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CILICIA, Tarsos. Æ18 (below)

164-27 BC

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 3.42 grams

Obverse: Club; MH-TPO (in monogram form) flanking; all within wreath

Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros seated left; star-in-crescent to left

Reference: SNG France 1362; SNG Levante 975

Other: 12h … VF, attractive green-brown patina, a few adjustment marks on reverse

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Cilicia, Tarsos AE22 (below)

Circa 100 BC

Diameter: 22 mm

Weight: 9.78 grams
Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche right, Countermark: Radiate head of Helios right (CM: Howgego 11? Hierapolis Phrygia circa 50AD)
Reverse: "TAPSEWN" Pyre of Sandan in the form of a pyramid, Sandan on a lion within
Reference: SNG Levante 951ff

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Lydia, Hierokaisareia
Pseudo-autonomous issue
Time of the Severans (193-235)
Obv: IЄPOKAICAPЄIA, Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right.
Countermark "head of Artemis with quiver" ?
Rev: IЄPOKAICAPЄΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
AE, 4.96g, 20.9mm
Ref.: BMC 21

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Antoninus Pius AD 138-161. Æ As (27.1mm, 8.14 g.)..Rome mint, struck AD 139.
Obv. Laureate head right.
Rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC II 533c (scarce)
Nice VF, good portrait.
Green patina.
Scarce 139 AD emission, without globe and COS II rather than COS III.

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Antoninus Pius AD 138-161

AE Dupondius. 28mm, 12.7g, 6H

Rome mint AD 157

Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II. Radiate head right

Rev: TR POY XX COS IIII, SC. Annona standing right, foot on prow, holding rudder and modius set on knee.

Ref: RIC 969

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Theodosius. Previously JAZ Numismatics.

From the Sulla80 Collection

 

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Roman Egypt, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. AE Obol (18mm, 4.65g, 1h). Dated RY 10 (AD 146/147). Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ-ΑΝΤ[ⲰΝƐIΝ; Laureate head right. Rev: Panther walking right, head raised and chest out; LDEK (year) above. Ref: BMC -; Milne -; Emmett 1777 (R4). About Very Fine with a nice green patina. Ex Joel Malter, Aug 2001.

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Caracalla, AD 198-217. AR Denarius (21x17mm, 3.29g, 6h). Rome mint, struck AD 199. Obv: ANTONINVS-AVGVSTVS; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev: SAL GEN-HVM; Salus standing left, holding serpent-wreathed sceptre and extending hand to kneeling figure before her. Ref: RIC IV 42c; BMCRE 169; RSC 558a. 

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Greek Coins. Catana.
Tetradrachm circa 450-440, AR 17.18 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer, holding kentron and reins. Rev. KATANAIO – N Laureate head of Apollo r. Regling pl. 17, 391 (these dies). Rizzo pl. 10, 4 (these dies). SNG ANS 1244 (these dies). AMB 342 (this coin).

 

 

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Roman Republic, L. Pomponius Molo, AR Denarius, 97 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, L• POMPON• MOLO / Rev. Numa Pompilius [legendary second king of Rome after Romulus], holding lituus in left hand, standing right before a lighted altar, at which he is about to sacrifice a goat, which is led by a victimarius standing left, NVMA•POMPIL in exergue (MA and MP in monogram). Crawford 334/1, RSC I Pomponia 6 (ill.), BMCRR Italy 733, Sydenham 607, Sear RCV I 214 (ill.). 19.7 mm., 3.86 g. * Purchased from Marti Classical Numismatics, Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 2020.

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*See RSC I at p. 77: “This type is an allusion to the supposed descent of the gens [Pomponia] from Pompo, one of the sons of Numa Pompilius, who is here represented as sacrificing to Apollo.” Crawford’s interpretation is the same; see Crawford Vol. I at p. 333.
 

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Sicily, Himera Æ Hemilitron or Hexonkion. Circa 420-415 BC. Pan advancing to right on back of goat, blowing shell and holding lagobolon; Corinthian helmet below / Nike advancing to left, holding aphlaston and hem of chiton; ΙΜΕΡΑΙOΝ and six pellets (mark of value) to left. CNS 27; HGC 2, 474. 5.95g, 19mm,

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Kings of Macedon, Antigonos II Gonatas (277/6-239 BC)
AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.85g, 3h)
Amphipolis, c. 274/1-260/55.
Horned head of Pan l., lagobolon over shoulder, in the centre of a Macedonian shield. R/ Athena Alkidemos advancing l., preparing to cast thunderbolt; crested Macedonian helmet to inner l., monogram to inner r. HGC 3, 1042.
Ex London Ancient Coins

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Nero, AD 54-68.
Roman provincial Æ 17 mm, 6.4 g.
Pamphylia, Side, c. AD 55.
Obv: ΝЄΡⲰΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate and draped bust, right.
Rev: ϹΙΔΗΤ, Athena advancing left, holding spear over shoulder and shield, serpent alongside her; pomegranate upper left field.
Refs: RPC I, 3401; BMC 19.152,75; Mionnet Suppl. 7, p. 66,188; Sear GIC, 608; SNG France 784.

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Nero
Alexandria
Billon-Tetradrachm
Obv: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑV / LΙΔ. Radiate bust right with aegis.
Rev: ΠΥΘΕΙΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ. Laureate bust of Pythian Apollo with quiver right.
LΙΔ = year 14 (67/68).
Billon, 12.44g, 24mm
Ref.: RPC 5312

 

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CARTHAGE. Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. 1 1/2 Shekel (Billon, 27 mm, 8.88 g, 12 h). Head of Tanit to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, pendant earring and simple necklace. Rev. Horse standing right, head turned back to left and right foreleg raised. CNP 103. MAA 81. SNG Copenhagen 390.

 

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