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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 280-228 BC. AR Obol10mm, 0.46 g, 6h
Horse head right / Horse head right; race torch to right. Vlasto 1723; HN Italy 1075. Good VF, old cabinet toning.Leo10/25/19 at 17:40Enodia: Beautiful specimen!
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RIC 0364 Vespasian denarius by TitusDIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
Laureate head right
EX SC
Victory advancing left placing shield on trophy; below, Judaea seated left
Rome 80-81 CE, after the deification of Vespasian
2.91g
RIC 364 (C)
Ex-Manfred Olding 2019 no 180; Ex-Paul Schürer (1890-1976); Ex-Fritz Reusing (1874-1956) with handwritten tag.
Reusing was a German portrait painter of the early 20th Century whose portraits included Richard Strauss, Igor Strawinsky, Max Planck, and Albert Einstein. After Reusing's death his nephew Paul Schürer inherited and curated the collection.
Heavy black patina with old scratches beneath. Jay GT406/28/19 at 18:39Enodia: Nice coin, great provenance!
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Lydia, Kings, Sardes, Cyrus to Darius I., (cc. 550/539-520 B.C.), Berk 22, AR-Siglos, Incuse punch, #1Lydia, Kings, Sardes, Cyrus to Darius I., (cc. 550/539-520 B.C.), Berk 22, AR-Siglos, Incuse punch, #1
avers: Confronted heads of a lion right and a bull left.
reverse: Incuse punch.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 12,0-16,0mm, weight: 5,20g, axis: 0h,
mint: Lydia, Kings, Sardes, date: time of Cyrus to Darius I., cc.550/539-520 B.C.,
ref: Berk 22, Traité I 409-11, SNG Kayhan I 1024-6,
Q-001quadrans06/16/19 at 21:08Enodia: Nice early coin.
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RIC 0387 Domitian AsIMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P
Laureate head right with Aegis
SC
Mars advancing left with Victory and trophy
Rome, 85 CE
13.67g
RIC 387 (C)
Holed in antiquity and plugged in the late 19th century?
Ex-Manfred Olding 2019 n 184; Ex-Sammlung Heynen 1976;Ex-Paul Schürer (1890-1976); Ex-Fritz Reusing (1874-1956)
Comes with old tag probably from Heynen or Schürer. Olding tag incorrectly attributed to RIC 420 (different ending to legend)
Reusing was a German portrait painter of the early 20th Century whose portraits included Richard Strauss, Igor Strawinsky, Max Planck, and Albert Einstein. After Reusing's death his nephew Paul Schürer inherited and curated the collection. Heynen was a friend of Reusing's, and at an earlier date had evidently sold or exchanged or given a substantial number of coins to Reusing, this being one of those coins!
Thanks to David Atherton and Curtis Clay for the brief biography and info.Jay GT406/06/19 at 21:39Enodia: Well done!
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Island off Attica. AEGINA AR Stater.Circa 456/45-431 B.C. (12.23gm, 21mm). Obverse: land tortoise with segmented shell. Reverse: large incuse square of heavy skew pattern. Milbank pl.2, 12; SNG Copenhagen 516; Dewing 1683; BMC Attica p. 137, 146; HGC 6, 437. Near EF, attractive light cabinet tone. Very desirable example of the type.
Ex Roma Numismatics (featured as a cover for e-Auction 57)
Ex Shanna Schmidt Numismatics
Ex Munzenhandlung Harald Moller, Auction 72, 1 November 2018, lot 20.
Early commerce within the Aegean area include metal ingots used in trade. They had a distinctive plano-convex shape and were colloquially called "turtles" especially in Aegina. With the development of the concept of money, it is natural for the maritime island-state to design their coins with an image of a turtle since they had already been accustomed by the earlier ingots whose shape resembled the animal. Aegina was considered the first state to introduce money to the West that was first invented in either Ionia or Lydia. As maritime power, it rivaled Athens. Early obverse designs always feature a sea turtle. Why the inclusion of a land tortoise (testudo graeca) beginning in the middle of the 5th century B.C. is still unresolved. Few theories had been put forward: the most common was Aegina's defeat from its rival Athens, and the land tortoise symbolized sovereignty of Athens over Aegina.
Jason T06/05/19 at 04:01Enodia: Splendid! Great detail and very nicely centered......
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Phoenicia, Arados, (c.138.7-44.3 B.C.), AR-Tetradrachm, BMC 273, Nike advancing left, #1 Phoenicia, Arados, (c.138.7-44.3 B.C.), AR-Tetradrachm, BMC 273, Nike advancing left, #1
avers: Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right.
reverse: APAΔIΩN, Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; in left field, ςЧP (date) above Aramaic H above AΣ; all within wreath.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 26,5-27,5mm, weight:14,88g, axes:0h,
mint: Phoenicia, Arados, date: c. 196 = 64/3 B.C., ref: BMC 273, SNG Cop-, Duyrat 3964 (D91/R650), Rouvier 327, HGC10-72,
Q-001quadrans05/16/19 at 17:50Enodia: Gorgeous!
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos AR TetradrachmCirca 261-246 B.C. 16.87gms, 28mm, 11h. Obverse: diademed head of Antiochos I to right. Reverse: weary Herakles seated left on rock, lion skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground, cup to outer left, AP monogram below royal title. Secondary monograms in exergue. Side mint. SC 505.2. Slight smoothing on obverse field. Otherwise, extremely fine. Rare.
Please click image for better resolution.
Ex Roma Numismatics
Ex private French collection
This is an example of a rare coin of Antiochos II depicting Herakles on the reverse. Most of Antiochos' coins show a sitting effeminate, smooth-bodied Apollo on an omphalos. This coin is a rare departure from the usual iconography of the reverse side but instead shows an exceptionally elegant and masculine demigod-hero Herakles rendered artistically celebrating strength, self-sacrifice, heroism and ideal male beauty. Truly a sculptural art in miniature. Jason T05/10/19 at 19:28Enodia: Amazing detail!
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RIC 0377 Vespasian DupondiusDIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
Radiate head right
PAX AVGVST
Pax standing left, leaning on column, with caduceus and branch; SC in field
Rome 80-81 AD
12.18g
RIC 377 (R2) Titus; very rare, only one on coinarchives.
Ex-ANE
Although the issue is undated it was likely struck on the occasion of Vespasian's deification in 80 AD.
Jay GT405/04/19 at 00:14Enodia: "Take the ballista, leave the cannoli".  ...
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Gallienus, HippocampGALLIENVS AVG,
radiate head right
NEPTVNO CONS AVG,
hippocamp springing right
mintmark N
RIC 245, RSC 667; Sear 10292arizonarobin04/29/19 at 20:06Enodia: Another great reverse... nice. 
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Gallienus, GriffinAe
IMP C GALLIENVS AVG
Radiate bust right
APOLLINI CONS AVG
Griffin walking left L in exergue
Delta below
RIC 165arizonarobin04/29/19 at 20:04Enodia: Love the griffin!
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PHOCIS FEDERAL COINAGE AR TRIOBOL, 3rd SACRED WAR
BMC 81, BCD 294, GVF/AEF, 13.7mm, 2.64 grams, Struck Circa. 354 - 352 B.C.E. under Onymarchos
Obverse: Bull's head facing
Reverse: Laureate head of Apollo right, lyre behind, monograms below
Nicer than the great majority of these. Bull struck in high relief and usually well worn. This level of detail scarcely seen.
Ex: Hanberry collection, 1970's - early 1990'sMark R104/24/19 at 03:49Enodia: Nice one, and what a beautiful reverse!
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0004 Sextus Pompey -- Pharos and ScyllaSextus Pompey, Imperator and Prefect of the Fleet
[Youngest Son of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great)]
Obv: MAG⦁PIVS⦁IMP⦁ITER; Pharos of Messana, Neptune on top standing r. with r. hand on a trident and l. hand on a rudder, resting l. foot on prow. Galley sailing l., aquila atop a tripod placed in prow and a scepter tied with a fillet in stern. Border of dots.
Rev: PRAEF⦁ORAE⦁MARIT⦁ET⦁CLAS⦁S⦁C [AEs and MAR ligatured]; Scylla attacking l. wielding a rudder in both hands, the torso of a nude woman with two fishtails and the foreparts of three dogs as the lower body. Border of dots.
