Catalogue
Palmyrene, Palmyra, pseudo-autonomous issue, (2nd century A.D.), AE 15, (2.46 g), obv. Nike advancing left, holding palm branch and placing scales on a column or baetyl to left, **[PALMYRA]* above, rev. radiate, draped bust of the moon god Aglibol facing right on the left, crescent on shoulders, facing bust of Baal (Serapis) wearing modius in the centre and radiate, draped bust of Yarhibol (Sol) facing left, on the right, (S.-, Rhousopoulos 4485, Krzyzanowska Monnayage type I, De Saulcy p. 64. 1, Du Buisson p.722 and fig.306). Deeply green patina, fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Palestine, Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), AE 23, (9.50 g), obv. laureate bust to right, around IM C M A [ANTONINVS] rev. facing quadriga carrying the baetyl of El-Gabal decorated with eagle, parasols flanking, branch in exergue, around [COL A C C P F], (S.3124, Meshorer 133a [same dies], SNG ANS 625-6). Deep brown toning, fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Mesopotamia, Nisibis, Otacilia Severa, (wife of Philip I), (A.D. 244-249), AE 23, (8.61 g), obv. diademed draped bust to right on crescent, around **MAR WTAKIL CEOVHRAN CEB*, rev. tetrastyle shrine containing seated facing figure of the city goddess, ram leaping right above, around IOV **CEP KOLW* NECIBI MHT, (S.-, BMC 27, SNG Cop 244, SGI 4065). Toned, some surface pitting, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Mesopotamia, Rhasaena, Trajan Decius, (A.D. 249-251), AE 25, (12.85 g), obv. radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. founder, holding scepter, plowing right with pair of yoked oxen, above, eagle standing facing on palm, head left, holding wreath in beak, in exergue, river-god swimming right, (S.-, BMC 16, Castelin 95, SNG Copenhagen 250). Toned, good fine and rare.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Arabia, Bostra, Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver tridrachm, struck A.D. 112-114, (7.65 g), obv. laureate bust right wearing aegis, around **AYTOKR KAIC NER TRAIANO CEB GERM DAK*, rev. distyle temple, with eagle in pediment, on podium of four steps; cult image of Artemis of Perge within, around **DHMARC EX UPATO V*, (S.-, SNG ANS 1161, Metcalf 3, RPC III 4069). Toned, light porosity, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), billon tetradrachm, year 11 = A.D. 64-65, (11.69 g), obv. radiate bust of Nero, **[NERW KLAU KAIS] SEB GER* around, rev. Poppaea bust right, LIA before, around **[POPPA]IA SEBASTH*, (S.2002, Koln 168-9, RPC 5280, Dattari 197-8). Toned, uneven flan with surface pitting, good fine - nearly very fine and a rare issue of Poppaea.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian. (A.D. 117-138), billon tetradrachm (13.35 g), dated RY 18 (AD 133/4), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, rev. Sarapis seated left, extending hand and holding sceptre, at feet to left, Kerberos seated left, (S.1256, Koln 1094, Dattari 1479, RPC 5871). Deeply toned, good very fine or better and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), AE drachm, dated year 18 = A.D. 133-4, (22.80 g), obv. Hadrian laureate bust to right, around AYT KAIC T**P*AIAN A**DRIANO*CCEB, rev. Two canopic jars of Osiris, both crowned with different headdresses and decorations on the jars, L I H across field, (S.-, RPC III 5881/35, Dattari 7593, Emmett 933.18, Koln 1107-8). Deep bronze toning, good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), AE drachm, dated year 18 = A.D. 133-4, (20.47 g), obv. bare headed bust of Hadrian to left, around AYT KAI[C TPAIAN A**DRIANO*CCEB], rev. Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail, sailing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons, date L IH above, (S.-, Dattari 7719, Emmett 1002.18, Koln 1123). Brown toning, nearly fine and rare with left facing head.