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ROME
PB Tessera (18mm, 2.73 g, 12h)
Head of a young athlete right; (AV) to left, II to right
Apollo standing left, holding branch, resting left arm on tripod
Rostovtsev 843, pl. VIII, 53 corr. (obv. legend); Rostovtsev & Prou 532; Munich 179-80; Ruggerio 1408; BM 28-31, 33Ardatirion
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ROME
PB Tessera (16mm, 2.00 g)
Horse running left; palm below
ЄVC (Eustolos)
Rostovtsev 819; Rostovtsev & Prou 517; Munich 177; BM 1612-3; Kircheriano 1573-6; Toynbee, “Beasts and Their Names in the Roman Empire,” pl. VI, fig 18
Ex Artcoins Roma 23 (17 February 2015), lot 583
The reverse appears to bear the name of the horse, Eustolos, “the Ready.” Toynbee records 417 horse names, far more than any other beast, noting only a few dozen names for dogs, mules, bears, and other animals. Ardatirion
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(0177) COMMODUS--HADRIANOPOLIS177 - 192 AD
(under governor of Thrace Julius Castus)
AE 28 mm; 16.62 g
O: AY KAI Λ AYPH KOMOΔOC draped bust right
R: Cybele riding lion running right
Thrace, Hadrianopolis
Jurukova, Hadrianopolis 124 (V 75/R 124), citing specimens in Munich and Paris
d.s.
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(0193) SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS193-211 AD
AE 20 mm; 7.17 g
O: Laureate head right
R: COL/HEL in two lines between two legionary eagles, all within wreath
SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis; cf Lindgren III 1269; SNG Munich 1030laney
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(0244) OTACILIA SEVERA(wife of Philip I)
244 - 249 AD--Magistrate Ainius
AE 24 mm, 6.30 g
O: M WTA CEBHRA C, draped bust right, wearing stephane.
R: EP AINIOY MAGNH CIPYL, Kybele, turreted, seated left,
holding patera and resting arm on drum, lion standing left at her side.
Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum
SNG Cop 270; BMC 86; SNG Munich 290laney
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0001 Sasanian Empire Khusro II -- Year 2 -- BishapurObv: Pahlavi script legend: to the l. on two lines reading down leftward and outward is GDH/'pzwt (xwarrah abzūd) and to the r. on one line reading down is hwslwd (Husraw) = Khusro has increased the royal glory; frontal bust facing r. of bearded Khusro II with a hair globe drawn to the back of the neck, crown with three merlons and attached to the top of the crown cap are wings (group of pellets within the base) with an attached crescent and star, double pearl diadem with three ribbons behind, earring made up of three dots, neckline edged with a row of pearls, both shoulders decorated with a crescent and star, double row of pearls from shoulders to breast, two dots on the breast, star in upper l. field, star and crescent in upper r. field, two dotted rims with a star on a crescent at 3h, 6h, and 9h.
Rev: Pahlavi script legend: to the l. reading down is year tlyn of Khusro II's reign and to the r. reading down is the mint mark BYSh = year 2 of Khusro II's reign, Bishapur; fire altar with a base consisting of two slabs and a shaft with two ribbons pointing upwards to the r. and l. of the shaft with four altar slabs on top and flames consisting of four tiers rendered as four then three then two then one upward stroke, star to the l. and crescent to the r. of the top two tiers, to the l. and r. of the altar are two frontal facing attendants each holding a sword pointing downwards with the r. hand over the l. hand and wearing a rounded cap, three dotted rims with a star on a crescent at 3h, 6h, 9h, and 12h.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Bishapur; Date: year 2, 591 - 592 AD; Weight: 4.12g; Diameter: 29mm; Die axis: 90º; References, for example: Göbl II/2; SNS Iran 580 and 581 (same mint and regnal year).
Regnal year 2 saw major changes to the coinage of Khusro II. First, the defeat of Wahrām Chōbēn (Wahrām VI) brought to an end the interruption of Khusro II's xwarrah and so wings representing Vərəθraγna/Verethragna (Avestan), Wahrām (Middle Persian), Bahrām (Persian), i.e. the god or personification of victory, were added to Khusro II's crown. Second, for the first time in Sasanian coinage the ideogram GDH (xwarrah) is added to the legend (obverse). Third, on the reverse six pointed stars are added to the crescent moons outside of the three dotted rims at 3h, 6h, 9h, and 12h. Six pointed stars can be considered representations of the sun (see Gariboldi 2010 pp. 36ff and the sources referenced in footnote 71, p. 37).
See Daryaee (1997) for an interesting study of the religious and political iconography on the coinage of Khusro II*. He argues that Khusro II implemented iconographic changes in regnal year 2 (591 - 592 AD) as a direct result of suppressing the rebellion (with the assistance of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice) of the brilliant general Wahrām Chōbēn (Wahrām VI) in 591 AD. Further iconographic changes were carried out in regnal year 11 (600 - 601 AD) in response to the final defeat in 600 AD of the 10 year rule/rebellion of Wistahm**, his uncle (as the brother-in-law of his father Ohrmazd IV) and former staunch supporter.
*The study cannot be intended to be complete. For example, there is no discussion of the legend 'pd that appeared, beginning in the 12th regnal year but not present for all subsequent years or at all mints, in the second quadrant outside of the rims on the obverse. Gariboldi 2010 (p.64) translates the legend as "good", "excellent", "wonderful" while Göbl 1983 (p. 331) translates it as "praise".
**There is some debate about when Wistahm was finally eliminated. Daryaee, following Paruck 1924, relies on (purported?) numismatic evidence that the last coin minted in his name was for year 10. Therefore Daryaee states that 600 AD was the year of elimination (Daryaee 1997, p. 53 n. 38. Also see Daryaee 2009, p. 33 n. 166 for a slightly more tepid assertion). Frye 1984 implies a 10 year rule for Wistahm, stating that "it was not until 601 that the rule of Chosroes [Khusro] was restored over all of the empire..." (p. 336). Göbl SN, however, states that 10 years of reign are said to be represented, although personally he had only seen coins of years 2 through 7 (p. 53). Thus Wistahm's years in SN's Table XI are listed as "591/2 - 597?" Malek 1993 also lists Wistahm's years as 591/2 - 97 (p. 237).
Provenance: Ex Stephen Album Rare Coins Auction 36, January 25, 2020
Photo Credit: Stephen Album Rare Coins
Sources
Daryaee, Touraj. 'The Use of Religio-Political Propaganda on Coins of Xusrō II." The Journal of the American Numismatics (1989-), vol. 9 (1997): 41-53.
Daryaee, Touraj. Sasanian Persia: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire. London: I. B. Tauris, 2009.
Frye, Richard. The History of Ancient Iran. Munich: C.H. Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1984.
Gariboldi, Andrea. Sasanian Coinage and History: The Civic Numismatic Collection of Milan. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, 2010.
Göbl, Robert. Sasanian Numismatics. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt and Biermann, 1971.
Göbl 1983: Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3 (1), The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983: 322 - 336.
Malek, Hodge. "A Survey of Research on Sasanian Numismatics." The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-), vol. 153 (1993): 227 - 269.
Paruck, F.D.J. Sasanian Coins. Bombay: 1924.
SNS Iran: Akbarzadeh, Daryoosh and Nikolaus Schindel. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Iran A Late Sasanian Hoard from Orumiyeh. Wien: Österreichischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften, 2017.
Tracy Aiello
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0002 Sasanian Empire Khusro II -- Year 5 -- CtesiphonObv: Pahlavi script legend: to the l. on two lines reading down leftward and outward is GDH/'pzwt (xwarrah abzūd) and to the r. on one line reading down is hwslwd (Husraw) = Khusro has increased the royal glory; frontal bust facing r. of bearded Khusro II with a hair globe drawn to the back of the neck, crown with three merlons and attached to the top of the crown cap are wings (lines within the base, wings open) with an attached crescent and star, double pearl diadem with three ribbons behind, earring made up of three dots, neckline edged with a row of pearls, both shoulders decorated with a crescent and star, double row of pearls from shoulders to breast, two dots on the breast, star in upper l. field, star and crescent in upper r. field, two dotted rims with a star on a crescent at 3h, 6h, and 9h.
