THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (26mm, 12.03 g, 1h). Laureate and draped bust left, holding spear and shield [decorated with gorgoneion] / Demeter standing facing, head left, holding grain ears with her right hand over cista mystica to left, and long serpent-entwined torch with left hand. Jurukova 278 (V157/R269); Varbanov 3487 (same dies as illustration). Fine, reddish-brown surfaces with traces of green.
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ITALY, Sardegna (Regno). Carlo Alberto. 1831-1849. AV 20 Lire (21mm, 6.47 g, 6h). Genova (Genoa) mint; mm: anchor. Dated 1849 P. Bare ehad left / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms within wreath. KM (C) 115.1; Friedberg 1143. Good VF.
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ELIS, Olympia. Early 30s BC. Æ Diassarion (22.5mm, 9.87 g, 8h). Head of Hera right, wearing ornamented stephanos / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; monogram to right. BCD Olympia 311; HGC 5, 544. Near VF, rough dark green patina.Ex BCD Collection (not in prior BCD sales), purchased from A. H. Baldwin's, October 1969.
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THESSALY, Herakleia Trachineia. Circa 380-350 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.78 g, 2h). Struck circa 380-370 BC. Head of lion left; below, spearhead left / HPA (retrograde), bow over quiver; serpent above. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 87.2; HGC 4, 109. VF, toned, minor porosity.From the BCD Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (25mm, 10.19 g, 1h). Laureate head right / Multi-story columned building (Nymphaeum?). H&J, Nikopolis 8.14.46.1 (rev. of this coin illustrated); Varbanov 2716 (same dies as illustrated example). Fine, rough brown surfaces. Rare.
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ITALY, Savoia (ducato). Filiberto I. 1472-1482. BI Piccolo bianco (21mm, 1.25 g, 4h). Bourg mint(?). Coat-of-arms within trilobe / Cross pattée within tetralobe. MIR 205; Biaggi 2447. Good Fine, toned, slightly rough edges.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15.5mm, 8.33 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. VF.
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MESSENIA, Korone. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Triobol – Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.45 g, 2h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Grape bunch; IA below; all within ivy wreath. Grandjean –; BCD Peloponnesos 789; HGC 5, 557. Good VF, toned.From the J. Cohen Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 233 (6 October 2015), lot 1518.
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THESSALY, Kierion. Circa 400-360 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.41 g, 9h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Head of Arne right. BCD Thessaly I –; BCD Thessaly II 98; HGC 4, 675. VF, toned, some minor roughness. Rare.From the BCD Collection.
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THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (31mm, 13.01 g, 7h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Orpheus, Eurydice, and Mercury standing slightly left, heads right, left, and left, respectively; to lower left, river god reclining left; in exergue, two more river gods reclining facing one another. Varbanov 3786. Near VF, red-green surfaces, some roughness.
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ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Ruggero II. 1130-1154. AR Terzo di ducale (14mm, 0.61 g, 3h). Palermo mint. Dated AH 535 (AD 1140/1). Legend in Arabic / Cross fourchée over saltire; pellets in forks. MIR 433; Travaini, Monetazione, 242A; Spahr 73; MEC 14, 214-5. Good VF, silvering. Attractive for issue.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (16mm, 8.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. VF.
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MESSENIA, Messene. Late 2nd century BC. Æ Hemiobol or Hexachalkon (21mm, 6.70 g, 12h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Zeus standing right, preparing to cast thunderbolt, [eagle standing on arm]; tripod to left, diadem to right. Grandjean Series XI, Emission θ; BCD Peloponnesos 734; HGC 5, 577. Near VF, dark green-brown patina, slightly off center.From the J. Cohen Collection.
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THESSALY, Kierion. Circa 350-300 BC. Æ Trichalkon (21mm, 7.51 g, 8h). Laureate head of Apollo right / [ΚΙ]ΕΡΙΕΩN, Zeus striding right, preparing to hurl thunderbolt and holding [eagle]; to lower right, Arne half-kneeling left, casting astragaloi. BCD Thessaly I 1075; BCD Thessaly II 108.1; HGC 4, 676. VF, green-brown patina.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of THRACE. Rhoemetalces III, with Gaius (Caligula). Circa AD 38-46. Æ (30mm, 20.38 g, 6h). Struck AD 38-41. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) left / Gaius seated left on curule chair, presenting diadem with right hand to Rhoemetalces, standing right, cradling spear in left arm and receiving diadem with right hand. RPC I 1722; Youroukova 212-3 = Mouchmov 5804; BMC 1-2; SNG Copenhagen –. Good VF, dark green patina, flan flaws. Rare.Ex Lanz 114 (26 May 2003), lot 264.
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ITALY, Sicilia (Regno). Guglielmo II il Buono (the Good). 1166-1189. AR Terzio di Apuliense (14mm, 0.77 g, 3h). First coinage. Palermo mint. Date palm / Legend in Arabic. MIR 440; Travaini, Monetazione, 364B; Spahr 112; MEC 14, 397-8. Good VF, toned.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Circa 375-336 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb Late (pl. XV, 50); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 24; Sunrise 39 corr. (references). VF, scuffs and marks. High relief for issue.
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LAKONIA, Lakedaimon (Sparta). Kleomenes III. 235-222 BC. Æ Hexachalkon (21.5mm, 8.78 g, 5h). Eagle standing left on thunderbolt / Winged thunderbolt. Grunauer Group IV, 2 (V2/R2); BCD Peloponnesos 843; HGC 5, 621. Good Fine, dark green-brown surfaces. Choice for issue.From the J. Cohen Collection.
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THESSALY, Krannon. Circa 350-300 BC. Æ Dichalkon (17mm, 5.85 g, 6h). Laureate head of Poseidon (or Zeus) right / KP-[A], Thessalian warrior on horse rearing right; below, trident right. BCD Thessaly I 1081.1; BCD Thessaly II 116.1; HGC 4, 384. VF, dark brown patina.From the BCD Collection.
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MACEDON, Stobi. Titus & Domitian. As Caesars, AD 69-79 and AD 69-81. Æ (25mm, 8.61 g, 7h). Struck circa AD 77-78. Laureate and draped bust of Titus right vis-à-vis bare head of Domitian left / Male figure standing left, holding patera and long scepter, within tetrastyle temple with shield in pediment. RPC II 311; Boric-Breskovic, Stobi, p. 29, Type 3; AMNG III –; Varbanov 3805. Fine, green patina, which is chipped and flaking.
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