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Egypt, Alexandria, Gordian I, (A.D. 238), billon tetradrachm, year 1 = A.D. 238, (11.87 g), obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian to right, around A K **A K M AN GORDIANOC CEM AFP EV CE*, rev. Athena standing left, holding spear and shield, L A to sides, (S.-, Dattari 12387, Emmett 3340, Koln 2599). Green and brown toning, pitted surface, very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Gallienus, (A.D. 253 - 268), billon antoninianus, issued 257, (3.69 g), Cologne mint, obv. radiate, cuirassed bust right, around IMP GALLIENVS AVG, rev. IOVI VICTORI around, Jupiter holding Victory and spear standing on cippus inscribed IMP CES, (S.10246, RIC 21, RSC 398) (illustrated); Valerian, (A.D. 253-260), antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 255, (4.02 g), obv. radiate bust draped and cuirassed to right, around IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, rev. Victory standing left holding wreath and palm, VICTORIA AVGG around, (S.9985, RIC 125, RSC 230); Valerian II, Caesar (A.D. 253-255), antoninianus, Cologne mint, (3.19 g), obv. radiate bust of Valerian II to right, VALERIANVS CAES around, rev. IOVI CRESCENTI around, infant Jupiter seated facing on the Amalthaean goat walking to right, (S.10733, RIC 20, C.50); another, Rome mint, (3.61 g), obv. radiate draped bust right, rev. Valerian II standing left, holding globe and resting on spear, (S.10736, RIC 23, RSC 81). Toned, fine - good very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Zenobia, Usurper, (A.D. 268-272), AE potin tetradrachm, (8.94 g), Alexandria Mint, dated RY 5 of Vabalathus, A.D. 272, obv. draped bust of Zenobia to right, wearing stephane, around **CEPTIMIA ZHNOBIA CEB*, rev. draped bust of Selene right, her hair tied in a knot at the top of her head, crescent moon before, LE to left, (cf.S.4761, Dattari 5513, Emmett 3913, BMC 2398). Glossy brown patina, surface pitting, fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Egypt, Alexandria mint, billon tetradrachms, Aurelian and Vabalathus, (271-272 A.D.), rev. Vabalathus bust right, year 1 and 4, (Koln 3054) (2) (one illustrated); others similar (3); Salonina, (254-268 A.D.), rev. eagle, (Koln 2973). Toning, poor - fine and scarce. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Ancient Roman provincial AE issues, Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), dupondius or as, Nemausus mint, issued after 16-15 B.C. - A.D. 10, (12.94 g), obv. head of Agrippa to left and head of Augustus to right, rev. COL NEM on either side of palm-shoot, chained crocodile below, wreath above, (S.1729, RPC 523, RIC 155); As, Ephesus mint, issued from 25 B.C., (10.17 g), obv. CAESAR to left, bare head of Augustus to right, rev. AVGVSTVS in one line across field within a laurel wreath, (S.-, RIC 486, Ash. 710-2, RPC 2235 [p.381, Pl.99], Howego Class 2c, BMC 731) (illustrated); Lydia, Magnesia ad Sipylum, Augustus, with Livia, Caius, and Lucius, (27 BC-AD 14), AE 19, (5.07 g), Dionysios son of Kilias, priest of Augustus, obv. laureate head of Augustus and draped bust of Livia conjoined right, rev. bare heads of Caius and Lucius, face to face, (S.173, RPC 2449, SNG Munchen 254, CRE Ashmolean 1358); Spain, Celsa, Tiberius, (A.D. 14-37), As (12.54 g), Bagg, Font and Cnaeus Bucco, duoviri, obv. laureate head right, rev. bull standing right, (S.236, ACIP 3170, RPC I 279); Hispalis, Tiberius, with Germanicus and Drusus, (14-37), AE 29, (20.53 g), obv. laureate head left of Tiberius to left, rev. confronted heads of Germanicus and Drusus, (S.333, C.2, Heiss 3 [p.393]). Toning, nearly fine - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Roman Provincial issues, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Emesa, Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), AE 