CNG MBS 103 Virtual Catalog by Classical Numismatic Group, LLC

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CNG Auction 103

An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Closing Wednesday, September 14, 2016

CNG Auction 103 An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Closing Electronically on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 10AM (ET)

Bids submitted by mail, phone, fax, and email accepted until Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 5PM (ET) Featuring: Coins and Antiquities from the Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind Further Selections from the M. A. Armstrong Collection Greek and Roman Coins from the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection An Extensive Offering of Tarentine Coinage A Unique Gold Oktadrachm of Seleukid King Antiochos III Sasanian Coins from the Grzesiak and Highland Collections The Korwin Collection of Roman Coinage Further Selections of Roman Coins from the RBW Collection A Run of Flavian “Judaea Capta” Commemoratives An Attractive Pertinax Aureus Important Early Lombardic Gold Exquisite 19th Century Collection of Napoleonic Medals in Hand-Crafted Case An Impressive Selection of Scottish Coinage A Spectacular Battle of Lowestoft Gold Medal of Charles II Antiquities from the Petite Museum of Hadji Baba Pamphill Hoard of Mid-Late Third Century Roman Coinage

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AUCTION TERMS 7. Estimates are in U.S. dollars ($) and bids must be made in even dollar ($) amounts. The CNG website, www.cngcoins.com, will execute electronic bids on behalf of all electronic bidders. Subject to reserves and opening prices, all electronic bids will be executed by the electronic software at one bidding increment (approximately 10%) over the next highest bid. All written, fax, email and phone bids received before 5PM the day prior to the sale date will be uploaded to the CNG website no later than the day prior to the sale date. These bids will not be subject to the minimum required bid cited on the website at the time of the upload. Any written, fax, email and phone bids received after the deadline or with special instructions will be executed at CNG’s complete discretion and will be subject to the next bid required by the website. In the case of identical written, fax, email and phone bids, the earliest bid received wins. An electronic bid has priority over any identical written, fax, email or phone bid. Bid by lot number. No lot will be broken. Bidders are responsible for errors in bidding. Check your bids carefully. Electronic bidders may check their bids under User Services at www.cngcoins.com.

This is an internet and mail bid sale with an automated electronic close, conducted by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (CNG). Bidding in the auction constitutes acceptance of the following terms: 1. The property listed in this catalogue is offered for sale by CNG for itself and as agent for various owners and other consignors. We reserve the right to reject any bid, to determine the opening price, to set bidding increments, to vary the order of the auction, to reopen bidding in the case of a dispute, to withdraw any lot, to bid on behalf of CNG, to bid on behalf of the consignor, and to permit the consignor to bid on his own lots. CNG may loan or advance money to consignors or prospective bidders, and may have an interest other than commission charges in any lot. CNG may bid on its own account as an “insider” with information not available to the public. 2. Lots will be sold in the order listed in the catalogue. The first lot will close electronically at www.cngcoins.com at 9AM Eastern Time on the sale date, with subsequent lots closing every 15 seconds thereafter. All written, fax, email and phone bids must be received by 5PM Eastern Time, on the day prior to the sale date. Electronic bids may be placed by approved bidders up until the closing time of each lot. The electronic clock on the website represents the official closing time for each lot. Bidders intending to bid electronically must first register at www.cngcoins.com. New website registrations are processed for approval Monday through Friday 9AM-5PM Eastern Time only. No new registrations will be approved on the sale date.

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3. A 21% Buyer’s Fee will be added to the hammer price of all successful written, fax, email and phone bids. A 19% Buyer’s Fee will be added to the hammer price of all successful electronic bids directly placed on www.cngcoins.com. 4. All coins are guaranteed genuine. Attribution, date, condition and other descriptions are the opinion of the cataloguer, and no warranty is expressed or implied. Please note that an auction sale is not an approval sale. Lots examined prior to the sale and lots purchased by floor bidders (including bidders executing commission bids on behalf of other parties) may not be returned for any reason except lack of authenticity. All claims of misdescription and all claims of return, except claims regarding authenticity, must be made within 5 days of receipt of material. Any claim of lack of authenticity must be made in writing by the original purchaser immediately after discovery that an item is not authentic, and upon making such a claim the original purchaser must immediately return the lot to CNG in the same condition as at the time of the auction. Coins that have been encapsulated (“slabbed”) by a grading and/or authentication service may not be returned for any reason, including authenticity, if they have been removed from the encapsulation (“slab”). If payment is made by credit card, rights of return are governed by these Auction Terms which supercede any rights of return promulgated by the card issuer. Estimates are intended as a guide only and not as a statement of opinion of value.

11. Sales tax, postage, handling and insurance are the responsibility of the buyer and are added to all invoices where appropriate. For buyers in the European Union, CNG may import lots into the United Kingdom prior to shipment and charge buyers the import Value Added Tax. On any tax not paid by the purchaser which should have been paid, even if not invoiced by CNG, the purchaser agrees to pay the same on demand together with any interest or penalty that may be assessed. It is the responsibility of the buyer to comply with foreign customs and other regulations. 12. Prices realized are published and are mailed with CNG’s next publication. Prices realized are posted at www.cngcoins.com and successful electronic bidders are notified by email after the last lot of the sale closes. 13. Bidders hereby waive any claim for incidental, consequential or exemplary damages arising from this auction. The sole remedy that any participant in the auction shall have for any claim or controversy arising out of the auction shall be a refund, without interest, of all or part of the purchase price paid by the participant.

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14. All rights granted by CNG or otherwise available to bidders and purchasers, under these Auction Terms or otherwise, are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise. No third party may rely on any benefit or right conferred by these Auction Terms. Bidders acting as agents must disclose the agency in writing to CNG prior to the auction; otherwise rights are limited to the agent and are not transferable to the undisclosed principal. 15. Any dispute regarding this auction shall be governed by the laws of Pennsylvania and shall be adjudicated only by the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas or the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; all bidders submit themselves to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for this purpose, consent to service of process by registered or certified mail, and waive any contrary provisions of Articles 14 or 15 of the French Civil Code and any similar provisions in any jurisdiction. All bidders consent to the confidentiality of consignors’ identities and waive any right to require disclosure of the name of the consignor or owner of any auction lot, whether such right is based on New York GOL §5-701(a) or any other provision in any jurisdiction. In any dispute regarding this auction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorney fees.

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All written, fax, email and phone bids must be received by 5PM (ET) September 13, 2016.

The Electronic Close starts at 10AM ET on September 14, 2016. Lots close every 15 seconds.

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Please read the auction terms for new information regarding bidding, buyer’s fees, and payment of invoices.

Order of Sale and Beginning Closing Times (ET) on 14 September 2016

Greek Coinage.................................................................................1–419....................................10:00 AM Celtic Coinage..............................................................................420–430.................................... 12:20 PM Oriental Greek Coinage...............................................................431–468.................................... 12:23 PM Central Asian Coinage.................................................................469–552.................................... 12:36 PM Roman Provincial Coinage..........................................................553–610...................................... 1:04 PM Roman Republican Coinage........................................................ 611–666...................................... 1:23 PM The Korwin Collection of Roman Coinage.................................667–799...................................... 1:42 PM Roman Miscellaneous..........................................................................800...................................... 2:26 PM Roman Imperial Coinage.............................................................801–898...................................... 2:27 PM Byzantine Coinage.......................................................................899–953...................................... 2:59 PM Early Medieval & Islamic Coinage..............................................954–984...................................... 3:18 PM World Coinage........................................................................... 985–1114...................................... 3:28 PM World Medals........................................................................... 1115–1141...................................... 4:11 PM Olympic Medals................................................................................. 1142...................................... 4:20 PM British Coinage........................................................................ 1143–1247...................................... 4:21 PM British Medals..........................................................................1248–1256...................................... 4:56 PM Antiquities................................................................................1257–1294...................................... 4:59 PM Pamphill Hoard..................................................................................1295...................................... 5:11 PM All lots in this auction were in the possession of CNG in CNG’s Lancaster, Pennsylvania office no later than 15 July 2016. This information is provided for the protection of buyers who may need to establish the date of US presence for import or export purposes.

NOTICE OF EXHIBITION

Auction lots may be viewed by appointment only at our Lancaster office from 15 August 2016 to 14 September 2016 during office hours (Monday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM). Enlargements of all single lots and selected multiple lots may be viewed on the internet at the following websites: www.cngcoins.com – www.numisbids.com – www.sixbid.com We are sorry, but photographs of individual coins in multiple lots cannot be provided.

Future Sales and Consignment Deadlines TRITON XX • 10 January 2017 A Public Auction Consignment Deadline: 16 September 2016

CNG 105 • May 2017 An Internet & Mail Bid Sale Consignment Deadline: 15 January 2017

In our Lancaster Office, contact Victor England or Bill Dalzell. In our London Office, contact Eric McFadden or David Guest. Acknowledgement

CNG would like to thank Jan Moens (jan.moens@bvdmc.com) for creating and providing the Numismatica Medievalis font used in this sale.

GREEK COINAGE Ex Huntington Collection

1. IBERIA, Punic Iberia. Circa 237-209 BC. AR Half Shekel (17.5mm, 3.73 g, 12h). Male head left / Horse standing right. MHC 604; ACIP 168.2 (O111/R147); SNG BM Spain 114–6. VF, toned, reverse slightly off center. ($750) Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Vico, 26 June 2012), lot 89 (HSA 1001.1.23271); Santiago Iglesias Collection; Lorca Collection. Possibly also ex Cervera Collection.

2. IBERIA, Belikio. Circa 100-70 BC. Æ Unit (22.5mm, 7.99 g, 7h). Bearded head right / Warrior, holding spear, on horseback right. ACIP 1433; SNG BM Spain 763–70. EF, mottled green-brown patina. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 42 (12 November 2001), lot 64875.

3. IBERIA, Beuibum. Late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Æ Unit (28mm, 16.76 g, 12h). Head of Melqart left, wearing lion’s skin; club on left shoulder / Ethnic (in Iberian) between two tunnies to right. ACIP 969; SNG BM Spain –. Good VF, dark green patina. Rare. ($300)

ACIP & CNH Plate Coin

4. IBERIA, Carmo. Circa 150-100 BC. Æ As (26mm, 14.28 g, 11h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin / Ethnic (in Iberian) between grain ears to right. ACIP 2395 = CNH 14 (this coin illustrated); SNG BM Spain 1583. Good VF, earthen green patina. ($300) From the Camerata Romeu Collection.

5. IBERIA, Emporion. Circa 241–218 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.64 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Arethousa right; three dolphins around / Pegasos flying right. ACIP 164; SNG BM Spain 19. Good VF, toned, slight die wear, tiny deposit on reverse. ($750) From the Camerata Romeu Collection.

6. IBERIA, Gadir. Circa 235-200 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.67 g, 6h). Head of Melqart left, wearing lion’s skin / Tunny right. ACIP 634; SNG BM Spain –. Good VF, toned, scrape across chin, earthen deposits on reverse. ($1000) From the Camerata Romeu Collection.

7. IBERIA, Obulco. Mid 2nd century BC. Æ As (29mm, 17.45 g, 10h). Head of female right / Legend (in Iberian) in two lines between grain ear and plow. ACIP 2193 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG BM Spain 1416. EF, earthen dark green patina. Extremely rare variety, ACIP estimates 2-3 known. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 20.

8. IBERIA, Segovia. 1st century BC. Æ Unit (24mm, 10.98 g, 3h). Male head right / Warrior, holding spear, on horseback right. ACIP 1867; RPC I 478. VF, earthen green patina. Rare sole issue of Segovia. ($300)

ACIP & CNH Plate Coin 9. IBERIA, Turiasu. Circa 50-27 BC. Æ As (28mm, 12.52 g, 6h). Laureate female head right, wearing necklace / Horseman left on wavy ground line, raising right hand. ACIP 1737 = CNH 35 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 401. VF, tan-brown surfaces, two scratches above head on obverse. ($300) From the Camerata Romeu Collection.

10. IBERIA, Ulia. Circa 200-150 BC. Æ As (32mm, 21.02 g, 10h). Female head right, wearing necklace; palm frond before, crescent below / Vine branches framing ethnic. ACIP 2321; SNG BM Spain 1512-3. Good VF, natural earthen green patina. Attractive. ($300) From the Camerata Romeu Collection.

Illustrated in EC

11. ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AV 25 Asses (12mm, 1.36 g). Head of lion right; cc¨ (mark of value) to left and below / Blank. EC Series 21, 229 (O1 – this coin, illustrated); HN Italy 128; SNG ANS 2; SNG Copenhagen 36; SNG Lloyd 10; SNG Lockett 42; Dewing 72; Hunt IV 6; Jameson 17 (all from the same obv. die). EF, toned. ($5000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2002; Spink 182 (27 March 1991), lot 377; Santamaria (4 May 1961), lot 2.

12. ETRURIA, Populonia. 3rd century BC. AR 20 Asses (20mm, 8.44 g). Diademed facing head of Metus; c/≈ (mark of value) below / Two kerykeia, the right inverted. EC Series 48 (O14/R18); HN Italy 150; Kraay & Hirmer 327 (same dies). VF, toned, typical areas of weak strike. ($1000)

13. UMBRIA, Tuder. Circa 220-200 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (30mm, 33.15 g, 3h). Hound sleeping; crescent to left / Kithara; crescent to left. Campana 11; ICC 223; HN Italy 46. VF, dark brown patina. High relief. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 169 (12 October 2008), lot 193.

14. UMBRIA, Tuder. Circa 220-200 BC. Æ Aes Grave Quadrans (27mm, 19.56 g, 2h). Frog; three pellets (mark of value) in field / Anchor; three pellets (mark of value) in field. Campana 13; ICC 225; HN Italy 48. VF, dark green patina, pit on reverse. ($500) From the RBW Collection. Ex Charles A. Hersh Collection (privately purchased by RBW); Henry Platt Hall Collection (Glendining’s, 19 July 1950), lot 432; S. B. Schieffelin Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 30 March 1898), lot 20 (part of; purchased by Spink).

Extensive Offering of Tarentum

15. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 390-385 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.82 g, 7h). Youth on horse galloping right; tiny ¬ below / Phalanthos, holding torch, riding dolphin left. Fischer-Bossert Group 28, 407 (V178/R315); Vlasto 365 and 368 (same dies); HN Italy 870. Good VF, toned, some porosity. ($1000) Ex Künker 115 (25 September 2006), lot 45.

Pedigreed to 1934

16. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 333-331/0 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.92 g, 2h). Warrior, holding two spears and shield, raising third spear overhead, on horse rearing right; ^ to left, ¬ to right; below, ˚Å¬ above Å / Phalanthos, holding crested helmet, riding dolphin right; stars flanking, f5 below. Fischer-Bossert Group 58, 752a (V291/R584 – this coin); Vlasto 542 = CNG 40, lot 586 (same dies); HN Italy 896. EF, attractive old collection toning, a little die wear, slight die shift on reverse. Struck from highly artistic dies. ($1500) From the Friend of a Scholar Collection, purchased from Maison Platt, April 1987. Ex A. Hess (2 February 1934), lot 39.

17. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 325/0-315 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.72 g, 12h). Warrior, wearing shield adorned with hippocamp and holding two javelins, on horse prancing left; to left, Nike standing facing, head right, restraining horse; below, Â above leg, ˚Å¬ below / Phalanthos, preparing to throw javelin aloft and holding two others, cloak draped over his arm and billowing behind, riding dolphin right; ˚Å¬ and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 63, 792 (V310/R614); HN Italy 893; Kraay & Hirmer 312 = BMC 272 (same dies); Vlasto 530 (same dies). VF, lightly toned, some die wear. Well centered and struck. Very rare. ($2000)

18. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.90 g, 5h). Warrior, holding two spears and shield, raising third spear overhead, on horse rearing right; sÅ below / Phalanthos, holding arrow and bow, riding dolphin right; ^˙r and A below. Fischer-Bossert Group 68, 825 (V327/R636); Vlasto 630; HN Italy 938. EF, attractive deep iridescent tone, irregular flan. ($500) 19. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.70 g, 4h). Warrior, holding two spears and shield, raising third spear overhead, on horse rearing right; sÅ below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; 1 to left; below, dolphin left. Fischer-Bossert Group 70, 846 (V336/R657); HN Italy 937. Good VF, toned, minor porosity along edge, traces of horn silver. ($500)

20. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302-280 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.19 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; zor and olive branch to right. Vlasto 1047; HN Italy 975. Good VF, toned, flan flaw and minor surface crack on reverse. ($300)

21. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 302-280 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.20 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla throwing stone / Owl standing right, head facing; to right, club above zor. Vlasto 1054–7; HN Italy 975. VF, toned, struck with worn reverse die. Rare. ($300) 9

22. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.93 g, 8h). Youth on horseback right, crowning horse; sÅ to left, ÅrE>QW@ in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding tripod, riding dolphin left; 4Ås below. Vlasto 666–7; HN Italy 957. Near EF, toned, slight die wear. Well centered and struck. ($500) 23. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.90 g, 1h). Warrior, wearing shield and holding spear, on horse prancing left; to left, Nike standing facing, restraining horse; [¬Uk5skos below] / Phalanthos, wearing shield inscribed E and holding two spears, riding dolphin left; zor to left, waves below. Vlasto 680; HN Italy 963. VF, toned, struck from worn dies, minor flan flaw on obverse. ($500)

24. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.85 g, 9h). Youth, holding shield, on horse rearing left; E[U] to right, f5¬W@ below / Phalanthos, holding Nike, who crowns him with wreath, riding dolphin left; waves below. Vlasto 684-6; HN Italy 964. Good VF, toned, die break on obverse. Well centered. ($500) 25. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.72 g, 7h). Warrior, holding two spears and shield, raising third spear overhead, on horse rearing right; Å@QrW∏ below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos, riding dolphin left; stars flanking, EU to left, anchor to right, År below. Vlasto 691; HN Italy 966. VF, toned, some roughness, tiny flan flaw and light cleaning marks on obverse. Well centered. ($500)

26 27 26. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.77 g, 5h). Warrior, holding two spears and shield, raising third spear overhead, on horse rearing right; s5 to left, dE5@o˚rÅt˙s below / Phalanthos, holding dolphin, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 692–3; HN Italy 967. Good VF, dark iridescent tone, a hint of porosity. ($500) 27. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.55 g, 7h). Warrior, holding two spears and shield, raising third spear overhead, on horse rearing right; s5 to left, dE5@o˚rÅt˙s below / Phalanthos, holding dolphin, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 692–3; HN Italy 967. Good VF, toned, minor die wear, traces of horn silver. ($500)

29 28 28. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.84 g, 6h). Warrior, holding shield, on horse rearing left; EU to right, @5˚Wtt[Ås] below / Phalanthos, holding trident, riding dolphin right; zor to left; below, hippocamp right. Vlasto 700; HN Italy 968. VF, toned. Struck from artistic dies. ($500) 29. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.75 g, 8h). Youth on horse galloping right; EU to left, @5˚odÅÂ[os] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and distaff, riding dolphin left; zor and gazelle below. Vlasto 704; cf. HN Italy 970/958. Good VF, a couple minor die breaks. Well centered and struck. ($500)

30. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.57 g, 12h). Youth on horse galloping right; EU to left, [@5˚]odÅÂo[s] below / Phalanthos, holding kantharos and distaff, riding dolphin left; zor and gazelle below. Vlasto 704; cf. HN Italy 970/958. Good VF, toned, struck from worn dies. ($500) 31. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.88 g, 1h). Youth on horse prancing right; EU to right, EU-År>c5d[Ås] in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding distaff and lighted torch, riding dolphin left. Vlasto 709; HN Italy 974. Good VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. Attractive style. ($750)

32. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 6.30 g, 11h). Warrior, holding shield decorated with stellate pattern and two spears, on horse prancing left; zW to right; below, ^5 above [Å]πo¬¬W / Phalanthos, holding grapes and distaff, riding dolphin left; Å@Q to right. Vlasto 790–1; HN Italy 1013. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XXXIX.3 (Fall 2014), no. 985844.

33. CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 5.90 g, 1h). Dioskouros, raising hand and holding rein, on horseback left, head facing; T and pileos to right; xE-@o˚rÅ>t-˙s in two lines below / Phalanthos, holding trident and lifting drapery, riding dolphin left, head and torso facing; S to right, [waves and cuttlefish below]. Vlasto 955–7; HN Italy 1058. Good VF, attractive dark iridescent tone, typical compact flan. Struck from artistic dies. ($500) 11

34. LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 330/25-281 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 7.99 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Herakles standing facing, holding club, bow, and arrow, lion’s skin draped over arm; to left, Nike flying right, crowning him; jug to right. Van Keuren 83; HN Italy 1384. Good VF, toned. ($1000) From the Volteia Collection.

35. LUCANIA, Herakleia. Circa 281-278 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.81 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena right; E behind neck / Herakles standing left, holding club and bow, lion skin draped over arm; to upper left, owl standing right; År5s to left. Van Keuren 87; HN Italy 1385. VF, toned, flan crack, slight die wear on reverse. ($500)

36. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Barley ear of eight grains / Incuse barley ear of eight grains. Noe Class I, 1d; HN Italy 1459. Good VF, iridescent tone, minor porosity, struck from worn obverse die. ($1000) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection.

37. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (28.5mm, 8.05 g, 12h). Barley ear of seven grains / Incuse barley ear of six grains. Noe Class IV, 89; HN Italy 1470. VF, toned, small edge split. High relief. ($1000) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

38. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 510-470 BC. AR Nomos (24.5mm, 6.67 g, 12h). Barley ear of seven grains / Incuse barley ear of six grains. Noe Class IX, 191; HN Italy 1482. Superb EF, toned, some die wear on reverse. High relief obverse from fresh die. Very rare with ethnic reading outward. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

39. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.68 g, 3h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Barley ear with leaf to right; to left, kerykeion above ¬U. Johnston Class A, 1.10 = Bement 184 (same dies); HN Italy 1556. VF, toned, area of weak strike in centers. Well centered. ($750)

40. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Double Nomos (24mm, 15.52 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; to left, forepart of lion right and Åπ˙ to left / Barley ear with leaf to left; club above leaf, Åµ5 below. Johnston Class B, 1.6 (same dies); HN Italy 1574. VF, toned, some porosity. ($750) 41. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.81 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; Åµ5 to left / Barley ear with leaf to right; thunderbolt above leaf. Johnston Class B, 4.2 (same dies); HN Italy 1577. Near EF, toned, a couple tiny die breaks on obverse. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 884875 (December 2010).

42. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.94 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; Åµ5 to left / Barley ear with leaf to right; thunderbolt above leaf. Johnston Class B, 4; HN Italy 1577. Good VF, dark iridescent toning. ($500) 43. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (21mm, 7.69 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Leukippos right; Åµ5 to left / Barley ear with leaf to right; thunderbolt above leaf. Johnston Class B, 4; HN Italy 1577. Good VF, toned, metal flaws on obverse, light scratch on reverse. ($500)

44. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (21.5mm, 7.84 g, 6h). Wreathed head of Demeter left; dWr5 below chin / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, pitchfork above leaf, dÅ below. Johnston Class C, 5.2 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1582. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, double struck on reverse. ($500) 45. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.83 g, 3h). Wreathed head of Demeter left; dWr5 below chin / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, pitchfork above leaf, Åd below. Johnston Class C, 5.4 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1582. Good VF, some die wear on obverse, die break on reverse. ($1000)

46. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.69 g, 1h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; EU below chin / Barley ear with leaf to right; ¬U to lower left, star above leaf. Johnston Class C, 8.12 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1592; Pozzi 192 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, a couple tiny flan flaws on obverse. ($750)

47. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.07 g, 1h). Owl standing right, head facing; s5 to left, olive branch to right / Barley ear with leaf to right; kerykeion above leaf. Johnston Class F, 1.1 = Jameson 327 (same dies); HN Italy 1611. Good VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. ($300)

48. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 325-275 BC. AR Diobol (11.5mm, 1.21 g, 1h). Head of Apollo Karneios left; [sÅ below chin] / Barley ear with leaf to right; owl and grasshopper above leaf, π below. Johnston F7; HN Italy 1601. Good VF, attractive dark iridescent tone, scratches on obverse. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

49. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.70 g, 10h). Wreathed head of Demeter left; d5 to right / Barley ear with leaf to right; [spindle above leaf]. Johnston Class D, 1.1 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1612. EF, toned. hairline flan crack, a couple flan flaws and die wear on obverse. ($750)

50. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (22mm, 7.79 g, 2h). Wreathed head of Demeter right; d5 to left / Barley ear with leaf to left; amphora above leaf, tiny ^Å below. Johnston Class D, 3.10 (same rev. die as illustration); HN Italy 1619. EF, toned, slight die wear on obverse. ($1000) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection.

51. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (12mm, 2.83 g, 1h). Attic standard. Struck for Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; [¬EU˚5ππos above] / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; [Â]-E across outer fields, s5 between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 43; SNG Lloyd –; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. EF, lustrous, slight die rust on obverse. ($4000) Demonstrating the usual flare shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631) are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.

Ex Freedman and Pozzi

52. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 225-200(?) BC. Æ (15mm, 3.28 g, 6h). Athena Alkidemos advancing right, holding spear overhead, shield on arm / Owl standing right, head facing, on grain ear. Johnston Bronze 68a; HN Italy 1704; Pozzi (Boutin) 542 (this coin). EF, dark brown patina, trace green deposits. ($200) Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 70; Prof. Samuel-Jean Pozzi Collection (Boutin), 542.

53. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 400-350 BC. AR Double Nomos – Distater (26mm, 15.76 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla scanning; d[5] behind neck guard / Bull butting right; in exergue, fish right. Noe, Thurian F20 (same dies); HN Italy 1805. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex New York Sale XX (7 January 2009), lot 57; Cederlind 130 (30 March 2004), lot 16.

54. LUCANIA, Thourioi. Circa 280-213 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 6.24 g, 8h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Bull butting right; Å¬ above, tripod in exergue. HN Italy 1898; SNG ANS 1107 var. (letters); CNG E-60, lot 9 (same dies). Good VF, attractively toned. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex New York Sale XX (7 January 2009), lot 58; Sotheby’s Zürich (10 June 1977), lot 19.

55. BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 216-214 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.23 g, 9h). Second Punic War issue. Veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; scepter and fly over shoulder / Zeus standing left, right foot on ionic capital, holding scepter; to left, eagle flying left, holding wreath in its talons. Arslan dies 29/43’; HN Italy 1970; SNG Copenhagen 1615 (same dies). EF, minor porosity, a touch off center and small lamination on reverse. ($750)

56. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.95 g, 6h). Medium incuse type. Tripod, legs terminating in lion’s feet; to right, heron standing left / Incuse tripod. HN Italy 2093; SNG ANS 261–2 var. (orientation of ethnic). Good VF, deep iridescent tone, indications of overstriking, trace deposits. ($500) 57. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 480-430 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 8.10 g, 11h). Dumpy incuse type. Tripod, legs terminating in lion’s feet / Incuse eagle flying right. HN Italy 2108; SNG ANS 294 (same obv. die). VF, toned. ($1000) Ex Camerata Romeu Collection.

58. BRUTTIUM, Kroton. Circa 300 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.25 g, 2h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod; filleted branch to left. HN Italy 2177; SNG ANS 389. VF, old collection tone. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 126 (19 November 2002), lot 10.

59. BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 260-215 BC. Æ (23mm, 8.14 g, 2h). Laureate head of Apollo right; cornucopia to right / Tripod with legs terminating in lion’s feet. HN Italy 2543; SNG ANS 720–4. EF, attractive dark green patina with spot of red. Fine style. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Roma 6 (29 September 2013), lot 350.

60. BRUTTIUM, Carthaginian occupation. Circa 215-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (20mm, 3.75 g, 1h). Wreathed head of Tanit-Demeter left / Horse standing right; palm tree in background, tiny ˝ above. Jenkins, Some, pl. C, L1; Robinson, Second, p. 52, 1; HN Italy 2019. EF, toned, die wear on obverse, minor flan flaw on horse. ($500) Ex G. Hirsch 192 (27 November 1996), lot 372; G. Hirsch 190 (8 May 1996), lot 486; G. Hirsch 187 (19 September 1995), lot 831; G. Hirsch 185 (15 February 1995), lot 569.

61. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 510-500 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.78 g, 3h). Sea eagle standing left / Crab. Jenkins, Gela, Group Ia, 2; HGC 2, 87. Good VF, minor porosity, obverse slightly off center. From the earliest issue of coinage at Akragas. ($1000) Ex Gemini II (1 October 2006), lot 12.

Lovely Detail

62. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 460-450/46 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.37 g, 12h). Sea eagle standing left on dotted line; AKRAC-ANTOΣ (partially retrograde) around / Crab; flower below; all within shallow incuse circle. Lee Group II; HGC 2, 79; SNG ANS 983 var. (ethnic); Jameson 505 (same dies); Randazzo 15; Rizzo pl. I, 12. EF, lightly toned. Excellent metal. ($10,000) Ex James Howard Collection (Roma VIII, 28 September 2014), lot 58.

63. SICILY, Akragas. Circa 211 BC. AR Half Shekel – Drachm (20.5mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing right, wings spread; E to right. Burnett, Enna 10–2 (same dies); BAR Issue 14; HGC 2, 122. Near EF, toned, light verdigris. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 130 (30 March 2004), lot 21; Cederlind 122 (28 June 2001), lot 12; Peus 316 (5 November 1986), lot 91.

64. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.70 g, 5h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, MBß∆M (Punic MHSBM) below. Jenkins, Punic 407 (O123/R334); HGC 2, 295. VF, toned, die break on obverse, overstruck on uncertain type. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 126 (14 October 2003), lot 1156.

65. SICILY, Gela. Circa 420-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.16 g, 4h). Charioteer driving slow quadriga left; above, Nike flying left, crowning horses; [in exergue, lizard left, stalking fly] / Forepart of man-headed bull right within shallow concave circle. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII, 472 (O91’/R183); HGC 2, 354; Pozzi 439 (same dies). VF, lightly toned, slightly off center, struck with worn obverse die. ($1000) Ex Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 17.

66. SICILY, Gela. Circa 420-405 BC. Æ Tetras or Trionkion (16.5mm, 4.09 g, 1h). Bull standing right, head lowered; ••• (mark of value) in exergue / Head of young river god right. Jenkins, Gela, Group VIII-IX, 504; CNS 32; HGC 2, 379. EF, green-brown patina, minor doubling on obverse. ($300)

67. SICILY, Kentoripai. Circa 214-210 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (24.5mm, 13.31 g, 4h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt. Campana 2, B/b; BAR Issue 1; CNS 4; HGC 2, 633. EF, dark green patina, die break on reverse. ($500) Ex Sternberg XXIX (30 October 1995), lot 32.

68. SICILY, Kentoripai. Circa 214-210 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (24.5mm, 10.80 g, 9h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Thunderbolt. Campana 2, B/b; BAR Issue 1; CNS 4; HGC 2, 633. EF, dark green-brown patina with patches of red. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 840839 (March 2009); Gemini IV (8 January 2008), lot 32.

69. SICILY, Lilybaion (as ‘Cape of Melkart’). Circa 330-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.02 g, 1h). Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; [†eQ¬Mße (RŠMLQRT in Punic) in exergue] / Wreathed head of Kore-Persephone left; three dolphins around. Jenkins, Punic 55 (O19/R42); HGC 2, 744; SNG Lockett 742 (same dies); BMC 16 (same dies). Good VF, toned, compact flan, flan flaw on obverse. Rare. ($1000)

70. SICILY, Messana. 460-456 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.36 g, 2h). Charioteer driving biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; olive leaf and berry in exergue / Hare springing right; Å above. Caltabiano Series VI, 299 (D134/R125); HGC 2, 780; Randazzo 179–80 (same dies). VF, toned, a few small edge splits, minor doubling on obverse, flan flaw and slightly off center on reverse. ($1000) Ex Numismatic Fine Arts X (17 September 1981), lot 40.

71. SICILY, Selinos. Circa 455-440 BC. AR Didrachm (25mm, 8.29 g, 5h). Herakles standing right, holding club overhead, preparing to strike the Cretan Bull, standing right, which he holds by a horn / River god Hypsas standing left, holding branch and phiale from which he sacrifices over serpent-entwined altar to left; to right, selinon leaf above heron walking right. HGC 2, 1224; SNG ANS 703. VF, toned, obverse smoothed and tooled, numerous scratches. ($1000) Ex Peus 380 (3 November 2004), lot 221; Giessener Münzhandlung 58 (9 April 1992), lot 87.

72. SICILY, Syracuse. Hieron I. 478-466 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 8.20 g, 12h). Struck circa 478-475 BC. Horseman riding right / Head of Arethousa right; three dolphins around. Boehringer Series VII, 48 (V46/R66); HGC 2, 1353. Good VF, lightly toned, smoothing on reverse. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 318 (15 January 2014), lot 31.

73. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AV Drachm – Hemistater (14mm, 4.24 g, 8h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Wreathed head of Apollo left / Charioteer driving galloping biga right; triskeles below. Bérend, l’or pl. 9, 1; BAR Issue 1; HGC 2, 1276. EF, underlying luster, a couple die breaks and tiny test mark on obverse. ($2000) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Roma X (27 September 2015), lot 215.

74. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. Æ (13mm, 1.38 g, 4h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Laureate head of Apollo left / Hound lying left, head right; s in exergue. CNS 149; BAR Issue 6; HGC 2, 1525. Near EF, glossy green patina. ($200) Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 256.

75. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. EL 25 Litrai – Quarter Stater (11.5mm, 1.86 g, 9h). Struck circa 310306/5 BC. Head of Apollo left, with long hair, wearing laurel wreath / Kithara; sUrÅ˚o-s5W@ at sides. Jenkins, Electrum, Group A, dies f/e; BAR Issue 11; HGC 2, 1295; SNG Fitzwilliam 1295–8; BMC 268; Dewing 937–9; Ars Classica XVI, lot 796 (same dies). EF, lightly toned, minor cleaning marks, light scuffing and short scratch on reverse. Well centered and struck. ($2000) Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 64; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 219.

76. SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 6.88 g, 6h). Reduced standard. Struck circa 304289 BC. Helmeted head of Athena left / Pegasos flying left; triskeles below. Pegasi 17; BAR Issue 32; HGC 2, 1408. EF, toned, a couple minor scratches under tone. Well centered. ($1000)

77. SICILY, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. 275-215 BC. AR 16 Litrai – Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.54 g, 10h). Struck circa 218/7-214 BC. Diademed and veiled bust left / Nike driving slow quadriga right; Åf above. CCO 219.1 (D21/R27 - this coin, illustrated); BAR Issue 65; HGC 2, 1556. Near EF, toned, light cleaning marks and die wear on obverse. ($1500) Ex Kricheldorf XIV (7 July 1964), lot 54.

78. CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. AV Tenth Stater (7mm, 1.04 g, 9h). Carthage mint. Palm tree with two dateclusters / Head of horse right. Jenkins & Lewis Group III, 136–55; MAA 8. Near EF, scattered tiny marks, obverse off center, small die break in field on reverse. Heavy weight example. ($300)

79. CARTHAGE. Circa 310-290 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 7.53 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing necklace with ten pendants; pellet before neck / Horse standing right; three pellets in exergue. Jenkins & Lewis Group V, 286 and 288–9 (same obv. die); MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 137 var. (nine pendants on necklace). Good VF, attractive light toning, a hint of die rust on obverse. ($1500) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, November 1994.

80. CARTHAGE. Circa 300 BC. AR Shekel (19mm, 7.50 g, 11h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; palm tree to left in background, star to right. Jenkins & Lewis pl. 26, 15–7; MAA 36 Variante; CNP 166a; SNG Copenhagen 141. Good VF, attractive deep gray tone with iridescent hues. ($1000) 22

81. CARTHAGE. Circa 300 BC. AR Shekel (21.5mm, 7.39 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; palm tree to left in background, star to right. Jenkins & Lewis pl. 26, 15–7; MAA 36 Variante; CNP 166a; SNG Copenhagen 141. Good VF, dark find patina. Well centered. ($750) 82. CARTHAGE. Circa 290-270 BC. EL Stater (19mm, 7.52 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, nine pendants on necklace / Horse standing right; four pellets behind rear foreleg. Jenkins & Lewis Group VI, 332 (same dies); MAA 13; cf. SNG Copenhagen 977. Good VF, toned, hairline flan crack, a few marks. ($1500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Roma X (27 September 2015), lot 142.

83. CARTHAGE. Circa 290-270 BC. EL Stater (19mm, 7.38 g, 11h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Horse standing right. Jenkins & Lewis Group VII; MAA 13; CNP 2.11; SNG Copenhagen 139; Jameson 924. Good VF, die breaks and spots of porosity on obverse, light edge marks from prior bezel. Fine style. ($3000)

84. CARTHAGE. Circa 270-264 BC. AV Quarter Shekel – Hemidrachm (12.5mm, 2.02 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace without pendants / Horse standing right; palm tree in background. Jenkins & Lewis Group IX, 401 (same dies); MAA 27; CNP 171 (this coin referenced); SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 2332. EF, small scrape on reverse. Extremely rare, one of three known examples, the other two in public collections (BM and Boston MFA). ($5000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2029; Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 60; Varesi FPL III (1998), no. 3.

85. CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. EL 1½ Shekels – Tridrachm (22mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace with nine pendants / Horse standing right, head left; ouraios above; pellet before leading hind leg. Jenkins & Lewis Group Xa, 407 (this coin); MAA 30; CNP 41a (this coin referenced); SNG Copenhagen 995 var. (pellets); SNG Lockett 1061 var. (same); Gulbenkian 386 var. (same). Good VF, a couple light marks, edge marks from prior mount. Extremely rare variety, this the only published example. ($10,000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2031; Glendining (9 October 1989), lot 182; Cahn 84 (29 November 1933), lot 477.

86. CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. AR Dishekel (26mm, 14.95 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left. MAA 40; SNG Copenhagen 186. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($1000)

Largest Silver Denomination Struck in Carthage

87. CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Trishekel (30.5mm, 18.29 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace with pendants / Horse standing right; palm tree in background. MAA 43; CNP 161; Müller, Afrique 100; SNG Copenhagen 189 var. (pellets); SNG Lloyd –; Basel –; Gulbenkian –; de Luynes 3773. Good VF, toned, minor porosity, cleaning scratches and deposits on reverse. Very rare, only two examples in CoinArchives. ($3000) The trishekel was the largest silver denomination struck in Carthage (although of billon quality), and was used for only three issues, all during the First Punic War: one with palm and horse, the other two with uraeus and horse.

88. CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Dishekel (25mm, 10.34 g, 1h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring / Horse standing right; palm tree in background. MAA 44; SNG Copenhagen 190-1. Good VF, attractive even brown patina, minor red deposits on reverse near edge. Exceptional. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 961698 (September 2013).

Bridled Horse

89. CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. EL Three-eighths Stater (14.5mm, 2.72 g, 12h). Carthage mint(?). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, wearing bridle. Jenkins & Lewis Group XV, 477; MAA 73; CNP 9. VF, hairline flan crack, a few pits. Extremely rare with bridled horse, only one in Jenkins & Lewis (in the BM), two in CoinArchives, and CNP notes one in Naples and one additional at auction. ($1000) As Jenkins & Lewis did not notice the bridle, and the obverse die was not linked to any other coin of Group XV, one wonders whether this represents merely a subgroup within XV, or whether these comprise a new issue, perhaps from another mint?

90. SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 437-410 BC. Cast Æ (66.5mm, 105.3 g, 1h). Facing gorgoneion / Sea eagle flying right, wings spread, holding in its talons a dolphin right; Å-r-5-c around. Anokhin 168; Karyshkovskij p. 395, Таб. III=C, 2; Frolova & Abramzon 156–8; SNG BM Black Sea 383; SNG Pushkin 38–42; SNG Stancomb 343; Sutzu II 95–6. Near EF, greenbrown surfaces, a touch of wear at tip of nose. ($2000) 25

Extremely Rare Borysthenes Electrum

91. SKYTHIA, Borysthenes. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 14.08 g). Lydo-Mylesian standard. Lion sleeping(?) / Two incuse squares with geometric patterns; incuse crescent on one side. Anokhin 150; H.S. Kim, “Electrum Ingot Hoard (2002)” in SNR 83 (2004), A corr. (not modern); CNG 102, lot 173 (same dies an punches). VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($15,000)

92. SKYTHIA, Borysthenes. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Trite (15mm, 4.66 g). Lydo-Mylesian standard. Wheel with four spokes / Incuse rectangle divided into six compartments; incuse crescent on one side. Anokhin 151; H.S. Kim, “Electrum Ingot Hoard (2002)” in SNR 83 (2004), B corr. (not modern) = CNG 66, lot 648 = Rauch 71, lot 160; CNG 102, lot 174 (same die and punch). VF, some porosity, struck from worn obverse die. Extremely rare. ($1500) The settlement of Borysthenes off the northern coast of the Black Sea is one of the earliest Greek settlements in the region of Skythia. Bronze arrowhead money is well attested from this site, but recently electrum staters and trites (Anokin 150 and 151) have been published that are thought to originate there, perhaps as a consequence of trade with the Greek cities of northwest Asia minor. In his article on the 2002 Ingot Hoard, Kim noted four struck coins that were included in the hoard, two staters of the present type and two trites as in the following lot. While generally skeptical of the hoard in general, Kim notes that the ingots could be of ancient manufacture, but based on their low gold content, the ingots must have been made not earlier than the 5th or 4th centuries BC. As for the coins, Kim concluded that these were likely modern forgeries, partially due to his skepticism over their general style and fabric, but mostly based on their metallurgy, which he thought should comport with the contemporary electrum at Kyzikos, Mytilene, and Phokaia, cities in the region that were still using electrum coinage as late as the 4th century BC. Recognizing that the coins were metallurgically compatible with the ingots, rather than the coins from these cities, he suggests that a modern forger probably made the coins from the ingots to increase the value of the hoard. We would propose a different interpretation. The differences in style and fabric that he noted are not dispositive; these coins are products of a mint that previously had only been known to produce bronze coins and proto-coinage, one that is also at a geographically significant distance from other mints producing electrum. Thus, these differences could easily be explained by the coins being a novel production at a mint not well versed in electrum production, and the types likely had a local context, one which is not readily apparent to us today. Kim’s metallurgic reasons for doubting the coins are also not dispositive. We know that the metal content of electrum varied in different regions and over time. As noted above, the hoard is from a region that is geographically distant from the cities whose electrum coinage Kim compared it to. We also are uncertain of the date of the deposit of the hoard. Moreover, we know virtually nothing of the circulation pattern of any electrum coins issued from Borysthenes, such that a metrologic incompatibility with coins from Kyzikos, Mytilene, and Phokaia would not be unusual even if they were contemporary. It is therefore not unreasonable that the metal content of the electrum coins in this hoard are not an exact match with coins of a certain time frame from mints located in disparate regions around the Black Sea. In sum, there is very little that we know about the context of the hoard. These coins could even predate the trade of electrum coins across the Black Sea, and could have been intended for some other use where the types and metal content would not be inconsistent with normal commerce. Other than their novel appearance, there is very little to contradict accepting the coins as the product of an ancient mint. The fact that in the interim since Kim’s article more of these coins have come to light, and they have been accepted as genuine by V. A. Anokhin, a scholar who is intimately knowledgeable with coins from this region, should give us confidence.

93. SKYTHIA, Tyra. Circa 330-310 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.36 g, 8h). Head of Demeter facing slightly left, veiled and wearing grain ear wreath and necklace / Bull butting left. Zograph, Tyra 3; Anokhin 10; SNG BM Black Sea 334. VF, lightly toned, some die wear. Very rare. ($1500)

Extremely Rare Bronze of Skyles

94. KINGS of SKYTHIA. Skyles. Circa 465-447/5 BC. Æ (13.5mm, 2.81 g, 7h). Owl standing left, head facing / Large s˚. Anokhin 571; Alram –; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –; Triton XVI, lot 104. VF, dark brown patina. Extremely rare, approximately 7 known, 3 of which are in museums. ($500)

95. THRACE, Abdera. Circa 360-350 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.90 g, 6h). Molpagores, magistrate. Griffin springing left / Laureate head of Apollo right in linear square; Âo¬-πÅ-˝o-r˙s around; all within incuse square. May, Abdera, Period VII, 413 (A287/P336); AMNG II 115; SNG Copenhagen 331 (same dies). EF, a little die wear, small scuff on obverse. ($300) Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Summer BBS (9 September 1993), lot 42.

96. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 461/0-459/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 16.35 g, 10h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / Goat standing right; to right, facing head of Silenos; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 37 (A22/P29); AMNG II 261; SNG Copenhagen –; Leu 95, lot 548 (same obv. die). VF, toned, minor porosity, slight granularity. Rare symbol, only two in CoinArchives. ($2000)

97. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 455/4-453/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.08 g, 3h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; Å5@5 above; cult statue on throne to right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 68 (A44/P54); AMNG II 272; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Fitzwilliam 1653 (same dies); de Luynes 1760 = Traité IV pl. CCCXLIV, 11 (same dies). VF, lightly toned, a few marks on reverse. Well centered on a broad flan. ($3000) 27

98. THRACE, Ainos. Circa 415/4-413/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.98 g, 7h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; Å5@5 above; ivy branch to right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos 245 var. (A–/P162 [unlisted obv. die]); AMNG II 286; SNG Copenhagen –; Weber 2308 (same obv. die). VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die, some scratches on obverse. ($3000)

99. THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 230s-early 220s BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.96 g, 1h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, transverse spear in background; 3 to inner left, spiral ornament on throne. Marinescu Issue – (O51/R– [unlisted monogram]). Good VF, toned, soft strike and light scratch on obverse. Very rare. ($750)

Monogram Changed on Die

100. THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 175-150 BC. AV Stater (20.5mm, 8.48 g, 11h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% ¬U%5µÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; n to inner left, ∫U below throne, ornate trident in exergue. Marinescu Issue – (O122/R– [unlisted monogram]). Near EF, some die wear on obverse, a few scuffs on reverse. Extremely rare. ($4000) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. The left field monogram is not recorded by Marinescu, but the obverse die is known for his Issue 109, which allows a contemporary dating for this coin. It appears that the monogram here was engraved over a monogram that was erased in the die, and the remnants visible are consistent with the monogram of Marinescu Issue 109.

101. THRACE, Maroneia. Circa 365-330s BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 11.16 g, 7h). Apelleo–, magistrate. Horse rearing left, trailing rein / Grape arbor in linear square; Eπ5 ÅπE-¬¬-EW around; all within shallow incuse square. SchönertGeiss 427 (V10/R26); SNG Copenhagen –; Hermitage Sale II 470; Pozzi 1046; Weber 2334 (all from the same dies). VF, old cabinet tone, faint cleaning scratches under tone on obverse. ($1000)

102. THRACE, Odessos. Circa 225-200 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.44 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% ¬U%5µÅcoU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; ò˙ to inner left, ˚o5 in exergue. Petac & Vilcu dies O3/R6; Topalov, Odesos 22; AMNG II 2120; Müller 238. EF, underlying luster, sight die wear on obverse. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Künker 236 (7 October 2013), lot 441. Petac & Vilcu date these staters to the Third Syrian War (246-241 BC), but the evidence supporting their theory is not secure. On the contrary, the numerous Alexander-type issues that share control marks with these Lysimachi are securely dated to the late-third century by multiple hoards (see, e.g., C. Marinescu and C. Lorber, “The “Black Sea” Tetradrachm Hoard” in Studia Prokopov).

103. THRACE, Odessos. Circa 120-90 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 16.47 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; d˙ in left field, y in exergue. Callataÿ Group 1; Topalov, Odesos, Series 31, Issue 66; Price 1179. EF, bright surfaces, retoning. ($300) Ex Allan Smith, M.D. Collection.

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104. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 9.00 g). Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 2; HGC 6, 331. Good VF, even gray tone. Well centered on good metal. ($750) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Lanz 78 (25 November 1996), lot 195.

105. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 480-463 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 8.75 g). Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 5; HGC 6, 334. Good VF, lightly toned. ($750) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 200 (10 October 2011), lot 1334.

106. ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 412-404 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.58 g). Ithyphallic satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 7; HGC 6, 335. EF, attractive light toning. Well centered on good metal. ($750) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Lanz 78 (25 November 1996), lot 197.

107. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Ephesos mint. Struck circa 294-287 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; tripod to inner left, z in exergue. Thompson 170 var. (monogram in exergue); Müller 335 var. (nothing in exergue); CNG 94, lot 179. Near EF, dark iridescent tone, reverse slightly off center, small pit on cheek. ($1000)

108. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.00 g, 11h). Smyrna mint. Struck circa 287/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; f to outer left, head of Tyche to inner left. Thompson 237; Müller 408. Good VF, lightly toned, small bump on jaw, a few light marks. ($500) 30

109. KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AV Stater (19.5mm, 8.50 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Posthumous issue, mid-3rd to late 2nd century BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ∫Å%5¬EW% ¬U%5µÅc[oU], Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; è to inner left, Â on throne. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, scattered light marks and die rust, obverse ghosting. Extremely rare. ($3000)

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110. THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Siris. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 9.58 g). Ithyphallic satyr standing right, grasping wrist of nymph fleeing right, his hand supporting her chin; [three pellets around] / Rough incuse square divided diagonally. Smith Group 5 (Lete); Peykov A0020; HPM pl. VIII, 4; AMNG III/2, 14 (Lete); SNG ANS 954–61 (“Lete”). Good VF, dark iridescent tone. ($2000) 111. THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Siris. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 9.75 g). Ithyphallic satyr standing right, grasping hand of nymph fleeing right; three pellets around (only one visible) / Quadripartite incuse square divided diagonally. Smith Group 5 (Lete); Peykov A0020; HPM pl. VIII, 4; AMNG III/2, 14 (Lete); SNG ANS 954–61 (“Lete”). VF, typical minor porosity. ($1000) Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 1080 (hammer $1800, but not paid).

112. THRACO-MACEDONIAN REGION, Uncertain. Late 6th-5th century BC. AR Drachm(?) (16mm, 6.13 g). Aeginetic standard(?). Wheel with four spokes / Shallow incuse square with undulating surface. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare. ($1000)

Second Known?

113. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.23 g, 6h). Attic standard. Lion right, attacking bull, with swastika on rump, crouching left; in exergue, tunny left / Ethnic in shallow incuse square around quadripartite square. Lanz 151, lot 345 (hammer €12,000); otherwise unpublished. VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Extremely rare, only the Lanz piece published. ($1500)

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114. MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-390 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.23 g). Forepart of bull left, head right; ∏ and swastika above / Quadripartite incuse square with granulated recesses. SNG ANS 42. EF. Excellent for issue. ($200) Ex Ponterio 66 (30 November 1993), lot 18.

115. MACEDON, Terone. Circa 424-422 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.37 g). Oinochoe / Quadripartite incuse square. Hardwick Group IV; AMNG III/2, 6; SNG ANS 751-2. Good VF. ($300)

116. KINGS of MACEDON. Archelaos. 413-400/399 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.37 g, 2h). Aigai mint. Group II, Series 2. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Horse standing right, foreleg raised, wearing bridle with trailing rein, within incuse square. Westermark, Staters, Group II, Series 2, dies O56/R75, 1 (this coin, illustrated); SNG ANS 65–9. VF, toned, some minor marks and green encrustation. Artistic portrait. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 221 (28 October 2009), lot 364; Dr. George Brauer Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts Fall MBS, 12 October 1988), lot 160.

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117. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 14.46 g, 1h). Pella mint. Struck circa 342/1-337/6 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Nude youth, holding palm frond and rein, on horseback right; thunderbolt below, @ in exergue. Le Rider 248 (D136/R199); SNG ANS 384–95. Good VF, attractively toned, slight die shift on reverse. Splendid style. ($1000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 126; Gorny & Mosch 224 (13 October 2014), lot 132.

118. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.37 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 355-349/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Philip, raising hand and holding rein, on horseback left; Â below raised foreleg; trident head below belly. Le Rider 33 (D18/R28); SNG ANS 465 (same obv. die). VF, toned, softly struck. ($1000) From the Leonidion Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 153.

119. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip II – Alexander III. Circa 340/36-328 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 8.59 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast biga right; crescent below. Le Rider 96 (D43/R74); SNG ANS 255. Near EF, underlying luster. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

120. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.40 g, 1h). Karne mint. Struck under Menes, circa 325/4-324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ! in left field. Price 3429; Duyrat, Ateliers, p. 37, n. 44; Lanz 138, lot 306 (same obv. die); ANS 1944.100.35115 and 1944.100.35116 (both from same dies). VF, toned, light porosity, faint scratch in field on obverse. Extremely rare, particularly without royal title; only one in CoinArchives, two in Pella database. ($500) From the collection of Will Gordon.

121. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.58 g, 9h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; thunderbolt in left field. Price 164. EF, underlying luster, slight die shift on obverse. ($2500) Ex Künker 216 (8 October 2012), lot 268.

122. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.17 g, 8h). Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; µ in left field, ¬U below throne. Price P181. Near EF, toned, small bumps on high points, slight die wear on reverse. High relief. ($750)

123. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.19 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon, circa 318-317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; grain ear in left field, ∏ below throne. Price 122; Troxell, Studies, Issue J4. EF, attractive light toning. Excellent surfaces. ($1000)

124. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.19 g, 3h). In the name of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, bee right on rose. Price 206; Moore 23-43. EF. Struck in high relief from fresh dies. Interesting symbol. ($1000) 34

125. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.19 g, 2h). Contemporary imitation of Sidon mint issue. Uncertain mint in the east. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ∏ in left field, s5 below throne. For prototype, cf. Price P177. Good VF, toned. High relief. ($300) From the collection of Will Gordon. This coin is a very high quality imitation that would likely pass for an official issue. It’s true origin is only betrayed by the unusual obverse style that is aberrant for Sidon and the minor errors in Philip’s name. The deeply concave reverse suggests a mint in the east, perhaps in Persis.

126. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Kassander. Circa 323/2-315 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.50 g, 10h). In the types of Philip II. Pella mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast biga right; kantharos below. Le Rider – (D201/R330 [unlisted die combination]); SNG ANS 172–6. Near EF, underlying luster, tiny flaw on cheek, a couple of edge marks. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 121 (hammer €3200).

127. KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Kassander. Circa 323/2-315 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.60 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Pella mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; kantharos below. Le Rider 472 (D214/R346); SNG ANS 172–6. EF, lustrous, small repair and tiny flan flaw in field on reverse. ($2000)

128. KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.50 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Abydos mint. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; / in left field, shell below left wing. Price 1559; ADM II Series XIX. EF, traces of luster, minor edge marks. ($2000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 139.

129. KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.56 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Peithon, circa 315-311 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; QE below left wing, © below right wing. Price 3709 (same dies as illustration); Waggoner Series 3E, dies 392/a. EF, some die wear on obverse, slight die shift on reverse, small bruise on visor. Rare. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Künker 262 (13 March 2015), lot 7115; Pecunem 22 (21 September 2014), lot 63.

130. KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.56 g, 10h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Peithon, circa 315-311 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; below left wing, pellet above head of satyr left; ü below right wing. Price 3736. EF, lustrous, some die wear on obverse. ($3000)

131. KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.15 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Susa mint. Struck under Aspesias, Satrap of Susiana, circa 316311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field; wreath in left field; below throne, Å5 above strut, Z below. Price 3857. Near EF. High relief. ($500)

132. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.45 g, 9h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond and rein, on horseback right; aplustre below, À below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 17-8; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738-46. EF, struck with slightly worn obverse die. Well centered. ($500) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection.

133. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.34 g, 7h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond and rein, on horseback right; aplustre below, À below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 17-8; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738-46. Good VF, toned, a few deposits. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind 115 (14 April 1999), lot 1198.

134. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.14 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; aphlaston in left field, À below throne. Price 129; Troxell, Studies, Issue L3. EF, lightly toned. ($500) Ex Roma 10 (27 September 2015), lot 316; Roma 7 (22 March 2014), lot 401.

135. KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.37 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; wreath in outer left field; À below throne. Price 132; Troxell, Studies, Issue L6. EF, lightly toned. ($500) Ex Roma 10 (27 September 2015), lot 317; Roma 7 (22 March 2014), lot 406.

136. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.11 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tarsos mint. Struck circa 298-295 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; “ in left field. Newell 32 (dies XXXVI/72); Price 3083. EF, attractively toned. Well struck and high relief. ($500)

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138. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.27 g, 6h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 294-290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; f in left field, 4 below throne. Price 508; Ehrhardt 58. Superb EF, lightly toned, some die rust on obverse. Rare, one of six in CoinArchives. ($500) Ex Künker 270 (2 October 2015), lot 8211; Rauch 97 (14 April 2015), lot 112.

139. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.15 g, 11h). Chalkis mint. Struck circa 290-287 BC. Diademed and horned head right / ∫Ås5¬EWs d˙µ˙tr5oU, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, right foot propped on rock, holding trident in left hand, right arm resting on leg; ˚ to outer left, grape bunch to outer right. Newell 150 (obv. die CLVII). EF, attractive light toning, underlying luster, faint scratch on obverse. ($5000) Ex Gemini III (9 January 2007), lot 107.

140. KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. 277/6-239 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 17.08 g, 11h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 274/1-260/55 BC. Horned head of Pan left, lagobolon over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding shield decorated with aegis, preparing to cast thunderbolt; crested Macedonian helmet to inner left, ˆ to inner right. Panagopoulou Period I; Touratsoglou 47–8; SNG München –; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Berry –; Triton XV, lot 1142. Good VF, toned, underlying luster, very minor die wear. ($750) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

141. KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.78 g, 12h). Third Macedonian War issue. Uncertain mint in Thessaly; Hermias, magistrate. Stuck circa 171/0 BC. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose; ErÂ5Å% above. Price, Larissa p. 241; SNG Keckman 795. Superb EF, dark iridescent toning. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 776368 (August 2006); K.L. Chapman Collection, with his ticket; Larissa, 1968 (”Sitochoro”) Hoard (IGCH 237).

142. MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.78 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club; π and µÅkEdo@W@ above, ∏rWt˙%, ∂, and ` below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver 451.3 (O91/R331 – this coin, illustrated); SNG Copenhagen 1314. EF, lightly toned, minor porosity. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 161 (28 March 2007), lot 36; Gorny & Mosch 147 (7 March 2006), lot 1398.

143. KINGS of PAEONIA. Patraos. Circa 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.73 g, 5h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Warrior on horse rearing right, thrusting spear at enemy lying below who defends with shield; kantharos to lower left. Paeonian Hoard 185 (same dies); Peykov E2170; SNG ANS 1032 (same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, small edge split. ($500) Ex Otakirak Collection (Stack’s Bowers Ponterio 164, 6 January 2012), lot 187.

144. THESSALY, Larissa. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 6.13 g, 12h). Head of Aleuas facing slightly left, wearing conical helmet; labrys to right / Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt. Lorber, Thessalian 94 (same dies); BCD Thessaly II 185 (same dies); HGC 4, 438. VF, struck from worn dies, spots of toning on reverse. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Goldberg 81 (1 September 2014), lot 1516.

145. THESSALY, Thessalian League. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Stater (23.5mm, 5.89 g, 1h). Eupalides and Hegesaretos, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Athena Itonia advancing right; [EU]∏Å-¬5doU above, ˚-Å across central fields; [˙]˝˙%ÅrEto% in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 865.2; HGC 4, 209. EF, hairline flan crack. ($300) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection.

146. AKARNANIA, Leukas. Circa 320-280 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.25 g, 11h). Pegasos flying right; ¬ below / Helmeted head of Athena right; to left, herm right, kerykeion, and ¬. Pegasi 102; cf. Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 26; BCD Akarnania –; HGC 4, 823. VF, toned, minor porosity. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 1400.

147. AKARNANIA, Thyrrheion. Circa 94-87/6 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 8.12 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Athena Alkidemos, advancing right, shield on left arm, preparing to cast spear; ¬E-W@ across upper field; to left, U above [fÅ] t@5>[Åd]Å in two lines; club to right. Callataÿ, Late 8 (O2/R5) = BCD Akarnania 409.3 = K. Liampi, “Ein neuer Münzfund aus Thyrreion” in P. Berktold, et al., eds., Akarnanien – Eine Landschaft im Antiken Griechenland (Würzburg, 1996), p. 174, 6 (this coin); HGC 4, 923. VF, area of weak strike. Very rare, only ten examples noted by Callataÿ. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex BCD Collection (Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 23, 18 October 2007), lot 409.3.

148. BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 5.03 g, 2h). Laureate head of Poseidon right / Nike standing left, resting on trident and holding wreath; X to left. BCD Boiotia 125; HGC 4, 1175. EF, toned. ($750) Ex Collection C.P.A. (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 516; Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1359; Amos Collection (Bourgey 301, 3 April 2001), lot 169.

149. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 368-364 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.16 g, 5h). Klio(n)–, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; ˚¬-5W across field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 69; BCD Boiotia 531; HGC 4, 1332. Good VF, a few scratches. Well-centered. ($300) 41

150. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 364-362 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 12.20 g). Epami(nondas), magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; rosette above, Eπ-Åµ>5 across central field; all within concave circle. Hepworth, Epaminondas pl. 3, 5 (same rev. die); Hepworth 33 (same rev. die); BCD Boiotia 544 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 1333. Good VF, toned, die break and two scratches on shield, reverse die shift. ($1500) There are times when some of us wonder what the world would be like today if Alexander the Great had lived to a ripe old age. The same kind of “What if...” thinking could be applied to Epaminondas. His premature death on the battlefield of Mantineia in 362 BC deprived Thebes of its greatest statesman and soldier, signalling the start of Thebes’ rapid decline into obscurity. If Epaminondas had lived to reap the benefits of his Mantineian victory, he would have undoubtedly proceeded to unite all Greece under his leadership. The next step would be to turn to the North and face Philip who, instead of finding a divided Greece ready for the taking, would think twice before attempting to invade Thessaly. Whether then there would be a clash between the two emerging superpowers or a truce between them, is anybody’s guess. Perhaps Philip would remember the years he spent as a hostage in Thebes and his respect for the Theban statesman would prevail. The conquest of Asia would then materialize sooner and in a more permanent manner. But, like many great soldiers, Epaminondas inspired his men by leading them into battle and, instead of capitalizing on his genius, Thebes paid the price for his bravery.

151. BOEOTIA, Thebes. Circa 363-338 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.27 g, 12h). Agla–, magistrate. Boeotian shield / Amphora; Å˝-¬Å across field; all within concave circle. Hepworth 1; BCD Boiotia 551; HGC 4, 1334. Good VF, a few faint scratches. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 119.

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Archaic Tetradrachms

152. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.46 g, 10h). Head of Athena right, wearing round earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with small spiral on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig to left, ¡QE to right; all within incuse square. Seltman Groups M & G; Asyut Group IV; HGC 4, 1590. Near EF. Beautifully centered and struck on a broad flan. Rare in this condition. ($10,000)

153. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.34 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Groups M & G; Asyut Group IV; HGC 4, 1590. VF, toned, struck from moderately worn dies. Well centered with most of the helmet crest visible. ($2000)

154. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 17.19 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Groups M & G; Asyut Group IV; HGC 4, 1590. VF, spot of minor roughness on cheek. ($2000)

155. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20.5mm, 17.96 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Groups M & G; Asyut Group IV; HGC 4, 1590. VF, die break on obverse, pit on reverse. ($1500) 43

156. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 500/490-485/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 17.07 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray behind; all within incuse square. Seltman Groups M & G; Asyut Group IV; HGC 4, 1590. VF, slightly off center and minor roughness on obverse. ($1500)

157. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.02 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Fine compact style. ($1000) The particular style of the palmette on Athena’s helmet, and the narrow, deep incuse of the reverse suggests that this coin was among the earliest issues in the ubiquitous “fontal eye”/classical tetradrachms of the mid-late 5th century at Athens, as these feature more closely represent that found on the early-mid 5th century issues (“Starr groups”).

158. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.16 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, lightly toned, flan crack. Struck on a broad flan with the compact obverse style showing most of the crest, which is rare. ($1500)

159. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.20 g, 4h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good VF, lightly toned, obverse test cut. Struck from artistic dies. ($1000) 44

160. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.14 g, 11h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good VF, toned, a little die wear. Attractive style. ($1500)

161. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.25 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Superb EF, lustrous. Well struck. ($2500)

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162. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.14 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Good VF, lightly toned. Attractive head of Athena, well centered. ($1500) 163. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.15 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, lightly toned. Nice metal with most of the crest showing. ($1500) 45

164. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.22 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, toned, underlying luster. Well struck from fresh dies, with much of the crest visible. ($1500)

165. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 17.18 g, 2h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF. Fine style. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 534.

166. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.19 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, lightly toned. ($1000)

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167. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.97 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, toned, minor porosity, a couple light marks. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 876136 (August 2010).

168. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.15 g, 5h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Near EF, toned, obverse struck off center. Fine style. ($1000) 46

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169. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. Fourrée Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.22 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 9; cf. HGC 4, 1597 (for prototype). EF, toned, edge split (revealing copper core). An exceptional ancient forgery. ($1000) Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1172.

170. ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.83 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. EF, toned, several die breaks including one at Athena’s eye, some minor porosity. ($1000)

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171. ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 12.24 g, 9h). Sea turtle, head in profile, with ‘T-back’ design on shell / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa; Milbank Period III, pl. I, 15; HGC 6, 435. VF, toned, banker’s mark on the shell. Well centered. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Review (Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 1994), lot 54.

172. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.71 g). Pegasos flying left / Incuse square with swastika style pattern. Ravel – (P45/T40 [unlisted die combination]); Pegasi 26; BCD Corinth 3; HGC 4, 1815. VF, toned, some granularity, a few scratches on reverse. ($1500)

173. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.58 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; Å r flanking neck truncation; to right, eagle standing left, head right. Ravel 1008; Pegasi 426; BCD Corinth 101; HGC 4, 1848. Good VF, toned. Well struck. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 733038 (October 2002).

174. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.62 g, 12h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; Å below chin; vertical astragalos to right. Ravel 1039; Pegasi 400; BCD Corinth –; HGC 4, 1848. EF, small die breaks and minor die rust on the reverse. ($1000) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG 10 (9 April 1997), lot 228.

175. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.52 g, 11h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena right; to left, @ and aryballos inscribed with π. Ravel 1058; Pegasi 378 corr. (symbol); BCD Corinth 123; HGC 4, 1846. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex D. F. Alder Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XXXIX.2, Summer 2014), no. 980522; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXVI/6 (June 1968), no. 4336.

176. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Uncertain colony. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 1.73 g, 11h). Pegasos flying right; grain ear below / Laureate head of Aphrodite right; Q below chin. BMC Corinth p. 144, 17–8. Good VF, toned. Fine style. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

177. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Uncertain colony. Circa 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 1.63 g, 5h). Pegasos flying right; grain ear below / Laureate head of Aphrodite right; Q below chin. BMC Corinth p. 144, 17–8. Good VF, toned. Fine style. ($300)

178. SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 335-330 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 12.19 g, 8h). Chimaera advancing left, forepaw raised; wreath above, sE below / Dove flying left; 5 below neck; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 219; HGC 5, 201. Good VF, attractive old collection tone, light deposits on reverse. ($1000) 48

Rare Alexander from Sikyon

179. SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 225-215 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 17.07 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, dove flying left above youth standing left, holding tainia overhead; ™ below throne. Noe, Sicyon 54.1 (A93/P176); Price 723; HGC 5, 254. VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. Very rare, three noted by Noe (all from a single die pair), including the one example in Pella database, none in CoinArchives, none in ANS photofile. ($300) From the collection of Will Gordon.

