MACEDON, Uncertain. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ (24mm, 9.94 g, 7h). Pella or Dium mint; C. Baebius and M Herennius, duoviri quinquennales. Bare head right / C • BAEBIVS • P F/L • RVSTICELIV[S]/BASTERNA/[I]I VIR QVINQ/D • D in five lines. RPC I 1537; Kremyde-Sisilanou – (E16/O9; unlisted die combination). VF, dark green surfaces, cleaning marks.From the Belgica Collection, purchased from Munthandel G. Henzen.
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MACEDON, Uncertain. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ (23.5mm, 11.05 g, 12h). Pella or Dium mint; L. Rusticelius Cordus, duovir quinquennalis. Bare head right / L • RVSTI/CELIVS/CORDVS/II • VIR/QVINQ • D D in five lines; all within oak wreath. RPC I 1541; Kremyde-Sisilanou 2 (E1/O2). Good VF, natural green patina.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Rauch 83 (14 November 2008), lot 186.
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MACEDON, Uncertain. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ (23.5mm, 11.05 g, 12h). Pella or Dium mint; L. Rusticelius Cordus, duovir quinquennalis. Veiled and draped bust of Pietas right; [PIETAS below] / L • RVSTI/CELIVS/CORDVS/II • VIR/QVIИQ/D D in six lines. RPC I 1543; Kremyde-Sisilanou 9 (E6/O7). Near VF, brown surfaces, some deposits.From the Belgica Collection. Ex Helios 6 (9 March 2011), lot 647.
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CORINTHIA, Corinth. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Circa 43/2 BC. Æ As (24mm, 6.74 g, 10h). P. Tadius Chilo and C. Iulius Nicephorus, duoviri. Bellerophon advancing right, head left, leading Pegasus right by bridle; porch to right / Poseidon seated right on rock, resting on long trident. RPC I 1117; Amandry Émission II (D1/R2); BCD Corinth 318. Fine, dark green patina, rough.
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KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Septimius Severus or Caracalla. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (21mm, 7.50 g, 12h). Dated BE 508 (AD 211/2). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right / Laureate head of emperor right; star before, HΦ (date) below. Frolova dies B/c; MacDonald 551/2; CNG 102, lot 728 (same dies). VF.
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KINGS of BOSPORUS. Rhescuporis II, with Elagabalus. AD 211/2-226/7. EL Stater (20mm, 7.64 g, 11h). Dated BE 515 (AD 218/9). Diademed and draped bust of Rhescuporis right / Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right; star before, ЄIΦ (date) below. Frolova dies K/k; MacDonald 558/4 var. (rev. bust seen from front); CNG 102, lot 731 (same dies). VF, traces of deposits in devices.From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, May 1992.
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IONIA, Smyrna. Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ (14.5mm, 2.46 g, 12h). Radiate head right; eight-rayed star to left / Crab. RPC I 2474; Klose XXVII B (V9/R–; unlisted rev. die). VF, brown patina.
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PHOENICIA, Byblus. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.48 g, 12h). M OΠ ΛNTO ΔIAΔ•VMЄNIΛ•C, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing right on ground line, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; pellet-in-annulet to upper right; altar between legs. Rouvier –; cf. Prieur 1328 (Macrinus; for rev.). VF, toned, traces of green deposits, light porosity. A type unlisted for Diadumenian in the standard references.
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MESOPOTAMIA, Hatra. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Early-mid 2nd century AD. Æ (14mm, 2.23 g, 11h). Radiate head of sun god Shamash right / Eagle standing right on branch. Slocum Series 2; Walker -; SNG Copenhagen 232. VF, earthen green patina. Rare.
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EGYPT, Alexandria. Gordian III. AD 238-244. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.38 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 242/243). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate / Bust of Zeus-Ammon left, slight drapery, wearing crown of disc and uraei, scepter over shoulder; L ς (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 10291; K&G 72.123; Emmett 3436.6. Good VF, dark brown, almost black, surfaces.From the Hermanubis Collection.
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SYRTICA, Sabratha. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 16.20 g, 4h). Struck circa AD 8-14(?). Bare head of Augustus right; lituus to right; all within wreath / Laureaete head of Baal-Melqart right. RPC I 813; MAA 42a. VF, brown patina with touches of reddish-brown and green, touch of porosity. Rare, and in better condition than usually encountered.
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BYZACIUM, Hadrumentum. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (31mm, 12.36 g, 12h). P. Quinctilius Varus, proconsul. Struck 8-7 BC. Radiate head of Sol left; [trident to right]; c/ms:uncertain monogram and uncertain symbol / Bare head of Varus right. RPC I 776; MAA 87 (both refs without c/ms). Fair, porous brown surfaces. Extremely rare, a better example appearing in CNG 76 (lot 1548) hammered $10, 800 on an estimate of $300.
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BYZACIUM, Thapsus. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (23mm, 8.15 g, 10h). Struck circa 10 BC-AD 10. Veiled head of Juno-Astarte right, wearing stephane; scepter to left / Cithara. RPC I 794; MAA 63. VF, green and brown surfaces, some roughness.
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ZEUGITANA, Carthage. Tiberius. ADAs Caesar, AD 4-14 14-37. Æ (23mm, 8.42 g, 6h). P. I. Sp. and D. V. Sp., duoviri. Struck AD 10. Bare head right / P P/D D across field. RPC I 748; MAA 103. Fine, brown surfaces, a couple of scratches.
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ZEUGITANA, Paterna". Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ "Sestertius" (40.5mm, 35.72 g, 8h). Bare head left; [lituus before]; c/ms: large C• within incuse circle and incuse IE / Hermes, wearing winged petasus, seated left on rocky outcropping, holding kerykeion (caduceus). For coin: RPC I 758; MAA 93; for c/ms: Howgego –. Fine, dark brown surfaces, some minor encrustation."
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Anonymous. 206-195 BC. Æ Triens (23.7mm, 14.08 g, 12h). Thunderbolt series. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Minerva right; four pellets (mark of value) above / Prow of galley right; ROMA above, upright thunderbolt to right, four pellets (mark of value) below. Crawford 119/5; Sydenham 248b; RBW 543. Near VF, dark brown surfaces, some porosity. Rare.Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 1249.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late spring-early summer 48 BC. AR Denarius (19.1mm, 3.49 g, 10h). Military mint traveling with Caesar. Diademed female head (Clementia?) right, wearing oak wreath; LII (= 52, Caesar's age) behind / Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis surmounted by wolf's head to right. Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; Sydenham 1009; RSC 18; DCA 937. Fine, toned, rough surfaces, bent.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17.7mm, 3.18 g, 5h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. VF, edge chips, crystallized metal.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 48-47 BC. AR Denarius (17.3mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium and bearing Anchises on his shoulder. Crawford 458/1; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; RSC 12. Fine, toned, bankers' marks, crude cleaning scratches.
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The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. Late 46-early 45 BC. AR Denarius (19.4mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Military mint traveling with Caesar in Spain. Draped bust of Venus left, wearing stephane; small Cupid at point of bust; lituus to left, scepter to right / Trophy of Gallic arms, with a shield and carnyx on each crossbar; on left, bearded male captive kneeling left, looking right; on right, seated female captive right, resting head in hand. Crawford 468/2; CRI 59; Sydenham 1015; RSC 14. Near VF, toned, slightly bent, some old scrapes and scratches beneath toning.
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