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Cilicia, Seleucia ad Calycadnum, Gordian III, (238-244 A.D.), AE 32, (12.28 g), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, c/m: Ao monogram within triangular incuse, around *ANT**W*NIOC **GORDIANO*C CE / BAC in inner area, rev. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond, around CE**LEUKEWN TWPO*C T**W KALU KLAN ELE*, aross field **UQE* A/C, (S.-, SNG Levante Supp. 206 (same dies, with c/m); SNG France 1019 (same dies, with c/m); for c/m see Howgego 670). Very fine with brown patina, very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Syria, Antioch, Roman Provincial coinage under Nero (54-68 A.D.), AE 29mm, (11.16 g), obv, around IM NER CLAV - CAESAR, laureate head right, in front, lituus, dotted border, rev. SC in laurel wreath, dotted border, (cf.S.619, RPC 4307, SNG Cop 158, BMC 177-8, Butcher 125). Dark green patina, obverse surface pitting, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
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Syria, Cyrrhestica, Hieropolis, Caracalla, (198-217 A.D.), billon tetradrachm, (12.60 g), dated Cos 4 (A.D. 215-217), obv. laureated, draped and cuirassed bust to right, around AVT K M A ANTWNEINOC CEB, rev. **DHMAPC E X U PATO*C TO **D* eagle standing facing head to right, holding wreath in beak, lion walking to right below, (cf.S.2663, Prieur 929, Bellinger 95). Fine - nearly very fine, weak in places, scarce.
Estimate $120
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Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch mint, autonomous issue, assigned to period of Hadrian (117-138), AE trichalkon, (5.27 g), issued dated 177 of the Caesaran Era = 128/9 A.D.; obv. laureated head of Zeus to right, legend around, rev. Boule of Antioch seated left, dropping pebbles into urn, (S.-, McAlee 126a). Nearly very fine almost black patina, minor scratches on reverse, very rare.
Estimate $100
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Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), silver tetradrachm, (12.12 g), issued 214-215, obv. laureate bust draped and cuirassed of Caracalla to left, around legend AVT K M A ANT**W*NEINOC CEB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to right, wreath in beak, standing on leg and thigh of animal, around **D*HMAPX E**X UPA TO**D*, (cf.S.2650, McAlee 679, Prieur 221, Bellinger 20). Toned, very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $240
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Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), silver tetradrachm, (12.31 g), issued 214-215, obv. laureate head of Caracalla to right, around legend AVT K M A ANT**W*NEINOC CEB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to right, wreath in beak, standing on leg and thigh of animal, **D* E either side of eagle's neck, around **D*HMAPX E**X UPA TO**D*, (cf.S.2650, McAlee 681, Prieur 224, Bellinger 19). Extremely fine with full mint bloom, rare as such.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Elagabalus (A.D. 218-222), billon tetradrachm, (11.55 g), obv. laureate bust of Elagabalus to right, around AYT K M A ANTWNEINO C CEB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, wreath in beak, between legs star, **D E* above, around **DHMARC EX UPA[TOS] TO B, (S.3096, Bellinger 42 [ANS Num. Stud. No.3], p.28, plate IV,10, Prieur 249, SNG Von Post 616). Slightly short on flan, otherwise toned good very fine.
Estimate $120
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Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, (Antioch), Philip I, (A.D. 244-249 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (13.98 g), obv. bust right of Philip I, radiate, draped and cuirassed, around AVTOK K M IOV**LI FILIPPO*C CEB, rev. eagle facing open wings, head to left with wreath, around, **DHMARC EZOU*CIAC V**PATO D*, ANTIOXIA over S C in exergue, (S.3958, McAlee 923, Prieur 373). Good metal, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, (Antioch), Philip I (A.D. 244-249), AE 8 Assaria, (13.89 g), obv. radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, star below, around AVTOK K M IOVL **FILIPPO* C CEB, rev. turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, ram leaping right above, around ANTIOXE**W*N MHTPO KO**LW*, **D*-E/S-C in field, (cf.3959, McAlee 990, RPC on line D7493). Toned, very fine or better.
