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Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), copper hemidrachm, year 4 = A.D. 140-141, (27.21 grams), obv. Antoninus Pius with laureate bust to right, around AYT K T AI**L ADR* ANTWNINOC CEB EVCEB, rev. bust of Sarapis wearing modius, L **D* across,(cf.S.4395, Koln 1355, Milne -, Dattari 2802). Bright, weak in parts of the obverse legend, otherwise very fine, very rare and with collector's card description.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), billon tetradrachm, year 7 = A.D. 143-144, (13.73 grams), obv. Antoninus Pius with laureate head to right, around ANTWNINOC CEB EYCEB, rev. eagle facing with open wings, head to left, above across L Z, (S.4349, Datt. 2420, Koln 1429). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), copper hemidrachm, year 22 = A.D. 158-159, (20.56 grams), obv. Antoninus Pius with laureate head to right, around AVT K AI**L A..* ANT[WNINOC CEB EV], rev. Ares walking to right, holding spear and trophy, across [L] KB, (cf.S.4463, cf.Koln 1827-8, Milne 2386 var. BMC 1040, Dattari 2463); Salonina, wife of Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), billon tetradrachm, year 13 = A.D. 265-266, (9.57 grams), obv. draped bust of Salonina to right, around KOPNH**LIA* CA**L*WNEINA CEB, rev. LI**G* to right, Eagle standing to left, head to right with wreath, palm in front, (S.10713, BMC 2276, Milne 4122-3, Koln 2973). First coin short of obverse flan and legend, otherwise good fine and rare; second coin very fine or better. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Egypt, Alexandria, Faustina Junior, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), billon tetradrachm, (11.72 grams), rev. Isis Pharia advancing to right, holding sistrum and inflated sail LI Z = 153-4 A.D. (S.4743, Koln 1971) (illustrated); Elagabalus, billon tetradrachm, year 2 = 218-9, (11.96 grams), rev. bust of Sarapis wearing modius with floral ornaments (S.7621, Koln 2313) (illustrated); Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, billon tetradrachm, (11.64 grams), rev. eagle L **D* = ear 4 = 224-5, (S.8257, cf.Koln 2502); Philip I, billon tetradrachm, year 2 = 244-5, (12.73 grams), rev. Homonoia standing left holding double cornucopiae, (cf.S.9073, Koln 2710). Nearly very fine all with collector's packet descriptions. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Egypt, Alexandria, Commodus (A.D. 177-192), billon tetradrachm, year 28 = A.D. 187-188, (12.11 grams), obv. laureate head of Commodus to right, around M A KOM ANTW CEB EYCEB, rev. Commodus togate standing left holding branch and sceptre, crowned by Alexandria standing behind him holding corn-ears LK H, (S.5923, Milne 2676, Koln 2230). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Egypt, Alexandria, Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), billon tetradrachm, year 3 = A.D. 245-246, (12.88 grams), obv. laureate cuirassed bust of Philip I to right, around A K M IOV **FILIPPO* C EV CEB, rev. L **G* to right, Nike advancing to right, holding wreath, (S.9090, Dattari 4894, Koln -); Moesia Superior, Viminacium, Trajan Decius, (A.D. 249-251), AE 26, (11.56 grams), obv. laureate bust of Trajan Decius to right, around IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, rev. female figure Moesia standing between bull and lion, in exergue AN XII, around P M S C OL [VIM], (year 3 = 240-1), (S.4164, Vabanov 176 [R8], AMNG 131). Fine - very fine, both come with collector's card descriptions. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus (A.D. 253-268), billon tetradrachm, year 15 = A.D. 267-268, (10.42 grams), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right, around AVT K **P LIK GALLIHNO*C CEB, rev. eagle standing to right, head to left, holding wreath in beak, palm behind, to right L IE, (S.10592, BMC 2230, Milne 4178, Koln 2942). Extremely fine, comes with collector's card description.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Egypt, Alexandria, Salonina, wife of Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), billon tetradrachm, year 15 = A.D. 267-268, (8.970 grams), obv. draped bust of Salonina to right, around KOPNH**LIA* CA**L*WNEINA CEB, rev. LIB to right, Elpis standing to left, holding a plant, palm in front, (cf.S.10711, BMC 2254, Milne 4163-4, Koln 2986). Large flan, extremely fine, very scarce, comes with collector's card description.