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Apameia (AD 209-211) AE 21 - Geta817 viewsGeta, 209-211 AD. AE21 (4.98g, 12h). Laureate head right / Daphne kneeling right, head left, with hand raised; to left, laurel tree. Unpublished. VF, dark green and brown patina, slight porosity. Extremely rare. Ex Peus 366 (10/2000), lot 548; Münzen und Medaillen FPL 422 (5/1980), lot 146.
The nymph Daphne, the daughter of the local river-god Peneus, attracted the unwelcome advances of Apollo. As he aggressively pursued her, Daphne, wishing to put a stop to his advances, prayed to her father to help her. Peneus transformed her on the spot into a laurel tree (Greek Dafnh). Heartbroken, Apollo declared that this tree would be special to him, and made the laurel his sacred tree.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (BC 47-46) AE 24 - Julius Caesar1664 viewsJulius Caesar, 47/6 BC. AE24 - Assarion (8.38g, 11h). C. Vibius Pansa, proconsul. Dated CY 236 (47/6 BC). Bare head of Caesar right / ΓAIOY down right field, OYBIOY / ΠANΣA down left, Nike advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm over left shoulder; monograms to left and right; VΛΣ (date) in exergue. Near VF, black patina. Ex Drewry Coll.
This type was the first anywhere to feature the portrait of Julius Caesar. C. Vibius Pansa was part of the Caesarian faction at Rome, and probably owed his proconsulship to his patron. The only other definite lifetime portrait of Caesar from the provincial series was an issue of ca 45 BC at Lampsacus (RPC I 2268-9). Both of these issues preceded the earliest appearance of his portrait at Rome, on the denarii of M. Mettius in January 44 BC.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-260) AE 26 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II1024 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE26 (10.16g), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-Ã -vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three neocorate temples situated around central altar with serpent. Good VF, hard bright green patina. Ex Triton VII (1/2004), lot 747.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 54-68) AE 27 - Nero819 viewsNero, 54-68 AD. AE27 (25.10g, 1h), struck ca 65-66 AD. Laureate bust right, aegis at point of bust; c/m: GALBA within incuse rectangle / Nero on horseback prancing right; to right, foot soldier advancing right, looking back, holding vexillum over shoulder and shield; [to left, helmeted foot soldier running right](?). cf. Gorny & Mosch 134 (10/2004), lot 1930. VF, variegated green and brown patina, light smoothing. Extremely rare.
This countermark, always carefully placed to obliterate the face of Nero, is found on coins of Moesia (see MacDowell, NC 1960), Perinthus, and Nicomedia.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I, Gallienus & Valerian II2044 viewsValerian I, with Gallienus and Valerian II Caesar, 253-260 AD. AE24 (8.37g, 7h), struck 256-258 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian I right, seen from behind, and radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus left, seen from behind, vis-Ã -vis; between, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian II right, seen from behind / Three agonistic crowns set on ornate base, central crown containing two palms, each flanking crown a single palm. VF, green patina with traces of red-brown, minor roughness. Rare.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 25 - Caracalla507 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (8.20g, 1h). Laureate head right / Hexastyle temple set on three-tiered base; • in pediment. VF, green patina, minor pitting on obverse. Rare. Ex Poncin Coll.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 29 - Antoninus Pius668 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE29 (12.73g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TON/KTICTHN in two lines across fields, NIKAIEIC in exergue, Statue of Dionysus seated left, resting hand on panther standing to left behind him and holding thyrsus, set on car drawn by two elephants. VF, black patina, minor roughness. Rare. Ex Malter 81 (9/2002), lot 417 (expertly conserved since).Jul 23, 2008
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Kaisareia Germanika (AD 193-194) AE 29 - Pescennius Niger718 viewsPescennius Niger, 193-194 AD. AE29 (11.67g, 8h). Laureate head right / Zeus(?) standing left, holding long sceptre. Fine, brown surfaces, centering holes. Extremely rare. Ex Sullivan Coll.Jul 23, 2008
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Bithynion-Klaudiopolis (69-79 AD) AE 33 - Vespasian897 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE33 - Medallion (22.75g, 5h). M. Plancius Varus, proconsul. Laureate head right / MAPKOΣ/ ΠΛANKIOΣ/ OVAPOΣ ANΘVΠATOΣ in four lines across field; all within oak wreath. VF, brown surfaces. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 41-54) AE 37 – Claudius1424 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE37 (10.59g, 8h). C. Cadius Rufus, proconsul and patron. Struck circa 43-48 AD. Laureate head left / EΠI ΓAIOY KAΔIOY POYΦOY ANΘYΠATOY ΠATPONOΣ, veiled and draped bust of Demeter right, wearing grain ear wreath(?); [poppy] before, monograms in left and [right] fields. VF, green and red patina, soft strike on reverse. Struck on an oversized flan. Rare. Ex Drewry Coll.; ex Freeman & Sear 7 (2/2002), lot 245.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 29 - Domitia Lucilla670 viewsDomitia Lucilla, mother of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE29 (16.50g, 7h). ΔOMITI ΛOYKIΛΛAN NEIKAIEIC, draped bust of Domitia right, hair coiled on top of head / M AVPHΛIOC OVHPOC KAICAP, Aurelius on horseback right, holding couched lance in right hand. VF, tan patina, corroded. Extremely rare, one of two known, the other in the BN.