Denomination: silver denarius; Mint: Sicily, uncertain location1; Date: summer 42 - summer 39 BC2; Weight: 3.566g; Diameter: 19.8mm; Die axis: 225º; References, for example: BMCRR v. II Sicily 20 variant3, Sydenham 1349 variant3; Crawford RRC 511/4d; Sear CRI 335b.
Notes:
Obverse legend: MAG[NUS]⦁PIVS⦁IMP[ERATOR]⦁ITER[UM]
Reverse legend: PRAEF[ECTUS]⦁ORAE⦁MARIT[IMAE]⦁ET⦁CLAS[SIS]⦁S[ENATUS]⦁C[ONSULTO]
1Grueber BMCRR v. II Sicily, p.557 and Sear CRI, p. 203 suggest Messana as a possible mint location. DeRose Evans (1987), p. 124 hesitatingly suggests Mitylene (on the island of Lesbos).
2This is the date range suggested by Estiot 2006, p. 145, as she recommends going back to Crawford's proposal of 42 - 40 BC. Crawford RRC, p. 521 suggests the period in 42 BC after Sextus Pompey defeated Q. Salvidienus Rufus. Grueber BMCRR v. II Sicily, p.556 proposes 38 - 36 BC. Sydenham, p.211 follows Grueber. DeRose Evans (1987), p. 129 submits 35 BC.
3Grueber BMCRR v. II Sicily 20 and Sydenham 1349 list MAR (ligatured) I but the coin here is clearly MAR (ligatured) IT. Neither Grueber nor Sydenham record MAR (ligatured) IT as part of this reverse legend for this coin type. Crawford and Sear do.
Provenance: Ex Forum Ancient Coins 15 January 2019; Nomos Obolos 10, 30 June 2018 Lot 349.
Photo credits: Forum Ancient Coins
CLICK FOR SOURCESTracy Aiello04/21/19 at 17:28Enodia: Love the Skylla.
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Bruttium; Æ DidrachmHead of Ares left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin; grain ear below.
ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ
Nike standing left, placing wreath on trophy to left and cradling palm in her left arm; caduceus between.
Bruttium, 214-211 BC
11.72g
SNG ANS 34. HN Italy 1975; Scheu 6
Rare with caduceus
Ex-Artemide Kunstauktionen e-Live auction 7 lot 48
Jay GT404/11/19 at 18:16Enodia: Cool coin. I like the helmet and griffin, and a ni...
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Phoenicia, Arados 89-88 B.CAE 21.88mm (Thickness 2.73mm), weight 5.42g, die axis = 12h (0 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Veiled bust of Astarte-Europa right, wearing stephane, border of dots.
Reverse: Humped bull galloping left, head facing, monograms above, Aradian era date 170 (POA) & Greek letter M with Phoenician letter gimel (G) below.Arados04/10/19 at 19:09Enodia: Nice portrait and great patina!
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Sicily: AgyrionSICILY. Agyrion. Ae Hemilitra (Mid 4th century BC), 20mm, 5.3g. Obv: AΓYPINAION. Obv: Head of young river god(?) right. Rev: ΠALAΓKAIOS (retro). Achelous Palagkaios as (the forepart of) a man-headed bull right. MSP I, 6 (this coin illustrated).
Pecunem 12, lot 22Molinari04/06/19 at 16:12Enodia: Great example, with the broken flan really not aff...
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Syracuse Fourth Democracy (289 - 287 B.C.)Numismatic evidence suggests that republican government existed for a few years between the death of Agathokles and Hicetas' assumption of power; this is sometimes referred to as the Fourth Democracy (289 - 287 B.C.). GB88303. Bronze AE 22, Calciati II p. , 148 Ds 59/1, cf. SNG Cop 782 (uncertain control), HGC 2 148 (R2) var. (∆ vice thunderbolt), SNG ANS -, gVF, superb style, well centered on a tight flan cutting off the obverse legend, brown patina, some hard green encrustation, Syracuse, Sicily mint, weight 8.524g, maximum diameter 21.7mm, die axis 270o, 289 - 288 B.C.; obverse DIOΣ EΛEYΘEPOY, laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left, thunderbolt behind; reverse thunderbolt with four wings, ΣYPAK/OΣIΩN in two lines, above and below; ex CNG e-auction 233 (26 May 2010), lot 110; ex Harlan J. Berk.Mark R103/26/19 at 21:28Enodia: Nice coin.
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Thrace, Pantikapaion, Tauric Chersonesos, 2nd - 1st Century B.CPan is the Greek god of shepherds and flocks, fields, groves, mountain wilderness, and wooded glens, hunting, rustic music, theatrical criticism, and companion of the nymphs. He is connected to fertility and the season of spring. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat and is usually represented in the form of a satyr, with a cloak of goat's skin, playing the Syrinx, or flute of seven pipes, and holding the pedum or pastoral staff.
GB88294. Bronze AE 18, MacDonald Bosporus 67, SNG Cop 32, SNG BM 890, SNG Stancomb 557, Anokhin 132, HGC 7 84, gVF, beveled obverse edge, casting sprue remnant, edge crack, scratches, reverse slightly off center, Pantikapaion (Kerch, Crimea) mint, weight 4.854g, maximum diameter 17.7mm, die axis 0o, c. 2nd - 1st century B.C.; obverse head of Pan left; reverse ΠAN, head of bull left; ex Frascatius Ancient CoinsMark R103/26/19 at 21:27Enodia: I like the Pan too!
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RIC 821 DomitianAR Denarius, 3.42g
Rome mint, 96 AD
Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XVI; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P; Minerva, winged, flying l., with spear and shield
RIC 821 (R2). BMC 237D. RSC 297b. BNC - .
Acquired from jerusalemhadaya2012, eBay, 4 March 2019.
Domitian achieved tribunician power for the 16th time on 14 September 96 AD. He was assassinated in a palace plot four days later on 18 September. In between those two dates the mint struck only one issue of denarii recording Domitian as TR P XVI, needless to say they are extremely rare! The Senate decreed Damnatio Memoriae within a day of Domitian's assassination which would have quickly halted production at the mint for his coinage. The months leading up to Domitian's assassination saw the mint at Rome experimenting with many new reverse designs (altar, winged Minerva, Maia, temple reverses), breaking the monotony of the four standard Minerva types that had previously dominated the denarius. These new types are exceedingly rare and were perhaps experimental in nature. This denarius shows one of these new reverse types, Minerva Victrix, a more warrior like attribute of the goddess. The fact that this new type which originally appeared on the denarius when Domitian was TR P XV carried over to the briefly struck TR P XVI issue alongside the Maia and the M1, M3, and M4 Minerva types may hint that there was indeed change in the air at the mint. Perhaps the mix of new types with the older ones hint at a transition regarding the typology on his precious metal coinage? Regardless, the experiment was cut short by an assassin's blade, so we shall never know. This denarius may very well be the last coin ever struck for Domitian.
Fine late style with good natural toning. Same dies as the BM specimen.
David Atherton03/19/19 at 06:09Enodia: Very interesting coin!
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Caligula (37-41 A.D.)AR Drachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea
O: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS Bare head of Caligula to right.
R: IMPERATOR PONT MAX AVG TR POT Simpulum and lituus.
3.37g
18mm
BMC 102. RIC 63 Sear 1798
Mat03/15/19 at 16:56Enodia: Nice find!
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66004 Theodosius I/Campgate ThessalonicaTheodosius I/Campgate
AE4. 384-388 AD.
Obv: DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG,
pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: GLORIA REI-PVBLICE,
campgate, 2 turrets, no star, B in left field,
TES in exergue.
Mint: Thessalonica 12.7mm 1.0g
RIC IX Thessalonica 62b, rated scarce.
Blayne W03/12/19 at 04:54Enodia: Cool patina.
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22010 Hadrian/ StandardsHadrian/3 Standards Quadrans. 125-128 AD.
Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS,
laureate head right
Rev: COS III around three standards, Middle standard has legionary Eagle
S-C across fields
Mint:Rome 17.1mm 3.1g
RIC II 977; Cohen 450; Sear (1988) 1147.
Blayne W03/12/19 at 04:52Enodia: I like this one!
