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Great Britain, 1791 Liverpool Halfpenny Token (Ship/Coat of Arms, Numista 17518) v.1CONDER TOKEN
Lancashire, Liverpool
CU Halfpenny Token (30.35mm, 12.09g, 6h)
Dated 1791
Obverse: LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY, Ship under sail to right, wreath below
Reverse: DEUS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT, Coat of Arms of the city of Liverpool (a cormorant in shield surmounted by another, both holding seaweed in beaks, with bulrushes either side), date below
On edge: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLARKE . X . X .
References: Numista 17518
Worn with some edge damage. Dark blue-green patina.
Thomas Clarke, (1742-1815) was a grocer, seedman, and warehouseman with offices at Fenwick Street, later Marshall Street, Liverpool.
Source: Gary Groll https://www.garygroll.com/thomas-clarke-commercial-halfpenny-1791-d-h-lancashire-72/)CPK04/24/24 at 14:15Tracy Aiello: A splendid token.
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Archelaus Philopatris Ktistes Drachm HGC 7, 857Archelaus Philopatris Ktistes AR drachm
3.65g, 18.0mm, 0 degrees, Kingdom of Cappadocia. Eusebeia (Caeserea) under Mount Argaios, Regnal year 42 (6/7 CE)
Attribution: HGC 7, 857. Simonetta 5.
O: Diademed head right.
R: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡXEΛΑOV ΦIΛOΠATPIΔOΣ KAI KTIΣTOV, Club of Herakles, Regnal year date MB across fields.
Ex-CNG e-auction 559, lot 135, April 3, 2024. Ex-Weise Collection. Ex-Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 19 (16 May 2006), lot 259, EX-Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1499.Ron C204/21/24 at 19:04Tracy Aiello: Excellent upgrade.
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1355 - 1375, Edward the Black Prince, AR Hardi d'Argent, Struck 1362 -1372 at Limoges, Aquitaine, FranceObverse: ED PO GNS REGI AGEL. Facing robed half-length figure of Edward wearing a coronet of a simple band around his head (as opposed to the crown of a king) under Gothic canopy, holding sword in right hand, left hand raised with finger pointing in benedictory position. Rosette either side of coronet.
Reverse: ✤ PRI-CPS ✤ AQIT-ANE Long cross collarino, pattée at the ends, extending through legend. Fleur de lis in first and second quarters; lion passant, guardant in second and third quarters. Rosettes (marked in text by ✤) in legend.
Diameter: 19.1mm | Weight: 1.033gms | Axis 6h
SPINK: 8134 | Elias: 204
Ex. FORVM Ancient Coins
Scarce
This coin was struck for use in the English territory held in France, it had the value of an English silver penny.
THE BLACK PRINCE
Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainaut. He was an excellent military leader and his victory over the French at the battle of Crécy in 1346 made him very popular at home in England. He was strongly impressed by the chivalrous attitude of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, who preferred to die rather than bear the dishonour of defeat and Edward took as his heraldic arms the ostrich feathers which the King of Bohemia had already worn. In 1356 Edward crushed the French at Poitiers, taking King Jean le Bon prisoner. The Treaty of Brétigny in May 1360, confirmed the independence of Aquitaine and Edward was its first prince (from 1362 to 1372). In 1369, war resumed with France but, after the first English defeats in Aquitaine, in 1371 the Black Prince returned to England and renounced his principality the following year. He died in 1376, his father Edward III died the next year, 1377, and Richard II, who was the son of the Black Prince, ascended the throne. The Black Prince, was the first English Prince of Wales not to become King of England.*Alex04/20/24 at 14:49Tracy Aiello: Great coin, Alex, and as always a very informative...
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RIC II 1² Domitian 0517Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII
Rev.: IMP XIIII COS XIII CENS P P P
Domitian 81-96, Denar 87, Rom, 20mm 3,17g, -vz, (C), INV:R309
Ex. H.D.Rauch A43 Lot 442, 04.04.2024Dirk J04/14/24 at 20:17Tracy Aiello: Great portrait!
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025. Geta as Caesar. AR Denarius.Geta Caesar, Denarius struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, Rome, AD 200-202; AR (g 3,43; mm 19,15); P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust r., Rv. PRI-NC IVV-ENTVT-IS, Geta standing l., holding baton in his right hand and scepter in his left; to right, trophy. RIC 18; C 157LordBest04/12/24 at 13:25Tracy Aiello: What an outstanding portrait. Congrats!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Vespasian, AR Denarius, RIC II 686VESPASIAN, AD 69-79
AR Denarius (18.35mm, 3.26g, 6h)
Struck AD 74. Rome mint
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right
Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM around winged caduceus
References: RIC II 686 (R), RCV 2306
Lightly toned and lustrous. A magnificent portrait of Vespasian and an exemplar of the veristic style of Flavian portraiture.CPK04/10/24 at 13:36Tracy Aiello: A wonderful portrait! Simply beautiful.
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Nordic Coin GalleryMedieval Coinage of the Scandinavians: Viking, Hiberno-Norse, and Denmark.Anaximander04/09/24 at 12:41Tracy Aiello: Now that is a very interesting coin.
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Australia, Tasmania: Lewis AbrahamsAndrews 1, Renniks 1, KM Tn7
Penny token , copper; dated 1855 and minted by Heaton and Sons of Birmingham, England. 34.0 mm., 0°
Obv.: LEWIS ABRAHAMS / DRAPER / LIVERPOOL STREET / HOBART TOWN
Rev.: Emu facing right and kangaroo facing left, TASMANIA above and 1855 BELOW
Although there is no listing in the Archives Office of Tasmania Pioneer's Database for a Lewis Abrahams, records show that he occupied a house and garden at 19 Bathurst Street in Hobart Town in 1835, and was then in partnership with a certain H.C. Davis in a shop at 102 Liverpool Street. This token indicates that in 1855 he was operating without Davis as a draper on Liverpool Street. It appears that Davis withdrew from the partnership and Abrahams carried on alone.
Abrahams is listed as a contributor to the fund for the construction of the Hobart Synagogue in 1844-1845, and as a “seatholder” (financial member) of the Hobart Hebrew Congregation for some time during the period 1852-1877. He was married in the Hobart Synagogue in December 1855. He died in Hobart in 1860.
Renniks rarity R1 (most frequently seen)Stkp04/04/24 at 13:16Tracy Aiello: Wonderful token and great historical write-up.
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Sextus Pompey Denarius (Pompey/Catanaean brothers, RRC 511/3a) v.1SEXTUS POMPEY, c. 45-35 BC
Son of Pompey the Great
AR Denarius (18.10mm, 3.31g, 11h)
Struck 42-40 BC. Sicily mint
Obverse: MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER, bare head of Pompey the Great right, jug behind, lituus in front
Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding aplustre and resting right foot on prow, between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus, each bearing one of his parents on shoulders
References: Crawford 511/3a, RCV 1392
Poor surfaces but a decent portrait of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.CPK04/04/24 at 13:13Tracy Aiello: Nice example of a Sextus Pompey denarius.
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Julius Caesar Denarius (Portrait/Fasces and caduceus, RRC 480/6) v.1JULIUS CAESAR, 49-44 BC
AR Denarius (18.91mm, 3.53g, 12h)
Struck late February to early March, 44 BC. Rome mint
Obverse: CAESAR DICT PERPETVO, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Reverse: L·BVCA, fasces and winged caduceus in saltire; axe, clasped hands, and globe in three quarters
References: RRC 480/6, RCV 1409
Toned. A scarce, late-lifetime portrait denarius of Julius Caesar. Caesar received the title of Dictator Perpetuo (Dictator for Life) in February of 44 BC; this coin would have been struck mere weeks before his assassination on the ides of March that same year.CPK04/04/24 at 13:07Tracy Aiello: A splendid coin.
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Vespasian: Augustus 69-79 ADDenomination: AR Denarius
Year: 69-79 AD
Bust: Laureate Head Right
Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Reverse: NEP RED
Type: Neptune standing facing, head left, foot on globe, holding acrostolium and long scepter.
Mint: Antioch
Weight & Measures: 3.27g; 17mm
RIC: RIC 1555
Provenance: Herackles Numismatics (April, 2024)Justin L104/03/24 at 12:58Tracy Aiello: Stunning detail indeed.
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Antigonos II Gonatas, 277 - 239 BC. AE20. Struck at an uncertain mint in MacedoniaObverse: No legend. Head of Athena, in crested Corinthian helmet, facing right.
Reverse: Pan advancing right, erecting trophy of Gallic arms. B - A across upper field; ANTI monogram of Antigonos between Pan's feet; helmet symbol in field to left.
Diameter: 18mm | Weight: 4.82gms | Die Axis: 12
SNG Alpha Bank 1017 | Sear GCV 6786
Antigonos II Gonatas was the son of Demetrios Poliorketes, himself the son of Antigonos I Monophthalmus, who then controlled much of Asia. The origin of the nickname Gonatas is unknown. Antigonos' mother was Phila, the daughter of Antipater, who had controlled Macedonia and the rest of Greece since 334 BC and was recognized as regent of the empire, which in theory remained united. In the year of Antigonos Gonatas' birth, however, Antipater died, leading to further struggles for dominance. After coming closer than anyone to reuniting the empire of Alexander, Antigonos Monophthalmus was defeated and killed in the great Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC and the territory he formerly controlled was divided among his enemies, which included Kassander, Ptolemy and Lysimachus.
