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 left; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 12; HGC 6, 937. VF, some die rust.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ As (28mm, 10.88 g, 6 h). Rome min. Struck circa AD 106-107. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Victory standing left, crowning trophy and holding palm frond. RIC II 524 var. (bust); Woytek 258cB. VF, earthen and green patina, minor roughness.
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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.55 g, 3h). Head of roaring lion right / Incuse head of calf right; rectangular punch behind. Bodenstedt Em. 13; HGC 6, 938. Good VF, lightly toned.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.94 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 112-113. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / VIΛ TRΛIΛNΛ in exergue, the Via Traiana reclining left on rock outcropping, head right, supporting wheel set on knee and holding branch. RIC II 266; Woytek 398b; RSC 648. VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces, minor flan flaw on obverse.
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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 454-428/7 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.50 g, 4h). Diademed head of Silenos right / Two ram heads butting each other; palmette above; all in incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 37; HGC 6, 963. VF, well centered, die break on reverse, small flan flaw at edge on obverse.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.04 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 114-116. Laureate and draped bust right / Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC II 672; Woytek 534f; Banti 106. Good VF, green patina, small break in patina on obverse, hairline flan crack with edge knock to close it done in antiquity.
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Constantine II. As Caesar, AD 316-337. Æ Follis (19mm, 2.77 g, 12h). Siscia mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 320. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, holding crowning Victory on globe and mappa / Vexillum inscribed VOT/X in two lines; bound captive seated to left and right; S-F / HL (ligate)//ЄSIS(star-in-crescent). RIC VII 133. Near EF, silvered.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ As (23.5mm, 8.94 g, 6h). Rome mint, for circulation in the East. Struck AD 116. Radiate and draped bust right / S • C within oak wreath. RIC II 647; Woytek 937v; McAlee 509. VF, river patina, some green, red, and marks.
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Julian II. AD 360-363. Æ (29mm, 8.64 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 361-363. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bull standing right; two stars above; –•//(palm)CONSPΓ(palm). RIC VIII 164; LRBC –. VF, dark green patina with traces of silvering, minor roughness and smoothing.
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LESBOS, Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g, 6h). Head of Ariadne left, hair in sakkos decorated with three grape bunches / Lion, spearhead in jaws, right in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 78; HGC 6, 1004. Good VF, compact flan.
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (28.5mm, 23.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Hadrian seated left on sella castrensis set on daïs, extending his right hand, attending to the distribution made by an officer, who is seated to a citizen mounting steps up to it; Liberalitas standing left, holding tessera. RIC II 552; Banti 488. VF, brown and green patina, chipped in spots, porous, rough surfaces.
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Theodosius I. AD 379-395. AR Siliqua (18mm, 2.17 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck AD 392-395. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/X/MVLT/X X in four lines within wreath; CONS. RIC IX 87a; RSC 67†d. Good VF, toned, granular surfaces, slight double strike, scrape on the obverse at 2h.
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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Hemihekte (8mm, 0.87 g). Bee / Milesian-style stellate pattern in incuse square. Karwiese Series IIIa; SNG Kayhan 116–7. VF, toned. Well centered and struck, with good metal.
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Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ As (24mm, 7.50 g, 6h). Rome mint, for circulation in the East. Struck AD 116. Radiate and draped bust right / S • C within oak wreath. RIC II 647; Woytek 937v; McAlee 509. Good VF, brown patina, traces of deposits.
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Eugenius. AD 392-394. AR Siliqua (16mm, 1.37 g, 6h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear; MDPS. RIC IX 32c; RSC 14†b. VF, toned, minor porosity, flan a bit ragged.Ex Evan Salholm Collection (Baldwin's 90, 24 September 2014), lot 1445; Spink Numismatic Circular CX/6 (December 2002), no. RM1160.
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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Archepolis(?). Circa 459 BC. AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.15 g, 12h). Bearded male head right, wearing laurel wreath / Eagle flying right within linear square in incuse square. Cf. Hauck & Aufhäuser 18, 207 (eagle flying left, A below); cf. Triton X, lot 298. Fine, porous, struck from worn dies. Rare.For similar trihemiobols of Archepolis, but eagle left with ethnic, cf. Nollé & Wenninger A 2a = Gorny & Mosch 102, 254 and Triton V, 1425.
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