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Egypt, Alexandria, Salonina, wife of Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), billon tetradrachm, year 14 = A.D. 266-267, (10.520 grams), obv. diademed and draped bust of Salonina to right, around KOPNH**L*IA CA**LWNEINA* CEB, rev. Tyche reclining to left on couch, above L I**D*, (S.10716, BMC 2266, Milne 4140, Koln 2982); Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), silver antoninianus, Rome mint, issued 257-8, (2.80 grams), obv. around IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG GERM, radiate bust right, rev. VICTORIA GERM, Victory standing left holding wreath and palm, (S.10392, RIC 176, RSC 1162); Salonina, wife of Gallienus, (A.D. 253-268), billon antoninianus, issued 264, Antioch mint, (3.83 grams), obv. diademed and draped bust right, SALONINA AVG around, rev. CERER I AVG around, palm in exergue, Ceres seated left, (S.10627, RIC 90, RSC 22). First with dark chocolate brown patina, good very fine; others very fine, last on a large flan all come with collector's card descriptions. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Egypt, Alexandria, Claudius II, (A.D. 268-270), billon tetradrachm, year 3 = A.D. 270-271, (10.152 grams), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Claudius II to right, around AVT K **KLAVDIO* C CEB, rev. L **G* across, eagle standing to right, head left, holding wreath in beak, (S.11423, BMC 2334, Milne 4287, Koln 3046) another similar (7.716 grams), rev. eagle to right, L **G* across, (S.11423, Koln 3047, Milne 4291). Fine - good very fine, both come with collector's card descriptions. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Egypt, Alexandria, Aurelian and Vabalathus, (A.D. 270-271), billon tetradrachm, year 2 = A.D. 271-272 and year 5 of Vabalathus, (10.02 grams), obv. laureate and draped bust of Aurelian to right, around A K **L DOM AURHLIAN*OC CEB, L B across field, rev. Vabalathus laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed, around traces of I A C OVABA**LLAOQ*C A**QHN*V, across L E, (S.11721, BMC 2387, Milne 4333, Koln 3060). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Egypt, Alexandria, a range of issues including billon tetradrachms of Claudius, Nero, Otho, Gallienus, Claudius II, Tacitus, Probus, Numerian, Carinus, Diocletian, AE of Augustus rev. Nike year 40 = 10-11 A.D., (Koln 22), Claudius (3), Marcus Aurelius, issued 175-6, rev. Apis bull (S.5176, Koln 2084), theatre ticket tessera, others (3). Poor - nearly extremely fine, all with collector's packet descriptions. (24)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Kyrenaika, Kyrene, silver tetradrachm, (400-331 B.C.), (13.27 grams), obv. Silphium plant, in field K V / P A / N A, rev. head of Zeus Ammon to right with short shaggy hair, (S.6273, cf.Mâ„¢ller 316; Weber 8475, BMC 69; McClean 9936 [Pl.375, 3]). Trace of hoard patination, cleaned with some mint bloom, extremely fine and very rare, with collector's packet description.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,200
Ancient Greek, various issues in copper from Argolis; Bruttii (Bruttium) (2); Carteia (Spain); Cebren (Troas); Centuripae (Sicily); Cyrenaica; Emporiae (Spain); Italo-Punic and Siculo Punic (3); Larissa (Thessaly); Macedonian Kingdom (2); Mamertines, pentankion; Nuceria (Bruttium); Phaestos (Crete); Poseidonia (Lucania); Ptolemaic (4); Rhegium (Italy); Sinope (Paphlagonia); Seleucid Kingdom (3); Valencia (Spain); others (1). Poor - very fine all with collectors packet descriptions. (30)
Estimate $250
SOLD $520
