Like others have already mentioned, to make any competent assessment of the coin we'd need the weight and perferably pictures of the edge. Judging by the pictures you've already posted I'm inclined to believe its a forgery. However, I could easily be incorrect as there isn't a lot to go by here.

I've bought from them before, no issues to report. I'd suggest you wait a few more days or simply contact them again directly and ask the current status of your purchase.

If you're not tired of Sponsianus yet, here's a great video by Robert Bracy with a more measured take on the current findings:

3 hours ago, NewStyleKing said:

It seemed a very strange collection  with no obvious rhyme or reason. And I cannot remember whose collection it was?  What happened to the plastic holders?  I cannot remember getting a plastic holder with the griffin.  Amazing I cannot remember anymore!

3 hours ago, NewStyleKing said:

Is it HJB bid or but 208? 5th September 2019?

Then yes I did buy the Griffin from HJB.

It seemed a very strange collection  with no obvious rhyme or reason. And I cannot remember whose collection it was?  What happened to the plastic holders?  I cannot remember getting a plastic holder with the griffin.  Amazing I cannot remember anymore!

Ex CNG E249, 9 February 2011, lot 114.

 

 

Seems reasonable yeah. Aaron uploaded the video in May of 2019 and HJB's turnaround time might be a bit longer than other firms. He mentioned that he'd remove them from the plastic holders so I can imagine they were just discarded afterwards.

19 minutes ago, El Cazador said:

Can we see more detailed pictures of each coin? Thanks

Sorry! That I can't do. However, I've done the next best thing and uploaded the video in it's entirety here: 

Great list! I'm having trouble deciding which I like better, #1 or #3... Amazing coins all around

4 minutes ago, Sulla80 said:

Here's my favorite Lepidus with Mark Antony - a denarius from the short period just before the second triumvirate formed - Anthony and Lepidus decide they need each other, Octavian join the opportunistic trio shortly after.

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/untitled

Woah! Must have missed this one when browsing your website. This sure is a rare type, I'm only a little jealous 😩

This has been an awful year for me personally but when it comes to coins I think I've done quite well. Here's two coins from 2022 that I'm thankful for:

Second Triumvirate. Lepidus and Octavian. AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Lepidus, November-December 43 BC. Bare head of Lepidus right, LEPIDVS · PONT · MAX · III · V · R · P · C/ Bare head of Octavian right, CAESAR · IMP · III · VIR · R · P · C. 17 mm, 3.84 g. Crawford 495/2a; RBW 1752; RSC 2a.

This type has been high on my list for a good long while and this was the year I was finally able to snag one! The portrait type of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus used to be considered somewhat scarce but there seems to have been a small hoard recently that is being dispersed. I've counted more than 15 examples sold this year alone! I was quite happy to pick up this particular example. The portraits have suffered immensely from die wear but I still think it retains some quality to it, especially the portrait of Lepidus.

The other coin that I'm thankful for (there are many others but I wont destroy the thread posting them all 😁) is this cistophoric issue of Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther (Consul in 57 BC) from Laodicea:

Promagisterial Cistophori. Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther as Proconsul of Cilicia. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm. Laodicea on the Lycus, 56-53 BC. Anaxagoras son of Artemidoros, magistrate. Serpent emerging from cista mystica; all within wreath / P · LENTVLVS · P · F · PRO · COS. Two serpents entwined by a bow case. In the left field, ΛΑΟ. In the exergue, ΑΝΑΞΑΓΟΡ[ΑΣ] / ΑΡΤΕΜΙ[ΔΩΡΟΥ]. 26 mm, 12.03 g. Stumpf -; Metcalf -. Unpublished. One of only two known: cf. Nomos, Web 16. Lot 872 (Hammer 600 CHF). Overstruck on a previously issued cistophor from Laodicea.

I've previously shared this coin so I wont rant about it, if anyone's curious to read more: 

1 hour ago, CPK said:

Not even sure what is meant by this opening. If you're implying that Thanksgiving is, or ever has been, a celebration of genocide, then all I can say is it reveals a rather shocking ignorance of history.

 

The unpublished coin is pretty cool though - congrats!

Here is a coin I enjoy, not only for the history (just think: this very coin was handled by one of Julius Caesar's soldiers!), but also because I was able to snag it for well under what these types usually bring. It's not in the best shape, and it's got a weird double-strike on the reverse (any ideas how that might have happened?), but the name and most of the details are clear.

I believe the correct label in this case is overstrike as opposed to double strike. What you're seeing on the reverse is the remnant of an undertype, with the standard pontificate reverse die having been struck over it. If allowed to speculate on why this was done, I would imagine that the coin was struck with the obverse elephant die on both sides in error. The mint worker then remedied this by overstriking with the proper reverse die.

My clear favourite is #7. Partly because I'm stuck in Lepidus purgatory when it comes to his moneyer issues. None of them in my collection! Yours is absolutely wonderful

I must confess not having known about this moneyer or the extreme rarity this type brings. But truth be told, this is exactly my type of coin. Congratulations on a lovely win! 

It's absolutely insane how high prices have become considering how abundant these coins are. I'm reminded by a video Aaron over at HJB did a few years ago when he recieved a consignment of 110 new style tets (all slabbed!) from a collector who had passed:

It's definitely a fun series to collect with the immense amount of variety between issues. At present however they don't feel very viable for the every man to pursue...

11 minutes ago, NewStyleKing said:

The theory is that there was some hold-out cities whilst the deposed Nicomedes IV  was in Rome arguing his case. Yes New Obverse I think too!

