Lot 1882

Description

Paphlagonia, various AE, from Amastris, c.3rd century B.C., (2) obv. Pallas, rev. thunderbolt, (BMC -, Recueil 11 [p.174, Pl.XVIII, 9], c.86 B.C., obv. Pallas head right, rev. Perseus standing (cf.BMC 7-8, Recueil 19 variant), obv. Gorgon head, rev. Nike (BMC 9), Antoninus Pius, cmked. (BMC 20), Marcus Aurelius rev. Tyche (Recueil 96a), Faustina II cmked, rev. Artemis (Recueil 103), Caracalla, cmked with bust of Gordian III **GOR*, rev. Herakles (Recueil 140), another similar cmk. rev. Pallas (Recueil 146), Geta, rev. Nike (Recueil -); Severus Alexander, rev. Roma seated, cmked. (Recueil -) and a copy of Homer type; Sesamus, obv. Apollo head left, rev. cantharos (Recueil 5); Sinope, obv. Perseus, rev. cornucopiae (BMC 45), obv. Ares, rev. sword, (BMC 50), obv. Artemis right, rev. tripod, (BMC 51), Augustus, obv. Augustus head right, rev. heads of Caius and Lucius to right, (BMC 52). All in packets described, good - nearly very fine, several scarce. (17)