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22041 Constantius II/ Soldiers w StandardsConstantius II/ Soldiers w Standards
Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
laureated and cuirassed bust right
Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
Two soldiers either side of two standards
o on banners
CONSS in Exergue
Mint: Constantinople 17.6mm 2.6g
RIC VII Constantinople 61; Sear 17693
Blayne W03/12/19 at 04:51Enodia: Nice coin with a very expressive portrait.
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LUCANIA. Sybaris. AR StaterCirca 550-510 B.C. (28mm, 8.43 g, 12h). Obverse: bull standing left, head reverted; VM in exergue. Reverse: incuse bull standing right, head reverted. S & S Class B, pl. XLVIII, 4-8 Gorini 2; HN Italy 1729. VF, toned.
Ex Volteia Collection
Ex CNG
This coin was minted before the destruction of Sybaris by its neighboring city state Kroton in 510 B.C. We do not know the exact nature why Kroton destroyed this prosperous city. Ancient sources provided us several accounts of Sybaris being a place of hedonism and excess to the point that the very name Sybaris became a byword for opulent luxury, and its destruction was a result of some divine punishment (Diodorus Siculus, Strabo, Aelianus, Athenaeus). Modern revisionist view of the possible demise of Sybaris might be the result of its vast natural wealth and successful trade with its neighbors, which gave Kroton the economic reason to subjugate it. The Sybarites established a new city called Thourioi (Thurii/Thurium) with the help of Athenian settlers. However, the Sybarites were again expelled by the Athenians in 445 B.C. and founded another city for the last time called Sybaris on the Traeis.
Sybaris might be the first to mint coins with an incuse reverse and this practice spread to other Greek city states like Kroton, Metapontion, and Poseidonia. The similar weight and technique in producing these incuse-type coins facilitated trade between the cities mentioned. The bull might represent the river god Crathis or Sybaris, or both: each deity could represent either the obverse or reverse of the coin. The ethnic VM (or YM) in exergue are the first two Greek letters of Sybaris spelled retrogradely.Jason T03/11/19 at 04:09Enodia: Lovely coin, and informative write-up. The braided...
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22112 Claudius/MinervaClaudius/Minerva
Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP,
bare head left.
Rev: S-C across fields,
Minerva standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield on left arm.
Mint: Rome 26.6mm 10.21g
RIC I 100; BMCRE 149; Cohen 84.
Ex Frascatius
Blayne W02/27/19 at 23:55Enodia: Nice one. 
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Phonecia, Tyre half shekelLaureate bust of Melkart right
ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (of Tyre the holy and inviolable)
Eagle standing left on prow; palm over shoulder, club to the left, flanked by date LM (40) and monogram ΔP to the right.
Tyre; Year 40= 87/86 BC
6.98g
Sear 5921; BMC 225
Ex-HJB Buy or Bid Sale 206, lot 103 (Nov 15, 2018); Ex-Calgary Coin
Removed from NGC holder prior to HJB.
NGC graded Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5; NGC 4278263-010
According to the Mosaic law, every year, Jewish males over the age of 20, paid a half shekel tax in silver to the Temple in Jerusalem. Mention of this tax can be found in the Bible at Exodus 30:15 Of course, at the time of writing there were no coins in circulation and this tax was paid by weight in silver. By the 1st century BC the tax was paid in either the Tyrian shekel (enough for two people) or half-shekel (for himself). The Jewish Talmud required the tax to be paid with a coin of high purity silver. The only ones that conformed to this high standard were the 94% pure silver Tyrian shekels. Even though these coins depict images of Melkart (Phoenician Hercules) and an eagle, they were still accepted at the temple because of the silver content. Jay GT402/24/19 at 19:20Enodia: A nice example, especially under the circumstances...
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Crawford 502/2, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Brutus, AR DenariusRome. The Imperators.
Brutus, 44-42 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.76g; 17mm).
Military Mint, Spring-Summer 42 BCE.
Obverse: L·SESTI - PRO·Q; Veiled and draped bust of Libertas, facing right.
Reverse: Q·CAEPIO·BRVTVS·PRO·COS; Tripod with axe on left and simpulum on right.
References: Crawford 502/2; HCRI 201; Syd 1290; BMCRR East 41; Junia 37; Sestia 2.
Provenance: Ex Alan J. Harlan Collection [Triton XXII (9 Jan 2019), Lot 951]; Kunker 288 (13 Mar 2017) Lot 314; Theodor Prowe Collection [Hess (20 May 1912) Lot 933].
Marcus Junius Brutus was posthumously adopted by his maternal uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio. Afterward, Brutus sometimes used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which both honored his uncle and advertised his maternal descent from Gaius Servilius Structus Ahala. Ahala was a Roman Republican hero who had killed someone with regal aspirations. In his early political career, Brutus issued coins with the portrait of Ahala on one side (see Crawford 433/2; http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-144687). Following the assassination of Caesar, Brutus resurrected his use of the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, as on this coin, again alluding to this Servilian connection in his family tree. Combined with the bust of Liberty on the obverse of this coin, the message is clear: that the assassins were liberators from monarchy in the old Republican tradition of their ancestors. The reverse shows the symbols of Brutus’ membership in the college of priests.
This example comes from the collection of Theodor Prowe of Moscow, one of the great collections of the early 20th century, which was auctioned in three separate 1912 sales by Bruder Egger (Greek) and Hess (Roman).
Carausius02/17/19 at 19:43Enodia: Beautiful coin with a very pretty Libertas.
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Calabria, TarentumPunic occupation half shekel
Nude youth on horseback to left, crowning horse with wreath; IΩ to right, ΣΩΓENHΣ below
Taras astride dolphin to left, holding cornucopiae and Nike who crowns him with wreath; TAPAΣ below.
Calabria, Tarentum ; Punic occupation, circa 212-209 BC
AR Reduced didrachm or Half-Shekel.
2.69g chipped otherwise VF+
Vlasto 975-7; HN Italy 1079; SNG France 2065; McGill II, 120 and Cote 591-93.
Ex-ANE
Rare!
The climax of the Carthaginian invasion of Italy was reached when Tarentum changed sides in 212 BC. The takeover of the city was a carefully planned coup by Hannibal and members of the city's democratic faction who opened the gates to Hannibal's army. The Carthaginians failed to take the citadel, but subsequent fortifications around this enemy stronghold enabled the city to remain under Punic control. Hannibal installed his own magistrates and struck coinage based on the Punic half shekel standard.Jay GT402/17/19 at 18:10Enodia: Nice style for these.
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033 Sabina (???-136 A.D.), RIC II 0395, Rome, AR-Denarius, -/-//--, •IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left, #1033 Sabina (???-136 A.D.), RIC II 0395, Rome, AR-Denarius, -/-//--, •IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left, #1
Wife of Hadrian.
avers: SABINA• AVGVSTA, Her bust diademed and draped right, hair in a plait behind.
reverse: •IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing left holding patera and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,0-19,0mm, weight: 3,24g, axes: 6h,
mint: Roma, date: 136 A.D., ref: RIC II 395, RSC 43, BMCRE 940,
Q-001quadrans02/16/19 at 04:53Enodia: Really lovely portrait!
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L Flaminius Chilo, Republic DenariusL. Flaminius Chilo
At 3.48g; 18-20mm
Crawford 302/1
ROMA
Helmeted head of Roma right, X below chin
L. FLAMINI CILO
Victory driving biga right, holding reigns and wreath arizonarobin02/06/19 at 07:50Enodia: Nice coin. My wife bought me one for my birthday 3...
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RIC 1477A Vespasian denarius SOLD!IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Head of Vespasian, laureate, r., a small 'o' mint mark below neck
PON MAX TR P COS VII (from high l.)
Winged caduceus
Unknown "O" mint, 76 AD
3.17g
RIC 1477A (R3)
Ex-Numismatica Prados
Ted Buttrey has assigned it 1477A in the upcoming RIC II.1 Addenda.
A unique specimen of the caduceus type from the rare and mysterious 'O' mint. This rare variant has the reverse legend starting from the upper left, all other known examples start from the lower right. Die matched to David Atherton's example and purchased through his recommendation.
Currently 3 on Forum, 2 in my own gallery and 1 in David Atherton's. All double die matched.