The specimen of this coin in Paris has been known since 1863, being the subject of some debate concerning its authenticity. This second specimen is from the same dies and seems to confirm the reading in Cohen. Domitia's husband, Annius Verus died shortly after the birth of their son in 121 AD, but her family wealth and close connections to the imperial court insured that the youth came to the attention of the emperor Hadrian, who in 138 AD advised Antoninus Pius to adopt him. This coin was probably struck shortly after the accession of Antoninius Pius, and marks the noble family lineage of the new heir apparent of the Roman empire.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 138-161) AE 41 - Antoninus Pius889 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE41 - Medallion (54.07g, 7h). AVTO KAI TI AI AΔPI ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CΩTHPI ACKLH ΠIΩ NIKAIEIC, half-length bust of Asclepius left, partially draped; serpent beside right shoulder. Good VF, magnificent apple green patina, slightly worn at high points, but generally smooth and glossy. A huge second century medallic bronze. Ex Drewry Coll.Jul 23, 2008
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Kios (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs1006 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE37 - Medallion (33.62g, 6h). ANTINOOC [HPΩC], bare-headed bust left / HPΩKIANOI AΔPIANOI, nude male figure standing left, holding purse(?) in left hand; ANTI NON(?) across field. VF, brown surfaces, tooled and smoothed. Ex Dowdy Coll.; Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 32 (11/1985), lot 350 (where unidentified).Jul 23, 2008
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Bithynion-Hadriana (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs1549 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian, died 130 AD. AE38 - Medallion (45.49g, 6h). ANTINOON ΘEΩN H ΠATRIC, bare-headed and draped bust right / BEIΘYNEIΩN AΔPIANΩN, Antinoüs, as Hermes Nomios, standing facing right, wearing short chiton, chlamys, and winged sandals, holding pedum in left hand, the right raised protectively over the forepart of a grazing cow standing left beside a tree; star above. Good VF, matte dark brown patina. One of the finest unaltered Antinoüs bronzes known. Ex Dowdy Coll. Ex Leu 30 (4/1982), lot 367; Sternberg 7 (11/1977), lot 644.
In Egypt, the cult of Antinoüs saw him as an avatar of Hermes-Thoth, a messenger between mortals and the gods. Elsewhere, he was seen in another guise, as Hermes Nomios, or the "Herdsman." As defender of the herd or flock, Hermes brought forth fecundity and prosperity, just as Antinoüs would bring good fortune to those who did him honor.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 138-161) AE 18 - Antoninus Pius713 viewsAntoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE18 (3.81g). Laureate head right / Terminal figure of Hermes facing, caduceus at left. Good VF, dark green patina.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius862 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE28 (15.63g). AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / TON KTICTH NIKAIEIC, nude Heracles seen from behind, carrying off the Erymanthian boar; club by his side, star to right. VF, dark green patina, scratches. Rare representation of a Labor of Heracles. Apparently unpublished.
The canonical representation of the fourth labor of Heracles, the capture of the Erymanthean Boar, in sculpture, painting, and coins shows the hero carrying his prize "piggy-back" over his shoulder, sometimes in the act of surprising Eurystheos with it, who hides in a pithos in fright. The present, apparently unpublished piece, has the hero, labeled "The Founder of the Nicaeans," carrying the beast in front of him. There seems to be only one numismatic parallel for this depiction: a medallion of Commodus (Gnecchi 34; Stoll 103), where Heracles is seen in a similar stance, but with the boar on a rock in front of him and the Nemean Lion behind. On this medallion the scene could be interpreted to show Heracles carrying the boar to the rock.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 198-217) AE 34 - Caracalla631 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE34 (27.92g). AVT K M AVPH ANTΩNINOC AVΓOV, youthful laureate and cuirassed bust right / CEOVHPIA ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEIA TA MEΓAΛA NIKAIEΩN, ornate prize crown with two palms; IEPOC AΓON in central band. EF, dark green patina, flan crack. A superb, lifelike portrait of the young Caracalla.
