GAUL, Massalia. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Obol (11.5mm, 0.68 g, 5h). Bare head of Apollo left / Ethnic within wheel of four spokes. F&P OBM-10b; Depeyrot, Marseille 31. Near EF, lightly toned.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As (27mm, 12.18 g, 7h). Emerita mint; P. Carisius, legatus pro praetore. Struck circa 25-23 BC. CAESAR • AVGV TRIBVNIC • POTES, bare head right / P • CARISIVS/LEG/AVGVSTI in three lines. ACIP –; RIC I –; Burgos 984. Fine, brown surfaces, scratches in field. Very rare with this obverse legend.Ex Vico 26 (17 June 1981), lot 605.
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BYZANTINE. Lot of seven (7) Byzantine bronze weights, all with ornamentation . Includes: Six-sided. With 3–5 dotted impressions forming stars (3.27 g) // Square. M between dots and symbols (2.79 g) // Rectangle Leaf pattern (3.19 g) // Rectangle N (3.26 g) // Rectangle N in dots (4.08 g) // Rectangle N (2.15 g) // Rectangle VΛ (3.64 g). Average VF, mostly with patinas. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Seven (7) coins in lot."
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Postumus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 260-269. Æ Dupondius (28.5mm, 11.77 g, 11h). Irregular mint (Mint II). 2nd phase, 2nd group, AD 266-267. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Cf. RIC V 233; cf. Bastien, Postume 356. VF, brown surfaces.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 402 (26 July 2017), lot 562.
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IBERIA, Sekaisa. Circa 100-50 BC. Æ Unit (23mm, 7.85 g, 3h). Bare male head right, drapery at neck; dolphins flanking / Warrior, holding spear, on horseback right. ACIP 1564. VF, earthen dark green-brown patina.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck 17-16 BC. Bare head right / Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; cornucopia above its back. RIC I 126; RSC 21. Near VF, toned, underlying scratches.
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BYZANTINE. Lot of thirty (30) BI Trachea of Alexius III. Most "Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / Alexius and St. Constantine standing facing" types (cf. SB 2011-2013). Average VF, with typical striking flaws. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Thirty (30) coins in lot."
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Victorinus. Romano-Gallic Emperor, AD 269-271. Antoninianus (19mm, 3.02 g, 7h). Treveri (Trier) mint. 2nd emission, circa late AD 269. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter; V-* across field. RIC V 117; Mairat 252; AGK 14a. EF, attractive brown patina.From the Macy Collection.
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GAUL, Massalia. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 0.58 g, 6h). Bare head of Apollo left / Ethnic within wheel of four spokes. F&P OBM-10b; Depeyrot, Marseille 31. Near EF, lightly toned.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.05 g, 9h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Oak wreath with the two ties drawn up across center. RIC I 40a; RSC 210. Near EF, toned, a few minor scratches, reverse off center.
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BYZANTINE. Lot of eighth (8) AV Tremissis of Heraclius and Constans II. Includes: Heraclius. 610-641. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent. DOC 53b; SB 786 (1), DOC 54; SB 787 (5) // Constans II. 641-668. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent. DOC 45; SB 984 (2). Average fine, some with graffiti, traces of deposits. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eight (8) coins in lot."
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Divus Claudius II Gothicus. Died AD 270. Æ Fractional Follis (17mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint, 5th offcina. Struck under Constantine I, AD 317-318. DIVO CLAVDIO OPTIMO IMP, laureate and veiled head right / REQVIES OPTIM-ORVM MERITORVM, Divus Claudius seated left on curule chair, raising hand and holding scepter; •TS•Є•. RIC VII 26 (R5). Good VF, green patina, some roughness.From the Macy Collection. Ex Finn Johannessen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 408, 25 October 2017), lot 538. Purchased from R. Richardson, 11 May 2008.As the political institution of the Tetrarchy fell apart, Constantine began to publicly assert that he was descended from Claudius Gothicus. This illustrious ancestry formed the basis for Constantine's claim to have the right to rule over an undivided empire.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 290-281 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.64 g, 8h). Warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; ΣA below / Phalanthos, holding dolphin and distaff, on dolphin left; ivy leaf leaf to right, ΦI and waves below. Fischer-Bossert Group 79, 1102 (V411/R848α); HN Italy 934. VF, toned, some porosity, fine cleaning scratches under tone on obverse, edge marks from prior bezel. Artistic dies.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 3h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. Laureate head right / Gaius and Lucius Caesar, on left and right, standing facing, each togate and resting a hand on one of two shields set on ground between them; behind the shields, two spears; above, on left, a lituus right, and on right, a simpulum left; X below them. RIC I 212; Lyon 86; RSC 43d. Near VF, toned.
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BYZANTINE. Lot of thirty-two (32) BI Trachea of Alexius III. Most "Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel / Alexius and St. Constantine standing facing" types (cf. SB 2011-2013). Average VF, with typical striking flaws. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Thirty-two (32) coins in lot."
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Claudius II Gothicus. AD 268-270. Antoninianus (20mm, 2.59 g, 12h). Siscia mint. 4th emission, circa January-August AD 270. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Libertas standing left, holding pileus and cornucopia; –/–//–. Normanby –; RIC V –; RIC Online 780 (this coin cited and illustrated). Good VF, brown patina. Extremely rare. One of two currently cited by RIC Online with this bust type (the other in Budapest).From the Macy Collection. Ex Finn Johannessen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 408, 25 October 2017), lot 523. Purchased from Paul Sullivan, 19 September 2002.
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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 280-272 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.16 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Owl standing right, head facing, on thunderbolt; ΣΩ upward to right, ΔI in exergue. Vlasto 1068; HN Italy 1018. VF, toned, some die wear, area of porosity on obverse, slightly off center on reverse.
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (26mm, 11.60 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck 28 BC. Laureate head right / Pax standing left, holding caduceus; to right, serpent arising from cista mystica; all within laurel wreath. RIC I 476; Sutherland Group I, 69 (O48/R68); RPC I 2203; RSC 218. Good VF, toned.Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), lot 645.
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ISLAMIC. Umayyad Caliphate. Lot of four (4) AR drachms. All coins: Arab-Sasanian type. Issues of Umar ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mi'mar. Zubayrid governor, AH 67-73 / AD 686-692. ART (1) and BYŠ (3) mints. Coins average VF, some with deposits and light porosity. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot."
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