The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.75 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG II, legionary aquila between two signa. Crawford 544/14; CRI 349; Sydenham 1216; RSC 27. Near EF, compact flan.
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MIXED. Lot of four (4) miscellaneous coins. Includes: CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 90-79 BC. Æ 24mm // CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Phanagoreia. temp. Asander. Circa 47-16 BC. Æ 18mm // KINGS of BOSPOROS. Kotys II. AD 123/4-132/3. Æ 48 Units. Struck circa AD 123/4-126 // ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mahdi. AH 158-169 / AD 775-785. AR Dirhem. Bukharkhuda type. Bukhara mint. Fine to Near VF, bronzes with patinas, Kotys II with roughness on the obverse. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot."
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.72 g, 6h). Legionary type. Patrae(?) mint. Galley right / LEG V, legionary aquila between two signa. Crawford 544/18; CRI 354; Sydenham 1221; RSC 32. Near VF, some porosity, bankers' marks on obverse.
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MIXED. Lot of six (6) miscellaneous coins. Includes: NABATAEA. Rabbel II, with Gamilat. AD 70/1-105/9. Æ 15mm. Struck circa AD 92/3-105/6 // CILICIA, Hierapolis-Castabala. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ 27mm // SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ 25mm // SYRIA, Chalcidice. Chalcis. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ 22mm // JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ 23mm // ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Æ Fals. Standing Caliph type. Tanukh mint. Average Fine, mostly with patinas and/or earthen highlights/deposits. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot."
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MIXED. Greek to Roman Imperial. Lot of five (5) AR and Æ denominations. Includes: GREEK. Æ issue of Phrygia. Ex Peus 403, lot 698 // BAKTRIA. Æ issues of Philoxenos (2) // ROMAN PROVINCIAL. Æ issue of Julia Mamaea from Bostra // ROMAN IMPERIAL. Vespasian. AR Denarius. Ephesus mint. Coins Fine-VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Five (5) coins in lot."
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The Triumvirs. Lepidus and Octavian. November-December 43 BC. AR Denarius (16mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Military mint traveling with Lepidus in Italy. Bare head of Lepidus right / Bare head of Octavian right. Crawford 495/2a; CRI 140; Sydenham 1323; RSC 2a. VF, toned, some weakness of strike. Good metal.
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MIXED. Lot of eleven (11) Celtic, Roman and Polish coins. Includes: CELTIC: Imitation of Alexander III of Macedon. AR Drachm // Imitation of Philip III of Macedon. AR Drachm // ROMAN IMPERIAL: Vespasian. AR Denarius // Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar. AR Denarius // Septimius Severus. AR Denarius. Laodicea mint // Septimius Severus. AR Denarius. Rome mint // Probus. Æ Antoninianus (2 coins) // Constantinian Era Commemorative. Æ // Constantius II. Æ Centenionalis // POLAND, Monarchy. Stefan Batory. 1585 AR 3 Groszy – Trojak. Riga mint . Near VF to VF, bronzes with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eleven (11) coins in lot."
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MIXED. Oriental Greek to World. Lot of eleven (11) AR, Æ, Æ/Tin, and PB denominations. Includes: ORIENTAL GREEK. BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. AR Obol // CENTRAL ASIAN. SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. Æ Eighth Unit // Husrav (Khosrau) II. AR Drachm. NY (Nehavand?) mint. Dated RY 30 (AD 620/1) // Same, but dated RY 36 (AD 626/7) // INDIA. Post-Mauryan (Panchala). Panchalas of Adhichhatra. Æ/Tin (3) // Gupta Empire. First Dynasty. Kumaragupta I Mahendraditya. PB // Same, but Skandagupta Kramaditya. Lot also includes: ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Sufids. temp. Yusuf. Æ Pul // WORLD. India. AR Ramatanka. Coins Near VF or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eleven (11) coins in lot."
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (25mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 10-7(?) BC. Laureate head right; c/m: ligate VAR in rectangular incuse / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by nude male figures; to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another. For coin: RIC I 230; Lyon 73; for c/m: Pangerl 52. Fair, rough brown surfaces.This countermark has been attributed to Varus, a kinsman of the emperor Augustus and the governor of Germania, who was annihilated with his legions in AD 9 at the Teutoberger Forest.
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MIXED. Roman Provincial to British. Lot of five (5) BI, AR and Æ denominations. Includes: ROMAN PROVINCIAL. BI Tetradrachm of Claudius II from Alexandria // WORLD. Armenia. Æ Tank of Levon I // Italy, Billon and AR issues of Ferdinando I (2) // BRITISH. AR Penny of Edward I. Durham mint. Coins Fine-VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Five (5) coins in lot."
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 10.79 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck circa 24-20 BC. Bare head right / Garlanded and filleted altar decorated with two stags facing one another. RIC I 482; Sutherland Group V; RPC I 2215; RSC 33. VF, toned, surfaces tooled.
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MIXED. Lot of four (4) miscellaneous coins. Includes: ROMAN IMPERIAL. Aelia Flaccilla. Æ // BYZANTINE. Æ Follis // ITALY, Venezia (Venice). AR Grosso (2 coins). VF or slightly better, bronzes with patinas, silver toned. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot."
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Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 14.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, circa AD 22/3-26 . Radiate head left / Large S • C within oak wreath. RIC I 79 (Tiberius). VF, dark brown surfaces with touches of red, some roughness, corrosion spot on cheek.
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MIXED. Islamic and World. Lot of eight (8) AR an Æ denominations. Includes: The following Islamic issues: Eastern Sistan Series. Sears Class II. SK (Sijistan) mint. AR Drachm // Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Qarakhanids (United). Muhammad ibn 'Ali. AR Dirham // Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Qarakhanids (Western). Ibrahim ibn Husayn. Æ Dirham // Persia (Pre-Seljuq). Qarakhanids (Local rulers). Sanjar Qadir Tafghaj Khan. Ruler at Balkh. Æ Dirham // Persia (Post-Mongol). Hotakis. Azad Khan. AR Shahi // Persia (Post-Mongol). Safavids. Safi II (Sulayman I). AR Ababasi. Type B. Sistan mint. Lot includes the following World issues: AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AR Rupee. Dar al-Khalifat Shahjahanabad mint // INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Kashmir. Muhammad Shah. AR Sasnu. Coins VF or better. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eight (8) coins in lot."
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Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 15.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41. Radiate head left / Augustus(?) seated left on curule chair, holding branch. RIC I 56 (Gaius). VF, green patina, which is chipped in a few places, some roughness.
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Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.63 g, 5h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax), holding scepter and olive branch, seated right on chair, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a. Good Fine, lightly toned, light marks and scratches.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 30.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head left / S•P•Q•R/ P • P/ OB CIVES/ SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 37. VF, dark green to black patina, light smoothing, pitting and corrosion.
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Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.71 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. 1st emission, AD 37. Bare head of Caligula right / Radiate head of Divus Augustus right, flanked by two stars. RIC I 2; Lyon 157; RSC 11. VF, toned, edge has been rounded for jewelry, flatly struck on Caligula's head, some light porosity.
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