180. ACHAIA, Patrai. Circa 35 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30 g, 7h). Damasias, son of Agesilaus, magistrate. Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos / dÅ>ÂÅ15Å1 above o (Patrai monogram); all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 525–8; HGC 5, 57. Near EF, dark iridescent tone, struck from worn dies. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Spink 223 (26 March 2014), lot 1076. This coin is from a massive issue that was struck in an apparently hasty manner, as indicated by the relatively crude dies that were often overused. Many of the known examples are poorly struck, another indication of haste. The date of the issue, in the mid-30s BC, suggests that the issue was made in conjunction with Mark Antony’s preparations for his incipient war with Octavian. The head of Aphrodite may also have the features of Cleopatra VII, as many issues in the region at this time used her likeness in an attempt to flatter the wealthy queen (in fact, another issue of Patrai, BCD Peloponnesos 531, was actually struck in the name of Cleopatra).

181. ACHAIA, Patrai. Circa 31 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.15 g, 10h). Agys Aischrionos, magistrate. Laureate head of Zeus right / Å˝¨1>Å5-1cr5>w@o1 in three lines around , monogram; all within elaborately bound laurel wreath with ties above and two rostra below. BCD Peloponnesos 534-6; HGC 5,. VF, toned. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 877538 (December 2008); BCD Collection (not in previous BCD sales); Lewis L. Egnew Collection (Superior, 30 May 1995), lot 7469.

182. ELIS, Olympia. 110th Olympiad. 340 BC. AR Stater (25.5mm, 11.29 g, 2h). Head of Hera left, wearing ornamented stephanos / Eagle standing left; thunderbolt to right; all within wreath. Seltman, Temple 337 (dies FE/ιρ); BCD Olympia 154 var. (rev. type; same obv. die); HGC 5, 391. VF, toned, some smoothing, cleaning marks in field on obverse. Very rare issue, none in BCD nor CoinArchives. ($2000)

183. ARGOLIS, Argos. Circa 190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.88 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, wolf at bay to left; © below throne. Noe, Argos, dies F/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 740; HGC 5, 689; SNG München 389 (same obv. die). VF, toned, very light scratch in field at top of obverse. Extremely rare, two noted by Noe (in Munich and Paris [ex-Latakia hoard]), none in Pella database, one in CoinArchives, none in ANS photofile. ($300) From the collection of Will Gordon. Price calls the symbol here a lion forepart, but clearly it is the wolf at bay left, commonly found on the civic coins of Argos, with its hind legs hidden from view behind the legs of Zeus.

184. ARKADIA, Alea. Circa 390-370 BC. AR Obol (11.5mm, 0.88 g, 3h). Head of Artemis right / Bow above Å¬. BCD Peloponnesos 1346 (same rev. die); BCD Peloponnesos II 573 (this coin); HGC 5, 808. Near EF, a couple light scratches and light die rust on obverse. Fine style on good metal. Better than the BCD specimens. Extremely rare. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 573.

185. CRETE, Knossos. Circa 300-270 BC. Æ (13mm, 3.77 g). Head of Hera right / Head of Zeus right. Svoronos, Numismatique 80; SNG Copenhagen 371. VF, black patina. ($300) Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), lot 395.

Rare Cretan War Issue

186. CRETE, Rhodian mercenaries. Circa 205-200 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 3.94 g, 12h). First Cretan War issue. Gorgos, magistrate. Winged head of Medusa facing slightly right; c/m: head of Nike, wings at neck, right within incuse circle / Rose in profile, with bud to right; ˝or˝o% above, [r]-o flanking, star to lower right. Ashton, Crete, Issue 1; Ashton 333; SNG Keckman –; SNG Copenhagen (Caria) 864 (same dies); Karl 809 (this coin). Near VF, toned, some porosity, die break on reverse. Rare. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Erich Karl Collection (Lanz 131, 27 November 2006), lot 809.

Published by Sheedy

187. CYCLADES, Paros. Circa 500-497/5 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 6.06 g). Goat kneeling right on ground line / Quadripartite incuse square. Sheedy 73a (O43/R53 – this coin); HGC 6, 653. Superb EF, attractively toned. Excellent metal and strike. ($10,000) Ex Hess-Divo 328 (22 May 2015), lot 53; Nomos 2 (18 May 2010), lot 104; Leu 13 (29 April 1975), lot 175.

188. TAURIC CHERSONESOS, Chersonesos. Circa 90-80 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.39 g, 12h). Demetrios, magistrate. Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Artemis Parthenos standing left, holding bow and striking with spear a stag lying left below; [d˙µ˙t]r5oU to right, all within incuse circle. Anokhin, Khersonesa 191; Anokhin 817; SNG BM Black Sea 828–9. Good VF, toned, deposit on obverse, off center on reverse. Very rare, this is the only example in CoinArchives. ($500) Ex Heritage 3046 (14 April 2016), lot 29093.

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189. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 340-325 BC. Æ (27mm, 12.65 g, 8h). Wreathed head of Pan left / Bow and arrow. Anokhin 1022; MacDonald 59; HGC 7, 106. Good VF, brown surfaces. ($300) 190. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 310-304/3 BC. Æ (21mm, 7.35 g, 12h). Head of satyr right / Forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left. Anokhin 1023; MacDonald 69; HGC 7, 113. Good VF, brown surfaces, rough patch and a couple light cleaning marks in field on obverse. Sharp details. ($150)

191. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 250-200 BC. Æ (25.5mm, 8.81 g, 7h). Diademed head of Poseidon right; c/m: wreathed head of bearded satyr right within incuse circle, struck over previous c/m of helmeted head of Athena right within incuse circle / Prow left. For coin: Anokhin 1056; MacDonald 125; HGC 7, 117. For c/m: Anokhin 1060; MacDonald 127. Coin, VF, c/m EF, dark green patina. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 160 (8 October 2007), lot 1135.

192 193 192. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Theodoseia. Circa 395-390 BC. AR Drachm or Triobol(?) (12mm, 2.68 g, 6h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Facing boukranion, fillets hanging from its horns. Sidorenko & Shonov 14; Anokhin 932; MacDonald 91; HGC 7, 178. VF, lightly toned, a few marks, some porosity. Rare. ($1000) 193. CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Theodoseia. Circa 395-390 BC. AR Trihemiobol (9.5mm, 0.90 g, 9h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Facing bucranium, fillets hanging from horns. Sidorenko & Shonov 15; Anokhin 933; Frolova, Frühe –; MacDonald –; HGC 7, –. VF, toned, minor porosity, scuff on reverse. Very rare, two pieces noted by Sidorenko & Shonov, three in CoinArchives. ($300) Ex Heritage 3046 (14 April 2016), lot 29098.

194. KINGS of BOSPOROS. Asander. As king, circa 43-16 BC. AV Stater (20mm, 8.21 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (42/1 BC). Diademed head right / ∫Å%5¬EW% År%Å@droU, Nike, holding wreath in extended right hand, palm frond in left, standing left on prow left; 4 (date) to inner left. Frolova & Ireland § 6, 11 var. = Natwoka 6a var. (date not retrograde, monogram); Anokhin 1321 var. (same; same obv. die); MacDonald 189/1 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 1848; HGC 7, 201; DCA 447 corr. (42/1 BC). EF, lustrous, slight die shift. Well centered. Very rare variety. ($10,000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2047; Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 737420 (March 2004).

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195. KINGS of BITHYNIA. Nikomedes IV Philopator. 94-74 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.54 g, 12h). Dated 205 BE (93/2 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Stephanophoros standing left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above B above E% (date). Callataÿ p. 61, D151/R2 (unlisted die combination); RG 40; HGC 6, 646; DCA 445. EF, lustrous, a few minor cleaning marks. ($500) 196. KINGS of BITHYNIA. Nikomedes IV Philopator. 94-74 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 14.84 g, 12h). Dated 206 BE (92/1 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Stephanophoros standing left; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above a above 4% (date). Callataÿ p. 61, D168/R– (unlisted rev. die); RG 40; HGC 6, 646; DCA 445. Near EF, some luster, small scratch in field on obverse. ($400)

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197. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.68 g). Head of lion left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; Boston MFA 1415 = Warren 1539; SNG BN 179–80. Good VF, toned. ($500) 198. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.65 g). Forepart of ram left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 46 (unlisted denomination); cf. Boston MFA 1420 = Warren 1556 (stater); SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock 1175 = Jameson 2166. Good VF, banker’s mark on the obverse. ($500) 53

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201. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.66 g). Facing head of Silenos, protruding tongue; at sides, two tunnies upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 77; Boston MFA 1424 = Warren 1465; SNG BN 208. Good VF, struck on a compact flan with the right tunny mostly off the flan. Choice for issue. ($750)

Exceptional

202. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Stater (16.5mm, 16.07 g). Facing gorgoneion, mouth opened and tongue protruding between her teeth, six coiled serpents rising from her head, another two emanating from below her ears; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 129; cf. Greenwell 75 (hekte); Boston MFA 1445 = Warren 1492; SNG BN –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2191; Rosen –; Traité II 2606; Weber 4972. Near EF, attractive light toning. Well centered. Very rare, and exceptional for issue. ($20,000)

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203. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.66 g). Helmeted head of Athena left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 67; Boston MFA 1447; cf. SNG BN 195 (hemihekte). VF, lightly toned. Well centered. ($750) 204. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.29 g). Bearded head left, wearing helmet in the style of a griffin’s head; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I 17b; Von Fritze I –; Boston MFA –; SNG BN –; cf. SNG von Aulock 7291 (hekte). Near EF. Well centered and struck. Extremely rare denomination for type. ($500)

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205. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Stater (14mm, 16.03 g). Sphinx with curved wings, raising right forepaw, standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 127; Greenwell 99; Boston MFA 1456 corr. (“lacking in von Fritze”); SNG BN 277; Gillet –; cf. Gulbenkian 1618 (hekte); Jameson –; Prospero 445; cf. Rosen 504 (hekte); Traité II 2720; Weber –. VF, lightly toned. ($3000) 206. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.71 g). Sphinx with curved wings, raising right forepaw, standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 127; cf. Boston MFA 1456 (stater); SNG BN 278-9. VF, toned. ($500)

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207. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.67 g). Satyr kneeling left, holding in his extended right hand a tunny fish by the tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 122; cf. Boston MFA 1461 = Warren 1461 (stater); SNG BN 270. VF. Well centered. ($750) 208. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 2.66 g). Ram standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 91; Boston MFA 1468 = Warren 1554; SNG BN 228. Near EF, toned, slightly off center. ($750) 55

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209. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.69 g). Lion scalp facing; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 82; SNG BN 211; cf. Boston MFA 1473 (stater). Near EF. Well centered. ($500)

Extremely Rare

210. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Stater (15.5mm, 15.83 g). Warrior, nude but for helmet, blowing into trumpet(?) held in right hand, left hand holding sheathed sword behind, crouching left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 115; Greenwell 96; Boston MFA –; SNG BN 261 = Pozzi 2180 corr. (weight); Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Rosen –; Traité II 2633; Weber –; Sotheby’s, 7 July 1995, lot 64 = Leu 42, lot 277. VF, toned. Extremely rare, only two examples published in major collections (Berlin and Paris), none in CoinArchives, and this is the first that CNG has handled. ($5000) Two other staters are known that are varieties of this issue, with the sword held at an angle, rather than straight upward, and a fillet(?) hanging from the hilt: Myrmekion 27 and Leu 36, lot 144 = Hess-Leu 1, lot 141.

2:1 3:1 2:1 211. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.31 g). Head of female left, hair in sphendone, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. von Fritze I 106 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA –; SNG BN –; Giessener Münzhandlung 73, lot 145; Roma E-10, lot 341. Good VF. Well centered and struck for issue. Very rare as a hemihekte, only two in CoinArchives. ($300)

Unpublished Denomination of Very Rare Type

2:1 3:1 2:1 212. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.65 g). Diademed head of Dionysos right, also wearing ivy wreath; below, [tunny right] / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. von Fritze I 138 (unlisted denomination); Hurter & Liewald II –; cf. Boston MFA 1529 = Warren 1455 (stater); cf. SNG BN 288 (stater). VF, a few light scratches, obverse struck slightly off center. Extremely rare, unpublished denomination and none in CoinArchives of this type for any denomination. ($750) 56

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213. MYSIA, Kyzikos. 5th-4th centuries BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.63 g). Orestes kneeling left on tunny left, holding sword in his lowered right hand, left hand resting on omphalos to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 165; Boston MFA 1533 = Warren 1489; SNG BN –. Good VF, obverse struck slightly off center. Rare. ($1000)

Unpublished Denomination for Von Fritze 191

214. MYSIA, Kyzikos. 5th-4th centuries BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.65 g). Bearded head of Pan left; below neck truncation, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. von Fritze I 191 (stater – hekte an unlisted denomination); Hurter & Liewald II 191 (stater & hemihekte listed); cf. Greenwell 40 (stater – hekte an unlisted denomination); cf. SNG BN 330 (stater); cf. Boston MFA 1564 (stater) = Warren 1460; SNG von Aulock –; cf. Triton XVII, lot 266 (hemihekte); apparently an unpublished denomination for the type. VF. Extremely rare, unpublished denomination and only two staters and two hemihektes listed in CoinArchives. ($750)

Third Known Example

215. MYSIA, Kyzikos. 5th-4th centuries BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.63 g). Bee with straight wings, seen from above; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I Addendum, 47A = Triton VI, lot 313; Roma IX, lot 336 (same obv. die); otherwise unpublished. Good VF, obverse struck slightly off center. Extremely rare, the third known specimen. ($1000)

Extremely Rare

216. MYSIA, Kyzikos. 5th-4th centuries BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.65 g). Figure, wearing armor and holding transverse scepter, standing left on tunny left, in pose of acclamation / Quadripartite incuse square. Triton XIII, lot 175 (same dies); Roma IX, lot 337 (same dies); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, lightly toned, a bit of die rust. Extremely rare, the third known specimen. ($1000) On this example, unlike the two previously known specimens, we can confirm that the figure is standing on a tunny.

217. MYSIA, Lampsakos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 15.24 g). Forepart of Pegasos left; grapevine around / Quadripartite incuse square. Baldwin, Electrum, Period I, Group II, 12; SNG BN 1111; SNG von Aulock 1292 var. (monogram below Pegasos); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 305 var. (same); Boston MFA 1582. Good VF. ($10,000)

218. MYSIA, Lampsakos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Didrachm (16mm, 6.79 g). Forepart of Pegasos right / Quadripartite incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos 1; SNG BN –; Boston MFA 1584; Prospero 463 (same die and punch); NAC 88, lot 409 (same rev. punch). VF, granular surfaces, a couple light marks. Extremely rare, only two in CoinArchives. ($1000)

219. KINGS of PERGAMON. Eumenes I. 263-241 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 17.04 g, 12h). Struck circa 255/0-241 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting on shield to right, holding transverse spear; ivy leaf to outer left, v to inner left, bow to outer right. Westermark Group IVA, unlisted obv. die; SNG BN 1612; SNG von Aulock 1356–7. Choice EF. Well struck in high relief. ($2000)

220. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.61 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; Ã to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 34, obv. die 59 (die unlisted for issue); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –; Hunterian 5. Near EF, toned, minor flaw on cheek. Very rare issue, only two examples recorded by Sacks, three in CoinArchives. ($1000)

221. AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 160-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.33 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right / Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch and phiale; h to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 40, dies 70/a (this coin referenced); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 1 (same dies); Nanteuil 635 (this coin). Good VF, old collection tone, minor flan flaw on cheek. Very rare issue, the first that CNG has handled, none in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the Leonidion Collection. Ex Auctiones AG 4 (26 November 1974), lot 139; Hess-Leu 36 (17 April 1968), lot 263; Henri de Nanteuil Collection, 635; Amourel (17 January 1921), lot 73.

3:1 2:1 3:1 2:1 222. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 2h). Forepart of bull left; small M below bull’s head / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 1; HGC 6, 926. Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered. ($500)

3:1 2:1 2:1 3:1 223. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Head of roaring lion right, sun with three rays on forehead / Incuse head of cock left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 7; HGC 6, 931. Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered. ($500) 59

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224. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (12mm, 2.55 g, 9h). Forepart of winged lion left / Incuse head of cock left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 9.1; HGC 6, 933. Near EF, small edge splits. Well centered. ($500)

225. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g, 1h). Forepart of winged lion left / Incuse head of cock left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 9.1; HGC 6, 933. Good VF. Well centered. ($500)

226. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.53 g, 9h). Forepart of winged lion left / Incuse head of cock left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 9.1; HGC 6, 933. VF, toned. ($300)

227. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.51 g, 1h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of lion left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 11; HGC 6, 936. Near EF. Well centered for issue, with almost the entire cock visible on the obverse, and rare as such. ($750)

228. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g, 7h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 12; HGC 6, 937. EF. Well centered. ($500) 60

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229. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.56 g, 9h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf right; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 13; HGC 6, 938. Near EF, lightly toned. ($500)

230. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.58 g, 9h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf right; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 13; HGC 6, 938. Good VF, lightly toned. ($300)

231. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.53 g, 3h). Head of ram right; below, cock standing left / Incuse head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; rectangular punch below. Bodenstedt Em. 18, HGC 6, 943. Good VF, lightly toned, small edge split. ($300)

Rare Variety with Herakles’ Head Facing Left

232. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.60 g, 1h). Gorgoneion / Incuse head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress; rectangular punch behind neck. Bodenstedt Em. 19.2, HGC 6, 945. EF, lightly toned, light edge scrape on the reverse. Rare variety with Herakles’ head facing left on the reverse. ($750)

Unique and Unpublished Issue

233. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (9.4mm, 1.25 g, 11h). Forepart of winged boar right / Incuse head of man-headed bull (river god) left. Unpublished. VF, struck from a rusty obverse die. Unique, and this issue unknown in any denomination. ($300) 61

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234. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.51 g, 1h). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram heads butting each other; all in incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963. EF. Very rare variety without palmette between rams’ heads, only three in CoinArchives. ($750)

235. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 7h). Bearded head of Priapos right, wearing tainia / Head of female (nymph Chione or Dione?) right, hair in sphendone, within shallow incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 43; HGC 6, 969. Good VF, minor die rust. Fine style. Rare, only four examples cited by Bodenstedt, ten in CoinArchives. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 318 (15 January 2014), lot 196.

236. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g, 5h). Diademed female head facing slightly right / Confronted boars’ heads within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 45; HGC 6, 971. Good VF, lightly toned. Well struck obverse. Rare. ($750)

237. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g, 9h). Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Kantharos; ivy leaves flanking base; all within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 53.1; HGC 6, 979. Good VF, compact flan. Rare. ($500)

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238. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 478-455 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 9h). Facing gorgoneion / Incuse lead of lynx facing. Bodenstedt Em. 53.2; HGC 6, 952; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –; Traité II 2146; de Luynes 2550. Near EF, lightly toned. Very rare, only two examples recorded by Bodenstedt, 3 others in CoinArchives. ($3000) Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 178.

239. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g, 7h). Head of Aktaion right, with straight hair, wearing stag’s horn / Gorgoneion in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 54; HGC 6, 980. Near EF. ($750) An examination of the dies plated in Bodenstedt reveals a large variety of styles for the portrait of Aktaion on the obverse of this type. This coin is struck from the same reverse die as the following coin, which has Aktaion with curly hair.

240. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g, 6h). Head of Aktaion right, with curled hair, wearing stag’s horn / Gorgoneion in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 54; HGC 6, 980. Good VF. ($500)

241. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.60 g, 7h). Head of Ares right, wearing crested helmet decorated with forepart of griffin / Head of Amazon right, wearing ornate helmet, in linear border within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 65; HGC 6, 991. Good VF. ($500) 63

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242. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g, 6h). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Lion scalp facing in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 72; HGC 6, 998. VF, lightly toned, some die rust. Very rare, only six noted by Bodenstedt. ($500)

243. LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.51 g, 12h). Head of Kybele right, wearing turreted crown / Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos, in linear square within shallow incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 75; HGC 6, 1001. Near EF, a few light scratches. Well centered. ($500)

244. IONIA, Ephesos. Phanes. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.35 g). Forepart of stag right, head reverted / Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square punch. Weidauer –; SNG von Aulock –; Zhuyuetang –; Triton XI, lot 232; Triton IX, lot 919; Triton VIII, lot 400; CNG 100, lot 78; CNG 91, lot 272. Good VF, toned. Rare. ($1000)

245. IONIA, Ephesos(?). Circa 600-550 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (10mm, 4.25 g). “Primitive” bee(?) / Incuse square. Cf. Karwiese Series II, otherwise unpublished. VF. ($1000) The obverse type seems to be a crude rendition of a bee, somewhat similar to those found on the trites of Karwiese’s Series II. The reverse, with only a single punch, however, is unprecedented for trites at Ephesos.

246. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 500-420 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 3.35 g). Bee with curved wings and coiled tendrils / Quadripartite incuse square. Karwiese Series VI, 2B; SNG Kayhan 121–3. Good VF, some die rust. Struck on a broad flan. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 163 (25 April 2007), lot 26.

247. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.17 g, 12h). Nikomedes, magistrate. Group A, circa 390-380 BC. Bee with straight wings / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, @5˚oÂ˙d˙ to right. Pixodarus obv. die 2; SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock –. Near EF, toned, obverse slightly off center, small die break on obverse. Very rare early issue with a large stag. ($1500)

Unrecorded Date for Series

248. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.60 g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Dated year 62 (74/3 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, eagle standing right; $∫ (date) and EfE to left, torch to right. Kleiner, Dated – (same obv. die as pl. xv, 3, from year 61); DCA 325 (but date unrecorded). VF, lightly toned, minor scratch in lower reverse field. Unrecorded year. ($500) From the RBW Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 320 (12 February 2014), lot 140 (hammer of $900).

249. IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 133-88 BC. AV Stater (20mm, 8.56 g, 12h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephanos, bow and quiver over shoulder / Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesos facing, arms outstretched horizontally at sides, fillet hanging from each; E-f flanking; to lower left, small figure of Nike advancing right, presenting wreath held in both hands. Jenkins, Hellenistic, pl. A, 3 var. (symbol on rev.); Head p. 69, 4 var. (same); Gorny & Mosch 228, lot 144 var. (same). VF, die rust and small marks, scratch on obverse, a little wavy. Very rare. ($3000) 65

The Evolution of the Reverse Punch at Erythrai

3:1 3:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 250 251 250. IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.63 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Rough incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 (later style); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 (later style); SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 1804. Good VF. Very rare issue with early archaic style and rough incuse punch. ($1000) 2:1

251. IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.60 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 737–8; SNG von Aulock 1942; SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 1806–7. Good VF, toned. ($1000)

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252. IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.57 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Hexapartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 (quadripartite incuse); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 (same). Good VF. Unusual incuse. Very rare. ($1000) Struck from the same obverse die as the following lot, with different incuse type.

253. IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.59 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Incuse square with mill-sail design. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 (quadripartite incuse); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 (same). Good VF, slight die rust. Unusual incuse. Very rare. ($1000) Struck from the same obverse die as the previous lot, with different incuse type.

254. IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.91 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Erasippos, son of Aristeos, “magistrate”. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, elbow resting on tall tripod behind, holding branch tied with fillet; ErÅ%5∏∏o% År5%tEoU to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones obv. die 34; SNG von Aulock 2042; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 37 (same obv. die). Near EF, toned, die break on Artemis’ neck. ($750) 66

Ex Stevenson Collection

255. IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Stater (21mm, 13.92 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch, containing three pellets connected in Λ shape and a fox standing left, flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stellate pattern and a stag’s head left. Weidauer 126; Elektron I 61; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Kayhan 440; BMC 3 var. (obv. type right); Boston MFA 1882; Konuk & Lorber fig. 18; Kraay & Hirmer 591; Traité I 19 = C. Greenwell, “On some Rare Greek Coins” in NC 1897, pl. XI, 17; Zhuyuetang 18. Good VF, toned. Choice and well struck for issue. ($7500) Ex George & Robert Stevenson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group XXVI, 11 June 1993), lot 97.

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256. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.3mm, 0.67 g). Head of seal left / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 2.2. Near EF, light scratch on seal. ($300)

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3:1 3:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 259 260 259. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.60 g). Small head of griffin left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 22.1. VF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($500) 2:1

260. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.59 g). Head of lion left; above, seal right / Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt Em. 25. Near EF, obverse die a little worn, a light scratch and scrape on the obverse. ($1000) 67

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261 262 261. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g). Helmeted head left; below, [small seal left] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 30. Good VF, obverse die a bit worn. ($500) 262. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap; to right, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 31. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. ($500)

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263. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.2mm, 2.55 g). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; to right, inverted seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 32. Near EF. ($500) 264. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.56 g). Horned head of river god left; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 35. EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($1000) Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 216.

265 266 265. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.3mm, 2.57 g). Horned head of river god left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse punch. Bodenstedt Em. 35. Good VF, toned. Rare. ($500) 266. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.59 g). Facing head of Silenos / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 43. Near EF, lightly toned. ($1000)

267 268 267. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.59 g). Two seals, belly-to-belly, swimming in opposite directions / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 46. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan. ($750) 268. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g). Two seals, belly-to-belly, swimming in opposite directions / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 46. VF, some flatness, a few scratches on the reverse. ($750) 68

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269 270 269. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.57 g). Gorgoneion facing; below, small seal right / Rough incuse square. Unpublished. Good VF, a hint of die rust. Unique. ($1500) Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 217.

270. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.53 g). Facing scalp of lion; to left, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 53. Good VF, lightly toned, a few cleaning scratches. Very rare, only six cited by Bodenstedt and two in CoinArchives. ($750)

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271. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 64. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, only the BM piece noted by Bodenstedt, one in CoinArchives (offered three times). ($1000) Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 221.

272. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.51 g). Laureate head of Zeus left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt –, but cf. Em. 76 (citing only two examples: Boston MFA 1916 and Traité II 2124–both with a similar portrait type but without laurel wreath); Roma III, lot 209 (same dies); Roma XI, lot 321 (same dies). Good VF, toned, struck on a compact flan. Extremely rare, possibly only the third known example. ($750) With Bodenstedt citing only two examples for his Em. 76 (Paris and Boston), it is possible that this type, with the laurel wreath, is part of the same emission, and that a celator simply added the laurel wreath to the portrait.

273. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g). Head of female left, wearing stephanos ornamented with palmettes; below neck truncation, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 95 (citing only one specimen in the trade, Munich 1975); Roma E-Sale, lot 155 (same dies); Roma XI, lot 327 (same dies); Triton XIX, lot 231 (same dies). Near EF. Well centered and fine style. Extremely rare, only the fifth known example. ($750) 69

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274. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.53 g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a seal / Quadripartite incuse square. Triton XVIII, lot 627 (same dies); CNG 93, lot 391; Roma XI, lot 328; otherwise unpublished (but cf. Bodenstedt Em. 111 for a similar type with serpent on helmet and seal below). Good VF, a few light marks. Well centered. Extremely rare, only the fourth known example. ($1000)

275. IONIA, Priene. Circa 280-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.85 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, trident head above ∏r5 above ∫5. Regling –; Price 2234B. Near EF, light golden toning around the devices. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives, none in Pella database. ($500)

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276. IONIA, Teos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 11.99 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Bc1; Balcer 3 (A3/P3); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 2252. VF, toned, some die wear. Well centered. ($500) From the David Wray Collection, purchased from Colosseum Coin Exchange.

277. IONIA, Teos. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 5.95 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Bc2 (same rev. punch as illustration); Balcer 43 var. (A–/P65 [unlisted obv. die]); SNG Copenhagen 1433. Good VF, toned. Well centered and good metal for issue. ($750) 278. IONIA, Teos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 1.32 g). Griffin seated right on dotted groundline, raising left forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Ca2; Balcer Group XXIV, 62; SNG von Aulock 2258. Near EF, toned. Well centered, nice metal. ($300) 70

279. IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 11.90 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw, on ornate ground line; facing panther head below forepaw / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Cb1; Balcer 103 (A103/P135); SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 19 (same dies). EF, toned, area of flat strike, tiny gouge on reverse. Well centered. ($2000) Ex Ponterio 74 (24 March 1995), lot 363.

280. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (11mm, 4.60 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides / Rectangular incuse divided horizontally and vertically into four compartments by two perpendicular lines; the upper two compartments divided into halves by a single line, the upper halves each containing a pellet, the lower halves bisected by two small vertical lines; the lower two compartments divided into thirds by two parallel lines. McFadden 1; Konuk & Lorber fig. 14; Elektron I 16; Rosen Sale 12; Traité –; Zhuyuetang 2; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen (Cyprus, etc.), pl. 10, 318; SNG Kayhan 697. VF, toned. ($1500) From the David Wray Collection.

3:1 3:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 281 282 281. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g). Phokaic standard. Raised clockwise swastika pattern / Quadripartite incuse square. Weidauer –; Karwiese, Artemision, Type II.7; Elektron II 53; Traité I 117-8; SNG Kayhan –. Good VF. ($300) 2:1

282. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6.6mm, 0.68 g). Phokaic standard. Fibula / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan 1556; SNG von Aulock 1789; Boston MFA –; Rosen 338 = CNG 94, lot 606 (same die and punch). Good VF. ($300)

2:1 3:1 2:1 283. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.62 g). Phokaic standard. Lion seated right / Quadripartite incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock 1776; SNG Lockett 2784 = Pozzi 2468 (same dies); Gulbenkian 724; Nomos 3, lot 123 = Heritage, 8 August 2014, lot 23036 (same dies). Good VF, a little die wear. High relief. Extremely rare. ($3000) 71

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284. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.76 g). Phokaic standard. Head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding / Incuse square. Cf. Weidauer 185 (stater); Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; Gemini VII, lot 495. Good VF. Very rare. ($750)

285. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.2mm, 0.69 g). Phokaic standard. Head of boar left / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan 719. Good VF. ($300) The boar type electrum is a type usually found on the early issues of the kings of Lydia (see Spier in Studies Price), but those pieces are of a slightly different style and are struck, appropriately, on the Lydo-Milesian standard. This issue, struck on the Phokaic standard, is certainly from an unrelated mint.

286. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.3mm, 0.63 g). Milesian standard. Head of cock right / Incuse square. Traité I 111; Triton XIV, lot 310 (same obv. die); Gemini VI, lot 166 (same dies); CNG 69, lot 432. VF. Extremely rare. ($300)

287. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.52 g). Phokaic standard. Forepart of bridled horse right / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Traité I –; SNG Kayhan –; Pozzi 2295; CNG 78, lot 811. VF, struck from a worn obverse die. ($500)

Enigmatic Stater

288. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 550-525 BC. EL Stater (22mm, 14.28 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Forepart of bridled horse left; rosette at breast, floral symbol (lotus?) at nape of the neck / Three incuses: a central rectangular punch flanked by two square punches. Fischer-Bossert, Horses 2 (dies H2/H1-H3); Weidauer 138–9; ACGC 56; Konuk & Lorber fig. 7; Le Rider, Naissance, pl. III, 7; SNG Kayhan 714 (same punches); Traité pl. II, 24. Good VF, lightly toned, struck with worn and rusty die and punches. Very rare. ($5000) This interesting issue of electrum staters has been known for some time. Noting the similarity of the reverse punches to electrum staters at Miletos with a recumbent lion, Kraay suggested it may have been one of many issues from the early period at that city with this form of punch marks, perhaps the earliest, with the city using varying types before settling on a lion as its civic badge. Nevertheless, Kraay also noted that some issues with this form of punchmarking had been attributed to cities in Caria and Lydia, so the identification of the mint as Miletos was speculative. Until more recent discoveries, though, the subsidiary symbols on the obverse, a flower (lotus?) and rosette, were either not clearly visible or missed by catalogers. Although the configuration and style of the reverse punches suggests a date contemporary to the lion staters of Miletos, the appearance of these symbols casts doubt on such an early chronology, as subsidiary symbols do not commonly appear on electrum until much later. Subsidiary symbols on electrum staters are more common on northwest Anatolian issues of the early 5th century BC. The most prominent examples are the various electrum staters typically given to the time of the Ionian Revolt (cf. ACGC 74), and the early issues at Lampsakos (cf. Kraay & Hirmer 727). A lotus symbol is also found as a subsidiary symbol on electrum staters that may have been issued in Thrace in the late 6th century (cf. Rosen 148–9). Another example is the recently discovered staters featuring a lion lying right with a lotus flower above (cf. Linzalone 1174), typically dated to the early 5th century. Interestingly, this issue has a similar configuration of reverse punches, though they have a more uniform appearance that suggests a date later than the present specimen. The closest parallel with the current stater issue, however, is a stater with a lion lying left with lotus flower above (cf. Rosen 245). The reverse of this issue also has a similar configuration of punches, but appears closer to our piece in style. Unfortunately, that issue is known from just one example, and its date of issue is unknown. Another factor to consider is the combination of rosette and lotus symbols. These two symbols frequently occur together, particularly on silver issues from cities in the region of northern Greece during the period that they were under Persian rule. Both the rosette and lotus are often found in Persian art. At Persepolis, rosettes of the same form as found on this stater adorn a chariot on the north face of the Apadana, they adorn the bridle of a bull fighting a lion, and frame the scene on the stairway façade of Palace H, and can be seen on parts of the façade of Palace G (now moved to Palace H). In Persian art, the rosette is often used to depict a lotus seen from above, and the same Palace G façade also features a column of lotus blossums above the rosettes. E. Herzfeld’s drawings from Persepolis often depict the lotus and rosette used in conjunction (see, e.g., Drawing, “Excavation of Persepolis [Iran]: Apadana, East Side, Ceremonial Staircases: Carvings of Palms,” 19051934, FSA A.6 05.0899, Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Smithsonian Institution). Thus, the rosette and lotus have long connections in Persian art, and are often found in conjunction. Their use is also attested in ancient Egyptian art, but the importation of the symbols on coins in Asia Minor are more likely a result of Persian influence. It seems thus that this coin was issued after the Persians conquered western Asia Minor in the mid 6th century, but probably not much later, as the configuration and style of the reverse punches seem closely related to the early staters of Miletos. But what of the interpretation of the design? The rosette and lotus symbols are likely to be interpreted as one, rather than two separate images, simply depicting the flower from the side and above. Their meaning in Persian art is manifold: divinity, light, heaven, or royal authority are often suggested. More perplexing is the primary type, the forepart of a horse. Like the rosette and lotus, horse protomes are well known from Persepolis, particularly as capitals. In essence, the design in total, horse forepart with lotus and rosette, can be viewed as intrinsically Persian, and probably is symbolic of Persian authority.

289. ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 490-435 BC. AR Didrachm – Stater (16mm, 7.80 g). Sphinx seated left; amphora to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Mavrogordato 16; HGC 6, 1118; Boston MFA 1945–6; Jameson 1521; Kraay & Hirmer 606. Good VF, toned. Rare early issue without convex surface on obverse. ($750) From the ‘Friend of a Scholar’ Collection, purchased from Maison Platt, September 1982.

290. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 454/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 12.65 g, 3h). Facing lion scalp / Forepart of ox right; olive branch to left; all within incuse square. Barron, Silver, Class V, 67 (A31/P67); HGC 6, 1189; BMC 82 (same dies). Near EF, lightly toned, minor porosity. Fine style. ($2000)

Extremely Rare Samos Alexander

291. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 280s-250 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.87 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, „ above prow left. Barron –; Price 2446A; HGC 6, 1235; Black Sea Hoard 349 (this coin). Good VF, toned, slight die shift on obverse, graffito (Θ) in field on reverse. Extremely rare, unknown to Barron, Price only noted an example “In trade, 1991”; there are none in CoinArchives, other online databases, nor the ANS photofile. ($500) From the collection of Will Gordon. Ex Freeman & Sear MBS 16 (5 June 2009), lot 61; “Black Sea” hoard, 349. Price does not note his criteria for dating this issue, and an illustration of the single piece he saw is not available. Nonetheless, the obverse style of this example is nearly identical to many of the issues at Miletos that are now dated to the 280s-250 BC (Price 2149–63, which he dated to 295-275 BC).

292. ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 270-240 BC. AR Octobol (19mm, 4.49 g, 12h). Ptolemaic or Persic standard. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of ox right; krater to lower left, olive spray to lower right. Barron 24 (A211/P220); HGC 6, 1237. Good VF, deep cabinet tone. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1484; Ritter von Galatti Collection (Dorotheum, 20 November 2013), lot 64 (acquired before 1924).

293. LYDIA, Tralleis. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 12.70 g, 1h). Cistophoric type. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; upright thunderbolt above; to right, eagle standing right. Kleiner & Noe Series 40 (dies 77A/m); SNG von Aulock 3256 var. (monogram on rev.); SNG Copenhagen –. EF, toned, traces of find patina. Great surfaces. ($400) From the RBW Collection. Ex Lexington Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 97, 17 September 2014), lot 228.

294. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.64 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9. Good VF, a few light scratches. ($1000)

Kroisos Prototype Stater

295. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Stater (16mm, 10.76 g). Heavy series. Sardes mint. Prototype issue. Confronted foreparts of lion, with sun on forehead, and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 1; Konuk & Lorber fig. 25 = CH VIII, pl. I, Hoard 7, no. 40 = Triton XV, lot 1243 (same obv. die; realized $150,000); Athena Fund I 58; McClean 8635; NAIM-BAN 6; Ward 723 (same obv. die); Triton XVIII, lot 656 (same obv. die; realized $130,000); CNG 100, lot 1491 (same obv. die; realized $75,000); CNG 99, lot 255 (same obv. die; realized $40,000). Near EF, lustrous. Very rare. ($50,000) The ‘Kroisos’ type coinage is one of the most recognizable of all ancient Greek coinage. All of the issues in the bimetallic, gold and silver, series feature the same confronted lion and bull foreparts on the obverse, and two incuse punches (or a single punch in the case of small denominations) on the reverse. It is thought that the series began on a ‘heavy’ standard, with gold and silver staters of equal weight, around 10.6-10.7 grams, which was later reduced to about 8.17 grams for the gold. More recently, though, studies have shown that coins of both standards circulated together, but that the heavy standard was only used for a relatively short time compared to the light standard, which continued to be used into the Persian period. The Kroiseids have also traditionally been broken down into two stylistic groups, ‘realistic’ and ‘stylized’, with hoard evidence suggesting that the former belonged to the time of Kroisos, while the latter were of the time of the Persians. The present coin, however, is from an issue that constitutes a third group that has a more archaic style, which has features that suggest it is the first issue of Kroisos’ bimetallic coinage. This prototype issue was first noted and analyzed in an article by Paolo Naster in 1964 (“Une série aberrante de Créséides” in BSFN 19 (1964), pp. 364–5, reprinted in P. Naster, Scripta Nummaria: Contributions à la méthodologie numismatique [Louvian-la-Neuve, 1983], pp. 76–7). The archaic character of the type is most evident in the bull, where the fine waves of hair on the later coinage is here represented as a series of pelleted lines emanating from a solid arc that forms the animal’s neckline. At the same time, antecedents of the style of the lion can be seen in the earlier electum coinage, particularly the hemihektai of Wiedauer’s Group XVI. The most significant feature linking this issue to the electrum, though, is the appearance of the small pellet or protuberance on the head of the lion. This feature, usually featuring rays emanating from it, is canonical on all the earlier electrum coinage from the time of Ardys until the early part of Kroisos’ reign. It is a feature that is totally lacking on the bimetallic coinage of the ‘realistic’ and, later, ‘stylized’ character. A final unusual feature particular to this issue is the depiction of the arms of the lion and bull, which are shown bent nearly 90 degrees at their mid-point, rather than in a straight line from shoulder to paw and hoof. The extreme rarity today of these early style staters also suggests that the issue was short-lived, perhaps a trial run before the style was standardized. Martin Price also noted this unusual emission of staters (“Croesus or Pseudo-Croesus?” in Festschrift Mildenberg, p. 221, n. 25), and, like Naster, placed them between the electrum and the gold of standard style.

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296. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Third Stater (12mm, 3.55 g). Heavy series. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 5; Spier Group I; Traité I 399; SNG von Aulock 8210; SNG München 7; Rosen 661; Pozzi 2729; Sunrise 8. EF, a few minor marks. ($3000) 75

297 2:1 3:1 298 297. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (6.3mm, 0.67 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 10–3; Walburg Group VI, 2–4 (same die and punch); Traité I pp. 233–4; SNG München 9 (same die and punch); Gulbenkian 759; CNG 102, lot 501 (same die and punch); CNG 100, lot 1494 (same die and punch). Good VF. ($1000) 298. KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater – Double Siglos (19mm, 10.55 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; Traité I 407; SNG Kayhan 1018; SNG Ashmolean 760; SNG von Aulock 2874. Good VF, toned. Nice metal for issue. ($1500)

299. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AV Stater (14.5mm, 8.08 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Carradice pl. XI, 8; Berk 4; SNG Ashmolean 761; SNG von Aulock 2876; SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG Lockett 2984; Boston MFA 2077 = Regling 1287; Sunrise 15. VF, small porosity spot on lion. ($5000)

2:1 3:1 2:1 300. KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Forty-eighth Stater (4.7mm, 0.23 g). Sardes mint. Head of lion right / Incuse square. Uunpublished in the standard references. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($500) Ex Nomos 3 (10 May 2011), lot 146. The lion on this piece has a style that is identical to that found on the ubiquitous Kroiseids struck under the Persians. Rather than being a novel fraction begun under the Persians, there may actually be a prototype that was struck under Kroisos. A small quantity of coins appeared on the market that are of the same type and weight as the present coin, but the style of the lion on these coins are identical to the lifetime issues of Kroisos: cf. CNG E-355, lot 125; CNG E-269, lot 136; and Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, lot 80. Although those coins were not attributed to Kroisos in their sales, the appearance of this overtly Persian style piece makes it highly likely that these constitute a previously unknown forty-eighth stater denomination for each series of Kroiseids.

301. CARIA, Myndos. Mid 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.21 g, 12h). Aigyptos, magistrate. Laureate head of Sarapis right / Headdress of Isis set on two grain ears; Å5˝U∏to% to right; below, dolphin right. Myndos 63 var. (A17/P– [unlisted rev. die, dolphin symbol not recorded]); SNG Keckman –; SNG Copenhagen –. EF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. Very rare. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

302. SATRAPS of CARIA. Maussolos. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 15.19 g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Struck circa 370-360 BC. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right, drapery around neck / Zeus Labraundos standing right. Konuk, Identities 21; Babelon, Perses 397; Traité II 91; SNG Copenhagen 590. VF, toned, a little die wear. High relief. ($750)

303. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kalymna. Circa 260/50-205 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.46 g, 7h). Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Kithara; [˚]Å¬UÂ@5o@ below; all within dotted square. Höghammar Type 2, dies 1/2, no. 62 (this coin); HGC 6, 1283; SNG Kayhan 902; SNG Keckman 282; BMC 4 and 7–8; Pozzi 2642 (all from the same dies). Good VF, even deep red-brown find patina, faint marks. Well centered. Very rare in this condition. ($3000) Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton V, 16 January 2002), lot 1448.

2:1 3:1 2:1 304. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g). Crab / Quadripartite incuse square. Sefanaki, Kos I, Series I, 1-6 (dies E1/O1); Rosen 81; HGC 6, 1294. VF, small edge split. Very rare. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1504. Stefanaki lists nine specimens from three obverse dies and one reverse. In his study, he does not list Gorny & Mosch 199, lot 483; Hauck & Aufhäuser 21, lot 162; and CNG 100, lot 1504 (this coin), which brings the census to twelve examples.

305. ISLANDS off CARIA, Kos. Circa 350-345 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 15.05 g, 6h). Theodotos, magistrate. Bearded head of Herakles to left, wearing lion skin / Crab; club and QEodotos below; all in dotted square within shallow incuse square. Stefanaki, Kos I, Series V, 9th Emission, 250 = Ingvaldsen 33b = Pixodarus 10b (this coin); HGC 6, 1302; SNG von Aulock 2747 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2019 (same obv. die). EF, deep iridescent tone. ($7500) From a European collection, acquired from Tradart in the early 1990s. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 48 (2 April 1990), lot 443.

306. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 404-385 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 14.54 g, 12h). Chian standard. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, bud to right; rod5o[@] above; to left, f above lion’s head right; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 54 (A36/P46) = Bérend, Tétradrachmes 37; Ashton 30; HGC 6, 1418. VF, toned, granular surfaces with porosity on the high points of Helios’ face. Rare. ($1500)

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307. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.51 g, 12h). Ameinias, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; prow to left, ÅÂE5@-5Å% flanking stem. Ashton 212; HGC 6, 1432; SNG Keckman 542. VF, slightly soft strike on obverse. ($1000) 308. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.46 g, 1h). Eukrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; prow to left, EU˚rÅ-t˙s flanking stem. Ashton 214; HGC 6, 1432; SNG Keckman 547–8. Good VF, minor porosity, obverse slightly off center. ($750)

309. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 229-205 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.15 g, 1h). Eukrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; EU˚rÅt˙s above, tripod to left. Ashton 225; HGC 6, 1445; SNG Keckman 559–60. Good VF, slight die rust on obverse. Struck with fresh reverse die. ($300)

310. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.71 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Ainetor, magistrate. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; Å5@˙t[Wr] above, butterfly to left. Ashton 282; SNG Keckman 587; HGC 6, 1453. EF, deep cabinet tone. ($500) From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.

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311. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 125-88 BC. AV Third Stater (14mm, 3.32 g, 12h). Antaios, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with bud to left; Å@tÅ5o% above, r-o flanking, kerykeion to lower right; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian 107; T. Hackens, “Trésor hellénistique trouvé à Délos 1964” in BCH 89 (1965), 16 = Consul Weber 3269 = Rhousopoulos 4029 (this coin); HGC 6, 1415; BMC 229. VF, attractively toned, light scuff on reverse. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2058; Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 455; Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 391; Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 738; Auctiones 8 (27 June 1978), lot 284; Leu 2 (25 April 1972), lot 261; Ratto (4 April 1927), lot 2109; Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber Collection (J. Hirsch XXIV, 10 May 1909), lot 3269; Rhousopoulos Collection (Hirsch XIII, 15 May 1905), lot 4029.

312. ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 125-88 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.04 g, 12h). Plinthophoric standard. Antaios, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios right / Rose with bud to left; Å@tÅ5os above, r-o flanking rose, sun to lower right; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian, Group D, 128; HGC 6, 1460; SNG Keckman –; Karl 609. EF, minor doubling on reverse. ($500)

313. PHRYGIA, Apameia. Circa 88-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.65 g, 12h). Cistophoric type. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; Â5QrÅ>ÂUWN5 above, Å∏Å to left, double flute to right. Kleiner, Late, Series XX; HGC 7, 659. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Lanz 158 (5 June 2014), lot 273.

314. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.39 g, 6h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with coiled serpent right; below, dolphin right / Stern of galley left; swastika and fÅs˙ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 529; Triton XIX, lot 252; CNG 100, lot 1513; CNG 99, lot 278 (all from the same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, struck slightly off center on the reverse. ($750) 79

315 316 315. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.53 g, 3h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with facing gorgoneion; to right, cicada downward / Stern of galley left; fÅs above; below, dolphin right. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 100, lot 1520 var. (cicada upward); CNG 99, lot 279 var. (same). Good VF, lightly toned, some die wear and rust. ($750) 316. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (20mm, 9.46 g, 1h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with facing gorgoneion; to right, cicada upward / Stern of galley left; fÅs above; below, dolphin right. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 534; CNG 100, lot 1520; CNG 99, lot 279 (all from the same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, struck with worn reverse die. An interesting die break on the reverse that almost looks like some sort of insect. ($750)

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317. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.40 g, 9h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with facing gorgoneion; to right, cicada downward / Stern of galley left, with wreath hanging from pole mounted on the deck; fÅs above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 536 (same dies); Triton XIX, lot 256 var. (cicada upward); CNG 100, lot 1521 var. (same); CNG 99, lot 280 (same dies). Good VF, toned. ($1000) 318. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.42 g, 4h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with facing gorgoneion; to right, cicada upward / Stern of galley right; above, Nike flying right, holding wreath in both hands, above sÅf. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; Triton XIX, lot 257; CNG 100, lot 1522; CNG 99, lot 281 (all from same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, some die wear, slight obverse die shift. ($750)

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319. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.26 g, 5h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with facing gorgoneion; to right, cicada upward / Stern of galley left; above, Nike flying left, holding wreath in both hands, above fÅs. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; Triton XIX, lot 258; CNG 100, lot 1523; CNG 99, lot 282 (all from the same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, some die wear. ($750) 320. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.43 g, 10h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with wreath; grape bunch on vine to right / Stern of galley left; tripod and fÅs˙ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 537; Triton XIX, lot 259 var. (tripod on rev.); CNG 100, lot 1524; CNG 99, lot 275 var. (shorter ethnic). Good VF, lightly toned, light hairlines. ($750) 80

321. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.40 g, 10h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with dolphin right / Stern of galley left; fÅs above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; Triton XIX, lot 260 (same obv. die); CNG 100, lot 1525 (same obv. die); CNG 99, lot 286 var. (longer ethnic). Good VF, toned, struck slightly off center. ($750)

322. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.30 g, 9h). Prow of galley right, fighting platform decorated with dolphin right / Stern of galley left; fÅs˙¬ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 538; Triton XIX, lot 261; CNG 100, lot 1526; CNG 99, lot 286 (all from same dies). EF, toned. ($1500)

323. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.40 g, 6h). Prow of galley right / Stern of galley left; fÅs˙ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 539 (same dies); Triton XIX, lot 262; CNG 100, lot 1527; CNG 99, lot 287 (same obv. die). EF, toned. ($1500)

324. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.39 g, 3h). Prow of galley right; Æ to right / Stern of galley left; fÅs˙ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 541 (same dies; obv. is from a later die state with a large break on the platform); Triton XIX, lot 263; CNG 100, lot 1528 (same dies); CNG 99, lot 288 (same dies). EF, lightly toned, struck from worn dies. Well centered. ($1000) 81

325. LYCIA, Phaselis. 4th century BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.48 g, 2h). Prow of galley right; Æ to right / Stern of galley left; fÅs˙ above. Heipp-Tamer Series 6, unlisted variety; CNG 102, lot 542; Triton XIX, lot 263; CNG 100, lot 1529; CNG 99, lot 289 (all from the same dies). Choice EF, lightly toned, lustrous. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($1500)

326. LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 250-221/0 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.10 g, 12h). Euapio, magistrate. Prow right; on deck, eagle standing right, wings open / Aphlaston left; EUÅ∏5o and fÅs˙ in two lines above. Heipp-Tamer Series 8.2, unlisted issue (symbol and magistrate); magistrate also unlisted in Leschhorn. Good VF, toned, large die break above the eagle on the obverse, small metal flaw and light hairline scratches on the reverse. Extremely rare, unknown magistrate and unlisted symbol (eagle) on the fighting platform; none in CoinArchives. ($750)

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327. LYCIA, Uncertain. Circa 520-470/60 BC. AR Stater (17.5mm, 9.25 g). Predynastic period. Head of lion right / Incuse square with lines radiating from center. Falghera Appendix Type B; Reuter 1; Traité I 998; SNG von Aulock 4041; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 366; Rosen 681; CH VIII, 47–9. Good VF, deep iridescent tone, softly struck on obverse. Rare. ($500) From the collection of a Southern Pathologist, purchased from C. H. Wolfe, 4 October 1988.

328. LYCIA, Uncertain. Circa 520-470/60 BC. AR Stater (16.5mm, 9.11 g). Head of lion left / Incuse square with lines radiating from center. Falghera Appendix Type B var. (head right); Reuter 1 var. (same); Traité I 998 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 4042; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 366 var. (same); Rosen 680; CH VIII, pl. 1, 50. Good VF, toned. ($750) Ex Ponterio 74 (24 March 1995), lot 378.

329. LYCIA, Uncertain. Circa 520-470/60 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 9.22 g). Head of boar right / Incuse square with lines radiating from center. Falghera –; Reuter –; Traité –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; cf. Rosen 682; cf. NAC P, 1553. VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die. Extremely rare, possibly unique with this reverse punch. ($500) From the David Wray Collection. This exact issue is unpublished (the Rosen piece has an obverse of a significantly different style), but the reverse punch type is commonly found on issues with the head of lion obverse (see previous two lots). Moreover, fractions with this obverse type and style were found in the same Lycian hoard that contained staters of the lion-head type (cf. CH VIII, Hoard 11, pls. 1–2).

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330. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Trbbenimi. Circa 390-375 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 9.81 g, 9h). Facing lion scalp / Triskeles; to right, club upward; t-R-∫ (TRB in Lycian) around; all within incuse square. Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; SNG von Aulock 4212 = Jameson 1588; SNG Berry 1176 var. (position of club). Near EF, lightly toned. ($500) 331. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Trbbenimi. Circa 390-375 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 9.70 g). Zemura (Limyra) mint. Facing lion scalp; [t below?] / Triskeles; small triskeles in one corner, z-g-µ (Z-Ẽ-M in Lycian) around; all within incuse square. Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; SNG von Aulock 4225–6; SNG Berry 1183. Good VF, toned. ($500)

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332. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Arttumpara. Circa 390-370 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.25 g, 9h). Xanthos mint(?). Forepart of lion right / Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing necklace; diskeles above; all in dotted circle within incuse circle. Falghera –; SNG Copenhagen Supp. –; Traité II 501; SNG von Aulock –; CNG 99, lot 299 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, struck from a very worn obverse die. Very rare. ($1000) Although this issue is anepigraphic, the present and CNG 99 coins are struck from the same obverse die as SNG Copenhagen Supp. 457 = SNG von Aulock 4183, which has a reverse that bears Arttumpara’s name. It should be noted, though, that this obverse die appears to have had details re-engraved before striking the present piece.

333. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Mithrapata. Circa 390-370 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 9.77 g, 4h). Facing lion scalp / Triskeles; above, dolphin right; µEt[R]-®π®-T® (MITHRAPATA in Lycian) around; all within incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 13 var. (unlisted dies); Podalia 94–5 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen Supp. 474; SNG von Aulock 4241 (same dies). Near EF, toned, edge splits. ($750)

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334. DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 9.90 g, 3h). Struck circa 380-375 BC. Head of Perikles facing slightly left, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting attitude right, holding sword aloft in right hand, shield on left arm; πjrE-˚¬j (PERIKLE in Lycian) around, triskeles to lower right; all within shallow incuse square. Mildenberg, Mithrapata 25 (dies 15/20); Podalia 419-25 (A2/P6); cf. Falghera 215; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 478; SNG von Aulock 4252. Good VF, toned. ($3000) 83

335. PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 11.08 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; K5 between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right; all within pelleted square border. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 104. EF, light iridescent tone, minor reverse die breaks. ($750) From the collection of M. A. Armstrong.

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336. PISIDIA, Selge. Circa 325-250 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 9.32 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; K between / Slinger in throwing stance right; to right, triskeles above club. SNG BN 1941–3. Near EF, lightly toned, minor roughness. ($300) 337. PISIDIA, Selge. Circa 325-250 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.50 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; K between / Slinger in throwing stance right; to right, triskeles above greave, shield, and spearhead. SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock 5271 (same dies). Good VF, struck from slightly worn dies. Rare. ($300)

338. CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.63 g, 10h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right / Goat kneeling right, head left. Casabonne Type 4; SNG BN 66; SNG Levante 26 = SNG von Aulock 5638 = Nanteuil 517 (same obv. die). EF, toned, obverse die break. ($1000)

339. CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.64 g, 11h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right / Goat kneeling right, head left; t¬ in exergue. Casabonne Type 4; SNG BN 71 (same rev. die); SNG Levante Supp. 10 (same rev. die). Good VF, toned, test cut on obverse. ($500) 84

340. CILICIA, Kelenderis. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.03 g, 12h). Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing right / Goat kneeling right, head reverted; ∞ in exergue. Casabonne Group 4; SNG France –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5639 (same dies); Triton XVI, lot 522 (same dies). Near EF, lightly toned, some die wear on obverse. ($1000)

341. CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 385-375 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.61 g, 7h). Athena seated left, holding spear, arm resting on shield at side; olive tree to right / Hermes, holding kerykeion, standing facing, and Aphrodite, leaning half-left on pedestal, placing hand on back of Hermes. Casabonne Type 12; SNG BN 403–4; SNG Levante 155. Good VF, deep iridescent tone, struck with worn obverse die. Well centered. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Lanz 106 (26 November 2001), lot 164.

342. CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 410-375 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 9.52 g, 8h). Helmeted head of Athena right; helmet decorated with griffin / Grape bunch on vine within incuse square. Casabonne Type 4; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; SNG von Aulock 5864 var. (ethnic). Good VF, lightly toned, some porosity. ($500)

343. CILICIA, Soloi. Balakros. Satrap of Cilicia, 333-323 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.84 g, 10h). Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter; grain ear and grape bunch to left; to right, crested helmet above ∫ above tiny o; s below throne / Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, single-pendant earring, and necklace; 5 to left, s to right. Casabonne Series 2; SNG France –; cf. SNG Levante 53 (for similar obv.) and 180 (for rev. [Issos]). EF, a little die wear on obverse, faint die break in field on reverse. Unpublished variety. ($1000) 85

344. CILICIA, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Stater (20mm, 10.76 g, 11h). Amazon(?) running right, bow in case on far hip, holding two arrows(?) / Lion right, attacking bull, kneeling left; #3Rr (drgl[?] in Aramaic) above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Unpublished. VF, toned, some roughness, reverse off center. Apparently unique. ($500)

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345. CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.51 g, 1h). Draped bust of Athena facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / Persian king(?) standing right, holding staff in right hand, arrows in left, filleted bow over shoulder. SNG BN 475 = Traite II 736; SNG Levante –; Göktürk –; Mildenberg, Kleingeld –; Winzer –; Sunrise 91 (this coin). VF, toned, surface crack on reverse. Very rare. ($200) Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 91 (unsold).

346. KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes I. 333-322 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 5.33 g, 6h). Gaziura mint. Baal of Gaziura seated left, torso facing, holding grapes, grain ear, and eagle in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; RAzGL`b (B’L GZYR in Aramaic) to right / Griffin left attacking stag kneeling left; [trnyrå (Ariarathes in Aramaic) below]. Simonetta 3a; Simonetta, Coins 1c; HGC 7, 791 var. (no inscription on rev.). Good VF, toned, struck from slightly worn dies. Well centered and struck for issue. Very rare. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 212 (5 March 2013), lot 2206.

“Bring me the head of the Baptist” Aristobulus and Salome – Struck at the Beginning of the Jewish War

347. KINGS of ARMENIA MINOR. Aristobulus, with Salome. AD 54-92. Æ (20mm, 5.61 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7). ∫å45¬EW4 [år54to∫oU¬]o[U] Et 5˝, diademed and draped bust of Aristobulus left / ∫å45¬5[4-4˙4 4å]¬[o]Â˙4, diademed and draped bust of Salome left. Meshorer 365 var. or corr. (date); Hendin 1257a; RPC I 3840 var. or corr. (same). Fine, brown surfaces, even roughness. Extremely rare, possibly only the seventh known. Recent specimens at auction have hammered between $45,000 and $160,000. ($5000) Aristobulus’ wife, Salome, was the widow of Philip the Tetrarch and the daughter of Herodias by her first husband, Herod II (known in the New Testament as either Philip or Herod). Although she is unnamed in the Gospels, it has been traditionally assumed that it was Salome – at the insistence of her mother, Herodias – who asked Herod Antipas (who was besotted with his young step-daughter) for the head of John the Baptist in return for her risqué dance for the king. As a result, Salome has become a symbol for dangerous female seductiveness. The regnal date on this issue has been variously read as 3 (Γ), 8 (H), or 13 (IΓ). As noted in Hendin, p. 275, Frank Kovacs observed that most of the extant examples of this dual-portrait issue are poorly preserved, and the dates are usually illegible or only partially visible; only the year 13 is clearly visible on any of them. Kovacs asserts that the coins reported as years 3 and 8 are likely misreadings of year 13, and the present coin with the clear date 13 confirms that view. The only other issue of Aristobulus with a clear date is a year 17 bronze with the titles of Titus on the reverse. Issues in years 13 and 17 by a client king of Rome would have a pro-Roman propaganda and political value, as those years correspond, respectively, to the beginning of the Jewish War and the destruction of the Temple.

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348. CYPRUS, Salamis. Evagoras I. Circa 411-374/3 BC. AV Tenth Stater (8mm, 0.72 g, 12h). Head or Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Forepart of man-headed goat right. Markou, L’or, Variant A, 213 (D5/R6 – this coin, enlarged in color on pl. XXX); Zapiti & Michaelidou 15; SNG Copenhagen 46; Bement 1651 (same dies); Dewing 2531 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, minor marks on reverse. Well centered. ($1500) Ex Peus 372 (30 October 2002), lot 408; Schweizerischer Bankverein 21 (24 January 1989), lot 86; Galata FPL (March 1986), no. 39

Ex Adams, Brand, and Pozzi Collections 349. CYPRUS, Salamis. Nikokles. Circa 374-361 BC. AV Third Stater (11mm, 2.75 g, 1h). Persian standard. Draped bust of Aphrodite left, wearing ornamented stephanos, earring, and necklace; ≤ (Cypriot a) to right / Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with wreath, round earring, and necklace; ò 1 (Cypriot Ba Ni) across field. Markou, L’or 299 (D2/R3) = Pozzi 2869 (this coin); Zapiti & Michaelidou 16 (same obv. die); Tziambazis 120; Traité II 1160 = Waddington 4811 (same obv. die); BMC 61 var. (no letter on obv.); ACGC 1085 var. (same). Near EF, toned, small scrape and die rust on reverse. Extremely rare, one of only seven third staters of Nikokles, and the only one in private hands. ($5000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2060; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 3, Sotheby’s, 9 June 1983), lot 137; Prof. Samuel-Jean Pozzi Collection (Naville I, 14 March 1921), lot 2896.

350. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. As satrap, 321-315 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.57 g, 3h). In the name of Philip III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 320-319/8 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; wheel in left field, ‰ below left wing, @ below right wing. SC –; Price P198. Near EF, a little die rust on reverse. Rare. ($2000) This issue is not in SC, but C. Lorber’s forthcoming analysis of a significant hoard from 2003 substantiates the chronology of the wheel issues in the name of Philip, placing them at Babylon during the first satrapy of Seleukos I.

351 352 351. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.55 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a griffin / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; µ5 in left field, ü below left wing. SC 81.3 corr. (griffin, not sphinx); Price 3749 corr. (same); HGC 9, 3a; SNG Saroglos 169. Good VF, slightly off center on reverse. ($2000) 352. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.50 g, 1h). Contemporary imitation of Babylon I mint issue in the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a serpent / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; A below left wing, “ below right wing. SC 81.5; Price 3775; HGC 9, 3a. EF, underlying luster, slightly off center, double struck and small scuff on obverse. ($2000)

353. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.38 g, 12h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, placing wreath on trophy; ‘ to lower left, ( in lower middle field. SC 173.4; ESMS Tr.19 (A16/P11); HGC 9, 20. Good VF, light deposits. ($3000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88 (8 October 2015), lot 601 (hamme of $4118); New York Sale XXXIV (6 January 2015), lot 174.

354. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.97 g, 4h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, placing wreath on trophy; ˝ to lower left, Â5 in lower middle field. SC 173.9; ESMS Tr.46–7 var. (A36/P– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 9, 20. Good VF, attractive light gray toning, slightly off center. Struck on a broad flan. ($2000) Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 546 (hammer $4000).

355. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.15 g, 11h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / Nike standing right, holding wreath that she places on trophy to right; Â to lower left, Åc in lower central field. SC 174.6; ESMS S-35; HGC 9, 34. Good VF, scratches on obverse. ($750)

356. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.05 g, 7h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 295-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, é and a above horizontal anchor above forepart of horse grazing left, sW below throne. SC 202.11b; Price 3931; HGC 9, 9e; Künker 77, lot 78 (same dies). Good VF, toned, die shift on reverse. ($500)

357. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 223-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.68 g, 1h). ΔI mint in Syria. Struck circa 197-187 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features (type E) / Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow; ΔI in exergue. SC 1113.1; HGC 9, 447y. VF, toned, a few light scratches, deposits on edge. ($500) 89

Unique Oktadrachm

358. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AV Oktadrachm (29mm, 34.07 g, 9h). Uncertain mint 68 in northern Mesopotamia. Struck circa 197-192/0 BC. Diademed head right / [∫]Å%5¬EW% Å@t5ocoU, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand and holding bow in his left; h to outer left. Unpublished, but cf. illustration of SC 1132.3b for a tetradrachm struck from the same obverse die. VF, a few marks, reverse off center. Unique. ($50,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 849. Seleukid oktadrachms were all ad-hoc issues, presumably produced for presentation purposes or as donatives. The present piece is no exception, as it was struck with an obverse die that was used to strike tetradrachms in an issue given to Uncertain Mint 68 in Mesopotamia in SC (cf. illustration of SC 1132.3b). The dating of the issue is based on the portrait style, which the authors of SC date circa 197-192/0 BC. The appearance of this oktradrachm suggests that this mint may have been a place of some importance, but the historical circumstances are uncertain, as Antiochos was primarily involved in a conflict against the Ptolemies in Asia Minor. Perhaps this issue reflects some as yet unknown event to the east, as previously known issues of oktadrachms of Antiochos III have been linked to various military victories.

359. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.87 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 68 in northern Mesopotamia. Struck circa 197-187 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow; , to outer left. SC 1133.9; HGC 9, 447ff. Near EF, lightly toned. Artistic obverse die. ($1500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 76 (12 September 2007), lot 791.

360. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.62 g, 2h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 164 (149/8 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left; î to inner left, d$r (date) and 8 in exergue. SC 1782.3d; HGC 9, 875a. Superb EF, toned, a couple die breaks on obverse, a little off center on reverse. Attractive surfaces. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 134 (11-12 October 2004), lot 1545.

361. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.23 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 163 (150/49 BC). Diademed head right / Eagle standing left; palm frond behind; ˝$r (date) to left; to right, %5dW above aphlaston. SC 1830.2; HGC 9, 882; DCA 122. Good VF, lightly toned, a little granularity in field on obverse. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 954612 (July 2013); Roma May 2013 Sale (21 May 2013), lot 595.

362. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 14.25 g, 1h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 164 (149/8 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by i; to right, d$r (date) above A. SC 1835.3c var. (monogram); HGC 9, 883; DCA 123. Superb EF, attractive light iridescent tone. Well centered. Unpublished variety. ($2000) 91

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363. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.11 g, 1h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by i; to right, ?$r (date) above ◊. SC 1835.5a; HGC 9, 883; DCA 123. EF, toned, a few deposits. ($500) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Lanz 74 (20 November 1995), lot 263.

364. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 176 (137/6 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, õ above club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); to right, &† above 4or (date); > between legs. SC 2109.4a; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198. Good VF, lightly toned, small mark on neck. ($500)

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365. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.63 g, 1h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 192 (120/19 BC). Jugate heads right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; H to outer left, 3 below throne, ∫r[r] (date) in exergue. SC 2267.2a; HGC 9, 1182e; DCA 253. VF. ($500) 366. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.60 g, 12h). Sidon mint. Dated SE 192 (120/19 BC). Jugate heads right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; \ to outer left; below throne, %5 above 5Er above &†; ∫rr (date) and aphlaston in exergue. SC 2268; HGC 9, 1182f; DCA 254. VF, toned, spot of roughness on obverse, slightly off center on reverse. Very rare. ($500)

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367. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Kleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII. 125-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.62 g, 12h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Undated issue, struck circa 124 BC. Jugate heads right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; † to outer left. SC 2271.1; HGC 9, 1182g. VF, toned. ($500) 368. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.31mm, 15.67 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Third reign at Antioch, 109-96 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Ÿ above ` to outer left, ˝ below throne; all within wreath. SC 2309.2h; HGC 9, 1200. EF, some die wear and a few light marks on obverse. ($300) Ex Solidus Numismatik Online Auction 6 (19 July 2015), lot 158.