SOLD! Forum Auction Dec 2021
Jay GT402/01/19 at 18:36Enodia: Nice find!
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SOLD P. Cornelius P.f. Blasio Laureate head of Janus; above I
P BLAS above, ROMA in exergue
Prow of galley right; before I
Rome, 169-158 BC
33mm, 29.27g
Crawford 189/1; Sydenham 370; BMCRR 788
A duplicate from the RBW collection of Roman Republican Coins;
Ex-Peus 330 (April 26, 1991) lot 644;
Ex-DM collection;
Ex-Calgary coin
Sold to Jeton's Canada Torex October 2023Jay GT401/27/19 at 00:54Enodia: It's freekin' HUUUGE! Pretty cool coin Ja...
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Roman Republic, C. Calpurnius L.f. Frugi Denarius - Horseman Galloping (Crawf. 408/1b)AR Denarius
Rome, 67 BC
3.95g
Obv: Head of Apollo to right, his hair bound with fillet; behind, two pellets.
Rev: Horseman galloping right; above, uncertain control mark.
C PISO L F FRVG
Babelon (Calpurnia) 24. Crawford 408/1b. RBW -. Sydenham 860d.
Struck in high relief and with magnificent iridescent toning.
Leu Numismatik Web Auction 2, Lot 548, 03/12/17
Obolos (By Nomos) Web Auction 3, Lot 261, 15/11/15
Gorny & Mosch Auction 190, Lot 426, 11/10/10Optimo Principi01/20/19 at 04:07Enodia: Very pretty!
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EB0800 Magnentius / WreathMagnentius, Amiens, AE3 22mm. 351-352 AD.
Obverse: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind head.
Reverse: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories supporting wreath inscribed VOT-V-MVLT-X. Mintmark AMB star.
References: RIC VIII 14; LRBC 10; Sear 18816.
Diameter: 22.5mm, Weight: 4.368g.EB01/18/19 at 18:11Enodia: Love the reverse.
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218 CORINTHIA, Corinth Hadrian As 117-28 AD IsthmusReference.
RPC III, 218/7; NCP 14/6 and pl. C, XXXVII
Obv. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., with paludamentum, seen from front
Rev. COL LAV IVL COR
Tetrastyle temple; within, Isthmus seated l., his right hand on his head, l. resting on rudder.
7.7 gr
20 mm
3hokidoki01/14/19 at 06:51Enodia: Quite an interesting coin, congratulations.
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ATTICA, Athens. AR TetradrachmCirca 454-404 B.C. 17.15 grams. Obverse: archaizing head of Athena right. Reverse: owl standing right, olive sprig left upper corner with crescent moon below, ethnic to right field, all within incuse square. Kroll 8. HGC 4, 1597. SNG Copenhagen 31. SNG Munchen 49. Dewing 1591-7. Gulbenkian 519-21. Kraay & Hirmer 362. Choice EF, well centered, high relief (as usual).
Ex CNG
The quintessential "Old Style" or "Classical Style" silver tetradrachm representative coin of Classical Athens called "glaukes" or owls. Silver probably came from the mines of Laurion or from member city states of the Delian League. Countless articles and exhaustive studies had been made regarding the enormous output of these coins during its remarkable existence. One of the early trade coins of the ancient world and undeniably well travelled from the Pillars of Hercules to ancient India, hence its ubiquitous nature. What more could be said of it?Jason T12/30/18 at 19:46Enodia: A beautiful example of THE iconic coin of the anci...
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RIC 1542 Vespasian denariusIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right
VIRTVS AVGVST
Virtus standing right, left foot on prow, with spear and parazonium
Antioch, 70 AD
3.24g
RIC 1542 (R2);RPC 1916 (5 spec.)
Ex-Noble Roman Coins
Ragged flan typical for the Antioch series. A very rare type!
Jay GT412/28/18 at 00:52Enodia: Nice one! A more sensitive portrait than the usual...
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Constans, RIC VIII Siscia 211Obverse: D N CONSTANS P F AVG. Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constans
Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO.Soldier spearing fallen horseman. GammaSIS in exergue.
agord12/24/18 at 02:44Enodia: Amazing detail.
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Crawford 494/38, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, C. Vibius Varus, AR DenariusRome, Moneyer Issues of the Imperatorial Period.
Caius Vibius Varus, 42 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.56; 20mm).
Rome mint.
Obverse: Bust of Minerva wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis, facing right.
Reverse: Hercules standing front, head left, holding lion skin, hand resting on club.
References: Crawford 494/38; HCRI 194; Sydenham 1140; BMCRR 4303-5; Banti 67/10 (this coin illustrated).
Provenance: Ex Künker Auction 280 (26 Sep 2016), Lot 396; ex Peus Auction 328 (1990), Lot 507; ex Kunst und Münzen (June 1977), Lot 209.
There is little known about any of the four moneyers of 42 BCE besides their coins. Grueber notes that there is equally little known connection between the Vibia gens and the devices on this coin. Sear suggests that the type represents the strength of the triumvirs in their impending fight with the republican forces.
Carausius12/18/18 at 17:06Enodia: Nice style and beautiful toning!
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Crawford 445/2, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, L. Lentulus and C. Marcellus, AR DenariusRome, The Imperators.
L. Lentulus, C. Marcellus, 49 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.89g; 18mm).
Apollonia in Illyricum Mint.
Obverse: Head of Apollo facing right; L·LENT·C MARC COS surrounding.
Reverse: Jupiter facing right, holding thunderbolt and eagle; to right, alter decorated with garland; to left, * Q.
References: Crawford 445/2; HCRI 5; Sydenham 1030 (R3); BMCRR East 21; Cornelia 65.
Provenance: Ex NAC 92 (24 May 2016), Lot 1866; Vico 120 (2009), Lot 173; Argenor Numismatique Auction 4 (27 Apr 2001), Lot 94.
The dating for this type is firm because it was struck for the consuls, Lentulus and Marcellus, who shared the office in 49 BCE. Both consuls were Pompey supporters who fled Rome when Caesar marched on the City. Lentulus was later killed in Egypt, where he fled with Pompey following the defeat at Pharsalus. Little further is known of Marcellus and he likely died during the wars.
The head of Apollo on this type was chosen because the coins were struck in Apollonia, where Apollo was prominent on the coinage.
The Quaestor that produced these coins was T. Antistius. Antistius was already Quaestor in Macedonia when the Pompeians arrived in flight from Caesar. Cicero reports that Antistius was reluctant to assist the Pompeians who forced him to produce their coins. Antistius’ ambivalence is evidenced by his desire to remain anonymous, choosing only to identiy his office by the letter Q. He was pardoned by Caesar following Pompey’s defeat at Pharsalus.
Carausius12/18/18 at 17:02Enodia: Lovely coin.
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Roman Republic, Anonymous Roma Denarius - Dioscuri Galloping (Syd 311)AR Denarius
Rome, after 211 BC
4.21g
Obv: Helmeted head of Roma (R), behind, X.
Rev: The Dioscuri galloping (R); below, ROMA in linear frame.
Sydenham 311. RBW –. Crawford 53/2.
Naville Numismatics Auction 45, Lot 374
ex. Elvira Clain Stefanelli (1914-2001) collection, curator of the National Numismatics Collection at the Smithsonian.
An example of the earliest denarius coinage from its first production in the last part of the 3rd and early 2nd centuries BC. Rome overhauled its coinage around 211 BC and introduced the denarius, containing an average 4.5 grams, or 1/72 of a Roman pound, of silver. The word dēnārius is derived from the Latin dēnī "containing ten", as its value was originally of 10 assēs. It formed the backbone of Roman currency throughout the Roman Republic.Optimo Principi12/14/18 at 18:30Enodia: Good looking coin.. nice details and a great rever...
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RIC 1399 var. Vespasian denariusIMP CAES VESPAS AVG
Laureate head right
AVG within laurel wreath, ΘI monogram above ties.
Ephesus mint. AD 69-70.
2.63g
RIC 1399 unlisted variant (laurel wreath rather than oak) this coin, footnote in the upcoming RIC II addenda ; RPC 808; RSC 37.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (10 October 2006), lot 2071; Ex-Cheesman collection; Ex-CNG 433 Lot 379Jay GT412/14/18 at 18:27Enodia: Nice, sharp coin!
