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Claudius, (41-54 A.D.), Cistophoric tetradrachm, Ephesus issue 41-42 A.D., silver 26 mm, (11.03 g), obv. TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head to left, rev. DIAN EPHE, frontal view of tetrastyle temple of Diana at Ephesus, her cult statue within with fillets hanging from her wrists, polos on her head; the temple stands on a podium of four steps and has a pediment decorated with figures, (S.1739, C.30, BMC 229, RIC 119, CBN 229, RPC 2222). Grey patination, very fine or better, rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Macedonia, Amphipolis, Septimius Severus, (193-211 AD), bronze unit (AE22, 7.87g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Tyche enthroned, facing left, holding a patera, star to left, AMPH before (Moushmov 6014; Varbanov 3268; BMC 122). Punch mark on obverse, green patina, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
Passed in
Macedon, Koinon of Macedon, Severus Alexander, (222-235 A.D.), (12.42 g), AE 26, Beroea Mint, obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great right, around **ALEXANDROU*, dotted border, rev. warrior standing facing, head left, holding reverted spear and parazonium, around **MAKEDONWN BN*, dotted border, (S.-, AMNG III 517). Deeply toned, some surface pitting, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Cappadocia, Caesarea, Lucius Verus, (161-69 AD), silver didrachm, (6.41 g), obv. bare head of Lucius Verus to right, around AYTOKP OYHPO CEBACTOC, rev. Mt. Argaeus surmounted by Helios, around **UP*ATOC **D*, (S.1865, BMC 194, Syd. 352, Metcalf 131a). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Syria, Antioch ad Orontem, Philip II, (247-49 AD), billon tetradrachm (11.36g), Emesan issue, issued 249 AD, obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, AYT OK KMIOYA III AINNOCEI rev. eagle standing to front, head right, holdong a wreath in it's beak, [DHNAPX ESOVCAIC YNA TO R] around, ANTIOXIA in exergue, SC below (Prieur 474; c.f. S.4146) . Well struck on a broad flan, underlying lustre, good very fine or better.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Syria, Commagene, Zeugma, Philip I, (244-249), AE 29, (15.86 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 minor hoard patination otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Syria, Cyrrhestica, Hieropolis, Caracalla, (197-218 AD) silver tetradrachm, (12.85g), obv. laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, seen from the front, head left, **AUT K M A ANTWNEINOC* rev. eagle standing left, head right, wreath in beak, lion walking left between legs (S.2647; Bellinger 41, 100). Lightly toned, scattered porosity, very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver tetradrachm (27mm, 14.83 g), Antioch Mint, dated year 30 of the Actian Era and Cos. XIII (= 2/1 B.C.), obv. **KAISAROS SEBASTOU* around, laureate head right, rev. around ETOY**S L NIKHS*, Fortuna seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; (consular date) above; in right field **IG*, monogram and I (Caesarean Era date) above monogram. (S.106 [same date and type ilustrated], McAlee 185; Prieur 55; RPC I 4156; DCA 400). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orentem, Augustus, (27 BC - 14 AD), bronze dupondius (16.42g), dated CY 30 (2/1 BC), obv. laureate head of Augustus right, **KAISARI SEBASTW ARCIEREI*, rev. **RCIE-RATIKON ANTIOCEIS L* in wreath of archiereus (S.109; RPC 4259; McAlee 201). Desert patina, nearly very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Nero, (54-68 AD), silver tetradrachm, (13.77g), RY off flan, obv. laureate bust right, wearing aegis, **NERWNOS KAI[SAR SEBASTOU]* around, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm to left, (cf S.617; RPC 4182; Prieur 82). Nearly fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Vespasian,^(69-79 AD), silver tetradrachm (11.82g), dated RY 3 (70/1 AD), obv. laureate bust right, **AUTOKRA OUECPACIANOU KAICAR CEBACTOC*, rev. eagle standing on club left, wings spread, wreath in beak, palm to left, **ETOUC NEOU IEPOU G* (cf. S.736; RPC 1955; Prieur 124). Polished, nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Vespasian,^(69-79 AD), silver tetradrachm (14.78g), dated RY 5 (72/73 AD), obv. laureate head left, **AUTOKRATWR OUECPACIANOC KACIAR CEBA*, rev. eagle standing left on garlanded altar, head right looking upwards, caduceus in beak, palm branch to left, **ETOUC NEOY IEPOU E* around (RPC 1975; McAlee 40; BMC 234). A full strike, bold portrait, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