369. PHOENICIA, Arados. Uncertain king. Circa 380-351/0 BC. AR Third Stater – Tetrobol (15mm, 3.46 g, 2h). Laureate head of Ba’al-Arwad right / Galley right above waves; å M (M A in Aramaic) above. Betlyon 11; Rouvier 3; HGC 10, 40 corr. (no Pataikos). Good VF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($300) Ex Continental Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 91, 19 September 2012), lot 362; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 378 (May 1976), no. 7.

370. PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). ‘Ozba’al. Circa 400-365 BC. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.26 g, 1h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion’s head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, Zo (‘Z in Phoenician) above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull left; lBG klM loBZo (‘ZB‘L MLK GBL = Ozbaal, king of Gebal in Phoenician) above. E&E-B Series IV.2.1.c, – (O18/R32 [unlisted die combination]); HGC 10, 133 corr. (letters on obv. not noted). EF, some die wear, obverse off center. ($750) 93

371. PHOENICIA, Sidon. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) II. Circa 401-365 BC. AR Dishekel (28.5mm, 27.97 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left; B (B in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; behind, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter. E&E-S Group IV.1.1.a, 460-673 (unlisted dies); HGC 10, 236. Near VF, toned. Well centered. ($1000) From the David Wray Collection.

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372. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26.5mm, 13.45 g, 12h). Dated CY 109 (18/7 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, rQ (date) above club; ‰ to right, b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 265; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. VF, toned, areas of roughness. ($500) 373. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 13.09 g, 1h). Dated CY 150 (AD 24/5). Laureate bust of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r@ (date) above club; to right, ˚r above [monogram?]; [Phoenician letter between legs]. C. Meir, “Tyrian Sheqels from the ‘Isfiya Hoard, Part Three: Crude Style,” INR 7 (2012), 179–80 (same obv. die); DCA-Tyre 355; DCA 920; HGC 10, 357. VF, find patina, double struck on reverse. ($500)

374. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20.5mm, 7.16 g, 12h). Dated CY 171 (AD 45/6). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ro& (date) above club; to left, ˚r above Ÿ (?); Å (Phoenician A) between legs. DCA-Tyre 565 (this coin illustrated); RPC I 4702; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Near EF, toned. Good metal for issue. Very rare, rated R2 in DCA, three in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 32 (2 July 2001), lot 63225.

375. PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.45 g, 1h). Dated CY 182 (AD 56/7). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, r∏∫ (date) above club; to left, ˚r above Eõ; b (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA-Tyre 436–7; RPC I 4679A; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Good VF, lightly toned. Good metal for issue. Extremely rare date, only 5 examples noted in DCA-Tyre, none in CoinArchives. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. In DCA-Tyre, Cohen noted that none of the examples had clear control marks, suggesting that the present coin is also the finest known of these year 182 shekels.

376. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 14.20 g, 11h). Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; @c (“Y[ear] 2” in Hebrew = date) in Hebrew above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥Lcur¥ (“Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew) around. Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 63–4; Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 5–8; Spaer 167–8. Good VF, toned. ($3000) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection; Sternberg XXXIII (18 September 1997), lot 188.

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377. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (22mm, 6.04 g, 12h). Dated year 1 (132/3 CE). Palm branch within wreath / Chelys with six strings. Mildenberg 23 (O1/R4); Hendin 1377. Good VF, dark green-brown patina, a few cleaning marks. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Waddell Electronic Auction 43 (November 2001), lot 33.

378. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (21mm, 8.75 g, 11h). Dated year 1 (132/3 CE). Palm branch within wreath / Chelys with four strings. Mildenberg 26 (O1/R7); Hendin 1377. Good VF, brown surfaces. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

Ex Shoshana and Bromberg Collections, and El Fawar Hoard

379. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (17mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). o2c (“Shim‘” in Hebrew) in two lines within wreath / Kithara with three strings; L!RC¥ RHL @C (“Y[ear] 2 of the Freedom of Israel” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 15.5 (O3/R10) = Meshorer 238a = AJC 268, 21a = Shoshana I 20281 = Bromberg 133 (this coin); Hendin 1389; Spaer 203. EF, attractively toned, small area of flat strike. ($5000) From the Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Shoshana Collection (Part I, Heritage, 8 March 2012), lot 20281; Abraham Bromberg Collection (Part I, Superior, 5 December 1991), lot 331; El Fawar 1978 Hoard (Mildenberg no. 26).

380. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.79 g, 11h). Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, wavy line above, 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 91 (O17/R70); Meshorer 269 (same obv. die as illustration); Hendin 1413 (same obv. die as illustration); Bromberg 121 (same dies); Shoshana II 20365–6 (same dies); Sofaer 111 (same dies); Spaer 196 (same obv. die). Near EF, lustrous. ($5000) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Archaeological Center – Deutsch 40 (4 April 2007), lot 123.

381. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g, 12h). Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) irregularly distributed in two lines within wreath / Flagon with handle; palm frond to right; 2LC∑R ¥¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 79 (O14/R51); Hendin 1427. Good VF, toned, overstruck on a denarius of Vespasian or Titus. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (18 February 1998), lot 245.

382. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (17.5mm, 3.54 g, 1h). Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). ∑3o2c (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) irregularly distributed in two lines within wreath / Two upright trumpets; pellet between, 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenburg 131 (O19/R91); Hendin 1431. Good VF, toned, overstruck on a denarius of Vespasian. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 751.

383. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (17.5mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril; 3∑o2C (“Shim‘on” in Hebrew) around / Elongated kithara; 2LC∑R¥ ¡∑RHL (“For the Freedom of Jerusalem” in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 205 (O24/R133); Hendin 1435. Good VF, toned, overstruck on an uncertain denarius. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, purchased from Spink America.

Apparently the Fourth Known Example

384. PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza (‘Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (12mm, 3.83 g, 2h). Lion right attacking bull kneeling left; uncertain symbol (shrimp or Guilloche-pattern) below / Forepart of horse right; oZ (AZ in Aramaic) above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.9D; HGC 10, 549. VF, toned, some porosity, test cut. Extremely rare, only three examples in Gitler & Tal, none in CoinArchives. ($5000)

385. NABATAEA. Aretas IV, with Huldu. 9 BC-AD 40. Æ (23.5mm, 10.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 1/2). Laureate head of Aretas right / Laureate, veiled, and draped bust of Huldu right; rsa (date) at end of legend to left. Meshorer, Nabataea 79; DCA 973. VF, dark green-brown patina with light earthen dusting, a few flan flaws. Very rare. ($500) 97

386. ARABIA, Eastern. Mleiha. ’b’ (’Abi’el). Late 3rd–mid 2nd centuries BC. BI Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.78 g, 8h). Imitating types of Alexander III of Macedon. Stylized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Figure enthroned left, holding scepter in left hand, right hand extended, upon which is a forepart of a horse right; palm tree and trident to left. MacDonald, ‘Abiel’, Group D.1.6.b; Van Alfen, Die 167a (O2/R4 – this coin); Potts Class XLVII; HGC 10, 689. Good VF, toned, a few tiny deposits. ($1000) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Vecchi 5 (5 March 1997), lot 281.

387 388 387. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AV Daric (14.5mm, 8.34 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 11); Meadows, Administration 319; BMC Arabia –; Sunrise 19. VF, scattered marks and scuffs, flan flaw on reverse. Rare. ($4000) 388. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (15.5mm, 8.31 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Near EF, some luster. ($2000)

Exceptional Type III Siglos

389. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (12mm, 5.52 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XII, 17); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Sunrise 25. EF, toned. ($2000) Ex Triton XIV (4 January 2011), lot 382.

390. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (16mm, 8.36 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Good VF, some luster, minor doubling on obverse. ($2000)

Portrait of Tissaphernes?

391. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 413-401 BC. Fourrée Drachm core (14mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Dora mint. Bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress / Owl standing right, head facing; [∫]Å to left; all within incuse square. S. Qedar, “Tissaphernes at Dor?” in Studies Mildenberg, Group D; Meadows, Administration 335 = SNG von Aulock 7636 (Sigeium). VF, rough brown surfaces. Very rare, Qedar notes eleven examples, only two in CoinArchives (one of which is of the eleven in Qedar). ($500) The identification of the portrait on this coinage as the satrap Tissaphernes is still debated. Some scholars note a similarity in style between the portrait here and that found on bronze coins of Astyra where the satrap’s name appears below the bust. Others doubt this identification, most notably L. Mildenberg, in his article, “The So-Called Satrapal Coinage” in MIMAA. Nonetheless, the location of the mint is fairly secure, as six of the eleven known to Qedar were found in the Dora excavations. The prior attribution by von Aulock, followed by Meadows, to Sigeion was merely due to his acquisition of his coin there, and the fact that owls appear on issues of that city. Although these coins appear to have been from an issue of bronze, the last of the eleven coins that Qedar saw had silver plating, which appeared him to be original to the coin, leading him to conclude that all were originally fourrée drachms.

392. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 400-341 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20mm, 15.33 g, 6h). Chian standard. Uncertain mint in Caria. Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Warrior, wearing kyrbasia, on horseback right, thrusting spear he holds aloft in right hand. Konuk, Influences, Group 1, 1 and pl. XXX, 8; cf. Meadows, Administration 327; Mildenberg, Münzwesen pp. 25–6 and pl. XII, 117; Sunrise 73–4 var. (controls on rev.). VF, lightly toned. Rare this well centered and struck. ($1000) Ex Gemini IX (9 January 2012), lot 216.

393. PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes III to Darios III. Circa 350-333 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.97 g). Chian standard. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor (Ionia or Sardes?). Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse rectangle, containing pattern possibly depicting relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos. Johnston, Earliest 6; Meadows, Administration 328; Mildenberg, Münzwesen pp. 25–6 and pl. XII, 110; Ionia p. 324, 3 and 6; Sunrise 70. VF, toned, a few light marks and deposits, overstruck on uncertain type. ($2000) 99

394. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.69 g, 11h). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 316-312/0 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin and aegis / Athena Alkidemos advancing right; ¿ to inner left; to right, EU and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 45; Zervos Issue 70; SNG Copenhagen 16. Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity, a couple light scuffs on reverse. Well centered. ($1000)

395. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 15.59 g, 1h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 311/0-305 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny d in scales / Athena Alkidemos advancing right; to right, (, Corinthian helmet right, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 162; Zervos Issue 28; SNG Copenhagen 29. Near EF, dark iridescent toning, overstruck on uncertain type, scratch under tone on obverse. ($1500)

Dated to 315/4 BC

396. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.90 g, 3h). In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Tyre mint. Dated RY 35 of king Azemilkos (315/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Ko (Phoenician ‘Z [for Azemilkos]) and ¥¥¥¥¥0= (35 [date] in Phoenician). Price 3291; Newell, Dated 40 (obv. die XXXIV); HGC 10, 3; DCA 737. Good VF, toned. ($400)

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397. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305-282 BC. AV Third Chryson – ‘Hemidrachm’ (10mm, 1.76 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 300-285 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left, wings spread, on thunderbolt; Û to left. Svoronos 197; SNG Copenhagen 45. EF, toned, scattered light marks. ($1500) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 196 (24 September 1997), lot 49; G. Hirsch 20 (2 April 1959), lot 808.

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398. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I, and Berenike I. 285246 BC. AV Half Mnaieion – ‘Tetradrachm’ (19mm, 13.93 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 272-261/0 BC. Conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; ÅdE¬fW@ above, shield to left / Conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled; QEW@ above. Svoronos 604; Olivier & Lorber dies 18/52, 275 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 133; Noeske 38; Boston MFA 2275; Dewing 2753-4. Near EF, lightly toned. ($5000) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Spink 121 (7 October 1997), lot 335; Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII (31 March 1987), lot 258.

399. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.72 g, 12h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Dated RY 37 (249/8 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ∫ (mint monogram) above m; to right, ¬z (date) above Q. Svoronos 783; SNG Copenhagen 475 var. (date); DCA 19. VF, toned, a few deposits, small scratch on neck. ($300)

400. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Arsinoe II Philadelphos. Died 270/268 BC. AV Mnaieion – ‘Oktadrachm’ (26.5mm, 27.79 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck under Ptolemy II, circa 253/2-246 BC. Head right with ram’s horn, veiled and wearing stephanos; lotus-tipped scepter in background, ¬ to left / År%5@o˙% f5¬ÅdE¬foU, double cornucopia, grape bunches hanging at sides, bound with fillet. Svoronos 476; Olivier & Lorber dies 1/8; Troxell, Arsinoe, Group 3, p. 44 and pl. 7, 4 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA –; BMC 11 (same obv. die); Hunt IV 500 (same obv. die); Pozzi 3224 (same obv. die). Good VF, underlying luster. ($7500)

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401. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.12 g, 11h). Joppa mint. Dated RY 2 (246/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, X (mint monogram) above ·; to right, ∫ (date) above Q. Svoronos 1039; SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 28. Good VF, lightly toned, compact flan. ($300) 402. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.17 g, 12h). Joppa mint. Dated RY 4 (244/3 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, X (mint monogram) above Q; to right, d (date) above z. Svoronos 1042; SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 28. Good VF, lightly toned, softly struck, small patch of find patina on obverse. ($300)

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403. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.90 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 217-215/0 BC. Jugate draped busts right of Serapis and Isis / Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia over shoulder, d5 between legs. Svoronos 1124; Landvatter Group 4, 60 (O17/R50); SNG Copenhagen 197–8; Pozzi 3241 (same obv. die). VF, lightly toned, minor deposits, a few light cleaning marks. ($750) 404. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.18 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Struck circa 202-200 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, club surmounted by i (Tyre monogram); @5 to right, d5 between legs. Svoronos 1297; Mørkholm, Portrait, pl. 23, 12 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 505. VF, lightly toned, slightly off center, a couple small scratches on reverse. Rare. ($500)

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405. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.10 g, 1h). Uncertain Cypriot or Phoenician mint. Dated year 71 (192/1 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; oÅ (date) in left field. Svoronos 1090; Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 34–5 (A8/P– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG Copenhagen 541 var. (date); DCA 73. VF, toned, two-line Aramaic graffiti in field on reverse. Well centered on a broad flan. ($300) The sigma in the legend is retrograde; a feature found on two of the three reverse dies identified by Mørkholm for this date. The long graffiti is interesting; the first line appears to be a name, probably reading ABGBAL, while the second line is less certain, perhaps reading PWPAMHN.

406. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.43 g, 1h). Uncertain Cypriot or Phoenician mint. Dated year 82 (181/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; ∏∫ (date) in exergue. Svoronos 1103; Mørkholm, Ptolemaic (A20/P? [uncertain rev. die]); SNG Copenhagen 544 (same obv. die); DCA 73. Good VF, long graffiti of uncertain script in field on obverse. ($300)

407. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.12 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1231 and 1489; SNG Copenhagen 244–5 and 262–8; Boston MFA 2290–2; Noeske 176–7 and 192–3. EF, lightly toned, small pit in field on reverse. Nice metal. ($1000) 103

408. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1231 and 1489; SNG Copenhagen 244–5 and 262–8; Boston MFA 2290–2; Noeske 176–7 and 192–3. Good VF, lightly toned, light deposits. ($300)

409. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 5 (177/6 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; piloi of the Dioskouroi across upper field; to left, petasos with diadem above lE (date); %Å to right. Svoronos 1327; Mørkholm & Kromann 29–32 (A7/P19); SNG Copenhagen 565 (same dies); BMC 19 (same dies); DCA 41. Near EF, lightly toned, slight die wear and porosity on obverse. Very rare, ten examples cited by Mørkholm & Kromann (all from the same obverse die), only one in CoinArchives. ($500)

410. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. First sole reign, 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 13.95 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus(?). Dated year 92 (171/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / ∏to¬EÂÅ5oU %Wt˙ro%, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; Á (date) to left. Svoronos 1208; Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 171–3 var. (unlisted obv. die [Arados]); cf. SNG Copenhagen 549 (didrachm); DCA 73; Nomos 9, lot 189 (same obv. die). Superb EF, lightly toned, trace deposits. Very rare date, five in CoinArchives. ($5000) 104

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411. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.81 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus(?). Dated year 99 (163/2 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; JQ (date) on thunderbolt (between the eagle’s claws). Unpublished, but see Triton XII, lot 389 for a similar tetradrachm dated to year 97. EF, attractive find patina, a few light scratches and marks, some minor porosity. Unique, the first tetradrachm of this series with the date on the thunderbolt. ($1500)

412. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Kition mint. Dated RY 32 (139/8 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, l¬∫ (date) above aphlaston; ˚5 to right. Svoronos 1583; SNG Copenhagen 597; DCA 53. EF, toned. ($500)

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413. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.61 g, 11h). Polianthes, magistrate. Nike, holding kentron in right hand, reins in both, driving slow quadriga half-right; ˚UrÅ@Å5o@ above / Zeus Ammon standing half-left, holding phiale in extended right hand, lotus-tipped scepter in left; thymiaterion to left, ∏o¬5Å@QEU% to right. Naville 87k (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 1210; BMC –; Boston MFA 1325 = Warren 1346; Jameson 1353 (all from the same dies). EF. Pleasant surfaces. Rare. ($15,000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2112 (purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, December 1992); Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 389; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 227; Ars Classica XVII (3 October 1934), lot 653; Hermann Vogel Collection (A. Hess 194, 25 March 1929), lot 483; Duplicates from the Berlin Königliches Münzkabinett (A. Hess, 7 October 1907), lot 654; Dr. Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer Collection.

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414. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Ophellas. Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 322-313 BC. AV Drachm (14.5mm, 4.31 g, 5h). Polianthes, magistrate. Rider on horse prancing right; πo¬5 to upper left / Silphon plant; ˚-U>r-Å in two lines across field; to right of base, small jerboa right. Naville 109l (this coin); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG Lockett 3471; BMC 132; Boston MFA 1329 = Warren 1353; Weber 8437 (all from the same dies). VF, a few marks. Rare. ($5000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 6 January 2016), lot 2114; UBS 56 (28 January 2003), lot 176; Walter Niggeler Collection (Part I, Leu/Münzen und Medaillen AG, 3 December 1965), lot 533; Ars Classica XVII (30 October 1934), lot 654.

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415. KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Second Revolt of the Kyrenaikans. Circa 305-300 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.55 g, 11h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Head of Zeus Karneios left; [` to upper left], star to upper right. SNG Copenhagen 1238 (same obv. die); BMC 238 (same dies). VF, toned, slightly off center, some porosity on obverse. ($500) Ex Pegasi BBS 141 (21 February 2012), lot 192.

416. NUMIDIA, Macomades. Before 46 BC. Æ (23mm, 6.93 g, 9h). Bearded head right, wearing local headdress; star to left / Boar running right; three pellets above. MAA 136 var. (no pellets); Mazard 520 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –. Good VF, dark brown-green patina. Very rare. ($500)

417. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Boccus I and successors. 118-33 BC. Æ Unit (24mm, 11.03 g, 6h). Siga mint. Bearded head right / Dionysos standing left, holding grapes and thyrsos in extended right hand, left hand holding horn of ram to right, standing left; Neo Punic legend on cartouche to right. MAA 42c; Mazard 108; SNG Copenhagen –. Good VF, dark green patina. Exceptional for issue. ($750) 106

418. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Ptolemy. AD 24-40. AR Denarius (15.5mm, 1.91 g, 3h). Dated RY 15 (AD 35). Diademed head right / Upright club; ∞Å c¨ (date) across field; all within wreath. MAA 329; SNG Copenhagen 657. Near VF, toned, some porosity, cleaning marks on reverse. Very rare. ($500)

419. KINGS of MAURETANIA. Ptolemy. AD 24-40. AR Denarius (14.5mm, 2.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 20 (AD 40). Diademed head right / Upright club; ∞Å cc (date) across field; all within wreath. Unpublished, but cf. Mazard 430–5 for this type with earlier dates. Good VF, toned, some porosity. Apparently unique type with this date. ($750)

CELTIC COINAGE

420. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 14.45 g, 12h). Baumreiter type. Mint in the Carpathian region. Celticized head of Zeus right, S-like ornament in hair / Plumed horseman riding left, holding branch or scepter; animal before, leaf ornament below. OTA 129; KMW 1083. Good VF, toned. ($1000) Ex Künker 257 (10 October 2014), lot 8019.

421. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.83 g, 6h). Triskeles type. Mint in northwest Hungary-southwest Slovakia. Celticized laureate head of Zeus right / Horseman riding right, showing only his torso, raising hand; pseudo-legend above, ¬ before, ∏ below raised foreleg, triskeles below. OTA 434; KMW 1350. Good VF, toned, some find patina remaining. ($500) 107

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422. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR Unit (9.5mm, 0.97 g, 10h). Uncertain type. Mint in the Burgenland-West Slovakian region. Stylized laureate head left / Stylized Pegasos standing left. OTA –; KMW –; Flesche 533–4. EF, toned. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 6. Until these coins appeared on the market a few years ago, this issue was completely unknown. Ziegaus (Flesche) remarks that their dating and region of minting is shared with the Kroisbach type tetradrachms, but these are not considered fractions of that type.

423. EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Roman Republican. Geto-Dacians. After 90 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.77 g, 9h). Imitating Q. Titius. Stylized head of young Bacchus (or Liber) right, wearing ivy wreath / Stylized Pegasus springing right from inscribed tablet. Davis Class A, Group Ib, C28. For prototype: cf. Crawford 341/2. Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 293 (25 September 2013), lot 2021.

424. CENTRAL EUROPE, Uncertain tribe. AR Quinarius (15mm, 1.84 g, 9h). Nauheimer type. Mint in Hesse or Rhineland-Pfalz. Celticized head right / Celticized figure advancing left, holding torque; annulets in field; all within wreath. KMW 355; Flesche 405. VF, toned, minor porosity. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex New York Sale XXIII (6 January 2010), lot 86.

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425. GAUL, Central. Aedui. Anorbos Dumnorix. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Unit (13mm, 1.95 g, 5h). Celticized female head right / Warrior standing left, holding carnyx and ensign in right hand, severed head in left. Depeyrot, NC IV, 214; CCCBM II 480–2. VF, toned, compact flan. Very rare. ($750) 108

426. GAUL, Central. Arverni. Circa 50-30 BC. Æ (16mm, 1.85 g, 5h). Helmeted and draped bust right, wing over shoulder; epAD to right / Warrior standing half-left, holding winged standard, shield and spear. Depeyrot, NC III, 238; D&T 3607. VF, olive green patina, earthen deposits. Rare. ($500)

427. GAUL, Northwest. Aulerci Eburovices. 3rd century BC. AV Hemistater (18mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Celticized head of Apollo left; below, inverted celticized boar standing right on jaw of Apollo / Celticized horse galloping right; birdlike charioteer above, three-pronged ornament to right; below, Celticized boar standing right. Depeyrot, NC V, 136; D&T 2404. EF. ($2500)

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428. GAUL, Northeast. Ambiani. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 6.13 g). Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue. Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse right; ornaments around. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 238; Van Arsdell 54-1; SCBC 11. EF. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Review 18.3 (3rd Quarter 1993), no. 507. As their name implies, Gallic War staters were issued to fund the fight against Julius Caesar in Gaul. Two explanations for the blank obverse have been suggested: firstly, to signify that the coins were minted by a coalition of tribes – ‘headless’ in other words – and, secondly, to speed up the production process, because the coins were often made in a hurry. The latter rationale seems to be more plausible.

429. GAUL, Northeast. Bellovaci. Circa 50-30 BC. Æ (16mm, 2.26 g, 1h). Schematic head left, surrounded by a leonine mane of hair / Human-headed fowl type gryllus right; to right, pellet-in-ring above spiral-armed sun. Depeyrot, NC VI, 62; D&T 509. VF, green and brown patina. Clear types. ($500)

430. GAUL, Northeast. Morini. Circa 100-50 BC. AV Quarter Stater (9.5mm, 1.35 g). Pellet-in-annulet on plain convex surface / Triform central object resembling a tree; ziz-zag pattern, crescent, rosettes, and ornaments around. Depeyrot, NC V, 295; cf. D&T 255–6; Nomos Obolos 1, lot 12. EF. ($500) 109

ORIENTAL GREEK COINAGE

431. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.20 g, 12h). Mithradatkart - Nisa(?) mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated left on backless throne, holding bow; ynrk to left, § below throne. Sellwood 3.1; A&S Type 3 (unlisted dies); Sunrise 238; Shore 2. Good Fine, traces of deposits, reverse struck with worn die, a few light scratches. ($1500) Ex Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

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432. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.02 g, 12h). Nisa(?) mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated left on backless throne, holding bow; ynrk to left. Sellwood 3.2; A&S Type 3, 3 (same dies); Sunrise 238 var. (monogram below throne); Shore –. Good Fine, some porosity on obverse, struck with worn dies. Very rare variety without monogram. ($500) Ex Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

433. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 211-185 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Hekatompylos mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; ~ to right. Sellwood 5.1 (Arsakes II); A&S Type 5, 2 (Arsakes II; same dies); Sunrise 240; Shore 3 (Arsakes II). VF, toned, traces of deposits, a few light hairlines on reverse. ($500) Ex Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

434. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Hekatompylos mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; ~ to right. Sellwood 5.1 (Arsakes II); A&S Type 5, 6 (Arsakes II; same dies); Sunrise 240; Shore 3 (Arsakes II). EF, toned, traces of find patina, obverse struck with worn die. ($750) Ex Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

435. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos I (Arsakes II). 211-185 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.22 g, 12h). RhagaiArsakeia(?) mint. Struck circa 211-209 BC. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; to right, eagle standing facing, head left. Sellwood 6.1; A&S Type 6, 2 (same dies); cf. Sunrise 241-2 (for type); cf. Shore 4 (same). VF, toned, traces of deposits, a couple of minor hairline die breaks. ($500) Ex Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

436. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos I (Arsakes II). 211-185 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.03 g, 12h). RhagaiArsakeia(?) mint. Struck circa 211-209 BC. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; to right, eagle standing facing, head left. Sellwood 6.1; A&S Type 6, 28–31 (same dies); Sunrise 243; Shore 4. VF, toned. ($500) 110

437. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos I (Arsakes II). 211-185 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.06 g, 12h). RhagaiArsakeia(?) mint. Struck circa 211-209 BC. Head left, wearing bashlyk / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; to right, eagle standing facing, head left. Sellwood 6.1; A&S Type 6, 51 (same rev. die); cf. Sunrise 241-3 (for type); cf. Shore 4 (same); Todd Ballen Collection (Triton XII, 5 January 2010), lot 507 (same obv. die). Good VF, toned, a couple of hairline die breaks on obverse, reverse struck with slightly worn die. ($750) Ex Atrek 1965 Hoard (IGCH 1798).

438. KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates II. 132-127 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.13 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 129 BC. Diademed bust right / Male deity seated left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns him with wreath; op in exergue. Sellwood 17.1; Sunrise 267. Good VF, light scratches, cleaning marks. ($1000)

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439. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos II. 127-126 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.30 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / Demeter seated left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns her with wreath; winged tritoness supporting throne. Sellwood 18.1 (Bagasis); Sunrise 273. VF, some minor porosity, hairlines and light marks. Fine style portrait. ($1000) 440. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos II. 127-126 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.27 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated SE 187 (126 BC). Diademed head right / Demeter seated left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns her with wreath; winged tritoness supporting throne; œ to outer left, z∏r (date) in exergue. Sellwood –; Assar, Revised, fig. 13 = Assar, Early II, fig. 19 = Sunrise 274 = New York Sale XXXVII, lot 42; Assar, Recent, p. 22, fig. 9 = Triton V, lot 1575 = Sotheby’s (25 May 2000), lot 25 (same dies); New York Sale XXXIV, lot 289 (same dies). VF, minor porosity, light cleaning marks, spot of copper deposit on edge of reverse. Very rare. ($1500) 111

441. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos III. 126-122 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.85 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated SE 188 (125 BC). Diademed bust right / Demeter seated left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns her with wreath; winged tritoness supporting throne; r to outer left, œ to inner left, ˙∏r (date) in exergue. Sellwood 21.2 (Artabanos I); Sunrise 276–7 var. (inner left control). VF, a few light cleaning marks, spot of porosity and minor silver deposits on reverse. ($1000)

442. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes X. 122-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.04 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed bust right / Demeter seated left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns her with wreath; winged tritoness supporting throne; t¨ and t in exergue. Sellwood 23.1 (Mithradates II); Sunrise 280; Shore –. Good VF, toned, hint of porosity, obverse details slightly enhanced. ($2000)

443. KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes X. 122-121 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.59 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed bust right / Demeter seated left, holding cornucopia and Nike, who crowns her with wreath; winged tritoness supporting throne; t¨ and t in exergue. Sellwood 23.1 (Mithradates II); Sunrise 280. Good VF, light scratches, some porosity, obverse off center. ($1500)

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444. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.78 g, 12h). Susa mint. Struck circa 121/20-119 BC. Diademed bust right / Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding filleted palm frond and bow set on ground; g to outer left; &∫ in exergue. Cf. Sellwood 18.2 (for rev. and monogram); G.R.F. Assar. “A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 91-55 BC” in Electrum 11 (2006), Fig. 30 (this coin); Sunrise, p. 120; Shore –; PDC –. VF, rough corroded surfaces, some porosity. Extremely rare, one of two known examples. ($500)

445. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.72 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; palm to outer right; < in exergue. Sellwood 24.5 corr. var. (monogram; additional monogram behind archer); Sunrise 283. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. A well struck example. ($1000)

446. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.96 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; palm to outer right; t¨ in exergue. Sellwood 24.4; Sunrise 284. EF, lightly toned, minor porosity, traces of die rust, minor die break on head. ($1000) 113

447. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.86 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow. Sellwood 24.9; Sunrise 286. Superb EF, areas of light toning, hint of die break above bust. ($400) Ex Ponterio 41 (15 March 1990), lot 2437.

448. KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.00 g, 12h). Margiane mint. Diademed bust left; Âr down right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow and arrow. Sellwood 23.3 corr. (mint); Loginov & Nikitin, Parthian, 6 = BM Inv. 1920.6.11.314; Sunrise –; Shore –; cf. PDC 8990; David Sellwood Collection (New York Sale XXXIV), lot 354. VF, toned, minor areas of flat strike at periphery. Extremely rare and better than the Sellwood specimen. ($1000)

449. KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates III. Circa 70/69-58/7 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.65 g, 12h). Margiane mint. Struck 62 BC. Diademed facing bust, wearing necklace with medallion / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; { below bow. Cf. Sellwood 35 (unlisted monogram); Sunrise 334; Shore –; PDC –. EF, toned. Very rare. ($500)

450. KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraatakes. 2 BC-circa AD 4/5. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.45 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Hyperberetaios 311 SE (September 1 BC). Diademed bust left; Nikai flanking, crowning Phraatakes with wreaths / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; &5t (year) below bow, [¨]∏Er∫Er[EtÅ5o¨] (month) in exergue. Sellwood 57.9; Sunrise 401 var. (month). VF, porous, graffiti in obverse field. ($300) 114

451. KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraatakes, with Musa. Circa 2 BC-AD 4. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.56 g, 2h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa AD 1-4. Diademed bust of Phraatakes left; Nikai flying right before, and left behind, crowning him / Crowned bust of Musa right; + below chin. Sellwood 58.9; Shore 324; Sunrise 404. Good VF, toned, hint of porosity, small scrape on top of head of Phraataces. ($1000) Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG XXXII (20 October 1966), lot 168.

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452. KINGS of PARTHIA. Vonones I. Circa AD 8-12. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.69 g, 11h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Hyperberetaios 322 SE (September AD 11). Diademed bust left / Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm; ∫˚t (year) below palm, ¨∏454454[tÅ5o¨] (month) in exergue. Sellwood 60.3; Sunrise 406 var. (month). VF, some porosity, a few light copper deposits, graffiti in fields. ($500) 453. KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos IV. Circa AD 10-38. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.65 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Holöos 338 SE (July, AD 27). Diademed facing bust / Artabanos on horseback left, receiving palm from Tyche standing right; ˙2t (year) oriented around Artabanos, : (month) below horse. Sellwood 63.4 (Artabanos II); Sunrise 411 var. (monogram). VF, some porosity. Well struck for issue. ($500)

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454. KINGS of PARTHIA. Vardanes I. Circa AD 38-46. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.51 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Apellaios 355 SE (November, AD 43). Diademed bust left / Vardanes seated right, receiving palm from Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia; E@t (year) above, Å∏EGGÅ5oU (month) in exergue. Sellwood 64.21; cf. Sunrise 413 (for type). Good VF, lightly toned, traces of deposits on reverse. ($300) 455. KINGS of PARTHIA. Gotarzes II. Circa AD 44-51. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.51 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Dasios 358 SE (May, AD 47). Diademed bust left / Gotarzes seated right, receiving wreath from Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia; ˙@t (year) above, [dÅ5]45oU (month) in exergue. Sellwood 65.14; cf. Sunrise 416 (for type). Near EF, toned. An impressive example. ($300) 115

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456. KINGS of PARTHIA. Vardanes II. Circa AD 55-58. BI Tetradrachm (30mm, 13.48 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated 366 SE (AD 54/5). Diademed bust left / Vardanes seated left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing right, holding scepter; ?$t (year) above, [month in exergue]. Sellwood 69 (year unlisted); cf. Sunrise 420 (for year and type). VF, minor porosity, surface crack and slight double strike on reverse. ($200) 457. KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases II. Circa AD 76/7-79. BI Tetradrachm (30mm, 13.81 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Panemos 389 SE (June, AD 78). Bust left, wearing tiara; ß to right / Vardanes seated left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing right, holding scepter; h∏t (year) above; ∏Å@EµoU (month) in exergue. Sellwood 72.2 var. (month); cf. Sunrise 427 (for type). VF, areas of light toning, some deposits. ($300)

458. KINGS of PARTHIA. Osroes I. Circa AD 108/9-127/8. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.78 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; + below bow. Sellwood 80.1; Sunrise 443. Near EF, hairline die break on reverse. ($750)

459. KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases V. Circa AD 191-207/8. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.41 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated 504 SE (AD 192/3). Diademed bust left, wearing long beard and with hair in bunches above head and over ear / Vologases seated left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing right; df (year) above, [month in exergue]. Cf. Sellwood 87.2-9; cf. Sunrise 457 (for type). Good VF, toned. ($300)

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Four Baktrian Rarities

460. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind. SMAK pp. 64-70; Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; SNG ANS 7-8; HGC 12, 6. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($500)

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461. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.83 g, 3 ot 9h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Kalathos / Double bodied owl with single facing head. Cf. SMAK p. 70 (for chronology); Bopearachchi, Sophytes 10 = SNG ANS 11 = HGC 12, 13; CNG 100, lot 1630. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, one of three known. ($500) The object on the obverse was previously described as an “uncertain object”, but a comparison with Athenian coinages, which this series generally imitates, reveals that it must be a kalathos (cf., e.g., Triton XI, lot 167 = Pozzi 1572), which is represented on a variety of issues at Athens.

3:1 2:1 2:1 3:1 462. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 285/3-280/78 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.61 g, 6h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Head of Kybele or Tyche right, wearing mural crown / Eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread. Cf. SMAK p.70 and pl. 30 (for rev.); Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, –; Triton XIV, lot 409 = CNG 66, lot 928; CNG 69, lot 780; CNG 61, lot 789. Good VF, obverse slightly off center. Extremely rare, one of four known. ($500)

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463. BAKTRIA, Local issues. Sophytes. Circa 280/78-270 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.49 g, 6h). Attic standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Male head right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with laurel wreath [and wing on cheek piece] / Cock standing right; kerykeion to left. SMAK p.70; Bopearachchi, Sophytes –; SNG ANS 26; HGC 12, 17. Near EF, toned, light roughness. Very rare and exceptional for issue. ($300) 117

3:1 2:1 2:1 3:1 464. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. Æ Quarter Unit (10mm, 0.62 g, 3h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 225-208/6 BC. Bearded head of Herakles right / Horse head right. Kritt AK-5; Bopearachchi 20A; HGC 12, 59. VF, dark green patina, traces of olive and lighter green, some roughness, a couple of minor cleaning marks. Very rare. ($300)

465. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.94 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm; Í to inner right. Bopearachchi 1A; SNG ANS 274-5; HGC 12, 106. EF, cleaning marks on reverse, small edge flaw. ($1000) Purchased at the Düsseldorfer Antik-Messe, 1996.

3:1 2:1 2:1 3:1 466. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Antimachos I Theos. Circa 180-170 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.64 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident and cradling filleted palm frond; } to inner right. Bopearachchi 4B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 185; HGC 12, 111. EF, toned. ($300) From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 74 (19 October 1998), lot 515; Tkalec & Rauch (14 April 1986), lot 223.

467. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Diomedes Soter. Circa 115-105 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 8.93 g, 12h). Indian standard. Diademed and draped bust right / The Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, holding palm fronds and spears; á to lower right. Bopearachchi 3A; Bopearachchi & Rahman –; HGC 12, 279. VF, corroded surfaces, especially on reverse. Very rare. ($1000) 118

468. BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Agathokleia & Strato I Soter. Circa 105-85/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 9.77 g, 12h). ∫å%5GE∑% %∑t˙ro% %tråt∑@o% kå5 å˝åœok¬E5å%, diademed and draped bust of Strato I and draped bust of Agathokleia conjoined right / st— skM# srt{ sjrhm (Maharajasa tratarasa dhramikasa Stratasa in Kharosthi), Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis; h to lower left. Bopearachchi 6A; Haughton, Silver, pp. 135-6 and pl. VIII, 2; Bopearachchi & Rahman 418; HGC 12, 314; SNG ANS 987. Good VF, lightly toned, slight die shift. ($3000)

CENTRAL ASIAN COINAGE

469. INDO-PARTHIANS, Gondopharid Dynasty. Ubouzanes. Early-mid 1st century AD. AR Drachm (21mm, 2.93 g, 12h). Diademed bust left wearing tiara; - to right / King enthroned right, raising hand; behind, female figure (wingless Nike) standing left, crowning him with wreath or diadem. Senior 259.1D var. (no mongram on rev.; same obv. die as illustration). VF, areas of reddish deposits in devices, minor weak strike at periphery. Extremely rare. ($500)

470. INDO-PARTHIANS, Gondopharid Dynasty. Abdagases II. Mid-late 1st century AD. AR Dreachm (20mm, 3.15 g, 11h). Diademed bust left; RY1 (’wd in Aramaic) behind / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; + below bow; @(5˚[5] in legend. Senior Supp. p. 13, (234.4D) = R. Senior, “A few more rare Indian ancient coins,” Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter 173 (Autumn 2002), 48; Sunrise –; CNG 87, lot 754 = CNG E-274, lot 233 (same dies); Peus 384, lot 413 (same obv. die with hair added in antiquity by application of punches). VF, toned, hair added in antiquity by application of punches. Extremely rare. ($300)

471. INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Deccan). Upper Krishna (Wai). 4th century BC. AR 32 Mashakas (20mm, 6.52 g). Late ‘pulley’ coinage with ancillary symbol. Struck early 4th century BC. Pulley-like design; small triskeles between arms / Blank. Mitchiner, South I 1-2; ATEC 3898–905. Good VF, toned. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XX (25 March 1992), lot 1101.

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472. INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Deccan). Upper Krishna (Wai). 4th century BC. AR 32 Mashakas (20mm, 6.51 g). Late ‘pulley’ coinage with ancillary symbol. Struck early 4th century BC. Pulley-like design; small triskeles between arms / Blank. Mitchiner, South I 1-2; ATEC 3898–905. Good VF, toned, traces of reddish deposits. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXVI (11 June 1993), lot 736.

Extremely Rare Lrooaspo Dinar

473. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. saonanosao ˚a nIs˚i ˚osano, Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / lrooacpo to right, Lrooaspo, diademed and bearded, standing right, holding diadem in raised right hand; behind, caparisoned horse standing right with left foreleg raised; 9 to left. MK 57 (O1/R1); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 140; CNG 100, lot 1661 (same dies). EF, traces of deposits, obverse struck with worn die. Extremely rare, one of six known. ($15,000) Ex Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 425. Who the god Lrooaspo was is a matter of conjecture. One possibility is that he was an adaptation of Drvaspa, an Avestan deity, who was the guardian of the health of beasts. Another possibility is that he is a representation of the Mithraic deity Apam Napat, “the grandson of the waters”, and associated with Neptune. According to the Avesta, Apam Napat possesses the epithet Aurvat-aspa, or “possessing swift horse” (Yašt 19.51). Associated with both Mithra and Drvaspa, he is concerned with the preservation of Khavaeno, or legitimate princely authority, perhaps accounted for by the presentation of the diadem in his depiction on this coin.

474. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (21mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Orlagno, nimbate, wearing eagle-crested helmet and fillet, standing facing, head right, holding filleted lance and sword with eagle’s head hilt; 8 to right. MK 63 (O27/R10); ANS Kushan 387-8; Donum Burns 132. EF, hint of deposits and minor double strike on reverse, minor ding on edge. ($2000) 120

475. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Siva standing left, pouring water from flask and holding vajra (thunderbolt), trident, and he-goat; 9 to left. MK 72 (O29/R– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 135. EF. ($2000)

476. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Mao, lunar “horns” at shoulders, standing facing, head left, extending hand in benediction and holding globe-tipped scepter; 9 to left. MK 76 (O40/R20); ANS Kushan 389 = Triton XIX, lot 2129; Donum Burns 138. EF. ($2000)

477. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Ardoxsho standing right, holding cornucopia; 9 to right. MK 77 (O41/R4); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 139; Triton XIII, lot 272. Near EF, obverse struck with slightly worn die. Very rare, only five examples cited by Göbl. ($1500)

478. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (21mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Nana standing right, holding scepter and box; 9 to right. Cf. MK 80 (quarter dinar) and 76/2A-3 (for obv. die); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 139 (same obv. die); CNG 100, lot 1667 (same rev. die); CNG 69, lot 842 (same dies). EF. Extremely rare, one of three dinars of this type known. ($1500)

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479 480 479. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. Æ Didachm (23mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Late phase. Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; [flame at shoulder] / Standing Śākyamuni Buddha: Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture of abhayamudrā; 8 to inner left. Cribb, Buddha 51 (dies s/17); MK 787 (same dies); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 176 (same rev. die). Near VF, black green patina, earthen deposits. ($500) Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 849.

480. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. Diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds or mountain, holding mace-scepter and goad / Mioro (Mithra) standing left, extending hand in benediction and holding scepter; 7 to left. MK 170 (unlisted dies); ANS Kushan 730; Donum Burns –. Near EF, traces of deposits in devices, struck with worn dies. Very rare. ($1000)

481. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (19mm, 7.85 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. Crowned and diademed bust left on clouds, holding mace scepter and goad; flames over shoulder / Ardoxsho, nimbate, standing right, extending cornucopia with both hands; 7 to right. MK 306/1 (O34/R48); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Sunrise 544 (this coin). Superb EF, lightly toned. ($2000) Ex Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015), lot 288; Album 6 (7 June 2009), lot 662.

482. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. saOãÕsaO OOIs˚i ˚OsÅÕ, crowned and diademed bust left on clouds, holding mace scepter in right hand and goad in left; flames over shoulder / OIsO to right, Siva, nimbate, standing left, holding thunderbolt, flask, trident, and horns of goat to lower left; 7 to left. MK 308/3 (O31/R55); ANS Kushan 757 = Triton XIX, lot 2133; Donum Burns 276–8. Choice EF. ($4000)

483. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Quarter Dinar (13mm, 1.94 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. Diademed and crowned half-length bust of Huvishka left on clouds, flames at shoulder, holding mace-scepter and goad / Miiro (Mithra) standing facing, head left, extending hand in gesture of benediction, other hand on hilt; & to left. MK 311 (O40/R46); ANS Kushan 761 (same dies); Donum Burns –. Superb EF. ($2000) 122

484. INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.96 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. Diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds or mountain, holding macescepter and goad / Mioro (Mithra) standing left, extending hand in benediction and holding scepter; 8 to left. MK 319 (O1/R– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan 763; Donum Burns 284. Good VF, obverse struck with worn dies, hairline die breaks on reverse. ($750)

Two Gandharan Rarities

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485. INDIA, Post-Kushan (Gandhara). Kidara Shahis. Sri Tujina. Circa 7th century AD. Base AV Dinar (22mm, 7.48 g, 12h). Kushan style king standing left, sacrificing over [altar] and holding [filleted standard]; filleted trident to left, %Lân (śri tujina) in Brahmi in upper left, abtract monograms in inner and outer right fields / Goddess enthroned facing, holding [lotus or filleted investiture garland in left hand] and lotus in right; [Kidara monogram to left], ìY (jayo) in Brahmi to right. Cf. Cunningham, Coins of Medieval India 3-4 (there attributed to Toramana); otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Near EF. ($5000) This and the following lot provide a rare opportunity to further numismatic knowledge regarding the post-Gupta issues of the region of Gandhara. Although these two coins have different obverses, they do share a similar reverse type, quite probably cut by the same hand, suggesting that they belong to the same source. Unlike the following lot, however, this coin’s obverse with the highly stylized Brahmi monograms is of Kidarite origin and would continue to be used subsequently by their regional successors, the Kidara Shahis. Noting another example of this coin in the British Museum, Cunningham errroneously attributed the coin to Toramana. The obverse legend of this coin, however, clearly reads sri tujina in Brahmi, and to date this title has not been associated with that ruler. It is not impossible that such gold issues of a Toranama-type were adopted by local rulers, but, unlike the ubiquitous bronze drachms struck by the several successor kings, these gold coins have proven to be quite rare.

486. INDIA, Post-Kushan (Gandhara). Kidara Shahis. Meghama[...]. Circa 7th century AD. Base AV Dinar (22mm, 7.45 g, 12h). Siva Pashupati (Lord of the Beasts), nimbate and standing left, making mudra gesture with right hand and holding filleted trident in left; behind, lioness or tiger standing left with head right; trace of MGh, (meghama) in Brahmi in upper left / Goddess seated facing on lotus, holding lotus in left and right hand; [Kidara monogram to left], ìY (jayo) in Brahmi to right. Cf. Cunningham, Coins of Medieval India 3-4 (for rev.); otherwise unpublished. Near EF. ($7500) Prior to the discovery of a small group of similar examples in Kashmir, this coin type was completely unknown. Sharing a reverse type with the previous lot, this coin’s obverse, with the figure of Siva Pashupati (Lord of the Beasts), appears quite stylistically similar to earlier Gupta dinars. To date, the obverse Brahmi legend has been visible, and can be read as meghama. This reading has led some scholars to associate this issue with Meghavana, a Gonaddha ruler of Kashmir, mentioned in the twelfth-century Kashmiri history, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana. The incompleteness of the legend, however, makes such a conclusion uncertain.

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487. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. As King of Persis, AD 205/6-223/4. AR Drachm (22mm, 3.73 g, 3h). Mint A (“Stakhr”). Phase 1, circa AD 205/6-223/4. Facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pelletin-crescent / Head of Papak left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-in-crescent. SNS type I(1)/1(1); K&M 6/3; Sunrise 691–2. VF, toned, traces of deposits on reverse, struck with worn and broken obverse die and worn reverse die, cleaning scratches in margins of reverse. ($750) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi XIV (11 April 2006), lot 204.

488. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. As King of Persis, AD 205/6-223/4. AR Obol (12mm, 0.57 g, 9h). Mint A (“Stakhr”). Phase 1, circa AD 205/6-223/4. Facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-increscent / Head of Papak left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-in-crescent. SNS type I(1)/1(1); K&M 6/4; Sunrise 694. VF, toned. ($500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Ponterio 137 (14 January 2006), lot 1229.

489. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I, with Papak. As King of Persis, AD 205/6-223/4. AR Obol (13mm, 0.57 g, 2h). Mint A (“Stakhr”). Phase 1, circa AD 205/6-223/4. Facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara / Head of Papak left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-in-crescent. SNS type I(1)/1(1); K&M 6/4 var. (Ardaxšīr’s tiara decorated with pellet-in-crescent); Sunrise 694 var. (same). Near EF, toned. ($500)

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490. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (24mm, 3.86 g, 3h). Mint B (“Hamadan”). Phase 2c, circa AD 226/7-228/30. Bust right, wearing diadem (type G) and Parthian-style tiara decorated with star / Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type G). SNS type IIb(3c?)/3a(2b); cf. Sunrise 696. VF, toned, hint of die rust on obverse, traces of earthen deposits on reverse, minor edge chip. ($750) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 121 (29 January 2001), lot 152.

491. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. Æ Chalkous (16mm, 4.41 g, 9h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2c, circa AD 226/7-228/30. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and Parthian-style tiara decorated with star / Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type R). SNS type IIi/3a; Sunrise 701. Good VF, black-green patina, small scrape on right edge of fire altar. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXI (9 September 1994), lot 506.

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492. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.58 g, 9h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2c, circa AD 226/7-228/30. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and Parthian-style tiara decorated with star / Fire altar (flames 1d) with diadems (type R). SNS type IIe(3d)/3a(2b); Sunrise 700. Good VF, toned, some porosity. ($300) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXI (9 September 1994), lot 502.

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493. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.29 g, 10h). Mint B (“Hamadan”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R). SNS type IIIb(4a)/3b(2b); Sunrise 703 var. (altar). Near EF, areas of light toning, hairlines. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Spartan FPL 28 (3 March 2003), lot 147.

494. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.29 g, 10h). Mint B (“Hamadan”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R); two pellets on altar shaft. SNS type IIIb(4a)/3b(2b); Sunrise 703 var. (no pellets on altar). Good VF, toned, spot of die rust in obverse field, hairlines, minor hairline edge split. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 126 (4 February 2002), lot 161.

495. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.60 g, 9h). Mint B (“Hamadan”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); pellet to lower left and right. SNS type VII(4a)/3b(2b); Sunrise 709. EF, toned. Rare. ($1000) 125

496. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (24mm, 3.19 g, 3h). Mint B (“Hamadan”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R); pellet to left of base of altar; possible pellet on base of altar. SNS type VII(4a)/3b(2b) (pl. 16, 234); cf. Sunrise 710. Good VF, toned, light overall porosity. ($500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Ponterio 144 (6 November 2007), lot 470.

497. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.40 g, 9h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and mural crown / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G). SNS type V(4a)/3a(2b); Sunrise 721 var. (pellets before crown). EF, toned. Rare. ($2000)

498. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.27 g, 4h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and mural crown / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G). SNS type V(4a)/3a(2b); Sunrise 721 var. (pellet before crown). Good VF, toned, cleaning scratches, traces of deposits on reverse, struck with slightly worn obverse die. ($500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi VII (15 October 2002), lot 233.

499. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.35 g, 3h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); pellet on altar. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a(2b); Sunrise –. EF, minor areas of toning, minor die rust, hairline flan crack. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi VII (15 October 2002), lot 231.

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500. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.21 g, 3h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps; pellet to left of diadem tie and above shoulder / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); pellet on altar. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a(2b) (pl. 10, 153); Sunrise –. Near EF, lightly toned, minor die rust. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 127 (1 July 2002), lot 154.

501 502 501. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Hemidrachm (19mm, 2.01 g, 3h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); trace of pellet on altar shaft. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a(2b); Sunrise –. Good VF, toned, hint of die rust, slight double strike on reverse. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi XVIII (22 April 2008), lot 220.

502. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Obol (15mm, 0.68 g, 9h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type G) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); pellets below altar. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a(2b); Sunrise –. VF, toned, traces of green deposits in devices, hint of double strike on obverse. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 75 (28 January 1993), lot 192.

503. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. Æ Unit (27mm, 11.67 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Phase 3b, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust of Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflaps, vis-à-vis beardless male bust left, wearing diadem (type R) and tiara with earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R). SNS type VIII(5)/3a(2b); Sunrise 727 (listed there as a tetradrachm). VF, brown patina, light smoothing in fields. Rare. ($500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 496; Bellaria Collection (Triton VII, 13 January 2004), lot 568; purchased from Baldwin’s, 7 July 1988.

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504. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.40 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. NA000 NM Y000XWNM N1001 !00M N!00M YRj000jç 4 ´0000M (mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yad’n in Pahlavi), bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / YZZjµjç (šhpwhry in Pahlavi) on left, )j1RWN (nwr’zy in Pahlavi) on right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; pellets flanking flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group b; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV5 var. (fravahr to left of flames); Sunrise 739 var. (no pellets on rev.). EF. A well centered and struck example. ($10,000)

505. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.24 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type 3a) and mural crowns; > to left of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group d/1; Sunrise 741. Good VF, toned, areas of light die rust on obverse, small die break to left of fravahr. Fine style. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Empire Coins FPL 46 (August 1989), no. 28.

506. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Obol (15mm, 0.77 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type 3a) and mural crowns. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group b; cf. Sunrise 742 (hemidrachm). Good VF, toned, minor deposits on reverse. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 75 (28 January 1993), lot 193.

507. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. Æ Tetradrachm (27mm, 10.78 g, 7h). Uncertain mint. Phase 1a, circa AD 240-244. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type 2) and mural crowns. SNS type IIa1/1a, style Abis; Sunrise 730-1 (Mint I [“Ctesiphon”]). VF, brown surfaces, some roughness. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 811.

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508. SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. AD 272-273. AR Drachm (24mm, 4.16 g, 3h). ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I to left and Anahit to right. SNS type Ia(1)/1(1), style A; Sunrise –. Near VF, areas of toning, some porosity. Very rare. ($500) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 814; Sotheby’s (1 October 1987), lot 758.

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509. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AR Obol (15mm, 0.73 g, 3h). Style A/b(?). ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the one on the left wears crown with korymbos, the other wears mural crown; fravahr to right of flames. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a); Sunrise –. VF, toned, hint of deposit on obverse, some roughness. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Ponterio 124 (17 January 2003), lot 401.

510. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. Æ (18mm, 3.19 g, 3h). ‘Balkh’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the one on the left wears crown with korymbos, the other wears mural crown. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a), style I; Sunrise –. VF, earthen dark green patina. Very rare. ($500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 915.

511. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.42 g, 9h). Style A. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames; pellet on three tiers of altar. SNS type VIa(1a)/1(1a), Style A; cf. Sunrise 786 (for type). VF, toned, traces of green deposits. ($300) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi IV (25 September 2000), lot 253.

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512. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.94 g, 3h). Style A. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, presenting wreath and wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram and his queen, holding ring; > and < flanking flames. SNS type VIIa(1)/5a(1a), Style A; Sunrise 789. VF, toned, hint of deposits, areas of weak strike, slight double strike on reverse. ($300) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 96 (11 March 1996), lot 156.

513. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.94 g, 3h). Style A. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, presenting wreath and wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram and his queen, holding ring; > and < flanking flames; ˘ on altar shaft. SNS type VIIa(1)/5a(1a), Style A; Sunrise 791. VF, hairline flan crack at 5 o’clock of obverse, hint of deposits, light porosity. ($300) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 39 (18 September 1996), lot 839.

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514. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Style A. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, presenting wreath and wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram and his queen, holding ring; > and ˘ flanking flames. SNS type VIIa(1)/5a(1a), Style A; Sunrise –. Good VF, toned, a few light scratches, hint of deposits, soft strike on obverse, die break on reverse. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Bellaria Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 868.

515. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.43 g, 2h). Style C. ‘Fars’ mint. Bust right, wearing winged crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown, the right with mural crown, both with korymbos. SNS type I(1)/3(1b), Style C; Sunrise 769-70. Good VF, lightly toned, areas of minor roughness, hint of green deposits. ($400) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 916.

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516. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.33 g, 9h). Style C. ‘Fars’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, the one on left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown with korymbos; < to left of flames. SNS type VIa(1)/3(1b), Style C; Sunrise 786. EF, find patina, hairline die break on reverse. Rare. ($750) 517. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.25 g, 3h). Style F. ‘Ray’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 3, wearing kolah with boar’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIa(4)/2(1a), Style F; Sunrise –. VF, areas of toning in devices, traces of deposits, small marks and scrapes. ($300) From the K. Grzesiak Collection.

518. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.15 g, 9h). Style I. ‘Balkh’ mint. Confronted busts of Vahrām (Bahram) right, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and Prince 3 left, wearing kolah with boar’s head / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; Ápwj (hwpy/hrpy in Pahlavi) flanking flames. SNS type III/1, Style I; cf. Saeedi 158 (for rev. type); Sunrise 776. EF, tiny edge chip at 10 o’ clock on obverse, hairline die break on reverse. Very rare. ($1000)

519. SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in single group / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns, the left with korymbos; > and < flanking flames. SNS type Ia/1a; Sunrise 803. EF, toned. ($500) 131

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520. SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.26 g, 3h). Style A/1. Phase 1. Bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in single group / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns, the left with korymbos; > and < flanking flames. SNS type Ia (zu 1)/1a(1); Sunrise 802-3. VF, toned. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (28 March 2001), lot 693.

521. SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.21 g, 3h). Style A/1. Phase 2. Bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in two groups / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns, the left with korymbos; > and < flanking flames; ˘ on altar shaft. SNS type Ib (zu 1)/4b (zu 1); Sunrise 810. Good VF, area of toning, traces of deposits and double strike on reverse, some areas of die rust. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 124 (17 September 2001), lot 161.

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522. SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) II. AD 303-309. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.45 g, 3h). Style A/3. Mint A (“Ctesiphon”). Bust right, wearing eagle crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbon and bust facing in flames; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; pellets flanking flames. SNS type Ia (zu 1, 2, 3, od. 4?)/3a (zu 1 od. 2); Sunrise –. Near EF, areas of light toning in devices, slightly weak strike on reverse. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Cederlind 147 (17 July 2008), lot 98.

523. SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) II. AD 303-309. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.45 g, 3h). Style A/3. Mint A (“Ctesiphon”). Bust right, wearing eagle crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbon and bust left in flames; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; two pellets to left of flames. SNS type Ia/3a; Sunrise 822. Near EF, lightly toned. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Spartan 57 (10 January 2012), lot 174.

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524. SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) II. AD 303-309. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.15 g, 3h). Style A/3. Mint A (“Ctesiphon”). Bust right, wearing eagle crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbon and bust facing in flames; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; two pellets to left of flames. SNS type Ia/3a; Sunrise 819. Near EF, lightly toned, trace of deposits, slight double strike on obverse, die break on reverse. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi 142 (21 August 2012), lot 177.

525. SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) II. AD 303-309. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.38 g, 3h). Style A/3. Mint A (“Ctesiphon”). Bust right, wearing eagle crown with korymbos; pellet between diadem ties and behind wing / Fire altar with ribbon and bust facing in flames; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; three pellets on upper tier of altar; pellet below altar. SNS type Ia/3a; Sunrise 819. Good VF, toned, a few scratches under tone in obverse field, X graffito on altar shaft. ($300) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 918.

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526. SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) II. AD 303-309. AR Obol (16mm, 0.52 g, 3h). Style A/3. Mint A (“Ctesiphon”). Bust right, wearing eagle crown with korymbos; pellet between diadem ties and behind wing / Fire altar with ribbon and bust facing in flames; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; three pellet on upper tier of altar. SNS type Ia/3a; cf. Sunrise 823. EF, toned, scratch under tone on obverse. ($400) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 917.

527. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.65 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Struck circa AD 309-320. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown, the left with korymbos; < and > flanking flames. SNS type Ia/1a1; MK 1201a; Sunrise 826-8 var. (placement of taurus symbol and fravahr). Near EF, toned, traces of deposits, minor porosity, cleaning marks. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi V (4 June 2001), lot 219.

528. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. Æ Unit (23mm, 6.16 g, 4h). Mint V (Sakastān). Struck circa AD 320s. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos; > to right / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right in flames; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown. SNS type Ib1/3a; MK 1296 (Mint VII [Osten/“N”]); Sunrise –. VF, red and brown patina, minor roughness. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Ponterio 146 (25 April 2008), lot 1346.

529 530 529. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) II. AD 379-383. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Mint I (“Kabul”). Bust right, wearing plain crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, each wearing plain crown with korymbos. SNS type Ia/1a; cf. Sunrise 870. Good VF, minute traces of deposits. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi IV (25 September 2000), lot 254.

530. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) II. AD 379-383. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Mint V (Bishapur). Bust right, wearing plain crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, each wearing plain crown with korymbos. SNS type Ia/1c; SNS Schaaf 300; cf. Sunrise 870. VF, toned, light porosity, slightly wavy flan. Extremely rare. ($150) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Bellaria Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 879.

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531. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) IV. AD 388-399. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.09 g, 3h). HLYDY (Herat) mint. Struck circa AD 389-394. Bust right, wearing winged merlon crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right (no flames); flanked by two attendants; hlydy in Pahalavi on altar shaft. SNS type Ia1/2a; Sunrise 888-9. Good VF, toned. Attractive style and very rare. ($500) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 703.

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532. SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) I. AD 399-420. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.01 g, 3h). AWH (OhrmazdArdaxšīr) mint. Bust right on floral ornament, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, each wearing plain crown with korymbos; flanking flames, crescent above pellet; mint signature to left and right; series of pellets on altar shaft. SNS type Ib1/1a, Var. 6; Sunrise –. Good VF, areas of light toning. Rare mint signature. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi V (4 June 2001), lot 222.

533. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) V. AD 420-438. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.09 g, 3h). GW (Gurgan) mint. Struck circa AD 425-438. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with head of Vahrām (Bahram) right on shaft; flanked by two attendants; mint signature to right. SNS type Ia/2; Sunrise 920. Near EF, toned, traces of deposits. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XXI (26 June 1992), lot 184.

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534. SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) II. AD 438-457. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.17 g, 3h). AS (Aspahān or Aspānvar) mint. Struck circa AD 439-447. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent and inner ribbon / Fire altar (flames 4) with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, each holding a staff; mint signature to right; blundered lst in Pahlavi on altar shaft. SNS type Ib1/2a: Sunrise –. EF, light harlines. ($100) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 123 (30 July 2001), lot 156.

535. SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) II. AD 438-457. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.17 g, 3h). Uncertain mint. Struck circa AD 439-447. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent and inner ribbon / Fire altar (flames 1) with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, each holding a staff; mint signature to right; lst in Pahlavi on altar shaft; nwky (new) in Pahlavi to right. SNS type Ib1/2b, Stilgruppe C; Sunrise –. Near EF, toned. Rare. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi V (4 June 2001), lot 224.

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536. SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. AD 457/9-484. AV Light Dinar (19mm, 4.10 g, 3h). BBA (Court) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; mint signature to right. SNS type IIIb/1c; Sunrise 939-40. Good VF, toned. ($1500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Triton VI (14 January 2003), lot 527.

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537. SASANIAN KINGS. Vālaxš (Balāsh). AD 484-488. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.12 g, 3h). AS (Aspahān or Aspānvar) mint. Struck circa AD 485-488. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent, ribbon on left shoulder, flames on right / Fire altar with ribbons and head of Balash right on shaft; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; mint signature to right. SNS type Ia/1a (pl. 100, 3); Sunrise 954. Near EF, toned. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XXI (26 June 1992), lot 156.

538. SASANIAN KINGS. Kavād (Kavādh) I. Second reign, AD 499-531. Æ Drachm (28mm, 3.22 g, 3h). Local imitation of an MY (Mēšān) mint silver drachm, possibly dated RY 35 (AD 522). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two ribbons, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; stars flanking head / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SNS III Type Ic/1b, 238 and 242 (for issue in silver); cf. SNS Schaaf 548 (same); cf. Loginov & Nikitin, p. 293 and fig. 26, 5.4 (same); Sunrise –. VF, attractive green patina, hint of earthen deposits in devices, hairline flan crack, holed and plugged in antiquity. Very rare. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 747.

539 540 539. SASANIAN KINGS. Jāmāsp. AD 497-499. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.89 g, 3h). ŠY (Shirajan or Shiraz) mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 496/7). Bust right, wearing mural crown with inner crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon on left shoulder; to right, small bust of Ahura Mazda left, holding wreath / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type Ia/1a; Sunrise –. VF, toned. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Ponterio 132 (9 November 2004), lot 2242.

540. SASANIAN KINGS. Jāmāsp. AD 497-499. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.07 g, 3h). MY (Mēšān) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 497/8). Bust right, wearing mural crown with inner crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon on left shoulder; to right, small bust of Ahura Mazda left, holding wreath / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type Ia/1a; Sunrise –. VF, traces of deposits on obverse, obverse struck with worn die. ($200) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (28 March 2001), lot 695.

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541. SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) I. AD 531-579. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.16 g, 3h). WH (Veh-AndiyōkŠābuhr) mint. Dated RY 28 (AD 558). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent, and inner ribbon, ribbons on shoulders, crescent on right shoulder; stars flanking head; crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SC Tehran 876-7; SNS Schaaf –; Sunrise –. EF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($200) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Bellaria Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 896; Schweizerischer Bankverein 33 (20 September 1993), lot 432.

542. SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) VI. AD 590-591. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.09 g, 3h). GD (Gay) mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 590). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; stars flanking crown / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; RY to left, mint signature to right; star and crescent flanking flames. SC Tehran –; Saeedi 269; Sunrise 975 (same obv. die). VF, areas of light toning, slight double strike on obverse. ($750) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Bellaria Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 898.

543. SASANIAN KINGS. Vistahm (Bistām). AD 591/2-597. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.12 g, 1h). LD (Ray) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 592/3). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and triple-tiered object-in-crescent set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; stars flanking crown; triple-tiered object-in-crescents within crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS Schaaf 619; Sunrise 976 var. (RY date). Good VF, toned, traces of deposits, cleaning scratches. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 829; Peus 315 (28 April 1986), lot 299.

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544. SASANIAN KINGS. Vistahm (Bistām). AD 591/2-597. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.12 g, 3h). LD (Ray) mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 593/4). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and pellet-in-crescent set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; stars flanking crown; pellets-in-crescents within crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS Schaaf 620; Sunrise 976 var. (RY date). EF, traces of green deposits, areas of die rust and slight double strike on obverse. ($750) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Pegasi V (4 June 2001), lot 230.

545. SASANIAN KINGS. Kavād (Kavādh) II. AD 628. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.20 g, 3h). AYLAN (Susa?) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 628). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; stars flanking crown / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date to left; mint to right. Malek, Kavad 31-50 (this coin unrecorded); SC Tehran 4223; Sunrise 991. EF, areas of light toning. Rare. ($1000)

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546. SASANIAN KINGS. Kavād (Kavādh) II. AD 628. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.17 g, 3h). LD (Ray) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 628). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; stars flanking crown / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek, Kavad 70-3 (this coin unrecorded); SC Tehran –; SNS Schaaf –; Sunrise 992 (same dies). EF, minimal areas of weak strike. Very rare, and exceptional for issue. ($1500) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 524.

547 548 547. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) III. AD 628-630. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.12 g, 3h). NY (Nēhāvand[?]) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 629). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; stars flanking crown star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SC Tehran 4301 (same rev. die); SNS Schaaf 681; Sunrise –. EF, minor areas of weak strike, spot of copper deposit in left field of obverse. Rare mint. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XIV (20 March 1991), lot 233.

548. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) III. AD 628-630. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.11 g, 3h). WYHC (Veh-azAmid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 629). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; stars flanking crown star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SC Tehran 4318-9; SNS Schaaf 685; Sunrise 999-1001. EF, minor areas of weak strike, slight double strike on reverse. ($200) From the K. Grzesiak Collection, purchased from Civitas Galleries.

549. SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) III or V. AD 629-631 or AD 631-637. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.71 g, 3h). WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 629). Beardless bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and star-in-crescent; ribbons and crescents on shoulders, stars flanking crown; double border, star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; triple border, star-in-crescents in margin. SC Tehran 4329; SNS Schaaf 694; Sunrise 1002-3. Good VF, darkly toned, light porosity, areas of encrustation on reverse. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Bellaria Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 66, 19 May 2004), lot 905.

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550. SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) III or V. AD 629-631 or AD 631-637. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.71 g, 3h). WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 629). Beardless bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and star-in-crescent; ribbons and crescents on shoulders, stars flanking crown; double border, star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; triple border, star-in-crescents in margin. SC Tehran 4329; SNS Schaaf 694; Sunrise 1002-3. Good VF, toned, minor areas of weak strike, traces of deposits and encrustation in obverse margin, slightly wavy flan. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 69 (8 June 2005), lot 882.

551. SASANIAN KINGS. Bōrān. AD 630-631. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.06 g, 3h). SK (Sakastān) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 630/1). Bust right, wearing crown with two wings and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; star and star-in-crescent flanking crown / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Malek & Curtis 29-73; SC Tehran –; SNS Schaaf 689-91; Sunrise 1006. VF, toned, slight die rust. ($500) From the K. Grzesiak Collection. Ex Berk BBS 60 (16 January 1990), lot 183.

552. HUNNIC TRIBES, Western Turks. Anonymous (“Sero”). Circa mid 6th -7th century. AR Drachm (25mm, 2.84 g, 4h). Bust right, wearing winged crown surmounted by bull’s head; to right, û above R / Fire altar flanked by attendants; wheel above each attendant. Vondrovec Type 223 var. (no pellets); Göbl, SO 3, 1; CNG E-369, lot 341 var. (three pellets on obv.). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare variety of an extremely rare type. ($300) 139

ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE

553. GAUL, Nemausus. Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (27mm, 12.89 g, 12h). Struck AD 10-14. Heads of Agrippa, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and Augustus, laureate, back to back / Crocodile right, chained to palm frond with wreath at top; two palm fronds at base. RPC I 525; RIC I 160; SNG Copenhagen 699-701. Good VF, dark green patina, minor adjustment marks on obverse. ($1000)

554. MOESIA INFERIOR, Istrus. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Æ (25mm, 12.73 g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Sea-eagle flying left above dolphin. AMNG I 520; Varbanov 672. EF, dark green patina, numerous cleaning marks in fields. Rare. ($500)

555. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. AD 217-218. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 11.63 g, 6h). Pontianus, legatus consularis. Confronted busts of Macrinus right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Diadumenian left, bareheaded and draped / Serapis standing left, raising right hand and holding scepter in left; E (mark of value) to left. H&J 6.24.6.4 (R5); AMNG 720; cf. Varbanov 1212. EF, green-brown patina. ($300)

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556. MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (30mm, 13.57 g, 12h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Confronted busts of Elagabalus right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Maesa left, draped and wearing stephane / Bonus Eventus standing left, holding patera and grain ears; Ǝ (mark of value) to left. H&J 6.28.7.1 (R6, same dies as illustration); AMNG 949; Varbanov 1661 (R5, same dies as illustration). EF, green-brown patina, minor doubling on reverse. ($300)

The Athenian Acropolis

557. ATTICA, Athens. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Circa AD 140/50-175. Æ (26mm, 9.76 g, 5h). Draped bust of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / View of the Acropolis from north and west; on right, steps of the Panathenaic Way lead upward to Propylaea; at summit, Erechtheum and colossal statue of Athena Promachus standing right; mid-summit, niche representing the Cave of Pan. Kroll 280; Svoronos, Monnaies pl. 98, 22 (same obv. die). VF, rough green and brown patina. Very rare. An important architectural piece. ($1000) Because of the land’s mountainous terrain and the need of the local populace for defensive sites, most early settlements in ancient Greece were established on high rock outcroppings. Known in Greek as an akropolis (pl. akropoleis), or citadel, these places were initially palace sites (megara) of the Bronze Age kings. During the Greek Dark Ages (circa 1100-800 BC), these akropoleis became refuges for the population of the towns which clustered around them. At the same time, they acted as each city’s cultural center with numerous temples and shrines populating the site. The most famous Greek akropolis is that of Athens. Like other akropoleis, it has been occupied since the Bronze Age and figured prominently in Athens’ earliest mythology. Here, the contest between Poseidon and Athena for patronage of the city took place and her gift of an olive tree was located. Here too was the palace of Athens’ mythological first king, the chthonian Erectheus. Following the Greco-Persian Wars (490479 BC), the Athenians attempted to reconstruct the Acropolis, since its temples had been destroyed by the Persians. Under the leadership of Perikles (460-430 BC), during the so-called Golden Age of Athens, an ambitious building program was begun to make the Acropolis the center of the new Athenian hegemony. Financed in large part by the Delian League’s treasury, which had been brought from Delos to Athens for safekeeping, most of the major buildings were constructed of Pentelic marble. In addition to a number of sacred precincts and smaller temples, several new constructions were included. The Erechtheum, a temple dedicated to Poseidon and Athena, contained the sacred olive tree and was located near the grave of Erechtheus. The Propylaea, or monumental gateway, sat at the summit of a long staircase which was the culmination of the Panathenaic Way and provided a grand entranceway to the Acropolis. The Temple of Athena Nike, built between 427 and 424 BC, was the earliest temple constructed in the Ionic Order on the Acropolis. And among the sculpture which decorated the Acropolis was a colossal bronze statue of Athena Promachos, one of the earliest works of the sculptor Pheidias. The crowning achievement of the Acropolis was the Parthenon. Begun in 447 BC and dedicated to Athena, the Parthenon also acted as the state treasury, since it was here that the tribute of the Delian League was stored for safekeeping. A masterpiece of Greek engineering. it also was one of the most finely decorated of all the buildings of the Acropolis. Within the shrine was a large chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Athena in full armor. Around the entablature of the naos was a frieze, which has been generally interpreted as the performance of the Panathenaea (although this interpretation has been challenged). And the sculpture groups in the Parthenon’s pediments depicted the two events central to Athenian mythology: the eastern depicts the birth of Athena; the western, the contest between Athena and Poseidon. Considered the epitome not only of the Doric Order of architecture and the most important surviving building of the Classical period, the Parthenon (and with it the Acropolis) has become the visible symbol of all that was Classical Greece.

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558. CRETE, Cnossus(?). Crassus. Circa 37-36 BC. Æ (27mm, 12.01 g, 12h). Crocodile right / Prow right. Svoronos, Numismatique 1903; RPC I 914. VF, green patina, light roughness in fields. ($500) From the RBW Collection, purchased from Ingemar Wallin, September 2012.

559. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Cotys II, with Hadrian. AD 123/4-132/3. AV Stater (19mm, 7.84 g, 12h). Dated BE 422 (AD 125/6). Diademed and draped bust of Cotys right / Laureate head of Hadrian right, small globe at point of bust; BKY (date) below. Frolova dies A(for year 423)/a (unlisted die combination); MacDonald 424; RPC III 880. VF. ($1000)

560. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Hadrian. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (19mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Dated BE 429 (AD 132/3). Diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right; club before / Laureate head of Hadrian right; ΘKY (date) below. Frolova dies B-b; MacDonald 438/1; RPC III 911. VF, flan crack. ($1000)

561. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Hadrian. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (19mm, 7.80 g, 1h). Dated BE 430 (AD 133/4). Diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right / Laureate head of Hadrian right, globe at point of bust; ΛY (date) below. Frolova dies C/a (unlisted die combination); MacDonald 439/1; RPC III 913. VF, minor flaw in reverse field. ($750)

562. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Hadrian. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (19mm, 7.82 g, 12h). Dated BE 431 (AD 134/5). Diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right; scepter before / Laureate head of Hadrian right; AΛY (date) below. Frolova dies B/e; MacDonald 440/1; RPC III 917 (same dies as illustration). Good VF, thin flan cracks. ($750) 142

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563. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Hadrian. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (19mm, 7.72 g, 1h). Dated BE 432 (AD 135/6). Diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right; club before / Laureate head of Hadrian right; BΛY (date) below. Frolova dies C/c; MacDonald 441/2; RPC III 919. VF, small scratch in obverse field. ($750) 564. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhoemetalces, with Antoninus Pius. AD 131/2-153/4. AV Stater (20mm, 7.76 g, 12h). Dated BE 440 (AD 143/4). Diademed and draped bust of Rhoemetalces right; trident before / Laureate head of Pius right; MY (date) below. Frolova dies –/c (unlisted obv. die); MacDonald 444/2; RPC III 925. VF. ($1000) 565. KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Elagabalus. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (19mm, 7.69 g, 12h). Dated BE 515 (AD 218/9). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis; trident before / Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right; ЄIΦ (date) below. Frolova dies J/c; MacDonald 558/3. VF. ($500)

566. PONTUS, Amasia. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (34mm, 21.94 g, 7h). Dated CY 165 (AD 162/3). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Ares, holding spear and shield, and Aphrodite, nude, standing facing one another; ЄT PΞЄ (date) in exergue. Dalaison 128.f (D48/R104 – this coin, illustrated on pl. 13); RG 26. Good VF, green-brown patina, slight reverse die shift. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Peus 384 (2 November 2005), lot 825; Künker 94 (27 September 2004), lot 1958.

567. KINGS of PONTUS. Polemo II, with Nero. AD 38-64. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Dated RY 18 (AD 55/6). Diademed head of Polemo right / Laureate head of Nero right. RG 35; RPC I 3830. VF, toned, porosity. Rare. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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568. BITHYNIA, Nicomedia. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (36mm, 26.27 g, 7h). Struck circa AD 180-182. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and long torch, between two octastyle temples. RG 142; BMC 25. Good VF, black patina, minor roughness, pit on obverse. Rare. ($1000)

The “Hand Puppet” Glycon

569. BITHYNIA, Nicomedia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (27mm, 12.12 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The serpent Glycon coiled to left, with human head with long hair. RG 227; BMC 48 var. (Glycon coiled to right). Good VF, brown surfaces. Rare and exceptional reverse type. ($500) This highly interesting coin depicts the deity Glycon, whose cult was the subject of Lucian of Samosata’s scathing Alexander the False Prophet. Lucian (ca. AD 125-after 180) describes the cult as a fraud created by a medicine man named Alexander (ca. AD 105-170). According to the author, Alexander decided there was a fortune to be made divining the future, so he hatched a plan: the swindler planted a snake within the foundations of a new temple to Asclepius at Abonuteichus in Paphlagonia, and convinced the superstitious residents that its appearance fulfilled a prophecy that Asclepius would come to earth in the form of a serpent by the name of Glycon. Alexander is said to have outfitted the large serpent with a puppet head – the mouth of which he would move by pulling strings – that was topped with a long, blonde wig, a description that fits well with the tressed snake seen on our coin. We are told that worshippers of Glycon could visit the serpent and have their fortunes read…for a hefty sum paid to the puppet-master Alexander. Despite Lucian’s scandalous accusations, the cult of Glycon spread dramatically during the 2nd century. By the time of Caracalla, we have evidence that Glycon was worshipped from the Danube to the eastern limits of the empire.

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570. MYSIA, Pergamum. Septimius Severus, with Julia Domna. AD 193-211. Æ Medallion (43mm, 44.69 g, 12h). Claudianus Terpander, strategos. Confronted busts of Severus right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Domna left, draped; c/m: laureate head of Caracalla right within incuse circle / Victimarius standing left, wielding mallet with which he is about to strike bull standing submissively at left; behind, statue of Severus, extending hand and holding scepter, standing left on cippus. SNG BN 2208-9 (same dies); SNG von Aulock –; for c/m: Howgego 70. Near VF, brown surfaces. Rare type. ($1000) Ex Group CEM (Classical Numismatic Group 88, 14 September 2011), lot 881 (since cleaned).

571. LESBOS, Mytilene. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (36mm, 20.85 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand in salutation. BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; Waddinton 1398. Good VF, green and brown patina, some smoothing/cleaning marks in fields. Very rare. ($2000)

572. IONIA, Ephesus. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (30mm, 14.54 g, 6h). Struck AD 175-177. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Diminutive figure driving carpentum drawn by biga of horses. BMC 251-3; SNG von Aulock 1892; SNG München 150-1. VF, natural earthen green patina. ($300)

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573. PHRYGIA, Hierapolis. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Early-mid 3rd century AD. Æ (32mm, 15.44 g, 6h). Laureate bust of Demos right, slight drapery / Youthful deity or hero on horseback right, holding labrys. BMC 69 var. (arrangement of rev. legend); SNG Copenhagen –; SNG von Aulock 3635 var. (same). Good VF, brassy surfaces with areas of green, cleaning scratches above bust. Impressive. ($750)

574. PHRYGIA, Laodicea ad Lycum. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Augustus, late 1st century BC. Æ (22mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Seitalkas, magistrate. Wreathed head of Seitalkas right / Laureate head of Demos right. BMC 54; McClean 8830; RPC I 2892. VF, earthen dark green patina. Fine style. Rare and attractive for issue. ($500) From the RBW Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs, January 2014. Ex Cederlind 171 (7 October 2013), no. 168; Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 546.

575. PISIDIA, Antioch. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (23mm, 6.67 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 203. Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. Kryźanowska dies XXII/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG BN 1108-9. Near EF, dark green surfaces. Exceptional portrait. ($300)

576. CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (31mm, 16.22 g, 6h). Radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / Nike standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm frond. SNG BN 1069-71 var. (arrangement of rev. legend); SNG Levante 787 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 5853 var. (same). VF, hard brown surfaces, reverse slightly double struck. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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577. CILICIA(?), Uncertain mint. Octavian. Circa 30 BC(?). Æ (17mm, 6.73 g, 12h). Bare head right / Prow right; Q below. RPC I 5411; FITA p. 13. Near VF, dark green patina. Rare. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Rauch 94 (9 April 2014), lot 701. This issue has previously been attributed to a Macedonian mint with the identification of the portrait as Brutus (Friedlander) or Caesar (Grant). RPC presents a case for a Cilician or Syrian origin, supported by find data, with a suggestion that the portrait is Octavian. Issues of similar portrait style, very likely by the same engraver, include the “Princeps Felix” coinage, RPC 4082-3, from Cilicia.

578. CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.78 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Nike, holding wreath and palm frond, advancing right on ground line. Metcalf 2; Sydenham, Caesarea 90; RPC II 1648. Near EF, toned. ($500)

579. CYPRUS, Paphos(?). Drusus. Caesar, AD 19-23. Æ (19mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Struck AD 22-23. Bare head right / Zeus Salaminios standing left before temple with aniconic cult stone of Paphian Aphrodite. Amandry, Chypre 3a; Parks 10a; RPC I 3921. Good VF, black patina, very minor roughness. Rare. ($300)

580. SYRIA, Chalcidice. Chalcis. Mark Antony & Cleopatra. 32-31 BC. Æ (1820mm, 6.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (Egyptian) and 6 (Phoenician) of Cleopatra (32/1 BC). Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right / Bare head of Mark Antony right. RPC I 4771; Svoronos 1887; Weiser 186; SNG München 1006; HGC 9, 1451; DCA 476. Good VF, dark green patina. ($750)

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581. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.15 g, 12h). Dated year 28 of the Actian Era and Cos. XII (4/3 BC). Laureate head right / ETOVΣ HΚ (Actian era date) NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, monogram (=ΥΠΑTOY) and IB (consular iteration) above monogram (=ANTIOXIEΩN?). McAlee 182; Prieur 52; RPC I 4153; DCA 400. Good VF, toned, minor roughness. ($500) 582. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.99 g, 12h). Dated year 29 of the Actian Era and Cos. XII (October-December 3 BC). Laureate head right / ETOVΣ ΘΚ (Actian era date) NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, monogram (=ΥΠΑTOY) and IB (consular iteration) above monogram (=ANTIOXIEΩN?). McAlee 183; Prieur 53; RPC I 4154; DCA 400. Good VF, toned, areas of light porosity. Rare last issue of the twelfth consulship. ($500)

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583. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.20 g, 12h). Dated year 30 of the Actian Era and Cos. XIII (2/1 BC). Laureate head right / ETOVΣ Λ (Actian era date) NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm frond; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, monogram (=ΥΠΑTOY) and IΓ (consular iteration) above monogram (=ANTIOXIEΩN?). McAlee 185; Prieur 55; RPC I 4156; DCA 400. Good VF, toned, porosity. ($500) 584. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.34 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 68/9). Bare head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, [ЄTOYC] B (date) in exergue. McAlee 310; Prieur 99; RPC I 4197. Good Fine, toned, graffiti in obverse field. ($300)

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585. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Otho. AD 69. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 69). Laureate head right / Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, ЄTOYC A (date) in exergue. McAlee 315; Prieur 102; RPC I 4200. VF, toned, light porosity, graffiti in obverse field. ($500) 586. SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.47 g, 12h). Struck AD 247. Bareheaded and draped bust of Philip right / Eagle standing right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; ANTIOXIA/S C below. McAlee 1022; Prieur 392. VF, porosity. ($150)

Extremely Rare Herod of Chalcis

587. SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Chalcis ad Libanum. Herod, with Claudius. AD 41-48. Æ (27mm, 16.19 g, 1h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 43/4). [B]AΣIΛ[EYΣ HPOΔHΣ ΦΙΛOKΛAY]Δ[IO]Σ, diademed head right / KΛAVΔI/Ω KAIΣA/PI ΣEBAΣ/TΩ ET Γ in four lines within a circle within wreath. Meshorer 362; Hendin 1252; RPC I 4778. Good Fine, natural earthen black patina. Extremely rare. ($3000) Continued Herodian support of the Romans allowed the dynasty to extend its influence beyond Jewish territories. Herod V, the grandson of Herod the Great, was granted the kingdom of Chalcis by Claudius in 41 upon the request of Agrippa I, and all of his rare coins name the emperor. His friendship with and loyalty to the emperor continued to benefit him; following the death of Agrippa in 44, Claudius extended to him authority over affairs at the Temple in Jerusalem, a right he retained until his death some four years later.

588. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (26mm, 16.80 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on low base, head left, with wings spread; vexillum in background. Rouvier –; BMC 380. Good VF, attractive green patina, reverse double struck. Very rare. ($500) 149

589. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ (30mm, 23.90 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Temple of the Phoenician Koinon seen in perspective; [murex] to right. Rouvier 2336; BMC 382. VF, dusty green patina. ($500)

Very Rare Oceanus Type

590. PHOENICIA, Tyre. Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. Æ (28mm, 13.75 g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Oceanus reclining left, wearing crab claws on head, holding oar in left hand, right hand reaching toward the Ambrosial rocks, from which water flows; murex above, [ω]KЄANOC in exergue. Rouvier 2570; BMC 497. VF, earthen green patina. Very rare. Only one other example of this type, for Valerian I, is in CoinArchives. ($500)

Scene Referred to by Josephus

591. JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Claudius. 37-43 CE. Æ (27mm, 14.46 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 7 of Agrippa I (42/3 CE). Laureate head of Claudius right; c/m: head left with oval incuse / Two figures (Claudius and Agrippa?) standing facing one another, each holding patera, within distyle temple; between, torso of figure holding uncertain object above [victimarius kneeling left, restraining offering]; L Z in pediment. Burnett, Coinage 10; Meshorer 121; Hendin 1245; RPC 4983; for c/m: Howgego 156. Near VF, dark green patina with earthen highlights, flatness on reverse. Rare. ($2000) Agrippa I had a close relationship with both Gaius (Caligula) and Claudius, in part helping to secure the rule of the latter in the uncertain days following his unexpected rise to the purple by counseling the understandably shaken Claudius and entreating the Senate to support him. Indeed, his relationship with Claudius was sufficiently close that Josephus (Ant. xix. 5.1) records that among the new emperor’s first acts was the publication of an edict guaranteeing Agrippa’s kingdom (with the title “great king”) and granting the territory of Chalcis to Agrippa’s elder brother Herod. Burnett believed the scene on the reverse represented the consecration of this treaty in Rome, a treaty which is specifically mentioned by Josephus (He also made a league with this Agrippa, confirmed by oaths, in the middle of the Forum in the city of Rome. [Jospehus, Ant. xix.5.1]). Although Suetonius (Suetonius, Claud. 25.5) also places the rites of the treaty (or fetial ceremony), which included the sacrifice of a pig, in the Roman Forum, Burnett argued that they instead took place at the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus. Following Burnett’s interesting argument, this rare Judaean bronze not only represents a religious ceremony before the holiest temple of Rome, but accurately depicts a victimarius (sacrificial assistant) about to kill a pig.

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The “Great King” Agrippa I Proclaimed by Claudian Edict

592. JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Herod of Chalcis and Claudius. 37-43 CE. Æ (24mm, 14.32 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 8 of Agrippa I (43 CE). Claudius, togate, standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar, between Agrippa I and Herod of Chalcis, each crowning the emperor with a wreath; [L H (date) in exergue] / [OPKIA BAΣ M]EΓ AΓP[IΠ]ΠA [ΠΡ ΣEΒ KAIΣAP AK ΣYNKΛHTON K ΔHMO POM ΦIΛI K ΣYNMAXI] AYTOY (A vow and treaty of friendship and alliance between the Great King Agrippa and Augustus Caesar, the Senate and the People of Rome) in two concentric circles divided by wreath; clasped right hands in center; c/m: crude male head left and spear(?) within large oval incuse. Burnett, Coinage 8 var. (ME not MEΓ); Meshorer 124a var. (same); Hendin 1248 var. (same); RPC I 4982 var. (same). Good Fine, brown surfaces, a few cleaning marks. Extremely rare and of great historical importance. ($3000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 670 (since cleaned). This remarkable and extremely rare issue not only explicitly refers to the alliance on the reverse, even using Agrippa’s new title “Great King”, but depicts the oath taking ceremony that occurred in the Roman Forum and is discussed in historical sources: He also made a league with this Agrippa, confirmed by oaths, in the middle of the Forum in the city of Rome. (Josephus, Ant. xix.5.1) He struck his treaties with foreign princes in the Forum, sacrificing a pig and reciting the ancient formula of the fetial priests. (Suetonius, Claud. 25.5) This issue is typically found in poor condition with much of the legends illegible. The legends given here are taken from Burnett’s study, reconstructed from the seven previously known specimens, although there are slight variants among them. For the extremely rare counterpart issue of Herod of Chalcis with a similar obverse, albeit with the position of the brothers switched, see Meshorer 361.

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593. JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Vespasian. Circa 50-100 CE. Æ (31mm, 23.19 g, 11h). Caesarea Panias mint. Dated year 27 of Agrippa’s first era (75/6 CE). Laureate and draped bust of Vespasian right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder set on [globe] in right hand, cornucopia in left; [ETOVC KZ] in legend. Meshorer 167b; Hendin 1287a; cf. Sofaer 2367; RPC II 2282. Fine, green patina, a few cleaning marks. Very rare. ($1500) 594. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (29mm, 19.11 g, 6h). Confronted busts of Marcus and Lucius, both laureate, draped, and cuirassed / Tyche-Astarte standing left, right foot on uncertain object, holding small bust and scepter, within tetrastyle temple. Meshorer, Aelia 53; Sofaer 52. VF, rough brown patina. ($300) 595. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (27mm, 14.59 g, 6h). Confronted busts of Marcus and Lucius, both laureate, draped, and cuirassed / Tyche seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. Meshorer, Aelia 55; Sofaer 54. Good VF, earthen green patina. ($300) 151

596. JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (32mm, 26.72 g, 1h). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Tetrastyle temple; within, Tyche standing left, right foot on helmet, holding bust and scepter; half-length figure of river-god to right, altar before temple recess. Kadman 22; Sofaer 21; RPC III 3954. VF, dusty dark green patina. Boldly struck. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Antiqua V (Fall 2004), no. 29.

597. JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ (22mm, 10.12 g, 12h). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Kadman 24; Sofaer 24; RPC III 3956. Good VF, dusty green patina. Well struck for issue. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 989.

598. JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (30mm, 18.90 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hadrian as founder plowing right with ox and cow; above, Nike flying left, about to crown emperor. Kadman 27; Sofaer 26-7; RPC III 3958. Near VF, green patina, earthen highlights. ($300)

599. JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (23mm, 11.47 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Marcus right / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus. Kadman 38; Sofaer 37. VF, earthen green patina. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, purchased from Edward Waddell.

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600. JUDAEA, Neapolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (27mm, 13.09 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, supporting Mt. Gerizim surmounted by temple complex. Harl 85 (A18/ P80); Sofaer –. VF, dusty dark green patina. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, purchased from Edward Waddell.

601. JUDAEA, Neapolis. Volusian. AD 251-253. Æ (26mm, 12.25 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left, wtith wings spread, supporting Mt. Gerizim surmounted by temple complex. Cf. Harl 134-6 (A131/P?); Sofaer –; RPC IX 2158. VF, dusty green patina. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, purchased from Edward Waddell.

Unpublished Dynastic Issue

602. MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Elagabalus, with Divus Septimius Severus and Divus Caracalla. AD 218-222. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 9.95 g, 6h). AVT K M A CЄV A-NTωNЄINO[C] CЄB, laureate bust right, slight drapery; • behind / ΘЄω CЄV ΠAΠ • ΘЄω M ANTωNЄINωC O Π, confronted busts of Divus Septimius and Caracalla, each bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed, above eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread; shrine with pediment between legs. Unpublished. Near VF, toned, deep flan crack possibly caused by two chisel blows on the reverse. ($750) A highly unusual piece, probably part of the series of “atypical coins” (to use Prieur’s term) with Mesopotamian mintmarks. The bust on the obverse certainly recalls portraits of Caracalla, but the beginning of the reverse legend clearly reads “to the defied Severus, grandfather.” Thus we might assume that this coin was struck under Elagabalus and can perhaps be associated with another unique dynastic issue linking the Syrian prince to his “grandfather” Septimius Severus (Prieur 1730). Furthermore, if this cataloger’s reading of the reverse legend is correct, the final “Π” would seem to identify Caracalla as Elagabalus’ father, making the Caracallan-style portrait on the obverse particularly appropriate.

603. EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Obol (20mm, 5.95 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (AD 136/7). Laureate head left / Modius between two torches; L KA (date) in exergue. Köln 1224–5 var. (head right); Dattari (Savio) 7850; K&G 32.763; Emmett 1166.21; Kellner p. 108, pl. 6, 20 (this coin); RPC III 6247. Good VF, red-brown patina. ($300) Ex Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 26 June 1950), lot 1014.

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Zodiac Type - “Mercury in Gemini” Ex Wetterstrom & Curtis

604. EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (33.5mm, 20.87 g, 12h). Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). Laureate head right / To left, Herakles standing facing, holding club set on ground to left, lion skin draped over arm; to right, Apollo standing facing, head left, holding lyre set on ground to right; above, draped bust of Hermes right, wearing lotus-bud crown; star of eight rays before; [L] H (date) across field. Köln 1899 (same obv. die); Dattari (Savio) 8824–7; K&G 35.269; Emmett 1576.8; J. Curtis, The Coinage of Roman Egypt: A Survey, p. 38, pl. XXVIII (rev. of this coin illustrated). VF, brown patina, some roughness. Extremely rare. ($750) Ex Kerry K. Wetterstrom Collection (Part II, Classical Numismatic Auctions XIII, 4 December 1990), lot 184; Berk BBS 58 (28 June 1989), lot 416; Col. James W. Curtis Collection.

Corbita Before Pharos at Alexandria

605. EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.57 g, 12h). Dated RY 29 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 188/9). Laureate head right / Pharos of Alexandria and corbita under sail right; [L] KΘ (date) in exergue. Köln 2242-3; Dattari (Savio) 3903; K&G 41.113; Emmett 2542.29. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces. ($500) From the Hermanubis Collection.

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Three Choice Gordian I Tetradrachms

606. EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.81 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and shield; L A (date) across field. Köln 2599 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 4654-5; K&G 68.3; Emmett 3340. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces, minor roughness on the reverse. Rare. ($1500) From the Hermanubis Collection.

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607. EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.40 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike in her extended right hand and vertical spear with her left; shield at side of throne, L A (date) to left. Köln 2600; Dattari (Savio) 10150; K&G 68.6; Emmett 3341.1. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces with traces of red. Rare. ($1500) From the Hermanubis Collection.

608. EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian I. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 11.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike seated left, holding wreath and palm frond; L A (date) to left. Köln 2602; Dattari (Savio) 4659; K&G 68.10; Emmett 3346.1 (R3). Near EF, dark gray-brown surfaces, small flan flaw before bust. Rare. ($1500) From the Hermanubis Collection.

609. EGYPT, Alexandria. Pupienus. AD 238. Potin Tetradrachm (22mm, 13.31 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (AD 238). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; LA (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4677; K&G 71.8; Emmett 3368 (R4). Good VF, dark gray-brown surfaces. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($500) 155

Century Old Pedigree

610. MAURETANIA, Tingi. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 38-33 BC. Æ (27mm, 11.54 g, 7h). Q. Fabius Fabullus and C. Julius Atticus, quattuorviri; L. Aemi(lius) and L. Val(erius), aediles. Head of Venus-Astarte right, wearing stephane; all within wreath / Two grain ears. Amandry, Tingi II.3 (D1/R1) = Mazard 616 = RPC I 859.1 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 49). VF, brown and green patina. Rare. ($1000) From the RBW Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1060; Hispanic Society of America, 24668; Joaquim José Judice Dos Santos Collection (Part II, J. Schulman, 5 June 1906), lot 2832.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINAGE Oath-Taking

611. Anonymous. Circa 225-212 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 6.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate, janiform head of Dioscuri / Oath-taking scene: youth kneeling left, head right, holding a pig between two warriors, one Roman and the other representing the Italian allies, standing facing each other, holding spears and touching with their swords a sacrificial pig held by a youth kneeling left; rOÂa in exergue. Crawford 28/1; Sydenham 69; Bahrfeldt 1; Biaggi 1; RBW 61. VF, scrapes on obverse, bruises, traces of earthen deposits, edge tests. Very rare. ($20,000) Ex Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2179; UBS 45 (15 September 1998), lot 370, purchased from J. Schulman, 29 September 1919. This, the first gold coinage of the Roman Republic, was minted at a time of national crisis. In 218 BC, Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader in Spain, led his army across the Alps and invaded northern Italy, thus beginning the Second Punic War. The invader won a series of brilliant victories culminating in the battle of Cannae, in 216 BC, in which the Romans are said to have lost 70,000 men. Gold staters and half staters were struck at this time having as their obverse type a beardless janiform head perhaps representing the Dioscuri, the gods who gave special protection to the Romans on the field of battle. The attractive reverse type shows an oath-taking scene, the clear intention being to strengthen the resolve of Rome’s allies in the face of Hannibal’s intimidating presence.

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612. Anonymous. Circa 225-214 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (26mm, 6.52 g, 7h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus; curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven by Victory; rOÂÅ incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; RSC 23; RBW 65–6. Near EF, attractive iridescent toning, obverse metal flaw, a few light scratches beneath the tone. Nice metal for the issue. Well centered on a large flan. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

613. Anonymous. Circa 225-214 BC. AR Didrachm – Quadrigatus (22mm, 6.40 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Laureate head of Janus; curved truncation / Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left, in quadriga right driven by Victory; rOÂÅ incuse on raised tablet in exergue. Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; RSC 23; RBW 65–6. Near EF, toned, some old scratches and short scrape beneath tone. Well centered. ($750) From the David Wray Collection. Ex Sternberg XXV (25 November 1991), lot 242; Peus 330 (24 April 1991), lot 557.

Exceptional Struck Triens

614. Anonymous. Circa 217-215 BC. Æ Triens (38mm, 51.35 g, 3h). Rome mint. Head of Juno right, wearing diadem in form of visor and ornamented at the side with crest of helmet; hair in three locks falling down neck; •••• (mark of value) to left / Hercules standing right, holding club with which he is about to strike a centaur, whom he grasps by the hair of his head; •••• (mark of value) to right; rOÂA in exergue. Crawford 39/1; Sydenham 93; RBW 104. Good VF, dark brown patina. Exceptional for issue. ($3000) 157

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615. Anonymous. Circa 215-212 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (31mm, 34.27 g, 10h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Saturn left; Í (mark of value) behind; all on a raised disk / Prow left; Í (mark of value) above; all on a raised disk. Crawford 41/6a; ICC 107; Sydenham 102; RBW 119 (this coin). VF, light green patina. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 61 (5 October 2011), lot 52 (unsold); Aretusa 3 (25 November 1994), lot 110.

616. Anonymous. Circa 214-212 BC. Æ Aes Grave Semis (36mm, 40.01 g, 6h). Luceria mint. Laureate head of Saturn right / Prow right; S above, L to right. Crawford 43/2a; ICC 114; Sydenham 123; RBW 151. VF, thick green patina, rough surfaces. ($750) From the RBW Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIV (9 December 1992), lot 122.

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617. Anonymous. 211-210 BC. AR Quinarius (17mm, 2.25 g, 4h). Luceria mint. Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet; u (mark of value) behind, L below / Dioscuri on horseback riding right. Crawford 98A/3; King 21; Sydenham 176a; RSC 33e; RBW 433. Good VF, attractively toned. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 260; E. Nicolas Collection (Leu 17, 3 May 1977), lot 54.

618. Uncertain. 211-210 BC. AR Quinarius (17mm, 2.05 g, 2h). Mint in Apulia. Helmeted head of Roma right; u (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; $ to lower right. Crawford 103/2a; King 27; Sydenham 183; RSC 33h; RBW 464. EF, lightly toned, small obverse die breaks. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Berk BBS 83 (26 October 1994), lot 311.

619. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.52 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right. Crawford 44/5; Sydenham 167; RSC 1a; RBW 166. EF, light toned, reverse slightly off center. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 460.

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620. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.69 g, 7h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right. Crawford 44/5; Sydenham 140; RSC 2; RBW 169. EF, attractively toned. ($300) From the RBW Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 706542 (May 1998); Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 134.

621. C. Thalna. 154 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.98 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; x (mark of value) to left / Victory, holding whip, driving biga right. Crawford 202/1a; Sydenham 379; Juventia 7; RBW 869. EF, deep iridescent tone, some deposits and cleaning marks under tone on reverse. Rare. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 733101 (October 2002); Heritage New York Signature Sale (30 July 2002), lot 11227 (part of).

622. M. Baebius Q.f. Tampilus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.97 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma left; x (mark of value) below chin / Apollo, holding bow and arrow, driving quadriga right. Crawford 236/1a; Sydenham 489; Baebia 12; RBW 975. EF, iridescently toned. ($300) Ex Astarte XX (30 October 2009), lot 72.

623. C. Aburius Geminus. 134 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.96 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; • (mark of value) below chin / Mars, holding trophy, shield, reins, and spear, driving galloping quadriga right. Crawford 244/1; Sydenham 490; Aburia 1; RBW 1006. Superb EF, some die rust on obverse. ($300) 159

Attractive Portrait of Philip V of Macedon

624. L. Philippus. 113-112 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Philip V of Macedon right, wearing diademed royal Macedonian helmet with goat horns; ” to left, f below chin / Equestrian statue right on inscribed tablet, holding laurel branch; flower below horse; • (mark of value) in exergue. Crawford 293/1; Sydenham 551; Marcia 12; RBW 1132. Good VF, toned, minor mark in the right side of the field on the obverse. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 928419 (July 2012); Pat Coyle Collection (Goldberg 69, 29 May 2012), lot 3259; Numismatica Ars Classica I (19 May 1999), lot 1415. Though nearly 150 years removed from his interactions with the Roman Republic, the image of Philip V of Macedon was a clear reminder of Rome’s victories and gains in the Syrian war. Through the usual practice of puns on republican coins, the moneyer here utilized Philip to further allude to his own cognomen, Philippus.

625. Lucius Caesius. 112-111 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.48 g, 9h). Rome mint. Heroic bust of Apollo-Vejovis left, preparing to hurl thunderbolt; to right / Two Lares seated right, each holding a staff; dog between them, head of Vulcan and tongs above. Crawford 298/1; Sydenham 564; Caesia 1; RBW 1140. Near EF, toned. Exceptional strike on the obverse. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 926886 (June 2012); Sukenik Collection (Heritage CICF Signature Sale 3019, 26 April 2012), lot 25929.

626. Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius. 111-110 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; quadrangular device to left / Victory, holding reins, driving triga right. Crawford 299/1a; Sydenham 570; Claudia 2; RBW 1141. EF, attractively toned, with underlying luster. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 732958 (September 2002); Thomas B. Lesure Collection; Heritage 1987 ANA Mid-Winter Auction (27 February 1987), lot 2443.

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627. C. Malleolus. 96 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars right, feather on helmet; malleolus above, • (mark of value) below chin / Warrior standing left, with right foot on cuirass, holding spear; trophy to left, grasshopper on prow to right. Crawford 335/3d; Sydenham 615a; Poblicia 6; RBW 1204. Near EF, iridescent cabinet toning, struck from worn obverse die. Well struck reverse. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

628. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. 90 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; xxxuiiii to left / Horseman galloping right, holding palm frond and reins; çuii above, r below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 661; Calpurnia 12; RBW 1256 var. (control numbers). Good VF, attractive iridescent tone. Well struck. ($300)

629. Q. Titius. 90 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.97 g, 1h). Rome mint. Bearded head of Mutinus Titinus right, wearing winged diadem / Pegasus springing right from inscribed tablet. Crawford 341/1; Sydenham 691; Titia 1; RBW 1274. Good VF, dark iridescent tone, a couple light marks in field on reverse. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Waddell Electronic Auction 85 (May 2004), lot 18.

630. C. Vibius C.f. Pansa. 90 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Mask of Silenus right, wearing ivy wreath, tied with fillet; cymbal below / Mask of Pan right; flute before. Crawford 342/1; Sydenham 689; Vibia 8; RBW 1280. VF, toned, minor deposits, a few light scratches. Very rare. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 138 (23 March 2006), lot 153.

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631. The Social War. Coinage of the Marsic Confederation. 90-88 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Bovianum(?) mint. Series 9a, 89 BC. Laureate head of Italia left / Soldier standing right, foot on uncertain object, holding spear and sword; recumbent bull to right; ∫ in exergue. Campana, Monetazione 122 (D86/R107); Sydenham 627; RBW 1218. VF, lightly toned, metal flaws on the obverse. Overstruck on another denarius(?). ($1000) From the RBW Collection, purchased from R. M. Smythe, 16 January 2004.

632. Q. Antonius Balbus. 83-82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.99 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins, palm frond, and wreath; F below horses. Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1; RBW 1374. Choice EF, attractively toned, with underlying luster. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 732666 (February 2003).

633. Q. Antonius Balbus. 83-82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19.5mm, 4.15 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right / Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins, palm frond, and wreath; L below. Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1; RBW 1374. Choice EF, lustrous with attractive light iridescent tone around the devices. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 728584 (January 2002); Spink 155 (3 October 2001), lot 116.

634. L. Censorinus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Marsyas standing left, raising hand and holding wineskin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by statue of Minerva(?) standing left. Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737; Marcia 24; RBW 1372. Near EF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Joan Wilde Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 350, 6 May 2015), lot 444.

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The Outlaw Sulla Returns

635. L. Sulla and L. Manlius Torquatus. 82 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.89 g, 3h). Military mint traveling with Sulla. Helmeted head of Roma right / Sulla driving triumphal quadriga right; above, crowning Victory flying left. Crawford 367/5; Sydenham 757a; Manlia 5; RBW 1386. Good VF, deep cabinet tone, small test mark on reverse. Attractive style and with a crisp obverse. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex C. W. Pearson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 981554, April 2011). As consul for the year 88 BC, Sulla was awarded the coveted assignment of suppressing the revolt of Mithradates VI of Pontus, but political maneuvers resulted in this assignment being transferred to Marius. In response, Sulla turned his army on Rome, captured it, and reclaimed his command against Mithradates. His prosecution of the first Mithradatic War was successful, but he spared the Pontic king for personal gain. In 83 BC, Sulla returned to Italy as an outlaw, but he was able to win the support of many of the leading Romans. Within a year he fought his way to Rome, where he was elected dictator. It was during this campaign to Rome that this denarius was struck. The obverse type represents Sulla’s claim to be acting in Rome’s best interest. The reverse shows Sulla enjoying the highest honor to which a Roman could aspire, the celebration of a triumph at Rome.

636. L. Sulla. Circa 81 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Diademed head of Venus right, wearing necklace / Double cornucopia. Crawford 375/2; Sydenham 755; Cornelia 33; RBW 1398. EF, toned, hairline flan crack. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 828469 (November 2008); Dix, Noonan, Webb A6 (29 September 2008), lot 5890.

637. L. Farsuleius Mensor. 76 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Libertas right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; %ii and pileus to left / Warrior standing facing in biga rearing right, head left, assisting togate figure to left; scorpion to lower right. Crawford 392/1a; Sydenham 789a; Farsuleia 1; RBW 1430 var. (number on obv.). Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 923089 (April 2012).

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638. C. Postumius. 73 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.07 g, 5h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Diana right; bow and quiver over shoulder / Hound running right; spear below, ë in exergue. Crawford 394/1a; Sydenham 785; Postumia 9; RBW 1434. Near EF, lightly toned, faint scratches under tone. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Triton VI, 14 January 2003), lot 698.

639. Q. Fufius Calenus and Mucius Cordus. 68 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 5h). Rome mint. Jugate heads right of Honos, laureate, and Virtus, wearing crested helmet / Italia standing right, holding cornucopia, vis-à-vis Roma standing left, foot on globe and holding scepter, clasping hands; winged caduceus to left. Crawford 403/1; Sydenham 797; Fufia 1; RBW 1445. Near EF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 944650 (March 2013).

640. L. Furius Cn.f. Brocchus. 63 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.87 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears; stalk of grain to left, single grain to right / Curule chair between fasces. Crawford 414/1; Sydenham 902; Furia 23; RBW 1495. EF, attractively toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 752216 (January 2005); Sternberg XXI (14 November 1988), lot 295.

641. L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. 62 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.91 g, 8h). Rome mint. Veiled and diademed head of Concordia right / Trophy; to left, three captives (King Perseus of Macedon and his two sons) standing right; to right, Paullus standing left. Crawford 415/1; Sydenham 926; Aemilia 10; RBW 1497. EF, toned. Attractive surfaces. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 551; Rauch 66 (2 November 2000), lot 85.

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642. L. Marcius Philippus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 4h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus to left / Equestrian statue right on aqueduct; flower below horse. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28; RBW 1524. EF, lightly toned, trace deposits. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

643. C. Memmius C.f. 56 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Ceres right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Naked captive, his hands tied behind, kneeling right, at foot of trophy of arms with a Greek shield. Crawford 427/1; Sydenham 920; Memmia 10; RBW 1531. EF, handsome toning. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($1000) Ex Peus 330 (24 April 1991), lot 926. The reverse relates to the moneyer’s uncle, C. Memmius L.f., who was the commander of the Roman forces who were victorious in Bithynia in the early 50s BC. He was given the title imperator for those victories in BC 57; this coin was struck shortly thereafter to commemorate that event.

644. Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.81 g, 7h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Liberty right / Curule chair within circular temple of Vesta; urn to left, inscribed voting tablet to right. Crawford 428/2; Sydenham 918; Cassia 8; RBW 1534. Good VF, minor porosity. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 810465 (April 2008).

645. P. Licinius Crassus M.f. 55 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 3h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Venus right / Soldier standing left, holding spear and leading horse by bridle; cuirass and shield below. Crawford 430/1; Sydenham 929; Licinia 18; RBW 1539. VF, toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 914997 (January 2012). Includes ticket from an old French collection.

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646. C. Coelius Caldus. 53 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.87 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head of the consul Caius Coelius Caldus right; tablet inscribed L • D (Libero : Damno) to left / Radiate head of Sol right; to left, oblong shield ornamented with thunderbolt, to right, round Macedonian shield. Crawford 437/1a; Sydenham 891; Coelia 4; RBW 1549. Near EF, toned, a few minor scratches on obverse. Rare. ($500)

2:1 3:1 2:1 647. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Antius C.f. Restio. 47 BC. AR Sestertius (11mm, 0.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Facing bucranium with garlanded horns / Lit altar. Crawford 455/4; CRI 37; Sydenham 973; RSC 4; RBW 1596. VF, toned, porosity. Very rare, only 2 in CoinArchives. ($500) From the RBW Collection, purchased from Marco Tempestini, April 2001.

In Support of Brutus?

648. Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Servius Rufus. 43 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.79 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bare head (of Brutus?) right / The Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spear and with sword hanging from waist. Crawford 515/2; CRI 324; Sydenham 1082; Sulpicia 10; RBW 1793. VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse. Very rare. ($2500) From the RBW Collection. Ex Schweizerischer Kreditanstalt 5 (18 April 1986), lot 337. This moneyer is only known from his coins. The bust has traditionally been regarded as portraying Servius Sulpicius Rufus, who was responsible for raising the siege of Tusculum in 377 BC. But since the moneyer is a Servius, not a Sulpicius, this identification is probably inaccurate. The portrait does bear a remarkable resemblance to Brutus, and it possible that the coin was struck as an expression of political sympathy toward Brutus’ cause.

649. The Pompeians. Cnaeus Pompey Jr. Summer 46-Spring 45 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.05 g, 6h). Corduba mint; Marcus Poblicius, legatus pro praetore. Helmeted head of Roma right / Hispania standing right, shield on her back, holding two spears over shoulder and presenting palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed with sword. Crawford 469/1a; CRI 48; Sydenham 1035; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great); cf. RBW 1641. Good VF, lightly toned. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 148 (27 October 2008), lot 195.

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650. The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 42-38 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.61 g, 3h). Massilia (Marseilles) mint; Q. Nasidius, commander of the fleet. Bare head of Pompey the Great right; trident before, dolphin below / Galley with bank of rowers under sail to right, helmsman steering rudder, hortator standing on prow; star to upper left. Crawford 483/2; CRI 235; Sydenham 1350; RSC 20 (Pompey the Great); RBW 1698. VF, toned, bankers’ marks on obverse. ($1500) From the RBW Collection. Ex Kunst und Münzen XXIX (20 May 1993), lot 4.

651. The Pompeians. Sextus Pompey. 37/6 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.87 g, 1h). Uncertain Sicilian mint. Diademed and bearded head of Neptune right; trident over left shoulder / Naval trophy set on anchor, top of trident visible above helmet; the arms composed of the stem of a prow in right and aplustre in left; heads of Scylla and Charybdis at base. Crawford 511/2b; CRI 333; Sydenham 1347; RSC 1a; RBW 1784. Good VF, toned. Good metal. ($1000) From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Fred Shore, 2003. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1432.

652. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. April-August 49 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.59 g, 4h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Elephant advancing right, trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49; RBW 1557. EF, areas of minor roughness on reverse. ($750)

653. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12; RBW 1600. EF, toned. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 318 (15 January 2014), lot 589.

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654. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Early 46 BC. AV Aureus (21mm, 8.04 g, 9h). Rome mint; A. Hirtius, praetor. Veiled female head (Vesta or Pietas?) right; C • CAeÍAr COÍ • Ter around / Emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, guttus, and securis; A hirTiuÍ pr around lower left. Crawford 466/1; Molinari 512–6 (D105/R310); CRI 56; Calicó 37b-c; Sydenham 1018; RBW 1634–6. Near EF, toned. An interesting engraver’s mistake on the reverse legend. ($7500) The production of dies by the mint in Rome was very carefully organized and controlled; this meant that many of the craftsmen employed there were highly specialized. There is good evidence that certain engravers did portraits and figures, while others just did legends. Even though the aurei signed by Aulus Hirtius were made very rapidly and in enormous numbers, it is clear that this specialization process was adhered to. On the reverse, the legend engraver suddenly found that he had misjudged the spacing and had almost ran out of room: he initially realized that he lacked enough room for the last three letters, S PR. So he drastically squeezed in the S!

655. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 15.80 g, 12h). Rome mint; C. Clovius, prefect. Winged and draped bust of Victory right; star behind / Minerva advancing left, holding trophy, spear, and shield decorated with gorgoneion; at feet to left, snake gliding left with head erect. Crawford 476/1b; CRI 62a; Sydenham 1026; RBW 1668; RPC I 601. VF, earthen green-brown patina, cleaning scratches. ($500) From the RBW Collection, purchased from Christopher Blom, 11 December 1992.

656 657 656. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.95 g, 8h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate head right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory and vertical scepter set on star. Crawford 480/11; Alföldi Type VI, – (A27/R27 [unlisted die combination]); CRI 107b; Sydenham 1072; RSC 40; RBW 1684. VF, lightly toned, off center, flan flaws. ($2000) 657. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.91 g, 6h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, legatus. Filleted tripod surmounted by cortina (cauldron) and two laurel branches / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/1; CRI 219; Sydenham 1308; RSC 7; RBW 1761. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1500)

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658. The Republicans. C. Cassius Longinus. Spring 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.76 g, 7h). Military mint, probably at Smyrna; P. Lentulus Spinther, legate. Veiled, diademed, and draped bust of Libertas right / Capis and lituus. Crawford 500/5; CRI 223; Sydenham 1305; RSC 6; RBW 1764. Near EF, toned, a hint of porosity. ($1000)

659. The Republicans. Brutus. Spring-early summer 42 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in southwestern Asian Minor; L. Sestius, proquaestor. Veiled and draped bust of Libertas right / Tripod; securis to left, simpulum to right. Crawford 502/2; CRI 201; Sydenham 1290; RSC 11; RBW 1768. Near EF, toned, a few deposits. ($1000)

660. The Republicans. Brutus. Late summer-autumn 42 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.64 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Brutus and Cassius in western Asia Minor or northern Greece; Pedanius Costa, legate. Laureate head of Apollo right / Trophy. Crawford 506/2; CRI 209; Sydenham 1296; RSC 4; RBW 1778. Good VF, iridescent tone, a few scratches on reverse under tone, hairline flan crack. ($750)

661. The Republicans. Cn. Domitius L.f. Ahenobarbus. 41-40 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.66 g, 6h). Uncertain mint along the Adriatic or Ionian Sea. Bare head of Ahenobarbus right; AheNOBAr to right / Prow right surmounted by military trophy; CN • DOÂiTiuÍ • iÂp below. Crawford 519/2; CRI 339; Sydenham 1177; RSC 21; RBW 1803. Near EF, toned, light scrape above ear, a few light scratches. Great metal with a nice strike and well centered. ($5000) Ex Creusy (26 November 2014), lot 455. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus accompanied his father at Corfinium and Pharsalus on the side of Pompey. After his pardon by Julius Caesar, he retired to Rome in 46 BC. After Caesar’s assassination, Ahenobarbus supported Brutus and Cassius, and in 43 BC was condemned under the terms of the Lex Pedia for complicity in the assassination. Ahenobarbus achieved considerable naval success against the Second Triumvirate in the Ionian theater, during which time this denarius was minted, but finally, through the mediation of Gaius Asinius Pollio, he reconciled with Mark Antony, who thereupon made him governor of Bithynia. He participated in Antony’s campaign against the Parthians and was consul in 32 BC. When war broke out between Antony and Octavian, Ahenobarbus initially supported Antony but, disgusted by Antony’s relationship with Cleopatra, sided with Octavian shortly before Actium. His only child, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, was married to Antonia Maior, the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. Their son, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, married Agrippina Minor, the sister of the emperor Caligula, and was the father of the emperor Nero.

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662. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 40 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.65 g, 1h). Uncertain mint (Corcyra?). Bare head right; lituus to left / Caduceus and two cornucopias set on globe; Â • ANT • if • above, iii • uir • r • p • C • below. Crawford 520/1; CRI 256; Sydenham 1189; RSC 66a; RBW –. EF, toned, slight die shift on obverse. Rare, only four in CoinArchives. A slightly better example, lot 189 in NAC 70 hammered at 28,000 CHF ($3000) From the RBW Collection.

664 663 663. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 32 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.77 g, 12h). Athens mint. Bare head right / ANTONiuÍ/Aug • iÂp iii in two lines. Crawford 542/2; CRI 347; Sydenham 1209; RSC 2; RBW 1831. VF, darkly toned, some iridescence, flan crack, some encrustation. ($500) 664. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.47 g). Legionary issue. Patrae(?) mint. Praetorian galley right / Aquila between two signa; Leg ui across field. Crawford 544/19; CRI 356; Sydenham 1223; RSC 33; RBW 1841. Good VF, toned. ($500) Ex Kirk Davis FPL 37 (1 January 2002), no. 45.

665. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 32-summer 31 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 4.01 g, 12h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopia. CRI 399; RIC I 252; RSC 69. Good VF, iridescent tone, traces of earthen deposits on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. ($750)

666. The Triumvirs. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BC. AR Denarius (22mm, 3.87 g, 4h). Italian (Rome?) mint. Bare head right / iÂp • CAeÍAr on the architrave of the Roman Senate House (Curia Julia), with porch supported by four short columns, statue of Victory on globe surmounting apex of roof, and statues of standing figures at the extremities of the architrave. CRI 421; RIC I 266; RSC 122. VF, iridescent tone, “X” graffito and a couple scratches under tone on obverse. ($500) 170

THE KORWIN COLLECTION Roman Republican

667. Aulus Gabinius. Legatus Syriae, 57-55 BCE. Æ (20mm, 7.29 g, 12h). Nysa-Scythopolis mint. Wreathed head of Gabinius right; [˝Å to left] / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Barkay 1; RPC I 4826; HGC 10, 384. Near VF, dark green surfaces with earthen highlights/deposits. ($150) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 307 (24 July 2013), lot 205.

668. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. February-March 44 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.08 g, 3h). Lifetime issue. Rome mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer. Laureate and veiled head right; CAeÍAr downward to right, DiCT perpeTuO upward to left / Venus Victrix standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left; shield set on ground to right; p • ÍepuLLiu[Í] downward to right, ÂACer downward to left. Crawford 480/13; Alföldi Type IX, 1-6 (A23/R9); CRI 107d; Sydenham 1074; RSC 39; RBW 1685. Good VF, underlying luster. ($3000) Ex Rauch 83 (14 November 2008), lot 153.

669. The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.71 g, 5h). Rome mint; L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Wreathed head of Caesar right / Rudder, cornucopia on globe, winged caduceus, and apex. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; Sydenham 1096a; RSC 29; RBW 1742. Good VF, toned. ($2000) Ex Berk BBS 161 (28 October 2008), lot 285.

670. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Octavian. Spring-early summer 41 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.84 g, 12h). Ephesus mint; M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. Bare head of Mark Antony right / Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard. Crawford 517/2; CRI 243; Sydenham 1181; RSC 8a; RBW 1798. VF, lightly toned, metal flaws on Octavian’s cheek and in field before his nose. ($500) Ex Gorny & Mosch 147 (6 March 2006), lot 1939.

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671. The Triumvirs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Autumn 34 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Bare head of Mark Antony right; Armenian tiara to left; ANTONi • ArÂeNiA • DeuiCTA / Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right; at point of bust, prow right; CLeORATrAe [re2iNAe • re2uÂ •] FiLiOruÂ • re2uÂ •. Crawford 543/1; CRI 345; Sydenham 1210; RSC 1; Kestner 3836; BMCRR East 179-82; RBW 1832. VF, toned, flan crack, old test cut on edge. ($3000)

Roman Imperial

672. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.80 g, 9h). Rome mint; L. Mescinius Rufus, moneyer. Struck 16 BC. Laureate head right / Mars, holding spear and parazonium, standing left on low pedestal inscribed S • P • Q • R/ V • PR RE/ CAES in three lines. RIC I 351; RSC 463a. Good VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse, numerous scratches under tone, some deposits. ($500) Ex Peus 395 (7 May 2008), lot 245.

673. Tiberius Gemellus(?). Caesar, AD 35-37. Æ (16mm, 2.91 g, 9h). Philadelphia (as Neocaesarea) in Lydia mint. Bare head right / Thunderbolt. LS 24 (under Tiberius Gemellus; same obv. die as illustration); RPC I 3017/1 (under Tiberius; same obv. die as illustration); Vagi 480 (under Tiberius Gemellus; same obv. die as illustration). Good VF, attractive dark green patina. Among the finest known. Rare. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 841. The attribution of this coin is complicated by the celator’s recutting of the single obverse die used to strike this issue. While it is possible that the letter traces could read CEBACTON, the authors of RPC note that this reading, as well as the identification with Tiberius Gemellus, is uncertain.

674. Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As (28mm, 12.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Head left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, holding small dolphin and trident. RIC I 58 (Gaius). VF, green-brown patina, a few minor marks, areas of slight roughness. ($200) 172

675. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.67 g, 9h). “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding scepter and olive branch, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Good VF, toned. ($300) Ex Gorny & Mosch 160 (9 October 2007), lot 2192.

676. Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ As (27mm, 10.90 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-38. Bare head left / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 35 (Caligula). VF, glossy green and red patina, some smoothing in fields. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 178 (12 December 2007), lot 105.

677. Gaius (Caligula). As Caesar, AD 35-37. Æ (15.5mm, 3.57 g, 12h). Apamea in Phrygia mint; Gaius Masonius Rufus, moneyer. Laureate head right / Facing cult statue of Artemis with supports. RPC I 3130 corr. (bare head). VF, green and dark brown patina, earthen deposits. ($150) Ex Rauch Summer Auction 2013 (18 September 2013), lot 492.

678. Gaius (Caligula), with Caesonia. AD 37-41. Æ As (27mm, 12.43 g, 9h). Carthago Nova mint in Spain; Cn. Atellius Flaccus and Cn. Pompeius Flaccus, duoviri. Laureate head of Caligula right / Draped bust of Caesonia, as Salus, right. ACIP 3155; Burgos 613; RPC I 185. VF, dark gray and green patina, earthen deposits. ($200)

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679. Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.68 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; RSC 2. VF, toned. ($2000) Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1433.

680. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 46-47. Laureate head right / Pax-Nemesis advancing right, holding out fold of drapery below chin, and holding winged caduceus, pointing down at erect snake, gliding right. RIC I 39 (Rome mint); von Kaenel Type 24; Lyon 47; RSC 58. VF, toned, a few test marks at edge. ($1000) Ex Baldwin’s 50 (24 April 2007), lot 94.

a b c 681. Claudius to Nero. Lot of three (3) BI Tetradrachms of Alexandria. Includes: (a) Claudius. AD 41-54. (25mm, 9.84 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 41/2). Laureate head of Claudius right; L B (date) to right / Draped bust of Antoninia right. Köln 62-3; Dattari (Savio) 114-5; K&G 12.3; RPC I 5117; Emmett 73.2 // (b) Claudius. AD 41-54. (26.5mm, 12.10 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 45/6). Laureate head right; L ς (date) to right / Messalina standing left, leaning on column, holding two children and grain ears. Köln 88; Dattari (Savio) 129; K&G 12.54; RPC I 5164; Emmett 74.6 // (c) Nero. AD 54-68. (24mm, 12.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 64/5). Radiate head of Nero right / Draped bust of Poppaea right; L IA (date) to right. Köln 168-9; Dattari (Savio) 197-8; K&G 14.85; RPC I 5280; Emmett 128.11. Near VF to VF, toned, usual light porosity. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($300)

682. Nero, with Agrippina Junior. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52 g, 3h). Rome mint. Struck circa JanuaryNovember AD 55. Jugate busts right of Nero, bareheaded, slight drapery, and Agrippina Junior bareheaded and draped / Divi Augustus and Claudius driving quadriga of elephants left; EX S C to left. RIC I 7; RSC 4. VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces, a few minor marks. Very rare. ($1000) 174

683. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65-66. Laureate head right / Salus seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera. RIC I 60; RSC 314. Near EF, toned, areas of light porosity. ($500) Ex Ponterio 145 (11 January 2008), lot 272.

684. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68 to January AD 69. Laureate and draped bust right / Livia standing left, holding patera and scepter. RIC I 189; RSC 55a. Good VF, toned, some iridescence, a few scrapes on reverse. ($1000) Ex Künker 136 (10 March 2008), lot 967.

685. Otho. AD 69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 15 January-8 March. Bare head right / Securitas standing left, holding wreath and scepter. RIC I 8; RSC 17. Near EF, light toned, some hairlines, minor roughness. ($1000)

686. Vitellius. AD 69. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa late April-20 December. Laureate head right / Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC I 73; RSC 20. Good VF, darkly toned. ($1000)

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c a b 687. Vespasian to Domitian. Lot of three (3) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) Vespasian. AD 69-79. (19mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 74. Laureate head right / Winged caduceus. RIC II 703; RSC 362 // (b) Titus, as Caesar. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 75. Laureate head right / Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch and resting arm on throne. RIC II 783 (Vespasian); RSC 162 // (c) Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 92. Laureate head right / Minerva standing left, holding spear and resting hand on hip. RIC II 733; RSC 271. Good VF to EF, lightly toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($500) Coin a: Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2082; Coin b: Gorny & Mosch 142 (10 October 2005), lot 2396.

688. Julia Titi. Augusta, AD 79-90/1. AR Cistophorus (25mm, 11.21 g, 6h). Ephesus mint (or Rome for circulation in Asia). Struck under Domitian, AD 82. IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI DIVI F •, draped bust right / VESTA in exergue, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and scepter. Cf. RIC II 848 (Domitian); cf. RPC II 871; cf. RSC 15. Good VF, toned. Interesting variety with TITI before DIVI in obverse legend. Very rare. ($1500) Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 342.

689. Domitian. AD 81-96. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 82-83. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head left, wings spread. RIC II 144; RSC 320. EF, areas of light golden toning, some hairlines. ($300) Ex Lanz 144 (24 November 2008), lot 455.

690. Nerva. AD 96-98. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.22 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / Clasped right hands. RIC II 26; RSC 22. Near EF, a couple shallow scratches, areas of very light porosity. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2124.

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691. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 106-107. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch and scepter; to left, Dacian kneeling right, holding out hands. RIC II 187; Woytek 220c; RSC 417b. VF, toned. ($150)

692 693 692. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-128. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Pudicitia, veiled, seated left on throne. RIC II 178; RSC 393. EF, toned, traces of deposits. ($200) 693. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 134-136. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Concordia seated left, holding patera and scepter; cornucopia below throne. RIC II 399a (Hadrian); RSC 24. Near EF, lightly toned. ($150)

694. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Æ Diobol (23.5mm, 8.65 g, 11h). Alexandria mint in Egypt. Dated RY 21 of Hadrian (AD 136/7). Draped bust left, wearing hem–hem crown / Antinoüs, cloaked and holding caduceus and reins, on horseback right; L K/A (date) across field. Köln 1279; Dattari (Savio) 8017; K&G 34a.1; Blum 29; Emmett 1348.21 (R3). VF, dark gray-brown and red patina, light cleaning scratches. Rare. ($2000) Ex Helios 2 (25 November 2008), lot 292.

a b 695. Aelius and Antoninus Pius. Lot of two (2) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) Aelius, Caesar. AD 136-138. (16mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Bare head right / Pietas standing left, holding acerrum and holding hand over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC II 432 (Hadrian); RSC 53 // (b) Antoninus Pius. AD 139-161. (19mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145-147. Laureate head right // Clasped right hands, holding caduceus and two stalks of grain. RIC II 136; RSC 344. Near VF and Good VF, toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) 177

697 696 696. Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137. Bare head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II 435 (Hadrian); RSC 55. Near EF, bright surfaces. ($200) Ex Rauch 89 (5 December 2011), lot 1575.

697. Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.92 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bare head right / Funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 436 (Marcus); MIR 18, 27/4-10; RSC 164. EF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack, some shallow cleaning marks. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2206.

698. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 146-161. Draped bust right, wearing pearls bound on top of her head / Aeternitas (or Providentia) standing left, holding globe and billowing veil. RIC III 351 (Pius); RSC 32. EF, lightly toned, some edge splits, traces of deposits. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2209.

699. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 147. Bare head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC III 437 (Pius); RSC 600. Near EF, beginning to tone, some faint hairlines. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2213.

700. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.54 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 156-157. Bare head right / Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and scepter, leaning on column to right. RIC III 470 (Pius); RSC 709. Choice EF, lightly toned, some green deposits. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 160 (8 October 2007), lot 2354.

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701. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Draped bust right, wearing double circlet of pearls around head / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC III 696 (Aurelius); MIR 18, Fa 19-4b; RSC 139. EF, lightly toned. ($200)

a b c 702. Lucius Verus to Commodus. Lot of three (3) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. (17mm, 2.87 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. Bare head right / Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopia. RIC III 491 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 56-14/10; RSC 156 // (b) Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. (19mm, 3.27 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161-162. Draped bust right / Pietas standing left, holding acerrum and holding hand over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 775 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-4/10; RSC 50 // (c) Commodus. AD 177-192. (19mm, 3.06 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear. RIC III 90; MIR 18, 641-4/30; RSC 460. VF to EF, the verus smoothed. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($200)

703. Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 180. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel below seat. RIC 2; MIR 18, 461-14/35; RSC 779. EF, some faint hairlines. ($300) Ex A. Lynn Collection (Helios 4, 14 October 2009), lot 506; Tkalec (24 October 2003), lot 295.

704. Crispina. Augusta, AD 178-182. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, circa AD 178-182. Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left. RIC III 283 (Commodus); MIR 18, 12-4a; RSC 21. EF, toned, some shallow cleaning marks under tone. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 838596 (February 2009); Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 651.

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705. Pertinax. AD 193. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Pertinax standing left, holding volumen and sacrificing out of patera over tripod to left. RIC IV 13a; RSC 56. VF, toned, faint porosity, traces of deposits. ($500)

706. Didius Julianus. AD 193. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head right / Concordia standing left, holding aquila and signum. RIC IV 1; RSC 2. Near EF, darkly toned. Rare. ($2000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 52 (7 October 2009), lot 500.

707. Manlia Scantilla. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus. Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left. RIC 7a (Julianus); RSC 2. Good VF, light golden toning, traces of deposits. Rare. ($2000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 2400.

708. Didia Clara. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.81 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus. Draped bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV 10 (Julianus); RSC 3. Good VF, toned, a few shallow cleaning scratches. Rare. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 1130.

709. Pescennius Niger. AD 193-194. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.59 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Laureate head right / Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and long torch. Cf. RIC IV 7b; cf. RSC 12. Good VF, toned, traces of deposits. Rare. ($1500) Ex Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), lot 712.

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710. Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, AD 193-195. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, AD 194-195. Bare head right / Aesculapius standing left, holding round object, which he offers to snake coiled upward around rod to left. RIC IV 2; RSC 9. VF, toned. Rare. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2243.

711. Septimius Severus. Lot of two (2) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. (18.5mm, 3.21 g, 6h). Laodicea mint. Struck AD 198-200. Laureate head right / Annona standing left, foot on prow, holding grain ears and cornucopia. RIC IV 501; RSC 39 // (b) Divus Septimius Severus. Died AD 211. (18.5mm, 3.17 g, 12). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211(?) Bare head right / Eagle standing right, head left, on garlanded altar. RIC IV 191D (Caracalla); RSC 86. EF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Coin a: Ex Alain Lagrange Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 173, 26 September 2007), lot 426; Schweizerischer Kreditanstalt 8 (27 October 1987), lot 220.

a b 712. Julia Domna. Lot of two (2) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) (19mm, 3.45 g, 12). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 200-207. Draped bust right / Isis standing right, foot on prow, holding the infant Horus at her breast; altar to left, against which rests rudder. RIC IV 577 (Septimius); RSC 174 // (b) (18.5mm, 3.00 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 215-217. Draped bust right / Venus Genetrix seated left, extending hand and holding scepter. RIC IV 388c (Caracalla). Good VF and EF, the second coin toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200)

a b 713. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Lot of two (2) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) (19mm, 3.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 198199. Laureate and draped bust right / Securitas seated right on throne, propping head on hand and holding scepter; garlanded and lighted altar to right. RIC IV 22a; RSC 571b // (b) (20mm, 2.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 208. Laureate head right / Caracalla on horseback, riding right, holding spear; captive to right. RIC IV 108; RSC 510. Good VF, toned, some deposits on the first coin, hairline flan crack on the second. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($150) 181

714. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 212-213. Laureate head right / Mars advancing left, holding spear and trophy. RIC IV 223; RSC 150. EF, toned, some iridescence, hairline flan crack. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2263.

715. Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 202. Draped bust right / Caracalla and Plautilla standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands. RIC IV 361 (Caracalla); RSC 10. Good VF, toned. ($150) Ex Coin Galleries (17 July 2002), lot 291.

716. Geta. Lot of four (4) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) As Caesar, AD 198-209. (18.5mm, 3.51 g, 5h). Laodicea mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, circa AD 202-203. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 103; RSC 76 // (b) As Caesar, AD 198-209. (18.5mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-202. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Securitas seated left on throne, holding globe and resting arm on side of throne. RIC IV 20b; RSC 183a // (c) As Caesar, AD 198-209. (20.5mm, 3.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 208. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Geta, veiled, standing left, holding short scepter and sacrificing out of patera over tripod to left. RIC IV 62b; RSC 119 // (d) As Augustus, AD 209-212. (20mm, 2.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 211. Laureate and bearded head right / Felicitas standing left, holding cornucopia and long caduceus. RIC IV 78a; RSC 149. Good VF to Near EF, toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot. ($300) Coin b: Ex Peus 399 (4 November 2009), lot 368.

717 718 717. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.63 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 1st emission, AD 217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Securitas seated left, holding scepter and supporting her head with left hand; altar to left. RIC IV 13; Szaivert series 1; RSC 153. Good VF, toned. ($200) 718. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 217. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Diadumenian standing left, holding baton and scepter; aquila and signum to right. RIC IV 107; Clay Issue 1; RSC 12. Good VF, lightly toned. ($300) Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 2254.

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a b 719. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Lot of two (2). Includes: (a) AR Antoninianus. (22.5mm, 4.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 219. Radiate and draped bust right / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond over shoulder and wreath. RIC IV 155; Thirion 60; RSC 291a // (b) AR Denarius. (19mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 222. Laureate and draped bust right / Elagabalus standing left, holding club and sacrificing out of patera over tripod to left; bull lying down behind tripod; star to left. RIC IV 88; Thirion 258; RSC 61b. Good VF and EF, toned, some deposits on the first coin. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200)

720 721 720. Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 219-220. Draped bust right / Venus Genetrix seated left, holding apple and scepter. RIC IV 222 (Elagabalus); Thirion 468; RSC 21. Near EF, toned, traces of deposits. ($200) Ex Künker 111 (18 March 2006), lot 6919.

721. Aquilia Severa. Augusta, AD 220-221 & 221-222. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220-222. Draped bust right / Concordia standing left, holding double cornucopia and sacrificing from patera over altar to left; star to left. RIC IV 225 (Elagabalus); Thirion 476; RSC 2a. Good VF, toned, slightly granular. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (10 October 2005), lot 2776.

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722. Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 220-222. Draped bust right / Venus Caelestis standing left, holding apple and scepter; star to right. RIC IV 241 (Elagabalus); Thirion 381; RSC 8. EF, toned, traces of deposits. ($200) Ex Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 72, 14 June 2006), lot 1599.

723. Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.08 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-220. Draped bust right / Pietas standing left, raising both hands; lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC IV 266; Thirion 410; RSC 34a. EF, toned, hairline flan crack, traces of deposits. ($150)

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724. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Lot of two (2) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) (18.5mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, AD 223. Laureate and draped bust right / Salus seated left on throne, resting arm on throne and feeding from patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC IV 32; BMCRE 117; RSC 239 // (b) (18mm, 3.13 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15 emission, AD 232. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars Ultor advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 246; BMCRE 831-2; RSC 161a. EF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Ex Künker 115 (25 September 2006), lots 665 and 668, respectively.

725. Orbiana. Augusta, AD 225-227. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. Special marriage emission of Severus Alexander, AD 225. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC IV 319 (Alexander); BMCRE 290 (Alexander); RSC 1. EF, toned, some deposits. ($300) Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 20 (10 October 2006), lot 353.

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726. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission of Severus Alexander, AD 222. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Juno Conservatrix standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC IV 343 (Alexander); BMCRE 43-8 (Alexander); RSC 35. EF, small deposit on reverse. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2312.

727. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.94 g, 12h). Rome mint. 11th emission of Severus Alexander, AD 230. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Felicitas seated left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 338 (Alexander); BMCRE 659 (Alexander); RSC 24. EF, toned, light scratch on obverse, traces of deposits on reverse. ($150) Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 20 (10 October 2006), lot 354.

728. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. 12th emission of Severus Alexander, AD 231. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Venus Victrix standing left, holding helmet and scepter; shield set on ground to left. RIC IV 358 (Alexander); BMCRE 716-7 (Alexander); RSC 76. EF. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2313.

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b a 729. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Lot of two (2) AR Denarii. Includes: (a) (20mm, 3.34 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 235. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus seated left on throne, resting arm on throne and feeding from patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC IV 14; BMCRE 21-2; RSC 85 // (b) (19.5mm, 2.85 g, 6h). 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia and wand over globe set on ground to left. RIC IV 20; BMCRE 170-1; RSC 75. EF, lightly toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Coin b: Ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 2629.

730. Diva Paulina. Died before AD 235. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. 2nd emission of Maximinus I, AD 236. Veiled and draped bust right / Diva Paulina, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock flying right. RIC IV 2 (Maximinus); BMCRE 127-8 (Maximinus); RSC 2. EF, traces of deposits. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. ($1000) Ex Helios 5 (25 June 2010), lot 363.

731. Maximus. Caesar, AD 235/6-238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.45 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission of Maximinus I, late AD 236-237. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 2; BMCRE 201-3 (Maximinus); RSC 3. Near EF, a few shallow cleaning marks on obverse, toning spot on reverse. ($300) Ex Ponterio 138 (31 March 2006), lot 1591.

732. Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.29 g, `12h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding scepter, fold of drapery over arm. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. Good VF, toned, traces of deposits. Rare. ($2000) Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1823.

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733. Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.17 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 2; BMCRE 28; RSC 12. Good VF, toned, traces of deposits. ($1500) Ex UBS 78 (9 September 2008), lot 1826.

735 734 734. Balbinus. AD 238. AR Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA AVGG, clasped right hands. RIC IV 10; BMCRE 67-70; RSC 3. EF, toned. ($500) Ex Künker 111 (18 March 2006), lot 6945.

735. Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.94 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. EF, lightly toned. Fine style. ($750) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2331.

736. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Lot of three (3) AR and Æ. Includes: (a) AR Denarius (20mm, 3.04 g, 1h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 7th emission, AD 240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Venus standing left, holding helmet and scepter, leaning on shield set on ground. RIC IV 131; RSC 347. EF, toned. // (b) AR Antoninianus (24mm, 4.74 g, 1h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 13th emission, AD 244. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Mars walking right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 146; RSC 156. Good VF, lightly toned. // (c) Æ (27mm, 12.28 g, 6h). Mesembria mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing one another / Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. Karayotov II 90-1 (O18/R26); Varbanov 4197. VF, dark green and brown patina. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($300) Coin a: Ex Rauch 85 (26 November 2009), lot 779; Coin b: Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 2665; Coin c: Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 185 (2 April 2008), lot 176.

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737. Philip I to Otacilia Severa. Lot of three (3) AR Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Philip I. AD 244-249. (21mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 4th emission, AD 245. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Philip on horseback left, raising hand and holding spear. RIC IV 26b; RSC 3 // (b) Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. (23.5mm, 3.76 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 5th emission of Philip I, AD 246. Radiate and draped bust right / Philip II standing left, holding globe and reverse spear. RIC IV 218d var. (also cuirassed); RSC 48 // (c) Otacilia Severa. AD 244-249. (21.5mm, 5.08 g, 1h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 6th emission of Philip I, AD 247. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC IV 126 (Philip I); RSC 17 corr. (double cornucopia). EF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($300)

b 738. Trajan Decius to Herennius Etruscus. Lot of three (3) AR Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.22 g, 1h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 3rd-4th emissions, AD 250. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The two Pannoniae standing facing, each with head turned outward and holding signum. RIC IV 21b; RSC 86. Near EF, toned. // (b) Herennia Etruscilla. Augusta, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 3rd emission of Trajan Decius, AD 250. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Pudicitia seated left, drawing veil from face and holding scepter. RIC IV 59b (Decius); RSC 19. Near EF, toned, a few spots of verdigris. // (c) Herennius Etruscus. As Caesar, AD 249-251. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.89 g, 8h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 3rd-4th emissions of Trajan Decius, AD 250. Radiate and draped bust right / Herennius standing left, holding baton and transverse spear. RIC IV 147c (Decius); RSC 26. Good VF, toned, weakly struck on the reverse. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($300) Coin b: Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 195 (10 September 2008), lot 282.

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739. Trebonianus Gallus to Volusian. Lot of three (3) AR Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251253. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.72 g, 7h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 2nd emission, late AD 251–mid 252. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 33; RSC 37. Near EF, toned. // (b) Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 6th-7th emissions of Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251. Radiate and draped bust right / Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and shield. RIC IV 177b; RSC 15. Near EF, lightly toned. // (c) Volusian. AD 251-253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.38 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 5th emission, mid AD 253. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC IV 168; RSC 25. EF, toned, flan crack. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($300) Coin b: Ex Gorny & Mosch 147 (6 March 2006), lot 2263.

740. Aemilian. AD 253. AR Antoninianus (21.5mm, 3.61 g, 6h). Rome mint. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ERCVL VICTORI, Hercules standing right, holding club set on ground, bow, and lion skin draped over left arm. RIC IV 3b; RSC 13. Good VF, toned. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 147 (6 March 2006), lot 2264.

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741. Valerian to Salonina. Lot of four (4) AR Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Valerian I. AD 253-260. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.52 g, 1h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 1st emission, AD 257-258. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol advancing left, extending arm and holding whip. RIC V 12; MIR 36, 868h; RSC 143a. EF, lightly toned. // (b) Gallienus. AD 253-268. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 3.10 g, 6h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 1st emission, AD 257258. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulders / Soldier standing right, holding spear forward and signum. RIC V 56 (Lugdunum); MIR 36, 882l; RSC 1274a (Lugdunum). EF, toned. // (c) Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.02 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 253-254. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter. RIC V 155; MIR 36, 27t; RSC 754. EF, lightly toned, a few spots of verdigris. // (d) Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.97 g, 6h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 1st emission, AD 257-258. Diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / Vesta seated left on throne, holding scepter and palladium. RIC V 70; MIR 36, 900c; RSC 142. EF, toned. Nice silver. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot. ($400) Coin b: Ex Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 1825 (part of); Coin d: Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 825478 (October 2008); Timothy L. Taylor Collection (Baldwin’s 57, 23 September 2008), lot 187 (part of).

742. Diva Mariniana. Died before AD 253. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 3.08 g, 7h). Viminacium mint. 2nd emission of Valerian I, AD 253-254. Veiled and draped bust right, set on crescent / Apotheosis of Mariniana: Mariniana, raising hand and holding scepter, reclining left on peacock flying upwards to the right. RIC V 6; MIR 36, 850b; RSC 16. Good VF, light porosity. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 271 (11 January 2012), lot 527.

a b 743. Valerian II and Saloninus. Lot of two (2) AR Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Valerian II. Caesar, AD 256-258. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 1st emission of Valerian I, AD 257-258. Radiate and draped bust right / Young Jupiter seated facing, head left, raising hand, riding goat right. RIC V 3; MIR 36, 907e; RSC 26. VF, lightly toned, some verdigris on the obverse. // (b) Saloninus. As Caesar, AD 258-260. AR Antoninianus (21mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 2nd emission, AD 258-259. Radiate and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC V 9; MIR 36, 914e; RSC 41. Good VF, lightly toned, some verdigris on the obverse. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) 189

a b 744. Macrianus and Quietus. Lot of two (2) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Macrianus. Usurper, AD 260-261. Antoninianus (21mm, 4.61 g, 5h). Samosata mint. 1st emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / AEQVTAS (sic) AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V 5; MIR 44, 1727b; RSC 1b var. (rev. legend). VF, light deposits, some silvering. // (b) Quietus. Usurper, AD 260-261. Antoninianus (22mm, 4.14 g, 6h). Samosata mint. 1st emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AEQVTAS (sic) AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC V 2; MIR 44, 1727f; RSC 1d. VF, light deposits, traces of silvering. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200)

a b c 745. Postumus and Aureolus. Lot of three (3) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260269. (22mm, 3.65 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 1st emission, 2nd phase, AD 260-261. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, captive seated left. RIC V 89; Mairat 6-10; AGK 97c; RSC 377a // (b) Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. (22mm, 3.04 g, 1h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 1st emission, 3rd phase, AD 260-261. Radiate and draped bust right / Galley left. RIC V 73; Mairat 18-21; AGK 41; RSC 167 // (c) Aureolus. RomanoGallic Usurper, AD 267-268. Antoninianus (18.5mm, 3.10 g, 6h). In the name of Postumus. Mediolanum (Milan) mint, 1st officina. 3rd emission, AD 268. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Postumus right / Fides seated left, holding patera and signum; P. RIC V 378 var. (bust type); Mairat 209-14; AGK 18c; RSC 60 var. (same). Good VF, varying degrees of toning, traces of deposits on the first two coins. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($200)

746. Laelianus. Romano-Gallic Usurper, AD 269. Antoninianus (21mm, 2.76 g, 7h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 3rd emission. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory, running right, holding wreath and palm. RIC V 9; Gilljam dies XXIX/42 (unlisted die combination); Mairat 231; AGK 1c. EF, brown patina, some dark gray. Rare. An exceptional example. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 802293 (November 2007).

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747. Marius. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 269. Antoninianus (19.5mm, 2.39 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 2nd emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC V 10; Mairat 235-7; AGK 4b. Good VF, gray and brown patina, minor roughness. ($300) Ex Ponterio 144 (6 November 2007), lot 525.

748. Victorinus to Tetricus II. Lot of three (3) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Victorinus. AD 269-271. (19mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 3rd emission, 2nd phase, early-mid AD 270. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding whip; star to left. RIC V 114; Mairat 257-60; AGK 9b // (b) Tetricus I. AD 271-274. (20mm, 3.05 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 5th emission, circa early AD 274. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus standing left, holding rudder and feeding from patera serpent rising from lighted altar to left. RIC V 126; Mairat 404-7; AGK 10a // (c) Tetricus II. AD 273-274. (22.5mm, 2.14 g, 12h). Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) mint. 7th emission, circa AD 272-273. Radiate and draped bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC V 270; Mairat 453-7; AGK 9a. Good VF to EF, brown patina, some areas of weak strike. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($150) Coin a: Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 804266 (March 2009).

749. Divus Claudius II Gothicus and Quintillus. Lot of two (2) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Divus Claudius II Gothicus. Died AD 270. (21.5mm, 5.15 g, 5h). Commemorative issue. Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Radiate head right / Eagle standing facing, head right, wings spread. RIC V 266 // (b) Quintillus. AD 270. (21mm, 3.05 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Soldier standing left, holding shield set on ground and spear; B to right. RIC V 35 var. (bust type). EF and VF, some silvering on coin a, cleaning scratches on coin b. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Coin a: Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2365.

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a c d 750. Aurelian and Severina. Lot of five (5) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Aurelian. AD 270-275. (22.5mm, 3.65 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 4th officina. 10th emission, AD 275. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing right, holding palm frond and presenting wreath to Aurelian standing left, holding spear; Δ//XXI. RIC V 369; BN 1234-5 // (b) Aurelian. AD 270275. (22.5mm, 3.29 g, 11h). Serdica mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, late AD 271. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Aurelian standing right, holding scepter, receiving globe from Jupiter, who also holds a scepter; S. RIC V 260; BN 995-6 // (c) Aurelian, with Vabalathus. AD 270-275. (21mm, 3.70 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 1st officina. 1st emission, November AD 270-March AD 272. Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right; A below / Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus right. RIC V 381; BN 1238-40 // (d) Severina. Augusta, AD 270-275. (22mm, 3.71 g, 6h). Ticinum mint, 5th officina. 4th emission of Aurelian, late AD 274. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / To left, Fides standing right, holding two signa; to right, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC V 9; BN 649-55 // (e) Severina. Augusta, AD 270-275. (22.5mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Ticinum mint, 3rd officina. 5th emission of Aurelian, September-November AD 275. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Concordia standing left, holding signum with each hand; TXXT. RIC V 8; BN 663-4. Good VF to EF, some silvering, toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Five (5) coins in lot. ($400) Coin d: Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 837715 (March 2009).

b a 751. Tacitus and Florian. Lot of two (2) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Tacitus. AD 275-276. (22.5mm, 3.72 g, 6h). Ticinum mint, 5th officina. 1st emission, November-December AD 275. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar and holding long caduceus; V. RIC V 139 var. (bust type); BN – // (b) Florian. AD 276. (22.5mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. 1st emission, July-August. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing right, holding palm frond and presenting wreath to Florian standing left, holding scepter; P. RIC V 116; BN 1977-8. EF, some silvering. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($300) Coin b: Ex Rauch 83 (14 November 2008), lot 419.

a b 752. Probus. AD 276-282. Lot of two (2) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) (23mm, 4.57 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission, AD 277. Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Probus on horseback riding left, raising hand and holding scepter; to left, captive seated left on ground; RΓ. RIC V 166; Pink VI/1, p. 55 // (b) (23.5mm, 3.83 g, 5h). Ticinum mint, 4th officina. 6th emission, AD 279. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Mars advancing left, holding olive branch, spear, and shield. RIC V 541; Pink VI/1, p. 65. EF and Near EF, mostly silvered. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($150) Coin a: Ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 2807.

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b a c 753. Carus to Numerian. Lot of three (3) Antoniniani. Includes: (a) Carus. AD 282-283. (22mm, 3.66 g, 12h). Siscia mint. Pre-emission, mid October AD 282. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Female standing right, presenting wreath to Carus standing left, holding globe and scepter; II//XXI. RIC V 106; Pink VI/2, p. 41 // (b) Carinus. AD 283-285. (21.5mm, 3.53 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 4th officina. 6th emission, August AD 283-early AD 284. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Carinus standing right, holding spear and globe; D to right. RIC V 214; Lyon 548 // (c) Numerian. As Caesar, AD 282-283. (22mm, 4.43 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, October AD 282. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. RIC V 353; Lyon 519. EF and Good VF, one silvered. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($200) Coin c: Ex Künker 115 (25 September 2006), lot 772.

754. Magnia Urbica. Augusta, AD 283-285. Antoninianus (25mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Ticinum mint, 3nd officina. 5th emission of Carinus, August AD 283. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Venus Victrix standing left, holding helmet and scepter; shield set on ground to right; SXXIT. RIC V 347; Pink VI/2, p. 29. Near EF, some silvering, gray-green patina, scratch on obverse. ($300) Ex Rauch 94 (9 April 2014), lot 1292.

755. Divus Nigrinian. Died circa AD 284. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.13 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint, 1st officina. 6th emission of Carinus, early AD 285. Radiate head right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; KA(crescent)A. RIC V 472; Pink VI/2 p. 39. Good VF, dark gray and green patina, some brown and red, minor smoothing. Rare. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1834.

756. Julian of Pannonia. Usurper, AD 284-285. Antoninianus (21mm, 2.95 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck December AD 284. IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT ORIA AVG, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm; S-A//XXI. RIC V 5; Venèra 4396. EF, dark gray-brown patina, some toned silvering, minor smoothing. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 541.

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757. Diocletian. AD 284-305. Antoninianus (22mm, 4.63 g, 11h). Ticinum mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 285. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; TXXIT. RIC V 222. Near EF, dark gray patina, minor die break on reverse. ($100)

758. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (18mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 294-295. Laureate head right / Four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before campgate with six turrets. RIC VI 27a; Jeločnik 40a; RSC 516e. EF, light golden toning, small flan flaw on obverse, minor scrape on reverse. ($500) Ex Ponterio 142 (27 April 2007), lot 1846.

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759. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AR Argenteus (18.5mm, 2.58 g, 12h). Ticinum mint. Struck circa AD 295. Laureate head right / Tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. RIC VI 16b; Jeločnik 37; RSC 548d. Near EF, lightly toned. ($300) 760. Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. Antoninianus (24.5mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Uncertain mint. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter; S C across field. RIC V 476. EF, some silvering, toned, traces of deposits. ($500) Purchased from Martina Dieterle.

761. Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AD 293-296. Quinarius (20mm, 2.20 g, 12h). Londinium (London) mint. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Galley left, no mast, with waves below; QL. RIC V 55; Rogiet 1010-3; Burnett, Coinage 110. VF, dark gray-green patina, flaw on obverse, a few minor marks. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (10 October 2005), lot 2937.

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762. Allectus. Romano-British Emperor, AD 293-296. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 5.05 g, 6h). ‘C’ mint. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing left, holding signum in each hand; S-P//C. RIC V 69; Burnett, Coinage 126. Good VF, dark green patina. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 1220.

763. Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Æ Follis (26.5mm, 10.03 g, 12h). Alexandria mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, AD 298. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera, from which liquor flows, and cornucopia; eagle at feet to left; Γ//[ALE]. RIC VI 20 var. (wreath in beak of eagle); cf. Lallemand pl. VI, 16 (for rev.). VF, dark gray-brown patina, traces of green, some roughness. Rare. ($1000) Ex G. Hirsch 264 (24 November 2009), lot 710.

764. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.12 g, 7h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck AD 300303. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI 22. EF, dark brown patina with traces of silvering. ($150) Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 20 (10 October 2006), lot 407.

765. Constantius I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.66 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 295-297. Laureate head right / Tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; Z. RIC VI 42a; Jeločnik 73; RSC 314b. EF, lightly toned, a few minor deposits. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 803616 (December 2007); Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 164 (9 May 2007), lot 168.

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b a 766. Galerius & Galeria Valeria. Lot of two (2) folles. Includes: (a) Galerius. As Caesar, 293-305 AD. Æ Follis (27mm, 10.00 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 294. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; S-B. RIC VI 81b // (b) Galeria Valeria. Augusta, AD 293(?)-311. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.86 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 309-10. Diademed and draped bust right / Venus standing facing, head left, lifting dress and holding apple; Δ/*//MKV. RIC VI 58. Good VF and EF, some silvering, and traces of silvering on the Galeria. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Coin b: Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 2468.

767 768 767. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (18mm, 3.04 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 295297. Laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; Γ. RIC VI 42b; Jeločnik 83 and 88; RSC 219b. Good VF, toned with areas of find patina. ($300) 768. Galerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR Argenteus (18mm, 3.45 g, 12h). Siscia mint. Struck AD 294-295. Laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with eight turrets. RIC VI 44b; Jeločnik 17a; RSC 220†g. Near EF, toned. ($500) Ex Gorny & Mosch 208 (16 October 2012), lot 2270.

c b 769. Maximinus II to Maxentius. Lot of three (3) folles. Includes: (a) Maximinus II. As Caesar, AD 305-309. Æ Follis (29mm, 10.53 g, 12h). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 306. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; KΓ. RIC VI 24a // (b) Severus II. As Caesar, AD 305-306. Æ Follis (28mm, 8.35 g, 6h). Heraclea mint, 2nd officina. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar and holding cornucopia; HTB. RIC VI 26a // (c) Maxentius. AD 307-312. Æ Follis (26mm, 5.57 g, 6h). Aquileia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 307. Laureate head right / Roma, holding spear, seated left on shield, presenting globe to Maxentius standing right, holding spear; all within tetrastyle temple with Victories as acroteria and she-wolf and twins in pediment; AQS. RIC VI 113. EF, the first two coins with silvering. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($200) Coin c: Ex UBS 67 (6 September 2006), lot 5605 (part of).

770. Divus Romulus. Died AD 309. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.19 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck under Maxentius, AD 308-310. Bare head right / Domed shrine, with one door ajar; above, eagle standing right, head left, with one wing spread; RBQ. RIC VI 207. VF, dark brown patina, some rough encrustations. ($150) Ex Künker 115 (25 September 2006), lot 801.

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n o p m 771. Licinius I to Constantine. Lot of sixteen (16) folles of the Licinian & Constantinian Dynasties. Includes: (a) Licinius I. 308-324 AD. Æ Follis (20mm, 2.87 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint. Struck 320 AD. Helmeted and cuirassed bust right / Two captives seated at base of banner inscribed VOT/XX; S-F//•TS•A•. RIC VII 76 // (b) Licinius II. Caesar, AD 317-324. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 321. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/•/V in three lines within laurel wreath; RQ. RIC VII 235 // (c) Constantine I. As Caesar, AD 306-309. Æ Follis (28mm, 10.51 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 295-6. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; –/*//KΓ. RIC VI 26b // (d) Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.64 g, 7h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 326-328. Laureate head right / Camp-gate with no doors and two turrets, star above; •//SMTSЄ. RIC VII 153; LRBC 829 // (e) Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 2.86 g, 6h). Ticinum mint. Struck AD 322-325. Laureate head right / VOT/XX in two lines within wreath; (crescent)//ST. RIC VII 167 // (f) Helena. Augusta, AD 324-328/30. Æ Follis (16mm, 1.75 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Posthumous issue, struck AD 337-341. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right / Pax standing left, holding branch and scepter; •//CONSЄ. RIC VIII 33 // (g) Crispus. Caesar, AD 316-326. Æ Follis (19mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 323-324. Laureate head right / VOT/X within wreath; STR. RIC VII 431 // (h) Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (18mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 323-324. Laureate head right / VOT/X within wreath; STR. RIC VII 433 // (i) Constans. AD 337-350. Æ (18mm, 3.01 g, 5h). Siscia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 348-350. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Constans standing left on galley, holding Victory on globe and labarum; at stern sits Victory, steering the ship; ЄSIS(symbol). RIC VIII 199; LRBC – // (j) Constantius Gallus. Caesar, AD 351-354. Æ (17mm, 2.30 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 4th officina. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Soldier spearing fallen horseman to left; ∆SIS. RIC VIII 351; LRBC 1219 // (k) Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (17mm, 2.42 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyons) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 332. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Two signa between two soldiers, each holding spear and shield; (pellet within crescent)PL[G]. RIC VII 254 // (l) Delmatius. Caesar, AD 335-337. Æ (16mm, 1.53 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 336-337. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Two soldiers standing facing, each looking toward one another and holding spear and shield; signum between; CONSI. RIC VII 141; LRBC 1032 // (m) Jovian. AD 363-364. Æ (20mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/V in two lines within wreath; CONSPA. RIC VIII 178 // (n) Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Follis (16mm, 2.41 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 330-331. Helmeted and mantled bust of Constantinople left, holding scepter / Victory standing facing, head left, holding scepter and round shield, with foot on prow to left; •PLG. RIC VII 246 // (o) Fausta. Augusta, AD 324-326. Æ Follis (18mm, 3.58 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 326. Draped bust right / Salus or empress standing facing, head left, holding two infants in her arms; STR(pellet–in–crescent). RIC VII 483; LRBC 37 // (p) Theodora. Died before AD 337. Æ (16mm, 1.58 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa AD 337-340. Laureate and draped bust right / Pietas standing right, holding infant; TRS(branch). RIC VIII 91; LRBC 129. Good VF to EF, all with dark brown patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Sixteen (16) coins in lot. ($1000) Coin c: Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 20 (10 October 2006), lot 420; Coin o: Ex Barry Feirstein Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 42, 20 November 2007), lot 433.

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772. Hanniballianus. Rex Regum, AD 335-337. Æ Follis (15mm, 1.67 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck AD 336-337. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Euphrates reclining right, leaning on scepter; urn at side, reed in background; [C]ONSς. RIC VII 147; LRBC 1036. Good VF, brown patina, some flatness. ($150) Purchased from Roma Numismatics.

773. Constans. AD 337-350. AR Siliqua (20mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 347-348. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond; TR. RIC VIII 176; RSC 152†a. Near EF, toned, a few minor deposits. ($300) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 2736; Gorny & Mosch 159 (8 October 2007), lot 481.

a b 774. Constantius II. AD 337-361. Lot of two (2) siliqua. Includes: (a) AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.24 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 360-361. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX in four lines within wreath; LVG. RIC VIII 216; Lyon 260; RSC 342-3a // (b) AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.01 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 360-361. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; LVG. RIC VIII 214; Lyon 258; RSC 259a. Near EF and EF, both toned, the second coin with a hairline flan crack. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Coin a: Ex Ponterio 145 (11 January 2008), lot 312.

775. Magnentius and Decentius. AD 350-353. Lot of two (2) bronzes. Includes: (a) Magnentius. AD 350-353. Æ (21mm, 5.05 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 351. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A to left / Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X in four lines; (star)/SV//RPLG. RIC VIII 133; Bastien 186; Lyon 169 // (b) Decentius. Caesar, AD 350/1-353. Æ (21mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 351. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right / Two Victories standing facing one another, holding wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X in four lines; SV//RSLG•. RIC VIII 129; Bastien 179; Lyon 164. Both EF, dark brown patinas, the Decentius with some minor roughness. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. ($200) Coin a: Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2463; Coin b: Ex UBS 67 (6 September 2006), lot 5609.

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776 777 776. Vetranio. AD 350. Æ Centenionalis (25mm, 5.47 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck 1 March-25 December AD 350. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; A to left, star to right / Emperor, holding labarum and scepter, standing left, being crowned with wreath by Victory standing behind, holding palm frond; A to left; •ASIS•. RIC VIII 287; LRBC 1174. EF, dark brown patina with touches of green, some smoothing. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (9 October 2006), lot 2467.

777. Julian II. AD 360-363. AR Siliqua (18mm, 1.92 g, 6h). Sirmium mint. Struck circa AD 361-363. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/V/MVLTIS X in four lines within wreath; SIRM. RIC VIII 102; RSC 164†a. EF, toned, flan crack. ($200) Ex New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 458.

778 779 778. Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AR Siliqua (18.5mm, 2.33 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 367-375. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe and spear; TRPS•. RIC IX 27a; RSC 81†a. Good VF, toned, softly struck, light scratch under tone on obverse. ($200) Ex Barry Feirstein Collection (Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 42, 20 November 2007), lot 438; Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 716754 (November 1999); Giessener Münzhandlung 97 (11 October 1999), lot 1226.

779. Valens. AD 364-378. AR Siliqua (18.5mm, 2.18 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 367-375. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, straight hair below ear / Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe and scepter; TRPS•. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. EF, toned, light deposits. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 804349 (December 2007).

780 781 780. Procopius. Usurper, AD 365-366. Æ (18.5mm, 3.07 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, uncertain officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Procopius standing facing, head left, holding labarum and shield set on ground; Chi-rho to upper right; unidentified object by left foot; CONS[...]. RIC IX 17a; cf. LRBC 2081–3. Good VF, dark green patina, cleaning marks, some roughness on reverse. ($150) 781. Gratian. AD 367-383. AR Siliqua (17.5mm, 1.66 g, 6h). Aquileia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 375-378. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; -/(star)// AQPS·. RIC IX 15b.2; RSC 87†e. Good VF, toned, cleaning marks. ($150) Ex Künker 124 (16 March 2007), lot 9450.

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782. Valentinian II. AD 375-392. AR Siliqua (19mm, 2.04 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 388-392. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; TRPS. RIC IX 94a; RSC 61†. EF, attractively toned. ($200) Ex Artemide Aste XXIV (28 March 2009), lot 355.

783. Aelia Flaccilla. Augusta, AD 379-386/8. Æ (23.5mm, 6.25 g, 11h). Heraclea mint, 1st officina. Struck AD 383-388. Draped bust right, wearing neckalce and mantle / Flaccilla standing facing, head right, arms folded on breast; *-+//·SMHA. RIC IX 25. Good VF, dark green patina, minor die flaw on reverse. Nice portrait. ($150)

784 785 784. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AR Siliqua (17mm, 1.24 g, 12h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 393-394. Pearldiademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; MDPS. RIC IX 32b; RSC 27b. EF, toned, struck with worn dies. ($200) Ex Künker 158 (28 September 2009), lot 858.

785. Aelia Eudoxia. Augusta, AD 400-404. Æ (17mm, 2.76 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 2nd officina. Diademed and draped bust right, being crowned by manus Dei above / Eudoxia seated facing, arms folded over chest, crowned by manus Dei above; +/ANTB. RIC X 83; LRBC 2805. Good VF, dark green-brown patina, light smoothing. ($150) Ex Gorny & Mosch 215 (14 October 2013), lot 610.

786 787 786. Magnus Maximus. AD 383-388. AR Siliqua (16.5mm, 1.92 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, on plain throne, right foot set on prow, holding globe and scepter; TRPS. RIC IX 84b.1; RSC 20†a. Near EF, toned, scratch in field on obverse. ($200) Ex Gorny & Mosch 152 (10 October 2006), lot 2495.

787. Flavius Victor. AD 387-388. Æ (12.5mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Aquileia mint, 2nd officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Camp gate, with two turrets, no door, and four stone layers; star above; SMAQS. RIC IX 55b.1; LRBC 1104. VF, brown patina. ($100) 200

789 788 788. Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (16mm, 1.58 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear; TRPS. RIC IX 106d; RSC 14a. Good VF, toned, some porosity. ($500) Ex Künker 136 (10 March 2008), lot 1292.

789. Honorius. AD 393-423. AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.30 g, 1h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 395-402. Diademed and draped bust right / Roma seated left, holding Victory and scepter; MDPS. RIC X 1228; RSC 59†b. VF, toned. ($150) Ex John A. Seeger Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 172, 5 September 2007), lot 315.

790 791 790. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (19mm, 3.41 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck late AD 425-429. Pearl-diadmed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Theodosius II and Valentinian III seated facing on double throne, each nimbate and wearing consular robes, holding mappa and cruciform scepter; star above; A//CONOB. RIC X 237; Depeyrot 79/1. EF, edge clipped, indications of prior mounting, a couple tiny die breaks. ($500) Ex Ponterio 145 (11 January 2008), lot 45.

791. Aelia Eudocia. Augusta, AD 423-460. AV Tremissis (14.5mm, 1.49 g, 11h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, circa AD 423-440. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; CONOB*. RIC X 335; Depeyrot 72/2. EF, scratches, die rust on obverse. ($750) Ex Lanz 149 (24 June 2010), lot 540.

792. Aelia Pulcheria. Augusta, AD 414-453. AV Tremissis (14.5mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck under Theodosius II, AD 408-420. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Latin cross pattée within wreath; large central jewel above; CONOB*. RIC X 214; Depeyrot 72/4. EF. Rare with RIC wreath ties type 5. ($1000)

793. Constantine III. AD 407-411. AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.55 g, 1h). Arelate (Arles) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear; SMAR. RIC X 1538; King, Fifth, [1]a and pl. 22, 4-5; Ferrando 1705; RSC 4d. EF, toned. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 742.

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794. Johannes. Usurper, AD 423-425. Æ (12mm, 1.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding trophy over shoulder and dragging captive; Christogram to left; P/-//[R]M. RIC X 1916; Ulrich-Bansa 7b; LRBC 833. VF, green/brown patina. Rare. ($200) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 841497 (April 2009).

795. Valentinian III. AD 425-455. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 11h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 430-440. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian III standing facing, holding long cross and Victory on globe, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; M-D//COMOB. RIC X 2025; Depeyrot 20/2. EF, a couple tiny die breaks. ($750) Ex Astarte XX (30 October 2009), lot 147.

796. Marcian. AD 450-457. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; Z//CONOB. RIC X 510; Depeyrot 87/1. EF, a couple tiny die breaks on reverse. ($500)

797. Leo I. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint; 3rd officina. Struck AD 462 or 466. Pearldiademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding jeweled long cross; star to right; Γ//CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1. EF. ($500)

798. Leo I to Zeno. AD 457-474. Lot of three (3) bronzes. Includes: (a) Leo I. AD 457-474. Æ (21mm, 4.93 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Leo standing right, holding labarum and globe; bound captive seated to right; CON. RIC X 660 // (b) Aelia Verina. Augusta, AD 457-484. Æ (18.5mm, 4.60 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right, inscribing Christogram on shield; CONE. RIC X 656 // (c) Zeno. Second reign, AD 476-491. Æ (8.5mm, 1.01 g, 5h). Cyzicus mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Zeno monogram within wreath; [CYZ]. RIC X 966.. Average Good VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Three (3) coins in lot. ($150) 202

799. Zeno. Second reign, AD 476-491. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding shield and spear over shoulder / Victory standing left, holding long cross; star to right; Z//CONOB. RIC X 910; Depeyrot 108/1. Near EF, some die rust. ($500)

ROMAN MISCELLANEOUS Roman Game Counter

800. Anonymous gaming tessera. Circa 45 BC-AD 68. Bone Tessera (27mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Made in Alexandria. Diademed head of Apollo right / VIII/AΠOλλωN/H in three lines across field. Cf. E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, “Alexandriaca: Studies on Roman Game Counters III” in Chiron 6 (1976), 90-98; cf. Kestner-Museum, Tesseren 146–152. For other examples of Roman bone tesserae, see: Triton X, lot 585; CNG 78, lot 1762; CNG 72, lot 1441. Good VF, warm light tan patina. ($750) A wide variety of these tesserae are known, many found in the vicinity of Alexandria. They feature portraits (some resembling emperors from Augustus to Nero or their wives, mothers, sisters, or daughters), Egyptian architectural types and other symbols, with names inscribed on the reverse accompanied by numbers from 1 to 15 in Latin and Greek. They may have been used to regulate the distribution of government largess or as theater tickets.

ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE

801. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.58 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86a; RSC 265. Good VF, lightly toned, a hint of porosity. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 147 (7 March 2006), lot 1955.

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802. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.66 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / Bull butting right. RIC I 167a; Lyon 19; RSC 137. EF, toned, minor porosity. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Q (6 April 2006), lot 1619.

803. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head right / Bull butting left. RIC I 169; Lyon 21; RSC 141. EF, lustrous, some hairlines. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 186 (8 March 2010), lot 1858.

804. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.83 g, 2h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Six-rayed star above large crescent. RIC I 300; RSC 495. Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2285.

805. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.95 g, 12h). Rome mint; M. Durmius, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Bare head right / Wild boar standing right, pierced through by a spear, its front legs thrust forward. RIC I 317; RSC 430; BMCRE 61-2 = BMCRR Rome 4567-8; BN 207-11. EF, toned. Amazing details on the wild boar. ($2000) From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Leu 54 (28 April 1992), lot 214; Numismatic Fine Arts 16 (2 December 1985), lot 329.

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806. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.67 g, 12h). Restitution issue. Rome mint. Struck under Trajan– Hadrian, circa 98-138 AD. Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; above, on left, simpulum left, and on right, lituus right. RIC I –; RSC –; BMCRE 536, pl. 13, 18 corr. (misattributed to the reign of Augustus); CNG 102, lot 842. Good VF, toned, a few light scratches on obverse. Rare. ($1000) The style and fabric of this coin suggest that it belongs to an anonymous restitution issue of either Trajan or Hadrian. The restitution issues of Trajan are well known since the coins are marked with Trajanic legends. The fact that this coin retains its original legend without any mention of the issuer suggests that it is not part of the great restitution series of Trajan, but part of an earlier or later anonymous issue. Apart from style, on all known specimens the lituus has a split base and is turned to the right, and the simpulum is large, rather bulbous, and turned to the left, features not seen on the issues of Augustus.

807. Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As (28mm, 10.74 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Head left, wearing rostral crown / Neptune standing left, naked except for cloak hanging over right arm, behind back and over left shoulder and upper arm, holding small dolphin in outstretched right hand, vertical trident in left. RIC I 58 (Gaius); BMCRE 161-8 (Tiberius); BN 77-97 (Caligula). Near EF, dark green patina, traces of porosity and shallow cleaning marks on obverse. ($500) From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex James Fox Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 40, 4 December 1996), lot 1337.

808. Drusus. Caesar, AD 19-23. Æ As (28mm, 11.17 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23. Bare head left / Large S • C. RIC I 45 (Tiberius). Good VF, dark green-brown patina. ($1000) 205

809. Gaius (Caligula), with Agrippina Senior. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.78 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 40. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Draped small bust of Agrippina right. RIC I 22 (Rome mint); Lyon 179; RSC 6. VF, toned, minor porosity and marks under tone. ($2000)

810. Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.04 g, 4h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; RSC 2. VF, toned, porous surfaces, some contact marks. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

811. Gaius (Caligula), with Germanicus. AD 37-41. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 3738. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) right / Bare head of Germanicus right. RIC I 18; RSC 2. VF, porous, light cleaning scratches. ($2000)

812. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.77 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 41-42. TI CLAVD • CAESAR • AVG • GERM P • M TR • P, laureate head right / EX • S C/ OB CIVES/ SERVATOS in three lines in oak wreath. RIC I 16 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 8 (unlisted dies); Lyon 17; RSC 35; BMCRE 18-9 (Rome); BN 33. Superb EF, lightly toned, hint of deposits on reverse and minor die rust on obverse, a few small marks on reverse. An excellent portrait coin. ($5000) From the collection of Jack Terner.

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813. Claudius. AD 41-54. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 10.89 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa AD 41-42. Bare head left / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus within tetrastyle temple set on four-tiered base; pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RIC I 118; RPC 2222; RSC 30. Good VF, toned, minor scratches and deposits. Great portrait. ($5000)

814. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ Sestertius (37mm, 27.28 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head left, globe at point of neck / Annona standing right, holding cornucopia, facing Ceres seated left, holding grain ears and torch; between them, modius on garlanded altar, ship’s stern in background. RIC I 391; WCN 412; Lyon 72. Good VF, green and brown patina, some smoothing and cleaning marks. ($1000)

815. Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As (27mm, 8.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. Laureate head right / Garlanded Temple of Janus, with closed doors right. RIC I 309; WCN 289. Good VF, attractive dark brown surfaces. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 943133 (Feburary 2013); Robert O. Ebert Collection (Part I, Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 174, 11 January 2013), lot 5606 (part of).

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816. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 66-67. IMP NERO CAESΛR ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right / SALVS in exergue, Salus, draped, seated left on ornamented throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left at side. RIC I 66; Calicó 445; BMCRE 94-5; BN 236; Biaggi 244-5. Near EF, lustrous, reddish toning, typical of those from Boscoreale. ($10,000) Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 49, purchased from Carl Subak, May 1986.

817. Galba. AD 68-69. AV Aureus (16.5mm, 5.80 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right / S P Q R/OB C S in two lines within oak wreath. RIC I 164; Calicó 509; BMCRE 29-32; BN 72-4; Biaggi 265; Triton XIV, lot 661 (same dies). Fine, ex jewelry, edge clipped and filed to fit prior bezel, traces of earthen deposits. ($3000)

Artistic Galba Denarius

818. Galba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69. Bare head right / Legend in three lines within oak wreath. RIC I 167; RSC 287; BMCRE 34 corr. (head described as laureate); BN 76-7. Near EF, toned, some minor green deposits. Artistic portrait. ($1500) Ex Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 494.

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A Run of “Judaea Capta” Commemoratives

819. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 23.74 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 167; Hendin 1504. VF, dark gray patina, traces of green and red, some roughness. ($1000)

820. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.19 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / VIC TO RIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 221; Hendin 1508. VF, dark green-brown patina, brassy highlights, some roughness. ($750)

821. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 25.11 g, 5h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / VI CTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 221; Hendin 1508. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness. ($500) 209

822. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 7h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Victory standing right, holding palm frond over shoulder and placing wreath on top of signum set in ground. RIC II 362; cf. Hendin 1485; RSC 618. Good VF, lightly toned. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

823. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.54 g, 1h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 69-70. Laureate head right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; Φ to lower left. RIC II 1406; RPC II 812; RSC 280c. Superb EF, toned. High relief and good metal. ($1000) Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Publication 39 (1990), no. 91.

824. Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.55 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Victory standing left, placing shield on trophy; Jewish captive seated at foot of trophy. RIC II 59a (Titus); Hendin 1586; RSC 144. Good VF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 42 (29 May 1997), lot 871.

825. Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.52 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 79. Laureate head right / Captive kneeling right, hands bound behind, in front of trophy. RIC II 1; Hendin 1486; RSC 334a. Near EF, toned, ‘N’ graffito in field on reverse. Boldly struck. Rare first issue of Titus as Augustus. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Roma 10 (27 September 2015), lot 771.

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826. Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 27.11 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 8081. Laureate head left / IVD CAP/ S C in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated left, in attitude of mourning, on pile of arms; to right, Judaea standing right, with hands bound behind back; arms to far right on ground. RIC II 153; Hendin 1593c. Fine, dark green surfaces, minor porosity, small rim bump on obverse. ($500)

827. Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 26.28 g, 7h). Uncertain Eastern mint (Thrace?). Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopia. RIC II 498; RPC II 501. Good VF, tan surfaces. ($1500)

828. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.66 g, 7h). Uncertain Eastern mint (Thrace?). Struck AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. RIC II 510 (Titus); RPC II 505 var. (obv. legend). VF, tan surfaces. Very rare, none in CoinArchives. ($750)

829. Domitian. AD 81-96. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 85. IMP • CAES • DOMIT • AVG • GERM • P • M • TR • P • IIII, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / IMP VIIII COS XI CENSORIΛ POTESTΛT P P, Germania seated right on shield in attitude of mourning; broken spear below. RIC II 325; Calicó 865; BMCRE 81 (same obv. die); Biaggi 416. VF, toned, a few shallow marks, die break on reverse. ($5000) 211

830. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 101-102. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia; lighted altar to left. RIC II 430 var. (no drapery); Woytek 97b; Banti 341. Good VF, dark green patina, hairline flan crack, areas of porosity and shallow cleaning marks. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2347; Gorny & Mosch 219 (10 March 2014), lot 396.

831. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 23.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 104/5-107. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Trajan on horseback riding right, thrusting spear at fallen Dacian to right. RIC II 534 var. (slight drapery); Woytek 203cB; Banti 209. VF, dark gray and brown surfaces, flan flaw on obverse. ($500)

832. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / P M TR P COS III, Jupiter standing, slightly right, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC II 63c var. (bust type); Strack 92β; Calicó 1301c (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 629 var. (bust type); BMCRE 101–5 var. (same). Good VF, toned with underlying luster in the devices. Rare, only one example in CoinArchives. ($5000)

833. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.56 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 122-125. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Clementia standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar to left; CLEM. RIC II 116; RSC 212a var. (band on shoulder). EF, toned. ($500) 212

834. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.40 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery / COS III, Hadrian on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding spear in left. RIC II 188 var. (bust type); Strack 149α; Calicó 1229 (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE p. 294, note 439; Biaggi 596 var. (same). Good VF, toned, short flan crack. Rare type with Hadrian on horse left. None of this variety in CoinArchives. ($10,000)

835. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 24.38 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 132-135. Laureate and draped bust right / Galley left with five rowers; at stern, gubernator between signum and aquila. RIC II 706; Banti 349 var. (position of [S] C). Good VF, brown river patina, roughness on reverse. ($500)

836. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Dupondius or As (26mm, 8.64 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 134-138. Laureate and draped bust right / ALEXANDRIA, Alexandria reclining left, holding grain ears and vine branch, resting elbow on basket of grain; grain stalks at feet. RIC II 844. VF, brown surfaces. ($500)

837. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 128136. SABINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right / VES-TA, Vesta, veiled, seated left, holding Palladium and scepter. RIC II 397a; Calicó 1436a; Biaggi 681 var. (Vesta not veiled). VF, minor edge flaw. ($3000) 213

838. Antoninus Pius. As Caesar, AD 138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.89 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 138. Bare head right / Pietas standing left, raising hand before lighted altar. RIC II 1083a (Hadrian); Banti 270. Good VF, olive blue-green patina, brown flecks. Artistic early portrait. Rare. ($750) Ex Alain Lagrange Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007), lot 1469; Friedrich Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica, 2 April 1995), lot 1379.

839. Antoninus Pius. As Caesar, AD 138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 138. IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS, bareheaded and draped bust right / TRI POT COS DES II, PIE TAS across field, Pietas, veiled and draped, standing right, holding up right hand and holding acerrum in left; to right, lighted and filleted altar. RIC II 454b (Hadrian); Strack 406ζο (Hadrian); Calicó 1597a (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 371, note 1017 (Hadrian); Biaggi –. VF, a few contact marks on obverse. Rare. ($3000) From the collection of M.A. Armstrong.

840. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 6.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head left / Victory standing right, holding trophy with both hands. RIC III 109c; Strack 126; Calicó 1550 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 493; Biaggi 727 var. (laureate head right). VF, edge has been rounded. ($2000)

841. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. ΛNTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / S C across field, ITALIA in exergue, Italia, wearing tutulus, seated left on globe with zones and stars, holding cornucopia in right hand and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC III 746a; Strack 836δ; Banti 193; BMCRE 1643. EF, dark green and brown patina, minor smoothing in fields, a few pits on reverse. ($1500) From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Sotheby’s New York (19 December 1998), lot 38.

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842. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 147. ΛNTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma, helmeted and draped, seated left, holding palladium on extended hand and vertical spear; oval shield set on ground to right. RIC III 159; Strack 153γ1; Calicó 1456; BMCRE 590 var. (bust type); Biaggi 788 var. (same). Good VF, a few scratches and contact marks. Rare bust type for this issue. ($3000)

843. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 151-152. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head right / TR POT XV COS IIII, Antoninus Pius, togate, standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and volumen in left. RIC III 213; Strack 235α; Calicó 1663a (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 743; Biaggi 768. VF, scattered light marks, scratches, and scrapes. ($3000)

844 845 844. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Quinarius (14mm, 3.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 152-153. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC III 225 var. (not cuirassed); King 7c (same dies). VF, some marks and edge marks. ($1500) 845. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 154-155. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PI VS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head right / CO S IIII, Antoninus Pius standing left, holding globe and volumen. RIC III 241; Strack 283δ; Calicó 1531; BMCRE 835; Biaggi 721. VF, traces of deposits. ($3000)

846. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 155-156. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius standing left, holding globe and volumen. RIC III 256a; Calicó 1673 (same obv. die as illustration); Biaggi 771 (same obv. die). VF, a few marks, edge scrape. ($2000)

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847. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.51 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 157-159. Laureate head right / Antoninus Pius, veiled and draped, standing left, holding volumen and dropping incense on lighted tripod to left. RIC III 794; Banti 528. Good VF, green and brown patina, traces of red, small flan flaw on obverse. ($1000)

848. Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Antoninianus (23mm, 4.73 g, 12h). Commemorative issue. Rome mint, 4th officina. Struck under Trajan Decius, mid AD 251. Radiate head right / Lighted altar. RIC IV 90 (Decius); RSC 1189. EF, lustrous. Bold, high-relief obverse. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

849 850 849. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 141-146. DIVA FAVSTINA, veiled and draped bust left, wearing stephane / AVGVSTA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch and scepter. RIC III 356d (Pius); Beckmann dies df3/CA3; Strack –; Calicó 1765; BMCRE 398 (Pius); Biaggi 813. Good VF, lightly toned. ($3000) Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 709.

850. Diva Faustina Senior. Died AD 140/1. AV Aureus (17.5mm, 6.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 146-161. DIVA FAV STINA, draped bust right, wearing hair bound in pearls on top of her head / ΛETER NITΛS, Fortuna standing left, holding patera and rudder set on globe. RIC III 349a(a) (Pius); Beckman dies df100/AC17; Strack 450α (Pius); Calicó 1743b (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 371 var. (break in obv. legend – Pius); Biaggi 799 (same obv. die). VF, a few shallow scratches on reverse. ($3000) 216

851. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.73 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 152-153. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Minerva, helmeted and draped, seated right, holding vertical spear with right hand and with left, drawing out aegis on breast; round shield rests against seat. RIC III 1309b (Pius); Strack App. 4, 58; Banti 329; BMCRE 1938 (Pius). Good VF, delicate green patina flaking around the edge, some obverse roughness. ($1500) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica AG 46 (2 April 2008), lot 585 (hammer 4250 CHF).

852 853 852. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 159-160. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC III 481a (Pius); Calicó 1973 (same dies as illustration). VF, a few faint hairlines. ($2000) 853. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, draped bust right, wearing hair fastened in bun at back of head / CONCOR DIA, dove standing right. RIC III 503a (Pius); Strack 507; Calicó 2045a (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 923; BMCRE 1089 (Pius). Near EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. ($5000)

854. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, circa AD 147-150. FAVSTINAE AVG P II AVG FIL, draped bust right, wearing band of pearls around head / VE NVS, Venus standing left, holding apple and rudder set on dove. RIC III 515a (Pius); Calicó 2094 (same rev. die); BMCRE –; Biaggi 941. Near EF, toned, lustrous, a few scratches and marks, some hairlines on reverse. Artistic portrait struck in high relief. ($5000) 217

855. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Salus seated left on throne, resting elbow on arm of throne and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 716 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-2(b); Calicó 2074a. Near VF, a few hairlines on reverse. ($2000)

856. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 21.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Diademed and draped bust right / Salus seated left, resting arm on side of chair and feeding out of patera a snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III 1668 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-6b; Banti 104. Good VF, brown and dark gray patina. Portrait of artistic merit. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 447; Münzen und Medaillen AG 92 (22 November 2002), lot 100.

857. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ As (24mm, 10.81 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-164. Draped bust right / Pulvinar on which are Commodus and Antoninus. RIC III 1666 (Marcus Aurelius); MIR 18, 27a. Good VF, dark green patina, some red. An attractive example. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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MATRI MAGNAE

858. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.45 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa AD 170-175/6. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and fastened in bun on back of head / MATRI MAGNAE, Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne between two lions, holding drum balanced in left hand and on left knee. RIC IV 704 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 25-2(c); Calicó 2071; BMCRE 132-3 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 934. Choice EF, lustrous, minor deposits on reverse. ($10,000)

859. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.31 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. Bare head right / Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands. RIC III 1281 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 16-16/10; Banti 18 var. (bust type). VF, dark black-green patina, some light smoothing and roughness. ($500)

860. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 20.70 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Bare head right / Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands. RIC III 1308 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-16/10; Banti 26. Good VF, green patina, traces of earthen deposits, some scratches and flan flaws. ($1500) 219

861. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 167. Laureate head right / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC III 576 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 146-14/30; RSC 297. EF, lustrous. ($300)

862. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 23.96 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, AD 161-162. Draped bust right / Pietas standing left, holding accerum and sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 1756 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-6a; Banti 33 var. (break in obv. legend). VF, dark gray patina, clashed reverse die, a few cleaning scratches, minor surface roughness, hairline flan crack. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Elsen 109 (18 June 2011), lot 381.

863. Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.65 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, circa AD 164-169. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right / PIETAS SC, Pietas standing left, holding accerum and sacrificing over lighted and garlanded altar to left. RIC III 1755 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 11-2(a); Banti 35; BMCRE 1209. Choice EF, dark green patina, great surfaces. Beautiful and sympathetic portrait. First class bronze. ($5000) Ex Tradart (18 December 2014), lot 347.

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Attractive Pertinax Aureus

864. Pertinax. AD 193. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate and draped bust right / PROVID DEOR • COS II, Providentia, draped, standing left, raising right hand toward star, left hand on breast. RIC IV 11b; Calicó 2390; BMCRE 12; Biaggi 1044. EF, toned. Rare. ($30,000)

865. Didia Clara. Augusta, AD 193. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Didius Julianus. Draped bust right / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond set on ground and cornucopia. RIC IV 10 (Didius Julianus); RSC 3. VF, toned. Rare. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2410.

Unpublished Eastern Gold Quinarius

866. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Quinarius (15mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 194195. IMP CΛE L SEP SEV PERT ΛVG COS I, laureate head right / VICTO R ΛV G, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left. Unpublished in the standard references. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives. ($5000)

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Superb Julia Domna Aureus

867. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.26 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 193-196. IVLIA DO MNA AVG, draped bust right / VENER I • VI CTR, Venus Victrix, with drapery falling below hips, standing with back turned, head right, resting left arm on low column, holding apple in extended right hand and in left, palm frond sloped upward to left; drapery falls over column. RIC IV 536 (Septimius); Calicó 2641; BMCRE 48 (Wars of Succession – same obv. die); Biaggi 1155. Superb EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Struck in high relief with dies of artistic merit. ($30,000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 11 (29 April 1998), lot 470.

868. Julia Domna, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 201-207. Draped bust of Domna right / Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, vis-à-vis bareheaded and cuirassed bust of Geta left. RIC IV 540-1 var. (Septimius; rev. bust types); RSC 2a. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple flan flaws. Rare. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2423.

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869. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.21 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 212. Laureate head right / Mars standing left, holding Victory, spear, and shield set on ground to right; at feet to left, captive seated left. RIC IV 490a; Banti 28. VF, brown and green-brown surfaces, trace of green and red, scrapes on obverse, minor porosity on reverse. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

870. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Dupondius (25mm, 10.59 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Roma seated left on arms, holding Victory and spear; at feet, a German kneeling right in supplication. RIC IV 530b. Near EF, brown patina. Exceptional portrait. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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871. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.28 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 3rd emission, AD 218. Laureate and draped bust right / Macrinus seated left on curule chair, holding globe and short scepter. RIC IV 27; Szaivert series 11-12; RSC 51a. Choice EF, underlying luster. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

872. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.12 g, 12h). Rome mint. 2nd emission of Macrinus, AD 217-218. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Diadumenian standing left, holding aquila and scepter; two signa to right. RIC IV 102 (Macrinus); Clay Issue 2; RSC 3b. Good VF, toned. ($300) 223

873. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.58 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars Ultor running right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 635; BMCRE 846-7; Banti 49 var. (break in rev. legend). EF, dark gray-brown and red patina. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2467.

874. Balbinus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 18.11 g, 1h). Rome mint. Special inaugural emission. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LIBERALITAS AVGVSTORVM, S C across field, Liberalitas, draped, standing facing, head left, holding abacus in right hand and cradling cornucopia with left arm, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 15; BMCRE 2-3; Banti 2. EF, natural dark green patina with touches of red. Nice sharp edges on this sestertius. Wonderful portrait. ($3000)

875. Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.42 g, 7h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 2nd emission, AD 239. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS P P, Virtus standing left, left hand placed on grounded shield, and holding spear in right hand. RIC IV 25; Calicó 3212a. Good VF, slight die shift on the obverse, poorly executed reverse die. ($3000)

876. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 3.79 g, 5h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 4th emission, mid-late AD 250. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas, draped, standing left, holding purse in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC IV 28; Calicó 3299; Hunter 19; Biaggi 1397. EF, toned, underlying luster, traces of deposits, flan a little wavy. ($7500) 224

877. Cornelia Supera. Augusta, AD 253. AR Antoninianus (20.5mm, 3.77 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck under Aemilian. Draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / Vesta standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and cradling scepter in left arm. RIC IV 30 (Aemilian); RSC 5; Hunter 1. Fine, toned, softly struck on obverse, minor porosity. Rare. ($2000)

Choice Zenobia Antoninianus

878. Zenobia. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. 2nd emission, MarchMay AD 272. S ZЄNOBIA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent / IVNO REGINA, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; at feet, peacock standing left, head right; star in left field. RIC V 2 corr. (star not noted); Bland, Coinage 29, e–k, dies 45/Jun ii; Carson, Zenobia 3 (same dies); MIR 47, 360b/0; BN 1267a. Choice EF, black-brown surfaces. Rare and exceptional for issue. ($10,000) While a nominal ally of Rome, Odenathus, ruler of the wealthy eastern trade center of Palmyra and husband of Septimia Zenobia, took advantage of Rome’s internal and external conflicts to expand his territories. The circumstances surrounding the assassination of Odenathus around 267 are uncertain, but we do know that Zenobia soon after took the title of Augusta and bestowed on her infant son Vaballathus the title of Augustus. Zenobia continued to expand the Palmyrene kingdom, seizing control of Egypt in 269 and, with it, the Roman grain supply. To further bolster her position, Zenobia claimed to be the descendent of such illustrious figures as Cleopatra VII of Egypt and legendary Queen Dido of Carthage. When Aurelian rose to the purple in 270, he pragmatically acquiesced to Zenobia and Vaballathus’ rule in the east while he concerned himself with stabilizing the situation in the west. By 272, he was prepared to campaign against the usurpers. Palmyra was sacked, and both Zenobia and Vabalathus were captured as they tried to make their way to Persia. Zenobia was brought to Rome and paraded in Aurelian’s triumph in 274. According to a later tradition, Aurelian, impressed by her beauty and dignity, later freed her and granted her a villa in Tibur, where she spent the rest of her life.

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Previously Unknown Issue

879. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.34 g, 12h). Antioch mint. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules standing half-right, left hand on hip, right hand holding club set on rock to right, lion skin hanging from right arm; Σ/SMA. Unpublished in the standard references. Near EF. Apparently unique. ($10,000) This reverse type is previously unknown at Antioch for any of the Tetrarchs, with the only similar issue being an aureus of Maximianus struck at Nicomedia, circa AD 294 (cf. Calicó 4670a).

880. Commemorative Series. AD 330-354. Æ Medallete(?) (15mm, 1.12 g). Constantinople mint. Struck under Constantine I, circa AD 330. Eight-rayed star / Laurel wreath with central jewel. RIC VII –; Ntantalia –; cf. Bendall, Anonymous 6; Vagi –; cf. CNG E-Sale 360, lot 495 (AR). EF, dark green to black patina with reddish earthen highlights/deposits. ($300)

Ex Biaggi Collection – Apparently Unique

881. Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.35 g, 12h). Nicomedia mint, 4th officina. Struck AD 319. D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SOLI IN VICTO, Sol, radiate and in Eastern attire, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; SMNΔ. Cf. RIC VII 22 (Crispus; for rev. [same die]); Calicó –; cf. Depeyrot 30/1 (Crispus) corr. (example is listed as officina Γ); Biaggi 2096 (this coin). EF, toned, a few field marks. Apparently unique issue for Constantine II as Caesar. ($20,000) Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 625; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 2096. The higher-than-average weight for this coin, a weight that harkens back to the reign of Diocletian, suggests that this coin was part of a festaureus issue – coinage struck for a special celebration. Likewise, the reverse, showing Sol Invictus, is also unusual. While Sol Invictus was a particularly common type on Roman coinage, especially during the third quarter of the third century, his use as a type began to fall out of favor following Constantine’s victory over Maxentius in AD 312 at the Milvian Bridge. Also, the depiction of Sol in Oriental attire is relatively rare in Roman coin iconography, and may be indicative of the purpose for this issue. Sol’s appearance in form on a very rare issue of aurei of Galerius as Caesar from Alexandria certainly refers to that emperor’s war against the Sasanians in AD 298, while later issues of Maximinus at Antioch and Alexandria have been associated with his persecution of the Christians. As there was peace between the Romans and Persians at the time of the present issue, its striking at Nicomedia, a mint held by Licinius, may allude to the resurgence of persecutions against Christians in his eastern territories in the years following his uneasy rapprochement with Constantine at Campus Ardiensis in AD 317.

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882. Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 335/6. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PRINCIPI IVVE NTVTIS, Constantine, diademed and in military attire, standing left, holding vexillum in right hand and scepter in left; two military signa to right; SMAN. RIC VIII 94; Depeyrot 45/2; Biaggi –. EF, traces of underlying luster, die rust. ($5000)

883. Constans. AD 337-350. AR Siliqua (20mm, 3.05 g, 11h). Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 337-340. Laurel and rosettediademed head right, with eyes raised to heaven / CONSTA NS AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; SMN. RIC –; RSC –. EF, lightly toned, flan crack, metal flaw on Constans’ cheek, hairline scratches. Very rare, perhaps unpublished for Nicomedia. ($500) This coin is almost an identical twin to the specimen we sold in Auction 102, lot 1099, but the mintmark is weakly struck on the present coin. The observations made for lot 1099 in 102, though, are still relevant: “Although not listed for the Nicomedia mint by either RIC or RSC, the type is known for Heraclea with the mintmark SMH (RIC VIII 12, RSC 2B). One could argue that the very clear and delineated N in the mintmark of this coin is an H, but it is also possible that it is an unpublished type for the Nicomedia mint. On the other hand, the type is known for Constantius II at Nicomedia with the mintmark SMNA (RIC VIII 3, RSC 4b), which would seem to indicate that this coin is from Heraclea with a poorly engraved H in the mintmark. Also, the author of RIC VIII, J. P. C. Kent, noted that this listing was based on Cohen and that ‘confirmation [is] required.’”

884. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Quadricennalia (?) issue. Rome mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 355-357. FL IVL CONST ANTIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear in right hand over shoulder and ornate shield in left / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma and Constantinopolis, with right foot on prow and holding scepter in left hand, enthroned facing, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT/ XXX/MVLT/XXXX in four lines; (palm)RSMЄ(palm). RIC VIII 291; Depeyrot 13/1. EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($2000)

885. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 12h). Decennalia issue. Siscia mint. Struck AD 337-340. Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory seated right on cuirass, holding shield inscribed VOT/ X/ MVLT/ XX in four lines and supported by winged Genius standing left; SIS*. RIC VIII 30; Depeyrot 5/2; Biaggi 2176. Superb EF, a few scrapes and some hairlines, traces of earthen deposits. ($2000) 227

886. Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 9th officina. Struck AD 347-355. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Seated figures of Roma and Constantinopolis, the latter with right foot on prow, each holding scepter and supporting between them a shield inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX; SMANΘ. RIC VIII 83; Depeyrot 6/3. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1500)

887. Festival of Isis. Mid 4th century AD. Æ (14mm, 1.18 g, 6h). ISIS F-ARIA, draped bust of Isis right / VOTA P-VBLICA, Harpocrates standing left, holding right hand to his mouth, cradling cornucopia with his left arm. Alföldi, Festival, Group XIV, 268 (pl. XX, 31); Vagi –. VF, dark green patina with touches of red, some light smoothing. Rare. ($300)

888. Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint, 3rd officina. Struck mid AD 373-April AD 375. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian and Valens enthroned facing, holding globe between them; above, Victory facing with wings spread, palm frond between; TROBT. RIC IX 17b.6; Depeyrot 43/1; Biaggi 2237. Superb EF, lustrous, slightly wavy flan. ($2000)

889. Valens. AD 364-378. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Consular issue. Nicomedia mint. Struck January AD 368. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and scepter / VOTA PV BLICA, Valentinian I and Valens enthroned facing, each nimbate and in consular robes, and holding mappa and scepter; in exergue, two bound captives vis-à-vis; N-N-M. RIC IX 16b, 8; cf. Depeyrot 19/2 (S-N-A mintmark); Biaggi 2268 var. (S-MN-N mintmark). VF, graffito “X” on Valens’ neck, a few light scratches. Rare. ($750) From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Dürr & Michel (16 November 1998), lot 249.