30, (20.12 g), dated SE 528 (AD 216/7), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, rev. stone of Emesa within hexastyle temple, crescent in pediment, **HKQ* (date) in exergue, (S.2653, SNG Copenhagen -, cf.SNG Mnchen 817, cf.Price & Trell 679); Pisidia, Antioch, Gordian III, (A.D. 238-244), AE 33, (25.38 g), obv. Gordian III laureate head to right, around IMP CAES MANT GORDIANVS AV G, rev. emperor, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar before three military standards, around CAES ANTIOCH COL, SR in exergue, (S. 3761, BMC 88) (illustrated); Bithynia, Koinon of Bithynia, Provincial Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, AE 33, (24.30 g), obv. laureate head right, around AVT KAIC T**RAI ADR*IANIOC CEBA, rev. octastyle temple set on podium of three steps, KOI-NON across fields, BI**Q*YNIAC below, (S.1143, BMC 12); Alexandria, Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), copper drachm, year 18 = A.D. 133-4, (21.84 g), obv. bust to right, rev. Isis Pharia, holding billowing sail, sailing right before the Pharos of Alexandria, (S.-, Koln 1121-2). Toned, good - good fine or better. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Ancient Greek Imperial, Phoenicia, Sidon, Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE 25, (17.18 g), obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, around [IMR CAE M AVR SEV ALEXANDR], rev. car of Astarte on two wheels containing sacred baetyl(?) beneath a canopy, around [COL AVR PIA METRO], SID below, (S.-, BMC Phoenicia pg. 198, 318-9; SNG Copenhagen 268) (illustrated); Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Geta, (209-212 A.D.), AE 25, (13.68 g), obv. bust of Geta right, around **AYT K P CEPTIMIOC GETAC*, rev. Herakles right strangling the Nemean lion, around **ADRIANOPOLITWN*, (S.-, Moushmov 2673); Macedon, Koinon coinage of Marcus Aurelius, AE 20, rev. Macedonian shield, (S.-, Moushmov 5890); Marcus Aurelius, rev. Kybele, (Mionnet 74); Thrace (Moesia Inferior), Marcianopolis, Macrinus and Diadumenian, (A.D. 217-218), AE 26, (12.23 g), obv. Macrinus laureate head to right facing Diadumenian head to left, rev. Concordia standing to left, (S.-, BMC -, Glaux 8 Vismara No.1661, SNG Munich 302, Pick 764 [p.245, Pl.XVIII, 34]). Toned, good - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Roman Provincial AE issues, Arabia, Decapolis, Philadelphia, Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), AE 22, (5.48 g), obv. laureate and draped bust right, rev. chariot with dome canopy, drawn by four horses right, countermark club, (cf.S.3138, Spijkerman 46, cf.SNG ANS 1398, Rosenberger 47); Syria, Coele-Syria, Damascus, Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), AE 21, (5.92 g), rev. tripod, (S.4622, Rosenberger 61); Vabalathus and Aurelian, (A.D. 271-2), billon antoninianus, Antioch mint, (2.64 g), obv. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG around, radiate and cuirassed bust to right of Aurelian, B below, rev. VABALATHVS V C R IM D R around, laureate draped and cuirassed bust to right of Vabalathus, (S.11718, RIC 381, C.1) (illustrated); Severus Alexander, (A.D. 222-235), AE 32, of Seleukeia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia, (18.43 g), obv. bust right, rev. Tyche standing with rudder and cornucopiae, (cf.S.3362, cf.Ziegler Kilikien 462-463). Toning, poor - fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine silver and AE issues including Valens, (A.D. 364-378), silver siliqua, Trier mint, issued A.D. c.367-375, (1.97 g), obv. pearl-diademed head of Valens to right, rev. Roma seated to left on throne holding spear and Victory on globe, TRPS. in exergue, (S.19675, RIC 27b, RSC 109a) (illustrated); other minors, (11). Toning, first coin with flan crack, poor - nearly very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100