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2 AugustusAugustus. 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 AR denarius. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2 B.C.-A.D. 12. From the Joseph Donzanti Collection.
Augustus. 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 AR denarius (18.40 mm, 3.91 g, 11 h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2 B.C.-A.D. 12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT C L CAESARES, Caius and lucius caesars togate stand facing, each resting hand on a round shield with spear behind, above center on left a simpulum right and on right a lituus left. RIC 207; RSC 43; Lyon 82. aEF, area of minor flat strike.

From the Joseph Donzanti Collection. Ex Agora Auctions, 5/9/172 commentsSosius

4 CaligulaGaius Caligula. A.D. 37-41. AE quadrans. Rome mint, struck A.D. 41. Rare. Unlisted in RIC 2nd Edition. From the RJM Collection.
Gaius Caligula. A.D. 37-41. AE quadrans (17.79 mm, 3.20 g, 7 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 41. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG , legend around large S - C; Pileus or "Liberty Cap" between / PON M TR P IIII P P COS QVAT, legend around large RCC. RIC I unlisted; RIC I (1st edition) 41; BMCRE 79-80; BN 126-7. VF, rough, brown surfaces. Rare. Unlisted in RIC 2nd Edition.

From the RJM Collection.

Rare last year of issue, when Gaius was consol for the fourth time

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Philip III Arrhidaios, 323 - 317 BC. Bronze Tetartemorion (Dichalkon / Quarter Obol). Struck 323 - 315 BC under Nikokreon at Salamis, Cyprus.Obverse: No legend. Macedonian shield with Gorgoneion (Medusa) head as the boss in the centre. The shield boss is sometimes called the episema, the Greek name for a symbol of a particular city or clan which was placed in the centre of a soldier's shield.
Reverse: Macedonian helmet surmounted with a horse hair crest; B - A (for BAΣIΛEOΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY = King Alexander) above; mint marks below the helmet, to left, a kerykeion (caduceus) and to the right, the monogram NK (for Nikokreon).
Diameter: 14mm | Weight: 4.6gms | Die Axis: 1
Price: 3162 | Liampi, Chronologie 170-92

This coin is a Type 7 (Macedonian shield type) bronze Quarter-Obol (two chalkoi). Price dated the Macedonian Shield coins as beginning during the latter part of Alexander's life, c.325 BC, and ending c.310 BC. Liampi later argued, based on new hoard evidence, that they were minted as early as 334 BC. This particular coin is dated from c.323 to 315 BC during the reign of Philip III Arrhidaios.

Salamis was founded around 1100 BC by the inhabitants of Enkomi, a Late Bronze Age city on Cyprus, though in Homeric tradition, the city was established by Teucer, one of the Greek princes who fought in the Trojan War. After Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire, of which Salamis was a part, Greek culture and art flourished in the city and, as well as being the seat of the governor of Cyprus, it was the island's most important port.
Nikokreon had succeeded Pnytagoras on the throne of Salamis and is reported to have paid homage to Alexander after the conqueror's return from Egypt to Tyre in 331 BC. After Alexander's death, his empire was split between his generals, Cyprus falling to Ptolomy I of Egypt. In 315 BC during the war between Antigonos and Ptolemy, Nikokreon supported the latter and was rewarded by being made governor of all Cyprus. However, in 311 BC Ptolemy forced Nikokreon to commit suicide because he no longer trusted him. Ptolemy's brother, King Menelaus, was made governor in Nikokreon's stead.
In 306 BC, Salamis was the scene of a naval battle between the fleets of Ptolemy and Demetrius I of Macedon. Demetrius won the battle and captured the island. *Alex

1 DiocletianDiocletian. A.D. 284-305. Æ follis (29.4 mm, 10.61 g, 6 h). Carthage, A.D. 299-303. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left, holding fruit in both hands; A in exergue. RIC 31a. VF, silvered.
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10 Vespasian Denarius, 69-70 Judea CaptaVespasian. A.D. 69-79. AR denarius (17.1 mm, 2.86 g, 6 h). Rome, A.D. 69-70. Ex-Hebrew College Museum. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / IVDAEA, captive Jewess seated right, hands tied before, trophy of captured arms behind. RIC 2; BMCRE 35; RSC 226. Fine, toned.
Ex-Hebrew College Museum.
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11 TitusTitus. A.D. 79-81. AE as. Rome mint, A.D. 80-81. From the RJM Collection.
Titus. A.D. 79-81. AE as (10.14 g, 5 h). Rome mint, A.D. 80-81. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII, laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and rod. RIC 214. VF, green and red-brown patina, some roughness.

From the RJM Collection.

Ex Agora Auctions, 5/9/20172 commentsSosius

11.5 Julia TitiJulia Titi, Daughter of Titus (A.D. 79-80). Augusta, A.D. 79-90/1. AE dupondius. Rome mint, struck A.D. 79/80 by Titus. From the RJM Collection.
Julia Titi, Daughter of Titus (A.D. 79-80). Augusta, A.D. 79-90/1. AE dupondius (27.82 mm, 10.08 g, 5 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 79/80 by Titus. IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia right, hair drawn-up in bun / Vesta seated left holding palladium and scepter; S - C // VESTA. RIC 398 (Titus); BN (Titus) 270, 271; BMC (Titus) 256, 257. Fine, green patina, cleaning marks.