Rev: Pahlavi script legend: to the l. reading down is year ḥwmŝ‵ of Khusro II's reign and to the r. reading down is the mint mark WYHC = year 5 of Khusro II's reign, Ctesiphon; fire altar with a base consisting of two slabs and a shaft with two ribbons pointing upwards to the r. and l. of the shaft with four altar slabs on top and flames consisting of four tiers rendered as four then three then two then one upward stroke, star to the l. and crescent to the r. of the top two tiers, to the l. and r. of the altar are two frontal facing attendants each holding a sword pointing downwards with the r. hand over the l. hand and wearing a rounded cap, three dotted rims with a star on a crescent at 3h, 6h, 9h, and 12h.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Ctesiphon;1 Date: year 5, 594 - 595 AD; Weight: 4.10g; Diameter: 31.34mm; Die axis: 90º; References, for example: Göbl II/2.
Notes:
1See Schindel (2005) pp. 296 - 299 for an argument identifying the Pahlavi mint signature WYHC with Ctesipon.
See Daryaee (1997) for an interesting study of the religious and political iconography on the coinage of Khusro II*. He argues that Khusro II implemented iconographic changes in regnal year 2 (591 - 592 AD) as a direct result of suppressing the rebellion (with the assistance of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice) of the brilliant general Wahrām Chōbēn (Wahrām VI) in 591 AD. Further iconographic changes were carried out in regnal year 11 (600 - 601 AD) in response to the final defeat in 600 AD of the 10 year rule/rebellion of Wistahm**, his uncle (as the brother-in-law of his father Ohrmazd IV) and former staunch supporter.
*The study cannot be intended to be complete. For example, there is no discussion of the legend 'pd that appeared, beginning in the 12th regnal year but not present for all subsequent years or at all mints, in the second quadrant outside of the rims on the obverse. Gariboldi 2010 (p.64) translates the legend as "good", "excellent", "wonderful' while Göbl 1983 (p. 331) translates it as "praise".
**There is some debate about when Wistahm was finally eliminated. Daryaee, following Paruck 1924, relies on (purported?) numismatic evidence that the last coin minted in his name was for year 10. Therefore Daryaee states that 600 AD was the year of elimination (Daryaee 1997, p. 53 n. 38. Also see Daryaee 2009, p. 33 n. 166 for a slightly more tepid assertion). Frye 1984 implies a 10 year rule for Wistahm, stating that "it was not until 601 that the rule of Chosroes [Khusro] was restored over all of the empire..." (p. 336). Göbl SN, however, states that 10 years of reign are said to be represented, although personally he had only seen coins of years 2 through 7 (p. 53). Thus Wistahm's years in SN's Table XI are listed as "591/2 - 597?" Malek 1993 also lists Wistahm's years as 591/2 - 97 (p. 237).
Provenance: Ex Marc R. Breitsprecher, Classical Numismatist October 2, 2018.
Photo Credit: Marc R. Breitsprecher, Classical Numismatist
Sources
Daryaee, Touraj. "The Use of Religio-Political Propaganda on Coins of Xusrō II." The Journal of the American Numismatics (1989-), vol. 9 (1997): 41-53.
Daryaee, Touraj. Sasanian Persia: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire. London: I. B. Tauris, 2009.
Frye, Richard. The History of Ancient Iran. Munich: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1984.
Gariboldi, Andrea. Sasanian Coinage and History: The Civic Numismatic Collection of Milan. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, 2010.
Göbl, Robert. Sasanian Numismatics. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt and Biermann, 1971.
Göbl 1983: Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3 (1), The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983: 322 - 336.
Malek, Hodge. "A Survey of Research on Sasanian Numismatics." The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-), vol. 153 (1993): 227 - 269.
Paruck, F.D.J. Sasanian Coins. Bombay: 1924.
Schindel, Nickolaus. "Sasanian Mint Abbreviations: The Evidence of Style." The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-), vol. 165 (2005): 287 - 299.Tracy Aiello
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0003 Sasanian Empire Khusro II -- Year 35 -- CtesiphonObv: Pahlavi script legend: to the l. on two lines reading down leftward and outward (with the first word extending through the inner rim) is GDH/'pzwt (xwarrah abzūd) and to the r. on one line reading down is hwslwd (Husraw) = Khusro has increased the royal glory; frontal bust facing r. of bearded Khusro II with a hair globe drawn to the back of the neck, crown with three merlons and attached to the top of the crown cap are wings (lines within the base, wings open) with an attached crescent and star, double pearl diadem with three ribbons behind, earring made up of three dots, neckline edged with a row of pearls, both shoulders decorated with a crescent and star, double row of pearls from shoulders to breast, two dots on the breast, star in upper l. field and star and crescent in upper r. field both extending through the inner rim, two dotted rims with a star on a crescent at 3h, 6h, and 9h.
Rev: Pahlavi script legend: to the l. reading down is year pncsyh of Khusro II's reign and to the r. reading down is the mint mark WYHC = year 35 of Khusro II's reign, Ctesiphon; fire altar with a base consisting of two slabs and a shaft with two ribbons pointing upwards to the r. and l. of the shaft with four altar slabs on top and flames consisting of four tiers rendered as four then three then two then one upward stroke, star to the l. and crescent to the r. of the top two tiers, to the l. and r. of the altar are two frontal facing attendants each holding a sword pointing downwards with the r. hand over the l. hand and wearing a crescent cap, three dotted rims with a star on a crescent at 3h, 6h, 9h, and 12h.
Denomination: silver drachm; Mint: Ctesiphon;1 Date: year 35, 624 - 625 AD; Weight: 4.11g; Diameter: 32.6mm; Die axis: 90º; References, for example: Göbl II/3.
Notes:
1See Schindel (2005) pp. 296 - 299 for an argument identifying the Pahlavi mint signature WYHC with Ctesipon.
See Daryaee (1997) for an interesting study of the religious and political iconography on the coinage of Khusro II*. He argues that Khusro II implemented iconographic changes in regnal year 2 (591 - 592 AD) as a direct result of suppressing the rebellion (with the assistance of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice) of the brilliant general Wahrām Chōbēn (Wahrām VI) in 591 AD. Further iconographic changes were carried out in regnal year 11 (600 - 601 AD) in response to the final defeat in 600 AD of the 10 year rule/rebellion of Wistahm**, his uncle (as the brother-in-law of his father Ohrmazd IV) and former staunch supporter.
*The study cannot be intended to be complete. For example, there is no discussion of the legend 'pd that appeared, beginning in the 12th regnal year but not present for all subsequent years or at all mints, in the second quadrant outside of the rims on the obverse. Gariboldi 2010 (p.64) translates the legend as "good", "excellent", "wonderful" while Göbl 1983 (p. 331) translates it as "praise".
**There is some debate about when Wistahm was finally eliminated. Daryaee, following Paruck 1924, relies on (purported?) numismatic evidence that the last coin minted in his name was for year 10. Therefore Daryaee states that 600 AD was the year of elimination (Daryaee 1997, p. 53 n. 38. Also see Daryaee 2009, p. 33 n. 166 for a slightly more tepid assertion). Frye 1984 implies a 10 year rule for Wistahm, stating that "it was not until 601 that the rule of Chosroes [Khusro] was restored over all of the empire..." (p. 336). Göbl SN, however, states that 10 years of reign are said to be represented, although personally he had only seen coins of years 2 through 7 (p. 53). Thus Wistahm's years in SN's Table XI are listed as "591/2 - 597?" Malek 1993 also lists Wistahm's years as 591/2 - 97 (p. 237).
Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins June 8, 2018, from the Jyrki Muona Collection; Ex CNG e-auction 59 (26 Feb 2003), lot 77; Ex CNG e-auction 57 (4 Apr 2001), lot 47.
Photo Credit: Forum Ancient Coins
Sources
Daryaee, Touraj. "The Use of Religio-Political Propaganda on Coins of Xusrō II." The Journal of the American Numismatics (1989-), vol. 9 (1997): 41-53.
Daryaee, Touraj. Sasanian Persia: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire. London: I. B. Tauris, 2009.
Frye, Richard. The History of Ancient Iran. Munich: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1984.
Gariboldi, Andrea. Sasanian Coinage and History: The Civic Numismatic Collection of Milan. Costa Mesa: Mazda Publishers, 2010.
Göbl, Robert. Sasanian Numismatics. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt and Biermann, 1971.
Göbl 1983: Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3 (1), The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983: 322 - 336.
Malek, Hodge. "A Survey of Research on Sasanian Numismatics." The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-), vol. 153 (1993): 227 - 269.
Paruck, F.D.J. Sasanian Coins. Bombay: 1924.
