CARTHAGE. Circa 300-264 BC. Æ Shekel(?) (20mm, 5.32 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Head of horse right; Punic mem to right. CNP 252aw (Sardinia); MAA 57v; SNG Copenhagen 162–3 and 167–8. Dark brown patina, some fine cleaning marks on obverse. VF. Ex Sigmund Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 503, 3 November 2021), lot 77.
Vespasian, with Titus and Domitian as Caesares. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Dynastic issue. Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70. Laureate head of Vespasian right / Confronted bare heads of Titus right and Domitian left. RIC II.1 16; RSC 5. Toned, numerous cleaning scratches, tooled, flan flaw on reverse. VF. From the D.K. Collection.
MEDALS. Lot of four (4) medals depicting Roman rulers. Includes: Tiberius // Vipsania Agrippina, wife of Tiberius // Gaius (Caligula) // Drusilla. Two pierced, cleaning scratches and light chasing. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. VF coins in lot.
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields. BMC 236a–b; SNG Copenhagen 1237 var. (head left). Irregular flan. VF.
JUDAEA, Neapolis. Elagabalus. 218-222 CE. Æ (25mm, 9.00 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Mount Gerizim surmounted by a temple and altar, stairway to temple and colonnade below mountain. Rosenberger 36 var. (rev. legend arrangement); RPC VI Online 8931 var. (same); Sofaer 99 var. (same). Earthen black patina. VF. Very rare.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Uncertain dynast. Circa 490/80-440/30 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 9.29 g, 7h). Boar standing left / Helmeted head of Athena right in dotted square within incuse square. Müseler II 34; Falghera 47; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 384. Test cut with corresponding area of flatness. VF. Rare.
CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (13mm, 1.80 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right. CNP 27; MAA 78; SNG Copenhagen 335. Toned, slightly off center on reverse. VF. From the MWF Collection (his ticket included), purchased from Tom Cederlind, 1991.
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.32 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and placing wreath on signum to right. RIC II.1 362; Hendin –; RSC 618. Lightly toned, minor hairlines and deposits. Fine. Ex Tareq Hani Collection (Savoca 97, 14 March 2021), lot 424.
MIXED. Greek–Central Asian. Lot of six (6) silver, nickel, and bronze issues. Includes: GREEK: Persia. AR Siglos // ORIENTAL GREEK: Agathokles. NI Unit // CENTRAL ASIAL: Imitation of Heliokles. Æ Tetradrachm // Kushan. Heraios. AR Obol // Vima Takto. Æ // Indo-Parthian. Æ. Average Fine, the siglos poorly struck. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Six (6) coins in lot. From the J. P. Righetti Collection.
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (17.5mm, 7.58 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios right / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields (only the left visible). BMC 236b (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1237 var. (head left). Compact flan, off center on reverse. Near VF.
JUDAEA, Sepphoris (Diocaesarea). Trajan. 98-117 CE. Æ (24mm, 9.87 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Palm tree with two clusters of hanging fruit. Rosenberger 4; RPC III 3937; Sofaer 2. Earthen green patina. Good Fine.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 420-360 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.85 g, 6h). Facing gorgoneion / Helmeted head of Athena right. SNG BN 31. Partial find patina, cleaning scratches. Good VF. From the D.K. Collection.
CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 203-201 BC. BI 1½ Shekels (23.5mm, 8.19 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right, head left; pellet between hind legs. CNP 103c; MAA 81c; SNG Copenhagen 396. Dark brown surfaces, deposits on obverse, small flan flaw on reverse. Good VF. From the MWF Collection. Ex Lawrence Cutler Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts [XXIV], 18 October 1990), lot 136.
Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 76. Laureate head right / Jupiter standing facing, sacrificing from patera over altar and holding scepter. RIC II.1 849; RSC 222. Toned, granular surfaces, a few minor scratches on reverse. Good VF.
MIXED. Greek–Roman Provincial. Lot of four (4) Judaean bronze issues. Includes: various types. Fine to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot.
KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 7.47 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; stars across upper fields. BMC 237; SNG Copenhagen 1237. VF.
JUDAEA, Herodians. Time of Agrippa II. Circa 50-100 CE. Æ (23mm, 12.78 g, 1h). In the names of Roman emperor Nero, and Vespasian, as procurator. Sepphoris mint. Dated RY 14 of Nero (67/8 CE). Crossed cornucopias over caduceus / LΔI/NEPΩN/KΛAYΔIOY/KAICAPO/C in five lines within laurel wreath. Rosenberger 1; RPC I 4849; Hendin 6308; Sofaer 173. Rough red-brown patina. Near VF. Ex Roma E-Sale 78 (17 December 2020), lot 754.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 400-380 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.87 g, 4h). Two wrestlers grappling / Slinger in throwing stance right; clockwise triskeles to right; all within pelleted square border. Tekin Series 3; SNG BN 52. Iridescent tone, patches of find patina, countermarks and die break on reverse. VF. From the MWF Collection, purchased from John Twente, 1991, who acquired the coin from E. Johnson, October 1990.
CARTHAGE. Circa 201-175 BC. Æ 15 Shekels (43mm, 77.23 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; above, radiate sun-disk flanked by uraei; Punic letter below. MAA 103; SNG Copenhagen 399-400. Rough red-green patina, scratches. Fine. The largest of the Carthaginian bronzes. Very rare. Ex Berk BBS 217 (30 November 2021), lot 217.
Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 76. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding up flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II.1 884. Rough brown patina, minor flan flaws. Near VF. From the MWF Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts Fall MBS [XXVI] (18 October 1990), lot 1519.
MIXED. Greek–Byzantine. Lot of eleven (11) bronze issues. Includes: various cities, rulers, and types. A good mix. Fine to VF. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Eleven (11) coins in lot.