piece created for an equally special event. The coin is quite tiny at 13mm. The piece has
dark patination. There is some surface porosity but nothing terribly bad. What appears
to be a lighter surface area on the reverse is a result of porosity. VF.........................350
268.
Constans
; 337-350 AD, Alexandria, 348-50 AD, Centenionalis, 4.61g. RIC-58 (C),
officina A=1. Obv: D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG Bust l. wearing pearl diadem and
holding globe. Rx: FEL TEMP REPA - RATIO Soldier holding spear pointing upwards
and leading barbarian from hut under tree; ALEA in exergue. EF...........................100
269.
Vetranio
; 350 AD, Thessalonica, Centenionalis, 6.59g. RIC-132 (S), officina A=1;
C-1 (25 Fr.). Obv: D N VETRAN - IO P F AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r., seen
from front. Rx: CONCORDIA - MILITVM Emperor standing l., with star above his
head, holding two standards topped by Chi Rho banners, .TSA. in exergue, A - B across
field. EF..................................................................................................................1000
270.
Procopius
; 365-366 AD, Constantinople, AE 3, RIC-17b (R3), not recorded from
officina S=6. Obv: ID N PROCO - PIVS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed
bust l., seen from front. Rx: REPARATI - O FEL TEMP Emperor standing l., head r.,
holding labarum and shield, Christogram above his l. shoulder, palm branch in l. field,
in exergue CONSS. Rare issue of Procopius at Constantinople with palm branch in
reverse field; unlisted in RIC from officina 6. EF....................................................400
271.
Flavius Victor
; 387-388 AD, Mediolanum, 387-388 AD, Reduced Siliqua,
1.03g. RIC-19b (S), C-6 (15 Fr.). Obv: D N FL VIC - TOR P F AVG Pearl-diademed,
draped, cuirassed bust r., seen from front. Rx: VIRT[VS RO] - MANORVM around,
MDPS in exergue, Roma seated facing, head l., on throne, holding globe and reversed
spear. Tight flan. Toned VF........................................................................................500
GREEK BRONZE
272.
Spain, Sexsi
; c. 200-160 BC, As, 18.35g. SNG Spain-408-409. Obv: Head of
Melqarth left; behind, club; Rx: Two tunny fishes; between them, star and crescent;
Iberian letters in two lines. aVF...............................................................................225
273.
Apulia, Teate
; c. 225-220 BC, Nummus, 29.34g. HN Italy-703, Weber-474. Obv:
Head of Zeus Dodona r., wearing oak-wreath. Rx: Eagle standing r. on thunderbolt;
TIATI and N to r. Ex Peus 400, 22 April 2010, lot 9. Some green encrustation over
brown patination with some areas of flat striking. Good VF.....................................800
275.
Bruttium, Brutti
; c. 211-208 BC, Reduced Sextans, 18.00g. SNG ANS-100,
HN Italy-1987. Obv: Helmeted head of Ares l.; griffin on helmet. Rx: Hera Hoplosmia
advancing r., holding shield and spear; bucranium in r. field. Dark patination with
lovely detail. A pleasing portrait of Ares and on a well-centered coin. VF................350
276.
Sicily, Abacaenum
; c. 400-300 BC, AE, Weber-1172, Calciati-3, Campana-29
var. A (this coin). Obv: Female head r. Rx. Forepart of bull butting l. Ex NAC 64 (2012),
lot 2099. Ex Asta del Titano 57 (1994), lot 38. Fine+..............................................625
277.
Sicily, Centuripae
; c. 340-330 BC, 12.87g. SNG Morcom-573. Obv: Head of
Zeus r. Rx: Winged thunderbolt. EF.......................................................................1650
278.
Sicily, Himera
; Hemilitra, Sicily, Himera, c. 420-408 BC, 3.60g. Calciati I- p. 43,
35; Klein-44; SNGANS-186. Obv: Head of nymph l. with 6 pellets in front of face. Rx:
Six pellets in two rows, within laurel wreath. aEF / EF...........................................200
279.
Sicily, Messana
; AE Hexas, Sicily, Messana, After 210 BC, 9.34g. Grose-2432,
Sear-1142. Obv: Head of youngAres laureate r., two pellets behind. Rx:Athena stepping
r., holding spear and resting l. hand on shield. Green patina, somewhat encrusted. EF /
VF...............................................................................................................................250
280.
