This is what I bought today, and it is an iteresting story, but was by accident, but my accidental
price was LOOOOWWWW
CAPPADOCIA CAESAREAMarcus Aurelius, 161-180. Large bronze, 28mm. AD 170.
AE AUTOKR KAIC M AURHL - ANT&N'INOC C'B Laureate
head r.
Rev. DHMARCIK - 'OUC KD (= trib.
pot. 24).
Bare head r. of
Zeus Ammon with beard and ram's horn.
E. A.
Sydenham, The Coinage of
Caesarea in
Cappadocia (1933), 88, 341.
SNG Cop. 245.
RareThe next 3 are ones I am about to pull the trigger on. Love a yeah or nay!!
1.Markianopolis,
Elagabalus, Bronze 26 mm
Obv.Laureate
head right
Rev.Asklepios standing holding entwined staff
9.2 grm
2.Elagabalus (218-222 AD), Gabala,
Syria AE 23
AT (
sic) K M A
AVR ANTWNIN. Laureate, draped,
cuirassed bust right / GABA-L-EW*N,
Tyche standing left, holding rudder and
cornucopiae. 23mm, 7.8 grams.
SNG Cop. 317;
Lindgren I, 2056
3.AUGUSTUS AE 25mm. Struck at
BERYTUS,
Phoenicia. Restoration issue struck during the time of
TRAJAN.
DIVOS AVGVSTVS, bare headed
bust facing right.
Reverse -
COL IVL AVG BER, Founder plowing with two oxen right. 25mm, thick
flan, quite heavy at 15.1g.