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Very Rare Carthage Weight

890. Gratian & Valentinian II (?). AD 375-383. Æ Coin Weight (15.5mm, 3.94 g, 12h). Carthage mint. DD NN OI, two diademed and draped busts, vis-à-vis / PEΓ EX CARTAG, Carthage standing facing, holding fruits in both hands. Cf. Bendall, Weights 2–3 (for obv. type). VF, dark green-brown patina. Very rare. ($500)

891. Theodosius I, with Arcadius and Honorius. AD 379-395. Æ Exagium Solidi Weight (20.5mm, 4.14 g, 11h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 402-408. DDD NNN GGG, diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, Theodosius, and Arcadius respectively / EXAGIVM SOLIDI, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. Bendall, Weights 8; RIC X, p. 8. VF, dark brown patina, red earthen deposits. Rare. ($750) During the later Roman Empire, coin weights began appearing with the legend exagium solidi, a phrase which has often been translated as “the weight (or weighing) of a solidus”, in order to deal with the practice of clipping. Exagium derives from the Latin exigere (lit. “to drive out”). However, extant examples of these weights vary and some weigh much less than the 4.5 g of a full-weight solidus. These lighter weights are thought to possibly represent the lowest acceptable weight for aurei, and were used to withdraw under-weight solidi from circulation and thereby maintain an acceptable weight standard minimum for solidi to circulate at full value.

892. Arcadius. AD 383-408. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 7th officina. Struck AD 395-402. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated right, holding scepter and Victory on globe, foot on prow; Z//CONOB. RIC X 7; Depeyrot 55/1. EF, lustrous, a few light scratches and marks. ($750)

893. Honorius. AD 393-423. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 11h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 403-408. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield, Christogram on chest plate / Constantinopolis seated right, holding scepter and Victory on globe, foot on prow; star to left; COMOB. RIC X 43; Depeyrot 46/2. VF, tiny bump on helmet, small mark in field. Very rare, only six inventoried by Depeyrot, one in CoinArchives. ($750) 229

894 895 894. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 425-430. Pearldiademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Theodosius II standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; star to left; TESOB. RIC X 362; Depeyrot 51/1. Near EF, lustrous. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 543.

895. Theodosius II. AD 402-450. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.15 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 430440. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Constantinopolis seated left, holding globus cruciger and scepter, foot on prow; shield and star to right; B//CONOB. RIC X 257; Depeyrot 81/1. VF, toned. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Bramhall Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 96 (14 May 2014), lot 907; Robert Bridge Collection (with his ticket).

896. Aelia Eudocia. Augusta, AD 423-460. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 441/3450. Pearl-diademed and draped bust right, Christogram on shoulder; manus Dei holding nimbus above / Constantinopolis seated left, foot on prow, holding globus cruciger and scepter; shield at her side to right, star in left field; CONOB. RIC X 296; Depeyrot 84/4. EF, some scratches/graffiti. ($2000)

897. Jovinus. Usurper, AD 411-413. AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Arelate (Arles) mint. D N IOVIN VS P F AVC, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RESTIT[V TO]R REI P, Roma seated left on curule chair, holding Victory on globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear with left; KONT. RIC X 1721; King, Fifth, p. 290 and pl. 22, 9; Ferrando 1717; RSC 2†b; DOCLR –. VF, toned, obverse die break, a few light marks. Rare. ($2000)

898. Majorian. AD 457-461. AR Half Siliqua (11mm, 0.58 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Northern Gaul. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing left, holding long cross with both hands; [**]. RIC X 2653; RSC 8†b-c; DOCLR –; Hunter –. Near VF, lightly toned, roughness with areas of smoothing, tiny chips on the edge. Rare. ($750) 230

BYZANTINE COINAGE Two Impressive Weights

899. Coin or Commercial Weight. 4th-5th centuries. Æ Half libra weight (48mm, 155.30 g). Temple on podium, with four “twisted” columns; two crosses along roofline, cross in pediment, NΓ between columns; all within double border with crosshatch pattern / Blank. VF, green patina, considerable silver inlay remaining. ($500) The weight and size is consistent with a half libra / 6 ounce / 36 nomismata weight, but “NI” would mark the weight as 10 nomismata (theoretical weight of 45g).

900. Coin or Commercial Weight. 6th-7th centuries. Æ Two ounce weight (30mm, 56.43 g). Within an inlaid arch, draped imperial bust facing, wearing crown topped with cross; pellet-in-annulets flanking crown, globus cruciger at each shoulder / Blank. Good VF, brown surfaces. Nice preservation of silver inlay. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection, purchased from Artemission, November 2015. Ex A. R. Collection, London.

901 902 901. Justin I. 518-527. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 518-519. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left, holding staff surmounted by reversed staurogram; star to left; A//CONOB. DOC 1 var. (officina); MIBE 2; SB 55. EF. ($500) 902. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 527-538. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; B//CONOB. DOC (3b); MIBE 5; SB 137. EF. ($500) 231

903. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 12th officina. Struck 537-542. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; star to right; IB//CONOB. DOC 278 (Carthage); MIBE 7; SB 140. EF, lustrous, obverse die break. ($500)

904. Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Follis (44mm, 22.94 g, 6h). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Dated RY 15 (541/2). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large M; cross above, date across field; A//KYZ. DOC 167a; MIBE 120a; SB 207. Near EF, dark green patina, minor roughness. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 2772.

905. Justinian I. 527-565. Æ Decanummium (22mm, 4.69 g, 6h). Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 24 (550/1). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large I; cross above, date across field; 9HЧΠ. DOC 255; MIBE 157; SB 236. EF, natural red-brown patina. Exceptional. ($300)

906. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 11 (547/8). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield with “loop” at top / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; star to right; IA//CONOB. DOC 277a var. (no “loop” on shield); MIBE 25; Morrisson 83; SB 250. Near EF. ($750) Ex Stack’s (8 April 1989), lot 95.

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907. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 538-546. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger; six-pointed star to right, • at end of legend; CONOB. DOC 318a var. (six-pointed star on rev.); MIBE 322; SB 288A var. (same). Good VF. Extremely rare. ($1500) SB 288 and 288A both have the pellet at the end of the reverse legend and should be combined under a single number. As illustrated in MIBE, however, there are two minor variations: one with a star of eight points and one with six.

908. Justinian I. 527-565. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. Struck 547-549. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Angel standing facing, holding globe and long cross; star to right; A//CONOB. DOC (320a) var. (three pellets on cuirass); MIBE 34; SB 291. Good VF, light earthen deposits. ($500)

Rare Bearded Variety

909. Justin II. 565-578. AV Light Weight Solidus (19mm, 4.13 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 567-578. Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, bearded, holding Victory on globe and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, holding spear and globe; ӨS//OB*+*. DOC 138 (Theoupolis) var. (clean-shaven bust); MIBE 8 var. (same); SB 376 (Theoupolis) var. (same); CNG E-263, lot 384 = Heritage 3020, lot 25313 = Heritage 3022, lot 26225. EF, lustrous, some peripheral weakness. Extremely rare with beard, unlisted in the standard references. ($500)

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910. Justin II. 565-578. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Alexandria mint, 10th officina. Struck circa 565-567. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe and shield / Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head right, holding scepter and globus cruciger; cross to left; I//COИOB. DOC 6 var.; MIBE 13a var.; SB 347 var. (all with CONOB in exergue). VF, slightly wavy, a few marks. ($500) 911. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 607-610. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; Θ//CONOB. DOC 10i; MIBE 9; SB 620. EF, lustrous. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 829062 (December 2008).

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912 913 912. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 607-610. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; I//CONOB. DOC 10j.1-5; MIBE 9; SB 620. Near EF, lustrous. ($300) 913. Phocas. 602-610. AV Solidus (16mm, 4.41 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 6 (602/3). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger; AN S at end of legend / Angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; S//CONOB. DOC –; MIBE 32; SB 681. Good VF, toned. ($500)

914. Phocas. 602-610. Æ Follis (25mm, 6.49 g, 6h). Ravenna mint. Dated RY 7 (608/9). Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Star between X/X–X/X; date above; RAV. DOC 134; MIB 111; Ranieri 520 (R3); SB 705. VF, green-brown surfaces, pit on obverse. Rare. ($500)

915 916 915. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Dated IY 10 (636/7). Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; all but Heraclonas crowned; cross to upper left / Cross potent set on three steps; â to left, I to right; Δ// CONOB. DOC 36d; MIB 42; SB 761. Near EF. ($500) 916. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (18mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 637-638(?). Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each crowned and holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; â to left, A to right; H//CONOB. DOC 39g var. (Heraclius’ cloak decorated with pellets); MIB 45; SB 764. Superb EF, lustrous. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 1096.

917. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.25 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 637-638(?). Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each crowned and holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; â to left, A to right; H//CONOB. DOC 39g var. (Heraclius’ cloak decorated with pellets); MIB 45; SB 764. Near EF, a few faint marks on reverse. ($300) 234

918. Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 639(?)-641. Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each crowned and holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; â to left; Γ//CONOB. DOC 43b var. (Heraclius’ cloak ornamented with cross); MIB 50; SB 769. EF, a few scratches in obverse field, faint graffiti in reverse field. ($300)

Siege of Jerusalem

919. Heraclius. 610-641. Æ Follis (31mm, 16.74 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 4 (613/4). D Һ ҺЄRAC-L’ P P AVC, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter / Large M; cross above, date across field; X C NIKA. Bendall, Jerusalem, Type 1, fig. 2; DOC –; MIB X28; SB 852C. Fine, earthen brown surfaces, light roughness. Extremely rare. ($2000) Struck during the Sasanian siege of Jerusalem, which lasted from April-May of 614. Two follis variants were issued: one with a mint-mark in the exergue and one with XCNIKA. A developing flaw on an obverse die used for both variants indicates that the folles with ethnic were issued first, those with “Christ conquers” apparently struck as the situation became increasingly desperate (Bendall p. 313). Interestingly, although struck four years into Heraclius’ reign, these folles still copy the portrait of Phocas.

920 921 920. Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.49 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 651/2-654. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; B//CONOB. DOC 19b; MIB 23; SB 956. EF. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 819627 (September 2008).

921. Constans II. 641-668. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 651/2-654. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 19h; MIB 23; SB 956. Near EF, light graffiti on reverse. ($500)

922. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned facing busts of Constans and Constantine, each wearing chlamys; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; Γ//CONOB. DOC 25c; MIB 26; SB 959. EF, light scratches in reverse field. ($300) 235

923 924 923. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 25h var. (obv. legend); MIB 26; SB 959. Near EF, minor scratch on reverse. ($500) 924. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; Θ//CONOB. DOC 25i var. (obv. legend); MIB 26; SB 959. Near EF, a few scratches in reverse field. ($300)

925 926 925. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC (25j) var. (obv. legend); MIB 26; SB 959. EF, a few minor marks. ($500) 926. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.51 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 6th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; S//CONOBI. DOC 26e var. (obv. legend); MIB 28; SB 960. EF. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 152512 (May 2004).

927

928

927. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans, wearing long beard, and Constantine, beardless; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; Є//CONOB+. DOC 27d var. (obv. legend); MIB 27; SB 961. EF, lustrous. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

928. Constans II, with Constantine IV. 641-668. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 654-659. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; I// CONOB+. DOC 27 var. (officina); MIB 27; SB 961. EF, faint scratches and a small planchet flaw in reverse field. ($300)

929. Constans II, with Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius. 641-668. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.47 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck circa 661-663. Crowned and draped facing busts of Constans, with tall plume, and Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; at sides, Heraclius and Tiberius standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; Є//CONOB. DOC 30 var. (officina); MIB 31; SB 964. EF. ($300) 236

930. Constantine IV Pogonatus, with Heraclius and Tiberius. 668-685. Æ Follis (35mm, 20.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 668-673. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Large M between standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger; cross above; A//CON. DOC 28a; MIB 77; SB 1173. Good VF, earthen black patina, cleaning marks. Rare this nice. ($1000)

931. Constantine IV Pogonatus. 668-685. AV Solidus (14mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Dated IY 10 (681/2). Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Cross potent with ring on shaft, set on three steps; I to left, globus to right; [CO]NOB. DOC –; MIB 28 var.; Morrisson 11 var.; SB 1191 var. (all with pellet(s) in obv. field). EF, lustrous. Possibly an unpublished variant of a very rare type. No specimens with “ringed” cross potent in CoinArchives. ($750)

932. Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; A//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; SB 1330. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1500)

933. Leontius. 695-698. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding mappa and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC (1i); MIB 1; SB 1330. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1500) 237

934. Tiberius III (Apsimar). 698-705. AV Solidus (2020mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / Cross potent set on three steps; I//CONOB. DOC 1i; MIB 1; SB 1360. EF. ($750)

935. Justinian II. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.32 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 705. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Justinian, wearing loros, holding cross potent set on three steps in right hand, globus cruciger inscribed PAX in left. DOC 1; MIB 1; SB 1413. EF, graffito (“Δ”) in reverse field. ($1500)

936. Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned and draped facing busts of Justinian and Tiberius, holding between them a cross potent set on two steps. DOC 2b; MIB 2b; SB 1415. EF. Strong bust of Christ. ($2500) The portrait of Christ on Justinian’s second-reign solidi differs significantly from that which appeared on those of his first reign. The depiction of Christ during Justinian’s first reign followed an established iconographic tradition. The second portrait type, however, is more precise, and lacking the flowing hair and long beard of the earlier version. It is stylistically similar in appearance to then-current imperial portraits, and may represent a more novel interpretation of the association between the Church and the emperor.

937 938 937. Justinian II, with Tiberius. Second reign, 705-711. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.46 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned and draped facing busts of Justinian and Tiberius, holding between them a cross potent set on two steps. DOC 2b; MIB 2b; SB 1415. EF, areas of minor weakness. ($1500) 938. Philippicus (Bardanes). 711-713. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and eagle-tipped scepter surmounted by cross / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1h; MIB 1; SB 1447. EF, a few marks in reverse field. ($2000) 238

939. Anastasius II Artemius. 713-715. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding akakia and globus cruciger / Cross potent set on three steps; Δ//CONOB. DOC 2c var. (obv. legend); MIB 2; Füeg 2.D.1; SB 1463. EF, lustrous surfaces, short scrape on each side. ($1500)

940

941

940. Theodosius III of Adramytium. 715-717. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Crowned bust facing, wearing loros, holding akakia and globus surmounted by patriarchal cross / Cross potent; CONOB. DOC 4; MIB 4; SB 1490. EF, flan slightly wavy, a few scratches on reverse. Rare. ($2000) 941. Leo III the “Isaurian”. 717-741. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.47 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1st officina. Struck 717720. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; A//CONOB. DOC 1a; MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.1; SB 1502. EF, areas of flat strike, a few scratches. ($750)

942. Leo III the “Isaurian”. 717-741. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.50 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 8th officina. Struck 717720. Crowned and draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia / Cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. DOC 1e; MIB 1; Füeg 1.B.8; SB 1502. EF. ($750)

From the Hunt Collection

943. Constantine VI & Irene. 780-797. AV Solidus (19mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 793-797. Crowned facing bust of Irene, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter / Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger and chlamys; Θ at end of legend. DOC 3a; Füeg 5.A; SB 1594. VF, toned, minor field marks, once mounted. ($1000) Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby’s, 19 June 1991), lot 1035.

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944 945 944. Basil I the Macedonian, with Constantine. 867-886. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 871-886. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing busts of Basil and Constantine, holding patriarchal cross between them. DOC 2c; Füeg 3.C.2; SB 1704. Near EF, surfaces a little dull. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 616.

945. Romanus IV Diogenes, with Eudocia. 1068-1071. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (19mm, 4.03 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of the Virgin Mary, holding medallion containing facing bust of the Holy Infant / Crowned busts of Romanus and Eudocia, holding globus surmounted by long, jeweled cross between them. DOC 3; SB 1862. Near EF. ($750)

946

947

946. Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Crowned facing bust of Michael, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 1; SB 1869. EF. ($300) 947. Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Michael, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 2a; SB 1868. EF, lustrous. ($500)

949

948

948. Michael VII Ducas. 1071-1078. AV Histamenon Nomisma (28mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Michael, holding labarum and globus cruciger. DOC 2a; SB 1868. EF. ($300) 949. John II Comnenus. 1118-1143. AV Hyperpyron (29mm, 4.20 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Struck 1137-1143(?). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; [KЄRO] to left, H-ΘЄI to right / John standing facing, raising right hand to chest and holding globus cruciger in left, being crowned by the Virgin Mary. DOC 7a; SB 1949. EF, a couple of scratches in reverse margin. ($300) 240

951

950

950. Isaac II Angelus. First reign, 1185-1195. EL Aspron Trachy (29mm, 3.91 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. The Virgin Mary enthroned facing, holding facing bust of the Holy Infant; trefoil of pellets to either side / Isaac standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and akakia, being crowned by St. Michael the Archangel. DOC 2c.1; CLBC 7.2.1; SB 2002. Near EF, purple tone, thin flan crack. ($300) 951. Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris. Emperor of Nicaea, 1208-1222. EL Aspron Trachy (32mm, 3.91 g, 6h). Nicaea mint. Struck 1208-1212(?). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; pellet-in-annulet on right breast / Theodore and St. Theodore standing facing, each holding sheathed sword and supporting between them a staff topped by eight-pointed star. Cf. DOC 2.2; SB 2064. Near EF, doubling on obverse. ($300)

952. John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (27mm, 4.58 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. Struck circa 1232-1254(?). Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / John standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Virgin Mary. DOC 5; SB 2073. Near EF. Well struck. ($300)

Rare Early Trebizond Issue

953. Andronicus I Gidon. Emperor of Trebizond, 1222-1235. AR Aspron Trachy (25mm, 3.06 g, 6h). The Virgin Mary standing right, placing right hand on chest, left hand raised in benediction; six-pointed star to left / Christ Chalkites standing facing, right hand raised in benediction, holding Gospels in left. S. Bendall, “A further note on a possible early coinage of the Empire of Trebizond,” NumCirc CXIV.4 (August 2006), 1; S. Bendall, “An early coinage of the ‘Empire’ of Trebizond?,” NumCirc CX.3 (June 2002), 1 = DOC IV p. 537, 1 = SB 2148 (ornament on Virgin’s maphorion, no star in obv. field). EF, toned, graffito (“X”) on reverse. Rare. ($1000) This coin belongs to a rare issue that has been attributed to Nicaea in the past, but Simon Bendall’s analyses of these coins reveal that they are more likely early issues of Trebizond under Andronicus Gidon. It could possibly be his second issue after a seemingly unique copper trachy with his name followed by “Comnenus,” a family from which he did not hail. The extreme rarity of that issue may indicate that his fallacious association with the Comneni was not well received. The icon of Christ Chalkites was kept in vestibule of the imperial palace at Constantinople and was closely associated with the emperor. Its appearance here may reflect hopes of a reunited Byzantine Empire.

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EARLY MEDIEVAL & ISLAMIC COINAGE

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955

954. AXUM. Ezanas. Circa 330-360. AV (17mm, 1.57 g, 12h). Crowned and draped bust right, holding scepter, between two grain ears; all within circular border / Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, holding branch or fly-whisk, between two grain ears; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite 21b; Munro-Hay type 49; BMC Axum 75. VF, minor areas of weak strike. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

955. AXUM. Noe (Eon). Circa 390. AV (16mm, 1.54 g, 12h). Crowned and draped bust right, holding scepter, between two grain ears; all within circular border / Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, holding branch or fly-whisk, between two grain ears; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite 28.1; Munro-Hay type 59i; BMC Axum 291. Good VF, lightly toned, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny and Mosch 176 (10 March 2009), lot 1458.

956

957

956. AXUM. Anonymous. Circa 470-490. AV (19mm, 1.59 g, 12h). Crowned and draped bust right, holding scepter; all between two grain ears / Draped bust right, holding branch or fly-whisk, between two grain ears. Hahn, Aksumite 31; MunroHay type 81 introduction; BMC Axum –. VF, areas of light toning, obverse struck with worn die. ($400) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny and Mosch 156 (5 March 2007), lot 1649.

957. AXUM. Ebana. Circa 440-470. AV (17mm, 1.50 g, 12h). Crowned and draped bust right, holding scepter, between two grain ears; all within circular border / Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, holding branch or fly-whisk, between two grain ears; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite 34.1; Munro-Hay type 71; BMC Axum 303. Near EF. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Gorny and Mosch 156 (5 March 2007), lot 1653.

959

958

958. VANDALS. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Circa 440-490, or later. Æ Nummus (9mm, 0.68 g, 8h). [...]LLVONΛOSΛV, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / OIICVVIOIITO, cross; three pellets, or III in exergue. MIB –; Aeslan –; cf. BMC 173-8 and 188-91 (for type); MEC 1, –; De Wit Collection (Part I, Künker 121), lot 82 (this coin); cf. Pecunem 27, lot 917. Good VF, brown surfaces. ($1000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 56 (8 October 2010), lot 523; G.W. de Wit Collection (Part I, Künker 121, 12 March 2007), lot 82; Schulten (19 April 1989), lot 851.

959. OSTROGOTHS. Uncertain king. Circa 530-541. Æ (10mm, 0.76 g, 9h). Uncertain (probably Ravenna) mint. Diademed bust right / Large È monogram. COI, p. 7 and cf. 80 (Theoderic); MIB –; BMC Vandals –; Ranieri –; Morello 32 = Kraus 1 = Sabatier 2 and pl. XVIII, 36. Near VF, green patina, shallow pit on obverse. Extremely rare. ($400)

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960. VISIGOTHS, Spain. Egica, with Wittiza. 687-702. AV Tremissis (19mm, 1.16 g, 6h). Ispali (Sevilla) mint. Struck 694/5-702. ส Ʃ / Ć / ƩnH⍟⍛Ʃ⍛©Pส, cruciform scepter between confronted busts / ƩnPƩnn⍟VVƩ˶˶ƩӲ©Pส, ƩsP©ǮƩ monogram surmounted by three pellets. CNV 566.10; Miles, Visigoths 480i; MEC 1, –. VF, toned with a few deposits, flan crack. Rare. ($1000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Kurt Spanier, December 1994.

Three Important Early Lombaric

961

962

963 961. LOMBARDS, Tuscany. Municipal coinage. Circa 700-750. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.46 g, 10h). Lucca mint. ຋ FL · AVIA LV · CA, stellate symbol within circle / · VIV· VIVIVIVIVIVIVIV, cross potent. Bernareggi, Tremissi –; Bernareggi, Moneta –; Bernareggi 204 var. (legends); BMC Vandals 1 var. (same); MEC 1, –; CNI XI 16 (same dies); MIR 86; Bellesia, Lucca, 2/C. EF, hint of deposits in devices. Very rare. ($10,000)

The First Coinage of Pisa

962. LOMBARDS, Tuscany. Municipal coinage. Circa 700-750. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.31 g, 6 or 12h). Pisa mint. ຋ FLAVIA PI YA C, stellate symbol within circle; leaves in voids / VIVIVIV VIVIVIV, cross potent; star above and below. Bernareggi, Tremissi –; Bernareggi, Moneta 16; Bernareggi 209; BMC Vandals p. 150, note 1; cf. MEC 1, 319 (Lucca); CNI XI 1 = MIR 385. EF, areas of light toning, hint of deposits, die rust, and weak strike on obverse. Extremely rare. ($25,000) Little is known for certain regarding the series of rare Lombardic municipal tremisses. Early scholarship suggests two differing chronologies: either the series was struck shortly before and shortly after the Lombardic conquest of the region, or by Charlemagne in the chaotic period following the capture of Desiderius. Bernareggi (Moneta Langobardorum, p. 85-91) evaluates these theories and suggests a third, more reasonable alternative, based on the progressive decline in weights. He suggests that the series of “starred tremisses,” bearing the names of cities but not of rulers, were issued circa 700-750, at a time when the Lombardic kings exercised only weak authority over the cities of the Po Valley. Neither can the legends be firmly interpreted. The obverse on these tremisses bears the name of a Tuscan city, along with the word FLAVIA. Various interpretations have been proposed: one that it is a traditional poetic civic honorific bearing some relation to the name of the ancient gens Flavia, that it indicates the cities followed the Jus Civile Flavianum, or that it indicates the right to issue these civic coins solely belongs to the king. Bernareggi (op cit., p. 102–4) notes that the title FLAVIA is also an epithet used by the Lombardic kings, and proposes that it represented a way for the Tuscan cities to maintain their strong traditions of autonomy while still acknowledging the Lombardic kings.

963. LOMBARDS, Lombardy & Tuscany. Desiderius. 757-774. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.43 g, 8h). Lucca mint. ຋ D N DЄSIDЄR · R, cross potent / ຋ FL·AVIA · LVCA, stellate symbol within circle; leaves in voids. Bernareggi, Tremissi –; Bernareggi 227; BMC Vandals 1; MEC 1, 325. Near EF, lightly toned, slight weak strike on periphery of reverse. ($5000) 243

964 965 964. LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Adelchis. 853-878. AR Denier (19mm, 1.01 g, 3h). ส `ĎeƜüHƗˠ ʊʽƗ⎴, temple façade / ส ˞/⍛/` ዦ Ú Ó `ʽƗ`, cross potent on two steps. CNI XVIII 5; BMC Vandals –; Sambon 450; MEC 1, 1113. VF, toned, minor areas of weak strike at periphery. ($750) 965. GEPIDS. Uncertain king. 454-552. AR Quarter Siliqua (18mm, 0.65 g, 1h). Imitating a Ravenna mint Quarter Siliqua of Theoderic in the name of Justinian I. Sirmium mint. ዝ n V˝ዖVዢ⌽˸©ዢѾ⌽ ʖʖ ©[Væ], pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / მ ዢɃȵVዢ˸ ๘ ዢʽ⌴ɃV©, R (Theoderic) monogram. Cf. Stefan 2 (for type); cf. COI, p. 43, Fig. 22 (same); cf. Demo 80 (same); MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned, hint of deposit in obverse legend, minor areas of weak strike at periphery. Struck on a broad flan of good metal. ($500)

966. UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES. Mid – late 5th century AD. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.36 g, 7h). Imitating a Constantinople mint consular issue solidus of Theodosius II. o55t55Eooo Í5¨ÍRR¬¨1, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and decorated shield / Í¬l¨Í ∏$5 r¨hl51¬E, Theodosius II seated facing on curule chair and Valentinian III standing facing, each wearing consular robes and holding mappa and large cross; star above; 1o55oo. Cf. RIC X 2333 (for prototype); Sergeev –; MEC 1, –; cf. Boutin 992 (for obv.); CNG 90, lot 1983 (same rev. die); GoMo 73, lot 545 (same dies). VF, toned. Very rare. ($2000) Ex MoneyMuseum, Zurich, Collection (Künker 257, 10 October 2014), lot 9218; Kricheldorf 45 (15 July 1996), lot 212.

967. MEROVINGIANS, Quentovic. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.29 g, 12h). Dutta, moneyer. VVƩ⌐⌐⌴ ŊƩ˶, diademed bust right / ⍷V˶˶© ⍫⌴Ƀe˶, cross potent set on stepped base. NM 14; Belfort 4957; Prou 1125; MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned. Well struck. ($3000) Ex Escalade Collection (Nomos 9, 21 October 2014), lot 343.

MEROVINGIANS, Rouen. Circa 700-725 AD. AR Denier (14mm, 1.23 g, 9h). Ermobertus, moneyer. แ ⎁ facing bust / แ e⎁ȵ⌴Be⎁˶⌴ ȵ, six-petaled flower. NM 6; Bais 8; Belfort 3844; Prou 270; MEC 1, –. EF, attractively toned. Rare. ($2000) 968.

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MEROVINGIANS, Rouen. Circa 600-675. AV Tremissis (12mm, 1.25 g, 3h). Bertechramno, moneyer. ส ⎁⌴˶⌴ diademed and draped bust right; three pellets to right / ส Be⎁˶eüƊ⎁±ȵn⌴, cross pattée set on globe; all within pelleted border. NM 12 var. (no pellets); Belfort 3825 var. (same); MEC 1, –; cf. Chwartz Collection (Crinon, 18 June 2009), lot 36 (for obv.). Near EF. Rare. ($2000) 969.

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970

971

972

970. MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Circa 725-750. AR Denier (18mm, 0.41 g). Large Ḧ0; • above and below / Uncertain. Cf. NM 6 (Marseille [region]); Bais –; Cimiez –; Belfort 6444 = Barthélemy 3631; Prou –; MEC 1, –. VF, toned, traces of deposits, slightly ragged flan. Extremely rare. ($400) 971. MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Circa 725-750. AR Denier (13mm, 1.17 g, 9h). Bust left with hair sweeping back in two waves; to left, two pellets above crecscent, pellet to right; ˞⌴ɃX above / Large L monogram, possibly read as BǮ±e; above, cross flanked by two annulets; to left, trace of Ʃ with pellet above; two pellets above and below middle bar of e; three pellets in exergue. NM –; Bais –; Cimiez –; Belfort –; Prou –; MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned with some traces of underlying luster, traces of deposits. ($750) 972.

MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Circa late 6th-7th centuries. Fourrée AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.07 g, 6h). draped bust left / ©qæ˶⌴æ©˶т, cross within pelleted border. Cf. NM 2 = Belfort 800 = Prou 1273 (for obv.); MEC 1, –. VF, hint of hard green deposits, plating absent in areas, exposing bronze core beneath. An unusual coin of cross-cultural interest. ($300) ©æ⌴ǧ,

Reportedly found near Ipswich.

973. CAROLINGIANS. Carloman II. King of West Francia, 879-884. AR Denier (21mm, 1.55 g, 9h). Sanctus Nazarius (Autun, Église de Saint-Nazaire) mint. แ ǌ©⎁Ǯ⍛˶Ʃ, large R / แ ⌤ዮ⌤⌴n˶ S n©Ḍ, cross pattée. Depeyrot 94; M&G 1419; MEC 1, 907 (Charles the Bald). VF, toned, wavy flan. Rare. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

974. CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (19mm, 1.24 g, 9h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. ⍛A⌴/•/ǮVs in two lines / 〉ĩ⍷⌴8VS around central ornament. Coupland, Charlemagne 4; Depeyrot 605; M&G 268 corr. (rev. legend); MEC I, 727; Triton XVIII, lot 1378. Good VF, toned. Well struck and of excellent metal. Rare. ($2000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 2222.

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975. CAROLINGIANS. Louis ‘le Pieux’ (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (20mm, 1.86 g, 3h). Class 2. Bituriges (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. แ ƊǮV⍷⌴VVIæVs I⍵⍷, cross pattée / BI˶ѝ/•/⎁IŶ⍟s in three lines. Coupland, Money, –; Depeyrot 177; M&G 410; MEC 1, 766-767(same). EF, attractively toned. ($750)

976

977

CAROLINGIANS. Pepin II. King of Aquitaine, 839-865. AR Denier (21mm, 1.52 g, 7h). Tolosa (Toulouse) mint. แ cross pattée / แ ˶⌴Ǯ⌴s¬ æIєI, ʖIʖInVs monogram. Coupland, Pippin –; cf. Depeyrot 999 (for type); M&G 618 var. (obv. legend); MEC 1, 816 var. (same); Gariel –; Prou –. Good VF, toned, small green deposit on obverse. ($300) 976.

ዩዩƟዩƟዧዮ⎄ ⎁⍟ ⌘,

977. CAROLINGIANS. Louis, with Angilberra. As Emperor Louis II, 855-875. AR Denier (17mm, 0.80 g, 12h). Beneventum mint. Struck circa 866/7-870/1. แ ǮV⍷⌴VVIŲVs InP, cross potent on two steps / แ ±nŲIǮBeʽŲ± nP, cross pattée crosslet. Depeyrot 141M; M&G 1178; MEC 1, 1116; CNI XVIII 42. EF, deeply toned. ($750)

Prototype Issue

978. CAROLINGIANS. temp. Robert I. King of West Francia, 922-923. AR Denier (21mm, 1.42 g, 12h). Crinon Group 1, Series 1, Variety 1. Chinon mint. ˶Vʼ⌴⎴ to right, diademed and mantled bust right / ส ⍛©Ʃ⎴⌴⎴Ʃ ⍛²S˶ʼ⌴, cross pattée; pellet in first quarter. Crinon, Catalogue, p. 73, 1-4/2 (same dies); Poey d’Avant 1670; Fécamp pl. XIV = Crinon, “À propos de deniers inédits de Blois (Xe siècle): le monnayage à la tête dans les domaines de Thibaud de Tours et Thibaud Ier (durant les deux premiers tiers du Xe s.),” BSFN 48.1 (January 1993), p. 469; CNG Inv. 956854 (same obv. die). Good VF, lightly toned, reverse off center with small area of weak strike at periphery. A strong portrait coin. ($1000)

979. CRUSADERS, Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Imitation Bezants. 11th-12th centuries. AV Bezant (22mm, 3.72 g, 4h). Imitating a dinar of the Fatimid caliph al-Amir. Acre mint. Second Phase, struck 1148/59-1187. Beginning of caliphal titles in two lines, continuation of name and titles in inner margin; mint formula in outer margin / “’al/ghaya” (in Arabic) in two lines across field, Kalima in inner margin, “Second Symbol” (Quran 9: 33) in outer margin. Balog & Yvon 27c-d; cf. Metcalf, Crusades 138 (for type); CCS 4. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple of minor areas of flat strike at periphery. ($300) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 711828 (April 1999).

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980. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.04 g, 12h). Arab-Sasanian type. GRM-KRMAN mint. Dated AH 65 (AD 684/5). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin; pellet to left of crown’s right wing; annulet to left of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; date to left; mint to right; triple border, star-in-crescents in margin. SICA I –, but cf. 303 and 312; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; Album 16; ICV 13. VF, toned, double strike on obverse. Very rare. ($300) From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 76 (12 September 2007), lot 1723.

981. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. ‘Umara ibn Tamim. Viceregal Governor of Sijistan, AH 84-85 / AD. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.86 g, 5h). Arab-Sasanian type. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 84 (AD 704). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; double border, star-in-crescents in margin; bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; date to left; mint to right; triple border, star-in-crescents in margin. Cf. SICA I, p. 34; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; cf. Album C40 (for type); ICV 57 ; CNG 102, lot 1260 var. (additional legend on obv.; same rev. die). VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($2000)

982. ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.00 g, 11h). Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class III. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 89 in Pahlavi (AD 707/8). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah and rabbi in Arabic in outer margin; ˘ to right of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left; mint to right; barda(?) in Arabic in outer margin. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian –; cf. Album 78 (for type); cf. ICV 712 (same); CNG 102, lot 1263. VF, toned, spots of ferrous encrustation on obverse, light porosity. ($750)

983

984

983. ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Abu Sa’id Bahadur. AH 716-736 / AD 1316-1335. AV Dinar (25mm, 8.46 g, 7h). Type D. Baghdad mint. Dated AH 722 (AD 1322/3). Diler Ab-502; SICA 9, –; Album 2202; ICV 2133. Good VF, lightly toned, circulation marks, edge bump, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. ($750) 984. ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Abu Sa’id Bahadur. AH 716-736 / AD 1316-1335. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 9h). Type G. Baghdad mint. Dated AH 729 (AD 1328/9). Diler Ab-525; SICA 9, –; Album 2212; ICV 2143. Good VF, hint of deposits, a few minor scratches, evidence of having been placed in a bezel. ($750) 247

WORLD COINAGE

985. AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Mahmud Shah. First reign, AH 1215-1218 / AD 1800-1803. AV Mohur (19mm, 11.09 g, 5h). Dar al-Aman Multan mint. Dually dated AH [121]6 and RY ahd (25 July AD 1801-3 May AD 1802). SICA 9, –; Album 3113; KM 668; cf. Friedberg 8. Superb EF, lustrous. ($500) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 549 (hammer $12,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, April 1980.

986. AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Maximilian III. As Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1585-1618. AR Löser zu 3 Talern (46mm, 85.2 g, 12h). Hall mint. Dated 1614. Maximilian standing slightly left, holding reversed sword; to left, lion facing, supporting coat-of-arms; to right, crested helmet left / Teutonic knight on horseback rearing right, holding banner and reigns; garnished coat-of-arms below; all within border of fourteen smaller coats-of-arms. Moser & Tursky 412; Davenport B5854. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 55. Lightly toned. ($2000)

987. AUSTRIA, Salzburg (Fürsterzbistum). Sigismund III von Schrattenbach. 1753-1771. AV 5 Dukaten (36mm, 17.46 g, 12h). Dated 1759 F(MK). Bust right, wearing zucchetto and mozzetta / St. Rupert seated right, holding salt cellar and croizer, resting arm on coat-of-arms surmounted by galero with tassels. Probszt 2232; KM 396; Friedberg 868. Near EF, scattered marks. Overstruck on an earlier issue. Rare. ($7500) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2240 (hammer $17,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 1984.

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988. BRAZIL, Republic. 1889-1930. AV 20000 Réis (30mm, 18.06 g, 6h). Rio de Janiero mint. Dually dated 15 November 1889 and 1922. Draped bust of Liberty left, wearing pileus / Southern Cross constellation within border of stars. KM 497; Friedberg 124. UNC, minor bag marks. ($1500) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2269 (hammer $10,000, but not paid); Ponterio & Wyatt 8 (5 November 1982), lot 132.

989. CAMBODIA, French Protectorate. Norodom I. 1860-1904. AV ‘4 Francs’ (34.5mm, 27.68 g, 6h). Uncertain mint (Birmingham, Brussels, or Phnom Pehn). Dated 1860, though struck circa 1875-1899. Bare head left / Coat-of-arms. MCF 8; cf. KM (X) E9; Friedberg 2a. EF, lustrous, rim nicks. ($3000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2274 (hammer $19,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 1982.

“Chunimpana”

990. CHILE, Guerra de Independencia. Valdivia. Royalist. AR 8 Reales – “Chunimpana” (39mm, 15.14 g, 1h). Struck by Don Antonia Adriazola. Dated 1822. 8 • R/ V • A/ 1822 in three lines / Column, three stars around. KM 3 = KM, New World 3 (this coin illustrated). In NGC encapsulation graded XF 40. Toned. ($3000) Ex Richard L. Lissner Collection (St. James’s 29, 1 August 2014), lot 1417; Millenia Collection (Part II, Goldberg 46B, 26 May 2008), 1001.

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991. CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. Pattern AV Liǎng – Tael (38mm, 37.30 g, 12h). Imperial Dragon type. Tiānjīn Central mint. Dated cyclical year Ting Wei (AD 1907). Legend in Hànzì characters / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 1024; Kann 1541; KM Pn39; Friedberg 2. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, rim filing. Very rare. ($25,000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2280 (hammer $50,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1983.

992 993 992. CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (37.5mm, 12 h). Guǎngdōng province. Guǎngzhōu mint, from dies engraved at Heaton (Birmingham) mint. Struck AD 1891. Legend in Hànzì around similar legend in Manchu / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward. L&M 133; Kann 26; KM (Y) 203. In NGC encapsulation graded UNC Details, surface hairlines. ($500) 993. CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (37mm, 12 h). Jílín province. Jílín mint. Dated cyclical year gēng zǐ (AD 1900). Legend in Hànzì; large yinyang at center / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward; legend in Manchu flanking. L&M 526; Kann 398; KM (Y) 183a.1. In NGC encapsulation graded VF Details, suface hairlines. ($500)

994 995 994. CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (37mm, 12 h). Mǎnzhōu (Manchuria) province. Fèngtiān mint. Dated RY 33 (AD 1907). Legend in Hànzì around similar legend in Manchu / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward. L&M 487; Kann 255; KM (Y) 212. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, excessive surface hairlines. ($1000) 995. CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (37.5mm, 12 h). Sìchuān province. Chéngdū mint. Struck 1901-1908. Legend in Hànzì / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward. L&M 345; Kann 145; KM (Y) 238. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, excessive surface hairlines. ($500) 250

996. CHINA, Zhōnghuá Mínguó (Republic of China). General issues. 1912-1949. AV 10 Yuán (22mm, 8.35 g, 12h). Tiānjīn Central mint. Dated year 8 of the Republic (AD 1919). Bust of Yuán Shìkăi left in military uniform / Legend in Hànzì characters within wreath. L&M 1030; Kann 1531; KM (Y) 330; Friedberg 5. In NGC encapsulation graded AU Details, scratches. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2285 (hammer $6500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, March 1980.

997. CHINA, Zhōnghuá Mínguó (Republic of China). General issues. 1912-1949. AV ‘Yuán’ (39mm, 35.64 g, 11h). Commemorating the Signing of the Provisional Constitution. Tiānjīn Central mint. Struck 1923. Bust of President Cáo Kūn facing slightly left in military uniform / Crossed flags; stars around. L&M 1127 (Medal); Kann 1572; KM Pn67; Friedberg –. In NGC encapsulation graded UNC Details, obverse scratched. Very rare. Off-metal strike in gold. ($15,000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2286 (hammer $27,500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, December 1986. This very rare issue was struck at the behest of the recently elected President Cáo Kūn to commemorate the new constitution. Two types were struck in silver, of the same size weight as the dollar, and in gold, depicting the new president in both civilian and military dress. The gold examples were distributed to the senators. The dual typologyof this issue is indicative of Cáo’s rise to power. A member of the Běiyáng Clique, a powerful warlord faction, Cáo only gained the vote by directly bribing the assembly members with 5000 silver dollars each.

998. COLOMBIA, Republica de Colombia. 1886-present. Proof AV 1500 Pesos (48mm, 6h). Commemorating the 29th Eucharistic Congress in Bogotá. Bogotá mint. Dated 1968 B. Bust of Pope Paul VI facing slightly left, wearing zucchetto and cassock; to left, façade of Bogotá cathedral, symbol to right / Condor standing left, holding wreath in mouth, atop coat-of arms; crossed banners behind. KM 235. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 64 ULTRA CAMEO. AGW: 1.8663 oz. ($2500) 251

999. DENMARK. Svend III Grathe, Knud V, and Valdemar I den Store (the Great). 1146-1157. AR Breacteate (15mm, 0.16 g). Mint in Nørrejylland (Northern Jutland). Two helmeted, confronted busts in stylized ship, each holding sword over shoulder; annulets above / Incuse of obverse. Hauberg 1; Hauberg Collection 1434 = Hede III, 75. Good VF, toned, slightly ragged flan. Rare. ($500)

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1001

1000. FRANCE, Royal. Louis IX (Saint Louis). 1226–1270. AR Gros tournois (24.5mm, 4.14 g, 10h). Struck circa 12661270. Cross pattée / Châtel tournoisl. Van Hengel L35; Duplessy 190A; Ciani 181a; Lafaurie 198a. VF, toned. ($300) 1001. FRANCE, Royal. Philippe V le Long (the Tall). 1316–1322. AR Gros tournois (25mm, 3.97 g, 8h). Authorized 1 March 1318. Cross pattée; trefoil interpunctuation / Châtel tournoisl; trefoil interpunctuation. Van Hengel PV40.2 var. (interpunctuation); Duplessy 238; Ciani 244; Lafaurie 242. VF, toned. ($300) Ex Leonard O. Greenfield Collection (Triton XIII, 4 January 2010), lot 1767.

1002. FRANCE, Royal. Philippe VI de Valois (of Valois). 1328-1350. AV Pavillon d’or (31mm, 5.05 g, 2h). Authorized 8 June 1339. Ⴀ ʖƑƩǹƩʖʖѝs ḽ ċĸƩ ŷˆa ḽ ŒˆaɇýƑɨˆѝȵ ḽ ˆĸҡ, Philippe, holding lis-tipped scepter, seated facing on throne decorated with lions and within draped pavilion decorated with lis / ๘ ⍿ ҡʖ=ý ḽ ѝƩɃýƩ΍ ḽ ҡʖ=ý ḽ ˆĿŷɃ¥΍ ḽ ҡʖ=ý ḽ ƩȵʖĿˆ¥΍, arched cross fleurée over voided short arched cross, with voided quatrefoil at each limb; quatrefoil at center; all within quadrilobe, with inward-facing lis in each angle and crown in each spandrel. Duplessy 251; Ciani 270; Lafaurie 254. Choice EF. ($10,000)

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1003. FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. AV Mouton d’or (30mm, 4.72 g, 3h). Authorized 17 January 1355. ๘ AgN= ∂ dEư ∂ ʩVư ∂ ˶ɠǣǣ= ∂ ʓýýA ∂ ȎVdư ∂ Ȏư˴EʼEʼE ∂ NɠB=, agnus Dei standing left, head upturned right, wearing nimbus crown and cradling banner on long cross fleurée; ưɠƌ= ʼEX below; pellet-in-annulet stops / ๘ ҡʖ=ý ѝƩɃýƩ΍ ҡʖ=ý ˆĿŷɃA΍ ҡʖ=ý ƩȵʖĿˆA˶, cross fleurée with star in angled quadrilobe at center and lis in each quarter; all within double linear angled quadrilobe; lis in spandrels; double quadrilobe stops. Duplessey 291; Ciani 354; Lafaurie 294; Friedberg 280. Choice EF. ($5000) Ex Bourgey (21 April 1989), lot 89; Bourgey (1 December 1965), lot 15.

1004

1005

1004. FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. AR Gros aux lis sous une couronne (28mm, 3.53 g, 8h). Rouen mint; mm: pellet under 15th letter. Authorized 3 November 1413. Cross pattée; trefoil interpunctuation / Three lis surmounted by crown. Duplessy 384; Ciani 520; Lafaurie 388. VF, toned, flan split. ($300) 1005. FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI. 1774–1793. AV Louis d’or à la tête nue (24mm, 7.65 g, 6h). Lille mint; différents: star/demi-lis. Dated 1786 W. Bare head left / Crowned conjoined coats-of-arms. Droulers 806; Duplessy 1707; Ciani 2183; Friedberg 475; KM 591.15. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. ($1000)

1006 1007 1006. FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Franc (23mm, 4.98 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Dated L’An 11 A (AD 1802/3). Bare head right / Denomination within wreath. VG 442; KM 649.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Toned. WINGS APPROVED. ($1000) Ex Richard L. Lissner Collection (St. James’s Auctions 29, 1 August 2014), lot 325.

1007. FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR Franc (23mm, 5.02 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: signature/ rooster. Dated 1811 A. Laureate head right / Denomination within wreath. VG 447; KM 692.1. EF, toned. ($300) 253

1008. FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. AR 5 Francs (37mm, 25.01 g, 5h). Paris mint; différents: signature/rooster. Dated 1813 A. Laureate head right / Denomination within wreath. VG 584; KM 694.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Toned. ($500)

1009. FRANCE, Deuxième République. 1848-1852. AR 5 Francs. Paris mint; différents: hand and dog’s head. Dated 1848 A. Hercules standing facing between personifications of Liberty standing slightly right, holding scepter surmounted by Hand of Justice, clasping hands with Equality standing slightly left, holding level; laurel branch to left / Denomination within wreath. VG 683; KM 756.1. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Lustrous with a slight cameo effect. ($500)

1010. FRANCE, Provincial. Bourgogne (duché). Jean I sans peur (the Fearless). 1404-1419. AR Briquet (27mm, 2.96 g, 6h). Auxonne mint. Struck 1412-1419. Coat-of-arms; pellet under the first letter / Cross pattée; lis and lion rampant in alternating quarters; pellet under the first letter. Dumas-Dubourg 14-5-2; Poey d’Avant 5723; Boudeau 1224; Roberts 7821. VF, toned. ($200) Ex Leonard O. Greenfield Collection (Triton XIII, 4 January 2010), lot 1767.

Extremely Rare Gonzagan Écu

1011. FRANCE, Provincial. Nevers & Rethel (duché). Charles II Gonzaga. 1601-1637. AR Écu – Tallero (41.5mm, 24.24 g, 12h). Charleville mint. Struck circa 1628. Crowned double-headed eagle, wings spread, with globus on breast / Coatof-arms over cruciform columns. Poey d’Avant –; Bignotti –; Magnaguti VII 811; Davenport 3840. VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($2000) Ex Astarte XX (30 October 2009), lot 308.

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1012. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Herzogtum). Ernst August. 1679-1698. AR Doppeltaler (65mm, 51.22 g, 12h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1680 RB. Armored and draped bust rigt; ‘2’ (mark of value) stamped below / Ship under sail right, rocky outcropping to right, palm tree and wheel on shore; above, radiant sun flanked by clouds, with hand emerging from left cloud, holding ribbon attached to wheel on shore. Welter 1920; Davenport 233. Good VF, toned, minor circulation marks. ($2000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1013. GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfünstentum). Johann Georg II. 1656-1680. AR Taler (45mm, 29.25 g, 1h). Dresden mint. Dated 1663 CR. Mantled bust right, holding sword over shoulder; elector’s cap before / Coat-ofarms surmounted by eight elaborately plumed helmets. Clauss & Kahnt 388; Schnee 909; Davenport 7617; KM 474. Near EF, toned, underlying luster. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1015 1014 1014. GERMANY, Straßburg (Reichsstadt). AR Taler (43mm, 29.40 g, 12h). Undated, but struck 16th century. ṅ NVMVS ṅ REIP ṅ ARGEN TORATENSIS, coat-of-arms with leonine supporters / ṅ SOLWS ṅ VIRTVTIS ṅ FLOS ṅ PERPETVVS, large lily. Cf. Engle & Lehr 430 (for type); De Mey, Alsace, 42; Davenport 9890. EF, toned. Very rare. ($1000)

1015. GERMANY, Straßburg (Reichsstadt). AR Florin – 60 Kreuzer (43mm, 19.25 g, 5h). Struck 17th century. Ⴞ MONETA Ⴞ NOVA Ⴞ REIP Ⴞ ARGENTINENSIS, coat-of-arms; • LX Ⴞ K • above; c/m: coat-of-arms surmounted by lis; all within incuse / (double flowers) GLORIA Ⴞ IN Ⴞ EXCELSIS Ⴞ DEO, large lily. Engle & Lehr 486; De Mey, Alsace, 54 (example without countermark). EF, lightly toned. Very rare. ($750) Ex Hess-Divo 325 (23 October 2013), lot 373.

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1016. GERMANY, Trier (Erzbistum). Bruno. Graf von Lauffen, 1102-1124. AR Pfennig (20mm, 0.72 g, 3h). Bust left, holding croizer / Hand left on cross; trefoils in quarters. Weiller, Trier 103; Dannenberg 486. Good VF, toned, areas of weak strike. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1017 1018 1017. GERMANY, Kaiserreich. Friedrich III. 1888. AV 20 Marks (22mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Berlin mint. Dated 1888 A. Bare head right / Crowned eagle facing with head left, wings spread; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Jaeger 248; KM 515; Friedberg. UNC. ($300) 1018. GREECE, Kingdom. Othon. 1833-1862. AV 20 Drachmai (21mm, 6.43 g, 6h). Munich mint. Dated 1833. Bare head left / Crowned coat-of-arms within wreath. Karamitsos 117; KM 21; Friedberg 10. Good VF, minor edge mark. ($1250) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 1274.

1019. GREECE, Kingdom. Georgios II. Second reign, 1935-1947. AV 20 Drachmai (21mm, 6.48 g, 12h). Commemorating the Fifth Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy. Heaton (Birmingham) mint. Dated 25 November 1935, though struck 1940. Bare head left / Crowned denomination within wreath. Sweeny GR3; Karamitsos 166; KM 74; Friedberg 20. UNC. ($3000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1984.

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1020. GREECE, Kingdom. Georgios II. Second reign, 1935-1947. AV 100 Drachmai (35mm, 32.41 g, 12h). Commemorating the Fifth Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy. Heaton (Birmingham) mint. Dated 25 November 1935, though struck 1940. Bare head left / Crowned denomination within wreath. Sweeny GR4; Karamitsos 182; KM 76; Friedberg 19. UNC. Very rare. ($7500) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, November 1991. This coin was part of an issue struck in 1939 to commemorate the re-establishment of the kingdom. The order for their production, placed through Spink, was delivered after the Second World War had started, and the coins were never delivered to the Greek authorities. Spink put the coins up for sale with a special concession from the Greek Government (see Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1941); the 100 drachmai were sold for £25. During the course of the war, Spink’s offices were bombed and a number of these coins were lost. The original order placed by the Greek Government was for 140 pieces of the 100 Drachmai and 200 pieces of the 20 Drachmai.

1021. HUNGARY. Ferdinand I. 1526-1564. AV Aranyforint – Dukat (21mm, 3.55 g, 1h). Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz) mint. Dated 1533 K B. Crowned half-length bust of Madonna seated facing, holding Holy Infant; all set on crescent; coat-ofarms below / Crowned figure of St. Ladislaus standing facing, holding axe and globus cruciger; K-B across field. Huszár 895; Friedberg 48. Choice EF, lustrous. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 874296 (June 2010).

1022. HUNGARY, Magyar Királyság (Kingdom of Hungary). Horthy Miklós. Regent, 1920-1944. Pattern AV 100 Pengo (36mm, 29.23 g, 12h). Budapest mint. Dually dated 900 and 1938 BP, though struck 1960s. Crowned coat-of-arms surmounted by sword, scepter, olive branch, and oak branch; UP stamped above crown / St. Steven standing facing, head right, holding sword and globus cruciger. Cf. Huszár 2305 (for original strike); KM (X) Pn41; Friedberg 596. Proof. ($2000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2391 (hammer $4000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 1986.

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1023. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. AR Tanka (21mm, 11.06 g, 4h). Dated AH 834? (AD 1430/1). al-sultan legend / fi zaman legend. CIS D654; Rajgor Type 1407. VF, lightly toned, several minor edge splits. ($1000) 1024. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.97 g, 5h). Surat mint. Dated Azar Ilahi year 2 (23 November-21 December AD 1628). Kalima, mint formula, Ilahi month and year, and mint formula / Couplet citing Shah Jahan. M.K. Hussain, “Gold Coins of Shahjahan from River Bordi,” JNSI Vol. 1, Part II (December 1977), 3; Wright –; Hull –; KM 255.6; Triton 17, 1048 (same obv. die); CNG E-294, lot 948. Superb EF, traces of luster. ($2000) Ex Bruun Rasmussen 848 (13 May 2014), lot 59.

1026 1025 1025. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.99 g, 3h). Burhanpur mint. Dated RY 30 (31 July AD 1687/13 June AD 1688-30 July AD 1688/12 June AD 1689). Persian couplet citing name and titles of Aurangzeb / Mint and RY formula. Wright –; Hull 1683; cf. KM 315.16. Superb EF, traces of luster. ($1000) 1026. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 1658-1707. AV Mohur (22mm, 11.08 g, 9h). Surat mint. Dually dated AH [107]8 and RY 11 (31 July AD 1667-10 June AD 1668). Persian couplet citing name and titles of Aurangzeb; partial AH date to left / Mint and RY formula. Wright –; Hull 1705; cf. KM 315.45. Superb EF, hint of weak strike at periphery, traces of luster. ($1000)

Counterfeiter’s Dies

1027. INDIA, Mughal Empire. temp. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir. AH 1068-1118 / AD 16581707. Pair of Æ counterfeiter’s dies for an AR Rupee. Average dimensions: overall length, 13mm; diameter, 28 mm at face, tapering to approximately 25mm at base. Of cylindrical form. Weight: obverse is 59.12 grams; reverse is 63.05 grams. Bronze cast impressions of obverse and reverse of a Surat mint rupee of Aurangzeb, dually dated AH 1118 and RY 51. Edges of dies are engrailed right. Cf. Wright 1626; cf. Hull 1794-8; cf. KM 300.86 (all refs for for official coin). As made, red-brown and green surfaces, cloth impressions and traces of burlap cloth on reverse. An interesting pair of dies dated to the last year of Aurangzeb’s reign. ($500) 258

1028 1029 1028. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhammad Shah. AH 1131-1161 / AD 1719-1720 and 1720-1748. AR Nazarana Rupee (29mm, 11.34 g, 9h). Dar al-Khalifat Shahjahanabad mint. Dually dated AH 1135 and RY 5 (27/29-30 September 1723). Persian couplet citing name and titles of Mihammad Shah / Mint and RY formula. Wright –; Hull 2101 var. (years); KM B438.2. VF, areas of toning, several bankers’ marks on edge. Very rare. ($500) Ex Album 10 (22 April 2011), lot 1258 (where it realized $3400); Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 1634.

1029. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din ‘Ali Jawhar Shah Alam II. AH 1173-1221 / AD 1759-1806. AV Mohur (20mm, 10.87 g, 8h). Dar al-Khalifat Shahjahanabad mint. Dually dated AH [117]8 and RY 6 (29 November AD 1764-19 June AD 1765). Persian couplet citing name and titles of Shah Alam II; hami din in legend; partial AH date to left / Mint and RY formula. Wright 2279 var. (dates); Hull 2248 var. (same); KM 719. EF, hint of weak strike at periphery, traces of luster. ($1000)

1030. INDIA, Independent States. Rohilkhand. Najib Khan (Najib al-Dawla). AH 1166-1183 / AD 1753-1770. AV Mohur (19mm, 10h). Struck in the name of Shah Alam II. Najibabad mint. Dually dated AH [117]8 and RY 6 (AD 1765). KM 100; Friedberg 1377. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. ($750)

1031. INDIA, Princely States. Gwalior. Madhao Rao Sinhia. AV Third Mohur (20mm, 3.41 g, 1h). Dated VS 1959 (AD 1902). śrī madhava rava maharaja sinda (Lord Madhao Rao mahataja Sinda) in Nagari, bust right, wearing ornate turban, within ornate border / riyasata gwaliyar (Kingdom Gwalior) in Nagari, coat-of-arms with fantastical animal supporters; san • 1959 below; all within ornate border. KM 175; Friedberg 1129. Superb EF, traces of underlying luster. Rare. ($1500) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2430 (hammer $6000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 1993.

1032. INDIA, Princely States. Hyderabad. temp. Sikanar Jah. AH 1218-1244 / AD 1803-1829. AV Mohur (21mm, 11.16 g, 6h). Dump type. In the name of Muhammad Akbar II, Mughal emperor. Haiderabad mint. Dually dated AH 1236 and RY 15 of Muhammad Akbar II (AD 1820). Persian couplet citing Muhammad Akbar II; AH date in center field sin in Persian above shah / Mint formula and RY date; mint symbol for Haiderabad in central field. Edge: crude oblique milling. KM –, but see p. 686 (this coin illustrated); cf. Friedberg 1130 (for type). EF, traces of underlying luster, traces of deposits, light scratches. ($1000) From the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection. Ex Stack’s (5 March 1988), lot 2260.

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1033. INDIA, Princely States. Hyderabad. temp. Sikanar Jah. AH 1218-1244 / AD 1803-1829. AV Mohur (25mm, 11.17 g, 4h). Nazarana type. In the name of Muhammad Akbar II, Mughal emperor. Haiderabad mint. Dually dated AH 1237 and RY 16 of Muhammad Akbar II (AD 1821). Persian couplet citing Muhammad Akbar II; AH date in center field sin in Persian above shah / Mint formula and RY date; mint symbol for Haiderabad in central field. Edge: crude oblique and arrow milling. KM (C) 60; Friedberg 1130. EF. ($1000) From the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection, purchased from Stephen Album, June 1992.

1034. INDIA, Princely States. Hyderabad. temp. Nasir al-Daula. AH 1244-1273 / AD 1829-1857. AV Mohur (25mm, 11.08 g, 6h). Nazarana type. In the name of Bahadur Shah II, Mughal emperor. Haiderabad mint. Dually dated AH 1263 and RY 7 of Bahadur Shah II (AD 1847). Persian couplet citing Bahadur Shah II; AH date in center field nun in Persian above shah / Mint formula and RY date; mint symbol for Haiderabad in central field. KM (C) 84; Friedberg 1142. Good VF, traces of underlying luster, hint of deposits, small flan flaw and stress crack on reverse. ($750) From the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection. Ex Malter XLII (9 September 1989), lot 529.

1035. INDIA, Princely States. Kutch. Madansinhji. VS 2004-2005 / AD 1947-1948. AV Mohur (33mm, 18.74 g, 12h). Coronation issue. Bhuj mint. Dated VS 2004 (AD 1947). Coat-of-arms with floral ornaments flanking and below; jay hind (Victory India) in Nagari above; all within double linear border with alternating pearls and diamonds; in outer margin, leafy vine around; all within pelleted border / maharajadhiraja miraja maharau śrī vijaya mahana sinhhajisa vada bahadur (Maharajadhiraja Miraja Maharau Śrī Vijaya Mahana Sinhhajisa vada bahadur) in Nagari, mahir eka/kaccha bhuja/2004 in three lines; bow and arrow symbol, crescent, and kotah above. CKS 278.1; cf. KM (Y) 85 (5 Kori); Friedberg 1282. Superb EF, traces of underlying luster, a couple of minor marks, evidence of die polishing. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2438 (hammer $7500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1988.

1036. INDIA, Princely States. Travancore. Śri Padmanbhadasa Śri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. ME 11011126 / AD 1924-1949. Restrike AV Proof Chuckram (27mm, 11.79 g, 12h). Struck 1939-1949. BALA · RAMA · VARMA · MAHARAJA · OF · TRAVANCORE, bust right, wearing royal headdress with ornaments / * TRAVANCORE – – ONE CHUCKRAM * above, same, but in Malayalam, below, Śri Padmanabha Shanku (conch) within wreath. KM 60a; Friedberg –. Proof, light fingerprint marks on obverse. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2444 (hammer $13,000, but not paid); Baldwin’s 6 (11 October 1995), lot 720.

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1037. INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Vira Chandra Manikya. SE 1784-1818 / TE 1272-1306 / AD 1849-1862. AV Mohur – Tanka (29mm, 11.29 g, 6h). Citing Queen Manamohini. Machine struck issue. Dated TE 1279 (AD 1869). Coatof-arms with lion supporters; 1279 Tripurabda (date) in Bengali above; all within lotus border / radha krishna pade/śri śri yuta vira chandra/manikya deva varmma/śri śrimati manamohini/ maha devi in five lines in Bengali; floral ornaments above; ˘ flanking devyau. R&B 292; Friedberg 1433. Superb EF, minor die rust and hairlines. Extremely rare. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2452 (hammer $27,500, but not paid); Private Collection of Indian Coins [Dr. Donald M. Hull] (Malter XXXI, 9 June 1985), lot 3814.

1038. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 18761901. Restrike Proof AV ‘Half Pice’ (25.4mm, 11.84 g, 12h). East India Company Issue. Calcutta mint. Dated 1853. Coat-ofarms of the East India Company with lion supporters; 1853 (date) above banner / EAST INDIA COMPANY, ½/ PICE in two lines within laurel wreath. UCI 3.86; cf. Pridmore 160; Friedberg –. Proof, mirror fields, light hairlines. Off-metal strike in gold. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2472 (hammer $7500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, December 2008.

1039. INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 18761901. Restrike Proof AV Mohur (26mm, 11.58 g, 12h). Bombay mint. Dated 1879. VICTORIA EMPRESS, crowned bust left; right stroke of V in relief / ONE/MOHUR/–/INDIA/1879 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UIC 6.7; Pridmore 16; Friedberg 1604a. Proof, evidence of die polishing, a few hairlines. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2475 (hammer $14,000, but not paid); Mortimer Hammel Collection (Stack’s, 16 September 1982), lot 981.

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1040. INDIA, Colonial. British India. George V. King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, 1910-1936. Restrike Proof AV Rupee (31mm, 19.90 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1911. GEORGE V KING EMPEROR, crowned bust left / ONE/ RUPEE/INDIA/1911 in five lines; all within ornate floral border; no pellet below lotus. UIC 8.14; Pridmore –; Friedberg –. Proof, deep mirror fields, light hairlines. Off-metal restrike in gold. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2481 (hammer $27,500, but not paid).

1041. IRAN, Qajars. Ahmad Shah. AH 1327-1344 / AD 1909-1925. AV 5 Ashrafi (28mm, 14.41 g, 6h). Tehran mint. Dated AH 1337 (AD 1918/9). Bust facing slightly left, set on wreath of laurel and oak; date below; all within pelleted border / Lion and Sun on ground line; panj ashrafi (five ashrafi) in Persian below; all within laurel and oak wreath; Kiani Crown above. Rabino di Borgomale –; KM 1081; Friedberg –. EF, traces of underlying luster, obverse struck with slightly worn die. ($1500) From the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection. Ex Superior (24 February 2003), lot 850.

1042. ITALY, Aquileia (patriarcato). Volchero di Ellenbrechtskirchern. 1204-1218. AR Denaro con tempio (20mm, 1.18 g, 2h). Volchero seated facing, holding cross-tipped scepter and gospel / Arched cathedral with dome-shaped center and two towers; pellet in lower arch. Bernardi 11b; Biaggi 139. EF, toned. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1043. ITALY, Aquileia (patriarcato). Bertoldo di Andechs Merania. 1218-1251. AR Denaro (20mm, 1.19 g, 6h). Bertoldo seated facing, holding long cross and Gospels / Facing bust of the Virgin, orans. Bernardi 16a; Biaggi 141. EF, deeply toned. Rare. ($500) 262

1044 1045 1044. ITALY, Aquileia (patriarcato). Bertoldo di Andechs Merania. 1218-1251. AR Denaro (20mm, 1.20 g, 5h). Bertoldo seated facing, holding long cross and Gospels / Eagle with spread wings above arched edifice. Bernardi 15a (R4); Biaggi 143. EF, deeply toned. Very rare. ($500) 1045. ITALY, Aquileia (patriarcato). Gregorio di Montelongo. 1251-1269. AR Denaro (20mm, 1.01 g, 2h). Struck circa 1269. Gregorio seated facing, holding cross-tipped scepter and gospel / Eagle standing left, head rght, with wings displayed; pellets flanking head. Bernardi 22; Biaggi 147. VF, toned. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1046 1047 1046. ITALY, Casale Monferato (marchesato). Guglielmo I Gonzaga, with Margherita as regent. 1550-1565. AR Bianco (26mm, 4.62 g, 7h). Dated 1565. Crowned coat-of-arms / Elaborate voided cross fleurée with ornaments in quarters. MIR 259/3; Bignotti 42. VF, toned, areas of flat strike. ($300) 1047. ITALY, Casale Monferato (marchesato). Guglielmo I Gonzaga, with Margherita as regent. 1550-1565. AR Cavallotto (24mm, 3.47 g, 4h). Crowned coat-of-arms of the Gonzaga family / Coat-of-arms of Casale. MIR 260; Bignotti 44. VF, small flan crack, areas of weak strike. ($300)

1048. ITALY, Desana (contea). Antonio Maria Tizzone. 1598-1641. AR Tallero (40mm, 18.36 g, 1h). Struck 1618-1630. Half-length armored bust of Delfino (father of Antonio) right, holding scepter and sword / Crowned double-headed eagle with coat-of-arms on breast. CNI II 16; Varesi 548 (R2); Davenport –; KM 29. VF, toned, areas of roughness. Very rare. ($3000) 263

1049. ITALY, Ferrara (ducato). Ercole I d’Este. 1471-1505. AR Grossone (26mm, 3.75 g, 9h). Struck 1475. Bust left, wearing small ruff / St. George slaying dragon to lower right. MIR 257; Bellesia, Ferrara 7/A; Biaggi 771. VF, toned. ($500)

1050. ITALY, Ferrara (ducato). Ercole I d’Este. 1471-1505. AR Testone (28mm, 7.72 g, 7h). Struck 1493. · HERCVLES · FERRAR · DVX · II (wedge stops), bare head right / Seven-headed Hydra. MIR 255; Bellesia, Ferrara 14; Biaggi 769. EF, toned. Well struck from artistically engraved dies. ($3000) This wonderful reverse type refers to the construction of the Addizione Erculea, a northern suburb of Ferrara. The area where the addition was made was covered with malaria-ridden swamps, which had to be filled before construction could begin. To symbolize this monumental task, Ercole chose a scene from the exploits of his namesake, Hercules, who slayed the mythological seven-headed Hydra, and placed it on his coinage.

