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Amisos, Pontos, 120 - 63 B.C.Bronze AE 19, BMC Pontus p. 17, 48; SNG BM 1161; SNG Stancomb 679 var (2nd monogram right); SGCV II 3643, aVF, Amisos (Samsun, Turkey) mint, weight 7.612g, maximum diameter 19.1mm, die axis 0o, c. 120 - 63 B.C.; obverse head of Ares right in crested helmet; reverse AMI−ΣOY, sword in sheath with strap, star in crescent upper left, monogram lower left, IB upper right;PlatonMar 11, 2015
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Q. Caecilius Metellus, 130 B.C.Bronze quadrans, Crawford 256/4, Sydenham 510b, BMCRR I Rome 1061 ff., SRCV I 1160, aVF, green patina, scratches, 6.054g, 21.6mm, 225o, Rome mint, 130 B.C.; obverse head of Hercules right clad in Nemean Lion scalp, three pellets (mark of value) behind; reverse prow right; Q.METE (ME and TE ligate) above, three pellets (mark of value) before, ROMA in exergue; from the Andrew McCabe Collection, ex Roma Numismatics e-auction 8, lot 510PlatonMar 11, 2015
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Lucania Thourioi, 385-360 B.C.PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Danubian Celts, Serdi Region, 168-31 B.C.PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Q. Minucius M.f. Thermus, 103 B.C.PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Postumia, 81 B.C.Silver denarius. Bust of Diana right; bow & quiver over shoulder. / A POST A F S N ALBIN, Togate figure before lit altar; ox right about to be sacrificed. PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Carteia, Spain, 9 B.C.Under Germanicus and Drusus. Head of city goddess / "CART CAESARSUS" around rudder. RPC 123PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Parion, Mysia, 480 B.C.PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Apollonia Pontika, 450 B.C.PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Mn. Fonteius, 85 B.C.PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Second Punic War, Vanquished Enemy Overstrike, 211-204 B.C." This coin is from Andrew McCabe's group H1, a previously unrecognized late Second Punic War issue, overstruck on the coins of Rome's vanquished enemies, from a mint or mints in Southern Italy, Sicily or Sardinia. The most common undertype is Carthaginian Tanit / horse types, but coins of Capua, the Bretti, Syracuse and other coins of the vanquished were also overstruck. For reasons unknown, these coins were overstruck on types that weighed half the standard for the same denomination at Rome. In the past these coins were often assumed, based on their weight, to date to the late second century or first century B.C."
Bronze triens, McCabe Anonymous group H1, cf. Crawford 56/4 (Rome mint, normal weight), VF, overstruck, nice green patina, 6.827g, 20.5mm, 270o, Southern Italy, Sicily or Sardinia mint, 211 - 204 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Minerva right, four pellets above; reverse prow of galley right, ROMA above, four pellets below; from the Andrew McCabe Collection;PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Danubian Celts, Serdi Region, 168-31 B.C.Very rare coin, if anyone knows of another like it (with the river god facing left) please let me know!
Bronze AE 20, Malloy Danubian Celts type -2C; imitative of a Macedonian Kingdom (Philip V or Perseus) type, 187 - 168 B.C., SNG Cop 1299, VF, beautiful green patina, 6.760g, 20.0mm, 0o, tribal mint, 168 - 31 B.C.; obverse stylized head of the river god Strymon left; reverse trident, bar across near base of prongs, scroll-like ornaments between the prongs, monograms flanking shaft, counterclockwise retrograde blundered inscription similar to MAKEDONWN; the only example known to Forum with the river god's head left, an extremely rare variant and possibly unique; PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Lokri Opuntii, 360-350 B.C."Locrian Ajax (the Lesser) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was the leader of the Lokrian contingent during the Trojan War. He was called the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He is a significant figure in Homer's Iliad and is also mentioned in the Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid."
Silver triobol or hemidrachm, BCD Lokris 46, SNG Cop 48, SGCV I 2332, Nice F, centered, toned, 2.561g, 15.5mm, 270o, Lokri Opuntii mint, 360 - 350 B.C.; obverse head of Demeter right, wreathed in grain, wearing drop earring and necklace (worn away); reverse OPON-TIWN, Ajax son of Oileus, advancing right in fighting attitude, helmeted, nude, short sword in right, shield in left ornamented inside coiled snake (control symbol), broken spear on ground in background;PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Athens, Mithradatic War Issue, 87-86 B.C."In 87 B.C., Mithridates moved his forces into Greece and established Aristion as a tyrant in Athens. Sulla landed in Epirus and marched through Boeotia into Attica. Most cities declared their allegiance to Rome, foremost among them Thebes. Athens, however, remained loyal to Mithridates. After a long and brutal siege, Sulla's rough battle hardened legions, veterans of the Social War, took Athens on the Kalends of March 86 B.C. They looted and burned temples and structures built in the city by various Hellenistic kings to honor themselves and gain prestige. Months later, only after they ran out of water, Aristion surrendered the Akropolis. Athens was looted and punished severely. Roman vengeance ensured Greece would remain docile during later civil wars and Mithridatic wars."
Bronze chalkous, SNG Cop 307, BMC Attica p. 81, 554; Kroll 97; Svoronos Athens pl. 84, 45 - 48, F, thick flan, 9.775g, 19.7mm, 45o, Athens mint, Mithradates VI of Pontos & Aristion, 87 - 86 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; reverse Zeus advancing right, nude, hurling thunderbolt with right, left extended, A/Q-E flanking below arms, star between two crescents (one above and one below) in lower right field;PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Danubian Celts, Serdi Region, 168-31 B.C."Celtic imitative of a rare Macedonian issue struck under Philip V or Perseus, 187 - 168 B.C. The choice was appropriate for the Serdi Celts as the river Strymon runs through the Serdi region."
Bronze AE 22, Malloy Danubian Celts type H1A; imitative of a Macedonian Kingdom (Philip V or Perseus) type, 187 - 168 B.C., SNG Cop 1299, gF, nice olive green patina, 4.759g, 22.4mm, 180o, obverse reed-wreathed head of the river god Strymon right; reverse trident, stylized dolphin ornaments between the prongs and flanking shaft, blundered inscription similar to MAKEDONWN; scarce; PlatonDec 11, 2014
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Athens, 449-413 B.C.Old Style Silver tetradrachm, SNG Cop 31 ff., SGCV I 2526, F, test cuts, Athens mint, weight 17.053g, maximum diameter 24.3mm, die axis 315o, c. 449 - 413 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, almond shaped eye, crested helmet with olive leaves and floral scroll, wire necklace, round earring, hair in parallel curves; reverse AΘE right, owl standing right, head facing, erect in posture, olive sprig and crescent left, all within incuse square; ex CNG auctionPlatonJun 02, 2014
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