Estimate $100
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Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, (Antioch), Philip II, (A.D. 244-249), billon tetradrachm, (11.67 g), issued 249, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Philip II, around AVTOK K M IOV**LI FILIPPO*C CEB, rev. eagle facing open wings, head to right with wreath, around, **DHMARC EXOU*CIAC **UPATO D*, ANTIOXIA over S C in exergue, (cf.S.4146, Prieur 474). Attractive grey patina, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Trajan Decius, (A.D. 249-251), billon tetradrachm, (13.44 g), 4th officina, struck AD 249-250, obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, SC below, legend around, rev. eagle standing right on palm, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak, legend around, (S.4209, McAlee 1113d, Prieur 529) (illustrated); Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem (Antioch), Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian, (251-3 A.D.), AE 30 = 8 assaria, (18.01 g), obv. bust of Trebonianus Gallus to right, facing radiate and draped bust of Volusian to left, rev. tetrastyle shrine containing City-goddess seated facing on rock, river-god Orontes swimming at feet, in exergue SC, (S.4359, McAlee 1184, cf.SNG Cop. 293, Lindgren 2027, BMC 656-7 Hunterian 356). Toning, fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Syria, Commagene, Samosata, Philip I (244-249 A.D.), AE 32, (17.82 g), struck 246-9, obv. Bust of Philip I right, laureate, draped and cuirassed around AVTOK K M IOV **FILIPP CEB, rev. **FLAOU* CAMOCATE around, turreted female figure (The Tyche of Samosata) seated left. on rock, holding her right hand on rocks, on her right arm an eagle, beneath Tyche, Pegasos flying to left, (S.3953, Butcher 31). Very fine or better with sandy-green patina, very scarce.
Estimate $200
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Syria, Commagene, Zeugma, Philip I, (244-249), AE 29, (14.35 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust to right, around **AUTOK K M IOUAI FILIPPO*C CEB, rev. tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove, beneath a capricorn, [ZE**GMA]TEWN* around, (S.3954, BMC 29 and cf.BMC 36). Deep toning, overstruck on a similar coin, otherwise very fine, unusual and rare as such.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Syria, Commagene, Zeugma, Philip I, (244-249), AE 29, (16.80 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust to right, around **AUTOK K M IOUAI FILIPPO*C CEB, rev. tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove, beneath a capricorn, ZE**GMATEWN* around, (S.3954, BMC 29 and cf.BMC 36). Countermarked on obverse with eagle with closed wings, some hoard patination otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Syria, Coele-Syria, Damascus, Trebonianus Gallus, (A.D. 251-253). AE 25mm, (9.43 g), obv. laureate bust right of Trebonianus Gallus with slight drapery on left shoulder, IMP C VIB TREB GALLO AVG, REV. COL **DAM-AS [METR]*, infant seated left on low stool, raising hands upward to stag above to right; [ram, head left, leaping right] in exergue. (S.4352, BMC 29; SNG Cop.-; Rosenberger 56). Good very fine, black patina with dusty beige and gray-green overtones, very light adjustment marks on reverse.
Estimate $250
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Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D.14), Phoenicia, Berytus, AE 21 (7.44 g), issued by P. Quinctilius Varus, legate of Syria, struck 6-4 B.C., obv. bare head right, around IMP CAESAR AVGVSTV, rev. two aquilae around [P QV]INTILV[S VR]VS, (S.-, RPC I 4535.19 (This Coin?), AUB 35-6, BMC 55-56, Rouvier 493). Very fine or better with dark green patina, with light earthen deposits, very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Phoenicia, Tyre Mint, Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver tetradrachm (14.02 g), issued 103-111, obv. Trajan laureate head to right supported by eagle standing right and club, around AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB **[GERM] DAK*, rev. small laureate bust of Herakles to right, around **DHMARC EX UPAT*S, (cf.S.1088, Wruck 150, McAlee 455, Prieur 1495, BMC 3, RPC 3528). Toned, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $300
