Lot 2654

Description

Moesia Inferior, Tomis, Septimius Severus, (AD 193-211), AE tetrassarion 27mm, (11.35 g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Artemis standing right, holding long torch in both hands, (denomination) to left, (AMNG I - (pl. xxi, 23 same rev. die on coin of Julia Domna), Varbanov -); another similar, 29mm, (13.61 g), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, rev. Demeter standing left, holding poppies and torch; (denomination) to right, (AMNG I 2840 var. (legends), Varbanov -); another AE 30mm, (10.17 g), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, rev. Draped bust of Sarapis right, (denomination) behind. (AMNG I -; Varbanov -), unrecorded reverse type for Elagabalus) (illustrated); another Philip II, as Caesar, (AD 244-247), AE 26mm (13.43 g), obv. bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip right, facing draped bust of Sarapis left, rev. Dionysos, naked, standing facing, looking right, arm raised above his head, holding grape-bunch and resting on column with serpent coiled around it, (Mouchmov 2324, Varbanov 5811) (illustrated); another Tomis, Pseudo-autonomous issue, (c.late 1st century BC-mid 1st century AD), AE 17 mm, (3.74 g), Phi- and Dionysi-, magistrates, obv. turreted head of Tyche right, rev. eagle standing right, piloi of the Dioskouroi to left and right, (RPC I -, AMNG I -, Mouchmov -). Fine - very fine, mostly with rough surfaces, scarce - rare. (5)

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, first from CNG eSale 228 (lot 188), February 24, 2010, coming from the J.P. Righetti Collection, No 10273; similar second coin (lot 195), also coming from the J.P. Righetti Collection, No.10282; third coin similar (lot 228) also from the J.P.Righetti Collection No.10310; fourth coin from CNG eSale 159, (lot 132) March 2, 2007, previously from the Garth R. Drewry Collection and Harlan J. Berk 119, 15 March 2001, (lot 624); fifth coin from CNG eSale 214, July 15, 2009 (lot 278) coming from the J.P. Righetti Collection No.8597, coming from M&M, all with tickets.