Schindel, Nickolaus. "Sasanian Mint Abbreviations: The Evidence of Style." The Numismatic Chronicle (1966-), vol. 165 (2005): 287 - 299.Tracy Aiello
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013b1. DomitiaAE21 of Ephesos, Ionia. AD 82-96. Magistrate Caesennius Paetus. Alliance issue with Smyrna. 4.21 g. Obv: ΔOMITIA CEBACTH, draped bust right. Rev: OMONOIA ANΘY KAICEN ΠAITOY around, EΦE-ZMYΡ downwards in right and left fields, cult image of Artemis Ephesia standing facing, with supports. RPC 1091; SNG Cop 544; SNG Munich 290-291; SNG von Aulock 1938; BMC 414.lawrence c
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019a15. Marcus AureliusAs Caesar, A.D. 138-161. Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. AE (15 mm, 2.63 g). Reverse depicting Plutos. Marcus Aurelius, AE16 of Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia, 161-180. 2.55 g. KAI AYΡHΛIOC, bare-headed, draped bust right / MAΓNHTΩN CIΠYΛOY, the child Ploutos standing left in short chiton, holding the front above his waist with both hands, carrying fruit in its folds. BMC 59; SNG Cop 262; SNG Munich 268; Mionnet IV, 406; Mionnet Supp. VII, 291; Leypold I, 1040; Paris 675-677; Waddington 5082 corr. (rev description); GRPC Lydia 137. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 296.lawrence c
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0500 MYSIA, Hadrianeia. AE 15 Pseudo-autonomous under Pius RamReference.
SNG Munich 4; RPC IV temp. 499/500; SNG von Aulock 1127; SNG France -; SNG Copenhagen -.
Obv:
Bare head and draped bust of Hermes right, with caduceus over shoulder.
Rev: ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ.
Ram standing right.
2.18 gr.
15 mm.okidoki
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2014.105.4Alexander III, The Great, Uncertain Macedonian Mint (336-323 BC)
AE18; 5.91 g; 6h
Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, between club and bow in case.
Ref: Price 266; SNG Munich Part 10/11 827;
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2014.105.6Alexander III, The Great, Uncertain Mint Western Asia Minor (c. 323 - c. 310 BC)
AE18; 5.71 g; 3h
Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin.
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, between bow in decorated case and club, torch to left in exergue.
Ref: Price 2800(f); SNG Munich 919;gordian_guy
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601, Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, assassinated 15 March 44 B.C.Julius Caesar AR Denarius 40 B.C. 20 mm, 3.6 gm; aVF; Moving mint. 49-48 BC. Obverse: Pontifical emblems culullus, aspergillum, axe, and apex. Reverse: elephant right trampling dragon; CAESAR in exergue. Ex Windsor Antiquities.
It is not possible to adequately discuss Gaius Julius Caesar within the constraints of this gallery. He was born on either the 12th or the 13th of July in 100 B.C. [most scholars agree upon this date, but it is debated], and he was assassinated on 15 March 44 B.C.
Caesar is arguably the most important figure in Roman history; only Augustus and, perhaps, Constantine the Great made contributions of equivalent magnitude. Caesar was a truly gifted writer, orator, politician and soldier .
Library and book store shelves are crowded with a variety of biographies on the great man. Christian Meier, professor of Ancient History at the University of Munich, has written a scholarly as well as intriguing biography of Caesar. It is simply titled Caesar. It was first published in Germany in 1982, and a recently published paper back translation by David McLintock is now available from Fontana Press (a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers).
Caesar is fascinating.
J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
Cleisthenes
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701a, Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, assassinated 15 March 44 B.C.Julius Caesar
Of the great man, Joseph Sermarini states,"Gaius Julius Caesar is one of the most famous men in history. At the end of his brilliant military and political career he had gained control of the Roman state. His puppet senate heaped more and more honors upon him. In February 44 B.C. the senate named him dictator for life. Many senators, however, feared that he wished to become king, ending the Republic. On the 15th of March 44 B.C., 63 senators attacked him with knives they had hidden in the folds of their togas. This most famous of assassinations plunged the Roman Republic into 17 years of civil war, after which it would re-emerge as the Roman Empire."
It is not possible to adequately discuss Gaius Julius Caesar within the constraints of this gallery. He was born on either the 12th or the 13th of July in 100 B.C. [most scholars agree upon this date, but it is debated], and he was assassinated on 15 March 44 B.C.
Caesar is arguably the most important figure in Roman history; only Augustus and, perhaps, Constantine the Great made contributions of equivalent magnitude. Caesar was a truly gifted writer, orator, politician and soldier .
Library and book store shelves are crowded with a variety of biographies on this historical giant. Christian Meier, professor of Ancient History at the University of Munich, has written a scholarly as well as intriguing biography of Caesar. It is simply titled Caesar. It was first published in Germany in 1982, and a recently published paper back translation by David McLintock is now available from Fontana Press (a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers).
Caesar is fascinating.
J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.
Cleisthenes
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Aigai, AE 10, Apollo/ goatAIOLIS. Aigai. 3rd century BC. Æ 10mm (1.05 g). Laureate head of Apollo right / Goat head right. SNG Munich -; SNG von Aulock 1593. Reddish-brown patina. Ex VauctionsPodiceps
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Aigina. Land tortoise Stater.Greece. Aigina. c. 445-430 BC. AR Stater (12.16 gm, 21.0mm). Land tortise with segmented shell of 13 plates. Indistinct countermark in center. / Skew pattern incuse square with five compartments (three squares and two triangles) divided by three thin bands. aVF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2001. SNG Delepierre 1775 (same rev. die); BMC p.137 #146; Dewing 1683; HGC 6 #437; McClean II #6040-6044; Meadows Aegina Gp IIIb; Milbank pd.V pl.2 #12; SNG Cop 3 (Attica-Aegina) 516-517; SNG Munich 561-562. cf. H. D. Rauch 109 #144 (same dies); CNG 118 #204.Anaximander
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Aigina. Sea Turtle Stater.Greece. Aigina. 510-490 BC. AR Stater (12.37 gm, 22.0mm). Sea Turtle, head turned to right, with vestige of collar. Row of dots down dorsal spine, if any, has disappeared with wear of coin or die and skew countermark. / Incuse square with "Union Jack" pattern of eight incuse triangles, three broken (irregularly filled). Graffitti. VF. Bt. Coral Gables, 2001. SNG Cop 3 (Attica-Aegina) #501-503; SNG Delepierre 1551ff; SNG Munich 529/532; ACNAC Rosen 216; Asyut Gp.II; HGC 6 #430; McClean 6004-5; Meadows Aegina Gp II a-b; Milbank Pd.I (pl.I #3); Selinas Hoard ANSMN 33 Gp.2 #90-91 (same rev. die?).Anaximander
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Aiolis, KymeMetal/Size: AE17; Weight: 3.9 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Kyme, Aiolis; Date: 320-250 BCE; Obverse: Forepart of horse galloping right. "KY" top left - ΕπАΡIΤΟS(Magistrate Eparitos) beneath forepart of horse right. Reverse: One-handled vase or cup; NPA monogram to left. Monogram (delta) in center. References: BMC #45; Unal #35; SNG Cop. #79 var., SNG Munich #469 var.museumguy
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Alexandria, Troas.Alexandria, Troas. AE21, semi-autonomous
Obverse - AV CO TRO, Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; CO AV on
vexillum to left.
Reverse - COL AVG TRO, horse grazing right.
Bellinger A486; SNG von Aulock 1466; BMC 45-50; SNG Munich
54-58; SNG Cop 108-113; Hunter 9-13; McClean 7763-7765; SNG
Tuebingen 2532 . 21mm, 5,3 g.Flamur H
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE14, ΣAPΔIANΩN, PMTEAE14
AE
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: 133 - 131BC
13.60mm 3.70gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Laureate head of Apollo, right; beaded border.
R: ΣAPΔI-ANΩN; City ethnic above and below club within laurel wreath.
Exergue: PMTE Monogram 69, below.
Sardes, Lydia Mint
VF
GRPC Lydia 48; Paris 1139I; Manisa Museum 16224; Vossen 5815; SNG Munich 489 corr. (monogram).
NBS Auctions Web Auction 13, Lot 337.
7/31/22 9/16/22Nicholas Z
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE15, ΣAPΔIANΩN, ΔHMOΦΩN OHBAΔOYAE15
AE
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
2nd - 1st Century BC
Magistrate: Demophonos, son of Thebados.
15.20mm 4.80gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Laureate, youthful head of Herakles, right; beaded border.
R: ΣAPΔIANΩN; Apollo standing left, holding raven and laurel branch within laurel wreath; beaded border.
Exergue: ΔH-MOΦΩN OH-BAΔOY, left.