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Mesopotamia, Carrhae, Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), silver tetradrachm, (12.75 g), issued A.D. 215-217, obv. radiate head of Caracalla to right, around AYT K M A ANTWNEINOC C EB, rev. eagle standing facing, head to right, wreath in beak, to left above star, between legs crescent, in exergue two dots, around **DMARC EZ UPA TO D* (cf.S.2701, Prieur 830). Good very fine, with some traces of mint bloom, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Mesopotamia, Carrhae, Macrinus, (217-218 A.D.), silver tetradrachm, (13.35 g), obv. radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to right, legend around, rev. eagle standing facing with head to right, holding wreath in beak, star to upper left, crescent between legs, [two pellets between legs], (S.2973, Prieur 836, BMC 394). Light oxidation deposits on reverse, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
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Mesopotamia, Edessa, Diadumenian, as Caesar, (217-218 A.D.), silver tetradrachm, (15.04 g), obv. bareheaded draped and cuirassed bust to right of Diadumenian, legend around, rev. eagle standing facing head to right, with wings spead and a wreath in beak, shrine with pediment between legs, legend around, (S.-, Prieur 869). A few minor flan flaws, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Mesopotamia, Singara, Gordian III and Tranquillina, (A.D. 238-244), AE 31, (19.66 g), obv. confronted busts of Gordian on left wearing paludamentum and cuirass and Tranquillina on right facing left wearing stephane, around **AUTOK K M ANT GORDIANON SAB TRANKULLINA SEB*, rev. city goddess Tyche wearing turreted crown, veil, mantle and chiton, seated left on rock holding a small branch, at her feet a half-figure of a river god Mygdonus swimming, centaur Saggitarius above discharging bow, around AYPCE**PKOL* CIN**G*APA, (S.3804, BMC Arabia p.135 8-11, SNG Cop.257, McClean III p.385, 9560). Pale green brown patina, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Mesopotamia, Singara, Gordian III (238-244 A.D.), Bronze AE 26 mm, (12.54 g), obv. around AVTOK M ANT **G*ORD*IANOC CEB, radiate head to right, rev. [AVP] CE**P KOL* CIN**G*ARA, turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, above, the centaur Sagittarius to right, discharging bow, (S.3791, BMC p.134, 1 [Pl.XIX 1], SNG Cop.255). Slightly off centred on reverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Egypt, Alexandria, Claudius I, (A.D. 41-54), bronze obol, (8.52 g), dated year 10 = 49-50 A.D., obv. TI K**L*AY KAI CEBAC **GERMA*, laureate, head right, L I (date) before, rev. four ears of corn with caduceus in centre, AYTO KPA across, (S.1876, RPC I, 5175, BMC 99, Dattari 140, Milne 114, Koln 91); another similar, dated year 2 = 41-42 A.D., (10.08 g), obv. similar with star before, rev. six ears of corn bound togwether, around AVTOKPA to left, L B (date) across, (S.-, RPC I, 5123, BMC 101 var., Dattari 142, Milne 4225, Koln 66). Fine - very fine, both with attached minor inactive green patination, first cleaned. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Egypt, Alexandria, Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), bronze obol, (11.85 g), dated year 6 = 73-74 A.D., obv. AYTOK KAI**S SEBA OUESPA[SIANOU]*, laureate, head right, rev. bust of Sarapis to right L S before (date), (cf.S.2383, RPC II, 2444, BMC 257, Dattari 401, Milne 432, Koln 300); another similar, dated year 7 = 74-75 A.D., (8.59 g), obv. similar, rev. bust of Isis with horns and disc to right, LZ before, (cf.S.2384, RPC II, 2445, BMC 267, Dattari 386, Milne 432, Koln 301). Fine, second with inactive green patination, first brown, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius, (138-161 A.D.), AE drachm, c.153-154 (year 17), AE 32mm., (25.20 g), obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, rev. draped bust of Sarapis, wearing kalathos and taenia, right, below, eagle standing, right, head to left, spreading wings; in field around, L I-Z, (S.4449, Milne 2224, cf.Koln. 1716, RPC Online 17080 (variant no star). Fine/good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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Egypt, Alexandria, Domitius Domitianus, Usurper, (297-298 A.D.), Potin Octadrachm(?), 22mm, (11.51 g), 12h, dated RY 2 = (297/298). obv.**D*OMITI ANOC CEB, radiate head right, rev. Sarapis standing right, wearing kalathos, raising his right arm in salute, holding transverse sceptre with his left hand and arm; palm frond to left, L B (date) to left, (S.12982, Koln 3367, Dattari (Savio) 6187 var.; cf.BMC 2623, Curtis 2134, K&G 126.1; Milne 5245). Good very fine, dark brown patina, rare and exceptional.
Estimate $2,000
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