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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 

AE 31, 19.71g.  Gallienus, 253-268 A.D.  Laureate and draped head of Gallienus to right.  Rev. Asklepios and Ephesian Artemis standing.  SNG von Aulock 1426.  Some light cleaning scratches in fields.  Dark green patina.

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

AE 18, 4.39g. 3rd cent. A.D.  Draped bust of Tyche with turreted crown to right.  Rev. Eagle to right landing on bull's head.  Bellinger A-490. Dark brown and green patina.

Provenance/Pedigree.
Ex: Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 8, 1991, lot 108
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Munich
Ex: Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 678.

AE 20, 5.42g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Valerian to right.  Rev. Eagle standing and facing on bull's head.  Bellinger A 441. Attractive brown patina and exceptional quality.

AE 23, 7.58g. Draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Helmeted head of Hector to right. Bellinger T 160. RPC IV on-line 96(3 examples). Some corrosion. Rare

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 4, June 24, 2018, lot 491

AE 18, 5.07g. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Verus to right. Rev. Athena Ilias standing to right; she holds spear in her right hand and spindle in her left hand; shield at her feet. Bellinger T 156. BMC 58. Dark brown patina. Rare

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Italo Vecchi, London, Auction 7, October 27, 1997, lot 1339 with original ticket.

AE 23, 5.81g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of young Caracalla to right; illegible counter-stamp in field to right. Rev. The river-god Skamandros reclining to left with reed and overturned amphora. Bellinger T 245. BMC 94.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 8, June 29, 2019, lot 642

AE 22.  6.94g.  Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right.  Rev.  River- god Skamander recling to left holding reeds and pouring water from a jug.  Bellinger T 273. Some light cleaning in fields.   Reddish-brown patina and in exceptional quality for the issues depicting Troy's river. 

Pedigree/Provenance:
Ex :Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, 2010, lot 357. 

AE 20, 8.55g. c.350-300 B.C. Ram's head to right; eagle below. Rev. Laureate head of Apollo to r. SNG COP 266. Brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: CNG. Lancaster, PA, E auction 320, February 12, 2004, lot 188.

AE 35, 23.69g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus to right. Rev. Nike crowning emperor to left. RPC VI on line 4115(only 2 examples listed). Somewhat rough surfaces, but very rare.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Leu, Zurich, Web Auction 7, February 23, 2019, lot 669

AE Dichalkon, 3.70g. 18mm.  c.4th-3rd cents. B.C.   Laureate head of Apollo facing three-quarters to left.  Rev. Mussel shell.  BMC 1. SNG COP 202.  SNG von Aulock 7689.   Dark brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Lanz, Munich, AUction 117, Nov. 24, 2003, lot 304
Ex: Triton X, Jan. 9, 2007, lot 279.
Ex: Dr. Paul Peter Urone collection

AE 26, 7.06g. struck under magistrate Lollianos. Draped bust of Faustina to right. Rev. Isis Pharia on ship to right holding sail. RPC Online IV.2, 2604. Rare.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 398, April 28, 2009, lot 672.

AE 16, 4.32g. C. Asinius Gallus, proconsul of Asia under Augustus, 6-5 B.C. magistrate: Apollas, son of Phainios. Bare head of Gallus to right. Rev. Head of Dionysos to right with ivy wreath. RPC I, 2447. SNG COP 276. Green patina. Scarce proconsular portrait and well struck

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Bankhaus Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 4, October 7, 1987, lot 94.
Ex: Dr. P. Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 701

AE 30, 9.75g. Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia to right. Rev. Samian Hera facing. BMC 321. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock _. Rare Green patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Peus, Frankfurt, Auction 384, November 2, 2005, lot 847.

AE 37.5mm, 23.83g.  Facing busts of Septimius and Julia Domna; counterstamp with head of Caracalla below.  Rev. Zeus Panamaros holding scepter and riding to right.  BMC 55.  SNG von Aulock 2668. Hoegego 84 for counterstamp. Brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigree:

Ex: Münzen Auktion Essen, 1994, lot 317.

