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Struck during the lifetime of Alexander the Great. Born a leader, his genius and charisma led the Macedonian Army across the world creating an empire spanning from Greece to India. His reign begins the Hellenistic Age, a time when civilization flourished. He was regarded as a god and his fame grew even greater after his premature death at thirty-three.GB112866. Bronze AE 17, Price 313, Drama Hoard 136 - 137, aVF, tight oval flan, weight 5.140 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 225o, Macedonian mint, 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse quiver lying atop bow above, AΛΕΞANΔPOY horizontal across center, club right over Φ (control letter) below; $70.00 (€65.80)
Norman Kingdom of Sicily, William I, 1154 - 1166
Sicily was ruled by Muslims as the Emirate of Sicily, an Islamic kingdom from 831 to 1091. Its capital was Palermo, which during this period became a major cultural and political center of the Muslim world. Under Muslim rule, the island became increasingly prosperous and cosmopolitan. Trade and agriculture flourished, and Palermo became one of the largest and wealthiest cities in Europe. Christian Norman mercenaries under Roger I ultimately conquered the island, founding the County of Sicily in 1071.ME114490. Billon dirhem fraction, MIR Sicilia 436 (R), MEC Italy III 291, Biaggi 1774, Spahr 96, VF, toned, porous, tight flan, weight 0.298 g, maximum diameter 8.16 mm, Palermo mint, 553 - 554 AH, 1158 - 1160; obverse lis between 1st and second line of Arabic inscription: al malik / Ghulyalim / al-mu'azzam (King William, the magnificent); reverse eight pointed star within circle, Arabic legend: mint and date around; $80.00 (€75.20)
Maximinus I Thrax, 20 March 235 - Late May 238 A.D.
In 237, Maximinus Thrax campaigned on the rivers Danube and Rhine in Germania, defeating the Alemanni. He never visited Rome. He taxed the rich aristocracy heavily and engendered such hostility among them that they plotted against him.SL115006. Silver denarius, RIC IV 3, RSC III 55, BMCRE VI 77, Hunter III 3, SRCV III 8312, NGC AU (2031557-445, The Seven Hills Hoard), weight c. 3.0 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 236 A.D.; obverse IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse P M TR P II COS P P (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power for two years, consul, father of the country), Maximinus standing half-left, head left, wearing diadem and military attire, flanked by a standard on each side, raising right hand, reversed vertical spear in left hand; ex Stack's Bowers World CCO Auction (26 Feb 2024), lot 74117 (part of); ex The Seven Hills Hoard; NGC| Lookup; $240.00 (€225.60)
Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.
In Roman mythology, Aequitas was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Aequitas was also the personification of the virtues equity and fairness of the emperor (Aequitas Augusti). The scales, a natural emblem of equity, express righteousness. The cornucopia signifies the prosperity which results from Aequitas and Aequitas Augusti.SL115008. Silver denarius, Woytek 278b, RIC II 118, RSC II 85, BMCRE III 281, BnF IV 257, Strack I 144, NGC Ch F (2054424-563, Golden Age Hoard), weight c. 3.2 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 108 - 109 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Aequitas standing slightly left, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left; ex Stack's Bowers World CCO Auction (26 Feb 2024), lot 74117 (part of); ex Golden Age Hoard; NGC| Lookup; $140.00 (€131.60)
Faustina Sr., Augusta 25 February 138 - Early 141, Wife of Antoninus Pius
Ceres a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships, was listed among the Di Consentes, Rome's equivalent to the Twelve Olympians of Greek mythology. The Romans saw her as the counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose mythology was reinterpreted for Ceres in Roman art and literature.SL115009. Silver denarius, RIC III AP378, RSC II 136, BMCRE IV AP461, Hunter II 46, SRCV II 4591, NGC Ch VF (2054524-025, Golden Age Hoard), weight c. 3.2 g, maximum diameter 17.1 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, posthumous, 147 - 161 A.D.; obverse DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, hair elaborately waived and banded, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil at top; reverse CERES, Ceres standing front head left, heads of grain in right hand, long torch in left hand; ex Stack's Bowers World CCO Auction (26 Feb 2024), lot 74117 (part of); ex Golden Age Hoard; NGC| Lookup; $150.00 (€141.00)
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
In 174, Faustina the Younger accompanied her husband, Marcus Aurelius, on various military campaigns. She was loved by the Roman soldiers and Aurelius gave her the title Mater Castrorum (Mother of the Camp).SL115010. Silver denarius, RIC III 316, RSC II 341, Hunter II 66, BMCRE 613 var. (obv legend, noted), SRCV II -, NGC Ch VF (3762438-196, Golden Age Hoard), weight c. 3.3 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, Dec 174 - Autumn 175 A.D.; obverse M ANTONINVS AVG GERM TR P XXIX, laureate head right; reverse IMP VII COS III, Roma standing left, wearing helmet and military garb, Victory standing right offering wreath in Roma's extended right hand, inverted spear in left hand; ex Stack's Bowers World CCO Auction (26 Feb 2024), lot 74117 (part of); ex Golden Age Hoard; NGC| Lookup; $160.00 (€150.40)
Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D.