This unrecorded coin provides a further expansion of the games-related legends of the coins of Nicaea. "ta megala" is otherwise unattested, and in conjunction with the full legend can be read as "Severeia Philadelpheia in respect to the great ceremonies of the Nicaeans," with the central band inscription reading "The Holy Game." In the late 3rd century a complex cycle of at least fifteen games and associated religious festivals is attested for Nicaea, honoring Dionysus the founder, Apollo Pythius, and various emperors from Augustus to Gallienus. Read along with the very young portrait of Caracalla as Augustus, the legend and type can be taken to indicate that Nicaea sponsored a grand series of festivals to celebrate the joint elevation of Caracalla to Augustus and Geta to Caesar in 198 AD.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 130) AE 38 - Antinoüs846 viewsAntinoüs, favorite of Hadrian. died 130 AD. AE39 (37.91g). HPΩC ANTINOOC, bare head right / H MHTPOΠOΛIC NIKOMEΔEIA, bull standing right; crescent moon on flank. VF, brown patina with touches of red, slightly porous surfaces. Ex Triton IV (12/2000), lot 358; Münzen und Medaillen 52 6/1975), lot 643; Von Aulock Collection, 7102.Jul 23, 2008
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Kyme (AD 54-68) AE 15 - Nero & Diva Agrippina Jr884 viewsDiefied Nero and Agrippina Jr., ca 54-59 AD. AE15 (4.30g). ΘEON NEPΩNA KYMAIΩN, Young laureate head of Nero right / ΘЄAN AΓPIΠΠINAN, veiled head of Agrippina Jr. right. Good Fine, brown patina.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 41-54) AE 22 - Claudius770 viewsClaudius, 41-54 AD. AE22 (5.24g), struck ca 50 AD. Pasidienus Firmus, Proconsul. Bare head right / Legend and monogram. Good VF, dark green, almost black, patina. Rare, only 7 specimens recorded by RPC.Jul 23, 2008
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Prusa ad Olympum (AD 98-117) AE 33 - Trajan572 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE33 (23.54g). Laureate head right / Zeus enthroned right, holding Nike on globe and scepter. Good VF, rough green patina.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 69-79) AE 20 - Vespasian865 viewsVespasian, 69-79 AD. AE20 (4.87g). Laureate head right / Panther seated left, with paws resting on cantharus. Good VF, dark brown patina. It was commonly thought in antiquity that panthers were fond of wine and that they could be captured by setting a bowl of it out and waiting until they had drunk to excess.Jul 23, 2008
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Herakleia Pontika (AD 238-244) AE 36936 viewsTime of Gordian III, ca 238-244 AD. AE36 - Medallion (27.35g). TON KTICTAN, bearded bust of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck, holding club over right shoulder / Herakles and the capture of Kerberos: HPAKL-EΩTA-N (sic), PONTΩ in exergue, Herakles, nude, standing right, head turned back to left, holding club in left hand with lion's skin draped over left arm and pulling Kerberos by chain in right hand; before, statuette of Hera on cippus. Good VF, green patina, light smoothing in reverse field. Very rare. Ex Simpson Coll.; ex Hauck & Aufhäuser Auktion 15 (3/2000), lot 100.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 260-261) AE - Macrianus986 viewsMacrianus, 260-261 AD. AE - 8 Assaria (7.70g). Radiate and draped bust right / City wall. Brown patina. Very fine.
The reverse shows the city wall of Nikaia which needed to be fortified after invasions of the Goths. Most of it is still preserved.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 253-268) AE - Gallienus917 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE (9.53g). Radiate and draped bust right/ Three Temples; on top of them, statues of Nikai. Brown patina. Good very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 244-249) AE - Philip II362 viewsPhilip II, 244-249 AD. AE (11.14g). AE - 4 Assaria (11.14g). Draped bust right / Pan Ephialtes, ityphallisch, wein bag and flower. Very rare. Dark brown patina. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Laertes (AD 193-211) AE 36 - Septimius Severus418 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE36 (22.72g). AVT KAI Λ CEÎ CEOVH Î EP; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΛΑΕΡΤΕΙΤΩÎ; Zeus seated left, holding scepter and thunderbolt, eagle in front. Apparently unpublished. Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 177-192) AE - Commodus707 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE (14.15g). Laureate and draped bust right / Tetrastyle temple. Brown patina. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Bithynion-Hadriana (AD 177-192) AE - Commodus789 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE (9.28g). Laureate, draped bust right / Draped bust of Hermes left with kerykeion over shoulder. Rare. Brown patina. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 161-180) AE - Commodus564 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 173-177 AD. AE - 2 Assaria (11.78 g). Draped and cuirassed bust right / Triptolemos biga drawn by snakes r. Unpublished. Brown patina. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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(BC 182-149) Prusias II - AE 20978 viewsPrusias II, 183-149 BC. AE20 (5.57g). Eagle standing right/ Thunderbolt. Dark green patina. Extremely fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikaia (AD 235-238) AE - Maximinus I356 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE - 2 Assaria (7.30g). Draped bust right/ Temple of Tyche. Brown patina. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Apameia (AD 218-222) AE - Elagabalus888 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE (4.01g). Laureate head right/ C.I.C.A (=Colonia Iulia Concordia Apamea) /D.D. Brown patina. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Nikomedeia (AD 193-211) AE 35 - Septimius Severus813 viewsSeptimius Severus, 193-211 AD. AE35 - Medallion (30.21g). AY KA CEΠ– CEYHPOIC PC, radiate head r. NIKOMH – ΔEΩN, Severus, holding spear, on prancing horse r.; below, fallen enemy and scattered arms. In exergue, ΔIC NEΩKO / PΩN. Extremely rare (missing in all major collections). Dark green patina and extremely fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Elaia (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Agrippina Jr806 viewsAgrippina Jr., mother of Nero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (3.43g). Apphios Magistrate, 54-59 AD. AΓPIΠΠINA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust right/ EΠI AΠΦIOY EΛAITΩN, calathos containing poppy-heads and corn-ears. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Kyme (AD 250-270) AE 16777 viewsImperial Times. 250-270 AD. AE16 (1.92g). Draped bust of Serapis with kalathos right/ KYMA-IΩN, eagle right. Rare. Dark brown patina. Good very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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Elaia (AD 180-192) AE 24 - Commodus858 viewsCommodus, 180-192 AD. AE24 (7.31g). K. Scheinos Magistrate. Laureate head right/ CTR C - CЄI-NOV ЄΛA/ITWN, Amphora (ballot box) on stage in between two torches with snake coiled around. Unique (?). Dark green patina. Flan crack and adjustment marks. Very fine.Jul 23, 2008
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(BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol671 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol (1.50g, 3h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E on shoulder. VF, some porosity, irregular flan. Fine style. Very rare. Jul 20, 2008
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(BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Diobol675 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Diobol (1.12g, 12h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Forepart of bull left; E on shoulder. Good Fine, light porosity. Very rare.Jul 20, 2008
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(BC 392-377) Hekatomnos - Hemiobol713 viewsHekatomnos, Satrap, ca 392/1-377/6 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.37g, 10h). Mylasa mint. Bearded head of Hekatomnos right / Head of bull left; E behind. Fine, toned, porous. Extremely rare denomination, unpublished in the standard references.Jul 20, 2008
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Mylasa (BC 295-280) AE 20793 viewsEupolemos, Strategos, 295-280 BC. AE20 (4.76g, 12h), struck in Mylasa. Three Macedonian overlaping shields , the outer two with spearheads in the center / ΕΥΠΟ / ΛΕΜΟΥ sword in sheath, with handle to left; labrys below. EF. Karl Coll.; ex Hauck and Aufhaeuser Auk 18 (10/2004), lot 279.Jul 17, 2008
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Kolybrassos (AD 161-180) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius625 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE23 (9.04g). ANTWNEINOC AVT KAIC, laureate and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind / KOLV-BRACCEWN, Athena standing left, holding spear in right hand, shield on left arm, olive tree behind. Superb EF, choice brown patina, with some light green and brown before Aurelius's face. Exceptional. Ex Bement Coll.Jul 17, 2008
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Iotape (AD 244-249) AE 33 - Phillip I402 viewsPhilip I, 244–249 AD. AE33 (17.60g). AVT KAIC M IOV ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠC, radiate, draped bust of Philip I right / ΙωΤΑΠΕ-I-Τω-N, Demeter standing left, holding long torch and grain ears. Rare. Brown patina. Good very fine for type Jul 16, 2008
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Epiphaneia (AD 251-253) AE 32 - Trebonianus Gallus588 viewsTrebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD. AE32 (27.83g, 1h), dated CY 319 (251/2 AD). [AV]T TPEBWNIOC GALLOC EV EV CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EPIFANEWN, Dionysus in chariot drawn by two panthers, holding thyrsus in left hand and reins in right, guided by satyr who holds a lagobolon; QIT (date) across field, cista and amphora in exergue. Good VF, dark green patina with earthen encrustation. Jul 16, 2008
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Augusta (AD 164-182) AE 26 - Lucilla389 viewsLucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius, wife of Lucius Verus, Augusta, 164-182 AD. AE26 (10.88g, 6h), dated CY 151 (170/1 AD). Draped bust right / Tyche Soterios (Fortuna Redux) standing left; date in legend. VF, brown surfaces under a thin green patina. Very rare. Ex von Aulock Collection, 5536.Jul 16, 2008
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Lakanatis (AD 38-72) AE 23 - Antiochos IV727 viewsAntiochos IV, 38-72 AD. AE23 (10.77g). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑÎΤΙΟΧΟΣ, diademed head right / ΛΑΚΑÎ-ΑΤΩÎ, scorpion in wreath. Dark green patina, VF/EF.Jul 16, 2008
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Lakanatis (AD 38-72) AE - Antiochos IV645 viewsAntiochos IV, 38-72 AD. AE - Diassarion (16.99g). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑÎΤΙΟΧΟΣ, diademed head right / ΛΑΚΑÎ-ΑΤΩÎ, scorpion in wreath. Green patina, VF.Jul 16, 2008
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Balbura (AD 37-41) AE 19 - Caligula662 viewsCaligula, 37-41 AD. AE19 (4.97g). ΓΑΙΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, head right / ΒΑΛΒΟΥ/ΡΕΩÎ, Herakles standing right, holding club and lion skin. Black patina, EF. Rare.Jul 16, 2008
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(BC 520-480) Uncertain Dynast - Stater1524 viewsca 500-480 BC. AR Stater (8.99g). Highly stylized head of a boar to right / Incuse square diagonally divided into twelve wedge-shaped compartments. Very rare. About extremely fine. Ex Star coll.; ex Sotheby´s 5 (7/1995), 78; ex Rosen Coll., Monnaies et Médailes 72 (10/1987), 339; ex Bank Leu 25 (4/1980), 169; ex Bank Leu 18 (5/1977), 217. Jul 16, 2008
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Masikytes (BC 27-20) Drachm - Augustus677 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (4.02g, 12h). Series 6, struck ca 27-20 BC. Bare head right, Λ−Υ / M-A, two citharas; palm in field between; owl above. Good VF, light porosity.Jul 16, 2008