From the RJM Collection.

Ex Agora Auctions, 5/9/20173 commentsSosius

15 HadrianHadrian. A.D. 117-138. AE sestertius. Rome mint, struck A.D. 119.
Hadrian. A.D. 117-138. AE sestertius (35.51 mm, 26.94 g, 7 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 119. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIA-NVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate, bare-chested "heroic" bust right, drapery on left shoulder / PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM S - C, Hadrian, togate, standing facing, head left, right hand receiving scepter borne by eagle descending from sky on left and scroll (?) in left hand. RIC 589; BMC 1203. good VF/VF, fantastic sensitive portrait on heroic bust, green patina with spots of red, particularly on reverse. Ex Agora Auctions 5/9/20171 commentsSosius

17 Antoninus PiusAntoninus Pius. A.D. 138-161. Æ sestertius (34.0 mm, 25.29 g, 11 h). Rome mint, Struck A.D. 145-161. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS IIII, laureate head right / FELICITAS AVG, SC, Felicitas standing left, holding capricorn and long caduceus. RIC 770; BMCRE 1677. aVF.
Ex 1030, sale 53, lot 106. Ex- Dave Surber Collection.
Ex Agora Auction 28, lot 874 commentsSosius

4 TacitusTacitus.
A.D. 275-276.
Æ antoninianus (22.6 mm, 3.62 g, 12 h). Siscia Mint
IMP C M CL TACITVS P AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PAX AVGVSTI, Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter; Q in right field. Estiot 2228; La Venera 2228-30; RIC temp 3651 (http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/3651).
gVF, silvered.
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4 TacitusTacitus. A.D. 275-276. Æ antoninianus (22.2 mm, 4.13 g, 6 h). Rome mint, A.D. 276. IMP CM CL TACITVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / MARTI PACIF, Mars advancing left, holding branch, spear and shield; S in exergue. RIC 145. gVF, partially silvered.
Ex. Agora Auctions, Aug 2014, from collection of Dave Surber, founder of wildwinds.com3 commentsSosius

6 ProbusProbus.
276-282 AD
Æ antoninianus (21.9 mm, 3.84 g, 6 h), Cyzicus Mint, 281 AD
IMP C M AVR PROBVS PF AVG, radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding eagle-tipped scepter / SOLI INVICTO, Sol driving facing quadriga, head left, holding whip and raising hand; CM//XXIQ in exergue. RIC 911. gVF.
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7 MaxentiusMaxentius. A.D. 306-312. Æ Follis (24.3 mm, 5.26 g, 11 h). Ostia, A.D. 309-312. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / AETERNITAS AVG, the Dioscuri standing facing each other, holding horses by their bridles; MOSTT in exergue. RIC 35. gVF.
Ex Agora Auctions #1, Nov 20131 commentsSosius

7 MaxentiusMaxentius. A.D. 306-312. Æ Follis (24.5 mm, 5.69 g, 6 h). Ostia, A.D. 309-312. IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right / FIDES MILITVM AVG N, Fides standing left, holding standard in each hand: MOSTS in exergue. RIC 45. Good VF, brown patina.
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73 Constantius II Constantius II. As Caesar, A.D. 324-337. AE 3 (17.98 mm, 2.16 g, 5 h). Arles, A.D. 324-325. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / CONSTAN/TIVS/ CAESAR, in three lines; star above; SMANTA/• below. RIC 60; LRBC 1327. VF, red highlights. Ex Agora Auctions 74Sosius

ROME. M. Arrius Vestinus.
PB Tessera (20mm, 4.08 g, 12 h)
Amphora; grain ear to right
M · AR/ VES
Rostovtsev p. 140, note = Ficorini II, pl. XVII, 10

Ex Agora 34 (9 June 2015), lot 1491 commentsArdatirion

ROME. M. Arrius Vestinus.
PB Tessera (22mm, 5.14 g, 12h)
Victory flying left, holding wreath and palm frond
M · AR/ VES
Rostovtsev 1135 = Kircheriano 527 var. (no horizontal line)

Ex Agora 34 (9 June 2015), lot 1481 commentsArdatirion

ROME
PB Tessera (23mm, 5.71 g, 12 h)
Basket
Two strigils; N P flanking
Rostovtsev –

Ex Agora 34 (9 June 2015), lot 151Ardatirion

ROME
PB Tessera (13mm, 1.14 g, 12h)
Donkey standing right; [I above?]
Rooster standing right
Rostowzew 938, pl. X, 34; BM 1392

Ex George d'Ambrosio Collection (Agora 52, 22 March 2016), lot 166Ardatirion

ATTICA, Athens
PB Tessera. (15mm, 4.00 g)
Struck circa 200-263 AD
Helmeted head right
Blank
Lang & Crosby 246

The style of the bust on this token closely matches one discovered in the Stoa at the Athenian Agora, firmly dated to the mid 3rd century AD. Ardatirion

