Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 17.20 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 10th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elephant adorned with saddle-cloth advancing left, led by mahout, holding staff and goad. RIC IV 167a; Banti 8. Good VF, coppery-brown surfaces.
CELTIC. Lot of five (5) AR Tetradrachms imitating Alexander III 'the Great'. All coins: Eastern Europe(?). Circa 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left. Near VF to VF, with areas of find patina and/or deposits, roughness. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Five (5) coins in lot."
Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 18.54 g, 12h). Secular Games issue. Rome mint, 5th officina. 10th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MILIARIVM SAECVLVM, cippus inscribed COS/ III in two lines. RIC IV 157a; Banti 24. Good VF, brown surfaces, traces of deposits.
CELTIC. Lot of five (5) AR Tetradrachms imitating Alexander III 'the Great'. All coins: Eastern Europe(?). Circa 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left. Near VF to VF, with areas of find patina and/or deposits, roughness. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Five (5) coins in lot."
CENTRAL ASIAN. Local Issues. Lot of six (6) AR and BI issues. All coins: Samarqand Antiochos imitation issues. Cf. Zeno 170397 and 21362 (for types). Coins average VF for type. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot."
Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Æ Sestertius (25mm, 17.85 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 3rd emission, AD 250. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / The two Pannoniae standing back to back, each holding signum. RIC IV 124a; Banti 22. VF, brown and green patina.
CENTRAL ASIAN. Local Issues. Lot of ten (10) AR obols. All coins: Samarkand (Pre-Ikhshid) obols. Cf. Senior A8.7i (for type); cf. Zeno 51442 (same). Coins average VF for type. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot."
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 2nd century BC. AR "Tetradrachm" (20mm, 6.97 g, 8h). Sattelkopfpferd type. Mint in the region of Transylvania. Stylized laureate head of Zeus right / Stylized horse advancing left; [pellets above]; all within incuse circle. OTA 300/12–3; KMW 1227–8. VF, some roughness.From the WRG Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 1 (10 March 1995), lot 280 (part of).
Volusian. AD 251-253. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 17.33 g, 6h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 4th emission, early AD 253. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopia. RIC IV 249a; Banti 4. Good VF, brown surfaces, some red, doubling on reverse. Bold portrait.
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.31 g, 9h). Copying eastern (Babylon or Susa?) mint style. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; YΛ in left field, YΛ below throne. Cf. Price B32, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, a few light scratches.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Dieter Gorny, October 1993.
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ Follis (29mm, 9.75 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint, 4th officina. Struck circa AD 302-303. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera from which liquor flows and cornucopia; -Δ//•TS•. RIC VI 25b. Good VF, some silvering remains.
ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of twenty-nine (29) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of Macedon. Lot includes: Amphipolis (13) // Cassandrea (1) // Dium (1) // Edessa (3) // Pella (6) // Koinon (5). Coins average Fair to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Twenty-nine (29) coins in lot.From the Belgica Collection.
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.57 g, 1h). Copying Babylon(?) mint style. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram-in-circle (or wreath?) in left field. Cf. Price 3700 for possible prototype, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, double struck with worn dies.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Malter 79 (23 June 2001), lot 222 (part of).
Constantius II. AD 337-361. AV Fourrée Solidus (21mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 355-357. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with stars and pellet in crescent / Roma seated facing, holding spear; Constantinopolis seated left, holding scepter and resting foot on prow; they support between them a shield inscribed VOT/ XXX/ MVLT/ XXXX in four lines; RSMT(palm). Cf. RIC 293; cf. Depeyrot 14/1. Near VF, toned, a few marks, wavy flan, core visible on edge.From the WRG Collection, purchased from C. J. Martin, April 1992.
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.42 g, 7h). Imitating Babylon mint issue of Seleukos I in the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M-based monogram-in-wreath in left field, X below throne. Heintges 4 (same obv. die). VF, toned, some find patina remaining, a few deposits.
Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AR Argenteus (16.5mm, 2.71 g, 5h). Nicomedia mint, 3rd officina. 2nd emission, circa AD 297. Laureate head right / Four-turreted camp gate, with doors open; SMNΓ. RIC VI 22b; Gautier, Trouvaille 101-117; RSC 553a. Good VF, toned, numerous cleaning scratches under tone.
ROMAN. Provincial. Lot of twenty-seven (27) Æ denominations. All coins: Issues of Macedon. Lot includes: Amphipolis (3) // Cassandrea (8) // Philippi (6) // Thessalonica (10). Coins average Fair to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Twenty-seven (27) coins in lot.From the Belgica Collection.
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.44 g, 12h). Imitating Babylon mint issue of Seleukos I in the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M-based monogram-in-wreath in left field, X below throne. Heintges 4–8. VF, lightly toned, patches of find patina, die break on obverse.
Valens. AD 364-378. AR Siliqua (17mm, 2.02 g, 12h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck AD 367-375. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe and scepter; TRPS•. RIC IX 27e.1; RSC 109†a. Near EF, toned.Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 728; 2010 Gussage All Saints Hoard (PAS Ref. DOR-A1CCB1; NC 171 [2011], no. 54).Found on land belonging to the parish of Gussage All Saints in Dorset, England on 21 March 2010, the Gussage All Saints Hoard comprised 9 miliarenses and 653 siliquae packed in an earthenware flagon. The hoard ranges from Julian II to Honorius and was probably deposited around AD 410, when Roman rule in Britain was crumbling, leaving the province to defend itself from increasing Germanic and Irish attacks. In accordance with U.K. Treasure Laws, the hoard was taken intact to the British Museum, where the coins were cleaned and catalogued.
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.82 g, 12h). Imitating Babylon mint issue of Seleukos I in the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M-based monogram-in-wreath in left field, X below throne. Heintges 4–8. Near VF, toned, some find patina remaining.