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Masikytes (BC 27-20) Drachm - Augustus794 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (3.76g, 12h). Series 6, struck circa 27-20 BC. Bare head right, Λ−Υ / M-A, two citharas; bow between. Good VF, toned. Prideaux Coll. of Augustus.Jul 16, 2008
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Masikytes (BC 27-20) Drachm - Augustus1324 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Drachm (4.02g, 12h). Series 6, struck ca 27-20 BC. Bare head right, Λ−Υ / Cithara; aphlaston to left, MA to right. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. Prideaux Coll. of Augustus; ex Münzen und Medaillen 81 (9/1995), lot 186.Jul 16, 2008
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Bubon (BC 200-0) AE 10449 views2nd-1st century BC. AE10 (1.05g). Draped bust of Artemis right, bowcase behind shoulder / Stag standing right, BOY above. VF.Jul 16, 2008
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(BC 440-425) Kheriga - Stater1286 viewsKheriga, Dynast, ca 440-425 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 8.25g, 3h). Two cocks facing one another within round shield / "kheriga" in Lycian script around, owl standing left, head facing; all within dotted incuse square. VF. Possibly unique.Jul 16, 2008
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Kyaneai (BC 200-0) AE 18622 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE18 (2.84g, 1h). Draped bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, bow case over shoulder, within dotted circle / Stag standing right on ground line, KYA above, Λ-Υ in fields, within dotted circle. aEF.Jul 15, 2008
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Isaura (AD 198-217) AE 25- Caracalla410 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE25 (9.18g). AV K M AV CE ANTΩNEINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right / MHTPOΠΟΛΕΩC ICAVPΩN, nude Herakles standing facing right, holding club and lion's skin. Good VF, brown and green patina, adjustment marks.Jul 15, 2008
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Isaura (AD 198-217) AE 26 - Caracalla597 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE26 (9.39 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from front, slight drapery on left shoulder, gorgoneion on breastplate / Caracalla standing right in military outfit, holding spear and clasping hands with Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch, hind standing between. EF, olive and brown patina. Poncin Coll. Jul 15, 2008
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Alexandreia (AD 193-211) AE 34 - Septimus Severus and Julia Domna450 viewsSeptimius Severus and Julia Domna, 193-211 AD. AE34 (22.88g, 7h), dated Pompeian-Cilician Era Year 261 (193/4 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius right / IOVLIA DOMNACEB ALEX KAT, draped bust of Julia right; date to right. Apparently unpublished. VF, black-green patina, light roughness. Drewry Coll.; ex Burstein Coll. (Peus 366, 10/2000), lot 942.Jul 15, 2008
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Perge (AD 235-238) AE 28 - Maximinus I469 viewsMaximinus I, 235-238 AD. AE28 (8.0g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΠEP-ΓAI-ΩN, Decorated cult statue of Artemis Pergaea, star and crescent flanking, two sphinx on columns to either side; all within distyle temple; eagle in pediment. Rare. VFJul 15, 2008
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Magydos (AD 253-268) AE 30 - Gallienus421 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE30 (18.25g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; globe below / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; M-A (41) in fields. Rare. aEF.
It's not certain what the number in the fields refer to. Spanning nearly two centuries, the numbers run from IB (12 to A 41). Perhaps they refer to games celebrated at irregular intervals.Jul 15, 2008
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Dardanos (AD 198-217) AE - Caracalla821 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE (18.01g). AYT K M AYP - ANTONINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΔAPΔANIΩN, youth in military uniform riding right on horseback holding spear over shoulder holding cult statue and poppy in extended right. Dark green patina. Good very fine.Jul 15, 2008
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Tralleis (AD 198-217) AE 36 - Caracalla562 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE36 (26.48g, 6h). Po. Cl. Pankratides, grammateus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pair of hexastyle temple façades facing; in left one, emperor standing left, holding globe and scepter; in right, Zeus Nikephorus enthroned left; pellets in pediments. VF, black patina, scratches in right field of obverse. Rare. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Thyateira (AD 41-54) AE 20 - Claudius & Agrippina Jr.834 viewsClaudius, with Agrippina Junior, 41-54 AD. AE20 (5.06g, 12h). Bare head of Claudius right / Draped bust of Agrippina right. Good VF, black-green patina with traces of light olive.Jul 15, 2008
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Sardeis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Augustus567 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (5.27g, 12h). Homonoia with Pergamum. Mousaios, magistrate. Bare head right / Tyche of Sardis standing right and Demos of Pergamum standing left, clasping hands; each holds scepter. Good VF, black-green patina with traces of lighter green and red on reverse. Very rare. Ex Prideaux Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Hypaipa (BC 27-AD 14) AE 18 - Augustus594 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE18 (5.24g, 12h). Athenagoras, magistrate. Bare head right / Laureate head of Zeus right; monogram below. VF, green patina, some red-brown encrustation.Jul 15, 2008