The fate of Antigonos Gonatas was closely tied with that of his father Demetrios, who had escaped from the battle with 9,000 troops. Jealousy among the victors eventually allowed Demetrios to regain part of the power his father had lost. He conquered Athens and, in 294 BC, he seized the throne of Macedonia from Alexander, the son of Kassander. Because Antigonos Gonatas was the grandson of Antipater and the nephew of Kassander through his mother, his presence helped to reconcile the supporters of these former kings to the rule of his father.
In the winter of 279 BC, a great horde of Gauls under their leader Brennus descended on Macedonia from the north. After plundering Macedonia, the Gauls invaded further regions of Greece, moving southwards. Antigonos cooperated in the defence of Greece, but the Aetolians took the lead in defeating the Gauls. In 278 BC a Greek army with a large Aetolian contingent checked the Gauls at Thermopylae and Delphi, inflicting heavy casualties and forcing them to retreat.
The next year (277 BC), Antigonos sailed to the Hellespont, landing near Lysimachia at the neck of the Thracian Chersonese. When an army of Gauls under the command of Cerethrius appeared, Antigonos laid an ambush. He abandoned his camp, beached his ships and concealed his men. The Gauls looted the camp but, when they started to attack the ships, Antigonos's army appeared, trapping them with the sea to their backs. The Gauls were utterly defeated at the Battle of Lysimachia, and, after this resounding victory, Antigonos claimed the Macedonian throne.
In 239 BC, at the age of 80, Antigonos II Gonatas died and left his kingdom to his son Demetrios II Aetolicus, who was to reign for the next 10 years. Except for a short period when he defeated the Gauls, Antigonos was not a heroic or successful military leader. His skills were mainly political and he preferred to rely on cunning, patience, and persistence to achieve his goals.*Alex04/01/24 at 23:58Tracy Aiello: Nice coin, Alex, and wonderful write-up.
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Athens - AR drachm431-393 BC
head of Athena right - almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll
owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left
AΘE
SNG Cop 41; Kroll 10; Dewing 1601; Svoronos pl. 11, 20; HGC 4 1631
4,2g 14mmJ. B.03/31/24 at 23:47Tracy Aiello: A lovely owl.
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Thessaly, Trikka Hemidrachm (Thessalos/bridled horse, BCD Thessaly II 769 var.) v.1THESSALY, TRIKKA
AR Hemidrachm (15.98mm, 2.96g, 3h)
Struck 440-400 BC
Obverse: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull to right
Reverse: Τ-ΡΙ-Κ-AΙO-Ν, forepart of bridled horse to right, all within incuse square
References: BCD Thessaly II 769 var. (ethnic), HGC 4, 311
Toned and well-centered. From the BCD Collection.CPK03/30/24 at 15:39Tracy Aiello: wonderful bull wrestling type from Trikka.
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bE7. RSC 13. DIANA LVCIFERAPlautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 202-203.
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust right
DIANA LVCIFERA Diana Lucifera standing left, holding torch in both hands. RIC IV 366 (Caracalla); RSC 13. LordBest03/28/24 at 23:04Tracy Aiello: Beautiful coin. Congrats.
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Mylasa, Karia TetartemorionAR Tetartemorion
Size: 6 mm, Weight: .23 grams, Die axis: 1h
Mylasa, Karia
Circa 420-380 BCE
Obverse: Head of roaring lion to left.
Reverse: Facing head turned slightly left.
References: cf SNG Keckman 849
Notes:
-A similar type with an ethnic is attributed to Hekatomnos; this example has no ethnic, so I am keeping it as Mylasa.
Purchased from Harlan Berk, 2018Pharsalos03/28/24 at 13:47Tracy Aiello: Wow, what an expression on the reverse.
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Caria, Halikarnassos, SNG Keckmann 920Caria, Halicarnassus (formerly placed with Kindya), c. 500-495 BC
AR - diobol (Milesian standard), 1.78g, 11.57mm
Obv.: Head of Ketos r.
Rev: incus with geometric pattern
Ref.: Ashton&Konuk 32-74; HN online 13; SNG Keckman 920 (uncertain mint)
VF, attractive + $33 + 3.26 Paypal = 115.36
Ashton/Konuk, The Ketos coins of Karia, 2019: Slightly reduced hekte or diobol (Milesian standard)
Jochen03/26/24 at 14:14Tracy Aiello: Wonderful coin, with a very interesting reverse. H...
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Justinian I Solidus (VICTORIA AVGGG, SB 140) v.1JUSTINIAN I, AD 527-565
AV Solidus (20.95mm, 4.32g, 6h)
Struck 542-565. Constantinople mint, 5th officina
Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and with a shield over his left shoulder
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG E, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by a staurogram in right hand and a globus cruciger in left; star in right field, CONOB in exergue
References: DOC 9e, MIB 7, SB 140CPK03/26/24 at 14:08Tracy Aiello: Very nice!
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Great Britain, George II 1745 'LIMA' ShillingGREAT BRITAIN, King George II (1727-1760)
AR Shilling (26.08mm, 6.00g, 6h)
Dated 1745. Tower of London mint
Obverse: GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed old bust of King George II left; LIMA below
Reverse: ·M·B·F·ET H·REX· F·D·B ET·L·D·S·R·I A·T·ET·E· 17-45 (date), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England and France, Scotland, Ireland, and Hanover around rayed central Garter star
References: Numista 13121
Attractive old cabinet toning.
This coin was struck from silver captured from the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Cavadonga, off the coast of Peru in 1743. The British warship Centurion, commanded by Commodore George Anson, encountered the treasure ship as it left the port of Lima. After an intense, 90-minute battle, the Spanish vessel surrendered. In its hold were more than 1.3 million silver 8-reale coins, plus an additional 35,000 ounces of silver bullion. When Anson brought the plunder back to England, it was decided to use the captured silver for minting coins, each of which was stamped with the word "LIMA" on the obverse to commemorate the great victory.CPK03/24/24 at 14:30Tracy Aiello: Wonderful.
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RIC II 1² Vespasian 1558Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Rev.:
Vespasian 69-79, Denar 72-73, Antiochia, 17mm 3,69g, vz, (C), INV:R274
Ex. LEU Numismatik A 28 Lot 301, 09.12.2023Dirk J03/24/24 at 14:28Tracy Aiello: Wow. Very nice, especially the reverse.
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Antoninus Pius As (MVNIFICENTIA AVG/elephant, RIC III 863)ANTONINUS PIUS, AD 138-161
AE As (28.12mm, 13.73g, 11h)
Struck AD 148/9. Rome mint
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right
Reverse: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, African elephant walking left, COS IIII S C in exergue
References: RIC III 863, RCV 4308 var.
Well-struck on a heavy flan. Masterfully engraved elephant. This type commemorates the public games held in celebration of the 900th anniversary of the founding of Rome.CPK03/21/24 at 13:42Tracy Aiello: That is indeed a great elephant.
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1911 George V Coronation Silver MedalGreat Britain, George V (1910-36), Official Coronation Silver Medal, 1911, Coronation of George V commemorative, BHM 4022, Eimer 1922b, small size, EF, matt finish, attractively toned, plain edge, weight 12.7g (ASW 0.3777oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 30.7mm, thickness 1.0mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1911; obverse GEORGE V CROWNED-JUNE 22 1911 arcing above around raised rim, crowned and mantled bust left, wearing Chain of the Garter, with globus cruciger atop ribbon to left, olive branch tied with ribbon behind, B.M raised below orb for engraver Bertram Mackennal, raised border surrounding; reverse QUEEN MARY-JUNE 22 1911 arcing above around raised rim, crowned and draped bust left, wearing pearl and diamond cluster drop earring with 6-strand pearl choker and 5-strand pearl necklace, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert at breast with badge of the Royal Family Order of George V, ribbon at bottom left, rose branch tied with ribbon behind, B.M. raised on ribbon loop at bottom right for engraver Bertram Mackennal, raised border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Christopher Eimer (18 Mar 2024); £60.00.Serendipity03/20/24 at 12:36Tracy Aiello: Love the detail on the busts!
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Julia Domna Denarius (MATER DEVM, RIC IV 564)JULIA DOMNA as Augusta, AD 193-211
AR Denarius (19.61mm, 3.10g, 6h)
Struck AD 198. Rome mint
Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right
Reverse: MATER DEVM, Cybele seated left on throne flanked by two lions, holding branch in extended right hand and scepter in left hand, resting left arm on drum set on left knee
References: RIC IV 564 (S), RCV 6593
A scarce type, lightly toned, with an attractive portrait.CPK03/19/24 at 12:52Tracy Aiello: Attractive portrait indeed. Wonderful.
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SANFORD DUNCAN TOKEN 1850-1859
Obverse: SANDFORD DUNCAN / 474 MAIN ST. / LOUISVILLE. Eagle with shield, arrows, and olive branch
Reverse: IMPORTER / AND / JOBBER OF / SILKS and FANCY / DRY GOOD / 474 MAIN ST. / LOUISVILLE Skyler03/15/24 at 00:45Tracy Aiello: Nice token!