Sardes, Lydia Mint
GRPC Lydia 84; Gokyildirim Istanbul 511; SNG Tubingen 3795-6; Hunter 12; BMC 35; SNG Cop 492; SNG Munich 480; Mionnet Supp. VII, 437; Bell Sardes XI, 248-9.
N&N London Auctions/Stefan Asenov Green Auction 1, Lot 149.
9/3/22 9/16/22Nicholas Z
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE16, ΣAPΔIANΩNAE16
AE
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: Second - First Century BC
16.00mm 3.30gr 1h
O: NO LEGEND; Laureate head of Apollo, right; beaded border.
R: ΣAPΔI-ANΩN; City ethnic above and below club within laurel wreath.
Exergue: Monogram 149 = ΠMTP
Sardes, Lydia Mint
GRPC Lydia 41; Aiello Collection.
Savoca Munich/Claudia Savoca 165th Blue Auction, Lot 346.
5/20/23 6/20/23Nicholas Z
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE16, ΣAPΔIANΩN, MEAE16
AE
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: 200 - 133BC
16.35mm 5.64gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Herakles, unbearded, head right; beaded border.
R: ΣAPΔI-ANΩN; Apollo, standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, scepter in left hand, all within laurel wreath.
Exergue: ME = Monogram 37.
Sardes, Lydia Mint
GRPC Lydia 127; SNG Munich 472; Paris 1972.822; Manisa Museum 03987.
Aquila Numismatics/Adnan Cetin Auction 11, Lot 283.
7/23/23 8/25/23Nicholas Z
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE16, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, ΩΠKEAE16
Civic Issue: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: 133BC - 14AD
16.0mm 3.95gr 4h
O: NO LEGEND; Head of Apollo, right; beaded border.
R: ΣΑΡΔΙ-ΑΝΩΝ; Club within wreath, city ethnic above and below club; beaded border.
Exergue: ΩΠKE Monogram 172 from GRPC.
VF
GRPC 69; Gokyildirim Istanbul 469; Johnston Sardis 190; Manisa Museum 04270.
Savoca Munich/Claudia Savoca 114th Blue Auction, Lot 262
8/26/21 10/8/21Nicholas Z
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE16, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, OLYAE16
Anonymous
Civic Issue: Sardes, Lydia
Issued: 133 - 131BC
16.0mm 3.17gr 4h
O: NO LEGEND; Head of Apollo, right; beaded border.
R: ΣΑΡΔΙ-ΑΝΩΝ; Club within wreath, city ethnic above and below club; beaded border.
Exergue: OLY Monogram 98 from GRPC.
Sardes Lydia Mint
VF
Paris 1138; GRPC 34.
Savoca Munich/Claudia Savoca 114th Blue Auction, Lot 265.
Plate coin on WW.
8/26/21 10/8/21Nicholas Z
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Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE17, ΣAPΔIANΩN, ΔYPAE17
AE
Greek Imperial: Sardes, Lydia
Anonymous
Issued: 200 - 133BC
17.00mm 6.36gr 2h
O: NO LEGEND; Unbearded head of Herakles, right, lionskin around neck; beaded border.
R: ΣAPΔI-ANΩN; Apollo, naked, standing left, holding raven and laurel branch all within a laurel wreath.
Exergue: ΔYP, obverse, behind head; TMTP, reverse left field.
Sardes, Lydia Mint
VF
GRPC Lydia 123; Forum Ancient Coins GB 29105.
Savoca Munich/Claudia Savoca 122nd Blue Auction, Lot 390.
12/26/21 5/19/22Nicholas Z
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Antigonos II Gonatas. 277-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm of AmphipolisMacedon, Antigonos II Gonatas. 277-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.81 gm, 31mm, 10h) of Amphipolis, Struck after 271/0 BC. Macedonian shield with horned head of Pan left, lagoblon behind; shield with stars in double crescents. / Athena Alkidemos advancing left brandishing thunderbolt and holding shield. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ. Crested helmet to left & HΛ monogram to right. VF. CNG EA101 #24. SNG Berry 350-352, obv. die link to 357-358 (same obv. die); Panagopoulou TEA pd.4 gp.4 pl.39 #17/unrecorded rev. (dies O08/R?); HGC 3.1 #1042; SNG Cop 2.2 #1199-1202; SNG Munich 1077-1078. Anaximander
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Antigonos III Doson 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm of Amphipolis Macedon, "Antigonos III Doson" (probably Antigonos II Gonatas). 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.0 gm, 29mm, 11h) of Amphipolis c. 227-225 or 246/5-221 BC. Wreathed head of Poseidon r. / Apollo seated l. on prow of galley, holding bow in outstretched hand; monogram below. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ. aVF. SNG Cop. 2 #1204 (Antigonos II); ACNAC Davis 96-97, Dewing 1206; HGC 3.1 #1051; Morkholm EHC 436; Price Macedonians pl. XIII #72. SNG Alpha Bank 1046-1047; SNG Ashmolean 3266; SNG Berry 361-370; SNG Delepierre 1065; SNG Munich 1121-1123; SNG Saroglos 933; Touratsoglou 52-53. Anaximander
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Antoninus Pius Coela ProwAntoninus Pius, Thracian Chersonesus Coela, 138 - 164, 18mm, 5.1g,
OBV: IMP CAES ANTONINVS ?, Laureate bust right
OBV: AILI MVNICIPI CVELANI, prow left, above, two ears of corn
SNG Copenhagen 872, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale 1611
Munich, Staatliche Münzsammlung 63177
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum 37030
RARE
SRukke
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Asia Minor, Lydia, Sardeis, Artemis, AthenaLydia, Sardeis
AE 27, 133-1 BC
Magistrate Artemidoros Moldi
Obv.: Draped bust of Artemis right; bow and quiver over shoulder
Rev.: ΣAPΔIANΩN, AΡTEMI ΔΩPOΣ MOΛΔI, Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear, and shield set on ground.
AE, 10.57g, 27mm
Ref.: SNG Munich 464, Waddington 5210shanxi
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Asia Minor, Lydia, Thyateira, Pseudo-autonomous issueLydia, Thyateira
Pseudo-autonomous issue, AD 200-270
Obv.: BOPEITHNH, bust of Artemis Boreitene left, with quiver over shoulder, seen from behind
Rev.: ΘΥATEΙPHNΩN, eagle standing facing, head left, with open wings
AE, 4.20g, 20.4mm
Ref.: SNG Munich 595; SNG Copenhagen 578; SNG von Aulock 3213; BMC 22
Ex Gidbud&Naumannshanxi
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Asia Minor, Phrygia, Laodikeia, Aphrodite, cornucopiae Laodikeia
Asia Minor, Phrygia
after 133 BC, roman rule
Obv.: Head of Laodice or Aphrodite right, long curl hanging down her neck, wearing stephane
Rev.: ΛAOΔI-KEΩN, double cornucopiae left, fillet hanging down on left
AE, 7.33g, 21mm
Ref.: BMC 39, SNG von Aulock 3803, SNG Munich 344shanxi
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Athens Attica Owl TetradrachmAthens Attica Owl Tetradrachm
440-420 BC
25 mm, 16.3g
Ex Steve McBride, Incitatus coins.
Classical Owl Type B, similar to the one from SNG Munich 52.JayAg47
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Athens New Style, Ktesi- and Eyma- (Thompson 275)Greek (Hellenistic). Attica, Athens "New Style" AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.73g, 6h), Magistrates Ktesi- and Eyma-, c. 139/8 BCE.
Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing necklace, pendent earring, and triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with vine scroll, Pegasus above.
Rev: A-ΘE | KTH/ΣΙ | EY/MA. Owl standing r. on amphora, head front; ethnic and magistrates' names l. and r., in r. field Nike advancing r. holding out wreath with both hands; ΠP (contractor or engraver's initials) in lower l. field, letter on amphora illegible [K]; all within olive wreath.
Ref: Thompson 275; cf. Thompson 274f (Ktsei-, Euma-); HGC 4, 1602; Svoronos, A. Pl. 42, 9.
Prov: Ex-Harlan J Berk 208 (5 Sep 2019), Lot 77; ex Stephen Corn (1943-2018) Collection; Ex-Tom Cederlind (August 2014), with tag [possibly Cederlind BBS 176 (16 October 2014) – “176” on reverse of tag – or Cederlind BBS 175 (14 August 2014)?]; ex-Münzen & Medaillen GmbH (DE) Auction 40 (Munich, 4 June 2014), Lot 196; ex-Giessener Münzhandlung Dieter Gorny GmbH Auction 67 (Munich, 2 May 1994), Lot 161.