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Gordos-Iulia (AD 218-222) AE 25 - Elagabalus451 viewsElagabalus, 218-222 AD. AE24 (6.38g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche Soteiros (Fortuna Redux) standing left, holding rudder, poppy and grain ear, and cornucopia. VF, black-green patina with areas of olive. Very rare.Jul 15, 2008
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Assos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus691 viewsAugustus, 27 BC -14 AD. AE19 (3.71g, 12h). Bare head right / Griffin reclining right. VF, brown surfaces, light overall roughness. Ex Prideaux Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Poimanenon (AD 14-37) AE 17 - Tiberius576 viewsTiberius, 14-37 AD. AE17 (3.87g, 7h). Laureate head right / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding olive-branch and scepter. Near VF, black-green patina with traces of green and earthen encrustation. Unique. Ex Villemur Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (AD 253) AE 21 - Aemilian626 viewsAemilian, 253 AD. AE21 (4.58g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Triumphal arch consisting of large central bay with attic, flanked by two secondary bays; central bay surmounted by triumphal quadriga; each secondary bay surmounted by figure set on low basis. VF, green and brown patina, light overall roughness, struck on slightly irregular flan. Extremely rare. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 14 - Augustus500 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE14 - Quadrans (2.45g, 1h). Bare head right / Capricorn right. VF, dark-green patina. Ex Patrick Villemur Collection. Ex Jacquier FPL 20 (1997), no. 313; Cahn 60 (7/1928), lot 1401.Jul 15, 2008
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Lampsakos (AD 253-260) AE 24 - Valerian I625 viewsValerian I, 253-260 AD. AE24 (6.53g, 3h). Daphnos, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ithyphallic Priapus standing left, holding cantharus and filleted thyrsus; lighted altar to left. VF, brown surfaces with green deposits, minor overall roughness.Jul 15, 2008
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Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus659 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (2.32g, 12h). Bare head right / Capricorn left, head right; monogram below. VF, attractive, light green patina, areas of brown encrustation on reverse. Ex Prideaux Coll. of Augustus.Jul 15, 2008
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Pergamon (AD 193-211) AE 44 - Septimius Severus & Julia Domna1338 viewsSeptimius Severus and Julia Domna, 193-211 AD. AE44 - Medallion (44.16g). AVT KAI Λ CEΠCEOVHPOC ΠEP around, IOV ΔOMNA CEBACTH below, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing draped bust of Julia Domna, laureate head of Caracalla in small round countermark between them / EΠI CTPA KΛAVΔIANOV TEPΠANΔP-OV around, ΠEPΓAMHNΩN / B NEOKOPΩN in exergue, Ariadne, sleeping in cave, is discovered by attendants of Dionysus; she reclines left, head facing, drapery around legs and behind back, right arm resting on head, left arm at side; she is surrounded by a row of rocks, apparently indicating a cave; above, the upper bodies of a Maenad holding thyrsus and wreath and a satyr extending left hand and holding pedum in right. Black Patina. Rare and a charming mythological representation. About extremely fine.
Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete, fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread which guided him out of the Labyrinth after he killed the Minotaur. She then fled with Theseus, but he left her on Naxos, where Dionysus came upon her sleeping and married her.Jul 15, 2008
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Tralleis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 24580 viewsTime of Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE22 (7.86g, 12h). Nicomedes, magistrate. KAIΣAPEΩN, radiate head of Helios right / NIKO below horses, MHΔHΣ in exergue, Nike, holding reins in left hand and palm in right, driving biga right. Good VF, black-green patina with lighter green overtones. Extremely rare. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Hirsch 195 (5/1997), lot 387.Jul 15, 2008
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Tralleis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 - Vedius Pollio566 viewsTime of Augustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (5.83g, 12h). Vedius Pollio, legate of Asia; Menandros, son of Parrhasios, magistrate. OVHΔIOΣ KAIΣAPEΩN, bare head of Vedius Pollio right / MENANΔPOΣ PAPPAΣIOV, laureate head of Zeus right. Good VF, black-green patina with olive overtones. Ex Patrick Villemur Collection. Ex Auctiones 13 (23 June 1983), lot 316.Jul 15, 2008
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Tralleis (BC 27-AD 14) AE 24 - Augustus540 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE24 (11.37g, 12h). Menandros, son of Parrhasios, magistrate. Bare head of Augustus right / KAIΣAPEΩN, MENANΔPOΣ / PAPPAΣIOV in two lines in exergue, octastyle temple façade; in pediment, eagle standing right; Nikes on acroteria, winged caduceus in right field. VF, olive and black patina. Extremely rare. Ex Wagner Coll.; ex Kovacs FPL 17 (1982), lot 146.Jul 15, 2008
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Kilbianoi-Nikaia (BC 20-AD 4) AE 18 - Caius & Lucius580 viewsCaius & Lucius, Caesars, 20 BC-4 AD and 17 BC-2 AD. AE18 (3.92g, 12h). Aratus, grammateus. ΓAIOΣ up left field, ΛEVKIOΣ down right, jugate bare heads right of Caius and Lucius Caesars / APATOS / ΓRAMMATEVΣ down right field, KIΛBIANΩN / NEIKAIAS down left, draped Demos standing left, extending right hand. VF, black-brown patina. Ex Villemur Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Magnesia (AD 222-235) AE 36 - Severus Alexander623 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE36 - Medallion (20.13g, 6h). Aur. Tychicus, grammateus. AYT K M • AYP CEY H • AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MAΓNH T ΩN EΠI ΓP AVP • TVΞIK/OV •, Zeus Nikephorus seated left on stool. Good VF, black-green patina with dusty earthen overtones. Extremely rare, only the third example of this type known.