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Attica, Athens Tetradrachm (Athena/owl, HGC 4 1597) v.1ATTICA, ATHENS
AR Tetradrachm (24.57mm, 17.21g, 8h)
Struck 454-404 BC
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; ΑΘΕ to right; all within incuse square
References: HGC 4, 1597
Lightly toned. These large silver tetradrachms were struck in huge numbers by Athens during its golden age in the mid-5th century BC, to pay for the city-state's grandiose building projects and expansionist wars. They are among the most recognized and most iconic coins of ancient history.
CPK03/13/24 at 13:23Tracy Aiello: An iconic and beautiful type.
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Taras, Calabria 272-240/35 BC
AR Didrachm (21mm, 6.11g)
Philemenos magistrate.
O: Naked boy riding horse right; [ΦI] before, ΦIΛHME-NOΣ (magistrate) below.
R: Taras riding dolphin right, holding tripod in extended right hand, trident upwards in left; filleted bucranium in field to right, [T]APAΣ below.
D'Andrea XLIV, 1391; Vlasto 884-87; SNG ANS 1204; HGC I, 891; HN Italy 1035
Scarce
ex Senatus Consulto
Enodia03/12/24 at 22:40Tracy Aiello: Great coin!
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Domitian, AE Quadrans, RIC II 250DOMITIAN, AD 81-96
AE Quadrans (17.62mm, 2.58g, 6h)
Struck AD 84/5. Rome mint
Obverse: African rhinoceros, head down, charging left
Reverse: IMP DOMIT AVG GERM around large S C
References: RIC II 250, RCV 2835
A choice specimen, perfectly centered and well-struck from artistic dies.CPK03/11/24 at 00:11Tracy Aiello: Magnificent coin!
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Bruttium, Terina didrachm/StaterHead of the nymph Terina left, hair tightly rolled in ampyx, with necklace, all within olive wreath
Nike seated left on hydria (amphora), holding wreath and kerykeion TEPINAION in left field.
Terina, Bruttium
445-425 BCE
6.43g
Regling, Terina 13 (dies K/λ); Kunstfreund 75 (same dies - prior to the die break); Holloway & Jenkins 14, N. Italy 2575. Sear 506.
Ex-Astarte YCA #2, lot 14
Regling's monograph from 1906 was the first die study of any Greek coinage to be published. The obverse die break is known from at least 4 other specimans (Roma, CNG, Nomos, Seaby's Coin & Medal bulletin April 1975, A236 and front cover) all sharing the same obverse and reverse dies. Further examination could possibly help place the coins in chronological order of striking based on die wear.
I missed out acquiring the Seaby coin when it was auctioned at the Geoffry Bell Toronto Coin Auction in 2017. Since then I've been on the lookout for one of these coins with the die break. 7 years later, I finally added one to my collection.Jay GT403/09/24 at 01:23Tracy Aiello: Jay, wonderful coin. Always nice to add a want to ...
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1935 George V Silver Jubilee Silver MedalGreat Britain, George V (1910-36), Official Silver Jubilee Silver Medal, 1935, 25th Anniversary of the Accession of King George V commemorative, BHM 4249, Eimer 2029b, Fearon 386.1, small size, EF, bright finish, very light hairlines, plain edge, weight 15.63g (ASW 0.4648oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 32.0mm, thickness 2.0mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1935; obverse VI · MAII · MCMX-MCMXXXV (6 May 1910-1935), jugate crowned busts left of George V, mantled and wearing Chain of the Garter, and Queen Mary, draped and wearing 11-strand pearl and diamond choker with pearl necklace, small PM raised over King's shoulder to lower right for engraver Percy Metcalfe; reverse STET-FORTUNA DOMUS (Let the Fortune of the House Stand), façade of the Round Tower of Windsor Castle with flag flying, foliage below, small PM raised over crenellated wall to lower right for engraver Percy Metcalfe; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Sovereign Rarities (8 Mar 2024) with COI; 70.00.Serendipity03/08/24 at 15:45Tracy Aiello: This is a magnificent medal.
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198 - 217, CARACALLA, AR Denarius, Struck 210 – 213 at Rome, alluding to BritanniaObverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head of Caracalla facing right.
Reverse: VICTORIAE BRIT. Victory advancing right, carrying trophy in both hands.
Diameter: 18.85mm | Weight: 2.76gms | Die Axis: 12h
RIC IV: 231A | RSC: 629 | SRCV: 6900 | SPINK: 658A
SCARCE
This coin commemorates the victories achieved by the Romans in Scotland during the campaigns led jointly by Septimius Severus and his eldest son Caracalla in 209, and by Caracalla alone the following year during his father's illness.
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 *Alex02/28/24 at 00:27Tracy Aiello: Great coin, Alex, Caracalla's penetrating gaz...
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1886-A French Genius Gold 20 FrancsFrance, Third Republic (1870-1940), Gold 20 Francs, 1886-A, SCWC KM 825, Gadoury 1063, F. 533/9 R1, Friedberg 592, Winged Genius type, Mint State, magnificent example, but presence of graffito in upper part of tablet, raised edge lettering DIEU * PROTEGE * LA * FRANCE ***** (God Protect France), weight 6.4516g (AGW 0.1867oz), composition 0.9 Au, 0.1 Cu, diameter 21.0mm, thickness 1.3mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1886; obverse RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic), Winged Genius standing right, with shoulder-length hair, nude but for chlamys draped over left arm, left leg cocked, holding tablet on cippus by upper edge with left hand, inscribing it with stylus in right, flanked by lictor's fasces surmounted by Hand of Justice to left, rooster to right, Dupré raised in exergue for engraver Augustin Dupré, toothed border surrounding; reverse LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), 20/FRANCS/1886 in three lines, within closed and continuous oak wreath, mint mark A in exergue, flanked by cornucopia and fasces privy marks, engraved by Henri-Auguste Patey, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex CGB Numismatics Paris (27 Feb 2024); rare; £442.00.Serendipity02/28/24 at 00:25Tracy Aiello: A beautiful coin.
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Julia Domna Denarius, RIC IVa 577JULIA DOMNA AR Denarius
3.45g, 18.3mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 196-211 CE.
Attribution: RIC IVa 577. Cohen 174.
O: IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
R: SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing peaked head-dress, standing right, left foot on prow, with infant Horus at her breast. To left, altar, against which rests a rudder.
131 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.107.
Ex-Incitatus Coins, February 2024.Ron C202/26/24 at 12:56Tracy Aiello: Beautiful toning and fascinating reverse depiction...
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Umayyads of Spain, Abd al-Rahman I AR Dirham2.49g, 27.0mm, 15 degrees, Al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint, 154AH (772 CE)
Attribution: Vives 52.
Kalima in three lines; mint and date formula around / Quran CXII in four lines; Quran IX, 33 around.
Ex-Roma Numismatics, e-sale 116, lot 1620, 18 Jan 2024.Ron C202/25/24 at 20:57Tracy Aiello: What a fascinating obverse.
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079 B.C., L. Papius, Republic AR-Denarius Serratus, Crawford 384/1., Bonnano 052, Griphon leaping right, Shoe or wine-skin, L•PAPI, #1079 B.C., L. Papius, Republic AR-Denarius Serratus, Crawford 384/1., Bonnano 052, Griphon leaping right, Shoe or wine-skin, L•PAPI, #1
avers: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under the chin. Behind the head, symbol: Goblet.
reverse: Griphon leaping right, below symbol: Shoe or wine-skin. L•PAPI in exergue.
exergue: -/-//L•PAPI, diameter: 18,5-19,5mm, weight: 3,83g, axis: 7h,
mint: Rome, date: 79 B.C.,
ref: Crawford 384/1, Symbol pair Bonnano 052, Babelon 98, Sydenham 773,
Q-001quadrans02/17/24 at 13:55Tracy Aiello: Magnificent coin!
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RIC 281Quinarius, 112-114
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Laur. r., dr. l. s.
Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Victory walking r. holding wreath and palm.
1.42g, 15mm
RIC 281, Woytek 440d (5 known, this coin illustrated); King 61j (this coin)
From the Quietus Collection. Ex Michael Kelly Collection (Roma XVII, 28 March 2019), lot 743; Rüdiger Krause Collection (Morton & Eden, 18 April 2002), lot 77; Helbing [59] (31 January 1930), lot 415.klausklage02/05/24 at 23:27Tracy Aiello: Great portrait.
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Umayyads of Spain, Hisham II AR Dirham3.00g, 23.0mm, 15 degrees, Al-Andalus (Cordoba) mint, 395AH (1004 CE)
Attribution: Vives 587.
Citing ´Abd / Al-Malik in IA &´Al-Hayib / ´Abd Al-Malik in IIA.
Ex-Traianvs Coins, 3 Jan 2024.Ron C201/31/24 at 00:43Tracy Aiello: A splendid coin.
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Trajan SestertiusObv. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust right.