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Ionia, Ephesos, (c.387-295 B.C.), AR-Trihemiobol, BMC 54, E/Φ//--, Forepart of stag right,Ionia, Ephesos, (c.387-295 B.C.), AR-Trihemiobol, BMC 54, E/Φ//--, Forepart of stag right,
avers: E-Φ, Bee with straight wings.
reverse: E-Φ, Forepart of stag right, head turned back.
exergue: E/Φ//--, diameter: 7,0-8,0mm, weight: 0,86g, axes: 0h,
mint: Ionia, Ephesos, date:c.387-295 B.C., ref: BMC 54, SNG Cop 241, Babelon Traite 1889, SNG Turkey 190-192,
Q-001quadrans12/10/18 at 23:50Enodia: A very cool little coin!
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Bruttium, Rhegium Æ 23Laureate head of Asklepios right
ΡHΓINΩN
Hygieia standing left, holding serpent; III to left
Rhegium, 203-150 BC
6.28g Æ 23
(R2) Very rare
HN Italy 2560; SNG ANS 786-8, MIAMG.3645
Ex-American Rarities (Boulder); Ex-Ebay
Jay GT412/06/18 at 06:07Enodia: Nice find!
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2988 Hadrian Denarius 124-27 AD Aequitas-Moneta Eastern MintReference.
RIC III, 2988 pl; Strack *12
Bust C2+
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Bare head, draped bust, viewed from back
Rev. COS III
Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
3.23 gr
18 mm
6hokidoki12/05/18 at 07:05Enodia: This is an interesting portrait. Hadrian looks dis...
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Vespasian (69 - 79 A.D.)AR Denarius
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right.
R: VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing right, holding palm and crowning standard with wreath.
Rome Mint (72-73 A.D.)
3.45g
19mm
RIC 362 (C2), BMCRE 74, RSC 618Mat12/04/18 at 01:35Enodia: Great coin!
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Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: TI KLA[UDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AUTOKR], laureate head of Claudius right; LB to right.
R: ANTWNIA SEBASTH, draped bust of Antonia right, wearing hair in long plait.
Dated RY 2 (41/2 AD)
23mm
11.62g
Dattari 114; Milne 61-64; Emmett 73.Mat12/03/18 at 03:50Enodia: Cool coin!
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos19mm, 6.45 g, 4h
The Dioskouroi riding left; monogram above, [ΣΩ]Δ-A-M-O-Σ below
Phalanthos, nude, holding two spears, shield decorated with hippocamp, and Nike, who crowns him with wreath, riding dolphin left; ΠY to left, waves below.
Vlasto 773; HN Italy 1011. Good VF, toned, compact flan. Well centered.Leo12/02/18 at 19:00Enodia: Great strike, great coin. I still need one of thes...
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CALABRIA. Taras. 425-380 BC. AR nomos6.26 gm
Nude ephebe cantering left, holding bridle with both hands, ΛΕ (retrograde) beneath horse / TARAS, dolphin rider right, wielding trident and pointing with left hand.
HN Italy 850. Vlasto 319 (same dies).
Porous. Edge bump (8:00 obverse) and reverse scratches. Good very fine.
The aristocratic Tarentines were especially proud of their reputation as first-rate horsemen, and the coinage of Tarentum mirrors this pride by displaying all manner of equestrian showmanship. Some of the riders appear in full armor, and those must be cavalrymen in battle, but most appear nude: those riders are surely taking part in the various races and games that the aristocrats loved so much. One of the more dangerous, and most prestigious, of the races was the kalpé. In this form of race the rider would, at a certain stage, slide off his horse and, while holding the reins, run along side. The Tarentine staters show several stages in the process. On this coin we see the very beginning: the rider places his left hand on the horse’s rump and has moved his right hand from the right to the left side of the his horse’s head. On the next lot we see him moving his right leg up over the horse’s back; on other coins (not here) we see both legs stretched out on the left side of the horse just before the rider leaps to the ground. For a short discussion of this event see Sport, p. 79. The actual process of getting off the horse was termed apobates. There are many examples of the initial stages of the apobates to be found in this rich collection.Leo12/02/18 at 18:55Enodia: A beautiful coin of delicate style, i like it very...
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EB0031 Larissa / HorseLarissa, Thessaly, AR drachm, 350-340 BC.
Obverse: Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left.
Reverse: ΛAΡIΣ-AIΩN above and beneath horse grazing right, left forefoot raised.
References: Herrmann V 5, Lorber L-III 53, SNG Cop 121, BMC 57.
Diameter: 19mm, Weight: 5.75g.EB12/02/18 at 18:52Enodia: One of the prettiest coin types of the ancient wor...
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EB0033 Persephone / AjaxOpuntia, Lokris, Quarter Stater, 369-338 BC.
Obverse: Head of Persephone right, wearing earring and necklace, head
wreathed with corn-leaves.
Reverse: OΠON-TIΩN, Ajax advancing right, holding sword and large shield; coiled serpent on shield, broken spear on ground.
References: SEAR 2330.
Diameter: 15mm, Weight: 2.76g.
Ex: Superior Stamp & Coin.EB12/02/18 at 18:49Enodia: Pretty Persephone, and i like the martial reverse ...
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EB0158 Ptolemy XII / EagleEgypt, Ptolemy XII, AR Tetradrachm. Year 29 = 52/51 BC, Paphos Mint.
Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy XII right, aegis at neck.
Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm branch over shoulder, IKΘ over headdress of Isis in left field, ΠA in right field.
References: Svoronos 1839; SNG Cop 396; BMC 35-36.
Diameter: 25.5mm, Weight: 14.471g.EB12/02/18 at 18:47Enodia: Nice coin, with a delicately rendered portrait.
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0963 Hadrian Denarius Roma 130-38 AD PatientiaReference.
RIC III, 963; RIC II, 365; Strack 202; Cohen 1010
Bust A1
Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P
Laureate head
Rev. PATIENTIA AVGVSTI COS III
Patientia, seated left, extending right hand and holding transverse sceptre
3.18 gr
17 mm
6h
Note.
BMCRE 525, pl. 57.9 (same reverse die). Cohen 1010 ;RIC II 365
The Reka Devnia hoard contained two specimens of this type, one like ours and one with a draped bust. Strack 202 records the two Reka Devnia coins in Sofia, BMCRE 525, two specimens in Paris, and only three others: Gnecchi Collection, L.A. Lawrence, and Ball VI, 1932, lot 1355. This is the sole appearance of the personification Patientia on Roman coins. Apparently her name was not well received, because it was very soon changed to INDVLGENTIA AVG, and with the new name the identical type, seated female figure extending right hand and holding scepter, was struck in substantial quantity. As Strack and Mattingly suggested, the sense of the Patientia type, since it was soon to be renamed Indulgentia, may have been "endurance of other people's troubles rather than one's own" (BMCRE III, p. cxli).okidoki12/02/18 at 18:04Enodia: Cool coin. I definitely would not want to be on th...
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Unknown King, ca. 80 - 70 BC (Arsakes XVI.)AR tdr., 15,82gr., 28,2mm;
Sellw. 30.4, Sh --, Sunrise 312 (this coin)(Arsakes XVI., 78/77 - 62/61 BC);
mint: Seleukia, axis: 12H;
obv.: bare-headed, left, w/diadem, knot, and ribbon; medium h-long hair in 4 waves, mustache, short beard; cuirass; dotted border 18:30 - 13h; young face;
rev: archer, right, on throne, w/bow; monogr. above bow; 7-line legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY APΣAKOY (ΘEO)ΠATOPOΣ (EY)EPΓETOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNO(Σ);
in: Numismatic Art of Persia, The Sunrise Collection, CNG 2011, p.182, #312.
also in: Parthika.fr, Les Différents Types.Schatz12/02/18 at 17:10Enodia: I love this coin, it has a very expressive portrai...