IONIA, Ephesos. Faustos Philosebastos. Agoranomos, 2nd-3rd centuries AD.
PB Tessera (17mm, 5.02 g)
[…Î¦]AVCTOV Î¦IÎ›OCÐ„B/ AÎ“OPANOM OV
Head of elephant right
Blank
Gülbay & Kireç -

Ex Tom Vossen CollectionArdatirion

UNCERTAIN EAST
Circa 300 BC - 100 AD?
PB Tessera (20mm, 3.79 g)
Two punches: bee, Î› A flanking; Nike advancing facing, head right
Blank
Gülbay & Kireç -; Lang & Crosby -; Howgego -

The first punch depicts a bee with a long, cylindrical body, triangular pointed wings, and globular eyes with the letters Î› and A flanking. A second, added later over the edge of the first, shows Nike striding boldly forward with her head slightly to the right. The elegant engraving of the punches, both unlisted as countermarks in Howgego, contrasts starkly with the rough, unfinished flan. Although the basic types of Nike and a bee are common at Ephesos, the fabric and style differ from the issues of that city. Neither does the piece fit with the tokens found in the Athenian Agora. All considered, this piece appears consistent with what one would expect from a temporary token or entry pass, possibly of the pre-Roman period.Ardatirion

003a01. TiberiusTarraconensis, Hispania Citerior. Turiaso. AE 27 (27.4 mm, 10.78 g, 7 h). Romano-Celtiberian coinages. C Caecilius Sere M Valerius Qvad IIviri. TI CAES[AR AVGVST F IMPERAT], Laureate head of Tiberius right / MVN [TVR C] / CAEC SER [M VAL QVAD / II / VIR], bull standing right, head turned towards viewer / right; uncertain object (?) beneath bull. RPC I 417. Agora Auction 102, Lot 96.lawrence c

004a5. CaligulaCaligula & King Rhoemetalkes III. Thracian Kingdom. AE (22 mm, 7.24 g). AIΩ KAIΣAΡI ΣEBAΣTΩ, laureate head of Caligula left / BAΣIΛEYΣ ΡOIMHTAΛKAΣ, diademed & draped bust of Rhoemetalkes III left. BMC 2, Jurukova 209, SGI 5407. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 271.lawrence c

005a8. ClaudiusAE as (26.26 mm, 10.37 g, 8 h). Western mint, struck A.D. 41-50. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing front, head right; right hand raised and holding pileus. cf. RIC 97; cf. BMCRE 145. From the D. Thomas Collection. Agora Auc 106, Lot 158.lawrence c

008a5. GalbaAntioch, Syria. AE. 22 mm, 6.81 g. Obverse: IM·SER·SVL·GALBA·CAE; laureate head of Galba, right. Reverse: S C; inscription in a laurel wreath of eight leaves. RPC Volume: I №: 4315. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 330.lawrence c

012d2. Julia Titi & TitusKoinon of Crete. AE. 19.96 mm, 5.03 g. Obverse: ΑΥΤ[ ]ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ; laureate head of Titus, r. Reverse: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ; draped bust of Julia, r. RPC Volume: II №: 25. Agora Auction 64 Lot 131. Posted on Wildwinds.
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015a02. TrajanAR Tetradrachm. 25mm, 13.78 g. Tyre, Phoenicia. Year 17 = 112-113 AD.
Obv: AYTOKΡ KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC CEB ΓEΡM ΔAK, laureate head right, club and eagle below.
Rev: ΔHMAΡC EΞ IZ YΠAT &fsigma; Tyche seated right holding poppies and grain ears, river god Orontes swimming right below. Prieur 1500.lawrence c

016a07. HadrianDenarius. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right. Rev: P M TR P COS III, Clementia standing left sacrificing over altar from patera and holding sceptre, CLEM in exergue. RIC 116, RSC 212.lawrence c

016a19. HadrianPhrygia, Apameia. AE (19 mm, 4.30 g). AΔΡIANOΣ KAI ΣEBA, laureate bust right, aegis over left shoulder / AΠAMEΩN, Marsyas as river-god reclining left in rocky cave, holding cornucopiae and double flute, beneath him an overturned urn from which waters flow, three chests (kibotoi) behind him. BMC 158; Slg. Leypold 1455. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 302.1 commentslawrence c

019a12. Marcus AureliusAs Caesar, A.D. 138-161. BI tetradrachm. Alexandria, Egypt. (21 mm, 11.58 g). Year ΙΒ = 12 (AD 148/9). Obverse: Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; bare head of Marcus Aurelius (short beard), right. Reverse: L ΔωΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ; draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos and taenia, right. RPC IV.4 №: 1098. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 359.lawrence c

019a15. Marcus AureliusAs Caesar, A.D. 138-161. Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum. AE (15 mm, 2.63 g). Reverse depicting Plutos. Marcus Aurelius, AE16 of Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia, 161-180. 2.55 g. KAI AYΡHΛIOC, bare-headed, draped bust right / MAΓNHTΩN CIΠYΛOY, the child Ploutos standing left in short chiton, holding the front above his waist with both hands, carrying fruit in its folds. BMC 59; SNG Cop 262; SNG Munich 268; Mionnet IV, 406; Mionnet Supp. VII, 291; Leypold I, 1040; Paris 675-677; Waddington 5082 corr. (rev description); GRPC Lydia 137. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 296.lawrence c