Rev. IMPERATOR VIIII S C, The army saluting Trajan "imperator" for the ninth time; Trajan sits right on platform, extending right hand and attended by two standing officers, while a lictor shouldering fasces stands right before platform; the army is represented by (a) three soldiers standing left, all wearing helmets and holding shields, the first two raising their right arms to acclaim Trajan and the third holding a horse by the bridle and (b) the heads and standards of two standard-bearers, unhelmeted, visible in a second row above the heads of the soldiers and the horse in the front row.
Mint: Rome, 114/116 AD.
34mm 29.67g
BMC 1019; Coh. 178; MIR 549 v; RIC 658.
Provenance:
Ex Künker, Auction 382, lot 417.
Ex Lanz, Auction 109, lot 409.
Trajan extended the Empire's borders to their greatest limit. After two major campaigns (AD 101-103 and 105-106), he incorporated Dacia as a Roman province. In AD 114, in consequence of the installation of a Parthian puppet on the throne of Armenia, Trajan annexed the area as another Roman province and then extended operations into Mesopotamia. The reverse of this coin depicts Trajan's acclamation by the troops as imperator for the eighth time, which occurred with the fall of the city of Singara in AD 115 during the campaigns on the eastern frontier (CNG).
After major victories, the army saluted the emperor "imperator" ("commander"), entitling him to celebrate a triumph in Rome if the Senate decreed one. This sestertius of Trajan, a similar sestertius with IMPERATOR VIII, and a similar aureus with IMPERATOR VII, are the only Roman coins to depict such a salutation. These three acclamations commemorated the first three victories of Trajan's Parthian war, IMP VII being accorded for his conquest of Armenia in 114, IMP VIII and VIIII for the first two victories of his second campaign in 115.kc01/28/24 at 02:30Tracy Aiello: Amazing.
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Cast Dolphin Proto MoneyBronze cast Dolphins
Description: bronze dolphin, sometimes with raised eye, spine, dorsal fin and/or tail
Mint: Olbia (Parutino, Ukraine) mint
Ids: cf. SGCV I 1684, SNG BM 360 ff., SNG Stancomb 334 ff., SNG Pushkin 12 ff., SNG Cop 67 ff.
Notes: 1. Purchased from Forum Ancient Coins summer 2010ickster01/25/24 at 23:10Tracy Aiello: I find these fascinating.
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Roman Empire, Sextus Pompeius, DenariusObv. MAG • PIVS • IMP • ITER,
Bare head of Pompey the Great right; capis to left, lituus to right.
Rev. CLAS • ET • OR[Æ]/(MAR)IT • EX • S • C,
Neptune, naked but for chlamys on left arm, holding apluster and resting right foot on prow, standing left between the Catanaean brothers Anapias and Amphinomus running in opposite directions, bearing their parents on their shoulders; PRÆF above.
Mint: Uncertain Sicilian mint, 37/6 BC.
19mm 3.81g
Crawford 511/3a; CRI 334; Sydenham 1344; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); BMCRR Sicily 7-10; Kestner 3783-4; RBW 1785.
Provenance:
Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Auction 35 (1967), lot 7.
Ex Paul-Francis Jacquier, Auction 51, 15th September 2023, Lot 455.
The brothers Anapias and Amphinomus carried their parents upon their shoulder to safety during an eruption of Mt. Aetna near their home in Sicily. Familial fidelity was highly valued in Roman society, and was used on this issue along with the obverse depicting the head of Pompey the Great to show his son's, Sextus Pompey, fidelity to his memory (written by New York Sale).kc01/21/24 at 20:22Tracy Aiello: An outstanding coin. Congrats!
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1887 Victoria Jubilee Head Shield Silver Proof SixpenceGreat Britain, Victoria (1837-1901), Silver Proof Sixpence, 1887, Bull 3269, ESC 1753A, Davies 1151 (Dies 2+A), SCWC KM 759, Friedberg 392, MCE 1409, SCBC 3928, Withdrawn Type, FDC, much as struck with a most attractive tone, edge milled, weight 2.8276g (ASW 0.0841oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 19.3mm, thickness 1.0mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1887; obverse VICTORIA DEI GRATIA-BRITT: REGINA F: D: (Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith), Jubilee tall, crowned, veiled and draped bust left, wearing double pearl drop earring with 13-pearl necklace, Ribbon and Star of the Garter at breast with badge of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, small J.E.B. raised below shoulder truncation for engraver Joseph Edgar Boehm, toothed border surrounding; reverse crowned quartered shield of Arms of the United Kingdom bearing three lions passant guardant for England, lion rampant for Scotland and eight-stringed harp for Ireland, within Order of the Garter inscribed with French motto HONI ✿ SOIT ✿ QUI-MAL ✿ Y ✿ PENSE ✿ ✿ ✿ (Shame on him who thinks evil of it), 18-87 in exergue either side of strap-end, engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Wessex Coins (17 Jan 2024); rare; £475.00.Serendipity01/18/24 at 13:49Tracy Aiello: Magnificent coin. What great detail.
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Owl of AthenaThe little owl (Athene noctua) and Athenian owl tetradrachm (reverse).
The little owl (Athene noctua), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Palearctic east to Korea, and North Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the 19th century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early 20th century.Serendipity01/18/24 at 13:45Tracy Aiello: Love the juxtaposition of the coin and the owl.
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079 B.C., L. Papius, Republic AR-Denarius Serratus, Crawford 384/1., Bonnano 115, Griphon leaping right, Wheel, L•PAPI, #1079 B.C., L. Papius, Republic AR-Denarius Serratus, Crawford 384/1., Bonnano 115, Griphon leaping right, Wheel, L•PAPI, #1
avers: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under the chin. Behind the head, symbol: Wheel.
reverse: Griphon leaping right, below symbol: Wheel. L•PAPI in exergue.
exergue: -/-//L•PAPI, diameter: 17,5-18,8mm, weight: 3,77g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 79 B.C.,
ref: Crawford 384/1, Symbol pair Bonnano 115, Babelon 115, Sydenham 773,
Q-001quadrans01/17/24 at 23:21Tracy Aiello: What a great reverse.
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RIC 0951 Titus denariusT CASESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
Laureate head right
COS VI
Two oxen yoked left
2.85g
Rome 77-78 CE
RIC 951 (R)
Ex-Emad Khaleel
Jay GT401/17/24 at 18:25Tracy Aiello: Nice coin, Jay. I especially like the honest wear.
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004c01. Drusilla & Other SistersGaius (Caligula). Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 23.85 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, Laureate head left / AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA Gaius' three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Securitas) leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing hand on Drusilla (as Concordia), holding patera and cornucopia; on right, Julia (as Fortuna) holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC I 33. Portrait defaced in antiquity. CNG Auction 553, Lot 463.lawrence c01/17/24 at 01:09Tracy Aiello: Very nice!
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Ceylon KahavanuCeylon Kahavanu
Anonymous gold Kahavanu
Type III-B
20 mm, 4.28 g
Period of Chola invasion (970-1070 AD)
Obverse: The depiction showcases a standing king facing right, adorned with a pointed crown. The king holds a lotus in his right hand and points at the Shrivatsa symbol with his left hand. A degenerate coconut palm tree is situated on the far left. The king is attired in a wavy Dhoti, characterized by two curved lines on either side and one line in between the legs, resembling tentacles and earning the moniker 'octopus man.' The king stands on a lotus plant stalk with a small circle in the center, concluding on the left in a conch shell and featuring a lotus bud on the right. Five pellets to the right, their significance remains mystery.
Reverse: Seated king facing right, with his left hand resting on his left leg and his right hand holding a conch shell. His right leg rests on a couch or bed-like throne known as asana. On the right side of the field, a Devanagari legend is inscribed in three lines, reading Sri Lan Ka Vi Ha. In these coins, Viha denotes the value, equivalent to 20 Silver Massas.
Note: Despite common attributions identifying it as Sri Lan Ka Vi Bhu, a closer examination reveals the last letter to be Ha. This distinction becomes apparent when comparing the final letter with early Type-I issues or coins from SaHAsamalla or ParakramaBAHU. Additionally, in these anonymous gold coins, there is an absence of Bha that could combine to form the letter Bhu. Following the letter Vi, only Ha is present. Reference: https://sirimunasiha.wordpress.com/about/the-script-on-medieveal-coins-of-sri-lanka/JayAg4701/17/24 at 00:49Tracy Aiello: Fascinating coin.
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Roman Empire, Philipp II, SestertiusObv. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, Bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev. PRINCIPI IVVENT S C, Philip standing right, holding globus and spear.
Mint: Rome, 244-246 AD.
32mm 21.66g
RIC 255a.
Provenance:
Ex Collection Rev. Percy Barron.
Ex Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Auction 30, 11th May 1911, lot 1193.
Ex Otto Helbing Nachfolger, Auction 86, 25th November 1942, lot 1888
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts, Auction 24, 22nd June 2016, lot 890.
Numbering among the unfortunate boy-emperors of the 3rd Century, Philip II was only about seven years old when his eponymous father hailed him Caesar early in 244. These formative years must have been traumatic for the young Caesar, as his father had come to the throne by way of a coup in Asia Minor, and upon returning to Europe he was perpetually at risk on the Danube front, where he fought hard to keep Rome's enemies at bay. Philip II held the title Caesar for slightly more than three years, during which time he had many attractive coins struck in his honour – principally silver double- denarii and brass sestertii (NAC).kc01/15/24 at 14:31Tracy Aiello: Wonderful coin. Beautiful detail.
