Italy, Apulia, Venusia

AE Semis, 3.41g. 16.5mm.  c.205-200 B.C. Draped bust of Hermes to right wearing winged petasos.  Rev. VE.  Winged boot; caduceus and S (Semis) to left.  HN, Italy, 726. SNG ANS 770. Small patina scrape on reverse.   Rare and among the best known examples.  Fine green patna with some light encrustation.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction 40, May 16, 2007, lot 209.

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Extremely Fine $3,500.

Sicily, Eryx

AE Onkia, 1.50g  11mm.  c.330-260 B.C. Female head to right.  Rev. Octopus.   Calciati 24.  Rosen 46(this coin).   Rare and with a lovely green patina. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Birkler and Waddell, New York, Auciton 1, December 7, 1979, lot 38.
Ex: Jonathan Rosen collection, 46.

 

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Very Fine/good Very Fine $1,000.

Islands Off Sicily, Punic City, Lodadusa(?)

AE 16, 5.13g. 2nd century B.C.   Crab; punic letter below. Rev. Crab; Punic letter below. CNP 514c var. SNG Morcom 933 var. Dark brown and green patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auction 79, Feb. 28, 1994, lot 136
Ex: F. Popken Collection, Künker, Osnabrück, Auction 133, Oct. 11, 2007, lot 7201.

 

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Extremely Fine/Very Fine $2,000.

Islands off Sicily, Melita(Malta)

AE 16, 3.45g. c.218-175 B.C. Veiled female head to right. Rev. Ram and Punic inscription. Coliero, Numismatic Chronicle, 1971, #5. Viola, CNP 494. Rare in this quality; dark green patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: David Freedman collection, Triton V, New York, January 15, 2002, lot 290.

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about Extremely Fine $1,500.

Sardinia, Uselis(?), M. Atius Balbus, praetor

AE 23, 2.66g.   c.38-36 B.C.  M [ATIVS] BA[LBV]S PR.  Bare head of the praetor M. Atius Balbus to left.  Rev. SARD[VS] [PA]TER.   Feather-crowned head of Sardus Pater to right; spear behind.  RPC 625.  SNG COP 1112. Grant 1969.  Reddish-brown patina.

Sardus Pater is the eponymous god of the island and was influced by the Phoenician god Baal.  His temple has been discovered in Antas in Southern Sardinia. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: NAC, Zurich, Auction L, 2001, lot 1522.

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good Very Fine $1,400.

Moesia, Nicopolis, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.

AE 26, 11.44g.  Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabablus to right.  Rev. City gate; facing quadriga(?) above.  AMNG 2003.   Green patina.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, July 22, 2008.

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Very Fine/good Very Fine $250.

Moesia, Tomis, Philip II, 244-249 A.D.

AE 27, 10.95g.  Confronting busts of Philip and Zeus Serapis.  Rev. Hygeia standing to right and feeding serpent from patera.  AMNG 3600.  Dark brown patina.

Provenance/Pedgiree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan. 6, 2011.

 

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Extremely Fine $350.

Thrace, Anchialos, Gordian III and Tranquillina

AE 26, 10.86g. 238-244 A.D.  Confronting busts of Gordian and Tranquillina.   Rev. City gate,  SNG COP 450.  Dark brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Brian Kritt, Maryland, Jan, 6, 2011.

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about Extremely Fine $475.

Thrace, Deultum, Caracalla, 198-217 A.D. pedigree

AE 25, 10.54g. Laureate and cuirassed bust of the mature Caracalla to right. Rv. Zeus standing to right holding scepter and thunderbolt.. Jurukova 7. Die break on obverse; green and brown patina. Exceptional quality and virtually as struck.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 16, October 16, 2001, lot 375.

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Extremely Fine $1,000.

Thrace, Deultum, Julia Mamaea
AE 19, 4.39g. Diademed and draped bust r. Rv. Bull's head l. Jurakova 202var. See more detailed image
Very Fine $200.

Thrace, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, 218 A.D.
AE 17, 2.69g. Bare head of Diadumenian to right. Rv. Bunch of grapes on branch. Some light smoothing in fields. Dark green patina. See more detailed image
good Very Fine $250.

Thrace, Pautalia, Marcus Aurelius. 161-180 A.D.

AE 18, 4.27g.  Bare headed and draped bust of Aurelius to right.  Rev. Infant Dionysos seated to right in a lattice-work cradle holding a thrysos.  RPC IV, on-line, 8790var,(bust).  RPC only publshes one example.  Light brown patina.   A very rare depiction of a Roman cradle.

Provenance/Pedigree

Ex: Pegasi, Buy/Bid Sale 14, July 13, 1999, lot 157.

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Very Fine $1,400.

Thrace, Philippopolis, Elagabalus, 218-222 A.D.

