GALATIA, Ancyra. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (16mm, 2.28 g, 12h). Laureate head of Caracalla right / Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Arslan B89. VF, earthen green patina. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished prior to Arslan's 2004 study.
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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Mark Antony & Cleopatra. 36 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.27 g, 12h). Diademed bust of Cleopatra right / Bare head of Antony right. McAlee 174; Prieur 27; BMC 53; RPC I 4094. Fine, find patina. Rare.
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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Chalkous (10mm, 1.40 g, 9h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / S•C with Γ below; all within wreath. McAlee 543c; RPC III 3707. VF, green patina. Rare and a nice example.From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.
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COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Divus Septimius Severus. Died AD 211. Æ (24mm, 11.20 g, 6h). Struck under Caracalla, circa AD 211-212. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aerial view of the temple of Zeus Heliopolites seen in perspective. Sawaya 403-5, 410-11 var. (D81/R161 [unlisted die combination]). VF, earthen brown patina. An attractive example of this popular type.
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DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (24mm, 11.31 g, 12h). Dated CY 243 (AD 179/80). Laureate head of Commodus right / Laureate head of Melqart-Hercules, lion's skin tied around neck; ΓMC (date) in legend. Spijkerman 62; Sofaer 59-60. VF, dark green patina.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (28mm, 13.76 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Olive tree flanked by baetyls inscribed [A]MB/[PO]CIЄ and Π[AI]/TP[Є]; in exergue, hound of Hercules right and murex. Rouvier 2391 var. (bust also draped); cf. BMC 7 (position of murex and hound switched). VF, earthen brown patina. Rare.
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JUDAEA, Procurators. Pontius Pilate. 26-36 CE. Æ Prutah (17mm, 2.59 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 17 of Tiberius (30/1 CE). Lituus / L IZ (date) within wreath. Meshorer 333a; Hendin 1342c; RPC I 4968. VF, green patina.
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ARABIA. Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.70 g, 6h). Struck AD 112-114. Laureate and draped bust right / Cult image of Artemis Pergaia within distyle temple with eagle in pediment. Metcalf, Tell Kalak, 4; Sydenham, Caesarea 190; RPC III 4071. VF, light granularity.Traditionally thought to be tridrachms, but more recently termed tetradrachms (see K. Butcher, "The silver coinage of Roman Arabia," Judaea and Rome in Coins 65BCE-135 CE [London, 2012], p. 208).
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero. AD 54-68. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.86 g, 12h). Dated RY 12 (AD 65/66). Radiate bust right, wearing aegis / [AVTO] KPA, draped bust right of Alexandria, wearing elephant-skin cap; L I[B] (date) before. Köln 172-4; Dattari (Savio) 204; K&G 14.88; RPC I 5289; Emmett 109.12. VF, toned.From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection, purchased from Civitas Galleries.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Drachm (35mm, 23.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 3 (AD 70/71). Laureate head right / Winged and draped bust of Nike right; L Γ (date) before. RPC II 2427; Köln 288; Dattari (Savio) 389-90; K&G 20.27; Emmett 208.3. VF, green and reddish-brown patina. Excellent style portrait of Vespasian.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Drachm (35mm, 24.26 g, 12h). Dated RY 13 (AD 93/94). Laureate head right / Emperor standing right in elephant quadriga, holding laurel branch and eagle-tipped scepter; to right above elephants: Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC II 2694; Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 460; K&G 24.209; Emmett 252.13 (R5). Near VF, dark brown patina with patches of green and red. Very rare.The authors of RPC note that "the scene, repeated on coins of years 14 and 15, could be a representation of a triumph, perhaps referring to Domitian's twenty-second (and last) imperatorial acclamation in AD 92."
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (34mm, 28.29 g, 12h). Dated RY 9 (AD 145/146). Laureate head right / Nilus reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which emerges a Genius; Iς above, crocodile below, L EN[AT]OV (date) around. Köln 1522 var. (bust type); Dattari (Savio) 8631; K&G 35.316; Emmett 1621.9. VF, attractive dark brown patina.The Greek numerals "Iς" above the Genius indicate 16 cubits, the optimal flood level height of the Nile during inundation season.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (22mm, 10.37 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 150/151). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; L I ∆ (date) across field. Köln 1644 var. (bust type); Dattari (Savio) 8287; K&G 35.485; Emmett 1380.14. VF, toned, minor roughness.Ex A.K. Collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, 1975 (reportedly ex Stöcklin Collection).
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.07 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 150/151). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Alexandria, wearing elephant-skin cap, standing left, holding two grain ears and vexillum; L I ∆ (date) across lower field. Köln 1645; Dattari (Savio) 8074; K&G 35.489; Emmett 1356.14; Kellner p. 112, pl. 8, Abb. 10 (this coin). Good VF, toned, some minor roughness.Ex A.K. Collection, purchased from Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1972.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.15 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 150/151). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left, holding Nike and spear; L I–Δ (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2333; K&G 35.501; Emmett 1424.14; Kellner p. 112, pl. 8, Abb. 8 (this coin). Good VF, medium brown patina.Ex A.K. Collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, 1996. Ex Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 779.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Drachm (32mm, 22.60 g, 12h). Dated RY 14 (AD 150/151). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear; L I Δ (date) across field. Köln 1654; Dattari (Savio) 8348; K&G 35.506; Emmett 1474.14 (R3); Kellner p. 113, pl. 8, Abb. 13 (this coin). Fine, rough brown surfaces with touches of red.Ex A.K. Collection.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.62 g, 11h). Dated RY 15 (AD 151/152). Laureate bust right / Isis-Tyche standing facing, head right, holding rudder with her right hand and a small statuette in her extended left hand; statuette wears Hem-Hem crown; IЄ L (date) across field. Köln 1667 var. (bust with slight drapery); Dattari (Savio) 2393; K&G 35.525; Emmett 1405.15; Kellner p. 113, pl. 8, Abb. 16 (this coin). VF, toned, some porosity.Ex A.K. Collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG (reportedly ex August Voirol Collection). Ex Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 794.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.72 g, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 151/152). Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Zeus seated left, holding winged thunderbolt and phiale; at his feet to left, eagle standing left, head right; L IЄ (date) to upper left. Köln 1734; Dattari (Savio) 8270; K&G 35.530; Emmett 1441.15 (R4); Kellner p. 113, pl. 8, Abb. 15 (this coin). Good VF, toned, minor roughness. Rare type for this regnal year.Ex A.K. Collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, 1986 (reportedly ex August Voirol Collection). Ex Dr. Hans Steger Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 6, 18 March 1936), lot 790.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (21mm, 10.92 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 (AD 153/154). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales and cornucopia; L I-Z (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 2210 var. (obv. bust type); K&G 35.572; Emmett 1377.17. VF, toned, some minor roughness.Ex A.K. Collection, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, 1992 (reportedly ex Nägeli Collection).
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