Notes: Unfortunately the toning was mostly stripped after M&M GMBH 40. I think it looked a lot better that way [LINK]. Otherwise, I thought the Stephen Corn Collection of New Style Tetradrachms was very impressive.Curtis JJ
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Attica Classical Owl TetradrachmAthens Attica Owl Tetradrachm
440-420 BC
25 mm, 16.3g
Ex Steve McBride, Incitatus coins.
Classical Owl Type B, similar to the one from SNG Munich 52.
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Attica. Athena / Owl Tetradrachm of Athens.Greece. Attica. After 449 (449-413) BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.17 gm, 20.2mm, 9h) of Athens. Head of Athena right, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with 3 olive leaves over visor & spiral palmette on bowl. / Owl standing right, head facing; tail feathers in a single prong, crescent moon & olive sprig behind. nEF. CNG Auction 46 #281. ACNAC Dewing 1591-1598; HGC 4 #1597; Kroll 8; SNG Berry I #463ff; SNG Munich 49; Starr pl. XXII #6'-7'; Flament Athènes Group II; Gulbenkian 519-521. cf. SNG Cop 3 (Attica-Aegina) #32 (similar dies); ANS 1906.236.61 (same); CNG 64 #208 (similar obv. die).Anaximander
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AUSTRIA - ALBRECHT IIAUSTRIA - ALBRECHT II von Habsburg (1330-1358) silver pfennig, Vienna mint. Mintmaster: Jans von Tierna.
Obv.: Curly-haired head facing right.
Rev.: Embossing traces.
Weight: 0,76g. Beautiful! Reference: CNA B244. *NOTE: Luschin would list as #150, Albrecht III - however those issues more resemble a ram's head type. This attribution from Lanz Numismatik, Munich.dpaul7
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Bar Kokhba Revolt Zuz - Domitian UndertypeJudaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.22 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE).
O: 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom.
R: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; in right field, willow branch. Partial portrait of Domitian to left.
- Hendin 1418; Mildenberg 79 (O14/R51); TJC 283., ex S. Moussaieff Collection.
For more about the Moussaieff Collection, see https://coinsweekly.com/munich-auction-house-offers-objects-from-the-moussaieff-collection/Nemonater
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Barberini Faun (Drunken Satyr) located in the Glyptothek in Munich, GermanyThe life-size marble statue known as the Barberini Faun or Drunken Satyr is located in the Glyptothek in Munich, Germany. A Faun is the Roman equivalent of a Greek Satyr. In Greek mythology, satyrs were human-like male woodland spirits with several animal features, often a goat-like tail, hooves, ears, or horns. Satyrs attended Dionysus. The position of the right arm over the head was a classical artistic convention indicating sleep. The statue is believed to have once adorned Hadrian's Mausoleum. The historian Procopius recorded that during the siege of Rome in 537 the defenders had hurled down upon the Goths the statues adorning Hadrian's Mausoleum. When discovered, the statue was heavily damaged; the right leg, parts of both hands, and parts of the head were missing. Johann Winckelmann speculated that the place of discovery and the statue's condition suggested that it had been such a projectile.
Joe Sermarini
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BAVARIA - Albert IIIBAVARIA - Albert III (1438-1460) AR pfennig. Uniface. Monk's head (a canting device for Munich) in 6-lobed border, Munich mint. Beierlein #178.dpaul7
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BAVARIA - Ernst I & Wilhelm IIIBAVARIA - Ernst I & Wilhelm III (1397-1435) AR pfennig. Obv.: Monk's head (a canting device for Munich). Rev.: Gothic E W. Munich mint. Reference: WITT-164 variety.dpaul7
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BAVARIA - Maximilian IIBAVARIA - Maximilian II (1848-1864) AR 2 Gulden, 1855. Commemorates the restoration of the Madonna Column in Munich. Obv.: MAXIMILIAN II KOENIG V. BAYERN, bust of king right. Rev.: Madonna column, and legend around. The Madonna is the patron of Bavaria. KM-465.dpaul7
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Bavaria, Ludwig II, 5 marks, 1876D.Munich mint. KM#896;Y.32; Dav.616.
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Bavaria, Maximilian III Joseph, 1745 - 1777Obv: D . G . MAX . IOS . U . B . & P . S . D . C . P . R . S . R . I . A . & EL . L . L., bare-headed bust, draped, facing right.
Rev: PATRONA BAVARIAE, The Holy Mother holding an infant Jesus, 1756 below.
Silver Thaler, Munich mint, 1756
27.5 grams, 42.12 mmMatt Inglima
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Bavaria. Luitpold. 2 Marks, 1911-D. Munich mint. KM-997; J-48.
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Bavaria. Maximilian II Emanuel. AR 3 Kreuzer -Landgroschen. Second reign. Dated 1717.Munich mint. (20.5mm, 1.52 g, 12h). Head right / Coat-of-arms. Schön 24; KM 149.
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Bavaria. Otto. 3 Mark. 1908-DMunich mint, KM996, J-47.
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Bavaria. Otto. 3 Mark. 1910-DMunich mint, KM996, J-47.
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Bavaria. Otto. 3 Mark. 1911-DMunich mint, KM996, J-47.
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Bavaria. Otto. 3 Mark. 1912-DMunich mint, KM996, J-47.
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Bithynia, Herakleia Pontika (re-attributed from Ionia, Erythrai) EL Hekte, Fischer-Bossert Plate CoinPlaceholder photo by Savoca, also used in Fischer-Bossert
Ancient Greek (Archaic). Bithynia, Herakleia-Pontika (re-attributed from Ionia, Erythrai). Electrum Hekete or 1/6 Stater (2.59g, 10mm, 6h?). Struck circa 530 BCE.
Obv: Archaic head of Herakles facing left, wearing lionskin headdress with Laschenohr (“handle- or tab-shaped ear”); neck truncation adorned by a row of dots. Rev: Quadratum incusum with four recessed squares.
Ref: Fischer-Bossert Group 2, No. 10 (V 5’’/R 9; this coin illustrated). See also (all citing Ertyhrai): SNG von Aulock 1942; SNG Kayhan 737-8; Boston MFA 1806-7; BMC Ionia Pl. III, No. 15; Babelon, Traité pl. 5, 18; Pozzi 2373-5.
Provenance: Ex-Artemide Aste Auction LII (San Marino, 26 October 2019), #102; Savoca Numsmatik 18th Silver Auction (Munich, 8 Oct 2017), Lot #153.
Published: Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert (2020) “Die Elektronhekten mit dem Herakleskopf,” Numismatische Zeitschrift 126: 15-164. Note: Only known example of its reverse die (R 9) and possibly the only example of its obverse die (V 5''), but possibly a re-engraved die.
Also featured in Youtube video by Classical Numismatics, "Ancient Coins: Gold Coins" (20 Oct 2020): LINK.Curtis JJ
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Caria, Satraps. Maussolos. Apollo Helios & Zeus Labraundos Tetradrachm.Asia Minor. Caria, Satraps. 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.18 gm, 25.4mm, 12h) of Maussolos, Halikarnassos mint. Laureate head of Apollo Helios facing slightly right. / Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys (double axe) & spear. MAYΣΣΩΛΛO, small Π below elbow, tiny M between spear and himation. nEF. CNG 76/1 #746. Ex Peus 392 (4 May 2007) #4348. Babelon Traité II 93 (same obv. die, M unremarked) = Babelon Perses #401; Boston MFA 1999; Konuk Identities 21 var (no Π); SNG von Aulock 2360; SNG Munich 3; HNOnline (Halikarnassos) #2212.Anaximander
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Caulonia Incuse StaterBruttium, Caulonia 525-500 BC Stater 7.50g (12h)
O/ KAVΛ reading clockwise; Apollo advancing r., hair bound with fillet and falling in long tresses, branch in raised r. hand and daimon above outstretched l. arm; cable border; to r., stag r. with head reverted.
R/ Same type l., incuse; ray border ; daimon is outline.
Noe "The coinage of Caulonia" ANS NS 9 (New-York, 1958) group A, 6g (this coin) plate XVII
Gorini p.28 3, SNG ANS 143 (all same dies), HGC Italy 1416, HN Italy 2035, SNG Australia vol.1 995, SNG Cop. 1698, SNG Munich 1396
From the "South Italian Hoard" IGCH 1888 (Taranto, 1929)
ex Lanz 157 lot 47, NAC 33 lot 45Brennos
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Civic, Thessalonika, Pan / legend in wreathAE16, 4.25g
Touratsoglou Emission II, Group A (time of Nerva/Trajan):
Pan naked on tip-toe walking left, shading his eyes with the raised right hand, holding pedum and nebris (fawnskin worn by Bacchus and his devotees according to OLD) in his left.