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112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Siscia, Alföldi 0017.0004, P//KA, Bust-H2, RIC V-II 646.7b.1.H2.C., AE-Antoninianus, CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor and Jupiter, R2 #1112 Probus (276-282 A.D.), Siscia, Alföldi 0017.0004, P//KA, Bust-H2, RIC V-II 646.7b.1.H2.C., AE-Antoninianus, CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor and Jupiter, R2 #1
avers: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by an eagle. (H2)
reverse: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing right, holding sceptre surmounted by an eagle, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre. (C)
exergue: P//KA, diameter: 21,0-21,5mm, weight: 4,66g, axis: 7h,
mint: Siscia, 7th. emission, 1st. off., date: 280 A.D.,
ref: RIC V-II 646.7b.1.H2.C., Alf-17, No-4, R2!
Q-001quadrans01/09/24 at 13:16Tracy Aiello: Wonderful.
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1832/1-A French Louis Philippe Silver 1/4 FrancFrance, Louis Philippe I (1830-48), Silver 1/4 Franc, 1832/1-A, SCWC KM 740.1, Gadoury 355, F. 166/12 R2, 2/1 overdate variety, gEF, attractive coloured tone, edge milled, weight 1.25g (ASW 0.0362oz), composition 0.9 Ag, 0.1 Cu, diameter 15.0mm, thickness 0.9mm, die axis 180°, Paris mint, 1832; obverse LOUIS PHILIPPE I-ROI DES FRANÇAIS (Louis Philippe I, King of the French), laureate head of Louis Philippe I right, wearing oak wreath, tied with ribbon descending behind neck, one end returning to neck, DOMARD.F. raised below truncation for engraver Joseph-François Domard, toothed border surrounding; reverse ¼/FRANC/1832/1 in three lines, within closed laurel and olive wreath tied with bow at base, privy mark ★ in exergue, flanked by anchor with C privy and A mint marks, engraved by Joseph-François Domard, toothed border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Timothy Medhurst Coins & Antiquities (2 Jan 2024); very rare; £50.00.Serendipity01/03/24 at 19:54Tracy Aiello: Nice coin. I especially like the portrait.
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1413 - 1422, Henry V, AR Penny struck at York, EnglandObverse: + HENRICVS REX ANGLIE. Crowned facing bust of Henry V, mullet (left) and trefoil (right) at each side of crown, all within circle of pellets. Pierced cross in legend.
Reverse: CIVITAS ‡ EBORACI. Long cross pattée dividing legend around inner circle of pellets into quarters, trefoil in each quarter of circle, incuse quatrefoil in centre of cross.
York, Class F (Local dies)
Diameter: 18mm | Weight: 0.8gms | Die Axis: 10h
SPINK: 1788
HENRY V
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his sudden death on 31st August 1422. He is thought to have died from dysentery contracted during the siege of Meaux in France. He was 36 years old and had reigned for nine years. He was the second English monarch of the House of Lancaster.
During the reign of his father, King Henry IV, Henry had acquired an increasing share in England's government due to his father's declining health. After his father's death in 1413, Henry assumed control of the country and asserted the pending English claim to the French throne.
In 1415, Henry embarked on war with France in the ongoing Hundred Years' War between the two countries. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes, most notably in his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, made England one of the strongest military powers in Europe.
In 1420, after months of negotiation with Charles VI of France, the Treaty of Troyes was signed recognising Henry V as regent and heir apparent to the French throne. To seal the pact Henry married Charles' daughter, Catherine of Valois. Henry's sudden death however, prevented the prospect of the English King taking the French throne from ever taking place.
Immortalised in the plays of Shakespeare, Henry V is known and celebrated as one of the great warrior kings of medieval England.
CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO ENLARGE IT
 *Alex12/31/23 at 00:47Tracy Aiello: Nice coin, and as always, a great write-up.
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Aksumite Empire: Ousanas I (325-345) 3 Argyroi (Hahn, Aksumite 25; Munro-Hay Type 33)Obv: OYC-ΑΝΑ; Draped bust of Ousanas I to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, all within double linear circle within rayed border
Rev: BAC-IΛCI; Draped bust of Ousanas I to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, all within linear circle within thick circular border within rayed border
Dim: 14 mm, 1.39 g, 12 hQuant.Geek12/31/23 at 00:46Tracy Aiello: Very nice coin. I had to look-up Ousanas I.
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Constantine I - RIC VI 351AConstantine I AE2. 307/310-337
Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, aquilla left between two vexilla, RP in ex.
Id #: RIC VI 351a
Mint: Rome, 312-313AD
Size: 22mm Weight: 4.4gmickster12/31/23 at 00:44Tracy Aiello: Wonderful coin. Great patina.
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1422 - 1461, HENRY VI (First Reign), AR Halfpenny, Struck 1430 - 1434 at Calais, FranceObverse: HENRICVS (pinecone) REX (mascle) ANGL. Crowned facing bust of Henry VI within circle of pellets. Mintmark: Cross patonce in legend.
Reverse: VIL(mascle)LA CALISIE (pinecone). Long cross pattée dividing legend around inner circle of pellets into quarters, trefoil in each quarter of circle.
Diameter: 15mm | Weight: 0.45gms | Axis: 6h
SPINK: 1885
This issue of coins is known as the pinecone-mascle issue because these symbols are incorporated in the obverse and reverse legends. This issue was struck between 1430 and 1434 at the mints of London and Calais.
CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW FOR INFO ON HENRY VI
 *Alex12/28/23 at 19:15Tracy Aiello: Nice coin, Alex.
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ROMAN EMPIRE, Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Aquilea, RIC VII 072T, -/-//AQT, AE-3 Follis, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/•/V, R4! #1133 Licinius II. (317-324 A.D.), Aquilea, RIC VII 072T, -/-//AQT, AE-3 Follis, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/•/V, R4! #1
avers: LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES, 6, B3, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right seen from back.
reverse: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/•/V in wreath.
exergue: -/-//AQT, diameter: 18,0-19,0mm, weight: 3,61g, axis: 0h,
mint: Aquilea, date: 320-21A.D.,
ref: RIC VII 072T, p-402, 3rd.off., R4!, Sear 15436,
Q-001quadrans12/23/23 at 21:23Tracy Aiello: Wonderful portrait.
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RIC II 1² Domitian 0330Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P IIII
Rev.: IMP VIIII COS XI CENS POTES P P
Domitian 81-96, Aureus 85, Rom, 21mm 7,70g, +ss, (R2), RIC II 1² this coin cited
Calicó 864 this coin, Ex. Naville II 1922 L539, INV:R263
Ex. Aureo & Calicó A418 Lot 498, 18.10.23Dirk J12/16/23 at 19:52Tracy Aiello: Beautiful coin indeed. Simply amazing.
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Valois, Charles V le Sage. Franc à Pied. Valois, Charles V le Sage. 1364‑1380. AV Franc à pied (3.79 gm, 29mm, 2ʰ). Auth. 20 April 1365. King standing facing under Gothic arch in field of lis, holding sword and Main de Justice. KAROLVS ˣ DI ˣ GR FRAȠCORV ˣ RЄX. / Cross tréflée with pellet in quadrilobe at center; lis in 1ˢᵗ and 4ᵗʰ qtrs, crown in 2ⁿᵈ and 3ʳᵈ; all within polylobe; lis in spandrels. ᛭XPI 🞯 VIИCIT 🞯 XPˀC 🞯 REGИAT 🞯 XPC 🞯 IMPERAT. MS 62 (EF). CNG EA 1550 #763. Duplessy 360; Ciani 457A; Friedberg 284. NGC encapsulation 6532187-043, graded MS 62.Anaximander11/25/23 at 16:30Tracy Aiello: Wow. Gorgeous coin.
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RIC 1561 Titus Antioch denariusT CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT
Laureate bust right
NEP RED
Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, with acrostolium and sceptre
Antioch, 72-3 CE
3.07g
RIC 1561 (C)
Ex-Divus Numismatik
Wonderful Antiochine style with typical ragged flan
Jay GT411/15/23 at 00:07Tracy Aiello: A splendid coin.
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Vitellius Denarius ConcordiaObv.
A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P
Laureate head right
Rev.
CONCORDIA PR
Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopia
69 AD
18mm 3.36g
RIC I 90 BMCRE 20 RSC 18ancientdave11/09/23 at 00:18Tracy Aiello: Great portrait.
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RIC 1029 Titus DupondiusT CAESAR VESPASIANVS TR P COS VI
Laureate head left
PRINCIP IVVENT SC across lower field
Domitian Caesar on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding scepter in left.
Rome; 77-78 CE
10.66g
RIC 1029 (R3)
HJB 225th Bid or Buy lot 63 from the Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E329, 25 June 2014, 409.
The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.
RIC notes that this is "presumably a mule, with the reverse of Domitian from the parallel issue." David Atherton believes the reverse die is intentional for both Titus and Domitian, making this an official pairing of dies for Titus. Regardless, the type is very rare. None in Forum galleries.Jay GT411/03/23 at 19:10Tracy Aiello: Great acquisition, Jay.