020b04. LucillaA.D. 164-182. AE sestertius. 32 mm, 24.18 g. LVCILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / PIETAS, S-C, Pietas standing left by altar, holding box of perfumes and extending right hand. RIC 1755. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 411.lawrence c

0228 - 1 Real Juana & Carlos 1542-1555 ACObv/ Crowned coat of arms, M with circle above to l., O to r.; around, CAROLUS o ET o IOHANA o REGS
Rev/ Pillars of Hercules on waves, PL VS VL in between, central dot; around, HISPANIARVM o ET o INDIARVM

Ag, 23.5 mm, 3.32 g
Mint: México
Cy98/2891
ex-Agora Auctions, auction 81, lot 250dafnis

026a03. Septimius SeverusSeptimius Severus. AR denarius (18.6 mm, 2.55 g, 1 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 203. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / INDVLGENTIA AVGG, IN CARTH, the Dea Caelestis seated facing on lion galloping right over rushing waters, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC 266; BMCRE 335; RSC 222. VF. Agora Auction 102, Lot 184. NOTE:
This coin type was issued to commemorate numerous renovations and additions to the city of Carthage, most importantly, a new aqueduct. Dea Caelestis was the patron goddess of Carthage.lawrence c

026a24. Septemius SeverusMesopotamia, Edessa. AE (13 mm, 1.80 g). Septimius Severus and Abgar VIII. Laureate head of Severus right / Draped and diademed bust right of Abgar VIII, wearing tiara. BMC 35. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 347.lawrence c

027b02. PlautillaAR Denarius. 202 AD. Laodicea mint. Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC 359, RSC 2.lawrence c

030a20. ElagabalusAR denarius (17 mm, 2.60 g). AD 221. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Providentia standing left, holding rod over globe and cornucopiae; star in left field. RIC 42. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 420.lawrence c

030a22. ElagabalusArabia Petraea, Esbus. AE (25 mm, 14.47 g). Obverse: ΑΥΤ (sic) C Μ AΥR ANTONINΥ; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear. Reverse: ΑΥΡ ΕϹΒΟΥϹ; Zeus seated on throne, left, holding long sceptre and patera. RPC VI №: 9344 (temporary). Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 352.lawrence c

030a31. ElagabalusPhoenicia, Tyre. AE (28 mm, 13.92 g). Laureate, cuirassed bust right, countermarked / TYRIORVM, Astarte standing facing, holding transverse sceptre, erecting trophy to far left, being crowned by Nike standing on column to right, palm at inner left, murex shell at foot right. Lindgren I 2376. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 343.lawrence c

030d03. Julia PaulaMysia, Parium. AE 22 (22.1 mm, 7.16 g, 7 h). Obv: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Julia Paula right. Rev: C G I H [P], capricorn right, globe between front legs and cornucopia on back. RPC VI, 3858 (temporary); Lindgren I, 279. lawrence c

037a14. Philip I The ArabAE sestertius (28 mm, 16.10 g). IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate bust right / FELICITAS TEMP S-C, Felicitas standing left with caduceus & cornucopiae. RIC 169a, Cohen 44. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 452.lawrence c

041a10. Trebonianus GallusAR Antoninianus. 25 mm, 3.27 g. IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, raising both hands. RIC 41; Sear 9642. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 453.lawrence c

045b03. MarinianaDied before A.D. 253. BI antoninianus (19 mm, 2.34 g). Mariniana AR Antoninianus. DIVAE MARINIANAE, veiled & draped bust right on crescent / CONSECRATIO, peacock flying right, carrying Mariniana, veiled, with raised hand & sceptre. RSC 16; Goebl 220b; Sear 10070-10071, RIC 6. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 454.lawrence c

058a07. VictorinusAE Antoninianus. Obv: IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS AVG, radiate draped bust right. Rev: PAX AVG, Pax standing left holding olive branch and sceptre, V in left field, star in right field. RIC 117; Cohen 83; Sear 11174.lawrence c

071c01. NigrinianDivus Nigrinian. Died ca. A.D. 284. AE antoninianus (21 mm, 3.05 g, 6 h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 5th emission of Carinus, November A.D. 284. DIVO NIGRINIANO, radiate head right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, head left, with spread wings; KAA in exergue. RIC 472; Cohen 2; SRCV 12411. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 46 (15 February 2018), lot 1067; Ex Dr. K. Bech Collection (Peus 413, 29 October 2014), lot 534. Agora Auction 102, Lot 187.
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083a36. Divo ConstantinusDivus Constantine I. A.D. 337. AE follis, Antioch mint. 14mm, 1.88 g. Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG. Rev: Constantine in quadriga, being raised to heaven by the hand of God. SMANΔ in exergue. RIC 39. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 520.lawrence c

084a03. Licinius IBI centenionalis. 18.5 mm, 3.08 g. Aquilea mint, AD 320. Obv: IMP LICINIVS AVG, laureate head of Licinius I right. Rev: VIRTVS EXERCIT, two bound captives seated back-to-back at foot of vexillum with banner inscribed VOT / XX in two lines; S - F / AQS. RIC VII 50.lawrence c