Apart from the Paris specimen published by Mionnet, the only other published example of the type, though with a different placement of the reverse legend, appeared in the Weber Coll. (J. Hirsch XXIV, 5/1909), lot 2880, with the reverse illustrated on pl. XXXIX of the catalog.Jul 15, 2008
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Maionia (AD 100-270) AE 171058 viewsImperial Times, 2nd-3rd cent AD. AE17 (5.89g, 6h). Bare head of Hercules left / MAIONΩN, Silenus seated right on wicker calathus, holding [cantharus in right hand] and infant Dionysus on left knee with left. EF, blue-black patina. Extremely rare. Ex Cain Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Ilion (AD 161-180) AE 35 - Marcus Aurelius930 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE35 - “Sestertius†(22.12g, 1h). AVT KAI MA AVPHL ANTΩNEINOC A, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IΛIEΩN, Ganymede, wearing chlamys and Phrygian cap, seated right on rock outcropping set on ground line, leaning back on right hand and extending left hand to large eagle standing left; behind eagle, low column surmounted by statue of Athena Ilios standing left. VF, blue-black patina, light roughness on obverse. Extremely rare and struck with dies of fine style. Ex Wagner Coll.
Ganymede was the son of Tros, founder of Troy. A youth of great beauty, he was abducted by Zeus while the young man was tending his flocks on Mt. Ida. Carried to Olympus either by an eagle, or Zeus himself in aquiline form, Ganymede served as the god’s cupbearer in place of Hebe, as well as his eromenos. This arrangement angered Hera to such a degree that she would abandon the Trojans in their war against the Greeks. To recompense Tros for the loss of his son, Zeus provided him with a pair of horses so swift, they could cross over water, and which were the ancestors of the horses for which the Trojans were renowned.Jul 15, 2008
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Antandros (AD 222-235) AE 38 - Severus Alexander942 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235. AE38 - Medallion (35.17g, 6h). AVTOKPA KAI M AVP CЄOVHPOC AΛЄΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EPI TRA AVP[...], ANTANΔPIΩN in exergue, Aeneas advancing right, head left, leading Ascanius by the hand, and holding Anchises on his shoulder; stern of galley to right. Good VF, dark brown patina, some roughness, slight doubling on reverse. Unpublished and unique.Jul 15, 2008
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Abydos (AD 198-217) AE 38 - Caracalla1836 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE38 (26.29g, 6h), struck 215-217 AD. AV K M AVPH ANTΩNEINO C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ABVΔHNΩ N above, HPΩ downward to right, ΛAIANΔPOC in exergue, Leander swimming right across Hellespont toward tower containing Hero standing left, who holds a lighted lamp in extended right hand; to left, sheathed sword set on rock outcropping; above, Eros flying right, holding wedding torch. EF, black-brown patina with some green and lighter brown overones, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare.Jul 15, 2008
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Pitane (BC 27-AD 14) AE 20 – Augustus & Scipio649 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE20 (4.59g, 12h). P. Cornelius Scipio, proconsul, struck ca 8/7 BC (?). [CEBAC]TON ΠITANAIOI, laureate head of Augustus right / ΠCKIΠIωNA, bare head of Scipio right; to right, head of Zeus-Ammon facing slightly left above pentagram. VF, brown patina. Rare. Ex Villemur Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (AD 253-268) AE 27 - Gallienus516 viewsGallienus, 253-268 AD. AE27 (10.31g, 12h). ILLP LICINN CR, laureate and draped bust right / C G I H PA, Aeneas, in military outfit, standing facing, head left, holding with his right hand Ascanius, who is standing at left, and cradling in his left arm Anchises, who has his right arm around Aeneas’ neck and holds the Penates in his left hand. Good VF, green and red-brown patina. Extremely rare. Ex Cain Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Miletopolis (BC 100-AD 100) AE 21 - Axiochus564 viewsAxiochus, 1st cent BC-1st cent AD. AE21 (5.50g, 12h). O ΔHMOC AXIOCON, bare head right / [MIΛHTOΠOΛITΩN], draped bust of Athena right, wearing Corinthian-style helmet and [aegis]. Near VF, brown patina. Extremely rare. Ex Villemur Coll.