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Artabanos III., 80 - 90 ADAR tdr., 13,48gr, 26,6mm; Sellwood 74.3, Shore -, Sunrise 441 (Artabanos V, 79/80-ca.85) AD); Sinisi Type I, p.104
mint: Seleukia; axis: 12h; date: November (?) 80 AD
obv.: bare-headed, left, 4-layer broad diadem, 1 loop and 2 broad ribbons; medium-long hair in 4 waves, mustache, med.-long beard gently rounded off; earring, 3-layer necklace; tunic w/ornamental fishbone border;
rev.: king, left, on throne, facing goddess w/staff or sceptre offering untied diadem in right hand; dagger on left side(?); 6 lines of legend visible: (B)ACIΛ(EΩN) (PTA)BAN(OY) ΔIKΛIOY (A)ΠE (ΛAIOY?) EΠIΦΛNOYC (ΦIΛEΛΛHNOC); year between the heads BΦT (80/81 AD); exergual line;
in: Fabrizio Sinisi, Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum, Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 2013, cf. Plate 50, Artabanos III Type I/1(1), #844A.Schatz12/02/18 at 17:08Enodia: I agree, a very nice portrait. I like the reverse ...
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Boeotia, Federal Coinage, (c.378-338 B.C.), BMC 31, AR-Hemidrachm, BO/IΩ//--, Kantharos, #1Boeotia, Federal Coinage, (c.378-338 B.C.), BMC 31, AR-Hemidrachm, BO/IΩ//--, Kantharos, #1
avers: Boeotian shield,
reverse: Kantharos, club above.
exergue: BO/IΩ//--, diameter: 11,5-13,0mm, weight: 2,58 g, axes: 6h,
mint: Boeotia, Federal Coinage, date: c.378-338 B.C., ref: BMC 31,
Q-001quadrans12/02/18 at 16:58Enodia: Nice
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G., Troas, Assos, (c.400-241 B.C.), BMC 18, AE-10, AΣΣI, Griffin sitting left, palm-branch, #1Troas, Assos, (c.400-241 B.C.), BMC 18, AE-10, AΣΣI, Griffin sitting left, palm-branch, #1
avers: Helmeted head of Athena right.
reverse: AΣΣI, Griffin sitting left, palm-branch (control symbol) in exergue.
exergue: -/-//palm-branch, diameter: 9,5-10,0mm, weight:1,18g, axes: 0h,
mint: Troas, Assos, date: c.400-241 B.C., ref: BMC Troas p. 38, 18, SNG Cop 237-240 var.,
Q-001quadrans11/24/18 at 05:37Enodia: Nice one!
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Ionia, Miletos, (cc.350-250 B.C.), AR-Hemidrachm, Deppert-Lippitz 58 (V27/R33)(?), Lion standing left, star above, #1Ionia, Miletos, (cc.350-250 B.C.), AR-Hemidrachm, Deppert-Lippitz 58 (V27/R33)(?), Lion standing left, star above, #1
avers: Laureate head of Apollo left.
reverse: Lion standing left, star above.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 10,0 mm, weight: 1,69g, axes: 0 h,
mint: Ionia, Miletos, date: cc.350-250 B.C., ref: Deppert-Lippitz 58 (V27/R33)(?).
Q-001quadrans10/17/18 at 18:28Enodia: I've always liked the depiction of Apollo on t...
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Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (cc. 317-289 B.C.), AE-22, SNG Ans 749, AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ BAΣIΛEOΣ, Winged thunderbolt, #2Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (cc. 317-289 B.C.), AE-22, SNG Ans 749, AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ BAΣIΛEOΣ, Winged thunderbolt, #2
avers: ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ, Draped bust of Artemis Soteira right, quiver over shoulder.
reverse: ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ, Winged thunderbolt between legend.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 22 mm, weight: 9,59, axes: h,
mint: Sicily, Syracuse, date: cc.317-289 B.C., ref: SNG Ans 749,
Q-002quadrans10/13/18 at 19:19Enodia: Lovely Artemis!
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EB0007 Youth on horseback / Taras on dolphinTarentum, CALABRIA, AR Nomos, 281-272 BC.
Obverse: Naked youth on horseback right crowning himself; IΩ behind, ZAΛO and Ionic capital below.
Reverse: Taras astride dolphin, holding distaff and akrostolion; AN behind.
References: VLASTO 803, Evans VII, G1; SNG France 1924-25; Cote 420 and McGill II, 87-89.
Diameter: 20mm, Weight: 6.602g.EB10/13/18 at 18:55Enodia: Very nice! Also Evans VII, G1; SNG France 1924-25;...
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EB0010 Youth on horseback / Taras on dolphinTarentum, CALABRIA, AR Nomos, 272-235 BC.
Obverse: Youth on horseback left crowning horse; ΦΙΛΩ/ΤΑΣ in two lines below, ΔΙ above.
Reverse: Taras on dolphin left, holding kantharos and distaff; cock behind.
References: VLASTO 847, SNG France 2009, SNG ANS 1176, Evans VIII, A11 and McGill II, 96.
Diameter: 20mm, Weight: 6.123g.EB10/13/18 at 18:31Enodia: A nice one, well centered. I think it may be Vlast...
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EB0006 Nymph / Man-headed bullNeapolis, CAMPANIA, AR Nomos/2 drm., 300-281 BC.
Obverse: Diademed head of nymph left, wearing earring and necklace.
Reverse: Man-headed bull walking left, crowned by Nike above flying left.
References: Cf. GROSE 269,3 (also see SNG ANS 350-381).
Diameter: 20mm, Weight: 7.312g.EB10/13/18 at 18:13Enodia: Nice coin, great reverse!
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Corinthian Stater SOLDHead of Athena wearing Corinthian Helmet right
Pegasos flying left, coppa below
Corinth
345-307 BC
7.93g
Ex-Calgary Coin
Sold to ANE October 2019Jay GT410/01/18 at 17:18Enodia: Nice one! I can't help with the attribution, ...
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Roman Republic, Anonymous AR Didrachm (Quadrigatus) - Janiform head and Jupiter in Quadriga (Crawf. 30/1)AR Didrachm (Quadrigatus)
Uncertain mint, 225-214 BC
6.57g, 22mm
Obv: Laureate head of youthful Janus or Dioscuri
Rev: Jupiter holding sceptre and brandishing thunderbolt, in quadriga driven to right by Victory; ROMA incuse on raised tablet below.
Crawford 30/1; RSC 23; Sydenham 64b
Roma Numismatics Auction XVI, 498
From a private Swiss collection, outside of Italy prior to January 2011.Optimo Principi09/29/18 at 04:31Enodia: A beautiful coin!
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RIC 0215 DomitianusObv : IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS X, Radiate bust right, with aegis
Rev : FIDEI PVBLICAE / S-C in field; Fides standing left, with plate of fruits and corn ears
AE/Dupondius (27.47 mm 12.667 g 5h) Struck in Rome 84 A.D.
RIC 215 (C), BMCRE unlisted, BNF 299
ex Artemide Auction 44E Lot 299FlaviusDomitianus09/28/18 at 05:01Enodia: Yes, beautiful reverse!
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Bruttium; the BrettiAE Didrachm or reduced Sextans
Head of Ares left; wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; thunderbolt below
BPETTIΩN
Hera Hoplosmia (or Athena) advancing right, holding spear and shield; at feet
Bruttium Circa 211-203 BC
16.39g; 29mm
HN Italy ? depends on mark off flan
A nice big heavy coin minted by the last loyal hold outs against Rome in support of Hannibal. Jay GT409/06/18 at 23:33Enodia: substantial!
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Cr 334/1 AR Denarius L. Pomponius Molo L. Pomponius Molo, 97 BCE Denarius (20 mm, 3.81 g, 6 h), Rome.
L.POMPON.MOLO Laureate head of Apollo to right.
NVMA POMPIL Numa standing before altar, sacrificing. Babelon (Pomponia) 6. Crawford 334/1. Sydenham 607.PMah08/28/18 at 04:30Enodia: great reverse scene.
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Cr 44/1 AR Victoriatus Anonymous after 211 BC. AR Victoriatus (17mm, 3.14g, 11h) Rome mint
O: Laureate head of Jupiter r.
R: Victory standing r., crowning trophy
Crawford 44/1
[my opinion: Although Victoriati can be seen as excruciatingly repetitive, with good reason, the obverse of this coin shows considerable artistry in execution.]PMah08/28/18 at 04:29Enodia: a very cool coin!
