ACHAEA, Aegaera. Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. Æ Assarion (23mm, 5.84 g, 9h). Draped bust right / Tyche standing left, raising right hand, holding cornucopia in left. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; cf. NCP p. 91. Fine, brown surfaces with traces of red patina. Very rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.NCP records a Tyche type for Plautilla where the goddess holds a scepter and cornucopia.
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ACHAEA, Aegaera. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ Assarion (23mm, 4.95 g, 6h). Barehead, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. BCD Peloponnesos 422.2 and NCP. p. 90 for the same type for Plautilla. Fine, earthen green patina.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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ACHAEA, Aegium. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Diassarion (24mm, 7.00 g, 12h). Struck AD 198-circa 202/5. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Minerva standing facing, head right, holding spear and shield set on ground. BCD Peloponnesos I –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; Kroll, Bronze 67; CNG E-225, lot 254. VF, earthen brown patina. Very rare.
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ACHAEA, Pellene. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (24mm, 5.58 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC 16; SNG Copenhagen –; NCP p. 93. Fine, green patina. Rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Asine. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (23mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / Poseidon standing left, holding dolphin and trident. BCD Peloponnesos 774.2; BCD Peloponnesos II 2810; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; NCP –. Fine, green patina, light scratch on obverse. Rare and better than the two BCD specimens.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Cyparissa. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.14 g, 8h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / Dionysus standing left, pouring wine from amphora and holding thyrsus. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen 535 = NCP pl. P, XVII var. (arrangement of rev. legend; same obv. die). Good Fine, earthen green patina, edge irregularity, surfaces pits. Very rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Mothone. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Assarion (22mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Draped bust right / Athena standing right, holding spear and patera; shield at side. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC 2 = NCP pl. P, XII; SNG Copenhagen 539. Fine, brown patina. Rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Mothone. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.34 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II 2824 (same obv. die); BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; cf. NCP p. 68 (type recorded for Domna and Geta). Good Fine, dark green patina. Rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Pylus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (21mm, 3.88 g, 3h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding patera and spear. BCD Peloponnesos 814.2 = NCP pl. GG, XXIV (same obv. die); BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –. Fine, rough green and brown patina. Rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Thuria. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter; Λ-A across field. Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 830.2 (Zeus extending arm and holding scepter; same obv. die); BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; NCP p. 65. Fine, dark brown patina, even roughness, pit on obverse. Rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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MESSENIA, Thuria. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (22mm, 4.20 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing left, holding patera over altar and holding cornucopia; Λ-A across field. BCD Peloponnesos 834.6 var.; BCD Peloponnesos II 2838 var.; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; NCP p. 66 var. Fine, greenish-brown patina. Very rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.Neither of the BCD specimens appear to have an altar on the reverse, and an altar is not noted in NCP.
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MESSENIA, Thuria. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.67 g, 3h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear; Λ-A across field. Unpublished in the standard references. Fine, earthen green patina.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.NCP records two Athena types for Thuria: 1) Athena holding spear and shield set on ground (BCD Peloponnesos 838.2 and BCD Peloponnesos II 2840), and 2) Athena holding patera and spear (Berlin).
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LACONIA, Gythium. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.00 g, 3h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / Asclepius standing left, holding patera over altar and leaning on serpent-entwined staff. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC 3; SNG Copenhagen 548; NCP p. 61. Fine, green patina, scratches. Rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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LACONIA, Gythium. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.70 g, 3h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / The Dioscuri, each holding bridle of horse; A above, altar between. Unpublished in the standard references. Fine, brown surfaces, earthen deposits, minor edge irregularity.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.The Dioscuri type is perhaps only recorded for Caracalla (BCD Peloponnesos 973) and Geta (NCP p. 62; SNG Hunterian 370). This issue is particularly interesting in that it carries a numeral on the reverse to mark the denomination.
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LACONIA, Gythium. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ Assarion (22mm, 4.82 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding spear. BCD Peloponnesos –; BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; NCP p. 62. Fine, earthen green patina, light scratches, a few pits. Very rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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LACONIA, Las. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (21mm, 4.62 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 202-205. Laureate head right / Tyche standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopia. BCD Peloponnesos 987 (same obv. die); BCD Peloponnesos II –; BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –; NCP –. Fine, green patina, a few pits, scratches on reverse. Very rare.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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LACONIA, Las. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Assarion (18mm, 3.24 g, 5h). Struck circa AD 202-205. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. Unpublished in the standard references. Fine, chipped green-brown patina, compact flan.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.This type is possibly only recorded for Caracalla and Plautilla (see NCP p. 64)
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LACONIA, Las. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (22mm, 4.34 g, 4h). Struck circa AD 202-205. Laureate head right / Zeus seated left, holding patera and scepter. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. BCD Peloponnesos 994.1 for the same type for Plautilla. Good Fine, green patina.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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ARGOLIS, Troezen. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Diassarion(?) (22mm, 7.13 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; c/m: laureate bust right within oval incuse / Temple of Athena atop acropolis of Troezen; arched entryway at lower right bottom of hill, cypress tree to right. Apparently an unpublished type for Caracalla, but for similar types for Septimius see: BCD Peloponnesos 1344.1-2; BMC 23; NCP p. 47; Price & Trell 222. For countermark: cf. Howgego 566. Fine, porous brown surfaces, flan crack, pit on reverse.From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
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