While the portrayal on the obverse of this coin may be either the individual Axiochus or the Demos of Miletopolis, the obverse inscription makes it clear that this coin was struck to honor one of that city’s benefactors. By following Greek epigraphic convention, the name of the dedicatee (AXIOCON) is placed in the accusative case, while the verb of dedication is not indicated, but implied: “The Demos honors Axiochus.†Just who this Axiochus was remains a mystery. The name is not unknown in the Greek world (a dialogue of the same name ascribed to Plato is known), and several Romanized Axiochi are attested in inscriptions and graffiti (cf. CIL VI.13.19 - Sex. Pompeius Axiochus). What is clear is that Axiochus was one of the numerous euergetai, or benefactors of the Roman Empire: wealthy individuals who supported public projects, or liturgies, in their hometowns.Jul 15, 2008
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Kyzikos (AD 222-235) AE 30 - Severus Alexander530 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE30 (11.42g) Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Two serpent-entwined torches flanking lighted altar.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 29 – Augustus & Agrippa739 viewsAugustus, with Agrippa, 27 BC-14 AD. AE29 - Dupondius (12.77g, 12h), struck before 12 BC. IMP CAESAR DIVI F C G I P, bare head of Augustus right / M AGRIPPA, bare head of Agrippa right. Rare. Green patina. About extremely fine.Jul 15, 2008
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Kyzikos (AD 117-138) AE 19 - Hadrian699 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE19 (2.43g). Cuirassed and laureate bust right / Oenochoe. Light cleaning scratches, minor roughness. Rare. Good very fine.Jul 15, 2008
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Abydos (AD 166-177) AE 35 - Commodus2031 viewsCommodus, Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE35 (27.95g). ΑΥ Κ ΑΙΛ ΑΥΡΗ - ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ ΓΕΡ, draped and laureate bust right / ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ZΩΙΛΟΥ, Alexander the Great, backed by more soldiers on two galleys, giving orders to attack; on the background turret with trumpeter giving the signal on long salpinx. Second known example. Red brown patina, minor smoothing, gVF.Jul 15, 2008
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 29 - Caracalla567 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE29 (17.59g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CKAMANΔPOC, river-god Scamander reclining left on upturned urn, from which water flows beneath him, holding reed, IΛIEΩN. VF, dark green patina with dusty earthen overtones. Ex Cain Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Pergamon (BC 27-AD 14) AE 19 - Augustus814 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE19 (3.48g, 12h). A. Furius, gymnasiarch, struck ca 1 BC. Bare head right / Armenian standing facing, holding arrow and spear. VF, green patina with earthen overtones, minor roughness. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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Parion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 25 - Augustus527 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE25 (9.07g, 1h). Bare head right / Capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on its back. VF, green patina with earthen overtones. Ex Gorny & Mosch 104 (10/2000), lot 674.Jul 15, 2008
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Lampsakos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus667 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (2.49g, 6h). Laureate head right; lituus to right / Priapus standing left. VF, black-green patina with light green overtones. Extremely rare, only five specimens recorded, four of which are in a public collection.Jul 15, 2008
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Germe (AD 238-244) AE 29 - Gordian III349 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE29 (11.33g, 6h). Apollonides, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hercules reclining left on lion advancing right, holding bow and club. Near VF, black-green patina with gray-green overtones. Ex Cain Coll.; ex Gorny & Mosch 115 (3/2002), lot 1369.Jul 15, 2008
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Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus750 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (1.82g, 12h). Bare male head right / Bare male head right. VF, green patina. Ex Wagner Coll.
The attribution of a specific Julio-Claudian prince to each of these portraits remains a matter of conjecture. Mionnet believed them to be portraits of Gaius and Lucius Caesars, an interpretation the authors of RPC believed quite plausible. They do note, however, that the index to the von Aulock collection interprets this issue both as Gaius and Lucius, and Drusus and Germanicus, all of whom became potential heirs to the imperial throne. Barring any more conclusive evidence, the matter will remain unresolved.Jul 15, 2008
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Ilion (AD 198-217) AE 32 - Caracalla716 viewsCaracalla, 198-217 AD. AE32 (22.60g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hector standing right, holding a rock with which he prepares to wound Teucer, whom he holds by the hair, kneeling left with bow at feet; to right, Ajax running right with head left, brandishing shield and spear. Fine, brown surfaces. Extremely rare, possibly only the second example known and the only one not in a public collection.
The son of the Greek king Telamon of Salamis and his Trojan wife Hesione, Teucer was the half-brother of the Greek hero Ajax the Greater, as well as the nephew of King Priam of Troy and cousin of Hector. Siding with the Greeks and hiding behind the giant shield of his half-brother, Teucer used his skills as an archer to defend the Greeks against the Trojans. Enraged by Teucer's success during one of these fights, Hector picked up a huge rock and flung it at Teucer, injuring him so badly that he was forced to withdraw for some time while he recuperated from the concussion.Jul 15, 2008
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Kyzikos (AD 139-161) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius753 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE23 (8.01g, 6h). Bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Serpent-entwined torch with grain ears and poppies. Good VF, dark green patina with dusty light green and beige overtones. Rare variety.Jul 15, 2008
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Pergamon (AD 177-192) AE 42 - Commodus869 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE42 - Medallion (61.25g, 6h). Homonoia with Ephesus. P. Aelius Pius, strategus. Laureate and draped bust right / Pergamus, holding statue of Asclepius and scepter, standing right, vis-Ã -vis Androclus, holding statue of Artemis Ephesia and scepter, standing left; lighted and garlanded altar between. Good VF, blue-black and red patina, light smoothing in fields.Jul 15, 2008
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Pergamon (AD 98-117) AE 20 – Trajan897 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE20 (3.64g, 12h). Pollion, strategus. Statue of Augustus standing facing, holding scepter, within tetrastyle temple; in pediment, capricorn right / Statue of Trajan standing facing, holding scepter, within tetrastyle temple; ΠΩΛΛIONOC in legend. Good VF, black-green patina.Jul 15, 2008
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Ankyra (AD 161-169) AE 30 - Lucius Verus504 viewsLucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE30 (21.78g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; at her feet, river-god swimming left. Fine, dark brown patina, earthen deposits. Ex Wagner Coll.Jul 15, 2008
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