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CALABRIA, Taras. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Nomos25 mm, 7.95 g, 6 h.
Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphing to left, extending both hands; below, scallop shell; to upper right, cicada.
Rev. TARAΣ Youthful oikist, draped from the waist, seated to left on a diphros, holding an upright spindle in his right hand; all within laurel wreath.
Fischer-Bossert 140b ( this coin, V75'/R95α). Gillet 57 ( this coin ). HN Italy -. SNG Ashmolean 223 ( same dies ). Vlasto -.
Very rare and attractively toned. Minor scratches and with a graffito on the obverse and light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.
From the collections of Prof. Dr. D. Mannsperger and that of R. Maly, LHS 100, 23 April 2007, 27, ex Numismatica Ars Classica G, 10 April 1997, 1008, and from the collection of C. Gillet ('Kunstfreund', 1879-1972), photofile no. 57.Leo10/14/23 at 22:10Tracy Aiello: Wonderful coin!
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Taras, Calabria375/70-370-65 BC
AR Diobol (11.5mm, 1.15g, 2h)
O: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with hippocamp.
R: Naked Herakles seated half-left on dead lion left, holding cup in right hand and club in left.
D'Andrea XXIV, 450 (this coin); D'Andrea Diobols D, 14d (this coin); Vlasto 1235 (this coin); SNG Cop 968 (same dies); HGC I, 829; HN Italy 910
Very Rare
From the AG Collection. ex Michel Pandely Vlasto Collection; ex Vecchi 17; ex CNG
Vlasto plate coin, #1235.
D'Andrea plate coin, Series XXIV, 450.
D'Andrea Diobols plate coin, Series D, Type 14.
Yet another reverse featuring Herakles‘ first labor. Here we see the final scene with our Hero, having slain the Nemean lion, now resting on the dead carcass and raising his cup. One can easily imagine him wondering how he is going to skin this impenetrable beast.
This coin is extremely rare, and Vlasto cites only this single die combination. I have found only three other specimens of this type listed.
Enodia09/17/23 at 20:36Tracy Aiello: Beautiful coin.
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Greek, Mysia, PergamonMid-late 2nd century BC
AE 16mm, 0 degrees
O: Helmeted head of Athena right; star on helmet
R: Owl, with wings spread, standing facing, on palm branch; K to left, Σ to right
Ref: SNG France 1920-2
Notes: Dark green patina. In NGC encapsulation 5872733-107, graded XF. Has been removed from encapsulation, tag remains
Ex- CNG Keystone Aucttion 4, From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society, purchased from Olympic Coins, Lincoln, NE, November 1983Virgil H09/14/23 at 14:43Tracy Aiello: Great owl!
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Caracalla As Radiate Lion with Thunderbolt Obv.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Laureate head right
Rev.
P M TRP XX COS IIII P P
Radiate lion walking left with thunderbolt in its jaws
S C in ex.
217 AD
26mm 11.41g
RIC 571b Cohen 404 BMC 312
ancientdave08/15/23 at 15:00Tracy Aiello: That is a great coin!
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Roman Republic, C. Mamilius Limetanus82 BC
AR serratus denarius, 19mm, 3.69 g, 90°
Rome mint
O: Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus, caduceus at shoulder; I to left
R: C•MAMIL-LIMETAN (TA ligate), Ulysses walking right, staff in left hand, extending hand to greet his dog Argos
Ref: Crawford 362/1. Sydenham 741. RSC Mamilia 6.
Notes: This is one of my holy grail coins, the saddest part of my favorite book, Homer's Odyssey, where the disguised Odysseus meets his old dog, Argos, who recognizes him and then dies. The Mercury obverse is also stunning.
Ex-Jean Elsen Auction 155, Lot 828, June 2023, ex-Casa d'Aste Thesaurus, San Marino, with tagVirgil H08/04/23 at 13:26Tracy Aiello: Wonderful coin. Congrats.
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Seleucia, Seleukid Kingdom, 17 Alexander II. Zebinas, (128-123 B.C.), SC II. 2237, AE-21, BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ/(AΛ)EΞANΔ(ΡOY), Filleted double cornucopiae to right, #1Seleucia, Seleukid Kingdom, 17 Alexander II. Zebinas, (128-123 B.C.), SC II. 2237, AE-21, BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ/(AΛ)EΞANΔ(ΡOY), Filleted double cornucopiae to right, #1
avers: Radiate and diademed head of Alexander II. Zabinas right.
reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ/(AΛ)EΞANΔ(ΡOY), Filleted double cornucopiae oriented to the right, A - Π in inner fields, star to lower left.
exergue: A/Π//--, diameter: 21,0mm, weight: 6,42g, axes: 0h,
mint: Antioch, Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander II. Zebinas, date: 128-123 B.C., ref: Seleukid Coins II. 2237, HGC 9, 1167, Babelon -,
Q-001quadrans08/02/23 at 23:11Tracy Aiello: I find it beautiful how the desert patina plays of...
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RIC 1556 Vespasian denariusIMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Laureate Head of Vespasian right
VESTA
Vesta standing. left, with simpulum and sceptre
Antioch 72-73 CE
2.96g; 20-21mm
RIC 1556 (R3)
Double struck. Centering line still visible on reverse
Ex-Olympus Auction 4 lot 551 (mistakenly attributed as the common RIC 360 from the Rome mint)
Very rare. RIC cites one example from CNG 61, 25 September 2002, lot 1689. Since then a second example has appeared in the Atherton collection. This is the 3rd known example of the type although not a die match to the other 2 specimens. Jay GT408/01/23 at 19:44Tracy Aiello: Great coin.
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Sicily Syracuse tetradrachmSicily, Syracus tetradrachm (c. 310-308 BC)
25.5mm; 16.39g; 6h.
o/ KOPAΣ. Head of Kore-Persephone r., wreathed with grain.
r/ AΓAΘOKΛEIOΣ. Nike standing r., erecting trophy. Triskeles to r.
ANS.669 - MIAMG.4957 ; Hoover 1536.T.MooT08/01/23 at 19:39Tracy Aiello: Gorgeous portrait and equally gorgeous reverse. I ...
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Thessaly Larissa DrachmThessaly Larissa Drachm c.350 BC, 19mm, 6.15g, 9h.
O/ Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx surmounted by grain ears.
R/ Horse and foal standing to right; ΛAPIΣ above; AIΩN below.
SNG Cop.124T.MooT07/30/23 at 13:47Tracy Aiello: Nice mare and foal type.
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Thessaly Larissa AR drachmThessaly, Larissa AR drachm.
Obv: Head of the nymph Larissa, wearing pendant earring, left, her hair rolled and bound at the top of her head.
Rev: ΛΑΡΙΣA|IA, horse prancing r., rein flying loose.
19.5mm, 5.95g, 6h.
Struck c.410-405 BC.
HGCS.4/428, BMC.-, Cop-T.MooT07/30/23 at 13:46Tracy Aiello: Nice Larissian profile.
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Struck A.D.276 - 282. PROBUS. Silvered AE Antoninianus of Rome. Obverse: IMP PROBVS P F AVG. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right.
Reverse: IOVI CONS PROB AVG. Jupiter standing facing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left. In exergue, R thunderbolt B.
Diameter: 22mm | Weight: 4.3gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC Vii : 173
SCARCE
*Alex07/30/23 at 00:13Tracy Aiello: Nice portrait.
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Lucilla Sestertius Pietas 2Obv.
LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F
Draped bust right
Rev.
PIETAS
S C
Pietas standing, head right, holding patera, altar before
164-166 A.D.
32mm 24.32g
RIC 1756 (Aurelius) BMCRE 1161 (Aurelius) Sear 5505ancientdave07/28/23 at 14:05Tracy Aiello: Yes, beautiful portrait.
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Trajan Dupondius Felicitas 2Obv.
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P
Laureate, draped bust to right
Rev.
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS
S C
28mm 22.10g
RIC 674ancientdave07/19/23 at 14:04Tracy Aiello: Great portrait.
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Roman Provincial, Aezani, PhrygiaDomitian
13 September 81 - 18 September 96 AD
AE 20 mm, 5.587 grams, 180 degrees
O: ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP CEBAC, laureate head left
R: AIZANEITWN, Athena standing half left, head left, wearing crested helmet, patera in right hand, spear in left hand, round shield grounded at feet on right
Ref: RPC Online II 1368; SNG Mün 35; SNGvA 3353; BMC Phrygia p. 36, 97; vA Aezani p. 41, 42
Notes: aVF, dark green patina, light earthen deposits, rev. off center, Aezani (Cavdarhisar, Turkey) mint
Ex-Forum Ancient Coins, June 2023Virgil H07/11/23 at 13:35Tracy Aiello: Great coin.
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Kingdom of Paphlagonia, Pylaimenes II/III Euergetes 133-103 BC
AE 18 mm, 3.190 grams, 0 degrees
O: bull head facing
R: winged caduceus, BAΣIΛEΩΣ downward on right, ΠYΛAIMENOY / EYEPΓETOY in two downward lines on the left
Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 1555-6; HGC 7, 441; SG 3715
Notes: Very fine. Unknown Paphlagonian mint. This one has a great bull and well centered reverse. This is second of two coins of this type in my gallery. It is rated R1 in HGC.