Tour. 3 (V3 R3): AMNG 29
Same type, other dies: Paris (Mionnet Supp. III/775), Munich, SNG ANS 811.areich
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Constantine I CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE Constantinople Constantine I
A.D. 328
Ӕ nummus 19x20mm 3.2g
Anepigraphic: head with rosette diadem, looking up to heavens
CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Victory seated l. on cippus, palm branch in left hand and laurel branch in right hand, looking r.; trophy at front, at the foot is a kneeling captive with head turned being spurned by Victory; E in left field.
in ex. CONS
RIC VII Constantinople—
"How deeply his soul was impressed by the power of divine faith may be understood from the circumstance that he directed his likeness to be stamped on the golden coin of the empire with eyes uplifted as in the posture of prayer to God: and this money became current throughout the Roman world." Eusebius (IV.15)
Though not listed in RIC, there is an example included in the Voetter catalogue of 1909 “Constantinvs Junior Inbesonders seine Münzen als Augustus und die gleichzeitigen Kupferprägungen in den römischen Münzstätten” from workshop B. Maurice also mentions an unpublished coin with diademed head and no legend..."une tete diademee sans legende" (pg 514 #3) in his 1911 book "Numismatique Constantinienne" In 1989, Speck and Huston catalogued this type in "Constantine's Dafne Coinage at Constantinople", note 8, there were three specimens of this coin in the Bankhaus H. Aufhaeuser Munich auctions 7. 1990, 777; 8, 1991, 704; and 9, 1992, 522. Two of these coins were officina A and one was officina S.Victor C
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Constantine I CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE ConstantinopleConstantine I
A.D. 328
Ӕ nummus 21mm 3.2g
Anepigraphic: diademed head, looking up to heavens
CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Victory seated l. on cippus, palm branch in left hand and laurel branch in right hand, looking r.; trophy at front, at the foot is a kneeling captive with head turned being spurned by Victory; A in left field.
in ex. CONS
RIC VII Constantinople—
"How deeply his soul was impressed by the power of divine faith may be understood from the circumstance that he directed his likeness to be stamped on the golden coin of the empire with eyes uplifted as in the posture of prayer to God: and this money became current throughout the Roman world." Eusebius (IV.15)
Though not listed in RIC, there is an example included in the Voetter catalogue of 1909 “Constantinvs Junior Inbesonders seine Münzen als Augustus und die gleichzeitigen Kupferprägungen in den römischen Münzstätten” from workshop B. Maurice also mentions an unpublished coin with diademed head and no legend..."une tete diademee sans legende" (pg 514 #3) in his 1911 book "Numismatique Constantinienne" In 1989, Speck and Huston catalogued this type in "Constantine's Dafne Coinage at Constantinople", note 8, there were three specimens of this coin in the Bankhaus H. Aufhaeuser Munich auctions 7. 1990, 777; 8, 1991, 704; and 9, 1992, 522. Two of these coins were officina A and one was officina S.
Victor C
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Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-285 BC. AR Tetradrachm Pella Macedon, Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-285 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.40 gm, 29mm, 11h) of Pella 294-292 BC. Winged Nike stdg l. on prow of galley, blowing trumpet & holding stylis. / Poseidon Pelagaios advancing l. w/ trident. ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. ɪΩ monogram to l.; dolphin above to r. EF. Lustrous. Newell DP 68 (obv. die LVII, plate VI #18); ACNAC Dewing #1196; HGC 3.1 #1012e. cf. SNG Cop 2 #1178 (no star or dolphin); SNG Munich 1042 (no dolphin, same obv. die); cf CNG 118 #148 (same dies); Sotheby's 6147 #236. Anaximander
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EAGLE, MOESIA, ISTROS AR DRACHMMoesia, Istros AR Drachm.
4th Century BC.
Facing male heads, the right inverted / ISTPIH, sea-eagle left grasping dolphin with talons, AG monogram below dolphin.
BMC 246; SNG Munich 236; SNG Copenhagen 192; Pick AMNG 417.
5.02g, 20mm.
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EB0063 Lion / BullChersonessos, CARIA, AR Tritetartemorion, 500-480 BC.
Obverse: Lion’s head to right with open jaws.
Reverse: Bull head right, XEP.
References: Babelon 714; BMC 3; Cahn X2; Cf. SNG Munich 334 and Rosen 625. Extremely rare.
Diameter: 10mm, Weight: 0.912g.EB
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EB0218 Athena / EagleApameia, PHRYGIA, AE 21, 133-48 BC. Magistrates Phainippos and Drakontos.
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right.
Reverse: [A]ΠAMEΩ[N] [ΦAINIΠΠOY ΔΡAKONTOΣ], Eagle alighting right on maeander pattern between the caps of the Dioskuri. Star in upper centre.
References: SG 5120; BMC 97-102; Hunter 8-9; SNG Cop 167; SNG Tuebingen 3960; SNG Munich 116.
Diameter: 21mm, Weight: 7.855g.EB
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EB0218.1 Athena / EagleApameia, PHRYGIA, AE 25, 133-48 BC. Magistrates Phainippos and Drakontos.
Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right.
Reverse: [AΠAMEΩN] ΦAINIΠΠOY ΔΡAKONTOΣ, Eagle alighting right on maeander pattern between the caps of the Dioskuri. Star in upper centre.
References: SG 5120; BMC 97-102; Hunter 8-9; SNG Cop 167; SNG Tuebingen 3960; SNG Munich 116.
Diameter: 25mm, Weight: 8.639g.EB
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EB0527 Augustus / Bull / VALEATAugustus, AE 28, Celsa, Hispania, L. Baggius and Mn. Flavius Festus, 15-14 BC.
Obverse: AVGVSTVS DIVI F Laureate head right.
Reverse: L BAGGI(O) C V ICEL MNFESTO Bull standing right, II VIR before, with countermark anagram VALEAT.
References: RPC I 273; SNG Munich I, 87-90;
Diameter: 28mm, Weight: 10.222 grams
Note: Sold.EB
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Eirene with infant PlutosRoman copy of the famous statue made by Kephisodotos, father of Praxiteles, today in the Glyptothek in Munich/GermanyJochen
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Ephesos - AE 2048-27 BC
Draped bust of Artemis right wearing stephane, bow and quiver at shoulder
Two stags standing face to face with long torch between them
ΔHMH_TPIOΣ / KΩ_KOΣ
E_Φ
ΣΩΠATPOΣ
SNG Cop 342-343; BMC 182-184; SNG von Aulock 1872 and 7856; Waddington 1608; Head, Chronology..p. 78, 6; SNG Munich 88-89
4,5g 18mmJ. B.
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Euboia, Hisiaia.Sear 2496, BCD Euboia 378-424, BMC 24 ff.
AR tetrobol, 12-13 mm, 3rd-2nd centuries B.C.
Obv: Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia with her hair rolled facing right.
Rev: ΙΣΤ--AIEΩN; nymph Histiaia seated right on stern of galley, wing on side of galley,control symbol(s), if any, below (off flan).
Histiaia, named after its patron nymph, commanded a strategic position overlooking the narrows leading to the North Euboian Gulf. In the Illiad, Homer describes the surrounding plain as “rich in vines.” In 480 B.C. the city was overrun by the Persians. After the Persian Wars it became a member of the Delian Confederacy. In 446 the Euboians revolted, seized an Athenian ship and murdered its crew. They were promptly reduced by Athens. Perikles exiled the population to Macedonia and replaced them with Athenians. The exiled population probably returned at the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404; thereafter they seem to have been largely under the control of Sparta until they joined the Second Athenian Confederacy in 376-375. The city appears to have become a member (for the first time) of the reconstituted league of Euboian cities in 340, but its allegiance during most of the 4th century seems to have vacillated between Athens and Macedonia. It was pro-Macedonian during the 3rd century, for which it was attacked in 208 and captured in 199 by a Roman-Pergamene force. The Roman garrison was removed in 194. To judge from the wide distribution of its coinage, Histiaia continued to prosper. Little is known of its later history, but finds at the site indicate it continued to be inhabited in Roman, Byzantine, and later times. (per NumisWiki)
The date of this extensive coinage is difficult to determine and is the subject of controversy. The bulk of it would appear to belong to the latter part of the third century B.C., and it may have commenced with the cessation of silver issues for the Euboian League circa 267 B.C. There are numerous imitations, of poor style and rough execution, which would seem to have been produced in Macedon just prior to the Roman victory over Perseus in 168 B.C. (per Sear)
Ref: Numismatik Lanz. Münzen von Euboia: Sammlung BCD. Auction 111 (November 25, 2002). Munich.Stkp
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Euboia, Karystos AE Dichalkon (?), Dolphin Countermark (BCD Euboia 587)Photo Credit: CNG.