Syria, Seulucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Nerva, (96-8 AD), silver tetradrachm (13.66g), RY 1 (96-7 AD), obv. laureate bust right, wearing aegis, **KAIS SEB AUT NEROUS*, rev. eagle standing on thunderbolt, wings spread, ETOUS NEOU IEROU*, A in right field (cf. S.948 [RY 2], Prieur 149; RPC 3476; SNG Cop 182). A pleasing portrait, boldly struck on an ovoid flan, extremely fine and rare thus, especially for year 1.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Caracalla, (198-217 AD), issued 213-17, obv. laureate bust right, AVT KAI ANT**W*NEINOC CEB, rev. eagle standing facing, head right, wreath in beak, **D*HMAPX E**X* Y**P*ATO *D* (S.2650, BMC 20, Bellinger 27, 37). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch ad Orontem, Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I, (244-49 AD), silver tetradrachm, (12.23 g), obv. diademed and draped bust right, MAP **W*TAKI*L* CEOYHPAN CEB, rev. eagle stnading on palm branch, head left, wings spread, wreath in beak, SC in exergue, **D*HMAPC E*X*OYCIAC (S.4057, Prier 325, BMC 20). Toned, very fine/ nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Syria, under Roman governor Aulus Gabinius (57-55 B.C.), in name of and imitation of Philip I Philadelphus, (89-83 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.23 g), Antioch on the Orontes Mint, obv. diademed head of Philip I to right, fillet border, rev. Zeus seated left on throne, holds Nike with wreath in outstretched hand, and sceptre all within laurel wreath, on right, **BASILE[WS] FILIPPOU*, and to left **EPIFANOU[S] traces of FILADELFOU*, to left XAB monogram, (S.7214, Newell Num. Chron. 1919, No.1 [p.87], ANSMN 5 [1952] 55f., RPC 4124, HGC 9, 1356 [R1]). Lightly patinated, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $900
Passed in
Phoenicia, Tyre Mint, Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver tetradrachm (14.38 g), issued regal year 15 = 111, obv. Trajan laureate head to right supported by eagle standing right and club, around **AUTOKR KAIC NER TRAIANOC CEB* **GERM DAK*, rev. small laureate bust of Herakles to right, around **DHMARC EX IZ UPAT*E, (cf.S.1088, McAlee 460, Prieur 1515, RPC 3539). Lightly toned, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Phoenicia, Tyre, Caracalla, (198-217 AD), billon tetradrachm, (16.17g),issued 213-217, obv. laureate bust cuirassed of Caracalla to right, around AYT KAI AN TWNINOC CE, rev. eagle standing facing, head to left, wreath in beak, between legs murex shell on a club, around **DHMARC EX UPATO*C **TOD*, (S.2679, Bellinger 306 [ANS Num. Studies No.3, p.87], Prieur 1549 [p.171]). Very fine/ extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Egypt, Nero, (54-68 AD), billon tetradrachm (10.01g), Alexandria mint, RY 13 (66-7 AD), obv. radiate bust of Nero left, wearing aegist, LI**G* in front, **NERW KLAU KAIS SEB GEP AU*, rev. laureate head of Tiberius right, **TIBEPIOS KAISAP* (S.637; RPC 5295). Porous, nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Egypt, Alexandria, Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), billon tetradrachm, (12.60 g), issued year 2 = A.D. 69-70, obv. laureate head to right of Vespasian, around **AVTOK KAIS SEBA OVESPASIANOV*, in front L B, rev. Nike to left with wreath and palm, (S.2376, Milne 393, SNG Cop.167). Toned, good fine/ fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), billon tetradrachm, (12.02 g), year 5 = A.D. 120-1, obv. AV KAI TPAI A**D*PIA [CEB], laureate, draped bust of Hadrian to right, rev. LE, Dikaiosyne (= Aequitas) standing facing, her head to left, holding scales with her right hand and cornucopiae with her left hand, (cf.S.3713, Koln 809, RPC 5257, Dattari 1356). Light brown toning, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Roman provincial bronzes, Judea, Caesarea Maritima, Domitian, AE24, (9.52 g), obv. laureate head left, rev. Minerva standing left, supporting trophy to left and holding spear and shield (S.886); another, Ascalon, AE15, (6.34 g), rev. Phanebal, god of war, standing left, wielding sword above head and holding small round shield, HYP to left, AC to right (S.-, Ros 119); Judaea, Capta series, Titus, AE22, (8.08 g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Nike standing right, foot on helmet, holding shield attached to palm tree (S.785); Samaria, Neapolis, Elagabalus, AE22, (11.36 g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Mt Gerizim with arches colonnade, roadway, shrine, altar, and temple (S.3122); plus a Constantinian follis. The first tooled, good fine, others nearly fine - good fine, last very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300