Ex-Forum Ancient Coins, May 2023Virgil H06/27/23 at 00:32Tracy Aiello: Great coin!
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Greek, Birytis, Troasc. 300 BC
AE 11 mm, 1.28 grams. 180 degrees
O: Head of bearded Cabirus (Kabeiros) wearing pileus left; no visible stars either side
R: B-I / P–Y either side of club; all within laurel wreath
Ref: SG 4058 (version with beard and no stars); SNG Turkey 4 345-346; other references listed in SNG Turkey 4: SNG Cop Troas 247 ff; SNG Tubingen Mysienlonien 2573 ff.; SNG Munchen Troas-Lesbos 168 ff;
Note: nice little coin with good detail. I have considered cleaning this one to reveal more detail, but am hesitant to mess up a nice coin.
Ex-Forum Ancient Coins Lot (part of), Nov 2022
Virgil H05/29/23 at 23:06Tracy Aiello: Nice coin, and it has my favorite patina.
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A. Plautius denarius 55 BCEA. Plautius.
AED • CVR • S • C downwards to left, A • PLAVTIVS downward to right
Turreted head of Cybele right, wearing cruciform earring, hair in knot, locks falling down neck;
IVDAEVS upward to right, BACCHIVS in exergue.
Bearded male figure (Aristobulus II) kneels right with palm branch in left hand, alongside camel
Rome, 55 BCE.
3.75g
Hendin 6470
Ex-Taters
The very first Judaea Capta type commemorating the defeat of Aristobulus II in trying to usurp the High Priesthood and Kingship from his brother Hyrcanus II.
From Hendin's Guide to Biblical Coins volume 6:
"Bacchus the Jew has been an enigma in numismatics. The most popular opinion is that the figure on the coin represents Aristobulus II, ally of Aretas III, and commemorates Aristobulus' unsuccessful insurrection against both his brother Hyrcanus II and Pompey the Great.
"I suggest that BACCHIVS IVDAEVS is not only half-playful, but tauntingly mean and mischievous as well. There are numerous suggestions that many Romans and Greeks believed the ancient Jewish religion to be a cult of Dionysus, the popular god of grapes and winemaking, feasting, drunken behavior, and ecstasy. Josephus does not discuss any aspects of Bacchus and the Jews, but he mentions that Herod I presented a golden vine to the Temple. It was used to hang donatives of golden grapes and vine leaves and the vine was said to be part of the booty taken to Rome by Titus. Among the important prayers in Judaism, both ancient and modern, are those prayers that call upon the monotheistic God to bless "the fruit of the vine."
Grapes were also one of the seven species listed in Deuteronomy 8:8 as special products of the ancient Land of Israel. The relationship the Greeks and Romans fantasized to exist between the Jews and Dionysus may also be related to the traditional mythology that Dionysus was the son of Semele, "who was the daughter of Cadmus, who, being a Phoenician, was a Semite who spoke a language closely akin to Hebrew." (GBC p. 367)"Jay GT405/24/23 at 23:35Tracy Aiello: Outstanding coin, and I echo Virgil's sentime...
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Roman Republic, Lucius Caesius112-111 BC
AR Denarius, 19 mm, 3.72 grams, 180 degrees
O: Bust of Apollo-Vejovis left, seen from behind and with drapery on left shoulder, preparing to hurl thunderbolt; monogram of Roma to right.
R: The two Lares seated right, dog between them, LA on left, R3 on right, (LA and R3 interlace), L. CAESI, in exergue, head of Vulcan and tongs above
Ref: Crawford 298/1; RSC Caesia 1; Sydenham 564
Notes: A worn but lovely in hand coin, there is something about a worn silver coin. The obverse is also often attributed to Apollo, as well as Vejovis. This is also one of my dog collection coins. Graded as Fine-Very Fine by the auction house.
Ex-Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 154 lot 305, March 2023Virgil H05/20/23 at 17:48Tracy Aiello: Great coin.
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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 97Septimius Severus AR denarius
2.20g, 17.0mm, 0 degrees, Rome mint, 197 CE
Attribution: RIC IVa 97. Cohen 212. BMCRE V 218.
O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right.
R: HERCVLI DEFENS, Hercules standing right, resting on club set on ground and holding bow with lion’s skin draped over arm.
88 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.96.
Ex-CNG eAuction 537 (26 Apr 2023) Lot 466Ron C205/13/23 at 20:17Tracy Aiello: Another great coin. Love the toning.
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MYSIA, Kyzikos - EL Myshemihekte (1/24 stater)MYSIA, Kyzikos
ca. 600-550 BC.
EL Myshemihekte – 1/24 stater, 7mm, 0.67 gm
Obverse: Tunny left, mouth open showing teeth
Reverse: Incuse square
(photo courtesy CNG)cmcdon092305/11/23 at 12:39Tracy Aiello: Great coin. I really like the tunny fish with teet...
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Aemilian (253 A.D.)AR Antoninianus
O: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: PACI AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre.
Rome Mint
3.44g
21mm
RIC 8, C 26Mat05/07/23 at 19:47Tracy Aiello: Nice coin.
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AE Sword #04NW Iran, possibly Amlash
10th to 9th century BC
54.76 cm (21.56”)
Cf. Hisashi Nojima, Yui Arimatsu, Masahiro Fujii, Murata, Hakuhiro Ichikawa, Shohei Fujii, Naoto Morimoto (Bronze-Hilted Iron Swords from Western Asia at the Department of Archaeology, Hiroshima University), Fig. 1, #2; Fig. 2, #2; Fig. 11.
Cf. Khorasani (Arms and Armor from Iran), Cat. 29
Cf. Mahboubian (Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze), 397 d & f.
Cf. Moorey (Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum), Pl. 8, Fig. 63 (also illustrated on page 82). Moorey’s example has a bronze hilt and iron blade, whereas this example is completely bronze.
Description:
Cast bronze sword with “double-ear” pommel, square cross-section through grip, rectangular guard with square shoulders and V-shaped depression.
Kamnaskires04/30/23 at 14:39Tracy Aiello: Awesome addition to your collection.
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A. Centering Dimple: Philip II AE26 of Thessalonica, 2nd Pythian Games Issue, c. 246 CEPhoto Credit: CNG [LINK]
Roman Provincial / Greek Imperial. Philip II (Caesar), under Philip I (Augustus). Macedon, Thessalonica AE Tetrassarion (26.5mm, 11.23g, 7h), Second Pythian Games issue, struck circa 246 CE.
Obv: · ΜΑΡ · ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ · ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ · ΚƐ (·) – Mar(cus) Julius Philippus Ca(esar). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II facing right, seen from rear.
Rev: ΘƐϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚƐΩΝ ΝƐΩ / ·ΠΥΘΙΑΔΙ· / ·Β· – Of the Thessalonians, Neo(korate) / Pythian Games / #2. Temple (of Kabeiros?) with four side columns, on podium, seen in 3/4 perspective to right.
Ref: RPC VIII (Temp.) 69113, ex. 6 (this coin) [LINK]; Touratsoglou (Thessaloniki, 1988) 62 (Philip II); Varbanov (vol III, 2007) 4740; Moushmov –. See also: Jean Hourmouziadis “Virtual Collection” SHH v3964 (this coin) [LINK].
Provenance: Ex-Dix, Noonan, Webb A7 (17 Mar 2009), Lot 1235; Pegasi MBS 22 (20 Apr 2010), Lot 383 (unsold, and numerous later Pegasi/VAuctions sales through 2020); CNG e-Auction 489 (7 Apr 2021), Lot 272 [LINK]
Notes: Historical issue celebrating the local Pythian Games in honor of Kabeiros at Thessalonica (not the Pythian Games at Delphi). But for this album I am sharing it for the extra-large incuse circular formation on the reverse.
While opinions long differed over the function of these "centration dimples" (or "centering divots" or "flan preparation marks") -- found on bronze coins of many Roman Provincial mints, some Ptolemaic bronzes, and a few other Greek types -- they are now generally accepted as having been using in the lathing of the flans prior to striking. The rotational marks sometimes seen inside the divots indicate they were used to center to the coin or apparatus while mechanically smoothing the flan. Whether any progress has been made in determining exactly what these apparatus looked like or how exactly they worked, I am unsure.
See Nurpetlian (NC 2018, p. 241, "central holes," & pl. 20, 17-19 [LINK]). One popular source discussing the topic is Doug Smith's 1999 webpage: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/pit.html, reproduced in Numiswiki: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Centration%20Dimples. For a dissenting view, see Marvin Tameanko's controversial article in The Celator, Oct 1992 (vol 6, No 10): https://social.vcoins.com/files/file/65-vol-06-no-10-october-1992/
Curtis JJ04/06/23 at 00:07Tracy Aiello: Fascinating, and what a great shot of the centerin...
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Theophilos SolidusTheophilos Solidus, 830-840, Constantinople. Sear 1653.Kingston03/19/23 at 16:52Tracy Aiello: Great obverse!