1051. ITALY, Firenze. Repubblica. 1189-1532. AR Fiorino di stella (20mm, 1.72 g, 2h). Struck circa 1256-1260. Lily of Florence / Bust of St. John the Baptist facing, holding cross-tipped scepter and raising hand in benediction. MIR 38; Bernocchi 33; Biaggi 783. Good VF, toned, lamination flaw. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1052 1053 1052. ITALY, Firenze. Repubblica. 1189-1532. AV Fiorino d’oro (20mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Segno: cup. Struck 1267-1303. Lily of Florence / St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding cross-tipped scepter and raising hand in benediction. MIR 4/30; Bernocchi 194; Biaggi 785. VF, edge mark, removed from mount. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1053. ITALY, Firenze. Repubblica. 1189-1532. AV Fiorino d’oro (21.5mm, 3.51 g, 2h). Segno: · S · over coat-of-arms. Struck second semester, 1450. Lily of Florence / St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding cross-tipped scepter and raising hand in benediction. MIR 25/3; Bernocchi 2712; Biaggi 799. Near EF, small mark on reverse. ($1500) 264

1054. ITALY, Mantova (ducato). Vincenzo II Gonzaga. 1626–1627. CU Soldo (23mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Two pyxes / Elephant standing left. MIR 636; Bignotti 20; KM 85. VF. Rare. ($1000)

1055. ITALY, Messerano (principato). Ludovico II Fieschi. 1528-1532. AR Testone (31mm, 9.54 g, 3h). ຀ LVDOVICVS ’ FLISC ’ M ’ 7 ’ C ’ DO, draped bust right / S ’ THEONES • T ’ MARTIRI ຀, St. Theonistus enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding palm frond; below, eagle facing, head right, wings spread. CNI II 26/29 (obverse/reverse); MIR 691 var. (obv. legend); Morosini 4. Good VF, attractively toned, minor areas of weak strike. ($3000)

1056. ITALY, Messerano (principato). Francesco Filiberto Ferrero Fieschi. 1598-1629. AR Tallero (43mm, 26.95 g, 1h). Struck 1598-1629. Armored half-length bust right, holding hilt of sword / Crowned double-headed eagle with coat-ofarms on breast. CNI II 24/25 (for obv./rev.); MIR 762/1; Davenport 3974. Good VF. Exceptional. Very rare. ($7500) Reportedly ex Kunst und Münzen XIV (19 October 1976), lot 1060.

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1057 1058 1057. ITALY, Milano (ducato). Galeazzo Maria Sforza. 1466-1476. AR Testone (29mm, 9.59 g, 5h). Bust right; pelletin-annulet in left field / Coat-of-arms surmounted by crested helmet. MIR 201/1; Crippa 6; Biaggi 1548. EF, lightly toned. ($750) 1058. ITALY, Milano (ducato). Galeazzo Maria Sforza. 1466-1476. AR Testone (28mm, 9.59 g, 10h). Bust right; pelletin-annulet in left field / Coat-of-arms depicting crowned serpent, surmounted by crested helmet. MIR 201/3; Crippa 6/B; Biaggi 1548. Good VF. Rare variety. ($750)

1059. ITALY, Milano (ducato). Francesco II, Sacro Romano Impero. Restored, 1799-1800. AV Sovrano (29mm, 11.11 g, 12h). Dated 1800 M. Laureate head right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. MIR 474/2; Crippa 2/B; KM (C) 61a; Friedberg 741a. EF, brushed. ($1500)

1060. ITALY, Modena (ducato). Francesco I d’Este. 1629-1658. AV 4 Scudi d’oro (29mm, 12.74 g, 12h). Armored and draped bust right; IT below / Madonna seated left, infant Christ before. CNI IX 148 var. (legend stops); MIR 733/3; KM (FR) 778.2; Friedberg 778. Good VF. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Goldberg 70 (4 September 2012), lot 3724.

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1061. ITALY, Napoli (regno). Ferdinando I (Don Ferrante). 1458-1494. AR Coronato (25.5mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Second Coinage, Class 1. Napoli (Naples) mint. Struck 1462-1472. Cross potent; m below / Ferdinando, holding scepter and globus cruciger, enthroned facing, being crowned by cardinal to left, standing right; to right, bishop standing slightly left, reading from book. MIR 66/3; Pannuti-Riccio 12b; MEC 14, 958-60 var. (legend stops). Near EF. ($250)

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1062. ITALY, Napoli (regno). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1516-1554. AV Scudo (24mm, 3.37 g, 9h). Coat-of-arms over crowned, double-headed eagle / Cross fleurée with crown at each end. CNI XIX 170; MIR –; Pannuti-Riccio –; Friedberg 835. Good VF, deeply toned. Rare variety. ($1000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.

1063. ITALY, Napoli (regno). Filippo IV di Spagna. 1621-1665. AV Scudo (24.5mm, 3.36 g, 10h). Dated 1624 BC. Bare head right; B/C to left / Crowned coat-of-arms. MIR 237/8; Pannuti-Riccio 7; KM 42; Friedberg 840. Near EF. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 81 (30 November 2014), lot 88; Numismatica Ars Classica 26 (27 June 2003), lot 2603.

1064. ITALY, Napoli (regno). Carlo II di Spagna. 1665-1700. AR Tari (25.5mm, 5.13 g, 6h). Napoli (Naples) mint. Dated 1689 AG A. Cuirassed and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. MIR 299/2; Pannuti-Riccio 17; KM 113. EF, lightly toned, adjustment marks. ($300) 267

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1065. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). John VIII. 872-882. AR Denaro (22mm, 1.24 g, 5h). nomine Charles II or Charles III, Holy Roman emperor. Rome mint. แ ǌ²ʼ⌴Ǯ⎍˞ ⍵P, H (Iohannis) monogram / ⌽/⌐/⌽ to left, P/e/˶ʽ/V⌽ to right, half-length bust of St. Peter, wearing mantum and stole, facing slightly left, holding cross-tipped scepter. CNI XV 5; Muntoni 2; Berman 36; MEC 1, 1053. EF, toned, slightly wavy flan, hint of hard green on obverse. Very rare. ($5000) Ex Nomisma 49 (13 May 2014), lot 1480.

1066. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Alexander VIII. 1689-1691. AR Testone (32.5mm, 9.15 g, 12h). Commemorating Papal Agricultural Reforms. Rome mint. Dually dated RY 1 and AD 1690 (in Roman numerals). Bust right, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / Two yoked oxen plowing right; in exergue, small coat-of-arms. CNI XVI 27; Muntoni 16; Berman 2176. EF, toned. ($300) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 25 (24 March 1993), lot 1092.

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1067. ITALY, Pesaro (signoria). Costanzo I Sforza. 1473-1483. AR Grosso (20.5mm, 1.22 g, 2h). Cross fourchée / St. Terence standing slightly right, holding palm frond and model of Pesaro. CNI XIII 20; Biaggi 1886. VF, toned. ($300) 1068. ITALY, Sabbioneta (signoria). Vespasiano I Gonzaga. 1541-1591. BI Bianco (26mm, 4.38 g, 11h). Crowned coatof-arms; M S flanking / Cross mauricienne. MIR 928; CNI IV 41. Fine, toned. Very rare. ($500) Ex Astarte XX (30 October 2009), lot 3039.

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1069. ITALY, Sicilia (regno). Guglielmo II il Buono (the Good). 1166-1189. AV Tari (20mm, 0.86 g, 9h). Salerno mint. Star; above, al-malik (the king) in Kufic Arabic; below, Ghulyaim/al-thani (William the Second) in Kufic Arabic / W (= William); above, nasir (the victor) in Kufic Arabic; below, al-nasra/niyyah ([of] Christianity) in Kufic Arabic. CNI XVIII, 1; Travaini, Monetazione 362; MEC 14, 410; Biaggi 2298; Friedberg 1009; Adams I 833 (this coin). Good VF. Very rare, only one on CoinArchives (Heritage 3008, lot 22337 for a hammer of $4,250). ($1500) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part I, Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 833 (purchased from Stephen Album, December 1986).

1070. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Ferdinando I de Medici. 1587-1609. AR Piastra (42mm, 32.54 g, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1589. Armored bust right, wearing small ruff / St. John the Baptist standing left, holding long cross and baptizing Jesus standing right in river Jordan; foliage around, radiant dove above. MIR 224/2; Davenport 5389. VF, lightly toned, flan flaw in obverse field. ($1000)

1071. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Ferdinando II de Medici. 1621-1670. AR Piastra (43mm, 32.47 g, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1628. Armored bust right, wearing large ruff / St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding long cross and raising hand in benediction. MIR 290/4; Davenport 419 = KM (DAV) 4199. Good VF, toned. ($1500)

1072. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Piastra (43.5mm, 31.15 g, 4h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1684. Draped and cuirassed bust right / St. John the Baptist standing left, holding long cross and baptizing Jesus standing right in river Jordan; foliage around, dove above. MIR 329/3; Davenport 4212 = KM (DAV) 4212. Good VF, lightly toned, traces of luster, small deposits. ($1000) 269

1073. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Tollero (43.5mm, 27.03 g, 5h). Livorno (Leghorn) mint. Dated 1692. Crowned and draped bust right / View of the harbor of Livorno. MIR 64/9; Davenport 4215; KM 16.4. VF, toned. ($500)

1074. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Cosimo III de Medici. 1670-1723. AR Tollero (42mm, 27.08 g, 6h). Livorno (Leghorn) mint. Dated 1707. Draped bust right / Crown over castle façade with two turrets. MIR 65/1; Davenport 1500; KM 35. Good VF, toned. ($1500)

1075. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Leopoldo I. 1765-1790. AR Scudo da 2 Paoli (27mm, 5.49 g, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint. Dated 1707. Armored and collared bust right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms with star of St. Stephen in background. MIR 388/2; KM (C) 18. Near EF, toned. ($500)

1076. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Ferdinando III. 1790-1801. AV Ruspone – 3 Zecchini (27mm, 10.50 g, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint; segno: horse. Dated 1800. Lily of Florence / St. John seated left on rocks, head right, holding long cross. MIR 402/10; KM (C) 39; Friedberg 336. Near EF, bag marks, some luster. ($1000) 270

1077. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Lodovico I di Borbone. 1801-1803. AR Francescone – Scudo da 10 Paoli (41mm, 27.35 g, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint; segno: hammer. Dated 1803. Bare head right, hair tied in ribbon / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms with star of St. Stephen in background. MIR 415/6; Davenport 151; KM (C) 42.2. EF, light hairlines, flan flaws on edge. ($500)

1078. ITALY, Toscana (granducato). Ferdinando III. Restored, 1814-1848. AR Lira (21.5mm, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint; segno: hammer. Dated 1823 S. Bare head right / Denomination within wreath. MIR 438/3; Pagani 74; KM (C) 57. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Toned. ($500)

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1079. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Antonio Veniero. 1382-1400. AV Ducato (21mm, 3.52 g, 7h). St. Mark standing right, presenting banner to Doge kneeling left / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing nine stars. Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1229. EF. ($500) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

1080. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Giovanni Cornaro. 1624-1630. Æ 60 Tornesi per Candia (29mm, 6.31 g, 10h). Struck for circulation in Candia (Crete). Lion of St. Mark standing left, head facing, resting paw on gospel / TOPNEΣIA// EΞHNTA in two lines; rosette flanked by stars above, rosette below. Papadopoli 133. VF, brown patina, slight porosity. ($250) 1081. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Alvise Contarini. 1676-1684. AV Zecchino (21mm, 3.47 g, 11h). St. Mark standing right, presenting long cross to Doge kneeling left / Christ standing facing within mandorla containing sixteen stars. Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1338. EF, slightly wavy flan. ($500)

1082. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Alvise IV Giovanni Mocenigo. 1763-1779. AR Osella (33mm, 9.83 g, 12h). Dually dated RY 12 and 1774 GMB. Lion of St. Mark facing, holding gospel in paws / Name of Doge and dates within wreath. Paolucci, Zecca 257; Werdnig 255. Near EF, toned. ($1500) 271

1083. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Paolo Renier. 1779-1789. AR Scudo (42mm, 10h). Struck 1799. Arms with Lion of St. Mark / Cross fleurée; L•A•F below. Papadopoli 13; Davenport 1564; KM (C) 93. In PCGS encapsulation graded AU 53. Deeply toned. ($500) Ex Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 168 (8 August 2012), lot 40655.

1084. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Paolo Renier, with the Deputi of Murano. 1779-1789. AR Osella (39mm, 9.60 g, 4h). Murano mint. Dated 1785. Cock standing left; three coats of arms above, the top most surmounted by corno Ducale / Four coats-of-arms within garland; angelic supporters flanking. Paolucci, Zecca 601. EF, lightly toned. Rare. ($4000)

1085. ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Repubblica di San Marco (Governo Provvisorio). 1848-1849. AV 20 Lire (21mm, 6.45 g, 6h). Dated 1848. Lion of St. Mark standing left on base / Denomination within wreath. Pagani 176; KM (C) 187; Friedberg 1518. Superb EF, a few scratches. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. ($1000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1981.

1086. ITALY, Regno d’Italia. Vittorio Emanuele II. 1861-1878. AR 5 Lire (37mm, 25.05 g, 6h). Rome mint. Dated 1877 R. Bare head right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms within wreath. Pagani 502; KM 8.4. UNC, a few light marks. ($300) 272

1087. MEXICO, Colonial. Felipe V. King of Spain, first reign, 1700-1724. AV 4 Escudos (26mm, 13.55 g, 5h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1711 Mo J. Crowned coat-of-arms / Jerusalem cross within polylobe; lis in quarters. BW 18.2; Grove 863; ME 9813; KM 55.1; Friedberg 7a. EF, usual areas of weak strike. ($3000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Ohio State Historical Society Collection (Jess Peters 80, 9 January 1976), lot 120.

1088 1089 1088. MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos IV. King of Spain, 1788-1808. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 27.14 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1807 Mo TH. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms between garlanded Pillars of Hercules. ME 13974; Grove 1629; BW 28.10; KM 109. Near EF, toned, light marks. ($300) 1089. MEXICO, Primera República. 1823-1863. AV Escudo (18mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Zacatecas mint. Dated 1860/59 Zs VL. REPUBLICA MEXICANA, Eagle standing facing on cactus, wings spread, grasping snake in beak and right talon; all atop laurel and oak wreath / LA LIBERTAD EN LA LEY, hand left, pointing to open book inscribed LEY and holding liberty cap on pole. BW 208.6; Grove 5195; KM 379.6. With NGC Photocertificate graded AU 55. ($500) Ex Louis E. Eliasberg Collection (American Numismatic Rarities, 18 April 2005), lot 3334; Thomas W. Voetter Collection (B. Max Mehl, 26 January 1943), lot 110 (part of).

1090. MONTENEGRO, Kotor (Cattaro). Venetian protectorate. Paolo Donà. Conte e Provveditore 1552-1553. AR Grossetto (16.5mm, 0.68 g, 2h). St. Tryphon standing facing, holding palm frond; P D flanking / St. Mark standing facing behind coat-of-arms. Paoucci, Zecca 775. VF, toned. ($400)

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1091. OMAN. Sa’id bin Taymur. AH 1350-1390 / AD 1932-1970. Proof AV Half Riyal Dhofari (34mm, 24.07 g, 12h). Presentation issue. London mint. Dated AH 1367 (AD 1947/8). Dagger and chain belt over crossed swords; nisfiye ri’al dhofari al-sultanat al-sa’idiyat (half riyal dhofari of the Sultanate of Sa’id) above; date below / sa’id bin taimur sultan musqat wa ‘uman (Sa’id bin Taimur Sultan [of]Muscat and Oman) within double linear circular border; laurel border in void. Edge: reeded with central channel ornamented with pellets . KM 29a; Friedberg –. Proof, some light field marks on obverse. Comes with original red leather presentation case from The Royal Mint embossed with arms of Oman in gold. Extremely rare, KM lists a mintage of only two specimens. ($10,000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2610 (hammer $42,500, but not paid).

1092. PHILIPPINES, Repúblika ng Pilipinas. 1946-pres. Proof AV 5000 Piso (48mm, 12h). Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the ‘New Society’. Manila mint. Dually dated 1972 and 1977. Busts of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos facing slightly right / Seal of the President of the Philippines. KM 220. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 66 ULTRA CAMEO. AGW: 1.9890 oz. ($3000) 274

1093. POLAND, Monarchy. Zygmunt III Wasa. 1587-1632. AR Talar – Taler (42.5mm, 28.71 g, 6h). Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) mint. Dated 1631 I I. Crowned and armored half-length bust right, wearing elaborate ruff and holding sword and globus cruciger / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. Kopicki 1385; Davenport 4316; KM 48.5. Good VF, toned. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Lot includes an old Edward Gans NFA ticket.

1094. POLAND, Monarchy. Jan III Sobieski. 1674-1696. AV Dukat (24mm, 3.50 g, 12h). Gdansk (Danzig) mint; Daniel Lesse, mintmaster. Dated 1682/77 DL. IOAN · III · D . G REX POL · M · D · L · R · P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MON · AUREA CIVITAT · GEDANENS · 1682, ornate civic coat-of-arms with leonine supporters; above, flower within floral wreath; D-L across lower field. D&S, Gedanensis, 373/II; cf. Kopicki 7691 (for type); MP 1528c; KM 72.2; Friedberg 36. EF, lightly toned, traces of underlying luster, traces of deposits and die break on reverse, slightly planchet clipped. ($3000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2628 (hammer $7000, but not paid); Kölner Münzkabinett 39 (18 November 1985), lot 751.

1095. POLAND, Monarchy. Stanislaw August Poniatowski. 1764-1795. AV 1½ Dukaty (22mm, 6.16 g, 12h). Warszawa (Warsaw) mint. Dated 1794. STANISLAUS AUG. D. G. REX POL · M · D · L ·, head right / AUREUS POLONIÆ, conjoined crowned coat-of-arms; below, bull standing left; all within wreath; date above; in exergue, 1½ (value) in exergue. Kopicki 2540; 1244; KM 217; Friedberg 99. EF, traces of underlying luster, scratches on reverse. ($4000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2634 (hammer $5500, but not paid); Moreira Collection (Part 1, Superior, 31 May 1988), lot 603.

1096. PORTUGAL, Kingdom. Pedro II o Pacífico (the Pacific). 1683-1706. AV 4000 Réis (29mm, 10.76 g, 6h). Lisboa (Lisbon) mint. Dated 1689. Crowned coat-of-arms / Voided cross within quadrilobe; arches ending in trefoils. Gomes 33.02; Vaz P2.02; KM 156; Friedberg 76. Choice EF, lustrous, scratch on obverse. ($3000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1988.

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1097. RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (41mm, 28.36 g, 12h). “Seaman” type. Krasny (Red) mint. Dated 1723. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right /Crowned cruciform П monogram; I in each quarter. Diakov 19; Bitkin 885; Uzdenikov 0609; KM 162.3. VF, toned. ($500) From the David Wray Collection.

1098. RUSSIA, Empire. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Rouble (41.5mm, 27.97 g, 11h). Novodel issue. “Seaman” type. Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1724 CПБ. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned cruciform П monogram; I in each quarter. Diakov p. 194, N; cf. Bitkin H1325; Uzdenikov 0619; KM N-H2. Good VF, toned. Possible modern fantasy. ($500)

1099. RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai I Pavlovich. 1825-1855. Platinum 3 Roubles (23mm, 10.19 g, 12h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint. Dated 1834 CПБ. Crowned double-headed eagle facing, with collared coat-of-arms on breast and coatsof-arms on wings, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Denomination and date. Bitkin 80; Uzdenikov 0376; KM (C) 177. Good VF, short scratch on reverse, dings near edge. ($1000) From the David Wray Collection.

1100. SAUDI ARABIA, Kingdom (Sa’ud). temp. ‘Abd al-’Aziz. AH 1350/1-1373 / AD 1932-1952. AV 4 Pounds (31mm, 32.11 g, 12h). Philadelphia mint. Struck 1945-1946. Eagle facing with wings spread, head left, clutching olive branch and bundle of arrows; coat-of-arms on breast / Weight and fineness in three lines. KM 34; Friedberg 190. EF, usual bag marks. ($1500) 276

1101. SCANDINAVIA. Circa 991-1020. AR Penny (20.5mm, 2.51 g, 7h). Imitation of Æthelred II Long Cross type. Draped bust left / Voided long cross, with triple-crescent ends. Malmer dies 281/1286; SCBI 51 (Estonian), 1223 (same dies). Good VF, toned, a little wavy. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1102. SPAIN, Aragon. Juan II. 1458-1479. AV Escudo (21mm, 3.46 g, 9h). Zaragoza mint. Ʃɭ©nneS Ḽ ĕeƩ Ḽ gˊ©æƩ© Ḽ æ©ˊ, crowned half-length facing bust, holding tridentine scepter in right hand; to right, vertical fish above æ / ˊeX Ḽ ©ˊ©gɭn⎍ȵ Ḽ n Ḽ S Ḽ ⎍, crowned coat-of-arms of Aragon. MEC 6, 238 var. (no fish); ME 1797 var. (rev. legend); Friedberg 29a; NGSA V, lot 473. EF, toned. Very rare.

($5000)

1103. SPAIN, Reino de España. Guerra de la Independencia Española. Fernando VII. Prisoniero, 1808-1813. AR 8 Reales (40mm, 27.07 g, 12h). Sevilla (Seville) mint. Dated 1809 S CN. Draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. ME 15810; KM 466.4. EF, lustrous. ($500)

1104. SWEDEN. Gustav II Adolf den store (the Great). 1611–1632. AR Riksdaler (45mm, 30.89 g, 12h). Stockholm mint. Dated 1617. Crowned and armored half-length bust left, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Christ standing facing with arms spread, holding globus cruciger; to left, crown over three coats-of-arms. Tingström 7; Antell 475; Davenport 4516; KM 69. VF, toned, removed from mount. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1105. TRANSYLVANIA, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. Ioan II Sigismund Zápolya. 1540-1571. AV Dukát (22mm, 3.54 g, 7h). Sibiu (Hermannstadt / Nagyszeben) mint; mm: crowned crossed daggers. Dated 1569. Crowned coat-of-arms / Madonna seated facing on crescent, holding infant Christ. Resch 73; MBR 261; Friedberg 275; CNG E-294, lot 989 (same rev. die). Good VF, underlying luster. a little wavy. ($1000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2673 (hammer $4500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, February 1979.

1106. TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Gabriel Báthory. 1608-1613. AV Dukát (22mm, 3.51 g, 12h). Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg / Kolozsvár) mint. Dated 1611 CV. Armored half-length bust right, holding mace over shoulder / Crowned coat-of-arms within ouroboros (serpent devouring its own tail). Resch 107; MBR 945; KM 62; Friedberg 336. EF, a few small marks, small test mark on edge. ($3000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2676 (hammer $7500, but not paid); Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 8, Sotheby’s, 24 January 1985), lot 247.

1107. TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Ecaterina de Brandenburg. 1629-1630. AV Dukát (22mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Dated 1630. Facing bust wearing elaborate lace collar / Madonna seated facing on crescent in flames, holding scepter and infant Christ; coat-of-arms below. Resch 1; MBR 1937; KM 221; Friedberg 371. EF, twice holed and skillfully repaired. Very rare. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. ($3000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 1985.

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1108. TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Acatiu Barcsai. 1658-1660. Hexagonal AV 10 Dukát (40mm, 35.05 g, 12h). Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg / Kolozsvár) mint. Dated 1659, possibly a later restrike. Bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter over shoulder / Crowned coat-of-arms. Resch 1A; MBR 2228; KM 323 (5th edition – this coin illustrated); Friedberg 375. Good VF. Extremely rare – none on CoinArchives. ($10,000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2684 (hammer $20,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, January 1985.

1109. TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Mihai Apafi I. 1662-1690. Hexagonal AV 2 Dukát (30.5mm, 7.00 g, 12h). Făgăraș (Fogarasch / Fogaras) mint. Dated 1668 AF, though a later restrike. Half-length bust right, wearing plumed fur cap and holding lis-tipped scepter over shoulder and hilt of sword / Crowned coat-of-arms. Resch 73 var. (obv. legend stops); MBR 2403 var. (same); KM 400; Friedberg 442. EF, faint blue toning. ($5000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2686 (hammer $10,000, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 1987. Reportedly ex Kress 1957.

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1110. TRANSYLVANIA, Principality. Mihai Apafi I. 1662-1690. AV 10 Dukát Klippe (44x43mm, 35.37 g, 12h). Alba Iulia (Karslburg / Gyulafehérvár) mint. Dated 1681 AI, though a later restrike. Half-length bust right, wearing plumed fur cap and holding lis-tipped scepter over shoulder and hilt of sword / Crowned coat-of-arms. Resch 238 var. (shape); MBR 2610 var. (same); KM 480 var. (same); Friedberg 452 var. (same). EF. ($2000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2688 (hammer $22,500, but not paid), purchased from M. Louis Teller, May 1985.

Ex Brand Collection

1111. TRANSYLVANIA, Grand Principality. Carol VI. 1711-1740. AV ¼ Dukát (14mm, 0.88 g, 12h). Alba Iulia (Karslburg / Gyulafehérvár) mint. Laureate head right / Crowned and mantled coat-of-arms; denomination below. Resch 83; MBR 2884; KM 547; Friedberg 521. Superb EF, lustrous. ($1000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2691 (hammer $3000, but not paid); Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 8, Sotheby’s, 24 January 1985), lot 376.

1112. TURKEY, Republic. 1923-present. AV 500 Kurush (35mm, 36.06 g, 12h). Istanbul mint. Triply dated AH 1336, year 23, and AD 1927 (in Eastern Arabic numerals). KM 839; Friedberg 79 (500 Piastres). EF, bag marks, rim bumps. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. ($750) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.

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Gobrecht Dollar from the Korein Collection

1113. UNITED STATES, Federal issues. Proof AR Dollar (38mm, 26.90 g, 12h). Philadelphia mint. Dies by Christian Gobrecht. Dated 1836 (Issue of March 1837). Korein p. 90, die alignment II; Judd 60; Pollock 65; Breen 5412. Proof, toned, minor marks, faint hairlines. ($7500) From the Dr. Julius Korein Collection, sold on behalf of the American Numismatic Society to benefit the North American Chair. Ex Stack’s (16 October 2007), lot 5214; Stack’s (18 June 1986), lot 424.

1114. UNITED STATES, Federal issues. AV Half Eagle (25mm, 8.78 g, 6h). Philadelphia mint. Dated 1800. EF, brilliantly lustrous, minor rim nick and some scattered hairlines, removed from jewelry, repaired. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. ($5000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Quality Sales 30 (10 September 1973), for a hammer of $1000.

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WORLD MEDALS Two Gold Medals After Valerio Belli

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1116 1115. ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Imperial. Scipio Africanus. 236-138 BC. AV Medal (23mm, 12.37 g, 6h). Circa 18th century striking, after an original by Valerio Belli, circa 1520s-1530s(?). • P • CORNELIVS SCIPIO, bust of Scipio right, with slight drapery / General seated left, with arms behind him, receiving soldier and female figure. Possibly unpublished. EF, lightly toned. ($1000) From the RBW Collection. Ex Sotheby’s (7 October 1993), lot 94.

1116. ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Imperial. Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) and Octavian. 106–48 BC and 63 BC–AD 14. AV Medal (21mm, 9.15 g, 11h). Circa 18th century striking, after an original by Valerio Belli, circa 1520s-1530s(?). GN • POM, bust of Pompey right, praefericulum behind / DIVI • F CAESAR, draped bust right. Cf. Attwood 392a (for rev.). Good VF, edge split. ($750)

Original Struck Paduan

1117. ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Imperial. Faustina Junior. AD 147-175. Æ Medal (35mm, 29.03 g, 7h). By Giovanni da Cavino. Struck circa 1550. FAVSTINA · AVG · ANTONINI · AVG · PI F FIL, draped bust right, wearing thin band, with hair in elaborate coif tied by pearls / Six Vestal Virgins sacrificing before the Temple of Vesta; S C in exergue. Johnson & Martini 1729-30; Klawans 2. EF, dark brown patina. Very rare – an original struck example. ($2000) 282

1118. ARGENTINA, República Argentina. 1861-pres. AV Medal (51mm, 98.7 g, 12h). Arequipa–Puno Trans-Andean Railroad. BY C. E. Bryant, Lima. Dated 29 January 1870. FERRO – CARRIL TRASANDINO/ DE AREQUIPA Á PUNO/ INJENIERO EN JEFE J. L. THORNDYKE/ CONTRATISTA ENRIQUE MEIGGS, locomotive with two cars under steam right across bridge; mountains in background, church to right / SE INAUGURO LA OBRA Y BENDIJO LA IA PIEDERA/ EL MUY REV OBISPO DE AREQUIPA/ DR D. JOSE BENEDICTO TORRES/ EL 29 DE ENERO DE 1870 around, SIENDO PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA/ EL EEXMO SOR CORNL./ D. JOSÉ BALTA/ MINISTROS DE ESTADO/ SEÑORES/ D. J. F. Balta/ DE GUERRA Y MARINA/ D/ F/ DE P. SECADA/ DE GOBIERNO &c/ D. MARIAN DORADO/ DE RELACIONES EXTs/ D. MANUEL ANGULO/ DE HACIENDA &c/ D. M. F. PAZ SOLDAN/ DE JUSTICIA &c/ D. PEDRO BALTA/ PREFECTO DE AREQUIPA/ D. MIGUEL SAN ROMAN/ PREFECT DE PUNO. Cf. Fonrobert 9177 (for type in silver). EF, hairlines, graffiti ‘1100’ in obverse field. Very rare. ($2000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Künker 247 (13 March 2014), lot 5050.

1119. CAMBODIA, Kingdom. Sisowath I. 1904-1927. AV Medal (33mm, 19.13 g, 12h). Coronation. By P. Lenoir. Dated 1906. Bare head left / Coat-of-arms. Lecompte 132; MCF 23. Near EF, small hole on edge from mounting. Extremely rare. ($1000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex International Coin Exchange II (18 February 2011), lot 69.

Capture of Trincomalee

1120. FRANCE, Royal. Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, Vice-admiral. 1729-1788. AR Medal (49mm, 63.71 g, 12h). The Capture of Trincomalee. By Dupré, for the Estates of Provence. Dated 1784 (in Roman numerals). P AND DE SUFFREN ST TRIOEZ CHEV DES ORD · DU ROI GR CROIX DE LORD DE ST JEAN DE JERUS VICE ADMIRAL FE FRANCE, bust left, hair tied in ribbon / LE CAP PROTÉGÉ/ TRINQUEMALE PRIS/ GOUDELOUR DELIVRÉ/ L’INDE DÉFENDUE/ SIX COMBATS GLORIEUX/ LES ÉTATS DE PROVENCE/ ONT DÉCERNÉ/ CETTE MÉDAILLE/ MDCCLXXXIV within wreath; small coat-of-arms above. EF, toned, short scratch on obverse. Rare in silver. ($1000) Ex Maison Palombo 10 (27 November 2011), 690.

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Contemporary Boxed Set of Napoleonic Medals 1121. FRANCE, Premier Empire. Napoléon I. 1804-1814. Lot of one-hundred-thirty-five (135) Æ Medals in contemporary case. Case produced by M. Legrous of Paris, circa 1820-1832. Includes the following issues: Battle of Montenotte. Hennin 731 // Battle of Millesimo. Hennin 732 // Battle of Castiglione. Hennin 744 // Surrender of Mantua. Hennin 782 // Surrender of Mantua. Hennin 783 // The Passage of Tagliamento and the Capture of Trieste. Hennin 788 // Treaty of Campofiormo. Hennin 811 // Conquest of Lower Egypt. Hennin 850 // Conquest of Egypt. Hennin 879 // Conquest of Upper Egypt. Hennin 896 // Arrival of Napoléon at Fréjus. Hennin 921 // Battle of Marengo and the Passage of St. Bernard. Bramsen 37 // Battle of Marengo and the Command of Napoléon. Bramsen 38 // Battle of Marengo and the Death of Desaix. Bramsen 44 // The Placement of the Colonne Vendôme. Bramsen 61 // Column of the Department of the Seine. Bramsen 64 // Construction of the Quai Desaix in Paris. Bramsen 69 // Transfer of the Body of Turenne to Les Invalides. Bramsen 71 // Attempt on the Life of Napoléon. Bramsen 76 // Peace of Luneville. Bramsen 106 // Peace of Luneville. Bramsen 107 // Peace of Amiens. Bramsen 195 // The Restoration of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Bramsen 213 // Organization of Public Education. Bramsen 214 // Paris Pharmacological School. Bramsen 264 // Negotiations with England. Bramsen 267 (x2) // Breaking of the Treaty of Amiens and the Occupation of Hannover by French Troops. Bramsen 271 // Napoléon’s Escape from the Assassination Plot of the Rue Saint-Nicaise. Bramsen 275 // Venus de Medici. Bramsen 280 // Reestablishment of the Legion d’Honneur. Bramsen 310 // Encampment at Boulogne and the Planned Invasion of England. Bramsen 318 // Encampment at Boulogne and the Planned Invasion of England. Bramsen 320 // Coronation of Napoléon. Bramsen 326 // Coronation of Napoléon. Bramsen 327 // Coronation of Napoléon. Bramsen 328 // Coronation of Napoléon. Bramsen 329 (x2) // Pius VII in Paris. Bramsen 349 // Distribution of the Eagles. Bramsen 357 // Coronation Celebrations. Bramsen 358 // Coronation Celebrations at Paris City Hall. Bramsen 359 // Salle de Laocoon in the Louvre. Bramsen 367 // Galerie d’Apollon in the Louvre. Bramsen 370 // Spread of Vaccination. Bramsen 400 // Visit of Pius VII to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 409 // Coronation as King of Italy. Bramsen 418 // Annexation of Liguria to France. Bramsen 422 // Monument of Desaix at Mont Saint-Bernard. Bramsen 426/427 (x2) // Breaking Camp at Bolougne and the Crossing of the Rhine. Bramsen 430 // Addressing the Army on the Pont du Lech. Bramsen 432 // Capitulation of Ulm and Memmingen. Bramsen 433 // Entry of Marechel Ney into Innsbruck and the Return of the Flags. Bramsen 442 // The Occupation of Vienna and Pressburg (Bratislava). Bramsen 443 // Battle of Austerlitz. Bramsen 445 // Battle of Austerlitz – France and her Allies. Bramsen 446 // Entry of Napoléon and Franz II into Urschütz. Bramsen 452 // Deputation of the Mayors of Paris at Schönbrunn. Bramsen 453 // Peace of Pressburg. Bramsen 455 // Venice Reunited with Italy. Bramsen 460 // Te Deum at the Cathedral of Vienna. Bramsen 461 // Erection of the Colonne de la Grande armée. Bramsen 463 // Establishment of the Medical Colleges. Bramsen 467 // The School of Minerology Established at Mont Blanc. Bramsen 471 // Conquest of Istria. Bramsen 512 // Conquest of Dalmatia. Bramsen 513 // Conquest of Naples. Bramsen 516 // Marriage of Stéphanie de Beauharnais to Karl, Großherzog von Baden. Bramsen 522 // The Confederation of the Rhine. Bramsen 534 // The Battle of Jena. Bramsen 537 // The Battle of Jena. Bramsen 538 // Entry of Napoléon into Berlin. Bramsen 546 // Capitulation of Prussian Fortresses Spandau, Stettin, Magdeburg, and Küstin. Bramsen 548 // Occupation of Hamburg. Bramsen 549 // Alliance with Saxony. Bramsen 551 // Sovereignities Bestowed on the Kings of Bavaria and Würtemburg. Bramsen 553 // Construction of the Arc de triomphe du Carrousel. Bramsen 557 // The French Army Crosses the Vistula. Bramsen 620 // Battle of Eylau. Bramsen 628 // Napoléon at Osterode. Bramsen 631 // Battle of Friedland. Bramsen 632 // Battle of Friedland and the Anniversary of Marengo. Bramsen 633 // Campaigns of 1806–1807. Bramsen 634 // Conquest of Silesia (Poland). Bramsen 635 // Peace of Tilsit. Bramsen 640 // Independence of Danzig. Bramsen 652 // Creation of the Duchy of Warsaw. Bramsen 653 // Creation of the Kingdom of Westphalia. Bramsen 660 // Marriage of Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte and Katharina von Württemberg. Bramsen 662 // Victories of 1807. Bramsen 674 // The Road to Simplon Completed. Bramsen 688 // Road from Nice to Rome. Bramsen 690 // Annexation of Etruria to France. Bramsen 721 // Entry of the French Army into Alcala. Bramsen 757 // Visit of Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte, Queen of Holland, to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 769 // Pauline Bonaparte Borghese, Duchess of Guastalla. Bramsen 770 // Caroline Bonaparte Murat, Queen of Naples. Bramsen 772 // Austria Violates the Treaty of Pressburg. Bramsen 844 // Entrance of Napoléon into Vienna. Bramsen 847 // Annexation of Rome to France. Bramsen 848 // Annexation of Rome to France. Bramsen 849 // Battle of Raab. Bramsen 854 // Battle of Essling and the Crossing of the Danube. Bramsen 859 // Battle of Wagram. Bramsen 860 // Opening of the Canal de l’Ourcq. Bramsen 868 // The English Attack on Antwerp and the Stay of Napoléon in Schoenbrünn. Bramsen 870 // Treaty of Vienna. Bramsen 876 // Conquest of Illyria. Bramsen 879 // Visit of Friedrich August of Saxony to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 883 // Visit of Maximilian and Karoline of Bavaria to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 939 // Marriage of Napoléon and Marie-Louise. Bramsen 952 // Marriage of Napoléon and Marie-Louise. Bramsen 954 // Marriage of Napoléon and Marie-Louise. Bramsen 956 // Marriage of Napoléon and Marie-Louise. Bramsen 959 // Obsequies for Lannes, Duc de Montebello. Bramsen 971 // Statue of Desaix in the Place de Victoire. Bramsen 976 // Orphans of the Légion d’Honneur. Bramsen 980 // The Birth of the King of Rome (Napoléon II). Bramsen 1091 // The Birth of the King of Rome (Napoléon II). Bramsen 1099 // The Birth of the King of Rome (Napoléon II). Bramsen 1100 // The Baptism of the King of Rome (Napoléon II). Bramsen 1125 // Capture of Vilnius. Bramsen 1156 // The French Army at the Dniepr. Bramsen 1158 // Battle of Moscow. Bramsen 1162 // Entry of Napoléon into Moscow. Bramsen 1164 // The Eagle of France on the Volga. Bramsen 1166 // Retreat of the French Army from Russia. Bramsen 1168 // Founding of the École Francaise des beux arts in Rome. Bramsen 1178 // Monument on Mont-Cenis Decreed. Bramsen 1233 // Visit of Marie Louise to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 1303 // Victories of February 1814. Bramsen 1348 // Visit of Franz I of Austria to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 1465 // Visit of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia to the Paris Mint. Bramsen 1466 // Napoléon Taken Aboard the Bellerophon. Bramsen 1691. Coins EF or better, some spots of verdigris. In a contemporary green case (110mm height, 235mm depth, 340mm width), with two brass handles and an opened brass lock, bearing the crowned and mantled coat-of-arms of Napoléon and the legend “MÉDAILLES RÈGNE DE NAPOLÉON/ GRATIUS SIBI ILLUM ESSE FACTURUM SI OBLIVISCI QUAM SI MEMINISSI DOCUISSET.” Inside, eight numbered trays, lined in pale green velvet, with space for coins in seven and the final tray open. The bottom of the interior has a sticker reading: A LA BOULE • D’OR/ Quai de l’Horloge, No. 67/ fabrique de gaînerie./ LAGROUS,/ Succr. de M. LÉVEILLÉ,/ à Paris. Lot also includes 14 monochrome prints of the life of Napoléon from an uncertain early 20th century Russian publication. ($30,000)

A M. Legrous is known at 65 Quai de l’Horloge from a report on an adding machine he invented (Bulletin de la Société d’encouragement pour l’industrie nationale. Vol. 27, no. 294, December 1828, p. 394-7). Later, in a report on the 1867 Exposition Universelle, the Gellée brothers, leather case makers, are noted as having taken over the business from M. Lagrous in 1832 (Exposition universelle de 1867: Rapports du jury international, Volume 3 – Groupe III, Classes 14 a 26, 1867, p. 452). Combined with the presence of a medal produced by the Englishman J. Mudie in 1820, the period this collection was completed can be narrowed to sometime between 1820 and 1832.

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1122. GERMANY, Hamburg. AR Doppelter Hochzeitstaler (60mm, 57.33 g, 11h). Marriage Medal – The Wedding at Cana. Matthias Freude der Alter, mintmaster. Struck 1635-1668. • WAS · GOT ZUSAMMEN FVGET • DAS SOLKE IN MENSCH SCHEIDEN, Christ standing facing between man and woman standing facing one another and clasping hands / (trefoil between crossed picks) IESUS CHRISTUS MACHET WASSER · Z : WEINN CANA GALI : IoH : II, marriage at Cana: Christ seated right at table, Mary seated to back left beside woman and man, two men standing to right, one raising cup; at Christ’s feet, six water jugs. VF, toned, short scratch, various light marks, traces of mount. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1123. GERMANY, Münster (Bistum). Sede Vacante. 1719. AR Medallic 1 1/2 Reichstaler (47mm, 43.06 g, 12h). A. G. Pott, mintmaster. * CAPITVL · MONAST · SEDE · VACANTE, half-length facing bust of S. Paulus, holding sword and Gospels, on band of shield; border of 19 coats-of-arms around / * CAROLVS · M · R · I · ECCL · MONS · FVNDATOR, halflength facing bust of Charlemagne, holding sword and orb; border of 19 coats-of-arms around. Schulze 212; Zepernick 221. Near EF, toned. ($500)

1124. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Friedrich II der Große (the Great). 1786-1797. AR Medal (42mm, 28.17 g, 12h). Centennial of the French Church in Berlin. By J. Abraham. Dually dated 10 June 1672 and 1772 (in Roman numerals). ASYLE OUVERT A LA FOI PAR LA CHARITE, female figure seated right, two children on lap, resting arm on model of church; to right, Faith standing left, holding gospel; in exergue, LE X IUIN M DC LXXII / L’EGLISE/ FRANÇOISE/ FONDÉE A BERLIN/ PAR LE GRAND ELECTEUR/ CELEBRE SON IUBILÉ/ SOUS LE REGNE/ DE/ FREDERIC LE GRAND/ LE X IUIN M D CC LXXII. Hoffmann 18. Good VF, toned. With an old ticket from Robert Ball. ($300)

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1125. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher. 1729-1786. AR Medal (43mm, 27.92 g, 12h). By J. Abraham. Dated 1729 (in Roman numerals), though struck 1774. MOSES MENDELSSOHN, bust left / PHAEDON, butterfly alighting right on skull; in exergue, NATUS/ MDCCXXIX. Hoffmann 251. EF, toned, minor marks underneath toning. With an old German collection ticket. ($500)

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1126. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. AR Medal (42mm, 27.60 g, 12h). Accession to the Throne. By A. Abramson. Dated 17 August 1786 (in Roman numerals). FRIDERICUS WILHELMUS II BOROSSORUM REX, mantled bust left / TU REGERE IMPERIO POPULUM DIVINE MEMENTO, Friedrich, in guise of Hercules, seated right on rocks, club between lefts, lyre behind; to right, Minerva standing left, holding long scepter; in exergue, REGNUM ADEPTUS D · XVII AUG ·/ MDCCLXXXVI. Hoffmann 63. EF, toned. With an old German collection ticket. ($300) 1127. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. AR Medal (41mm, 27.89 g, 12h). Homage of Southern Prussia. By A. Abramson. Dated 1793 (in Roman numerals). FRID · WILHELMVS BORVSSORVM REX, draped and cuirassed bust right / VOBIS QVOQVE PATER, eagle flying right, head left, wings spread; in exergue, BORVSS · MERIDION ·/ FID · PRAEST ·/ MDCCLXXXXIII. Hoffmann 85. EF, toned. With an old ticket from Dr. Waldemar Wruck. ($300) 1128. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Carl August von Struensee, finance minister. 1735-1804. AR Medal (42mm, 29.24 g, 12h). By A. Abramson. Dated 1796 (in Roman numerals). CAROL · AVGVSTVS SERVENSEE, bust right; below, ABARMS · F · MDCCXCVI / MERCVRIALIVM CVSTOS VIRORVM, Mercury advancing left, head right, holding caduceus and scroll; PATRONO/ CVLTORES in exergue. Hoffmann 238. Good VF, toned, marks under tone, minor porosity on face. With an old German collection ticket. ($200)

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1129. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840. AR Medal (34mm, 13.88 g, 12h). Homage in Berlin. By A. Abramson. Dated 1798. FRIED · WILHELM III KOENIG VON PREUSSEN, bust left, with hair tied in ribbon / DURCH GERECHTIGKEIT BEGLUCKEND, Genius standing left, holding scales and rudder; to lower left, eagle standing left, head right, wings spread. Hoffmann 99. Choice EF, toned. With an old German collection ticket. ($300)

1130. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Friedrich Wilhelm III and Aleksandr I Pavlovich, Emperor of Russia. 17971840 and 1801-1825. AR Medal (42mm, 27.81 g, 12h). Meeting of the Two Monarchs. By A. Abramson. Dated 1802 (in Roman numerals). ALEXANDER I RVSS · IMP · FRID · WILH · III BPT · REX, confronted busts of Friedrich Wilhelm and Aleksandr, both with hair tied in ribbon / HOSPITIBVS AVGVSTIS, Borussia standing left, scattering flowers over altar inscribed with clasped hands; at her feet, eagle standing left, head right, wings spread; in exergue, MEMEL ·/ MDCCCII. Hoffmann 102; Diakov 276. EF, toned, some scratches underneath toning. With an old German collection ticket. ($1000)

1131. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Immanuel Kant, philosopher. 1724-1804. AR Medal (42mm, 28.46 g, 12h). For his Sixtieth Birthday. By A. Abramson. Dated 1723 (in Roman numerals), though struck 1784. EMANVEL KANT, draped bust right / PERSCRVTATIS FUNDAMENTIS STABILITVR VERITAS (Truth can only eb ascertained by a thoroughgoing re-examination of its foundations), Leaning Tower of Pisa right; below, Sphinx seated right, wings spread; in exergue, NAT ·/ MDCCXXIII. Hoffmann 236. Good VF, toned, light marks. With an old German collection ticket. Rare . ($500) The reverse imagery recalls Mendelssohn’s impression of Kant’s philosophy: a tower seemingly prepared to collapse, but set on strong foundations. A. Gulyga (Immanuel Kant: His Life and Thought [1984], p. 123-4) relates that an example of this medal was presented to Kant on the last day of the semester, 4 March 1784. The gift was not well received by the philosopher, no doubt a result of the poor likeness of the portrait, the misspelled name, and the incorrect birth year.

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1132. GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Immanuel Kant, philosopher. 1724-1804. AR Medal (42.5mm, 27.74 g, 12h). On his death. By A. Abramson. Dually dated 1724 and 1804 (in Roman numerals). IMANVEL KANT NAT · MDXXCCIV, draped bust right / ALTIVS VOLANTEM ARCVIT, Minerva seated left, raising hand; to left, owl flying right; in exergue, DENAT ·/ MDCCCIV. Hoffmann 237. EF, toned. With an old German collection ticket. ($500)

Bicentennial of the Protestant Reformation

1133. GERMANY, Regensburg (Freie und Reichsstädte). AR Medal (44mm, 29.40 g, 12h). Bicentennial of the Protestant Reformation. By ‘N. N.’ of Rome. Dated 1717 (in nine chronograms). FRVSTRA QVOS OFFENDIT SCELESTVS IMPLORA (In vain does the wicked man implore those whom he has injured), book inscribed BIB/LIA on altar set atop mountain; kneeling to either side, Crusader, holding patriarchal cross with shield on back and Papal tiara at feet and saying “PICCAVI ADIVVA ME (Help me, I have sinned),” and Priest standing right, holding communion cup and banner on patriarchal cross; below, Jew riding right on donkey, a Turk riding right on a camel, and a Jesuit riding left on a fox, saying between them “IVLAT ILLE – MAGNA DISPARITAS – IVBILAT ISTE (One cries out, the other rejoices, great disparity)”; in background, city views; in exergue, PIERRE CABANIS PRETRE SECVLIER INV · N · N · FEC · ROMÆ / VNDIQVE/ PROCELLA PREMITVR ·/ IN GALLIA RIDETVR/ IMPIA CONSTITVTIO ·/ HISPANIA NIHILI ·/ DVCIT FVLMINA ·/ SICILIAE LVSIT INDIGNA/ PRORSVS MONITA ·/ CAESAR PROVOCATVS/ DIRA MINATVR ·/ ET LVTHERANORVM/ DOCT · IVBILAT · (On all sides the storm gathers/ In France a wicked assembly laughs./ Spain thinks the lightning is nothing./ Sicily plays unworthily with these monitions./ The emperor being provoked threatens terrible things,/ and the teacher of the Lutherans rejoices). Cf. Peus 415, lot 448 (for example in bronze); J. Hilton, Chronograms, 5000 and more in number (London, 1882), pp. 223-4. EF, toned. Very rare. ($500) Pierre Cabanis, here billed as a “secular priest,” published Le miroir, que ne flate point, d’un prince accompli et d’un ministre fidele in Regensberg in 1716.

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1134. GERMANY, Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (Herzogtum). Friedrich III, with Maria Elisabeth von Sachsen. 1616-1659 . AR Medal (52mm, 34.46 g, 12h). On their Marriage. By S. Dadler. Dated 1630. DVRCH GOTT SEGEN GEWINT DAS HERTZ IN LIEB ENTZV/ EHR ZVNEHM VND WACHSE SE(HR), Friedrich and Maria standing facing one another, clasping hands over table; flaming heart above hands; above, radiant sun, dove, and two cherubs / · DIE NESSEL VND DIE RAVTE WERDEN ALHIER VERTRAWTE/ GOTT LAS HOLSTEIN VND SACHSEN ZVSAMEN WOHL AVFWACHSEN, conjoined and garnished coat-of-arms; 1630 in garnish; all within border of trefoils and leaves. Lange 316; Merseburger 1143. VF, toned, numerous dings. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1135. IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah. AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. Restrike AV 25 Tomans (51mm, 68.50 g, 12h). Tehran mint (with reverse die produced in Brussels). Dated AH 1301 B (AD 1883/4). al-sultan ibn al-sultan wa’l khaqan ibn al-khaqan shahanshah zo alghamein nasir al-din shah qajar (The sultan, son of the Sultan and the Khaqan, the son of the Khaqan, Shahanshah of two decades, Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar) in Persian, bust facing slightly left within double linear circular border; outer border consisting of dentils / 1301 al-sultan al-’azam wa’l khaqan al-afkham nasir al-din shah qajar (1301 the great Sultan and dignified Khaqan, Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar) in Persian on floral field; all within linear circular border; in outer margin, sprays of laurel and oak; Kiani Crown above; below, Lion and Sun flanked by floral symbols; B in exergue. Cf. Rabino di Borgomale pl. 45, 64 (for obverse); Album –; cf. KM X# 9 (silver; for obv.) and X# 8 (for rev.); Davenport 286 note; Friedberg –; cf. Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio 168, lot 40618 (silver; same dies). Good VF, traces of die rust, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. ($5000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Stephen Album.

1136. IRAN, Pahlavis. Farah Pahlavi Shahbanu. AH 1387-1398 / AD 1967-1979. AV Medallic Stamp (31.5x40mm, 25.22 g). Anniversary of Coronation as Shahbanu. Dated SH 1347 (AD 1968). Half-length crowned and mantled facing bust within bleu enameled rectangle; Persian inscription and dates in red and black enamel around / Blank, but for ‘900’ and two hallmarks. EF, hairline scratches on reverse. ($1000) 290

England Returns to the Catholic Church

1137. ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Julius III. 1550-1555. AR Medal (48mm, 46.54 g, 12h). Return of the Roman Catholic Church to England under Queen Mary. By Giovanni da Cavino. Dated RY 5 (AD 1554), though a contemporary cast. IVLIVS TERTIVS · PONT · MAX · A · V ·, bust right, wearing zucchetto and mantum; IO · CΛVINO · F on truncation of bust / ANGLIA RESVRGES, Pope Julius standing left, raising personification of England kneeling right, casting aside bow and quiver; in background, Cardinal Reginald Pole and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V standing facing; to right, Philip and Mary standing facing one another; in exergue, VT NVNC/ NOVISSIMO/ DIE. Cf. Johnson & Martini 1172 (in bronze); Lawrence 96; cf. Lincoln 553-5 (bronze); Mazio –; Eimer 31b (this medal illustrated); MI 70/15. Near EF, toned, lightly chased in obverse field. ($10,000) This celebrated medal is most frequently encountered in French re-strikes made from the 18th Century onward (see Eimer 31c). Contemporary cast examples are extremely rare, especially so in silver. To complement his handsome portrait of Julius III on the obverse, Cavino took as his model for the reverse a very rare sestertius of Vespasian; ‘Roma Resurges’ RIC ii, 2nd ed., 109. Cavino made struck copies (Paduans) of this sestertius, see Klawans 3-4. On the medal he added more participants to the scene. Pope Julius, who takes the place of Vespasian on the sestertius, raises England, who replaces Roma, to her feet. Cardinal Pole and the Emperor Charles V, substituted by Cavino for Minerva, accompany England. Behind the Pope stand Philip and Mary facing one another. Mary is clutching her stomach that appears swollen. This has been interpreted as alluding to the pregnancy that Mary announced in November of 1554. This was the same month Cardinal Pole came to London and the formalities of reconciliation with the Holy See were concluded in the English Parliament. Had a child been born and survived, English and European history would have taken a very different course, but tragically for Mary it was a phantom pregnancy.

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1138. ITALY, Sardegna (Regno). Vittorio Emanuele II, with Maria Adelaide d’Asburgo-Lorena. As Principe di Peimonte, 1831-1849. AV Medal (45mm, 52.04 g, 12h). On their Marraige. By G. Galeazzi. Dated 1842 (in Roman numerals). Jugate busts of Vittorio and Maria, diademed, right / VICTORI · EMANVELIS/ SABAVDI/ MARIAE · ADEL · AVSTRIACAE/ NVPTIAE/ AVSPICATISSIMAE/ MDCCCXLII. Superb EF, faint hairlines. Rare. ($5000) Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA V (2 December 2008), lot 729.

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Exceptional Medal by Bijlaer

1139. LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Maurits van Oranje. Stadhouder, 1585-1625. AR Medal (66.5mm, 54.92 g, 12h). Naval Victories over the Spanish. By Jan van Bijlaer. Dated 1624. Armored and draped bust facing slightly right, wearing elaborate ruff; around, Mauritius D · G · Princeps Auricæ, Com : Naß &c Prov : confœ ; Gub : in script; in margin above, clasped hands holding bundle of arrows, coats-of-arms of the seven provinces with ribbons naming each / Crowned coat-of-arms within Garter inscribed HONI · SOIT · QVI · MAL · Y· PENSE ·; all within wreath; below, ribbon inscribed “Ie Maintiendray” over 16 Cum Privil 24. Eimer 103; MI 293/91; Betts 22; Van Loon II, p. 155; Künker 141, lot 4438. Choice EF, deeply toned. Very rare. ($5000) 293

1140. TRANSYLVANIA. György Bánffy (Georg Banfi von Losontz). Guvernator, 1691-1708. AR Medal – Halbschautaler (36mm, 14.27 g, 12h). On his death. By Georg Schuler. Dated 1709 (in Roman numerals). ET GRYPHES FECIT VMBRA CVPRESSI/ , ship on stormy seas left; above, two griffins holding swords, bearing pillow with two skulls; cypress trees field; S/ D to left, K/ K to right, (quatrefoil) IACTAMVR IN ALTVM (rosette) below / Biographical inscription in fifteen liens. Resch 108. VF, toned. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1141. UNITED STATES. AV Medal (44mm, 53.28 g, 12h). Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. By P. Krider. Presented to Buchanan & Lyall, 1881, for display of plug chewing tobacco. CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL, Science and Industry seated facing before view of Cincinnati; various products of industry, agriculture, and trade around; in exergue, EXPOSITION over beehive / BOARD OF TRADE * CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ * OHIO MECHANICS INSTITUTE *, AWARDED/ TO/ Buchanan & Lyall/ FOR/ Display of Plug/ Chewing Tobaccos/ 1881.. EF, proof-like, light marks and hairlines, minor edge marks. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. ($3000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from A. Terranova.

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1142. Games of the VIII Olympiad, Paris. 1924. AV Participation Medal (39x35mm, 18.22 g, 12h). Issued to Arthur G. Rudd (1894-1968), Defender on the American Soccer Team . By Dieges & Clust. Statue of Liberty before radiant sun above which are nine stars; to left, badge of the US Football Association above PARIS; soccer ball above 1924 to right; above cloisonné Olympic rings; in exergue, laurel wreath with banner inscribed OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM / Plain back hallmarked and inscribed ARTHUR G. RUDD. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rudd (for biography of Arthur Rudd). Superb EF. ($2000) From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Ingrid O’Neil, November 2011.

BRITISH COINAGE

1143 1144 1143. CELTIC, Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 60-50 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 6.31 g, 1h). Westerham South (Atrebatic A) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Celtic horse left; block of pellets above; below, crescent above pellet; zigzag pattern in exergue. Bean A2; Van Arsdell 202-1; ABC 482; SCBC 21. Near EF, light mark on obverse. ($750) Reportedly found in West Berkshire, 2012.

1144. CELTIC, Cantii. Uninscribed. Circa 55-25 BC. AV Quarter Stater (12mm, 1.31 g). Yoke Sunflower type. Blank / Horse left; yoke above, sunflower to below. Van Arsdell –; ABC 207; SCBC –. VF, toned, metal flaw on obverse. Rare. ($500)

1145. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. AV Stater (16mm, 5.42 g). Warrior Series B (Trinovantian N) type. Crossed vertical and curved wreaths with opposed crescents at center; annulets and sprays forming hidden faces in quarters / Warrior, holding carnyx, on horse right; four-spoked wheel above, to left, and in exergue; T-A-Í-C around. Van Arsdell 1732-5; ABC 2565; SCBC 217. Good VF, a few light marks. Rare. ($1000) Ex St James’s 21 (19 April 2012), lot 113.

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1146. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. AR Unit (14mm, 1.31 g). Tasciovanus X-box (Trinovantian O) type. Verulamium mint. Struck circa 5 BC-AD 5. Quadrilobe inscribed with saltire, superimposed on stylized cross; u-e-r-L in angles; all within pelleted border / Boar right; TAÍ above, star below. Kretz type D1; Van Arsdell 1796-1; ABC 2628; SCBC 236. Good VF, attractively toned, minor porosity. Well centered. ($500) Ex William F. Blank Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 81, 20 May 2009), lot 1347.

1147. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Andoco. Circa 20-1 BC. AV Quarter Stater (12mm, 1.33 g). Crescent Wreath (Trinovantian Q) type. Two crescents facing back-to-back over crossed wreath motif; A-N-D-O in angles / Horse prancing left; bucranium above, seven-spoked wheel below. Kretz, Problem, fig. 3; Van Arsdell 1863-1; ABC 2718; SCBC 263. VF, toned, hint of deposits, light contact mark on horse. Rare. ($1500) Ex Geoff Cottam Collection, purchased from Bond, 11 January 2005.

1148 1149 1148. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 8-41. AV Quarter Stater (10.5mm, 1.31 g, 2h). Cunobelinus Linear (Trinovantian U) type. Grain ear; CA Â[u] flanking / Horse right; [branch above], CuN below. Van Arsdell 1927-1; ABC 2810; SCBC 292. EF, toned. Possibly a contemporary imitation. ($750) Certain stylistic elements of this coin are unusual for the series, such as the grains in the ear being composed of perfect dots and the crude engraving of the letters. While the weight and fabric are consistent with the official issues, these stylistic elements suggest that the coin is an imitation. That said, the style of the letter is reminiscent of the ‘biga’ gold stater issue, so perhaps this may also be part of a heretofore unrecognized variety.

Extremely Rare Bearded Head 1149. CELTIC, Trinovantes & Catuvellauni. Cunobelin. Circa AD 8-41. AR Unit (13mm, 1.31 g, 11h). Cunobelinus Spiky (Trinovantian W) type. Bearded head left with spiky hair; CAÂ-uL around / Victory seated right, holding cup; pellet-inannulet to right, [CuNO in exergue]. De Jersey, Silver, type C4, dies A/1; Van Arsdell 2045-1; ABC 2855 variant; SCBC 303. Good VF, toned, slight porosity. Extremely rare. ($750) Ex Geoff Cottam Collection (Spink 232, 2 December 2015), lot 392, purchased from Spink, February 2005. Philip de Jersey, in his study of Cunobelin’s silver, noted the various Roman prototypes that the chieftain’s coins appear to copy. Here, the obverse resembles the famous ‘Vercingetorix’ portrait on denarii of L. Hostilius Saserna (cf. Crawford 448), while the reverse is adapted from that of the moneyer M. Cato (cf. Crawford 343 and 462).

1150. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 60-50 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 5.78 g, 2h). North East Coast - Three Line (Corieltauvian B) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; pellet with rays to left, ‘sun’ below, ornaments around, [three lines in exergue]. Van Arsdell 805-11; ABC 1734; SCBC 29; UKDFD 15123 (this coin). Near EF, toned. ($1000) Found Stixwould, Lincolnshire, 2008.

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1151 1152 1151. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 60-50 BC. AV Stater (20mm, 5.61 g, 9h). Sunflower (Corieltauvian B) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; ‘anchor’ face above, circle to left, ‘sun’ below, ornaments around. Van Arsdell 809-1; ABC 1737; SCBC 390; CCI 07.0074 (this coin). EF, toned, off center with area of flat strike. ($1000) Found Cambridgeshire, 2007.

1152. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 40-20 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 5.80 g, 3h). South Ferriby (Corieltauvian E) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; ‘anchor’ face above, star of six points below. Van Arsdell 811-5; ABC 1743; SCBC 390. EF, toned. High relief. ($1000)

1153 1154 1153. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 40-20 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 5.27 g, 4h). South Ferriby - Phallic (Corieltauvian E) type. Devolved head of Apollo right (nearly obliterated in die) / Disjointed horse left; phallus and ‘anchor’ face above, [star below]. Van Arsdell 819-3; ABC 1752; SCBC 390. Near EF, lightly toned, a few light marks. Very rare. ($750)

Extremely Rare Clockwise Spiral 1154. CELTIC, North-Eastern series (‘Corieltauvi’). Uninscribed. Circa 40-20 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 5.35 g, 5h). Domino (Corieltauvian H) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; box with four pellets above, clockwise four-armed spiral below. Van Arsdell 829-1; ABC 1758; SCBC 393. Good VF, toned, scuff on obverse. Extremely rare with clockwise spiral. ($750)

1155. ANGLO-SAXON, Primary Sceattas. Circa 680-700. AR Sceatt (11.5mm, 1.21 g, 9h). Series A, variety 3. Mint in Kent. Radiate bust right; TiC to right, two annulets and A-like ornament behind / ‘Standard’ with TOT ii; triangle with pellets above, pseudo-legend around. Abramson 3.40; SCBI 63 (BM), 56-62; SCBC 775. Near EF, toned. Struck on a broad flan. An attractive example of the earliest sceatta coinage. ($500) The terminology for the denomination traditionally referred to as a ‘sceat’ has been fully analyzed in a recent article by John Hines (“The Hunting of the Sceatt” in T. Abramson, ed., Studies in Early Medieval Coinage, Volume III, Sifting the Evidence [Spink, 2014], pp. 7–17), that convincingly demonstrates that the correct term is sceatt, while the plural form remains Sceatta.

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1156 1157 1156. ANGLO-SAXON, Continental Sceattas. Circa 720/25-800/20. AR Sceatt (10mm, 0.82 g, 8h). Series X, type 31. Ribe mint. ‘Wodan’ head facing; short cross pommée to left and right / Fantastic creature flying right, head left, with tail coiled rightward. Abramson 103 var. (not noted without pellet above head); cf. SCBI 63 (BM), 452; North 116; SCBC 797. Good VF, lightly toned. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, purchased from Andy Singer (ticket included).

1157. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 710-720. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.12 g). Series G, type 3a. Mint in Northumbria (probably Eoferwic [York]). Diademed head right; cross pommée before / Standard with central pellet-inannulet, saltires in angles, pellets between saltires; pellets and crosses in margin. Abramson 21.20; SCBI 63 (BM), 431-4; North 43; SCBC 800. Good VF, toned, many light scuffs. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 170 (7 August 2013), lot 343; Cederlind 164 (16 May 2012), lot 340.

1158 1159 1158. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 710-725. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.19 g). Series J, type 37. Mint in Northumbria (prob. York). Two confronted diademed heads; between, long cross with trident end; double border / Cross, at each end a bird right; double border. Abramson 19.30; SCBI 63 (BM), 481-4; North 135; SCBC 802A. Near EF, old collection tone. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Elsen 113 (16 June 2012), lot 808.

1159. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 710-725. AR Sceatt (13mm, 1.18 g). Series J, type 37. Mint in Northumbria (prob. York). Two confronted diademed heads; between, long cross with trident end; double border / Cross, at each end a bird right; double border. Abramson 19.30; SCBI 63 (BM), 481-4; North 135; SCBC 802A. Good VF, toned, a couple spots of green encrustation. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 172 (18 December 2013), lot 357.

1160 1161 1160. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 725-745. AR Sceatt (13mm, 1.03 g, 7h). Series QIIC, type 65. Uncertain mint in East Anglia (Elig [Ely]?). Bird standing left, with wings spread; small cross pommée below each wing, pellets around / Quadruped advancing left; pellets around. Abramson 64.40; SCBI 63 (BM), 618; North 138; SCBC 809. EF, toned. Good metal for issue. ($750) Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1841.

1161. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 730-760. AR Sceatt (13.5mm, 1.05 g, 6h). Series L, type 19. London mint. Diademed and draped bust left; long cross to left / Figure, holding bird in left hand, cross in right, standing facing, head left, on upturned lunette. Abramson 33.100; SCBI 63 (BM), 546 var. (bird and cross in opposite hands); North 73; SCBC 804G. Good VF, toned, area of weak strike. Rare. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 170 (7 August 2013), lot 344; Cederlind 164 (16 May 2012), lot 342.

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1162. ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (20mm, 1.25 g, 3h). York mint. Inverted patriarchal cross; ⌐ Ƀ ќ ͻ at end of limbs, ያ/ ዞ/ /ส Ḫ in quarters / ม ⍵Ɵያ©ዛƟዥƟ© ዟæ, small cross pattée, with pellet in 1st and 4th quarters. L&S Class VId; SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 405 (same dies); BMC 916; North 511; SCBC 998. Near EF, toned. ($1500) Ex Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection; Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.1 (February 2004), no. HS 1492; Christie’s (28 February 1991), lot 499. The unusual reverse legend MIRABILLA FECIT expands to “Sing a song to the Lord for HE HAS DONE MARVELLOUS DEEDS” a direct quote from Psalm 98.1.

1163 1164 1163. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22mm, 1.59 g, 12h). Circumscription cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC ii). Wessex (prob. Winchester) dies; Deorweald, moneyer. Late period I, circa 915-920. ฾ ዞ±ዝዮዮዞ±ያዝ ያዞዱ, small cross pattée / ዝዞɭያዮ/ዮ±ዥዝ ዦ0∂ in two lines; ฾ ฾ ฾ between, Ḩ above, Ḩ below. CTCE 146(i); SCBI –; BMC –; North 649; SCBC 1087. Near EF, glossy dark toning. ($1000) Deorwald was the moneyer who struck the unique gold mancus for Edward (CTCE 144 = C.E. Blunt, “A Gold Penny of Edward the Elder” in BNJ XXV [1945–8], pp. 277–81).