092a04. Magnentius
Coin: AE1/2. Trier mint. 22mm, 6.54 g. DN MAGNEN-TIVS PF AVG, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right, A behind head / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor on horseback galloping right, shield on left arm, spearing bare-headed enemy before the horse; broken spear and shield under the horse. Mintmark TRP crescent. RIC VIII Trier 271; Sear 18798. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 527.lawrence c

099a06. Valentinian IAE 3 (19.3 mm, 2.09 g, 6 h). Constantinople mint, Struck A.D. 364/5. D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REIP, Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum and Victory on globe // CONSPA. RIC IX 20a; LRBC 2066; Agora Auc 106, Lot 196.lawrence c

1) The Caesarians: ClodiusP. Clodius M.f. Turrinus
42 B.C. AR denarius (19.4 mm, 3.51 g, 2 h). Rome.
Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre behind / ·M·F·, P·CLODIVS, Diana Lucifera standing right, holding two long torches.
Crawford 494/23; CRI 184; Sydenham 1117; RSC 15. gFine.
Ex Agora Auctions #1 - Nov 20133 commentsSosius

102a07. GratianAE 3 (19.75 mm, 1.61 g, 7 h). Cyzicus mint, Struck A.D. 379-383. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCOR-DIA AVGGG, Constantinopolis, helmeted, seated facing, head right, holding scepter and globe, right leg exposed; + // SMKΓ. RIC IX 17a; LRBC 2540 (var. cross in right field). Agora Auc 106, Lot 199.lawrence c

102a09. GratianAE2 (23 mm, 5.55 g). D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right holding spear and shield / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing left on prow of galley, holding labarum, Victory seated at the helm, wreath to left, mintmark ANTB. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 531.lawrence c

103a09. Valentinian IIAE2 (21 mm, 4.57 g). DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITI, emperor standing right holding standard and globe, left foot on seated captive,. Mintmark ANTΓ. RIC IX Antioch 63b; Sear 20286. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 532.lawrence c

104a14. Theodosius IAE2 (21.9 mm, 4.73 g, 1 h). Cyzicus mint, struck A.D. 383-386. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Theodosius I right / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Theodosius in military garb standing facing, head right, holding labarum and globe // SMKB. RIC IX 14c; LRBC 2546. Agora Auction 102, Lot 240.lawrence c

107a001. ArcadiusAE2 (21 mm, 4.69 g). Antioch mint. DN ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding spear and shield, hand of God above / GLORIA ROMANORVM, emperor standing facing holding labarum and resting left hand on shield; kneeling captive to left; cross to left. T in right field. Mintmark star ANTS. RIC IX Antioch 41a. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 539.

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107b01. Aelia EudoxiaAE 3. Antioch mint, A.D. 402-4. 16.24 mm, 2.93 g, 5 h
Obv:AEL EVDO-XIA AVG, Diademed and draped bust of Eudoxia right, wearing necklace; above her head the Manus Dei (Hand of God) holds a diadem / [SA]LVS REI PVBLICAE. Rev: , Victory seated right, inscribing Chi-Rho Christogram on shield set on cippus; // [A]NTΓ.
RIC X 104 ; LRBC 2800.
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107b04. Aelia EudoxiaAE3. 15 mm, 2.39 g. AEL EVDOXIA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right. Hand holding wreath over her head / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Empress enthroned facing, arms crossed over breast, crowned by hand of god. Cross in right field. Mintmark off flan. Similar to RIC X Constantinople 79; Sear 20887. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 541.lawrence c

118a04. Valentinian IIIAE4 12 mm, 1.11 g. Rome mint. DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. / VOT PVB, campgate. Mintmark not visible. Similar to RIC X 2124. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 543.lawrence c

15 Faustina RIC 360Diva Faustina I. Died A.D. 140/1. AR denarius (18.0 mm, 2.93 g, 5 h). Rome mint, Struck A.D. 141-146. DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust right / AVGVSTA, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and long torch.
RIC 360; BMCRE 408; RSC 78

Ex: Agora AuctionsPaddy

3912 Phoenicia, Acco-Ptolemaïs. Hadrian. Æ 21 Hadrian, as founder plowingReference.
RPC III, 3912; Kadman 103; cf. Rosenberger 48 (head right); cf. Rouvier 1000 (same).; Hendin 819

Obv. IMP TRA HADRIA[NO CAESAR]
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front.

Rev. DIVOS CLAV above, C-O-L/PT-OL in two lines across field. (COL PTOL=Colonia Ptolemais)
Claudius, as founder plowing right with yoked bull and cow; in background, four standards.