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Artuqids of Mardin AE Dirhem, Islamic Coins and Their Values (vol 1) Plate CoinPhoto Credit: Künker
Islamic. Anatolia. Artuqids (Mardin), Najm ad-Din Alpi (AH 547-572). AE Dirhem (10.95g, 30mm, 3h). Struck, AH 560-566 / 1164-1170 CE.
Obv: Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; Kalima above/below and titles left/right. Rev: Female head facing; pedigree in margins.
Ref: Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5; ICV 1203 (this coin illustrated).
Prov: Ex-Dix Noonan Webb (10 Mar 2021), Lot 793; Tim Wilkes FPL 23 (July 2017), No. 99; Künker 204 (12 Mar 2012), Lot 1088.
Published in Tim Wilkes' Islamic Coins and Their Values, Volume 1: The Mediaeval Period (2015, London: Spink), p. 117, #1203.Curtis JJ03/18/23 at 14:40Tracy Aiello: Fascinating coin.
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Postumus Antoninianus RIC Vb 75Postumus BI Antoninianus
2.96g, 21.1mm, 0 degrees, Lugdunum mint, 260-269 CE.
Attribution: RIC Vb 75. Cohen 200.
O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed, right.
R: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Ex-Incitatus CoinsRon C203/18/23 at 14:38Tracy Aiello: Great portrait. What an expression. Like the dark ...
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RIC 1570 Vespasian quadransIMP VESP AVG
Laureate head left
PON TR POT
Winged caduceus
Rome; 74 CE
2.91g
RIC 1570 (R3)
An official mule using the reverse of Titus. Reverse die matched to RIC 1575 in my gallery.
Ex-Zeus Auction 26 lot 448
Very rare. None in Forum galleries. One on acsearch.Jay GT402/27/23 at 23:39Tracy Aiello: Congrats! Rarity aside, I love the reddish patina.
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Phaphlagonia, Sinope125 - 120 BC
AE 17 mm, 3.57 grams, 0 degrees
O: Veiled bust of Laodike right, star countermark to left
R: ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ, facing statue of Apollo Iatros holding branch over tripod and phiale
Ref: SNG Black Sea 1542; HGC 7 423 (references do not include countermark).
Ex- Marc Breitsprecher, Feb 2023; ex-Chicago family collection; ex-Elie Boudeau, Paris dealer, includes his tag from before 1912.
Notes: Good Fine+. Very interesting coin and pedigree. Very rare (Hoover rarity is R2); minted under Mithradates V and there is only one official royal coin of Mithradates V. Sinope was the capital of Pontos at this point and had been conquered in the 180's BC. The countermark seems to be even more rare and the star countermark is associated with Pontos and the royal family of Pontos. On AcSearch, only four specimens exist from 2016 to 2023, three do not have the countermark. Fascinating coin in so many ways. Needs more research by me.
On the dealer, Elie Boudeau: tag dating prior to 1912 - with dealer name, coin description and price (1.00 franc, about 20 cents) hand-written in French with an ink pen. Élie Boudeau (1853-1912) was a politician and numismatist in late 19th century-early 20th century Paris. He served in the 5th legislature of the Third French Republic from 12 November 1889 to 14 October 1893. He owned a shop in the numismatic district of Paris at 11 Rue Rameau, only a stones throw from the Bibliotheque Nationale and one block from the Rue Vivienne where several coin shops, including CGB, still exist today.
Thanks to Curtis JJ for help with the image for this coin and tagVirgil H02/26/23 at 18:51Tracy Aiello: Great coin and great provenance story.
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JUSTINIAN I, AR Anonymous Half-Siliqua, struck c.530 at ConstantinopleObverse: No legend. Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis facing right.
Reverse: Large K (Kappa) within pelleted circle.
Diameter: 15mm | Weight: 0.7gms | Die Axis: 12
Bendall, Anonymous, 8c. | Vagi 3051
Not in SBCV or DOC
The issue of this particular coin has been tentatively dated, based on style, to around 530 and struck in connection with the bicentennial of the founding of Constantinople.
According to the late Simon Bendall, type 8c is the commonest of all the anonymous types, the majority being quite crude, very light and obviously of sixth century date.
These issues are a copy of a type issued by Constantine I for the foundation of Constantinople in 330, but with the bust of Constantinopolis facing right rather than facing left as it did on Constantine's coin. There seems little doubt that the type was originally resuscitated by Justinian I on the anniversary of the 330 issue, presumably c.530. However, as the overall type is commoner than any sixth century silver coin bearing an imperial portrait, and is of varying degenerative styles and weights (the smallest specimens being the crudest) it would appear that some numbers of them must have continued to have been struck after 530, perhaps even as much as 50 or so years after. A number of theories have been put forward regarding the dating of these but, due to the scant archaeological, epigraphical and hoard evidence presently available, the exact date or dates of issue of individual coins of this type has so far proved to be inconclusive.
*Alex02/23/23 at 23:38Tracy Aiello: Great coin.
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106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), T-2004.1, RIC V-I 223var, Siscia, AE-Antoninianus, GENIVS ILLVR, */-//T, Genius standing left,106 Aurelianus (270-275 A.D.), T-2004.1, RIC V-I 223var, Siscia, AE-Antoninianus, GENIVS ILLVR, */-//T, Genius standing left,
avers: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Bust right, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum. (D1)
reverse: GENIVS ILLVR, Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; on the ground to the right, standard. (Genius 1)
exergue: */-//T, diameter: 20,0-21,0mm, weight: 3,46g, axes: 0h,
mint: Siscia, iss.-2, Ph-1, off.-3, date: 270 A.D., ref: T-2004.1 (Estiot), RIC V-I 223var.,
Q-001
The T-2004 are similar coin and very rare only 1 piece in the online RIC V-I. this coin's only difference is the bust is not D1-sleeve only D1, but I do not find this type on this site !!!
https://ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2004
That is why I nominated 2004.1.quadrans02/12/23 at 21:52Tracy Aiello: Great coin, Joe.
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RIC 0431V Titus sestertiusT CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II
Laureate head right
Titus standing right, with branch and sceptre, in quadriga right. SC in exergue
Rome, 72 CE (second issue)
25.02g
RIC 431V (R); Hendin 6555 (R)
Ex-Senatus Consulto
A rare sestertius depicting the newly returned Titus from the east. He is shown in a quadriga during the Judaea Capta triumph of 72 CE along the Via Sacra in Rome. A true Judaea Capta coin. Much better in hand with a beautiful red/brown patinaJay GT402/03/23 at 00:48Tracy Aiello: Yes Jay, a wonderful coin and beautiful patina.
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Thessaly, Pelinna AR Obol (BCD Thessaly 1433.7, Ex Pozzi, BCD, Al-Thani)Greek (Classical). Thessaly, Pelinna AR Obol (0.82g, 13mm, 7h), c. 425-350 BCE.
Obv: Horse advancing l.; bead border.
Rev: Π – E – ΛI. Warrior (Peltast) advancing l., holding shield and spear; within incuse square.
Reference: BCD Thessaly 1433.7 (this coin) = Pozzi 1236 = Pozzi (Boutin) 2826 (this coin illustrated).
See also: Sprawski (2014) “Peltasts in Thessaly” p. 96, n. 9 (this coin cited) = Sprawski (2009) Tessalia, Tessalowie i ich sąsiedzi, p. 142, n. 335, & p. 161 (this coin cited, corr. different spec. ill., CNG 73, 192); Rogers 1932, p. 142, n. 430 (this coin incorrectly cited, “E.R. ex Pozzi 1236 (Fig. 234)”; different specimen described and illustrated).
Provenance: Ex Dr. S. Pozzi (1846-1918) Collection, Naville I (14 March 1921), 1236; illustrated in Boutin (1979), No. 2826; BCD Collection of Thessaly, Part I, Nomos 4 (10 May 2011), Lot 1433.7 [Cat. LINK]; Sheik Saoud Al Thani (1966-2014) = “Man in Love with Art” Collection, Part V, NAC 133 (21 Nov 2022), 59 [ACS Link].
Notes: Al-Thani must have been the largest buyer at BCD Thessaly I, about half the lots having appeared again in the recent NAC sales of his "Collection of a Man in Love with Art." Even with the understandable excitement around this sale (the "crown jewels of the BCD Thessaly Collection," as Kirk Davis described it [LINK]), the bidding reached extraordinary levels, no doubt thanks to Al-Thani's attempt to buy it all. Over a decade later, many have sold a quarter or less of the Nomos 4 prices (and still achieved strong results!).
One unanswered question for me: Was this coin part of Rev. Edgar Rogers collection (the most famous coll. of Thess. before BCD)? Much of it was acquired by the BMC, but Baldwin's acquired others, some of which BCD bought. Rogers cited this coin as being in his collection, but did so while referencing a different type. Of Pozzi's 6 coins of Pelinna (only 3 in the Naville sale), Rogers apparently acquired most, if not all (3 now in the BMC, the rest cited as his in the book). Unfortunately, his 1932 refs. are a mess. (He makes identical mistakes for Pozzi 1237.)
See also: My "Annotated Bibliography of the BCD Collection" [LINK]; NAC's Coin in hand video (LINK).Curtis JJ01/31/23 at 23:39Tracy Aiello: What a beauty!
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