ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 305-275 BC. AR Didrachm (18.5mm, 6.68 g, 1h). Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; grape bunch and E to left. Ashton 157; HGC 6, 1435. VF, toned, off center, double struck on reverse.
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L. Marcius Philippus. 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.90 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus to left / Equestrian statue right on aqueduct; flower below horse. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia 28. EF, toned, areas of weak strike.Ex Volteia Collection (Classical Numismatic Review XLI, No. 1, Spring 2016), 422217.
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ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of twenty-four (24) Alexandrian Æ Drachms. Includes: Trajan (2 coins) // Hadrian (11 coins) // Antoninus Pius (10 coins) // Marcus Aurelius // Lot also includes: Claudius(?). Æ Diobol // Hadrian. Æ Hemidrachm. Poor to Fair, mostly without patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Twenty-six (26) coins in lot.Reportedly from a collection formed in the 1950s.
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ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 305-275 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 6.83 g, 11h). Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right; thunderbolt and Δ to left. Ashton 168; HGC 6, 1435. VF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. Well centered obverse.
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Q. Pomponius Musa. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 4h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; tortoise to left / Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance, standing right, holding plectrum and lyre. Crawford 410/7a; Sydenham 819a; Pomponia 18a. VF, toned, banker's mark on Apollo's chin.
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ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of four (4) Æ & AR from Tyre. Includes: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 2nd century AD. Æ Dichalkon (2 coins) // PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm // Lot also includes: Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm . Fine to VF or better, bronzes with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot.From the Dennis Rider Collection of the Coins of Tyre.
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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.91 g, 11h). Two wrestlers grappling; FИ between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 99–100. EF, lustrous, slightly off center.
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JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Nero. Circa 50-100 CE. Æ (23mm, 10.33 g, 12h). Caesarea Panias (Neronias) mint. Struck 61-68 CE. Laureate head of Nero right; lituus before / ΕΠI/ BACIΛE/ AΓPIΠΠ/ NEPΩ/NIE in five lines within circular frame within laurel wreath. Sofaer 178; RPC I 4988. Near VF, earthen black patina.
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ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of twenty-five (25) Potin Tetradrachms from Alexandria. Includes: Philip I (6 coins) // Tetrarchy (19 coins). Fine to VF, mostly with patinas and light deposits. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Twenty-five (25) coins in lot."
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A. Plautius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Turreted head of Cybele right / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling right, holding reins and offering up olive branch; behind, camel standing right. Crawford 431/1; Sydenham 932; Plautia 13. VF, lightly toned, banker's mark by Cybele's ear.
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ROMAN. Provincial-Imperial. Lot of seven (7) Æ and Billon coins. Includes: PROVINCIAL: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Salonina. Æ 25mm // EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. Billon Tetradrachm // IMPERIAL: Vespasian. Æ As // Antoninus Pius. Æ Sestertius // Diva Faustina Senior. Æ As (probably a modern cast) // Marcus Aurelius. Æ As // Commodus. Æ Sestertius. Poor to VF, mostly with patinas, smoothing, tooling and/or other problems. The Diva Faustina Senior is most likely a modern cast copy. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Seven (7) coins in lot."
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CILICIA, Mallos. Tiribazos. Satrap of Lydia, 388-380 BC. Fourrée Stater (21mm, 9.61 g, 8h). Struck circa 388/7-387/6. Head of Aphrodite right, wearing earring, hair bound in ampyx and sphendone / Head right, wearing satrapal headdress. For prototype, see: Casabonne Series 2, Group Db; SNG BN 391–3. VF, toned, plating broken in spots, deposits, old scratches under tone.
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JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Nero. Circa 50-100 CE. Æ (1814mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Caesarea Panias (Neronias) mint. Struck 61-68 CE. Laureate head of Nero right; crescent before / ΕΠI/ BACIΛE/ AΓPIΠΠ/ NEPΩ/NIE in five lines within circular frame within laurel wreath. Sofaer 178; RPC I 4990. VF, earthen black patina.
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ROMAN. Imperial. Lot of six (6) bronzes. Includes: Claudius. Æ Sestertius. Cf. RIC I 96 and 98–9 for obverse type (rev. smoothed flat) // Nero. Æ Sestertius. Lugdunum mint. RIC I 390; WCN 406; Lyon 65 // Antoninus Pius. Æ Sestertius. RIC III 767a; Banti 120 // Diva Faustina Senior. Æ As. RIC III 1187 (Pius) // Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar. Æ As. RIC III 1245 (Pius) // Commodus. Æ As. RIC III 338; MIR 18, 534-9/30. Fine to VF, all with patinas, some smoothing. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot."
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CILICIA, Soloi. Circa 440-410 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.52 g, 10h). Amazon kneeling left, holding bow, quiver on left hip; head of satyr to right / Grape bunch on vine; EV to left of stalk, fly to lower right; all in dotted square within incuse square; c/m: uncertain four-legged animal standing right. Casabonne Type 2; SNG BN 128 var. (no EV). VF, lightly toned, struck with worn obverse die.Ex Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 304, 12 June 2013), lot 140; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 382.
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Q. Pompeius Rufus. 54 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.68 g, 1h). Rome mint. Curule chair flanked by arrow and laurel branch / Curule chair flanked by lituus and wreath. Crawford 434/2; Sydenham 909; Pompeia 5. Near EF, toned, small edge scrape on the reverse.
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ROMAN. Imperial. Lot of two (2) bronzes. Includes: Tiberius. Æ As // Trajan. Æ As. Fine, with patinas, cleaning marks. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot."
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.72 g, 3h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter / Bearded head left, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Casabonne Series 4; SNG BN 257. Good VF, toned, a little off center.Ex Gorny & Mosch 170 (13 October 2008), lot 1493.
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