11.02 gr
21 mm
12 h

Agora Auctions.
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins.2 commentsokidoki

51 Constantius I Chlorus RIC 59aConstantius I Chlorus (293-305 AD as Caesar)305-306 AD. AE Large Follis. Antioch Mint. 304-305 AD. (28mm, 11.02g) Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia.
RIC 59a

Ex: Holding History, Agora Auction1 commentsPaddy

alex004b2Elagabalus
Alexandria, Troas

Obv: ANTONIN-VS PIVS AV, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
Rev: COL ALEX →AVG, horse grazing right.
23 mm, 6.57 gms

RPC Online 3962; SNG Cop---.Charles M

ALFOLDI 007.001 ADVENTVS AVGVSTIOBVERSE: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
REVERSE: ADVENTVS AVGVSTI
BUST TYPE: H2 = radiate bust left in consular robe, holding scipio
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/Δ //XXI
WEIGHT: 3.61g / AXIS: 12h / DIAMETER: 20,5-22mm
RIC: 631
ALFOLDI: 007.001 (5 ex. cited)
COLLECTION NO. 1104

Provenance: ex Gianni collection = ex. Agora Auctions auction no. 64 lot 258 = ex Blackmoor Hoard

Rare and desirable reverse typeBarnaba6

Anonymous, Sardes, Lydia, AE15, ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, MTPAE15
Anonymous
133 - 1BC
15.0mm 3.50gr 6h
O: NO LEGEND; Head of Apollo, right.
R: ΣΑΡΔΙ, above club; ΑΝΩΝ, below club; Club within wreath.
MTP monogram at top of club.
Lewis 1001; BMC 12
xago/Marcos Xagoraris/Aristos Ancients 233191937205
4/14/19 5/14/19Nicholas Z

antiochgalatia001_22Elagabalus
Antioch, Pisidia

Obv: PIVS AVG ANTONINVS, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
Rev: ANT-IOCH GE-N COL CA, Tyche standing left holding branch and cornucopia.
23 mm, 5.47 gms

SNG France 1179

From Agora Auctions Sale 94, lot 40.Charles M

Antoninus Pius (Augustus) Coin: Brass SestertiusANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P - Laureate head right
COS IIII - Antoninus Pius standing left, wearing radiate nimbus and military attire, holding olive branch and spear.
Exergue:

Mint: Rome (145-161 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 22.49g / 30mm / 360
References:
RIC 765
Banti 116
Cohen 318
Provenances:
Numismatic Sale #73 Agora Auctions Numismatic Sale #73
Acquisition/Sale: Numismatic Sale #73 Agora Auctions Numismatic Sale #73 $0.00 03/18
Notes: Jun 13, 18 - The Gary R. Wilson CollectionGRWilson

Antoninus Pius. Thrace, Philippopolis; Ares

In Greek mythology, Ares ("battle strife") is the god of war and son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Hera. The Romans identified Mars, the god of war (whom they had inherited from the Etruscans) with Hellenic Ares, but among them, Mars stood in much higher esteem. Among the Hellenes, Ares was always mistrusted: his birthplace and true home was placed far off, among the barbarous and warlike Thracians (Iliad 13.301; Ovid); to Thrace he withdrew after he was discovered on a couch with Aphrodite ( Odyssey 8.361).

Although important in poetry, Ares was only rarely the recipient of cult worship, save at Sparta, where he was propriated before battle, and in the founding myth of Thebes, and he appeared in few myths (Burkert 1985, p.169). At Sparta there was a statue of the god in chains, to show that the spirit of war and victory was never to leave the city. At Sparta young dogs and even humans were sacrificed to him. The temple to Ares in the agora of Athens that Pausanias saw in the 2nd century AD had only been moved and rededicated there during the time of Augustus; in essence it was a Roman temple to Mars. The Areopagus, the "hill of Ares" where Paul preached, is sited at some distance from the Acropolis; from archaic times it was a site of trials. Its connection with Ares, perhaps based on a false etymology, may be purely etiological. Ares s throne at Mount Olympus is said to be covered with human skin.

Antoninus Pius AE18 of Philippopolis, Thrace. AVT AI ADRIA ANTWNEIN, bare head right / FILIPPOPOLEITWN, Ares standing left, holding spear in left hand, shield leaning against him at right. BMC 10.
ecoli

Apollo right/ Lion right, star above; AE 11; Aristagoras, magistrateIonia, Miletos. Circa 313-290 B.C. AE 11mm, 1.06g. Aristagoras, magistrate. Obv.: Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev.: [AP]IΣTAΓO[PAΣ], lion standing right, head reverted; star above. Deppert-Lippitz 401. Ex. Tom VossenPodiceps

AR Nomos of Kroton, Bruttium 500-480 BCOBVERSE: KPO upwards on left, Tripod with legs terminating in lion's feet, heron standing left on right.
REVERSE: Incuse tripod.

A slightly chipped example. Bruttium was in the toe of Italy (Calabria). It is believed to have been settled by Greek colonists from Crotona, hence the KPO legend. The followers of the cult of Pythagoras resided here and the tripod/inverse tripod design may have been inspired by their ideas or, more likely, it depicts a trophy in Olympic events. The Greeks were mainly farmers then (and now) and were more attracted to homely themes like scenes from nature and sporting competition than philosophy as subjects on their coins.

