Septimius Severus Æ17 of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 193-211. AV KAI CEVHPOC, laureate head to right / NIKOΠOΛI ΠPOC ICT, Dionysos standing to left, holding grapes and thyrsos. Varbanov 2290 var. (kantharos), cf. 2376 for rev. type. 2.34g, 17mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 45, 5 May 2018, lot 429.
Description
Septimius Severus, with Caracalla, Æ 30mm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-211. [IMP E CAES L SEVERVS ET M AVR ANTO], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus to right, facing laureate and draped bust of Caracalla to left / Large galley rowing past the lighthouse of Laodicea; LIBERΛL[IA AVG] below. Meyer 95-8; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -. 11.61g, 29mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Very Rare type.
From the inventory of a North American dealer.
Description
Caracalla Æ 18mm of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AD 198-217. ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ CΕΥ ΑΝΤΩΝEΙΝΟC, laureate head to right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Eros (or Thanatos?) standing to right, resting on torch set on altar. Youroukova, Hadrianople 390; Varbanov 3526 (same dies as illustration); CNT 5217; SNG Copenhagen 571. 3.25g, 18mm, 1h.
Caracalla Æ 17mm of Serdica, Thrace. AD 198-217. AV K M ANTΩNI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ϹЄΡΔΩΝ, eagle standing to right, head to left, with wreath in beak. Varbanov 2074 var. (eagle standing to left); CNT -. 4.43g, 17mm, 12h.
Caracalla Æ 27mm of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 215. Quintillianus, consular legate. ΠIOC AVΓ ANTΩNINOC, laureate head to right / VΠ KVNTIΛIANOV MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Zeus standing facing, head to left, holding patera and sceptre; eagle standing to left, head to right, at his feet. Hristova & Jekov 6.18.6; Varbanov 986. 10.02g, 27mm, 7h.
Caracalla Æ 23mm of Alexandria, Troas. AD 212/3-215. M AVREL ANTONIN, laureate head to right / COL ALEXAND AVG, Apollo standing to left, holding olive branch and with foot on column base (?). Bellinger A298. 5.98g, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Live Auction 3, 25 October 2018, lot 505.
Description
Caracalla Æ 24mm of Alexandria, Troas. AD 212/3-215. M AVREL ANTONIN, laureate head to right / COL ALEXAND AVG, horse grazing to right. Bellinger A300. 9.25g, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Live Auction 3, 25 October 2018, lot 506.
Description
Caracalla Æ 30mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Dated RY 14 of S. Severus = AD 205/6. [..]AYPHΛIOC ANTѠNINOC, laureate head to right / MHTPO KAIC, Agalma of Mt. Argaeus on altar; ЄT IΔ (date) in exergue. Unpublished in the standard references. 15.89g, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; seemingly unpublished and no others on CoinArchives.
Caracalla Æ 17mm of Rhesaena, Mesopotamia. AD 211-217. AV[TOK] ANTѠN(retrograde)I, laureate head to right, set on eagle flying to right / Centaur Sagittarius to right, drawing bow; vexillum behind, [III] C(retrograde) to left. Castelin 5 (same dies(?)). 4.15g, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the inventory of a North American dealer.
Description
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Beroea, Cyrrhestica. AD 215-217. ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB AYT K M A , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to left, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠA TOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head to left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, B Є flanking bird facing. Prieur 888. 11.11g, 25mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From a private North American collection.
Description
Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 209-211. ΑΥΤ•ΚΑΙ• •ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC•CЄ•, laureate head bust to right / •ΔΗΜΑΡΧ•ЄΞ•YΠΑΤΟC•ΤϕÕ, eagle standing facing, head to left, with wings spread and tail to left, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group IV, 48; Cf. McAlee, Severan, Group IV, 33; Prieur 1174. 13.53g, 27mm, 2h.
Fleur De Coin; perfect, lustrous metal and lightly toned.
From the property of an American collector;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XII, 29 September 2016, lot 462 (sold for 1,300 GBP).
Description
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 215-217. •AYT•K•M•A• •ANTΩNЄINOC•CЄB, laureate head to right / •ΔΗΜΑΡX• ЄΞ• ΥΠΑΤΟC• ΤΟ• Δ•, eagle standing facing, head to left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur 1179; Bellinger 72. 12.26g, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a private North American collection.
Description
Plautilla (wife of Caracalla) Æ 23mm of Bruzus, Phrygia. AD 202-205. ΠΛAYTIΛA CЄBACTH, draped bust to right / BPOVZHNΩN, Dionysus standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre and pouring from cantharus. Lindgren III, 566; BMC 14. 5.86g, 23mm, 6h.
Geta, as Caesar, Æ 23mm of Antioch, Pisidia. AD 198-209. PO SEP [GETAS C], draped bust to right / ANTIOCH GEN COL CAES, Genius standing to left, holding branch and cornucopiae. SNG BnF -; SNG Von Aulock 4941. 5.84g, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the property of an American collector;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 53, 7 February 2019, lot 588.
Description
Geta AR Drachm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Dated RY 19 of S. Severus = AD 211. AV KAI Π Γ(?) CЄΠTI ΓЄTAC AVΓ, laureate head to right / MHT[PO KAI]CAPIA NЄΩ, Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; ЄT-IΘ(date) across fields. Sydenham, Caesarea 498 var. (legends); BMC -. 2.79g, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished variant with these legends.
From a private North American collection.
Description
Macrinus Æ 26mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218. AV K OΠΠEΛ [CEVH MAKPINOC], laureate head to right / VΠ AΓPIΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTPΩ, city gate flanked by two battlement towers; third tower rising from centre. Varbanov 3345. 11.81g, 26mm, 7h.
Macrinus Æ 28mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218. Marcus Claudius Agrippa, consular legate. AYT K M OΠEΛ CEVH MAKPINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / VΠ AΓPIΠA NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICTP, Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. H&J, Nikopolis 8.23.38.3; AMNG 1710; Varbanov 3342. 12.84g, 28mm, 7h.
Elagabalus Æ 17mm of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 218-222. AVT K M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head to right / MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, serpent-entwined staff of Asclepius. H&J, Markianopolis 6.26.20.6; Varbanov 1373. 3.77g, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.
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