Fortuna distributed good and evil among mankind according to her caprice and without any regard to merit.SL115011. Silver denarius, RIC III 245, RSC II 273, BMCRE IV 842, Strack III 288, Hunter II -, SRCV II -, NGC VF (2054445-041, Golden Age Hoard), weight c. 3.2 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 155 - 156 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX, laureate head right; reverse COS IIII, Fortuna standing left, rudder on globe in right hand, out-turned cornucopia in left hand; ex Stack's Bowers World CCO Auction (26 Feb 2024), lot 74117 (part of); ex Golden Age Hoard; NGC| Lookup; $150.00 (€141.00)
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Spes was the Roman personification of Hope. In art Spes is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, and raising a fold of her dress with her left hand. She was also named "ultima dea" - for Hope is the last resort of men.SL115012. Silver denarius, RIC II-3 714, RSC II 390, BMCRE III 417, Hunter II 143, Strack II 177, SRCV II 3479, NGC VF (2054436-313, Golden Age Hoard), weight c. 3.2 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 125 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse COS III, Spes standing left, raising flower in right hand, lifting fold of drapery with left hand; ex Stack's Bowers World CCO Auction (26 Feb 2024), lot 74117 (part of); ex Golden Age Hoard; NGC| Lookup; $170.00 (€159.80)
Amaseia, Pontos, c. 120 - 100 B.C.
According to Strabo the Greek name Amaseia comes from Amasis, the queen of the Amazons, who were said to have lived here. The name has changed little throughout history: Amaseia, Amassia, and Amasia are all found on ancient Greek and Roman coinage and continue to be used in modern Greek. Modern Turkish Amasya represents the same pronunciation. Amaseia was captured by the Roman Lucullus in 70 B.C. from Armenia. Pompey designated it a free city and the administrative center of the new province of Bithynia and Pontus. Amaseia was a thriving city, the home of thinkers, writers, and poets. Strabo left a full description of Amaseia as it was between 60 B.C. and 19 A.D.GB115021. Bronze AE 15, SNG BM 1046; SNG Stancomb 655; BMC Pontus p. 6, 2; Rec Gén p. 28, 4; HGC 7 225, F, centered on a tight flan, light marks, weight 4.107 g, maximum diameter 15.3 mm, die axis 0o, Amaseia (Amasya, Turkey) mint, c. 120 - 100 B.C.; obverse draped bust of youthful Perseus right, head bare and wing in hair; reverse cornucopia between two pilei (caps of the Dioskouroi), eight-rayed star above each cap, AMAΣ-ΣEIAΣ divided across field below caps; from Shawn Caza former diplomat, author of A Handbook of Late Roman Coins (Spink, 2021); ex Dorotheum (Vienna, Austria); $90.00 (€84.60)
Elaia, Aeolis, c. 340 - 275 B.C.
Herodotus describes the following story relevant to the olive wreath. Xerxes was interrogating some Arcadians after the Battle of Thermopylae. Asked why there were so few Greek men defending the Thermopylae, they answered, "All other men are participating in the Olympic Games." And when asked "What is the prize for the winner?", "An olive-wreath" came the answer. Then Tigranes, one of his generals uttered a most noble saying: "Good heavens! Mardonius, what kind of men are these against whom you have brought us to fight? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for honor."MA115024. Bronze AE 11, cf. SNG Cop 169; SNGvA 1605; SNG Munchen 386; SNG Tübingen 2685; BMC Troas p. 126, 11, aF, weight 1.569 g, maximum diameter 10.9 mm, Elaia (near Zeytindag, Turkey) mint, c. 340 - 275 B.C.; obverse head of Athena left in Corinthian helmet; reverse Ε - Λ either side of grain kernel, the whole within olive wreath; from Shawn Caza former diplomat, author of A Handbook of Late Roman Coins (Spink, 2021); ex Dorotheum (Vienna, Austria); $40.00 (€37.60)
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