SNG ANS 269 (5.99 gm) ex-Forvm Coinsdaverino

Argolis, Hermione. ca 210 BC.AE Dichalkon 2.26g
Obv: Head of Demeter, right
Rev: EP between two torches in wreath.
BCD 1305.1 (this coin). Agora 794.
ex Pegasi A21-116.1 commentsDino

Artemis Parthenos kneeling right on back of stag/ Bull left, AE20Thrace, Chersonesos. ca 250 BC. Æ 20mm, 3.58g. (obv on right in photo) XEP, Artemis Parthenos kneeling right on back of stag about to slay it, holding a bow in her left hand, dagger in right / Bull butting left on club; DIAGORA & bow below. SNG BMC 769, SNG Cop 9. Ex areich. Photo credit areich Podiceps

Athena ParthenosAttica, Athens, ca. 264-267 AD, Æ 21
Helmeted head of Athena right. / AÎ˜HN-AIÎ©N Athena Parthenos standing left holding Nike, shield and spear.
Kroll, Agora, 284; Sv-pl 82, 5ff; SNG Copenhagen 384.
(21 mm, 4.98 g, 6h)

The statue of Athena depicted on the reverse of this coin is a representation of Phidias cult statue of Athena in the Parthenon on the acropolis of Athens. The statue is stood in the Parthenon until the Fifth century AD, when it was destroyed by fire.

This is amongst the last of the “Roman series” of coins issued from the mint in Athens. In 267 AD Germanic raiders sacked the city bringing to an end the operations of the Athenian mint.

Athens, AtticaEleusinian Festival Coinage
340-335 BC
AE 16 (16mm, 3.65g)
O: Triptolemos seated left in winged chariot drawn by two serpents, holding grain ear in right hand.
R: Pig standing right on mystic staff; EΛEYΣI above, bucranium in ex.
SNG Cop 415; Agora 38h; Sear 2586v

The Sons of Dysaules
The story of Triptolemus being charged with bringing agriculture to man has been well told. That of his brother Eubouleus perhaps less so.
Eubouleus was a swineherd whose pigs were lost when the Earth gaped open to swallow up Persephone.
Pigs were sacrificed during the Eleusinian Rites in a women’s mystery ritual known as the Thesmophoria. The piglets would be washed in the sea during the Procession and then brought back to the Sanctuary and ritually slaughtered.
It is interesting to note that in ancient Greek religion pigs were thought to be able to absorb miasma from humans, making this an even more appropriate offering.

"It is said, then, that when Demeter came to Argos she was received by Pelasgos into his home, and that Khrysanthis, knowing about the rape of Kore, related the story to her. Afterwards Trokhilos, the priest of the mysteries, fled, they say, from Argos because of the enmity of Agenor, came to Attika and married a woman of Eleusis, by whom he had two children Eubouleos and Triptolemos. That is the account given by the Argives."
~ Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 14. 3 8 commentsEnodia

Attica, Athens, ca. 125-175 AD, Æ 19Helmeted head of Athena right.
AÎ˜HNA-IÎ©N Theseus advancing left wielding club, chlamys in left hand.

Kroll, Agora, 209a (same dies); Sv-pl 96, 20 (same dies).

(19 mm, 4.79 g, 6h).
Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid Sale 160, 13 August 2008, 358n.igma

Attica, Athens, ca. 264-267 AD, Æ 21Helmeted head of Athena right.
AÎ˜HN-AIÎ©N Athena standing left holding Nike, shield and spear.

Kroll, Agora, 284; Sv-pl 82, 5ff; SNG Copenhagen 384.

(21 mm, 4.98 g, 6h).
Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid Sale 160, 13 August 2008, 355.n.igma

Attica, Eleusis, ca. 322/17-307 BC, Æ 15 Triptolemos holding ears of wheat, in winged chariot drawn left by two serpents.
Pig standing right on a long torch (bacchos) within wreath of wheat ears; legend EÎ›EY (illegible) below.

BMC Attica p. 113, 10; Svoronos pl. 103.26-28; SNG Copenhagen 421-423; Kroll, Agora, 49.

(15 mm, 2.22 g, 8h).
Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid Sale 159, 3 June 2008, 480; ex- John Twente Animal Collection.4 commentsn.igma

Æ 11, Double-bodied owlAttica, Athens, c. early or mid-330's-322/317 BC, 1.81g. Obv: Head of Athena r.; Rx: Double-bodied owl, beneath Eleusis ring. BMC-222..;The Athenian Agora-43; Svoronos-35-42, pl. 22. AE 11. Ex D. Lepczyk Auction; Ex John Twente Collection; Ex H.J.BerkPodiceps

Baktria - AR didrachmuncertain mint in Oxus region
295/3-285/3 BC
head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette on the bowl wire necklace, round earring
monogram
owl standing right, grape bunch over tail; prow above
AΘE
Roma XIV, 331; Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 1A; SNG ANS 6; N&A 43-45
8,2g 17,5mm
ex Roma

From the 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.J. B.

Baktria - AR drachmuncertain mint in Oxus region
305-294 BC
head of Athena right wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl
eagle standing left, head right, grape cluster on vine with leaf above
Roma XIV, 334; Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 2A; SNG ANS 14-16; Mitchiner 26c; N&A 52-57
3,2g 13,5mm
ex Roma numismatics
From the 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.J. B.