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Crawford 044/7, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous, AR SestertiusRome. The Republic.
Anonymous, 212-208 BCE
AR Sestertius (1.0g; 12mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, right; IIS (mark of value) behind.
Reverse: Dioscuri galloping right with spears; two stars above; ROMA below in linear frame.
References: Crawford 44/7; Sydenham 142; BMCRR 13-18.
Provenance: Ex Volteia Collection [CNG 102 (18 May 2016), Lot 777]; ex August Voirol Collection [Munzen und Medaillen 38 (6-7 Dec 1968), Lot 105].
The IIS mark of value denotes that the coin is worth 2 asses + a semis, or 2.5 asses. This quarter-denarius denomination was part of the introduction of the denarius coinage following the Roman sack of Syracuse. The subsequent reduction in the weight standard and size of the bronze coinage eliminated the need for this tiny silver denomination, and it was soon discontinued. However, the denomination would be resurrected for short times during the Social War and Imperatorial eras.
There are various styles of anonymous AR Sestertii that likely correspond to the various styles of anonymous denarii. Some of these stylistic variations may represent different issues and/or different mints. This particular coin depicts Roma with unbound hair and a necklace of a simple line; the helmet visor is "splayed" and consists of two lines with a central, partial third line; the tail of the Dioscuri's horses are fully extended. Carausius08/20/18 at 15:25Enodia: Neat coin!
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VITELLIUS (69). Denarius. Rome.Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P. Laureate head right.
Rev: CONCORDIA P R. Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and cradling cornucopia.
RIC 90.
Weight: 3.4 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Canaan08/14/18 at 18:21Enodia: Nice coin, and congratulations on completing your ...
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Calabria, Taras didrachmHorseman riding left, holding shield and bridle.
Taras seated on dolphin left TAPAΣ beneath.
Tarentum, Calabria 390-385 BC
7.40g
Scarce
Vlasto 384, Period III, 380-345 BC (Age of Archytas); ; Fischer-Bossert 428, gives date of 390-380 and corresponds to SNG ANS 901.
Ex-Calgary Coin; Ex-Alberta Coin;
Tarentum, the only Spartan colony ever to be established, was founded in 706 BC by the Partheniae - Spartan children born to unmarried women as a product of Spartan desperation to ensure the survival and continuation of their demographic during the bloody Messenian wars, who were later disowned and expelled by the state - and Perioeci (subjects, but not citizens of Sparta), under the leadership of the Parthenian Phalanthos. According to legend, Phalanthos consulted the oracle at Delphi, and was told that he should found his new city 'where rain fell from a clear sky'. After much searching, and despairing of finding a suitable location for a city, Phalanthos was consoled by his wife Aethra who laid his head in her lap, and as her tears splashed upon his forehead he understood the oracle's words for his wife's name itself meant 'clear sky', and thus he determined to make the nearby harbour the site of their new home, which they named after Taras, the son of Poseidon and the nymph Satyrion.Jay GT408/10/18 at 21:08Enodia: Nice example of an early horseman.
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Bruttium UnciaLaureate and bearded head of Zeus right.
BPET-TIΩN
Eagle standing left with open wings; at left cornucopiae, above double-axe.
214-211 BC
8.30g
Scheu 13; SNG ANS 44; HN Italy 1978
Ex-EbayJay GT408/07/18 at 21:19Enodia: Nice one, obviously influenced by Ptolemaic design...
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FulviaBust of Fulvia (as Nike) right
Athena standing left, holding shield and spear; ΦOYΛOYIANON in right field, ZMEPTOPIΓOΣ ΦIΛΩNIΔOΥ in two lines in left field.
Phrygia 41, 40 BC
6.69g
Rare
Ex-Savoca
RPC 3139; SNG München –; BMC 21
Fulvia married Mark Antony in 44 BC, and became an outspoken defender of his interests in Rome while he campaigned in the East. The city name of Eumenea in Phrygia was changed to Fulvia on the occasion of Mark Antony's journey to the east in 41 BC. Fulvia was to die at Sicyon the next year, hence this was a short-lived coinage. Sometime afterward these coins struck at "Fulviana" had their ethnic scratched off, and two countermarks were applied: one may be resolved as Eumeneia; the other as Philonidos, (although Zmertorix himself has been suggested). These countermarks suggest that, rather than melting down the coinage of Fulvia and striking new coins, a more expeditious solution was required to keep needed currency in circulation. This coin was not countermarked Jay GT408/03/18 at 21:21Enodia: Yep, i was about to write the same comment. Nice!
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Taras. Circa 280-228 BC. AR DiobolCALABRIA, Taras. Circa 280-228 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 0.82 g).
Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet / Herakles standing left fighting the Nemean lion; club right. Vlasto 1415; HN Italy 1064. VF, some light smoothing in the fields on the both sides.Leo07/17/18 at 00:56Enodia: rare with Herkles facing left. nice one!
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CALABRIA, TARAS, AR Obol - 4th century B.C.weight 0,55gr. | silver 10mm.
obv. Female head right, surrounded by serpents
rev. Kantharos, 5 dots arround, TA above
BMC 431var. | SNG.Copenhagen- | Historia Numorum- |
SNG.Paris 2082 | SNG.München- | Jameson 131 | Vlasto 1216 RR
a very rare and intriguing cointype
vfLeo07/17/18 at 00:55Enodia: fantastic coin! i've never seen one of these o...
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Ionia, Teos, (c. 300-100 B.C.), AE-12, SNG Cop. 1460, THIΩN, Lyre within the square linear frame, #1Ionia, Teos, (c. 300-100 B.C.), AE-12, SNG Cop. 1460, THIΩN, Lyre within the square linear frame, #1
avers: Griffin seated right.
reverse: THI ΩN, Lyre within the square linear frame.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 11,5-12,5mm, weight: 1,82g, axes: 6h,
mint: Ionia, Teos, , date: c. 300-100 B.C., ref: SNG Cop. 1460,
Q-001quadrans07/03/18 at 22:29Enodia: cool griffin
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Lucania, Metapontom staterRaised barley corn
Incuse barley corn
Metapontom, 440-510 BC
7.72g
Tight flan series NOE 243-256; HN Italy 1485
Ex-Calgary Coin; Ex-DM collection, Ex-HJB
An Achaean colony of great antiquity, Metapontion was destroyed and refounded early in the 6th century by colonists from Sybaris under the leadership of Leukippos. The city occupied an exceptionally fertile plain on the Gulf of Tarentum, which explains the use of the barley ear as its civic badge. Metapontion, along with Sybaris and Kroton produced the earliest coinage in Magna Graecia. The coins of these cities share three features: weight standard, broad and thin flans, and incuse reverses. These features were then adopted by neighboring mints at Kaulonia and elsewhere in southern Italy. While the reasoning behind the choice of these shared features is not clear, the common weight and style facilitated circulation between the cities of south Italy. The mixed contents of the earliest hoards from the region support this idea of free circulation of currency. It is interesting that these common features, indigenous to south Italy, also tended to keep the coins in south Italy. They are rarely found elsewhere in Italy, not even in Sicily. After approximately 510 B.C., the date of the destruction of Sybaris by Kroton, the fabric of the coins throughout south Italy became smaller and thicker, though still with incuse reverses. In the years between 480 and 430 B.C., sooner in Tarentum and later in Metapontion, the incuse issues were replaced by a two sided coinage.Jay GT406/24/18 at 21:07Enodia: Nice!
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RPC 1950 Vespasian TetradrachmAYTOKPAT KAIΣA OVEΣΠAΣIANOY
Laureate head right
ETOYΣ Δ IEPOY
Eagle standing to left on club; palm branch in field.
Dated "New Holy Year" 4, AD 71-72
Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria
10.47g
Prieur 116; McAlee 338; RPC 1950
Ex-Zurqieh
Glossy black patina
Jay GT405/31/18 at 16:49Enodia: nice cameo effect
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Calabria, Taras, (c.520-473 B.C.), AR-Litra, HN Italy 831, -/-//Scallop-shell, TAPA (retrograde), Dolphin, below, Scallop-shell,Calabria, Taras, (c.520-473 B.C.), AR-Litra, HN Italy 831, -/-//Scallop-shell, TAPA (retrograde), Dolphin, below, Scallop-shell,
avers: Scallop-shell, linear border.
reverse: TAPA (retrograde), Dolphin, below, Scallop-shell, linear border.
exergue: -/-//Scallop-shell, diameter: 9,0-10,2mm, weight: 0,63g, axes: 6h,
mint: Calabria, Taras, date: c.520-473 B.C., ref: HN Italy 831, Vlasto 1136, Cote 102,
Q-001quadrans05/20/18 at 20:09Enodia: Nice!
