Lot 2646

Description

Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Geta as Caesar, (AD 198-209), AE 27mm (10.18 g), Aurelius Gallus, consular legate, obv. bare-headed and draped bust right, rev. Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and filleted thyrsus, (Mouchmov 514; Varbanov 1090 var. [rev. legend]); another Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. AE Pentassarion, 27mm, (12.05 g), Julius Antonius Seleucus, consular legate, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Maesa left, rev. Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae; E (denomination) in right field, (Mouchmov 674, Varbanov 1620). Both nearly very fine, green-brown surfaces, scarce. (2)

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, CNG eSale 201 (lot 210), December 16, 2008, second coin from CNG eSale (lot 126), March 2, 2007, coming from the Garth Drewry Collection coming from Antioch Associates Sale 70 May 2002 (lot 94).