SPAIN, Celsa. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Æ As (29mm, 15.67 g, 2h). M. Fulvius and C. Otacilius, praefecti pro II viris for the fifth time. Struck 44-36 BC. Draped bust of Victory right, with palm frond over shoulder / Colonist plowing right with pair of yoked oxen. RPC I 261; ACIP 1491. VF, pale green patina.
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ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mu'tasim. AH 218-227 / AD 833-842. AR Dirham (27mm, 2.89 g, 11h). al-Muhammadiya (Rey) mint. Dated AH 221 (AD 836/7). Album 226; ICV 398. Near EF, toned, areas of weak strike, traces of deposits.
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SPAIN, Emerita. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ Dupondius (32mm, 22.39 g, 10h). Laureate head left / Main city gate with view of city walls above. RPC I 41; ACIP 3407a. Good Fine, green patina.
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ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Uncertain. temp. 'Abd al-Wahab. Circa AH 130-180 / AD 750-800. Æ Fals (18mm, 3.62 g, 11h). Tahirt (Tiaret) mint. mimma amara/bihi 'abd/al-wahab in Arabic in three lines / zarb/hada al-fals/bi-tahirt in Arabic in three lines . Hervera 1088, lot 4333. VF, brown and green surfaces, some porosity. Rare.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Dionysopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 11.58 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Serapis, wearing calathus, facing one another / Dionysus standing left, holding thyrsus and pouring cantharus; to left, panther advancing left; E (mark of value) to right. Varbanov 544. Near VF, brown surfaces.
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ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Uncertain. temp. Rashid ibn Hakim(?). Circa AH 130-180 / AD 750-800. Æ Fals (16mm, 3.15 g, 4h). Walila mint. Muhammad/rasul/Allah in Arabic in three lines; upturned crescent below / zarb/hada al-fals/bi-walila in Arabic in three lines. Cf. CNG 99, lot 957 (for an example attributed to Rashid ibn Hakim[?]); otherwise, unpublished. VF, rough brown and green surfaces, worn at high points.
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ISLAMIC, Caucasus (Pre-Seljuq). Volga-Bulgarians. Anonymous. AR Dirham (26mm, 1.94 g, 10h). Citing Samanid Nasr ibn Ahmad. "al-Sash" mint. Dated AH "294" (AD 906/7). Album Q1481; ICV 1549. Near VF, toned, wavy flan, holed for suspension, hole now plugged with encrustation.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Caracalla, with Julia Domna. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (28mm, 12.90 g, 1h). Quintillianus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 215. Laureate bust of Caracalla and draped bust of Julia Domna facing one another / Nimbate serpent coiled right; Є (mark of value) to left. H&J, Marcianopolis, 6.19.22.3; Varbanov 1036. VF, brown patina, flan crack.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. AD 217-218. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 12.28 g, 6h). Pontianus, legatus consularis. Laureate bust of Macrinus and bareheaded bust of Diadumenian facing one another / Diana advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver on back and holding bow; retrograde E (mark of value) to left; behind, hound advancing right. H&J, Marcianopolis, 6.24.13.2; Varbanov 1158-9 var. (obv. legend). Near VF, green patina, some deposits.
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IBERIA, Arse-Saguntum. Circa 200-150 BC. Æ Quarter Unit (16mm, 3.67 g, 7h). Shell / Dolphin right; Iberian I and crescent above, Iberian AI and three pellets below. R&L 180-200; ACIP 1975; SNG BM Spain 1118-9. Good Fine, brown surfaces.From the Edgar L. Owen Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Macrinus, with Diadumenian as Caesar. AD 217-218. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 12.77 g, 1h). Pontianus, legatus consularis. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Macrinus and bareheaded and draped bust of Diadumenian facing one another / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus; E (mark of value) to left. H&J, Marcianopolis, 6.24.6.5; Varbanov 1289. Good VF, green patina. Attractive style.
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ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Great Seljuk. Jalal al-Dawlah Malikshah I. AH 465-485 / AD 1072-1092. AV Dinar (22mm, 3.51 g, 7h). Sarakhs mint. Dated AH [4]83 (AD 1090/1). Hennequin –; Album 1675; ICV 1822. VF, areas of weak strike.
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IBERIA, Carteia. 1st century BC. Æ Quadrans (17mm, 4.54 g, 6h). Dolphin left; trident in background / Rudder to left. ACIP 2612; RPC I 119. VF, green patina.From the Edgar L. Owen Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 11.60 g, 12h). Tullius Menophilus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 239-240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Serapis, wearing calathus, facing one another / Fortuna seated left on throne, holding cornucopia and rudder; E (mark of value) to left, wheel below throne. H&J, Marcianopolis, 6.37.38.4; Varbanov 2022. VF, green patina.
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ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Great Seljuk. Mu'izz al-Din Ahmad Sanjar. AH 511-552 / AD 1118-1157. AV Dinar (22mm, 2.78 g, 4h). [Balkh mint]. Dated AH [5]19 (AD 1125/6). Hennequin –; Album 1687A; ICV 1835. VF, areas of weak strike.
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FRENTANI, Larinum. Circa 210-175 BC. Æ Quincunx (24mm, 11.68 g, 12h). Head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Horseman galloping left, holding spear and shield decorated with [thunderbolt]; V above, five pellets in exergue. Campana 4a; HN Italy 625; SNG Morcom 64. Fine, brown patina.From the Edgar L. Owen Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Gordian III, with Tranquillina. AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 11.25 g, 7h). Tertullianus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 241-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Tranquillina, wearing stephane, facing one another / Minerva standing left, holding reversed spear and resting hand upon shield; E (mark of value) to left. H&J, Marcianopolis, 6.38.4.1; Varbanov 2036. Near VF, green patina.
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