Greek (Hellenistic). Euboia, Karystos AE Dichalkon(?) (18mm, 3.28g, 12h), 3rd-2nd BCE.
Obv: Head of Herakles wearing lionskin headdress right, dolphin countermark in circular incuse.
Rev: Filleted head of bull right. KA above, monogram right.
Ref: BCD Euboia 587 (this coin).
Prov: Ex BCD Collection; Lanz Auction 105 (Munich, 25 Nov 2002), Lot 587 [LINK]; CNG e-Auction 499 (1 Sep 2021), Lot 169.
Note: The bull is always described as having fillets hanging from its horns. Perhaps it is a question of perspective or artistic technique, but it seems clear to me from this example and many others, that in fact they are hanging from the bull's ears, not horns. (See also the silver coinage of Karystos depicting head of bull.) What's up with that?
[ALT: Carystus; Euboea]Curtis JJ
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Faustina II AE 21 of Blaundos, Lydia. 146-180 AD.Faustina II AE 21 of Blaundos, Lydia. 146-180 AD. 5.56 g. ΦAYCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / BΛAYNΔEΩN, Demeter standing left, veiled, holding corn-ears, poppy and torch. BMC 77-78; SNG Cop 93; Berlin 18644; Mionnet IV 115; SNG Munich 92. Varbanov IV 1728
Rare and NiceBritanikus
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German States: Lower Bavaria. Duke Stephan II (Stephan II mit der hafte) (1349-1375)Wittelsbach 145, Beierlein 52-54, Saurma 964
AR Pfennig, Munich mint, 15-16 mm.
Obv: Half-length portrait of a monk holding a pilgrim's staff, cross on his shoulder
Rev: Reveille shield
Note: The description of the reverse shield is per Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft für Münzen und Medaillen oHG Auction Catalog No. 28, Lots 68-69, apparently describing the second reverse depicted as Wittelsbach 145 (and Saurma 964).
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Greek, Macedonian kingdom, Philip V, (221-179 B.C.), SNG Munich 1167 , AE-21, Horseman right,Macedonia, Kings, Philippos V, (221-179 B.C.), AE-21, SNG Munich 1167, Horseman right,
avers: Head of Herakles right,
revers: B - A at top left and right, horseman right, raising right arm in greeting, on horse prancing right, Φ-I at below left and right.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight: 6,40g, axes: 8h,
mint: Macedonia, Kings, Philippos V., date: 221-179 B.C., ref: AMNG 7; SNG Munich 1167.
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GREEK, MOESIA, ISTROS AR DRACHMMoesia, Istros AR Drachm.
4th Century BC.
Facing male heads, the left inverted / ISTPIH, sea-eagle left grasping dolphin with talons, AG monogram below dolphin.
BMC 246; SNG Munich 236; SNG Copenhagen 192; Pick AMNG 417.
20mm, 5.02g.
Ex Roma Numismatics LTD
The reverse shows a dolphin in the talons of Zeus’s eagle. This reverse type
is particularly significant, as the dolphin, long a symbol of the cult of Apollo
Delphinios ( Apollo was associated with dominion over colonists, and as
the patron defender of herds and flocks ), whose leaders were members
of the oligarchy, was now depicted under the influence of Zeus, whose
cult was ascendant under the democratic government, when he was
known as Zeus Eleutherios (Freedom).
So what we are seeing is the ousting of the ruling elite and the
beginnings of democracy in Istros.
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GREEK, PalmyraMint-Palmyra
Obv-No legend,Draped bust of Atargatis with *Mauerkrone(mural Crown) in profile right between crescent and star
Rev- No Legend,Radiate draped bust of Sol facing,head left
Size-13mm | Weight-1.17 grams | Date-2nd/3rd Century
Munich SNG 519. Krzyzanowska, Le monnayage de Palmyre, Actes you 9e Congrès Internationally de Numismatique in 1979 à Berne (1982), 448, fig.1/IV.
*Atargatis is described as wearing a Mauerkrone-Literally mural crown, but you could also use the term turreted.The significance of this headgear is that it represents a convenant bond between Goddess and city.
In The book "Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Von den Anfängen Roms bis zum Ausgang der Republik" by Hildegard Temporini, Joseph Vogt and Wolfgang Haase the authors describe the covenant bond between The goddess Artemis and the city of Epheus as such- A technique of sculptural iconography employed to emphasize this concept of covenant between the goddess and the city was that of a mural crown and sanctuary headdress placed upon the head of Artemis. The use of these motifs in ancient artistic symbolism was frequent .In the case of Epheus,the mural crown depicted the goddess' protection of the cities fortifications and thereby it's general welfare.This is the same kind of relationship as Atargatis shared with Palmyra.
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Hermes Bearing the Infant DionysosHermes bearing the infant Dionysos, made by Praxiteles, around 364 BC. Hellenistic marble copy, now in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia/Greece. Depicted on a coin from Philippopolis.
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Ionia, Phokaia. Archaic female head hemihekea.Asia Minor. Ionia. c. 521-478 BC. AR Hemihekea (1.29 gm, 9.3mm) of Phokaia. "Smyrna-type" female head left, wearing helmet or sakkos, with earring. / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. CNG EA 555 #133. Lightly toned, granular surfaces. Klein Kleinsilbermünzen 452-453; ACNAC Rosen 596-597; SNG Cop. 7 (Uncertain) #389-394; SNG Kayhan 1 #522–526, SNG Kayhan 2 #1433-1434; SNG Munich 796; SNG von Aulock 1813-1815.Anaximander
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Istros Drachm #1 TriptychGreek (Classical). Moesia, Istros AR Drachm (5.34g, 19mm, 3h), 4th century BCE.
Obv: Two facing youthful male heads, the right inverted.
Rev: IΣTPIH. Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons. Behind eagle, to right: H. Below dolphin: inverted Δ.
Ref: Dima Group IV, Subgroup III, 5; AMNG I 431; cf. SNG BM Black Sea 244, 245.
Prov: Ex-Gitbud & Naumann GmbH, Pecunem 19 (Munich, 6 Jul 2014), Lot 58.
Notes: For my other Istros Drachm #2 Triptych, see: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=180796
An enigmatic coin, the meaning of its anti-parallel heads is a mystery. The design is apparently unique in the classical world; nothing comparable is found elsewhere. One popular theory interprets them as the twin Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux. Others propose philosophical dualities, rising and setting sun, or twin branches of the Danube. A Journal of the History of Astronomy article (Saslaw & Murdin 2004 [LINK]) proposed that the heads are of the sun god Apollo and represent the solar eclipse visible at Istros in 434 BCE, approximately when the series is believed to have begun.
Presently most often described as a Drachm, but previously classified as a Stater by Seaby/Sear (1951/1978). Frequently well over 5 grams (and often well over 6 grams, occasionally approaching 7), it is considerably larger than an Attic Drachm (4.25g), but considerably smaller than a Corinthian Stater (about 8.5g) or the contemporary, if geographically remote, Carthaginian Stater (7.2g). When a standard is suggested now, it is usually the Aeginetic Standard. Yet these coins are often significantly heavier than actual Aegina Drachms, and were struck long after the last turtles.
[ALT: Black Sea District; Istrus]Curtis JJ
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Julia Domna, Denarius, VESTAE SANCTAEAR Denarius
Julia Domna
Born ca. 170 - Died 217AD
Issued: 197AD
16.0mm 2.94gr 6h
O: IVLIA AVGVSTA: Draped bust, right.
R: VESTAE SANCTAE: Vesta, standing left, holding patera and scepter.
Rome Mint
Sear 5 6614; RSC 246; RIC IV Rome 648
Aorta: 146: B6, O2, R106, T131, M4.
Savoca Auctions Munich/Claudia Savoca 24th Blue Auction, Lot 1359
9/22/19 10/31/19Nicholas Z
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Julia Domna, Lydia/ThyateiraJulia Domna,
AE 37mm; 19.89g
Thyateira, Lydia
Magistrate Lucius Aurelius Glykon
IOYLIA DOMNA CEBACTH,
draped bust right.
EPI CTR AYR GLYKWNOC LOYKIOY QYATEIRHNWN,
emperor on horseback, riding right, holding spear, fallen foe
beneath the horse.