1164. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (23mm, 1.56 g, 9h). Bust Diademed (BD) type (BMC iii). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Leofhelm, moneyer. Late period II, circa 920-924. ฾ ዞ±ዝዮዮዞ±ያዝ ያዞዱ, diademed bust left / ዥƗɭ⌘H/ዞዥዦ ዦ0ɭ in two lines; ฾ ฾ ฾ between, Ḩ ฾ Ḩ above, Ḩ below. CTCE 31; SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 309 (same dies); BMC –; North 651; SCBC 1084. Good VF, toned, areas of weak strike. Charming portrait. ($3000)

1165 1166 1165. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (23mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Circumscription Cross type (BMC v). Leigeceaster (Chester) mint mint; Abba, moneyer. ®†⌓ǧӲ˶©n ʽ⌓ ˶ɭBʽǧ⌓, small cross pattée / ม ©BB© ዦɭƗዧ ǧ⌓ŭ⌓üŖ, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan 136; SCBI 5 (Chester), 2 var. (initial cross in obv. legend); North 672; SCBC 1093. VF, toned, flan crack, a few light marks. ($1000) 1166. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (22.5mm, 1.48 g, 6h). Small cross/HorizontalTrefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Uncertain mint; Ari, moneyer. ๘ ®†⌓ǧӲ˶±/n ʽ⌓Ң, small cross pattée / Aʽĩ ዦ./ɭɃĩ˶± in two lines; ฾ ฾ ฾ between, Ḩ above, ! • below. Blunt, Aethelstan 370 note; SCBI –; SCBI 34 (BM), 200 = BMC 95 (same obv. die); EMC –; North 668/3; SCBC 1089. EF. Extremely rare variety with trefoil-pellet reverse. ($1000) Although Blunt placed all the coins of this moneyer under his North Eastern I mint, he noted that the style of the BMC 95 piece, struck from the same obverse die as the current specimen, was unusual. Perhaps equally important, he did not note that the reverse was actually a variety of the Horizontal-Trefoil/Two-line type, with a pellet in the bottom field, rather than a trefoil. The style here, in fact, is more refined than the large, bold lettering usually equated with the North Eastern I mint, and it also has the outer linear circle that is typically absent on issues from that mint. The authors of CTCE, however, did note the difference (CTCE, p. 112), and suggested that such issues may belong to the North Eastern II mint. Nonetheless, the style of the Two-line type coins from even that mint is still distinctly different from that on the present coin (cf. Blunt 421–4). As such it is likely that this coin was struck in a mint south of the former Danelaw.

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1167. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21.5mm, 1.43 g, 9h). Small cross/HorizontalTrefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). North Eastern I mint; Beso, moneyer. ๘ ®†⌓ǧӲ˶©ɚ⌓Ң, small cross pattée / B⌓Ӳ⌓/ዖɭዖ in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoils above and below. Blunt, Aethelstan –; SCBI 34 (BM), –; North 668/1a; SCBC 1089. Good VF, deeply toned. Extremely rare moneyer for Æthelstan, and the first example of him on the HT 1 type. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Morton & Eden 72 (15 December 2014), lot 173. Bese is unrecorded as a moneyer of Æthelstan, but is now known not only on the Horizontal-Trefoil type, as here, but also on the Hemlet type, likewise known from a single example: CNG 102, lot 1434 = Spink 223, lot 1352 = EMC 2013.0358. This moneyer is known from coins of the succeeding reigns of Edmund and Edred.

Extremely Rare Moneyer Cugeli 1168. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21mm, 1.60 g, 12h). Small cross/ Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). North Eastern I mint; ‘Cugeli’, moneyer. ®†⌓ǧ/Ӳ˶±n ʽ⌓Ң, small cross pattée / üќŭ⌓ƗƗ/⍵ɭኋ⌓ኋ in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoils above and below. Blunt, Aethelstan 378; SCBI 34 (BM), –; SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 710 (same obv. die); North 668/1b; SCBC 1089. Good VF, lightly toned, minor die break on reverse. Extremely rare moneyer, none in the EMC and Blunt photofile, only two in CoinArchives (CNG E-358, lot 530 [same obv. die] and DNW 127, lot 2275) and ACSearch (St. James 5, lot 14). ($1000) 1169. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (22mm, 1.54 g, 1h). Small cross/HorizontalTrefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). North Eastern I mint; Wilwulf(?), moneyer. ๘ ®†ĩǧ/Ӳ˶±n ʽĩҢ, small cross pattée / ќќƗዥ/ ዥќ⌘ ዦ in two lines; ฾ ฾/฾ between, Ḩ above, Ḩ below. Blunt, Aethelstan 407; SCBI 34 (BM), 232 var. (obv. legend, placement of pellet on rev.); North 668/1b; SCBC 1089. EF, glossy dark tone. ($1000)

1170. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21.5mm, 1.36 g, 11h). Bust Crowned (BMC xii) type. North Eastern II mint; Telia, moneyer. ๘ ®†⌓ǧӲ˶©n ʽ⌓Ң, crowned bust right / ๘ ˶⌓ǧƗ⍒ ©©ɭn⌓˶⍒, cross-crosslet. Blunt, Aethelstan 418 = SCBI 34 (BM), 250 (same dies); North 686; SCBC 1104. EF, toned. Very rare. ($7500)

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1171. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (22mm, 1.54 g, 8h). Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Uncertain mint; Eardwulf, moneyer. ฾ ⌓©ዝዦዮኋዝ ያዞX, small cross pattée / ⌓¥ያĕĕ/ќ⌦⌘ዝ ዦ0ɭ in two lines; ฾ ฾ ฾ between, Ḩ above, Ḩ below. CTCE 38; SCBI 34 (BM), 202 var. (legends); North 688; SCBC 1105. Near EF, darkly toned, edge ragged. ($750) 1172. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (22mm, 1.40 g, 6h). Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Uncertain mint (poss. Canterbury); Manna, moneyer. ฾ ⌓©ዝዦዮኋዝ ያዞX, small cross pattée / ዦ±n/n± nɭ in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoil above and below. CTCE 65; SCBI 34 (BM), 320 var. (legends); North 688; SCBC 1105. Good VF, toned. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Morton & Eden 72 (15 December 2014), lot 175 (attributed to Manna at NE I mint).

1173. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (20mm, 1.21 g, 6h). Small cross/HorizontalPellet 1 (HP1) type (BMC i). Uncertain southern mint; Eadred, moneyer. ฾ ⌓©ዝዦዮኋዝ ያዞX, small cross pattée / ⌓²ĕʽ/⌓ĕ ዦɭ in two lines; three crosses pattée between, pellet above and below. CTCE 120; SCBI 34 (BM), 353; North 689; SCBC 1105. Good VF, toned. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 170 (7 August 2013), lot 348.

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1174. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (21mm, 1.43 g, 5h). Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Eoferwic (York) mint; Ingalgar, moneyer. Struck circa 944-946. ม e±ĕዦ⎍nĕ ˊeҟ / B, small cross pattée; pellet in first quarter / ዢnŭ⌓⌦/ŭ±ʽ ዦɭ in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoil above and below. CTCE 166–7 var. (no pellet on obv.); SCBI 34 (BM), 372 var. (pellets in obv. legend, no pellet in field); North 688; SCBC 1105. Good VF, toned. Unpublished variety, none in EMC or CoinArchives. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 170 (7 August 2013), lot 347. Struck at York after Edmund’s reconquest of Northumbria in 944. Ingalgar had an impressive stint at York, which traded hands between the kings of Wessex and the Vikings. After his appointment by Eadmund, he continued under Eadred (946-947), then under the Viking ruler Eric Bloodaxe (947-948), then under Eadred again (948-949), then under Anlaf Sithtricsson (Cuaran) (949-952), under Eric again (952-954), and finally under Eadgar, after he retook York in 954. His name is found on coins of all these rulers (see CTCE, chapters 6, 7, and 14).

Extremely Rare Imitation 1175. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (22mm, 1.07 g). Contemporary imitation of Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Uncertain mint. ส eዝ⎴ዢ⎍⎴ዝ ያዢส, small cross pattée / ⎴Hɭዢዢ/ɭዢዢ⎴ዣe in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoil above and below. For prototype: North 688; SCBC 1105. Near EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare. ($1000) As noted in CTCE, imitations from the reign of Eadmund are extremely rare. The authors note that almost immediately after the death of Aethelstan, Anlaf Guthfrithsson retook Northumbria and conducted raids into Mercia, and they suggest that any imitations of Edmund are possibly from areas controlled by the Danes until the recovery of the Five Boroughs in 942.

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1176. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.55 g, 12h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). “Æsthe” (Hastings?) mint; Eadstan, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม ⌓©ĕӲͿ©ዧ ⍵!ɭ ®Ӳ†⌓, voided short cross; æ ʼ ѝ ҟ in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1 (same dies); SCBI 36 (Berlin), 255 (same dies); Hild. 3 (Ashdown?); North 770; SCBC 1148. VF, toned, slight crease. Extremely rare unattributed mint; two in EMC, none in CoinArchives. ($1000)

1177 1178 1177. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.34 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Lundene (London) mint; Sweting, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม ӲP⌓ͿƩnü ⍵!ɭ ⌦⎍n/, voided short cross; æ ʼ ѝ ҟ in quarters. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 937; Hild 2919; North 770; SCBC 1148. Near EF, dark iridescent tone, small scratch on cheek under tone, a couple pecks on obverse. ($300) 1178. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (20mm, 1.04 g, 4h). Quatrefoil type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Coleceastre (Colchester) mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1017-1023. Crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil / ม ŭɭ ĕ⎀Ʃ ü ዦɭ üɭ⌦, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; all over quatrefoil. Turner 71; SCBI 13 (Copenhagen), 257-9; Hild 221; North 781; SCBC 1157. Near EF, toned. ($400) Ex Spink 219 (24 September 2103), lot 140.

1179. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (17.5mm, 1.14 g, 6h). Short Cross type (BMC xvi, Hild. H). Lundene (London) mint; Sveinn, moneyer. Struck circa 1029-1035/6. Diademed bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม SP⍒⌱ ɭH ⌦ќHĕ, voided cross, with pellet-in-annulet at center. SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 2917; Hild 2705; North 790; SCBC 1159. Near EF, deep cabinet tone. ($400)

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1180. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.20 g, 12h). Pyramids type (BMC xv, Hild. I). Unnamed (Winchester) mint; Spræcling, moneyer. Struck 1065-1066. Crowned head right; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม SP⎀©⌐⌓ዥƩng ɭn, voided short cross with annulet in center; inward-facing and pelletsurmounted pyramid in quarters. Harvey 1857 (dies B/b); Freeman 290; SCBI 20 (Mack), 1331 (same rev. die); North 831; SCBC 1184. VF, toned. Rare and unusual. ($750) Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 710 (October 1977), no. E1085.

1181. ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold II. 1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Pax type (BMC i). Eoferwic (York) mint mint; Ulfketill, moneyer. Crowned head left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / ม ⍋ዥዟ⌐ዞͿዞዥ ɭn ዞɭዟ, ዩaX across central field. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 850 (same rev. die); North 836; SCBC 1186. Near VF, weak strike in center, some bright areas from old cleaning. ($1500)

1182. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.28 g, 5h). Bonnet type (BMC ii). Eoferwic (York) mint; Harthulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 1068-1070. Crowned facing bust / ม HƩƩˊ†ƩƩ⌦ ɭn ⌓ɭ⌘, voided cross with annulet in center, pellet between crescents at end of limbs; pile in angles. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 859 (same dies); North 842; SCBC 1251. Good VF, toned. Well struck. ($1000)

1183. NORMAN. William I ‘the Conqueror’. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.29 g, 3h). Two Stars type (BMC v). Lundene (London) mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck 1074-1077. Crowned facing bust; star to left and right / ม gɭĕPƩ ɭn ዥ⍋nĕ, cross botonnée, with annulet at center; all over quadrilateral, with incurved sides. SCBI 11 (Stockholm), 23-4; BMC 349 (same dies); North 845; SCBC 1254. Good VF, toned. ($1500) 303

The Cursing Half Noble

1184. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (25mm, 3.48 g, 4h). Treaty period, Series A (Transitional). Tower (London) mint . Struck 1361. King standing facing, holding sword and shield, in ship with bowsprit; ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 4/3, lis 3, ship’s planks divided / Ornate cross with lis at ends and small Є in center; crowned lions in quarters, lis in second quarter, pellets on corners of central panel. Lawrence dies m/7; Doubleday 187/173 (for obv./rev. dies); Schneider 65 corr. (same dies); North 1223; SCBC 1500. VF, miniscule flan crack. ($1500) Ex Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin 629 (January 1971), no. G16. Commonly known as the ‘cursing Half Noble’ on account of the reverse legend which reads, ‘O Lord rebuke me in Thine anger’ due to the erroneous omission of the Latin word NE, which negates the rebuke.

1185. PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AV Half Noble (28mm, 3.86 g, 4h). Treaty period, group b. Tower (London) mint; im: annulet/cross potent. Struck 1361-1369. ი ED Ѿ¨rD= Ḻ DEi Ḻ ŷ Ḻ rEҞ Ḻ ¨NŷȄ= Ḻ D Ḻ ƌӅÝ= ᚤ Ӳ ᚤ ¨ʠiT=, Edward standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 3/2, lis 4 / DɨMiNE Ḻ NE Ḻ iN Ḻ fѝRɨRE Ḻ Tѝɨ Ḻ ¨Rŷѝ¥S Ḻ ME, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant; at center, E within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoil in each arch. Lawrence 1; Schneider 88-9; North 1239; SCBC 1507. Good VF. Well centered on a full round flan, with a clear portrait. ($3000)

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1186. LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Groat (25mm, 3.83 g, 5h). Class C, type 2. London (Tower) mint; im: pierced cross. Crowned facing bust, mullet on right breast; all within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; ƌENRý and fˆ¨NýE in legend / Long cross pattée, with trefoil in each angle. Potter class VIIc; North 1387b; SCBC 1765. VF, toned. Rare legend variety, Potter notes only one die. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, purchased from Steven W. Damron. Ex Spink 194 (26 March 2008), lot 544.

1187. TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (26mm, 3.04 g, 7h). First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: castle. Struck circa 1509-1526. Crowned bust of Henry VII right; saltire stops / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; double saltire stops. North 1762; SCBC 2316. VF, toned. ($500) 304

The Union of Catholic England and Spain

1188. TUDOR. Philip & Mary. 1554-1558. AR Shilling (31.5mm, 6.21 g, 1h). Tower (London) mint. Undated issue, struck 1554. · PHILIP · ET · MARIA · D · G · R · ANG · FR · NEAP · PR · HISP, confronted busts of Philip and Mary; crown above / · POSVIMVS · DEVM · ADIVTOREM · NOSTRVM ·, crowned coat-of-arms, shield in ornate frame; X II (mark of value) above. North 1967; SCBC 2498; CNG Inv. 861324 (same obv. die). Good VF, attractively toned, areas of weak strike. ($3000)

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1189. TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (25mm, 2.90 g, 3h). Sixth Issue. Tower (London) mint; mm: tun. Dated 1593. Crowned bust left; rose behind / Coat-of-arms over cross fourchée. BCW TN-2/TN-d2; North 2015; SCBC 2578B. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind 153 (16 December 2009), lot 359; Leu 75 (25 October 1999), lot 595.

1190. STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Quarter Laurel – 5 Shillings (22mm, 2.16 g, 5h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: spur rowel. Struck 1619-1620. Laureate, draped, and armored bust left; V (mark of value) behind / Crowned coat-ofarms over long cross fourchée. Schneider 93 var. (obv legend); North 2118; SCBC 2642B. VF, minor areas of weak strike. ($500)

1191. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. Cast Pattern AR Unite (29.5mm, 4.91 g, 1h). Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Dies by A. Vanderdort. Cast circa 1625. Armored bust left, wearing ornate collar / Crowned and garnished coat-of-arms; crowned C R flanking. D. Allen, “Abraham Vanderdort and the Coinage of Charles I,” in NC 1941, p. 71, vi; Brooker 1240 (this coin); MI 374/269; North 2655; SCBC –. Good VF, attractively toned, lightly chased as usual. ($1500) Ex Martin Hughes Collection (Spink 139, 16 November 1999), lot 151; Glendining’s (20 March 1991), lot 352; Herman Selig Collection (Spink 70, 31 May 1989), lot 209; John G. Brooker Collection, no. 1240.

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1192. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (44mm, 29.84 g, 3h). Group III, type 3a. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck 1635-1636. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword / Oval coat-of-arms within ornate frame. Cooper, Silver, dies XVI/XXI; Brooker 260; North 2195; SCBC 2758. Good Fine, toned, a few light scratches on obverse under tone. ($750) Ex Michael S. Tallent Collection (Stack’s, 24 April 2008), lot 154.

1193. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 15.03 g, 9h). Tower (London) mint; im: nicked triangle. Struck 1639-1640. Charles on horseback left, holding reins with left hand and sword in right; rough groundline / Garnished coat-of-arms. Cf. Bull 392a/32; Brooker 352; North 2212; SCBC 2776. Good VF, toned. ($500) Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CV.5 (June 1997), no. 2729.

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1194. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Sixpence (24mm, 3.02 g, 5h). Oxford mint; im: open book. Dated 1643. Crowned and mantled bust left; plumes before / (three plumes)/RELIG : PRO/ LEG : ANGL/ LIBER : PAR/1643 across field. Morrieson, Oxford, dies B/3; Brooker 953A (same dies); North 2459; SCBC 2891. Good VF, toned, minor weakness in legend. Excellent portrait coin. ($750) 1195. STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Groat (23mm, 2.02 g, 10h). Aberystwyth mint; im: book. Struck 1638/9-1642. Crowned bust left; plume before, IIII (mark of value) behind / Crowned coat-of-arms. Morrieson, Aberystwyth, A/1; Brooker 766 (same obv. die); North 2337; SCBC 2891. Good VF, toned. ($300) 306

The Siege of Newark

1196. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Halfcrown (30x34mm, 14.82 g, 12h). Dated 1646. Crown; C R across field, XXX (denomination) below / OBS:/NEWARK/1646 (date) in three lines across field. Brooker 1222; Hird 246; North 2648; SCBC 3140A. Good VF, toned. ($3000)

1197. STUART, Siege money. Newark. 1645-1646. AR Ninepence (34x37mm, 4.60 g, 12h). Dated 1646. Crown; C R across field, IX (denomination) below / OBS:/NEWARK/1646 (date) in three lines across field. Brooker 1227 (same rev. die); Hird 264 (same rev. die); North 2641; SCBC 3145. Good VF, toned. ($3000)

1198. COMMONWEALTH. 1649-1660. AR Sixpence (27mm, 3.03 g, 9h). Tower (London) mint; im: sun. Dated 1649. Coat-of-arms of England within palm and laurel wreath / Coat-of-arms of the Commonwealth; · VI · (denomination) above. ESC 1483; North 2726; SCBC 3219. EF, toned. ($1500) Ex F. W. Willis Collection (Glendining, 5 June 1991), lot 390.

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1199. STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Crown (39mm, 29.96 g, 7h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY tertio and 1687. Laureate and draped bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter Star. ESC 78; SCBC 3407. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. ($2000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 2276. In CNG 100, this lot was described as including an old Seaby ticket with it. That ticket is no longer available.

1200. STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AR Shilling (25mm, 5.74 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1687/6. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Crowned cruciform coat-of-arms around central rayed Garter Star. ESC 1072/1072A (obv./ rev.); SCBC 3410. EF, attractively toned, a couple of minor adjustment marks. Rare. ($3000)

1201. STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1694-1702. AR Crown (39.5mm, 30.08 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY octavo and 1695. Laureate and draped first bust right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around arms of Nassau; first harp in shield of Ireland. ESC 87; SCBC 3470. Near EF, dark purple-gray toning with hints of gold and blue in the legends, hint of die rust on obverse, minor haymarking. Old Seaby inventory ticket included. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 2278; Glendining’s (4 April 1979), lot 268.

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1202. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AR Shilling (26mm, 6.03 g, 6h). Pre-Union, VIGO issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1702. Draped bust left; VIGO · below / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter star. ESC 1131; SCBC 3586. EF, toned, underlying luster, very light adjustment marks. ($750) The War of the Spanish Succession, sparked by Louis XIV of France in his attempts to expand his hegemony, flared into a continent-wide conflict, with France, Spain, and Bavaria opposed by a coalition centered around England, Holland, and Austria. One aim of the Allies was to deprive Spain of the wealth derived from its American colonies. When Admiral Sir George Rooke, commander of the combined fleet, learned the 1702 treasure had arrived at Vigo Bay in Spain, he resolved to seize it. His force of fifty ships besieged the harbor, destroying the French fleet guarding the convoy, sinking most of the ships and capturing cargo worth some 2 million pounds at the time. A special issue of gold and silver coins was struck from the captured plate and a number of medals honored the great victory.

1203. HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Crown (40mm, 29.84 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dually dated RY secundo and 1716. Laureate, draped, and armored bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter Star; roses and plumes in opposite quarters. ESC 110; SCBC 3639. Good VF, toned. ($1500)

1204. HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.98 g, 6h). ‘Lima’ issue. Tower (London) mint. Dually-dated RY decimo nono and 1746. Laureate, draped, and armored bust left; LIMA below / Crowned cruciform coats-ofarms around rayed Garter Star. ESC 606; SCBC 3695. EF, iridescent toning, minor haymarking. ($300)

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Yeo-Tanner Pattern Shilling

1205. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Pattern AR Shilling (25mm, 12 h). Tower (London) mint. Dies by Yeo or Tanner. Dated 1764. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around Order of the Garter. ESC 1238. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 63. Toned. ($3000)

1206. HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Penny (36mm, 5h). Second issue, ‘Cartwheel’ type. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1797. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on Union shield, holding olive branch in extended right hand and trident in left; at a distance to left, ship sailing right; date below. Peck 1133; SCBC 3777. In NGC encapsulation grades MS 63 RB. Attractive brown surfaces with underlying copper luster. ($750) From the collection of a Classicist.

1207. HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Crown (38.5mm, 28.43 g, 12h). London mint. Dually dated RY secundo and 1821. Laureate head left / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right. ESC 246; SCBC 3805. EF, toned, light marks. ($500) 310

The Iconic Gothic Crown

1208. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (39mm, 6h). Young head coinage. Gothic type. London mint. Dually dated RY undecimo and 1847 in Roman numerals. Crowned and mantled bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around Order of the Garter within collar; rose, thistle, and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. ESC 288; SCBC 3883. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 63. Toned. ($5000)

1209. WINDSOR. George V. 1910-1936. AR Specimen Set. Coronation issue. London mint. Dated 1911. Includes: AR Halfcrown, AR Florin, AR Shilling, AR Sixpence, AR Maundy Groat, AR Maundy Threepence, AR Maundy Twopence, AR Maundy Penny. SCBC PS13. Proof, superb rainbow toning. Eight (8) coins in lot. ($500)

1210. WINDSOR. Elizabeth II. 1952-present. Proof AV Five pounds (35mm, 39.94Â g, 12h). London mint. Dated 1984. Crowned bust right / St. George on horseback rearing right on ground line, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right. SCBC 4201. Proof, light spotting, minor hairlines on neck. ($2000) From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.

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2:1 1212 1211 1211. SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (19mm, 1.25 g). Phase B. In the name of Stephen I of England. Uncertain mint, possibly Carlisle; Erebald, moneyer. Struck circa 1145-1150. Crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / Cross moline-fleury. Burns 24b; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 5004. Fine, toned, a few scratches. Very rare, among the earliest coinage of Scotland. ($1000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 266 (19 October 2011), lot 585; Jeremy Woodward Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 162, 11 April 2007), lot 373.

1212. SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. Cut AR Farthing (9mm, 0.31 g). Phase B. Uncertain mint and moneyer. Struck circa 1145-1150. [Crowned bust right]; scepter to right / Cross pattée; in each angle, pellet-in-crescent above pellet. Burns 25 (fig. 28); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), –; SCBC 5005. VF, find patina. Rare. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Marshall Faintich Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 2641.

1213. SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.36 g). Phase D. Uncertain mint. Posthumous issue, circa 1153–1165(?). Crowned bust right; scepter to right / Cross fleury; pellets in quarters. Burns 16 (fig. 16); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 10 (same obv. die); SCBC 5010. VF, toned, usual areas of flat strike. Rare. ($1500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

Rare First Issue of William the Lion

1214. SCOTLAND. William I ‘the Lion’. 1165-1214. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.48 g, 11h). Roxburgh mint; Folwold, moneyer. Struck circa 1165-1174. ม ኃ[...] ያ⌓ҟ, crowned bust right, holding scepter / [ม] ዟɭዥʏɭ[ዥ]ዝ ɭ[⌱] ያ, cross pattée; lis in angles. Burns fig. 25A–D; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 2521. Near VF, toned, areas of flat strike, some find patina, small edge split. Extremely rare. ($4000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 88-89 (29 September 2010), lot 2325. From the DNW sale: “Very few coins seem to have been struck between the death of David I in 1153 and the introduction of the crescent and pellet coinage around 1180. It is possible that some posthumous coins in the name of David were struck at this time but named coins of Malcolm IV and William the Lion’s first type are excessively rare. Burns records three specimens of William’s first type in 1887 (B. fig 25b-c-d) and by 1967 a fourth is mentioned by Stewart. From then until the present no further examples seem to have been published. It is interesting to note that R.C. Lockett had no specimen in his extensive collection although he owned no less than 23 sterlings of David I.”

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1216 1215 1215. SCOTLAND. John Baliol. 1292-1296. AR Halfenny (14mm, 0.60 g, 3h). Second (Class II) coinage. Crowned head left / Long cross pattée; mullet in 1st and 3rd quarters. H&S, Baliol, dies H3/Hc; Burns 1 (fig. 222); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 315–6 (same dies); SCBC 5074. VF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 842052 (April 2009).

1216. SCOTLAND. Robert Bruce. 1306-1329. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.41 g, 9h). Class I. Berwick (?) mint. Struck circa 1320-1329. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before / Long cross pattée; voided mullet of five points in each angle. H&S dies 16/S; Burns 1 (fig. 225); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 318-20; SCBC 5076. VF, toned. ($1500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

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1217. SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Groat (26mm, 3.42 g, 1h). Second Coinage (Stewart group B). Edinburgh mint. Struck 1357-1367. Crowned bust left; scepter to left; all within double polylobe / Long cross pattée, with five-pointed mullet in each angle and voided by pellet-in-cinquefoil. Burns 33 (same dies as illustration); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 387–9; SCBC 5100. Good VF, toned. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 2182.

1218. SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Halfgroat (23mm, 2.14 g, 3h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1357-1367. Crowned bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; all within tressure of six arches / Long cross pattée; mullets of five points in quarters. Cf. Burns 9 (fig. 269 – for type); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 394 (same obv. die); SCBC 5105. VF, toned. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 481 June 1958), no. SC811 (including envelope with number and ticket of Peter Seaby).

1219. SCOTLAND. Robert II. 1371-1390. AR Groat (28.5mm, 3.75 g, 1h). Perth mint. Crowned bust left; lis tipped scepter to left, with star at base; all within double polylobe, trefoils in spandrels / Long cross pattée, with five-pointed mullet in each angle and voided by pellet-in-cinquefoil. Burns 10 (fig. 317); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 460–72; SCBC 5136. VF, toned, typical weak spots. Well centered on a broad flan. ($400) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 736797 (January 2004); James Davidson Collection (Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 371.

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Exceptional Robert II Halfpenny

2:1 3:1 2:1 1220. SCOTLAND. Robert II. 1371-1390. AR Halfpenny (14mm, 0.47 g, 9h). Edinburgh mint. Crowned head left; scepter to left / Long cross pattée; mullets of five points in quarters. Burns 2 (fig. 315); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 503–5; SCBC 5152. Good VF, toned. Exceptional for issue. ($1000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 847166 (June 2009); Stack’s (23 April 2009), lot 2215.

1221. SCOTLAND. James I. 1406-1437. AV Demy (22mm, 3.33 g, 11h). Type III. Edinburgh mint; im: crown/ cross pattée. ՟ ƩaýɱÏѝ˫ Ḽ ĕEƩ ŷʽaýƩa Ḽ ʽEҢ ˫ Ḽ , coat-of-arms within lozenge / ๘ ˫aȄѝѝ⍴ ჭ Ŗaý PɱPѝȄѝ⍴ Ḽ ˶ѝѝ⍴ Ḽ, St. Andrew’s Cross, flanked by lis to left and right, pellet below, cross below right lis; all on tressure of six arches, each arch ending in lis; in each external void, quatrefoil with open center. Burns 21 (fig. 484; same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 632 (same dies); SCBC 5192. VF. ($3000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

Ex LaRiviere Collection

1222. SCOTLAND. James III. 1460-1488. AR Groat (25mm, 2.58 g, 3h). Light issue. Berwick mint. Struck circa 1467. Crowned facing bust; ˶ ǹ above shoulders / Long cross fourchée, with trefoil with annulet and voided mullet alternating in angles. Burns 5a (fig. 570); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 746 (same dies); SCBC 5266. VF, toned. Very rare. ($2000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton XV (3 January 2012), lot 1942; Lucien LaRiviere Collection (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 63; Finn FPL 15 (8 April 2000), no. 384; Stack’s (3 December 1997), lot 1515.

1223. SCOTLAND. James III. 1460-1488. Æ Penny (20mm, 1.22 g, 2h). Class III. Issue of Bishop James Kennedy of St. Andrews. Globus cruciger with rosette at center / Latin cross within quatrefoil with crosses on cusps; pellets in spandrels. Burns –; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 813; SCBC 5311. Good VF, brown surfaces. Exceptional for issue. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 758556 (August 2005).

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SCOTLAND. James IV. 1488-1513. AV Unicorn (26mm, 3.88 g, 7h). Edinburgh mint; im: lis. ჭ ƱaýɨB⎍S ḹ ĕĿƱ neck / ჭ ĿҢʽ⎍ŷa˶ ḹ ĕĿS (Fig. 628) var. (obv. legend); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 822 (same dies); SCBC 5315. VF, toned. ($5000) 1224.

ḹ ŷraýƱa ḹ rĿҞ ḹ Sýɨ˶ɨ r⎍, unicorn standing left, holding coat-of-arms, crown around ḹ Ŀ˶ ḹ ĕƱSƱPĿN˶ ḹ ƱNƱ⍴ƱýƱ ḹ Ŀ, large twelve-rayed star over cross fleurée. Cf. Burns 6

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 150772 (November 2003).

1225. SCOTLAND. James IV. 1488-1513. AR Penny (14mm, 0.71 g, 9h). Light coinage, second issue. Edinburgh mint. Struck circa 1496-1513. Crowned facing bust / Long cross fourchée; crown and lis in opposite quarters. Cf. Burns 20-20A (Fig. 685); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 879-80; SCBC 5362. VF, brown and green patina. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 150780 (November 2003).

1226. SCOTLAND. James V. 1513-1542. AR Groat (25mm, 2.68 g, 11h). Second coinage, type III. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1526-1539. Crowned bust right; triple pellets to left; triple pellet stops / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; triple pellet stops. Burns 3 (fig. 706) var. (no trefoil behind); cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 933 (same rev. die); SCBC 5378. Near VF, toned. Well struck portrait. ($400) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

1227. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AV Abbey Crown – Twenty Shillings (25mm, 3.27 g, 6h). First period. Edinburgh mint; im: star/crown. First period, Edinburgh mint; im: star/crown, struck 1542. ṍ MΛRIΛ · DEI · GRΛ · REGINΛ · SCOTORVM, crowned coat-of-arms; cinquefoils flanking / ՚ · CRVCIS · ΛRMΛ · SEQVΛMVR, cross fleurée with quatrefoil at center; thistles in quarters. Burns 3 (fig. 808 – same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 976 (same dies); SCBC 5390. VF, deep red and purple toning. Very rare. ($7500) Ex Spink 20 (31 March 1982), lot 152; Glendining (7 July 1948), lot 32.

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1228. SCOTLAND. Mary, with Francis. 1542-1567. BI Twelvepenny groat – ‘Nonsunt’ (21mm, 1.37 g, 3h). Dated 1559. Crowned FM monogram; dolphin facing left and thistle, each crowned, flanking / IAM · NON/SVNT · DVO/SED · VNA/· CARO · in four lines on quadrate titulus; cross above; Cross Lorraine to left and right; below, date flanked by pellets. Burns 8 (fig. 891); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1107 (same dies); SCBC 5448. VF, toned, a couple of minor marks under tone on slightly double struck obverse, struck on slightly ragged flan. Rare variety with dolphin left and a choice example of this normally quite billon issue. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

1229. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AV Twenty-two Shillings (21.5mm, 2.56 g, 10h). First period, James, Earl of Arran, regent. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1553. MARIA · D · G · R · SCOTORVM, crowned coat-of-arms; I G flanking / DILIGITE IVSTICIAM 1553, crowned monogram; cinquefoils flanking. Murray, 1553 dies B2b/3(2); Burns 1 (fig. 814) var. (obv. legend); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 987 (same rev. die); SCBC 5396. Good VF, hint of toning, light die polishing on obverse, traces of underlying luster. ($5000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 262232 (July 2005).

Ex LaRiviere and Lingford Collections

1230. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Sixty Shillings – Crown Sterling (46mm, 30.41 g, 1h). Tenth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck 1609-1625. ჴ · IACOBVS · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FRAN · & · HIB’ · REX ·, James VI, crowned and wearing armor, right on caparisoned horse, holding raised sword and reins / ჴ · QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO · SEPARET ·, coat-of-arms with arms of Scotland in first and fourth quarters. Burns 1 (Fig. 983 – same rev. die); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1369 (same rev. die); SCBC 5502. Good VF, toned, a few light scratches and areas of weakness. ($3000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 2183; Lucien LaRiviere Collection (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 197; Glendining (2 November 1983), lot 136; Lingford Collection (Glendining, 24 October 1950), lot 72.

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1231. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Two-thirds ryal (37mm, 20.67 g, 5h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1569. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XX (denomination); 15 69 across field. Cf. Burns 4 and fig. 922 (for type); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1214; SCBC 5474. Near EF, toned, a hint of flat strike at periphery. Exceptional strike for issue. ($2000)

1232. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR One-third ryal (33mm, 9.65 g, 6h). Revaluation of 1578 on a First coinage issue. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1570. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward X (denomination); 15 70 across field; c/m: crowned thistle. For host coin: cf. Burns 4 and fig. 923 (for type); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 5476; for c/m: SCBC p. 70. VF, toned, minor flat strike at periphery, some roughness and light scratches at edge on reverse. ($1000) Ex Triton XVII (6 January 2014), lot 1506.

1233. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Rider (29mm, 4.98 g, 11h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1594. ḯ · IACOBS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM ·, armored figure of James riding right on richly caparisoned horse, holding sword in raised hand; · 1594 · in exergue / ḯ · SPERO · MELIORA ·, crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 4 (fig. 954) var. (no pellet before date); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1161-1162; SCBC 5458. VF, toned, hint of weak strike at periphery. ($3000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 2034.

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1234. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Sword & scepter piece (30mm, 5.08 g, 4h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1601. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I60I · below. Burns 1 (fig. 956); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1181 (same rev.die); SCBC 5460. Near EF, slight double strike in legends, hint of die rust and a few light scratches on reverse. ($2000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 2018.

1235. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Half sword & scepter piece (22mm, 2.47 g, 8h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1602. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I602 · below. Burns 3 (fig. 957); cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1196/1198 (obv./rev.); SCBC 5462. Good VF, toned, hint of deposits in legends, small die break on obverse.. ($2000) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 2114.

1236 1237 1236. SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR 12 Shillings (32mm, 5.69 g, 6h). Third coinage, Falconer’s second issue. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle/-. Struck 1637-1642. Crowned bust left; small horizontal F to left of thistle / Crowned coat-ofarms; crowned C R, each with quadrate diamond below, flanking. Burns 42 (fig. 1020); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1502-7 (same dies); SCBC 5561. Good VF, toned, adjustment marks on obverse, delamination on reverse, struck on a naturally irregular flan. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex St. James’s 2 (11 May 2005), lot 569.

1237. SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Thirty shillings (36mm, 14.89 g, 6h). Third coinage, Falconer’s second issue. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck 1637-1642. Armored figure of Charles riding left on horse, holding sword in raised hand; small horizontal F below right rear hoof / Crowned coat-of-arms; stars flanking cross of crown. Burns 38 (fig. –); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1498 (same dies); SCBC 5555. Good VF, toned, typical die break at 12 o’clock, flan slightly clipped. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

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Extremely Rare 1665 Countersmarked Issue

1238. SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Half Merk (24mm, 3.21 g, 6h). First coinage, Type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1664. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; thistle below bust; c/m: 1665 in incuse numerals / Cruciform coats-ofarms around VI/8 (denomination); crowned monogram in quarters. Burns 2 (fig. 1053 corr.); Murray, Scottish, 23a; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 5614. VF, toned, adjustment marks, hairline die break on reverse. Extremely rare with the countermark. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

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1239. SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Dollar (39mm, 26.68 g, 6h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1682. Laureate and draped bust left; small F to lower left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms; interlocked Cs in center, thistles in quarters. Burns 3 (fig. 1054); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1614-5, 1617; SCBC 6518. VF, reverse better, dappled toning. ($1500) 1240. SCOTLAND. William & Mary. 1689-1694. AR Sixty Shillings (39mm, 27.68 g, 2h). Edinburgh mint. Dually dated RY tertio and 1692. Conjoined busts of William, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Mary, draped, left; 60 (mark of value) below busts / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 2 (fig. 1065); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1690-1; SCBC 5642. VF, deeply toned. ($2000) Ex Manville Collection; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXII (January 1964), no. 288.

1241. SCOTLAND. William & Mary. 1689-1694. AR Sixty Shillings (39mm, 27.69 g, 12h). Edinburgh mint. Dually dated RY tertio and 1692. Conjoined busts of William, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Mary, draped, left; 60 (mark of value) below busts / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 2 (fig. 1065); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1690-1; SCBC 5642. VF, toned, small edge bump caused by collar rust on reverse. ($1500)

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Two Rare Fullerton Issues

1242. SCOTLAND. George IV. As Prince of Wales and High Steward of Scotland, 1762-1820. AR “Halfcrown” (34mm, 13.13 g, 12h). Dies by John Milton for Colonel William Fullerton. Dated 1799 (Struck circa 1820-1838 by Matthew Young). GEORGIVS • P • S • S • C • D • J799, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of George IV, as Prince of Wales and High Steward of Scotland, left; script Milton below bust / • BR • L • PR • E REG • SC • PR ET • SEN COR • DUX, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around radiate Garter badge; crowned plumes in alternate angles. Dykes, Token, p. 158 and cf. fig. 7 (for type; Ayershire); Stainton 31A; cf. D&H 5 (halfpenny; Ayershire); Davis 1 (Ayershire). EF, toned. ($500) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Named for the man who caused them to be struck, the various ‘Fullerton’ denominations were the product of engraver John Milton. The Colonel was a fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh and a Scots enthusiast whose idea was to create patterns, then coins for circulation in Scotland, bearing the likeness of the future George IV as Prince of Wales and High Steward of Scotland. Although the Prince of Wales granted permission for the production of these coins, their use of the English royal arms as well as the effigy of the Prince in place of that of George III, raised objections, and their production was halted. As a result, only some proofs in copper were struck. Later, Matthew Young obtained the dies and produced silver restrikes. After his attempt at this coinage, Fullerton went on to become Governor of the Island of Trinidad, and no more was heard from him numismatically. Curiously, Milton had earlier created the dies for the 1788 Barbados Penny, showing a large pineapple on its reverse, today a most popular piece. He became an assistant engraver at the Royal Mint, this post lasting from 1789 until 1798. He was also medallist to the Prince of Wales, which likely explains his interest in working with Col. Fullerton on these famous patterns.

1243. SCOTLAND. George IV. As Prince of Wales and High Steward of Scotland, 1762-1820. AR “Sixpence” (21mm, 3.38 g, 6h). Dies by John Milton for Colonel William Fullerton. Dated 1799 (Struck circa 1820-1838 by Matthew Young). GEORGIVS • P • S • S • C • D • J799, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of George IV, as Prince of Wales and High Steward of Scotland, left; script M below bust / • BR • L • PR • E REG • SC • PR ET • SEN COR • DUX, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around radiate Garter badge; crowned plumes in alternate angles. Dykes, Token, p. 158 and cf. fig. 9 (for type; Ayershire); Stainton 31C; cf. D&H 5 (halfpenny; Ayershire); Davis 14 (Ayershire). EF, deeply toned. ($300) From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.

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“Inchiquin Money”

1244. IRELAND, The Great Rebellion. Issues of the Lords Justices. 1642-1649. AR Halfcrown (26mm, 14.93 g, 7h). ‘Inchiquin Money’. First issue. Struck 1642. dw ··· gr/ 9 : I6 in two lines; all within circular pearl and linear border / dw ··· gr/ 9 : I6 in two lines; all within circular pearl and linear border. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) –; D&F 277; SCBC 6533. Near VF, toned. Obverse and reverse struck from the same die. Very rare. ($3000) Ex Colin Adams Collection (Spink 177, 1 December 2005), lot 828; Herbert M. Lingford Collection, purchased August 1944 (includes his ticket).

Cork - City of Refuge

1245. IRELAND, The Great Rebellion. Issues of the ‘Cities of Refuge’. 1642-1649. AR Sixpence (20mm, 2.36 g, 8h). Cork mint. CORK/ 1647 in two lines; all within circular beaded border / Large VI (denomination). SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 424; D&F 329; SCBC 6561A. VF, toned, struck on an octagonal flan. Very rare. ($4000)

1246. ISLE of MAN. George III. 1760-1820. CU Halfpenny (28mm, 8.07 g, 6h). First issue. London (Tower) mint. Dated 1786. Laureate bust right; date below bust / Triskelis. Pridmore 31; SCBC 7414. EF, brown patina with traces of underlying red. ($200)

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1247. ANGLO-GALLIC. Edward the Black Prince. As Prince of Aquitaine, 1362-1372. AR Hardi d’argent (18mm, 1.11 g, 11h). Bordeaux mint. Half-length figure of Edward facing beneath Gothic canopy, holding sword in right hand and raising left in benediction / Long cross pattée; lis in first and fourth quarters, leopard in second and third; rosette stops. AGC 224; Elias 202; SCBC 8134. VF, deeply toned, trace of ghosting. A well struck example. ($200) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind BBS 178 (14 April 2015), lot 192.

BRITISH MEDALS

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The Battle of Lowestoff For Distinguished Service

1248. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AV Medal (63mm, 201.6 g, 12h). Battle of Lowestoft. By J. Roettiers. Struck 1665. Ṅ CAROLVS · SECVNDVS · D · G · MAG · BRI · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX, laureate and draped bust right / Charles standing facing, head left, holding baton in right hand, naval battle in background; · PRO · TALIBVS/ · AVSIS ·. MI 503/139; Eimer 230; Van Loon II, p. 526. EF, toned. Extremely rare in gold. ($50,000) Ex Sotheby’s (9 March 1989), lot 94. This spectacular medal was awarded to those officers who had distinguished themselves in the Battle of Lowestoft, the first major naval engagement of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. War was declared in March 1665 after a period of mounting hostilities between colonial forces of the two countries including, most notably, the capture of New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) by the English in August 1664. On the 13th of June, a Dutch fleet, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, engaged the English under the command of Charles II’s brother, James, Duke of York, later James II. Despite having the weather gauge and out-gunning their opponents the Dutch failed to maintain the line of battle and were defeated with the loss of 17 ships and over 2000 men including van Obdam, killed when the magazine of his ship the Eendracht exploded. The victory was widely celebrated in England. A national holiday of thanks giving was declared for the 20th of June. Sir Peter Lely was commissioned to paint the Flag officers who fought at the battle among whom was William Penn, Captain of the Fleet to the Duke of York, and father to the colonist of the same name. The medal continued to be awarded to men who distinguished themselves in naval actions later in the reign of Charles II. Surviving specimens in gold, stuck to the weight of 20 Guineas (without mount) and presented to officers of the rank of Captain and above are extremely rare: perhaps no more than five specimens being known.

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1249. STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Medal (56mm, 76.00 g, 12h). Treaty of Breda, 31 July 1667. By J. Roettiers. Ṅ CAROLVS · SECVNDVS · DEI · GRATIA · MAG · BRI · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX, laureate head right / FAVENTE DEO (By God’s favor), Britannia seated left on rocky outcropping, beside hill, head turned toward fleet of ships in background, holding filleted spear in right hand and resting left hand on Union shield; in background to left, ship under sail left with fleet in distance, personification of the sun above; BRITANNIA in exergue. Edge: შ + შ CAROLVS Ṅ SECVNDVS Ṅ PACIS Ṅ ET Ṅ IMPERII Ṅ RESTITVOR Ṅ AVGVSTVS (Charles II, august restorer of peace and of the empire). Van Loon II p. 522; MI 535/186; Eimer 241. Near EF, toned. ($750) Signed at the Dutch city of Breda on 31 July 1667, the Treaty of Breda brought the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667) to a hasty end due to the invasion of the Southern Netherlands by Louis XIV. Prompted by Michiel de Ruyter’s successful ‘Raid on the Medway’ a little more than a month earlier, which gave the Dutch control of the seas around the southern coast of England, the English quickly sued for peace. Under the terms of the treaty, the Dutch East India Company secured its control of the East Indies and the lucrative worldwide trade in nutmeg. They also gained concessions to the English Navigation Acts, which now allowed them to import German goods into England. In the long term, however, the treaty provided England with the opportunity to expand its overseas empire in North America. The unwillingness of the Dutch to recover Nieuw-Nederland, taken by the English in 1664 (its restoration had been an English concession to peace), now gave England full control of several new colonies (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania), as well as the city of Nieuw-Amsterdam - now renamed New York City. The restoration of Acadia by the English to the French foreshadowed the series of wars that would be fought between the two powers for dominance in the North American theater, culminating in the French and Indian War (1754-1763).

1250. STUART. Anne. 1702-1714. AV Medal (34.5mm, 22.94 g, 12h). Peace of Utrecht. By J. Croker. Dated 1713 (in Roman numerals). ANNA · D : G · MAG : BRI : FR : ET · HIB : REG :, COMPOSITIS · VENERANTVR · ARMIS ·, Britannia standing left, holding olive branch and spear; in background, ships under sail right and pastoral scene; MDCCXIII in exergue. Eimer 460; MI 400/257. EF, lustrous. Attractive. ($3000)

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1251. STUART. James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender). As James III in pretence, 1701-1766. AR Touch Piece Medalet (21mm, 2.85 g, 12h). Of Italian Manufacture, by O. or E. Hamerani. JAC · III · D · G · [M] · B · F · ET · H · R ·, royal warship under sail right / SOLI DEO GLORIA, archangel Michael slaying the Dragon. Woolf, Sovereign, dies O1/R1; Woolf 35; Hawkins 140. Near VF, toned, holed for suspension. ($300) Ex Spink 165 (8 October 2003), lot 328; Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar Collection (Sotheby & Co., 2 April 1948), lot 35 (part of).

Extremely Rare First Opium War Medal Gold Extracted from Silver Sycees

1252. HANOVER. temp. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Medal (16mm, 1.55 g, 12h). Gold Extracted from Silver Captured in the First Opium War. London mint. Dually dated 1829 and March 1842. THIS GOLD/ DISCOVERED IN/ SYCEE SILVER/ THE PRIZE OF BRITISH/ ARMS IN CHINA/ WAS EXTRACTED/ AT H.M. MINT/ MARCH/ 1842 in nine lines / THE R.T HON/ W. GLADSTONE/ MASTER/ BY A PROCESS FIRST/ APPLIED TO THE PUBLIC/ SERVICE AND TO THE/ BENEFIT OF BRITISH/ COMMERCE UNDER/ THE R.T HON./ J.C. HERRIES/ 1829 in . BHM 2070; Eimer –. EF. Extremely rare. ($2000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1176 (hammer $6500, but not paid); Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 405924 (January 2015). The China trade was initially a remarkably one-sided affair, with a staggering demand for Chinese goods in the west, but scant need for western goods in China. But in the early 19th century, the British finally found a popular commodity and began to trade Indian opium to the Chinese in exchange for silver. This caused a reversal in flow of specie: where once New World and European silver flowed into China to pay for tea and porcelain, filling the Qing coffers, Chinese silver now flowed west to pay for addictive opium. With the drug not only weakening the minds of the populace, but also the treasury of the state, China banned the trade in opium in 1839, ordering all stocks seized. British merchants found the prohibition of such a popular trade good unacceptable and the situation soon escalated to war. Unfortunately for the Chinese, the Royal navy’s steamships and modern rifles soundly defeated the antiquated Qing forces. The war ended in 1842, beginning what is known as the “Century of Humiliation” for the Chinese. The Treaty of Nanking forced them to cede to the British the city of Hong Kong, as well as pay an indemnity of 21 million dollars in silver. So much silver was paid to the British that, when it was melted down at the Royal mint, enough gold was extracted to permit the striking of a series of small medals.

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Impressive Cased Set of Victoria Jubilee Medals

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1253. HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Lot of fifty-nine (59) Ă&#x2020; Medals in contemporary case. Golden Jubilee. Dated 1887. Includes the following issues by BHM number: (Row I) 3221 // 3297 // 3249 // 3229 // 3285 // 3291 // 3294 // 3313 // 3256 // (Row II) 3302 // 3292 // 3296 // 3312 // 3241 // 3299 // 3238 // 3242 // (Row III) 3340 // 3286 // 3248 // 3244 // 3290 // 3244 // 3262 // 3286 // Unlisted (Royal Jubilee Commemorated at Sevenoaks) // (Row IV) 3221 // 3232 // 3233 // 3315 // 3573 // 3232 // 3257 // (Row V) 3242 // 3287 // Unlisted (City of Liverpool, James Poole Esquire, mayor) // 3244 // 3290 // 3244 // 3318 // 3287 // Unlisted (City of Worcester) // (Row VI) 3291 // 3259 // 3293 // 3296 // 3298 // 3262 // 3230 // 3301 // (Row VII) 3295 // 3276 // Unlisted (Lancaster, T. Storey, mayor) // 3272 // 3254 // 3278 // 3281 // 3279 // 3346. EF, mostly with a delicate purple toning, some minor vedigree. Many types represented, with several not known to BHM unpierced, though with some duplication for aesthetic purposes. In contemporary clasped brown leather case from Spink & Sons. Very rare as a set, perhaps a dozen made. ($2000) 326

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The Conquest of Trinidad

1254. HANOVER. temp. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Medal (40mm, 38.96 g, 12h). Centennial of the Conquest of Trinidad, 1897. SIR RALPH ABERCROMBY, bust of Sir Ralph Abercromby facing slightly left / · TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CONQUEST OF TRINIDAD BY THE BRITISH 1897, view of Port of Spain in Trinidad, with fort waving British flag and several ships; in exergue, MISCERIQUE PROBAT/ POPULOS ET FOEDERA/ JUNGI (He approves both of the people intermingling and of the treaties being entered upon). Eimer 1809b; BHM 623. Choice EF. Very rare. ($2000) Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 1177 (hammer $4750, but not paid); Raymond Brandon Collection (Dix, Noonan, and Webb 122, 2 April 2014), lot 1061.

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Awarded to Jack Cotton – Patron to the Zoological Society of London

1255. temp. WINDSOR. AV Medal (77mm, 231.5 g, 12h). Zoological Society of London – Prize Medal. By B. Wyon, after T. Landseer. Dated 1826. Presented to Jack Cotton, 1963. Twelve birds of various species standing or in flight; in exergue, ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY/ OF LONDON/ 1826; hallmarks below: JP (John Pinches), 9 (9 kt), 375 (.375 fineness), h (mark for 1963), and facing leopard’s head (London assay office mark) / Elephant wrapping tusk around tree, two giraffes, Zebu bull, and rhinoceros; two llamas in background. Edge engraved: JACK COTTON. FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REBUILDING OF THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENTS PARK. 1963. Eimer 1187; BHM 1272. FDC. Struck in .375 fine gold. In original case of issue. Extremely rare – five in gold noted in the 1957 List of Fellows of the Zoological Society of London, this sixth example presented since. ($30,000) This medal was awarded to Jack Cotton (1903-1964), a wealthy Jewish property developer who made his fortune in the real estate boom that followed the Second World War. Cotton financed the reconstruction of the zoological gardens in Regents Park and the Cotton Terraces were named in his honor.

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1256. SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Jeton (28mm, 3.91 g, 3h). By Nicolas Emery. Struck circa 1553-1554. ภ w MARIA w DEI w G w SCOTOR w REGINA w, crowned M with small centering pellet between; crowned thistles flanking / DELICIE w DNI w COR w HVMILE w (the delight of the Lord [is] the humble heart), crowned coat-of-arms. MI 66/6. Good VF, toned, light scratch under tone on crown of reverse. ($1500) Ex Christopher Foley Collection (Woolley & Wallis, 16 October 2014) lot 20; Strathtay Collection (Spink, 26 March 2008), lot 1; Spink 134 (13 July 1999), lot 733.

ANTIQUITIES

1257. Faience offering cup. Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ramesses II, 1279-1213 BC. Blue-green glazed cup for pouring libations. The face is inscribed with ra user maot Amen mer Rameses within two cartouches. Height: 4.5cm. Repaired. Loss of glaze and wear on cartouches. Cf. Petrie, Names pl. XLII, 106 and 123. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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Hapy - Canopic Jar Lid

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1258. Limestone canopic jar lid. Egypt, 3rd Intermediate Period, 1069-664 BC. Lid in the form of a baboon (Hapy), protector of the lungs. Height: 11.9cm. Minor chips, scratches, and surface cracks. ($1500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1259. Marble portrait of a bearded man. Roman, Antonine, circa AD 140s-160s. Sculptural fragment of a middle-aged male head with short beard, his hair in thick curls marked with drill points to create shadows. Height: 14.6cm. Mounted. ($2500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1260. Bronze statuette of Isis. Roman, 1st-3rd centuries AD. A standing Isis wearing long robes and her unique headdress, she holds a uraeus and grain ears. Height: 7.6cm. Earthen black patina. Mounted. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1261. Bronze lighthouse. Roman, 1st-3rd centuries AD. Model of a lighthouse of three hexagonal stories, set on square foundation. At the top, a swirl of flames. Height: 7.3cm. Green patina with a few spots of brown. Interesting. ($750) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 1649.

1262. Black serpentine cylinder seal. Achaemenid Period, 550-330 BC. A lentoid cylinder seal with a scene of two men standing facing one another, in trade. Behind them is a double ibex, crescent moon, and star. Probably from an eastern workshop. Height: 2.8cm. Well-preserved and leaving a good impression. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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Selections from the Petite Museum of Hadji Baba

1263. Crystal and carnelian beads. Near Eastern, 6th-3rd centuries BC. Two circular crystal and three lentoid carnelian beads. Each pierced, the smaller of the two crystal beads with remnants of gold jewelry in channel. Diameters: 9-19mm. Some scattered chips. ($250) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem. The ‘Petite Museum of Hadji Baba’ was an old antiquities shop operating for decades along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City.

1264. Glass head pendant. Phoenician or Carthaginian, 6th-3rd centuries BC. Rod-formed with opaque yellow face. Loop, turban, and eyes are deep blue. Height: 19mm. Intact but with light roughness on face. Cf. Wolf 57. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

c d 1265. Steatite scarabs in gold pendant mounts. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550-1077 BC. (a) Scarab engraved neb neb nefer nefer nefer (“great lord of eternal beauty”) on face, within gold mount with loop extending to two terminal knobs. 15x10mm. // (b) Scarab with blue glaze partially preserved, the face is worn and illegible, but is clearly divided into three registers. In gold mount similar to the previous scarab. 21x16mm. // (c) Green-glazed scarab that has been significantly chipped and is consequently illegible, in mount with granulation and garnet bead. The mount is significantly later, possibly Late Byzantine/ Medieval (circa AD 1000-1350). 14x11mm. // (d) Scarab engraved ankh sinew nefer sinew ankh senew (“eternal life to the good golden pharaoh”). In mount with granulation, also possibly Late Byzantine/Medieval. The last two mounts have holes aligned with the scarabs’ channels, making them suitable for stringing. An interesting group. ($1000) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1266. Gilt bronze Hathor pendant. Egypt, New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 BC. Facing head of Hathor as a cow, most likely used as a bead on a necklace. Loop at top of head. Height: 11.5mm. Finely modeled with good details. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1267. Gold pendants in the shape of various heads. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, circa 220-100 BC. Ten beads, each hollowformed with a suspension loop and an identical head on both sides. Seven with that of Hathor, one of a lion, one a hawk, and one a cat. Each approx. 10x16mm; total weight: 5.20g. Light earthen deposits. One loop reattached. ($1000) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1268. Gold beads in the shape of cowrie shells. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, circa 220-100 BC. Ten beads, all hollowformed with central opening. Each approx. 7x10mm; total weight: 3.82g. A dusting of earthen deposits. Several very minor dents. ($1000) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem. A necklace of similar cowrie shells strung together with gold wire is in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum (M. Pfrommer, “Hellenistisches Gold und ptolemaeische Herrscher,” Studia Varia from the J. Paul Getty Museum 2. Occassional Papers of Antiquities 10 [2001], p. 101, fig. 13 = M. Pfrommer, Greek Gold from Hellenistic Egypt. Getty Museum Studies of Art, Los Angeles [2001], p. 61, fig. 36).

1269. Gold beads in the shape of Wadjet Eyes. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, circa 220-100 BC. Five “Eye of Horus” beads, all hollow-formed with two holes for stringing. Each approx. 7x8.5mm; total weight: 1.71g. One bead repaired, the others well-preserved. ($500) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1270 1271 1270. Pair of gold earrings. Roman, 1st-3rd centuries AD. Each with convex shield with central bead. Pendants terminate in hollow-formed globes. Overall length: 2.8cm. Well-preserved and complete. ($400) 1271. Pair of gold earrings. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Each with shield with four concentric rings that would have originally framed a gemstone or bead. Wire hoop mounted on back of shield. Below, the plate is decorated with two horizontal lines between three granules and three granulated, triangular plates that cover the pendant loops. Wire pendant ornaments now missing. Overall length: 3.0cm. Light earthen deposits. Bent in areas. ($300) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

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1272. Silver finger ring. Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550-1077 BC. Solid stirrup-shaped ring sized for a child, decorated with a standing figure of the deity Tawaret holding a staff; below is the hieroglyph neb (â&#x20AC;&#x153;lordâ&#x20AC;?). Maximum interior diameter: 10mm; weight: 2.92g. Toned and intact. A fine example. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1273. Gold finger ring with agate gemstone. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Band widens at shoulders and is fluted at sides. Shield decorated with a volute pattern to either side of an unengraved, banded agate stone. Maximum interior diameter: 16mm; weight: 4.82g. Hollow band is bent and punctured in a few areas. Stone reset with glue. ($500) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1274. Gold finger ring with agate gemstone. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Massive ring with fluted band widening at the shoulders. Oval shield inlaid with a large, unengraved orange and pink agate gemstone. Maximum interior diameter: 19mm; weight: 10.85g. Light earthen deposits and a few minor dents on band. Impressive. ($1000) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1275. Gold finger ring with sardonyx intaglio. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Plain gold band widens at shoulders and is set with a banded, triple-layer sardonyx intaglio engraved with a crayfish. Maximum interior diameter: 13mm; weight: 6.13g. Intact with light marks on band. Attractive. ($500) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1276. Gold finger ring with agate intaglio. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Plain gold band widens at shoulders. Bezel inset with a red and white agate intaglio engraved with a standing figure of winged Nemesis, with wheel at her side, tugging at neck of chiton with right hand and holding branch in left. Maximum interior diameter: 13mm; weight: 3.07g. Light dents and cracks on band. For similar intaglios, cf. Henig 291; Berry 52. ($500) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

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1277. Gold finger ring with carnelian intaglio. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Plain gold band widens at shoulders. Bezel inset with orange carnelian intaglio engraved with the following design: a standing female figure (Fortuna?) holds a cornucopia in right hand, gestures with her left to a goat upright against a tree. Maximum interior diameter: 19mm; weight: 6.40g. A well-preserved and impressive specimen. ($750) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1278. Gold finger ring with garnet intaglio. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Plain gold band widens at shoulders. Bezel inset with garnet intaglio engraved with a standing male figure, holding scales in right hand and grain ears in left, over his shoulder is a pedum with a grape bunch hanging from its end. Maximum interior diameter: 19mm; weight: 7.67g. Wellpreserved. ($750) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1279. Gold finger ring with hardstone intaglio. Roman, 2nd-4th centuries AD. Thin gold band has granules at the point where it meets the rectangular shield. Shield set with an black hardstone intaglio with beveled edges, its face engraved AΛEΞANΔPO around a standing figure of winged Eros, holding winged serpent and torch. The inscription around the beveled edge is obscured by a crack running along two sides, but it possibly the same as on the face, albeit with a final “C.” Maximum interior diameter: 16mm; weight: 5.37g. Light earthen deposits. Stone cracked but in stable condition. ($500) Ex Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem.

1280. Gold finger ring. Byzantine, 6th-7th centuries AD. Plain band widens at shoulders. Raised shield decorated with monogram and cross. Maximum interior diameter: 16mm; weight: 4.11g. Light deposits and a few faint scratches. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1281. Silver finger ring. European, 14th-15th centuries AD. Seal ring with an oval bezel decorated with a fantastical creature surrounded by eight linear ornaments. An inverted, facing lion’s head decorates each side of band. No internal markings. Maximum interior diameter: 17.5mm; weight: 10.27g. Deeply toned with a few light scratches. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1282. Gilt silver finger ring. European, 16th century AD. Fede ring with two clasped hands. The back of the band in inscribed in two lines, with the text facing in opposite directions: ҺAΞAR/ЄҺVS RЄX. Interior diameter: 18.5mm; weight: 4.80g. Toned. Gilding worn in areas. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1283. Bronze fibula in the shape of a horse. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Stylized horse with large head and short, stubby legs. Neck decorated with a series of annulets, body with blue and red enamel inlay. Length: 3.9cm. Green patina. Hinge and pin missing. Cf. Hattatt 1180-84. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1284. Bronze fibula in the shape of a two-headed monster. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Stylized chimaera-like monster with two heads facing one another, the larger with blue enamel eye. Body and tail with green and red enamel inlay. Length: 4.3cm. Green patina. Pin missing, some damage to inlay. Cf. Mills R154. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1285. Gold crossbow fibula. Roman, circa 4th century AD. Solid fibula with three knobs, two framed granules on crossbar, and bow with recessed ornamentation. Length: 2.2cm; weight: 8.00g. Earthen encrustation. Pin missing. ($1000) From the collection of the Hadji Baba Museum, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel.

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1286. Silver crossbow fibula. Roman, circa 4th century AD. Hollow-formed brooch with three prominent knobs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;stepsâ&#x20AC;? connecting crossbar and bow. The bow is decorated with a zig-zag patterns, the foot terminates in a facing human head. Length: 5.7cm; weight: 21.58g. Toned with a few minor scratches. Pin intact. ($750) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1287. Gilt silver brooch. Francia, Merovingian, AD 481-752. S-shaped brooch with bird head terminals with garnet insets for eyes (one now missing). Height: 2.8cm; weight: 3.55g. Gilding a bit worn. Remaining garnet chipped. Cf. Metropolitan Museum Collection 17.192.184. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

Photo reduced 1288. Bronze cruciform brooch. England, Anglo-Saxon, circa mid 6th century AD. Long brooch with rectangular headplate with three knobs, short bow, and stylized horse-head footplate. Length: 13.9cm. Green patina. Pin missing, corrosion at hinge and catchplate, minor damage to two flanges at mid-length. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Reportedly found at Catterick, North Yorkshire.

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1289 1290 1289. Gold ring brooch. England, circa 13th-14th centuries AD. Carrying a cryptic inscription making use of Christian symbols and Greek and Latin letters. The pin is a separate piece, modeled with a folded tang to form a loop for suspension. Diameter: 28mm; weight: 3.61g. A very fine example of type. Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum Collection 43.1975. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1290. Gilt silver ring brooch. England, circa 13th-14th centuries AD. Brooch with two dragons forming a ring. The pin is a separate piece, modeled with a folded tang to create the loop for suspension. Diameter: 17mm; weight: 1.32g. A very fine example of type. ($200) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1291. Silver scabbard mount. England, Anglo-Saxon, circa late 6th-7th century AD. Mount for a sword or dagger scabbard in the form of a pyramid; two faces are decorated with winged busts, two others with a ribbon-like design. Each face with niello inlay. An interior transverse bar connects two sides. Dimensions: 13x13x9mm; weight: 3.29g. Toned. Small break on one face. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1292. Silver appliqué. England, Anglo-Saxon, 7th-9th centuries AD. An engraved embossing of a complex, interlaced cross with four deer heads decorating the center. Dimensions: 26x26mm; weight: 5.07g. Damage on one side of piece. ($500) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

1293. Champlevé enamel plaques depicting the Two Thieves. France, Limoges, circa 13th century AD. The two copper plaques are gilt and inlaid with blue, white and red enamel. Each depicts one of the Two Thieves, with arms bound behind horizontal beam of cross, and would have originally formed part of a scene of Christ’s Crucifixion. Dimensions: 7.0x2.6cm. A few scratches and some loss of enamel. ($1000) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

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1294. Iron key. Reportedly of Scottish origin, 17th century AD. Key with long ornamented shank and delicate openwork handle. Length: 7.9cm. Toned. Shank slightly bent and with two stress cracks. ($300) From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

THE PAMPHILL HOARD

Vessel photo reduced 1295. ROMAN IMPERIAL. temp. Valerian to Carus. AD 260-283. Lot of approximately five thousand four hundredfifty-three (5453) antoniniani of the mid to late 3rd century. All coins: Antoniniani from Valerian to Probus. Majority are of Gallienus and the Gallic emperors. Also included are issues mostly of Claudius II Gothicus (including some Divus issues), with issues also of Quintillius, Aurelian, Salonina, and Probus. Remainder consists of a number of illegible coins, fragments, and associated surface finds. R. Bland, “Coin hoards and hoarding,” BNJ 85 (2015), 445 and 514 = Coin Register 2013, 65 and 66 = PAS DOR-148AF3 and DOR-148E55. Coins average Fine, all with patina. Coins are grouped in large brown paper envelopes, each envelope noted with general attribution. Lot includes the intact bottoms of two pottery vessels that contained the coins, as well as additional fragments of the vessels. ($5000) In October 2011, the two separate pottery vessels, each containing antoniniani from the mid to late third century AD were found together near Pamphill in Dorset. The vessels themselves were broken, with only the bases intact. In addition to the deposited coins, approximately eight additional coins were found on the surface in the area of the pots and another six coins were discovered following the extraction of the vessels from the ground. The coins themselves were subsequently cleaned in the Department of Conservation and Scientiﬁc Research at the British Museum. The number of coins listed here is only an approximation based on the numbers in the original publication of the hoard. Purportedly since the discovery, a few coins have gone to the British Museum or elsewhere. Owing to the content of these vessels, with the latest recorded coin being an issue of Carus, a date of AD 282 or slightly later for their burial is plausible. It is uncertain whether they were buried concurrently or sequentially, with the the first vessel preceding the second. What is clear, however, is that both vessels, and the coins they contained, were related to one another.

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