MACEDON, Thessalonica. Gaius (Caligula), with Antonia. AD 37-41. Æ (21.5mm, 9.41 g, 5h). Laureate head left / Veiled and draped bust of Antonia left, wearing stephane. Touratsoglou Em. II, Group A, 6 (V4/R6); RPC I 1573. Dark brown patina, adjustment marks. VF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24 June 1998), lot 799.
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (21mm, 4.40 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 5th officina. Struck AD 616-625. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; I to right; Є//CONOB. DOC 14d; MIB 14; SB 739. Double struck, die shift on reverse, light edge shaving. VF. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection, purchased from George Beach.
GREEK. Northern Greece. Lot of ten (10) AR Drachms of Alexander III (or his successors). All coins: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left. Fine to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot.
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.40 g, 6h). Nicomedia mint, 6th officina. Struck AD 364. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum and Victory on globe; –|–//SMNS. RIC IX 2b.2; Depeyrot 10/1. Graffiti, marks, some light scratches. Fine. Ex Heritage 231923 (6 June 2019), lot 61092.
KINGS of BITHYNIA. Nikomedes III Euergetes. 127-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.65 g, 11h). Nikomedeia mint. Dated 189 BE (109/8 BC). Diademed head right / Zeus standing left, holding wreath and scepter; to left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram above ΘΠP (date). RG 40; Callataÿ p. 57, unlisted dies; HGC 7, 645; DCA 444. In NGC encapsulation 5768879-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. From the Richard Basler Collection.
MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.36 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Θ to left / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath. Bauslaugh Group VIII, obv. die O91B; HGC 3, 1110. Minor marks. Near EF.
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine. 610-641. AV Solidus (20.5mm, 4.29 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Struck 616-625. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps; IΘ//CONOB. DOC 17b; MIB 19; SB 742. A few light marks, reverse graffiti, shaving. VF. From the Conti Collection.
GREEK. Northern Greece. Lot of seven (7) AR Drachms of Alexander III (or his successors). All coins: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left. Fine to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Seven (7) coins in lot.
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.22 g, 5h). Antioch mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 364. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with cross on banner and Victory on globe; staurogram to left; –|–//ANTB. RIC IX 2b.ix; Depeyrot 19/1. Scratches, a couple of scrapes, a few marks. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 455 (30 October 2019), lot 369.
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 16.11 g). Head of lion left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 39; Boston MFA 1414 = Warren 1537; SNG BN 178. Edge splits. VF.
MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.02 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Θ to left / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath. Bauslaugh Group VI, obv. die O70B; HGC 3, 1110. Lightly toned, minor scratches and roughness. Good VF.
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (18.5mm, 4.33 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 10th officina. Dated IY 10 (636/7). Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger; all but Heraclonas crowned; cross to upper left / Cross potent set on three steps; monogram to left, I (date) to right; I//CONOB. DOC 36g; MIB 42; SB 761. In NGC encapsulation 4373158-007, graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, graffito, edge filing.
GREEK. Northern Greece. Lot of ten (10) AR Drachms of Alexander III (or his successors). All coins: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left. Fine to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot.
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (20mm, 4.16 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 10th officina. Struck AD 366. Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Valentinian standing right, holding labarum with cross on banner and Victory on globe; –|–//•ANTI•. RIC IX 2b.xxvi.7; Depeyrot 26/1. Ex jewelry, graffiti, scratches, mount marks. Near VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 443 (1 May 2019), lot 610.
MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.39 g, 7h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion left; retrograde K to upper left; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II 16; SNG BN 392. Toned, granular surfaces. VF.
MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.50 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Θ to left / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath. Bauslaugh Group VIII, obv. die O95; HGC 3, 1110. Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, minor marks. Good VF.
Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas. 610-641. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.43 g, 7h). Constantinople mint, 9th officina. Dated IY 11 (637/8). Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps; monogram to left, IA monogram (date) to right; Θ//CONOB. DOC 39h; MIB 45; SB 764. Lustrous, deposits, scuff on reverse. Near EF. From the Conti Collection. Ex Antiqua FPL XIV (January 2007), no. 170.
GREEK. Northern Greece. Lot of ten (10) Alexander-type AR Tetradrachms. Includes: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; various control marks. All identifiable. Average Fine, roughness and corrosion. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Ten (10) coins in lot.
Valentinian I. AD 364-375. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Antioch mint, 5th officina. Struck October-late AD 367. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum and Victory on globe; –|–//ANTЄ. RIC IX 2a.i.4; Depeyrot 30/1. Ex jewelry, graffiti, a few marks and light scratches. Near VF. Ex Goldberg 106 (4 September 2018), lot 1607; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 465 (8 October 2020), lot 327.
MYSIA, Parion. 4th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14.5mm, 2.38 g, 5h). Bull standing left, head right; star below / Gorgoneion. SNG BN 1368-70. Lightly toned, small test cut on obverse. Good VF.
CORCYRA, Corcyra. Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. Æ Assarion (20mm, 4.80 g, 1h). Draped bust right / Hera standing facing, raising right hand. Moucharte 366-370 (D6-R2); Calomino Corcyra 27; Lindgren II 1484 (this coin). Brown patina with earthen deposits. Near VF. Rare. From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 27 (29 September 1993), lot 333.