Vlasto 1136, Cote 102
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Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 0338, Macedonian, AE-15, (Half Unit), Horse galloping right, torch below, #1Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 0338, Macedonian, AE-15, (Half Unit), Horse galloping right, torch below, #1
avers: Young male head wearing diadem right.
reverse: ΑΛΕΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Horse galloping right, torch below.
exergue: -/-//Torch, diameter: 15mm, weight: 3,30g, axes: 5h,
mint: Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, date: 336-323 B.C., ref: Price 0338,
Q-001quadrans05/18/18 at 21:00Enodia: I like the cameo effect, especially on the reverse...
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Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 0110, Amphipolis, AR-Tetradrachm, Zeus Aëtophoros seated on throne left, bow and quiver in left field,Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 0110, Amphipolis, AR-Tetradrachm, Zeus Aëtophoros seated on throne left, bow and quiver in left field,
avers: No legends, Young Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at the neck.
reverse: BAΣILEΩΣ-AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated on throne left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and scepter, bow and quiver in left field.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 25,5-26,5mm, weight: 17,26g, axes: 8 h,
mint: Macedonia, Kings, Alexander III, The Great, ‘Amphipolis’ mint.
date: c. 323 - c. 320 B.C., ref: Price 110,
Q-001quadrans05/13/18 at 05:44Enodia: Wonderful portrait!
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Macedonia, Amphipolis, (158 - 149 B.C.), AR-Tetradrachm, Sear 1386, MAKEΔONΩΝ/ΠPΩTHΣ, Macedonia, Amphipolis, (158 - 149 B.C.), AR-Tetradrachm, Sear 1386, MAKEΔONΩΝ/ΠPΩTHΣ,
avers:- No legends, Macedonian shield, at center of which bust of Artemis Tauropolos right, bow and quiver at her shoulder.
revers:- MAKEΔONΩΝ/ΠPΩTHΣ, above and below club within oak-wreath, thunderbolt to left, above 1 belove 2 monogram.
exerg:-/-//--, diameter: 30mm, weight: 16,76g, axes: 0h,
mint: Macedonia, Amphipolis, date:158 - 149 B.C., B.C., ref: Sear 1386 , quadrans05/13/18 at 05:41Enodia: Very pretty Artemis
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Macedonia, Macedonian Koinon, 062 ( A.D.), AE-27, AMNG 340, Lion walking right, #1Macedonia, Macedonian Koinon, 062 ( A.D.), AE-27, AMNG 340, Lion walking right, #1
062 Koinon of Macedonia, AE-27, Lion walking right,
avers:- ΑΛΕΞΑ(ΝΔΡΟΥ) ??? , Head of Alexander-III as Herakled in lionskin right.
revers:- ΚΟΙΝΟΝ-ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ(-Β-ΝΕΩΚ) ???, Lion walking right, club above.
exe:-/-//--, diameter: 26-27mm, weight: 9,14g, axis: 6h,
mint: Koinon of Macedonia, date: Dated to the time of Severus Alexander, by Tom Mullally thank you Tom. :)
ref: AMNG 340., by Jochen and Tom Mullally thank you Jochen and Tom. :)
Q-001quadrans05/13/18 at 05:40Enodia: Love the patina!
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Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 1106A, Mesembria, AR-Tetradrachm, Zeus seated on the stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, #1Macedonia, Kings, 016 Alexander III., (The Great, 356-323 B.C.), Price 1106A, Mesembria, AR-Tetradrachm, Zeus seated on the stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, #1
avers: No legends, Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion-skin headdress.
reverse: BAΣILEΩΣ/AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, Zeus seated on the stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, scepter in left hand. Monogram in left field, below Corinthian helmet right, Monogram beneath throne.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 32,5-33,0mm, weight: 16,12g, axes: 0h,
mint: Macedonia, Kings, Alexander III, The Great, ‘Mesembria’ mint.
date: posthumous, c. 125 - c. 65 B.C., ref: Price 1106A,
Q-001quadrans05/06/18 at 19:11Enodia: Great coin! I love the defiant, almost aggressive ...
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SOLD! Probus AntoninianusIMP CM AVR PROBVS P AVG
Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus right
VIRTVS PROBI AVG - KAΓ in exergue
Emperor on horseback trampling enemy, a shield in left hand, spear in right. A shield on the ground under the horse.
Bust type B
Serdica mint, 280-281 AD
4th emission, 3rd officina
3.92g
RIC 880 (C).
EF with wonderful smooth dark brown/black glossy patina. Even nicer in hand.
Ex-Calgary Coin; Ex-George W. La Borde collection
Published on Probuscoins.fr
Jay GT405/05/18 at 01:07Enodia: quite lovely!
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Bruttium, TerinaTEPINAION
Head of nymph right; triskeles behind
Nike seated left on plinth, holding kerykeion.
Terina, Bruttium. 300 BC
2.04g
Holloway & Jenkins 107; HN Italy 2641
Ex-CNG 396 lot 29; Ex-Aegean
Also called 1/3 NomosJay GT404/14/18 at 01:05Enodia: nice one Jay. i love these!
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Italic bronze Dolphin FibulaItalic bronze age Dolphin Fibula
5.98g, 35 mm.
8th-5th Century BC
Hattatt 200 var.?
Ex-Noble Roman CoinJay GT404/10/18 at 00:25Enodia: very cool, and i love the geometric style so typic...
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Sicily, Kamarina, (420-405 B.C.), AE-Tetras, Calciati-III, p-63-, No-33, -/-//•••, KAMA, Owl standing left,Sicily, Kamarina, (420-405 B.C.), AE-Tetras, Calciati-III, p-63-, No-33, -/-//•••, KAMA, Owl standing left,
avers: Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with the wing, border of dots.
reverse: KAMA, owl standing left, head facing, grasping lizard in talon, in exergue, three pellets.
exergue: -/-//•••, diameter: 14,0-14,5 mm, weight: 3,03 g, axes: 0h,
mint: Sicily, Kamarina, date: 420-405 B.C., ref: Calciati-III, p-63-, No-33, SNG ANS 1229, SNG Cop 169.,
Q-001quadrans04/07/18 at 20:32Enodia: Well centered and a clear ethnic... nice!
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Bruttium, Brettii, Under Hannibal, (215-205 B.C.), AR-Quarter Shekel, SNG Cop 369, -/-//--, Free horse standing right,Bruttium, Brettii, Under Hannibal, (215-205 B.C.), AR-Quarter Shekel, SNG Cop 369, -/-//--, Free horse standing right,
avers: Head of Tanit-Demeter left, wreathed with grain, in pendant earring and necklace.
reverse: Free horse standing right.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 13,5mm, weight: 1,67g, axes: 0h,
mint: Bruttium, Brettii, date: 215-205 B.C., ref: SNG Cop 369, Robinson, NC 1964, p. 53, 3., HN Italy 2020.,
Q-001quadrans04/03/18 at 23:06Enodia: yep, me too... great coin!
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Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysios I. (405-367 B.C.), AE-Hemilitron, SNG Ans 415-25, ΣYPA, Dolphin, and shell,Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysios I. (405-367 B.C.), AE-Hemilitron, SNG Ans 415-25, ΣYPA, Dolphin, and shell,
avers: No legend, Head of Arethusa left, wearing a necklace, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone, olive leaves behind.
reverse: Dolphin swimming right, Σ Y P A and cockle shell below.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 15,5-18,0mm, weight: 3,20g, axes: 6h,
mint: Sicily, Syracuse, Dionysios I., date: 405-367 B.C., ref: SNG Ans 415-25, SNG Cop 697-699, CNS 24/1-7, HGC 2, 1480,
Q-001quadrans03/21/18 at 16:35Enodia: Beautiful Arethusa, and such sharp details!
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