Baktria - AR tetradrachmuncertain mint in Oxus region
295/3-285/3 BC
head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette on the bowl wire necklace, round earring
monogram
owl standing right, grape bunch over tail; olive sprig and crescent above
AΘE
Roma XIV, 354; Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 1A; Mitchiner 13e; N&A 13-15; SNG ANS -; Svoronos pl. 109, 8; Leu 83, 263
17,0g 22mm
ex Roma

From the 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.J. B.

Baktria - AR tetradrachmuncertain mint in Oxus region
295/3-285/3 BC
head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette on the bowl wire necklace, round earring
owl standing right, olive sprig and crescent above; all within incuse square
AΘE
Roma XIV, 345; Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 1A; Mitchiner 13a; SNG ANS 1
17,0g 22mm
ex Roma

From the 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.1 commentsJ. B.

Baktria, Agothocleia and Straton IAgothocleia and Straton I. 110-100 BC. AE square (7.40 gm, 22mm, 12h). Indian standard. Draped bust of Pallas Athena r. in crested helmet. ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΘΕΟΤΡΟΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΙΑΣ. / Hercules seated l. on rock, club against thigh. Monogram I⟠Iᴾ. Karoshthi legend Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa (of Great King Straton, the Just Savior). EF. Agora Auctions Sale 65 #060. Boperachchi Série 3A; BMC 1-2; HGC 12 #317; MIG 2 Type 307; SNG ANS 9 #983-985. Anaximander

Baktria. Sophytes. AR DidrachmBaktria. Sophytes Athenian series. 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Didrachm (7.91 gm, 18mm, 6h) of the Oxus region. Head of Athena r. with earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with olive leaves and spiral palmette, HAEP monogram to l. / Owl standing r., head facing; to upper l., prow of galley r. above grape bunch on vine, ΑΘΕ. VF. Possibly coinage of Andragoras, satrap-usurper of Seleucid Parthia. Sophytes then ruled until overrun by nomadic Parni, c. 238 BC. CNG EA 459 #398. Nomisma Coll. SNG ANS 9 #4; HGC 12 #3; Kritt Ai Khanoum pp. 64-70; SMAK pp. 64-70; Taylor 2.14 #108-111 (a14/p?); Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 43-51; cf. Bopearachchi Sophytes Group 1A.
4 commentsAnaximander

Barbarous RadiateCa. late 3rd century A.D. 13 mm, 0.86 g. Copying Tetricus I. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 476.lawrence c

bithynium001aElagabalus
Bithynium Claudiopolis, Bithynia

Obv: M AVPH ANTΩ-NI-NOC AVΓOV, laureate and draped bust of Elagabalus right .
Rev: BIΘV-NEI-Ω-N →AΔPIANΩ / N, side elevation of octastyle temple in perspective, shield in pediment.
29 mm, 12.41 gms

RPC Online 3652 variant (reverse legend laid out differently)Charles M

bmc027Semi-autonomous 218-222 (Time of Elagabalus)
Berytos, Phoenicia

Obv: C- L to left and right of Marsyas standing left, holding wine-skin over shoulder.
Rev: BER, ethnic above ship's prow right..
14 mm, 1.81 gms

BMC 27-35; SNG Cop 89; Agora E-Sale 90, Lot 42 (this coin)

Ex. Tom Buggey CollectionCharles M

bmc410_3Elagabalus
Tyre, Phoenicia

Obv: IMP CAES MAV ANTONINVS AVG, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: TVRIORVM, Dido in galley, cornucopia in left arm, right arm extended, sailor in bow, helmsman at stern; stern ornamented with shield; in exergue 2 murex shells and palm branch.
26 mm, 9.38 gms

BMC 410; AUB 246; Rouvier 2377; Lindgren II 2379.

Ex. Agora Auction 53, lot 99. Ex. FORVMCharles M

Bruttium, Kroton (Circa 425-350 BC)AR Stater

7.73 g

Obverse: Eagle standing left, head right, on stag’s head

Reverse: Tripod; ivy leaf to left, QPO to right.

HN Italy 2146; SNG ANS 351-2

Obeying a directive of the oracle of Delphi, A group of Achaean settlers founded Kroton around 710 BC. Like its neighbor to the north, Sybaris, it soon became a city of power and wealth. Kroton was especially celebrated for its successes in the Olympic Games from 588 BC onward (Milo of Kroton being the most famous of its athletes).

The philosopher Pythagoras established himself there about 530 BC and formed a society of 300 disciples who were sympathetic toward aristocratic government. In 510 BC Kroton was strong enough to defeat the Sybarites and raze their city to the ground. However, shortly after the sack of Sybaris the disciples of Pythagoras were driven out, and a democracy established.

The obverse was comparable with similar types on probably contemporary coins from Elis (which put on the Olympic games at the nearby sanctuary of Olympia) The coins of both cities were thus likely issued for athletic festivals in honor of Zeus. In Kroton’s case the coins probably commemorated its citizens’ Olympic victories with the eagle representing Zeus who presided over Olympia and the games themselves. The tripod (reverse) represented the divine sanction for the town's founding from the Oracle of Delphi (who sat on a three legged stool when producing her oracles).
2 commentsNathan P

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