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Lot of 7 Roman Provincial Egypt, Billon Tetradrachms, c. 140 - 300 A.D.

|Multiple| |Coin| |Lots|, |Lot| |of| |7| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt,| |Billon| |Tetradrachms,| |c.| |140| |-| |300| |A.D.|NEW
The following list was provided by the consignor and has not been verified by FORVM:
1) Antoninus Pius
2) Julia Mamaea
3) Gordian III
4) Aurelian and Vabalathus
5) Probus
6) Maximianus
7) Severus Alexander
LT110952. Billon Lot, lot of 7 Roman provincial Egypt billon tetradrachms, F - VF, 18.6mm - 25.3mm, Alexandria mint, c. 140 - 300 A.D.; no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photograph, as-is, no returns, 7 coins; $270.00 (€253.80)


Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.

|Alexander| |the| |Great|, |Macedonian| |Kingdom,| |Alexander| |the| |Great,| |336| |-| |323| |B.C.|NEW
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.
GB112864. Bronze AE 17, Price 395, Müller Alexander -, F/VF, weight 5.140 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse YE monogram over club right above, BAΣI horizontal across center, quiver left laying on bow below; first example of this type handled by FORVM; rare; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00


Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt

|Roman| |Egypt|, |Hadrian,| |11| |August| |117| |-| |10| |July| |138| |A.D.,| |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt|NEW
Pan is the Greek god of the wilds of nature, hunters, shepherds and flocks, rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, wooded glens, and often affiliated with sex; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring.
RX114993. Bronze dichalkon, Geissen 972; Dattari-Savio 1814; Kampmann-Ganschow 32.388; BMC Alexandria 700; SNG Cop 339; RPC Online III 5701.1; Emmett 1196.11, aVF, broad flan, porous/rough bare metal, obv. edge beveled, edge splits, weight 1.737 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 126 - 28 Aug 127 A.D.; obverse laureate head right, slight drapery on his left shoulder; reverse Pan advancing left, raising right hand, lagobolon in left hand, date LI-A (year 11) across field; ex Naville Numismatics auction 85 (19 Nov 2023), lot 278; $60.00 SALE PRICE $54.00


Elagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Edessa, Mesopotamia

|Mesopotamia| |&| |Babylonia|, |Elagabalus,| |16| |May| |218| |-| |11| |March| |222| |A.D.,| |Edessa,| |Mesopotamia|NEW
Although the site of Urfa has been inhabited since prehistoric times, the city was founded in 304 B.C. by Seleucus I Nicator and named Edessa after the ancient capital of Macedonia. In the late 2nd century, as the Seleucid dynasty disintegrated, it became the capital of the Arab Nabataean Abgar dynasty, which was successively a Parthian, Armenian, and Roman client state and eventually a Roman province. Its location on the eastern frontier of the Empire meant it was frequently conquered during periods when the Byzantine central government was weak, and for centuries, it was alternately conquered by Arab, Byzantine, Armenian, Turkish rulers. In 1098, the crusader Baldwin of Boulogne convinced the Armenian king to adopt him and then seized power, establishing the first crusader state known as the County of Edessa and imposing Latin Christianity on the Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic majority of the population.Edessa
RP114966. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online VI 7777 (many legend variations); BMC Arabia p. 102, 72 var. (legends); SNG Cop 213 var. (same), aVF, green patina, highlighting reddish earthen deposits, scratches, weight 2.907 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 325o, Mesopotamia, Edessa (Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey) mint, 16 May 218 - 11 Mar 222 A.D.; obverse AVT(O?) KAIC MAP AYP AN, radiate head left, visible part of shoulder and chest bare; reverse KOΛW MA-P EΔECCA, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche left; $80.00 SALE PRICE $72.00


Persian Empire, Lydia, Anatolia, Darius II - Artaxerxes II, c. 420 - 375 B.C.

|Persian| |Lydia|, |Persian| |Empire,| |Lydia,| |Anatolia,| |Darius| |II| |-| |Artaxerxes| |II,| |c.| |420| |-| |375| |B.C.|NEW
A number of markings in the reverse dies of sigloi of this same Carradice type and group are known. All are rare. This reverse die is published in the "The Dinar Hoard of Persian Sigloi" in Studies Price. Carradice does not recognize the "olive leaf" in his description.
GS114954. Silver siglos, Carradice Type| IV (middle) B; Carradice Price 264 (same dies), aVF, obv. flatly struck, die wear, weight 5.276 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) or subsidiary mint, c. 420 - 375 B.C.; obverse bearded Great King kneeling right, dagger drawn back in right, bow in left; reverse oblong incuse punch, "olive leaf"(?) inside incuse; extremely rare variant; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00


Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D.

|Julia| |Domna|, |Julia| |Domna,| |Augusta| |194| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.|NEW
Hilaritas, the personification of rejoicing, is usually depicted as a matron, standing with a cornucopia in her left hand and a long palm frond on the ground in her right. Green branches were a sign of gladness and for special occasions, both public and private, it was the custom in ancient times to ornament streets, temples, gates, houses, and even entire cities, with branches and leaves of trees. This tradition carries on today in the form of wreaths and Christmas trees.
RB114021. Copper as, RIC IV p. 210, S877 (S); BMCRE V p. 312, S787; SRCV II 6641, Cohen IV 74, VF, rough, parts of legends weak, edge split/crack, weight 8.672 g, maximum diameter 26.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 198 A.D.; obverse IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in waved horizontal ridges, looped plait on neck; reverse HILARITAS, Hilaritas standing half left, grounded long palm frond in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) low across field; scarce; $110.00 SALE PRICE $99.00