Sicily, Syracuse
; From 395 BC, Drachm, 32.40g. Calciati-62, Grose-2757. Obv:
Head of Athena l. wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with laurel wreath, Rx: Two
dolphins with starfish between them. Good Fine.....................................................250
Nike Slaughtering Ram
281.
Sicily, Syracuse
; 214-212 BC, AE 23, 6.12g. Calciati II, p. 430, 233. Obv:
Helmeted head of Ares r. Rx: Nike slaughtering ram; around, ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ. Green
patination. VF.............................................................................................................250
282.
Sicily, Tauromenium
; c. 358-275 BC, AE 20, 5.38g. SNG Cop-917. Obv: Head
of Apollo l. Rx: Bull butting l. A bit rough. aVF........................................................250
283.
Tribe of Odryses
; 3rd Cent. BC. AE 17, 3.45g. SNG-BM Black Sea 333A var.
Obv: Head of Heracles l. Rx: OΛPOΣ[ΩN] Bull standing l. on club. Struck with worn
dies. Green patination. aEF........................................................................................325
284.
Thrace, Perinthos
; 1st BC/1st AD, AE 24, 6.44g. Moushmov-4386. Obv:
Veiled bust of Demeter l. holding poppy and wheat ear, Rx: Demeter advancing r.
holding torch in each hand. Unusual type. Good VF.................................................300
285.
Thessaly, Crannon
; AE 14, Thessaly, Crannon, 400-344 BC, 2.37g. Rogers-187
var.. Obv: Horseman galloping l. Rx: Bull butting r., trident above. VF...................175
286.
Thessaly, Larissa Cremaste
; AE 14, Thessaly, Larissa Cremaste, 302-286
BC, 4.94g. Rogers-314. Obv: Head of Achilles l. Rx: Thetis seated l. on hippocamp,
holding shield of Achilles with AX (=Achilles) monogram, uncertain symbol before.
Very scarce. Fine / Fine+............................................................................................175
287.
Attic, Aegina
; 404-340 BC, AE AE 14, 1.75g. SNG Cop-532. Obv: Two dolphins,
A between. Rx: Five part incuse. Fine+...................................................................175
288.
Megaris, Megara
; 350-275 BC, Dichalkon, 2.75g. BCD-11, SNG Cop-480.
Obv: Prow of galley l. on which stands tripod; Rx: Two dolphins swimming in circle;
MEΓ between. aVF..................................................................................................300
289.
Tauric Chersonesus, Panticapaeum
; c. 304-250 BC, AE 21, 5.75g.
MacDonald-116/1. Obv: Head of Pan l. wearing ivy wreath. Rx: ΠAN Bow and arrow.
Within bow: three rays of star from countermark on coin like MacDonald-114, over
which this coin was struck. A known overstrike: “Early examples are overstruck on
the satyr/lion bronzes (no. 70) that had been previously countermarked (no. 114)”
(MacDonald, p. 33). VF...........................................................................................150
290.
Ionia, Clazomenae
; c. 400-350 BC, AE, 1.90g. BMC-56 ff. pl. VI, 15. Obv:
Athena’s head facing, Rx: Ram right. Above, magistrate’s name. VF.....................250
291.
Ionia, Samos
; AE 13, 2.85g. SNGAul-2298, BM-143, SNG Cop-1692. Obv: Head
of Hera r. Rx: Lion scalp facing, ΣΑ below. VF.......................................................100
292.
Pisidia, Selge
; 2nd-1st Century BC, AE 12, 2.30g. SNG Paris-1972, SNG Cop-
259. Obv: Facing head of Herakles. Rx: Forepart of stag kneeling r., looking back.
Fine / VF.....................................................................................................................150
293.
Cilicia, Zephyrium
; AE 20, 1st cent. BC, 9.78g. SNG Paris-1258; Levante,
Coinage of Zephyrion, NC 148, 1988, no. 8. Obv: Large X (crossed torches) within
laurel wreath. Rx: ZEΦYPI / ΩTΩN and three monograms within laurel wreath. EF /
VF...............................................................................................................................275
294.