SNG Cop 606; Imhoof MG 40; Mionnet IV, 936; Paris 1497; SNG von Aulock 3222; SNG Munich 642.arizonarobin
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Julia Maesa, Julia Maesa, AE23 of Laodikea ad Lycum, Phrygia. 6.1 g. AD 218-222. IOYΛIA MIACA CEB, draped bust right, (unclear countermark under chin). / ΛAOΔIKEΩN NEΩKOΡΩN, Nemesis, winged, standing left, plucking her chiton with her right hand and holding a bridle in her lowered left hand, wheel at foot left. BMC 250; SNG Munich 401; McClean 8834; Mionnet, IV, 789; Waddington 6320; Armstrong 169.Antonivs Protti
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Kamarina. Athena and Owl TetrasGreek Sicily. Kamarina. c. 420-410 BC. Æ Tetrantes (1/4 litra = 3 onkia) "Tetras" (3.29 gm, 14.6mm, 7h). Head of Athena left in crested Attic helmet decorated with wing. / Owl standing facing, grasping lizard in talons, ΑΜΑꓘ to right. Three pellets (mark of value) in exergue. EF. CNG 46 #79. SNG ANS 3 #1230; SNG Cop 1 (Sicily) #169; SNG Lloyd 882; SNG Munich 419; HGC 2 #548; McClean I #2160; Jenkins & Westermark Kamarina #198 (Period 3); Calciati CNS III pg. 61 #28ff.Anaximander
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Kolophon, Ionia, Dichalkon, NO LEGEND, Forepart of horse, right.AE Dichalkon
Kolophon, Ionia
Greece
ca. 300BC
14.7mm 1.70gr 0h
O: NO LEGEND; Laureate head of Apollo, right, hair in loose locks.
R: NO LEGEND; Forepart of horse, right.
Exergue: Illegible magistrate name, left; KOA, below.
BMC 23; SNG Munich 548; Milne 104.
coin.ages 142325811406
4/1/17 4/17/17Nicholas Z
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Lucania: AE Triens.Paestum-Poseidonia 218-201 B.C. 4.50g - 18mm, Axis 3h.
Obv: Head of Dionysos right, crowned with ivy, behind, four pellets (value).
Rev: ΠAIΣ - Cornucopiae, laurel branch and four pellets (value) to left.
Ref: HN Italy 1196; Crawford 6/1; SNG ANS 15-18. SNG Cop. 1332; SNG Munich 1092.
Provenance: Chris Scarlioli Collection.Christian Scarlioli
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Lydia, Appolonis, Anonymous Issue, (Flavian times ???, Second Century A.D.) AE-15, RPC 952v, Lindgren 712, Apollonis, Lydia, Appolonis, Anonymous Issue, (Flavian times ???, Second Century A.D.) AE-15, RPC 952v, Lindgren 712, Apollonis,
avers:- ΑΠΟΛΛΩ ΝΙΔΕΩΝ, Draped bust of Apollo right.
revers:- ΙΕΡΑ CΥΝΚΛΗΤΟC, Bust of youthful senate to right.
exerg: -/-/--, diameter: 15mm, weight: 3,01g, axis: 0h,
mint: Lydia, Apollonis, date: Second Century, Flavian times. A.D., ref: RPC 952v, SNG Tuebingen 3661; Lindgren 712; SNG Cop 22-23; SNG von Aulock 2901; SNG Munich 34.
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Lydia, Saitta, Septimius Severus, SNG von Aulock 3098Lydia, Saitta, Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE 25, 8.24g
obv. AV KAI L C -EP CEOVHRO - C PER
laureate head Right
rev. EPI ANDRONEIK - OV ARX A CAITT
in l. and r. field HN - WN
Men with Phrygian bonnet, in chiton and cloak, stg. half left, resting with raised left hand on sceptre and holding in
extended right hand pine cone.
Rare, F, corroded
Ref. BMC 42-43; SNG von Aulock 3098; Mionnet IV, 618; SNG Munich 441; Leypold I, 1162; Waddington 5176; Paris
1065; Welzl 6287; Winsemann 1343
Thanks to Shanxi for the Attribution!
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Lydia, Sardis. Senate and Hexastyle Temple.Asia Minor. Lydia. 1st-2nd C. AD. Temp Trajan-Hadrian. Æ (2.96 gm, 17.0mm, 1h) of Sardis. Bare-headed, beardless, and draped young bust of Senate right. ↷ [IⲈΡA CYN]KΛHTOC. / Hexastyle Temple, pellet in pediment. ⤾CAPΔI-A-NΩN. gVF. Bt. Mediterranean Coins, 1999. RPC III #2410; SNG Munich 493; SNG Tubingen 3801; Babelon Waddington 5224 = BnF Gallica 1179; SNG Cop 5 (Smyrna, Ionia) #1235 corr. (Sardis, not Smyrna). BMC - .Anaximander
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Macedonia, Kings, 032 Philip V., (221-179 B.C.), SNG Munich 1167, AE-21, Horseman right,Macedonia, Kings, 032 Philip V., (221-179 B.C.), SNG Munich 1167, AE-21, Horseman right,
avers: Head of Herakles right,
reverse: B - A at the top left and right, horseman right, raising the right arm in greeting, on horse prancing right, Φ-I at below left and right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18mm, weight: 6,40g, axes: 8h,
mint: Macedonia, Kings, Philippos V., date: 221-179 B.C., ref: AMNG 7; SNG Munich 1167.
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Macedonia, Thessalonica, Otacilia Severa, Touratsoglou 52Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249, wife of Philipp I.
AE 25, 9.41g
obv. OTAKILIA - CEVHRA A
bust, draped and diademed, r.
rev. THECCALO - NIKE - WN NE
Apollo, nude, laureate, stg. l., beside a snake entwinded column, on which he rests his l.
ellbow; in r. hand raised above head holding a laurel-branch turned
downwards behind his head and in the raised l. hand his bow. On the ground l. tripod, on it
price-crown with five apples.
Touratsoglou 52, two spec. in Munich and Istanbul (attr. by Markus)
very rare, F+/VF-
added to www.wildwinds.com
The rev. referres to the Pythian Games which Gordian III has founded AD 240 in Thessalonica. So it should show Apollo Pythias.
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Macedonian Kingdom, Antigonos II Gonatas (277/6-239 B.C.)Sear 6786, SNG Alpha Bank 1020, SNG Munich 1092-1094.
AE 19, 6.5 gr., struck circa 271/0-239 B.C. at either Pella or Amphipolis mint.
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena facing right wearing crested Corinthian helmet.
Rev: Pan advancing right, erecting trophy, B-A in upper fields, Macedonian helmet in lower left field, lagobolon [hunter's stick for striking hares] in lower right field, ANTI monogram between legs.
See Portolos Collection No. 1176 (same reverse) and Alpha Bank Collection Nos. 8114-8115 for good depictions of a lagobolon in the reverse lower right field.Stkp
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Macedonian Kings, Philip V. Bronze AE17. Aegis with head of medusa"It's a rendering of the Classical (not the traditional Archaic) more romantic Medusa. For the type see the Rondanini Medusa in the Glyptothek in Munich. Considering that it's a detail of a 15mm coin, it's remarkably good, even suggesting the foreshortened knotted snakes that frame her chin. All other things being equal, a Medusa gorgoneion is Athena's most usual episematic device, since it belongs to the aegis. Actually, it needn't be specifically the Medusa of the Perseus myth, but a lot of books call any gorgon 'Medusa'."
Pat L.ancientone
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Marcus Aurelius as Caesar - As - not in RICObv: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II, head, bare, r.
Rev: Minerva standing l., holding spear and resting l. hand on shield
Ref: RIC: -, Cohen: - (closest is RIC 1264 with Minerva standing r.)
Note by Curtis Clay: Not in Cohen or RIC, but Strack 961 reports specimens in Berlin and Munich, though without an illustration. BMC 1794 note records this variant from Strack.
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Markianopolisobv. AV KL CEP - CEVHROC PE
Bust, draped and cuirassed, laureate, r.
rev. MARKIANOPOLEI - TWN V K GENTI (from upper right clockwise)
in l. field as 2nd line ANOV
Kybele with mural crown std. l., holding patera in extended r. hand and resting with l. hand on sceptre, on the chair
tympanon, lion at her feet.
ref. AMNG I/1, 551, pl. XVIII, 13 (2 ex., Munich, Sofia); Hristova/Jekov No.6.14.31.2 (rare, R7 of 10); not in Varbanov (engl.)
The rev. on pl. XVIII, 13 seems to be from the same die, and so does both sides of No.6.14.31.2.Dino
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