Panamara was a dependecy of Stratonikeia and contained an important temple to Zeus.   Labienus and the Parthians in 40/39  B.C. unsuccesfully attempted to capture both Stratonikeia and Panamara.    They were foiled at Panamara by an intervention of Zeus.  (See: Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, 1976.).  This manifestation of Zeus is depicted on the reverse of the coin. 

A dedicatory inscription probabably for a sculptural group was found at Panamara and relates the details of Zeus' aid during the siege.  The Parthians fist attempted a surprise attack at night but Zeus illuminated the sky with lightining to alert the Panamarian defenders.   During a subsequesnt attack, Zeus enveloped the attackers in fog and a severe storm which caused great confusion within their ranks but allowed the defenders to be hidden in the fog with a resulstant slaughter of the attackers.  (See: Georgia Petridou, "Crossing Physical and Cultural Borders in the Battlefield: Amorphous Epiphanies and Divine Bilingualism"  pp. 155ff. in Borders, Terminologies, Idiologies, and Performances, Annette Weissenrieder(ed), 2016.

AE 14, 1.69g. Head of Gamerses(?) to right wearing short hair with long braid, earring, and necklace. Rv. Zeus standing to left; star in field to left. Klein 563. Excellent portrait and fine green patina.

Gamerses is otherwise unknown except for his coinage. His name appears on the reverse of this coin and it is likely that it is his portrait on the obverse.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Künker, Osnabruck, Auction 257, October 10, 2014, lot 8234

AE 29, 16.30g. magistrate: Aurelius Dionysos Charixenos.  Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagagalus to right.  Rev. The mythical Lydian King Torrhebos seated to left holding a  scepter in his left and and a figure of Artemis Anaitis in his right hand; he rests his left arm on lyre on base.  Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische Stadtmünzen 82,18.  Altinoluk, Hypaipa, Type 141.  BMC-. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_.  Very rare with dark brown and green patina. The Lydian King Torrhebos is credited with creating the Lydian key, an ancient Greek musical mode.

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Auction 276, April 19, 2021, lot 276.
Ex: Peter Weiss, Kiel Germany, collected 1967-2015. 

AE 29, 9.49g. magistrate Aurelius Zenon. Diademed and draped bust of Julia to right. Rev. Cult statue of Kore; poppy on left and grain ear on right. RPC on line, VI, 4465. Green and brown patina.

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Nomos, Zurich, Auction 20, July 10, 2020, lot 351

AE 35, 19.89g.  magistrate: Loukinios, son of Kletos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip to right.  Rev. City hero with double axe  standing to right holding the horn of a sacrificial bull that he is about to strike.     RPC VIII Online, unassigned id 20371(this coin).  Imhoof-Blumer, Lydische Stadtmünzen _.  Inv. Waddington_.  Mionnet_. BMC_. SNG COP_. SNG von Aulock_ Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies Grecques_. KLM_. SNG Fitzwilliam_. SNG München_. Weber_. SNG Righetti_.  Possbily unique with only this example listed in RPC.

 Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Solidus, Munich, Auction 13, March 25, 2017, lot 183.

AE 19, 4.38g. Laureate head of Trajan to right.  Rev. Cult statue of Artemis holding bow standing to left within a tetrastyle temple.  SNG Munich 344(dies). Dark brown patina. 

Provenance/Pedigrees:
Ex: Bankhaus Aufhauser, Munich, Auction 4, October 7, 1987, lot 286.
Ex: Peter Vogl collection, Helios, Munich, Auction 5, June 25, 2010, lot 286.

AE 18, 5.51g. Diademed and draped bust of Plotina right. Rv. Ethnic inscription within wreath. BMC 68. SNG COP 382. Dark green patina. Scarce and with an excellent portrait

Provenance/Pedigrees: 

Ex: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, March 7, 2011, lot 196

AE 25, 7.39g. archon: Ladikos Severos under Marcus Aurelius, c. 161-162 A.D. Draped bust of the Senate to right. Rev. Aphrodite standing to left within two-columned arch. RPC on line IV.2.1382.5(this coin illustrated). Dark brown patina with some light cleaning in fields. Scarce; RPC only records five examples including this piece.

Provenance/Pedigrees

Ex: Hauck and Aufhäuser, Munich, Auction 21, March 17, 2009, lot 174.