Phoenicia, Tyre
; Dated, 108/9 AD, AE 14, 3.66g. BMC-340, pl. XXXII,2. Obv:
Bust of Tyche r., wearing turreted crown, veil, and earring; behind, palm branch; border
of dots. Rx: Palm-tree with two bunches of fruit; across field, date ΔΛΣ; around, from
l. upwards, ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωΣΙΡΑΣ. A bit rough. aVF..............................................150
295.
Bactria, Demetrius I
; 205-171 BC, Attic Trichalkon, c. 190-171 BC, 12.05g.
BOP Series 5, unpublished ‘N’, Mitchiner-1086, Sear-7533. Obv: Head of elephant
with bell hanging from neck, Rx: Cadeuceus; monogram to left. Encrusted surfaces,
however, well struck and high relief. Multi-color patina. VF+.................................250
296.
Mattathias Antigonus
; 40-37 BCE, AE 24, 15.60g. Hendin-481; AJC
I, Group U. Obv: Double cornucopia with Hebrew, “Mattayah The High Priest and
Council of the Jews”, around and between horns; Rx: Ivy wreath tied at top with
ribbons hanging down, around, in Greek “of King Antigonus”. Fine.....................400
297.
Ptolemaic, Ptolemy II
; 285-246 BC, AE 40, Tyre, 60.75g. Sv-1130, SNG
Cop-. Obv: Head of Zeus Ammon r. Rx: Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; club before,
delta I between legs; c/m behind. Ex Don Doswell Collection. Fine+......................450
298.
Ptolemy III
; 246-221 BC, AE 21, Syria, Ras Ibn Hani, 7.13g. Sv-1055, SNG Cop-
460, Weiser-84-85. Obv: Portrait of Berenike II r. Rx: Eagle standing l., wings closed.
Ex CNG 41, 1997, lot 1022. Good Fine...................................................................300
299.
Ptolemaic, Ptolemy IV
; 221-204 BC, AE 38, 54.68g. SNG Cop-233. Obv:
Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r. Rx: Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt, head r.,
cornucopia on l. shoulder, monogram between eagle’s legs. aVF...........................300
300.
Ptolemaic, PtolemyVI
; Ptolemy VI 180-145 BC During Joint Reign Ptolemy
VIII 170-164/3 BC. SNG Cop-308. 36.02g. Obv: Zeus Ammon, Rx: Two eagles reverse
with cornucopia left. aVF.........................................................................................250
301.
Zeugitania, Carthage
; c. 320-280 BC, AE 18, 2.91g. SNG Cop-110. Obv:
Head of Tanit left crowned with wreath of wheat ears. Rx: Horse standing right before
palm tree. VF............................................................................................................250
Rare Carthaginian Bronze
302.
Carthage, Spanish mint
; c. 237-209 BC, AE 18, 2.41g. SNG Cop-298. Obv:
Male head left. Rx: Horse head right. VF+..............................................................750
303.
Zeugitania, Carthage
; c. 241-221 BC, AE 27, 15.30g. Viola, CNP-53. Obv:
Head of Kore l. wearing wreath of wheat ears and leaf; earring with l. pendant and
necklace with pendants. Rx: Horse standing r., on exergual line; above, radiate star with
8 rays; in r. field, Punic letter (off flan). Sandy patina. VF........................................350
304.
Numidia, Masinissa
; 208-148 BC. AE, 16.25g. SNG Cop-506. Obv: Bust of
king left Rx: Horse running left, pellet below. Worn specimen but surprisingly defined
portrait of the king on the obverse. Fine....................................................................250
305.
Fulvia
; Eumeneia, Phrygia, c. 41-40 BC, AE 17-18, 6.31g. RPC-3139, BM-21,
Sear-5141. Obv: Winged head of Nike r. with features of Fulvia; countermark on
head containing letters E, M, and Ω, second indistinct countermark on neck. Rx:
ΦΟVΛOVΙΑΝΩΝ (erased) [Z]MEPTOPIΓ[ΟΣ] [Φ]ΙΛΩΝΙΔΟ[Υ] Athena stepping
l. holding upright spear and round shield. On this coin Eumeneia has been renamed
Fulvia in honor of Mark Antony’s wife, but the ethnic has been deliberately erased and
two countermarks have been applied on the obverse, presumably after the city returned
to its traditional name when Antony took up with Cleopatra or when he was defeated.
