiochus VII right, diadem ends falling straight behind; bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / EYEP-ΓETOY, Athena standing facing, head left, resting left hand on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion, spear resting against arm, Nike in right hand extending wreath into border; ΔI monogram above A in outer left field, A in inner right field, all within laurel wreath. SC 2061.4f var. (reengraved control).

Note - the A in the right field has been recut over another letter, which appears to be an X or something similar.3 commentsMark R1

Seleukid Empire. Antiochos VII Euergetes. AR Tetradrachm.Circa 138-129 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.77g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes Mint. SC-2061.1a; HGC-9, 1067d. Obverse diademed head of Antiochos right. Reverse Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, mint monogram above O; all within wreath. Fine style portrait. Extra fine, attractively toned.

Ex CNG.

Antiochos Euergetes (“the Benefactor”), nicknamed Sidetes (“from Side”), is said to be the last effective ruler of the Seleukid Empire. Starting 138 B.C., in beginning of his reign, he briefly restored much of the former territories of Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Media that had been lost from the Parthians and killing the aging Parthian King Mithradates I in the process. However, Antiochos was killed when the Parthians under the new king Phraates II ambushed him in Media nine years later. Some said he committed suicide to prevent his capture.

The coins of Antiochos are relatively common. Most in the series follow a very precise but monotonous design. Surprisingly, this type of coin didn’t follow that norm. It could be surmised that fine-style coins of Antiochos were created during its greatest territorial extent mimicking the earlier portrait coins of Alexander the Great, showing renewed confidence and power of the king and empire. The reverse of the coin with Athena Nikephoros alludes to the victory of Antiochos over the Parthians. Undoubtedly, the engraver of the dies who created this coin was an accomplished artist attempting to uphold and maintain the artistic ideals of Hellenistic civilization in its waning days.
3 commentsJason T

Syria, Antiochos VII. EuergetesAntiochos VII. Euergetes
year -138 to year -129
AR Tetradrachm,
Obv: Head, diadem
Rev: ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ / ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Athena holding nike
Ref.: SC 2061.2, HGC 9 #1067d, Antioch.
Ag, 28.5mm, 16.27g2 commentsshanxi

Trajan RIC 582 var; Woytek 188bATrajan 98-117 AD. AE Dupondius. Rome Mint. ca. 103-107 AD. (12.54g) Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Radiate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Rev:SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C, facing cuirass, consisting of lorica decorated with gorgoneion and figures, lappettes and pteryges.
Woytek 188bA; BMC 913; Utrecht 2061-2068. RIC 582 var (bust type)

Ex: V.L. NummusPaddy

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