AE 35,  20.95g.  Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right.  Rev.  Perspective view of an octastyle temple.  Varbanov 1659.  Some light smoothing.     Dark green patina. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG 88, 2011, lot 780.

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Extremely Fine $2,250.

Thrace, Traianopolis, Septimius Severus, 193-211

AE 30, 13.92g. magistrate: Statilius Barbarus.   Laureate head of Septimius to right.  Rev. The river god Hebrus reclining to left with left arm on an overturned amphora; the three graces standing behind. Schönert-Geiss,  Die Münzprägung von  Augusta-Traiana and Traianopolis  27(dies).  Imhoof-Blumer, Nymphen und Chariten, p.188, 502 and pl. XII, 4(Naples museum).  Hairline flan crack at 3:00 obv.   Lovely enameled green patina and very rare.  Schönert-Geiss only lists two examples. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction  88, 2011, lot 786.

 

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about Extremely Fine $3,750.

Macedonian Kings, Kassander, 305-298 B.C.

AE Unit, 6.33g. 18mm.  Uncertain mint.   Laureate head of Apollo to right.  Rev. Tripod. HGC 3.1 993. Black patina

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 186, 2010, lkot 1291.
Ex: CNG MBS 106, 2017, lot 210.

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Extremely Fine/about Extremely Fine $600.

Macedonian Kings, Kassander, 305-298 B.C.

AE Unit, 4.18g.  18mm.  Uncertain Karian mint.  Helmet. Rv. Spear point.  HGC 3.1 999. Dark gray patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: CNG 82, 2009, lot 443
Ex: CNG 121, 2022, lot 206.

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Extremely Fine $1,500.

Macedonian Kings, Alexander III, 336-323 B.C.

AE 19, 5.95g.  Uncertain Asia Minor mint, c.323-310 B.C. Head of Herakles to right wearing lion's skin.  Rev. Club and bow-case; torch in field to left.  Price 2800. Lovely black patina and of exceptional quality.

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 12, 1996, lot 46
Ex: CNG, 87, 2011, lot 379.

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Extremely Fine $1,500.

Cycladic Islands, Naxos

AE 11, 1.81g.  4th century B.C.  Head of Dionysos to left wearing ivy wreath with clump of berries at end.   Rev.  Kantharos, bunch of grapes above.  SNG COP 709.  Reddish-brown patina and fine style.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: CNG, Auction 50, June 23, 1999, lot 784.
Ex: CNG, Auction 91, Sept. 19, 2012, lot 213.

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about Extremely Fine/Very Fine $1,200.

Thessaly, The Oitaioi

AE Dichalkon, 4.73g. 17mm.  Struck during Oitaioi's membership in the Aetolian League in Herakleia Trachinia c.279-168 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo to right.  Rev. Monogram between spear and jawbone of the Kalydonnian boar; bunch of grapes to left. SNG COP 182.  Dark green-brown patina and with an exceptionally well detailed reverse.

Provenance/Pedigree

Ex: BCD collection, Nomos, Zurich, Auction 4, May 10, 2011. lot 1435.18

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Very Fine/good Very Fine $750.

Kings of Bosporus, Polemon I, Eusebes c.38-37 B.C.

AE 18, 4.65g. Lion leaping to right; star above. Rev. Monogram. MacDonald 230. Brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: CNG, Auction 299, March 27, 2013, lot 82.

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Very Fine $350.

Kings of Bosporus, Kotys I for Eunice, c.68 A.D.

AE 27, 9.77g. Pentastyle temple on base. Rev. Monogram for Kotys' wife Eunice. RPC 1931. MacDonald 337/1.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Auctiones E-Auction 55, Bern, March 19, 2017, lot 63

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Very Fine $350.

Pontos, Komana, Septimius Severus, 193-211 A.D.

AE 29.5, 16.38g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius to right. Rev. Tetrastyle temple containing stautue of nike standing on a cippus. Recueil 11. BMC 3.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: CNG mail bid sale XIV, Lancaster, PA, March 20, 1991, lot 370

 

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Very Fine/good Very Fine $525.

Pontos, Neokaisareia, Gordian III, 238-244 A.D.

AE 29, 16.54g. Laureate, draped, and curirassed bust of Gordian to right. Rev. Two prize crowns with palm branches on altar inscribed "AKTIA" for the Aktian games. SNG von Aulock 6761. reddish-brown patina.

Ex: Fontana collection, Finarte, Milan, Auction, November 26-27, 1996, lot 666.
Ex: Peter Vogel collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 618.

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good Very Fine $200.

Bithynia, Tium, Gallienus, ex: Aufhauser 1992

AE 21, 7.08g.  c.253-268 A.D.  Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gallienus to right.  Rev. Asklepios standing to left with serpent staff.  SNG von Aulock 1042(dies).  Brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex:  Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction  9,  October 7, 1992, lot 438 

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about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine $1,200.