Nicomedes IV Philopator tetradrachm 88/7 BC SOLD

Obv: Diademed head of Nicomedes II right Rev: Zeus Stratios standing in Himeiton holding wreath in LH and Sceptre in other. Eagle on thunderbolt under Left arm, below monogram, below ΙΣ date Bithynian-Pontic era 210 = 88/7 BC ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ NIKOMHΔOY 16.19g 34.4 mm de Callatay: NEW ? SOLD

 

Interesting! Yeah, it's curious how the obverse style seen here compares to the subject coin struck one year later

17 minutes ago, shanxi said:

Which coins on the plates?

On page 18 he lists three known specimens for AIΣ, and for none of them a plate number is given, as for all other coins on the plates.

Two types from this year are plated in L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies:

Skimming through the article you sent I've yet to find any of the AIΣ coins plated.

4 minutes ago, shanxi said:

I only skimmed the paper, but Callatay seems to have the year AIΣ in his list. 

http://www.numisbel.be/1986_1.pdf

Yep, he even plates two of them. None of the ones listed match the monogram on mine however. This is great though, I didn't know the catalogue was available on PDF, thanks!

Bithynia. Nikomedes IV Epiphanes (94-74 BC). AR Tetradrachm, dated year 211 of the Pontic era (87/86). Diademed head of Nikomedes II right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΟΥ, Zeus standing left, holdring wreath and sceptre. To inner left, eagle standing left on a thunderbolt and AIΣ (date). De Callatay D217-R- (same year).

I recently got my hands on this intriguing piece and as I always do with new arrivals I started to look for a proper attribution. However, to my surprise, I couldn't find any coins of Nikomedes IV with the same date on asearch. Nor could I find any with this monogram... Increasingly desparate and with no easy access to the primary resource for these coins I'm starting to think this is an unpublished issue. I had a brief opportunity to study De Callatay's plates for this year but none of them come even close to matching my coin. The portrait on the above coin seems stylistically divergent from other depictions of Nikomedes II this late in the series. So much so that it'd be hard to fault someone for thinking that this is a coin of Prusias II. However tempting an earlier attribution is, the date AIΣ (211/87-86 BC) definitively places the coin during the reign of Nikomedes IV. 

Are there any Bithynian collectors in our midst who could help me out? Furthermore, if someone has L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies by De Callatay available I'd be most grateful for a few pictures from the page concerning year 211.

Additional pictures:

Stylistic comparisons, Prusias II and Nikomedes IV:

5 hours ago, quant.geek said:

While I appreciate the effort, I am looking at the greater picture of making sure the coins don't disappear again due to it being publicly known. Report it first and let the authorities handle it discretely. Its a similar argument as to why security holes in software are not published until the software developers fix the bug if it is not publicly known.  I sincerely want the coins returned. Of course, if my arguments don't hold, then that's fine as well...

A lack of transparency is exactly what allows situations like these to be swept under the rug in the first place. How can you think the auction house will make the coins disappear after having this come to light publicly? Handling this behind closed doors seems like the worst recourse to take here

Impressive that you were able to find these. You should get in touch with Oslo directly. probably send off an email to them if you haven't already. However, I'm not so certain this situation is as clear cut as just giving the coins back, considering the current ruling authorities in Kabul and their track record for destroying pre-islamic artefacts.

Ahhh! Now this is fun. I'd be over the moon finding this hidden in a group lot. Congrats @Harry G and thanks @Phil Davis for the highly interesting info on the type. I had never thought of the parallell to the coinage of Koson (though in retrospect it does seem rather obvious). 

Amazing set. The Lysian Brutus is probably my favourite, hard to pick though!

20 hours ago, dougsmit said:

What it is that drives those of you to patronize experts who would list this is beyond my understanding.  Heritage?  Was it slabbed? Please tell me it was not.  We all make mistakes but WRL is pretty bad.  

Sometimes "experts" like this have coins I want. I'm not going to forgo getting a rare type or a good deal because I don't want to "patronise" incompetent dealers

Felt it best not to leave you all with an annoying cliffhanger...

After many trials and tribulations, an attribution for this coin has finally been found! This has easily been the hardest, most obscure coin that I've ever researched. After many hours and many people pitching in to help, we had just about given up when by pure coincidence this very similar coin was spotted on Edgar L. Owen's site:

Once we were able to find this piece of puzzle things progressed very quickly. SNG Copenhagen provided more insight and finally we were able to land on a definitive attribution. Ladies and gents, I give you...

SICILY, Uncertain Roman mint. Circa 190 BC. Æ (17mm, 8.60 g, 12h). Head of Hephaistos right, wearing pilos / Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos. Cf. Bahrfeldt 67; cf. BAR 52; cf. CNS 155-6; (for similar type with different legend arrangement and lower weight) HGC 2, –. Brown patina, slightly off center. Near VF. Extremely rare and unpublished with this legend variety and weight. BAR gives a weight range of only 2.14-3.40 g. No examples of any of these types are in CoinArchives.

While tentatively dated to roughly 190 BC, it is quite possible that this rare issue was struck during the Second Punic War, when Rome was struggling to dislodge Carthage from Syracuse and the rest of the island.

This coin is for sale in the current CNG e-sale, here: https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-7NCT51/sicily-uncertain-roman-mint-circa-190-bc-17mm-860-g-12h-near-vf

I bought this bronze from Opisthodomos on September 9th and though the experience was less than ideal I still got the coin in the end. Good to see VCoins take action!

Provincial coins of the Republican era. Gaius Sosius or Augustus (?). Æ, struck at an uncertain mint either Asia Minor or Syria. Head of a man right / Prow. Q below. 17 mm, 5.4g. RPC 5411