St. Helena, Augusta, 8 November 324 - c. 330 A.D., Mother of Constantine the Great

|Helena|, |St.| |Helena,| |Augusta,| |8| |November| |324| |-| |c.| |330| |A.D.,| |Mother| |of| |Constantine| |the| |Great|NEW
Several relics purportedly discovered by Saint Helena are now in Cyprus, where she spent some time. Among them are items believed to be part of Jesus Christ's tunic, pieces of the holy cross, and pieces of the rope with which Jesus was tied on the Cross. The rope, considered to be the only relic of its kind, has been held at the Stavrovouni Monastery, which was also founded by Saint Helena. According to Byzantine tradition, Helena is responsible for the large population of cats in Cyprus. Local tradition holds that she imported hundreds of cats from Egypt or Palestine in the fourth century AD to rid a monastery of snakes. The monastery is today known as "St. Nicholas of the Cats" and is located near Limassol.
RL114022. Billon follis, Hunter V p. 257, 13 (also 6th officina); RIC VII Antioch p. 690, 75; LRBC I 1341; SRCV IV 16627; Cohen VII 12, Choice VF, centered, green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 3.418 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 0o, 6th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 326 - 327 A.D.; obverse FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust right, wearing necklace, single string of pearls diadem; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE (security of the Republic), Securitas standing half left, branch pointed down in right, raising pallium with left, SMANT S in exergue; rare; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00


Julia Domna, Augusta 194 - 8 April 217 A.D.

|Julia| |Domna|, |Julia| |Domna,| |Augusta| |194| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.|NEW
[Claudius AE32 Dupondius Rome Mint 50-54 AD Ceres Seated On Throne] NEW Ceres' known mythology is indistinguishable from Demeter's. Her virgin daughter Proserpina (Persephone) was abducted by Hades to be his wife in the underworld. Ceres searched for her endlessly lighting her way through the earth with torches. While Ceres (Demeter) searched, she was preoccupied with her loss and her grief. The seasons halted; living things ceased their growth, then began to die. Some say that in her anger she laid a curse on the world that caused plants to wither and die, and the land to become desolate. Faced with the extinction of all life on earth, Zeus sent his messenger Hermes to the underworld to bring Proserpina back. However, because she had eaten while in the underworld, Hades had a claim on her. Therefore, it was decreed that she would spend four months each year in the underworld. During these months Ceres grieves for her daughter's absence, withdrawing her gifts from the world, creating winter. Proserpina's return brings the spring.
RB114025. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC IV p. 311, C596 (S); BMCRE V p. 471, C220; Cohen IV 13, SRCV II 7126, VF, well centered, green patina, rough/porosity, weight 11.271 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 211 - 217 A.D.; obverse IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust right, hair in waved horizontal ridges, looped plait on neck; reverse CEREREM, Ceres standing facing, head left, corn-ears in right hand held over modius at feet left, long scepter in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) divided across field; scarce; $125.00 SALE PRICE $113.00


St. Helena, Augusta, 8 November 324 - c. 330 A.D., Mother of Constantine the Great

|Helena|, |St.| |Helena,| |Augusta,| |8| |November| |324| |-| |c.| |330| |A.D.,| |Mother| |of| |Constantine| |the| |Great|NEW
David Sear notes this type was struck before and after the downfalls of Crispus and Fausta in 326 A.D. Although he notes it is difficult to differentiate between the issues, this ladder type diadem was the latest variation.
RL114066. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Antioch 80, LRBC I 1355, SRCV IV 16627, Cohen VII 12, VF, well centered, full legends, grainy/porous surfaces, weight 3.305 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 180o, 10th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 327 - 328 A.D.; obverse FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust right, wearing necklace, ladder diadem with pearl in each division; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE (security of the Republic), Securitas standing half left, olive branch pointed down in right hand, raising pallium with left hand, SMANTI in exergue; rare; $60.00 SALE PRICE $54.00


Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D.

|Antoninus| |Pius|, |Antoninus| |Pius,| |August| |138| |-| |7| |March| |161| |A.D.|NEW
The "ship of state," famously expounded by Plato in the Republic, likens the governance of a state to the command of a vessel. The Romans believed that Fortuna, the goddess of luck and fortune, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, saw Alexander perish as she flew over Syria and Egypt, and at last arriving on Mount Palatine, cast aside her wings to live in Rome forever. On this coin, Fortuna is depicting holding a rudder, for steering the Roman ship of state to prosperity, symbolized by the cornucopia.
RS114352. Silver denarius, RIC III 205, RSC II 267, BMCRE 768, cf. SRCV II 4073 (TR P XVI), VF, well centered, flow lines, edge splits and flan cracks, weight 3.126 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 151 - 152 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV, laureate head right; reverse COS IIII, Fortuna standing slightly right, head right, long rudder on globe in right hand, out-turned cornucopia in left hand; $140.00 SALE PRICE $126.00




  







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