Ancient Greek, various issues in copper from Akragas (Sicily) AE 26;, Argos, Athens (Ex Lockett Collection) (Agora 81); Ascalon, Cleopatra VII another city issue AE 13 year 184 = 84-6 A.D. (cf.BMC 56); Barce (Cyrenaica); Carthage (Zeugitana) (2); Crete (Cnossos); Kyrenaika, Magas etc.; Nabataea Aretas IV; Paestum (Lucania); Ptolemaic (2); Ptolemais-Ace c.261-200 AE 9 obv. Sarapis, rev. Tyche standing another under Antiochus IV AE 9; Seleucia ad Tigrim (Babylonia) AE 13; Suessa Aurunca AE 19 (Ex Dave Raymond); Syracuse (2), Agathocles and Hieron II. Fair - very fine, many of small module all with collector's packet descriptions. (21)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Greek Provincial, an extensive range of issues from the Eastern Mediterranean, includes issues of Adraa (Arabia), Aelia Capitolina (Judaea) (2), Antioch (Commagene), Antioch (Decapolis), Antioch (Pisidia), Antioch (Syria) (6), Aradus (Phoenicia) (2), Berytus (Phoenicia) (2), Byblus (Phoenicia), Carthage, Carrhae (Mesopotamia), Cyprus, Edessa (Mesopotamia) (2), Gadara (Decapolis), Gerasa (Decapolis), Heliopolis (Coele Syria), Marathus (Phoenicia), Philippopolis (Arabia), Sebaste (Decapolis), Sidon (Phoenicia) (2), Singara (Mesopotamia), Tripolis (Phoenicia), Tyre (Phoenicia) (4). Mostly fair only a very few fine all with collector's packet descriptions. (36)
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Greek Provincial, an extensive range of issues from the Western and Central Mediterranean, includes issues of Amisus (Pontus), Apameia (Phrygia), Aphrodisias (Caria), Corinth (2), Erythrae (Ionia), Ephesus (Ionia), Caesarea (Cappadocia) (2), Heraclea Salbace (Caria), Hispalis (Spain), Iasus (Caria), Juliopolis (Bithynia), Marcianopolis (Moesia), Perga (Pamphylia), Phillipi (Macedonia), Sinope (Paphlagonia), Thessalonica (Macedonia), Viminiacum (Moesia), others uncertain (4). Poor - a few fine, mostly good - very good all with collector's packet descriptions. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Ancient Greek and Roman, Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy X (101-80 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, year 18 = 97-96 B.C., (S.7940, Sv. 1678) (illustrated), others (2) AE 27 (Sv.7880, another uncertain), Alexandria, billon tetradrachms (3); Greek Imperial (3), including (2) of Caesarea, Cappodocia of Severus Alexander; Roman, Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Lyons mint, issued 2 B.C. - A.D. 4 and later, obv. laureate head of Augustus to right, rev. Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shields and spears between them, above a simpulum and lituus, (S.1597, RIC 207, RSC 43, BMC 533) (illustrated); Byzantine coins (3); Kushan (11); Portuguese India AE (5), 12th century Ceylon (2); others as modern copper copies of ancient Greek silver coins, these are uniface. Poor - nearly very fine. (39)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Ancient Greek and Roman, Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy VI (180-145 B.C.), (2), AE 29 and AE 26, obv. Zeus Ammon head right, rev. two eagles left, (S.7900, Sv. 1424, 1426); Roman Egypt, Alexandria, billon tetradrachms (7) from Nero - Diocletian; Greek Imperial (2); Roman As of Domitian (S.2817), dupondius of Trajan (S.3225); Roman Republic denarius (holed) of L. Papius, (c.79 B.C.), (S.311, Cr.384/1); other 3rd and 4th century AE (6). Poor - nearly very fine. (20)
Estimate $160
SOLD $200
Ancient Greek and Roman, includes Macedon, Kingdom of Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), holed, silver tetradrachm, (16.46 grams), Babylon mint, issued 323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, to left M, **LU* monogram below throne, **[B]ASILEW[S]* in exergue, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6713, Price 3692, BMC 3692a-f, M.1272, Demanhur Hoard 4479-4525); Roman silver denarii of Hadrian, (S.3516), Severus Alexander, (S.7902), Elagabalus, AE sestertius (cf.S.7576), 2nd century AE (1), 3rd century AE (4), 4th century (9), other issues of Syracuse, Alexandria Egypt, billon tetradrachms (3), Aurelian (2) and Maximianus; India including a large punch mark silver piece 4th century B.C., Morocco and copies of (2) shekels of Tyre in good style both marked copy on edge. Fair - very fine. (27)
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Ancient Greek and Roman, includes denarii of Roman Republic (3), Tiberius (S.1763), Hadrian, others (3, holed or plated); British copy of As of Claudius, rev. Minerva; sestertii of Gordian III (2), (S.8702, 8725 but obv. C); Roman 3rd and 4th century AE (15); Egypt, Ptolemaic issues (2), Roman Egypt, Probus (2), Diocletian; India, Indo-Scythian drachm. Poor - nearly very fine. (32)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340