Lot 2692

Description

Lydia, Maeonia, time of Marcus Aurelius, (AD 161-180), AE 24mm, (8.03 g); Quintus, archon, obv. bust of Zeus Olympios left, wearing taenia, rev. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Nike and parazonium, shield behind, (cf.BMC Lydia pg. 133, 41 [issue of Verus with same magistrate]; cf.SNG von Aulock 3018 [issue of Aurelius with same magistrate], SNG Cop.-) (illustrated); Lydia, Mostene, Gallienus, (AD 253-268), AE 23mm, (6.85 g), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, rev. radiate deity on horseback right, holding labrys (double-axe) over shoulder, lighted altar below horses raised foreleg, cypress tree to right, uncertain magistrates names around and in field, (Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische -, cf.SNG Munich 333); similar Nacrasa, Hadrian, (AD 117-138), AE 15mm, (3.22 g), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust right rev. draped bust of Demos of Nacrasa right, (BMC Lydia p. 168, 19, SNG Cop.300, SNG von Aulock 3037); fourth coin, Lydia, Philadelphia, Vespasian, (AD 69-79), AE 23mm (7.81 g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre, altar before, (RPC II 1329, BMC 61); fifth coin, Philadelphia, Trajan, (AD 98-117); AE 24mm (6.66 g), obv. and rev. as fourth coin, (SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -); sixth coin, similar Philadelphia, Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, (AD 139-161), AE 17mm, (4.28 g), obv. bare-headed and draped bust right, rev. Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm, (SNG Cop. -, SNG von Aulock -, BMC Lydia -, Weber -, McClean -, Lindgren & Kovacs -, Lindgren III -). Fine - good very fine. (6)

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, from CNG eSale 140 (lot 113), June 24, 2008, second coin from CNG eSale 250, (lot 223), Feb. 24, 2011 from the J.S.Wagner Collection; third coin from CNG eSale 174 (lot 134), Oct. 11, 2007; fourth coin from CNG eSale 186, (lot 84), April 16, 2008; fifth coin from CNG eSale 189 (lot 93), June 11, 2008; sixth coin CNG eSale 205 (lot 281) Feb. 25, 2009 from the D. Alighieri Collection.