See RPC p. 508 and BMC p. 213, note 1. Fine+......................................................400
ROMAN AND PROVINCIAL BRONZE
306.
Augustus
; 27 BC-14 AD, Emerita, Spain, AE 20, 5.33g. RPC-16 (34 spec.), Sear-
22. Obv: PERM - CAES AVG Head laureate r. Rx: CO A E around, L - E / V - X in
lower middle field, legionary eagle between two standards. VF..............................235
307.
Macedonia, Cassandreia
; AE 16, Macedonia, Cassandreia, Pre-Claudian?,
3.15g. RPC-1513, Mouchmov-6296. Obv: AVG inscribed on vexillum between two
standards. Rx: CAS SAN DR within wreath. Rare; six examples cited in RPC. We find
no recent sales of this type. F+/F................................................................................300
308.
Attica, Athens
; c. 264-7 AD, AE 22, 7.20g. Kroll/Walker-286, Svoronos-pl.
83.8. Obv: Helmeted bust of Athena r. Rx: AΘH - N - AIΩNAthena standing l. holding
Victory, shield and spear, coiled snake at her feet looking l. Exceptional quality for an
Athenian bronze. Good VF.........................................................................................650
309.
Pseudo-autonomous, bust of Senate
; AE 33, Lydia, Tripolis, 3rd cent.
AD, 15.35g. BM-48. Obv: IEPA - CVNKΛHT - OC Draped bust of youthful Senate
r. Rx: TPIΠO -ΛEITΩN Agonistic table inscribed ΠVΦIA, on which a prize crown
inscribed ΛHTΩEIA and containing two palms; on either side of the crown, a purse;
beneath table, an amphora. The same reverse type, but with the addition of a figure
of Leto holding her twins advancing left beside the agonistic table, was struck from
the same obverse die at Tripolis, SNG Aulock 8293. Leto, the mother of Apollo and
Artemis, was apparently the chief goddess of Tripolis: the games held there were
named in her honor (ΛHTΩEIA on our coin), and on an alliance coin between Tripolis
and Laodicea, Tripolis was represented by Leto holding the twins, Laodicea by Zeus
Laodicaeus (BMC Tripolis 80, pl. XLI.12). Excellent image of Senate in high relief.
Reverse somewhat encrusted. EF...............................................................................800
310.
Attuda, Caria, Time of Septimius Severus
; 193-211 AD, Attuda,
Caria, AE 23, 8.89g. BM-14. Obv: Bust of Demos r. Rx: Leto running l., looking back,
carrying her two children. Scarce city. VF...............................................................250
311.
Pisidia, Termessos Major
; AE 30, Pisidia, Termessos Major, 2nd or 3rd
Century AD, 12.19g. BM-47, SNG Pfälzer Privatsammlungen-537 (same obv. die).
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right; Rx:Nemesis standing left, pulling out drapery before
face and holding rod; before her, small griffin standing left, placing right forepaw on
wheel. Dark green patina. A few pits from planchet irregularities, VF......................325
312.
Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus
; 104-76 BC, 104-76 BCE, Prutah, 2.03g.
Hendin-1148. Obv: Lily flanked by paleo-Hebrew (Yehonatan the King), border of
dots. Rx: (of King Alexander); inverted anchor within circle. EF...........................300
313.
Anonymous
; 217-215 BC, Uncia, 9.96g. Cr-38/6, Syd-86. Obv: Head of Roma l.,
pellet behind. Rx: Prow r., ROMA above, pellet below. Light green patination. VF.175
314.
Agrippa
; Died 12 BC, Rome, Struck under Caligula, As, 11.18g. BM (Tiberius)-161,
Paris-77, RIC-58, C-3. Obv: MAGRIPPA L - F - COS - III Diademed head l. Rx: S - C
Neptune standing l. holding dolphin and trident. aEF..............................................600
315.
Germanicus, Father of Caligula and brother of Claudius
I
; As struck by Caligula, Rome, 39-40 AD, 12.16g. BM-60, Paris-106, RIC-43 corr.
