Auction 126 - Session 2

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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 478
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. BI Tetradrachm (25.4mm, 13.40 g, 12h). Officina O. Struck AD 215-217. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; O beneath eagle's head to left; between legs, radiate bust of Shamash left. Prieur 995. Lustrous, light porosity, minor flan flaws on reverse. EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 479
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Struck AD 207-209. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 21 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XVI); McAlee, Severan, Group 1, 15; Prieur 1141 (this coin illustrated). Toned. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt Numismatics. Ex Michel Prieur Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 662; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 4 (3 December 1985), lot 560; Hess-Leu 41 (24 April 1969), lot 280.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 480
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 11.74 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, with trabea, seen from the front, gorgoneion on breastplate, slight drapery on left shoulder / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, –; McAlee, Severan, Group 3, 24; Prieur 1151. Underlying luster, minor marks. Good VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 481
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.31 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery, seen from the front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 15; McAlee, Severan, Group 1, –; Prieur 1129 (same obv. die). Toned with underlying luster. Near EF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, only the Prieur specimen in CoinArchives, this coin far superior to the Prieur specimen.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 482
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.51 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 10; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 5; Prieur 1132. Lightly toned, minor marks. EF. Very rare, two known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 483
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.18 g, 11h). Struck AD 207-209. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group II, 27; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 15; Prieur 1142. Lightly toned with underlying luster, small obverse die flaw, light porosity. Near EF. Extremely rare, two known to Prieur, no additional specimens in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 484
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.90 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 38 (this coin, obv. illustrated on pl. XVIII); McAlee, Severan, Group III, 28, pl. V, 28; Prieur 1153 (this coin illustrated). Toned with underlying luster. EF. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Michel Prieur Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 662; Münzen und Medaillen AG 66 (22 October 1984), lot 726.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 485
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.58 g, 12h). Struck AD 208-209. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 38; McAlee, Severan, Group III, 28, pl. V, 28; Prieur 1153. Lustrous, small obverse die flaw. Choice EF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 486
SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.43 g, 11h). Struck AD 205-207. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery, with aegis on cuirass, seen from the front / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 20; McAlee, Severan, Group I, 11; Prieur 1136 (same obv. die as illustration). Lightly toned with underlying luster, light marks. Good VF. Fine style. Extremely rare, one known to Prieur, only one in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 487
COELESYRIA, Chalcis ad Belum. Mark Antony and Cleopatra. 32-31 BC. Æ (20.5mm, 6.20 g, 12h). Dated RY 21 (Egyptian) and 6 (Phoenician) of Cleopatra (32/1 BC). Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right / Bare head of Antony right. RPC I 4771; Rouvier 438-40; Svoronos 1887; Sofaer 43. Green and brown patina, light roughness. VF. Attractive portraits.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 488
COELESYRIA, Chalcis ad Belum. Herod of Chalcis. AD 41-48. Æ Half unit (21mm, 8.12 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 43/4). Diademed head right / KΛAVΔI/Ω KAIΣA/PI ΣEBAΣ/TΩ ET Γ (date) in four lines within a circle within wreath. Meshorer 363; Hendin 6283; RPC I 4779. Dark green surfaces, roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only three in RPC, one in CoinArchives. Continued Herodian support of the Romans allowed the dynasty to extend its influence beyond Jewish territories. Herod V, the grandson of Herod the Great, was granted the kingdom of Chalkis by Claudius in 41 upon the request of Agrippa I, and all of Herod's rare coins name the emperor. His friendship with and loyalty to the emperor continued to benefit him; following the death of Agrippa in 44, Claudius granted Herod authority over affairs at the Temple in Jerusalem, a right he retained until his death some four years later.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 489
DECAPOLIS, Abila. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (30mm, 16.61 g, 12h). Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Lighted altar within hexastyle temple with arched central bay set on steps; pediment surmounted by Nike; on either side, crenellated multistory towers, each with arched entryway; BΠ C (date) above. Spijkerman 25; RPC VI Online 9242; Rosenberger 21; Sofaer –. Earthen green-brown patina, small pit on reverse. Near VF. Rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 490
PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.59 g, 11h). Struck AD 215-217. AYT K MAY ANΩTNEINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull's head right. Prieur 1238 var. (obv. legend); Triton XXVII, lot 5501. Lustrous, minor marks, areas of peripheral weakness. Near EF. Extremely rare variety.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 491
PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.16 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, with gorgoneion on breastplate, trabea over shoulder, seen from the front / Eagle standing facing, head right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; crescent between legs. Prieur 1262. Lustrous, flan cracks. Near EF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 492
PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Mark Antony, with Fulvia. 42/1 BC. Æ (22mm, 10.04 g, 1h). Dated year 23 of the Pompeian Era (42/1 BC). Bare head of Mark Antony right / Draped bust of Fulvia right; L ΓK (date) behind. RPC I 4509; Rouvier 1641. Red-brown surfaces, light roughness. Near VF. Very rare, two attractive portraits.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 493
JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Queen Cypros. 37-43 CE. Æ (15.5mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Caesarea Paneas mint. Dated RY 2 (37/8 CE). ΚΥΠΡΟC, draped bust of Cypros (wife of Agrippa) right / Hand holding three ears of grain; L B (date) flanking, vine in right field. Meshorer 114; Hendin 6269; RPC I 4975; Sofaer 149. Earthen brown surfaces, small spot of verdigris. VF. Very rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 494
JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I. 37-43 CE. Æ (16.5mm, 3.91 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 7 (42/3 CE). Bare head of Agrippa II left / Inverted anchor; L Z (date) flanking. Meshorer 123; Hendin 6277; RPC I 4987; Sofaer –. Black surfaces with earthen highlights, light porosity. Fine. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 495
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius. 161-180 CE. Æ (34mm, 33.05 g, 11h). Bareheaded and draped bust right / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Meshorer, Aelia 43 var. (bust type); RPC IV.3 Online 9270 var. (same); Rosenberger –; Sofaer 45 corr. (bust type). Brown patina with earthen green highlights, porosity, obverse die break. Good Fine. Extremely rare, the second known.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 496
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.83 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT ωNЄINOC C B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, panther seated right with paw on wine jar. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur –; Sofaer –; Triton XXVII, lot 502 (same dies; hammer $3000). Lustrous, areas of flatness, struck on a small flan. VF. Extremely rare. Unpublished and the third known.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 497
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.89 g, 11h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, wine jar, ivy leaf in exergue. Meshorer, Aelia 88; Prieur 1635; Sofaer –. Lightly toned with hints of luster, peripheral weakness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only three known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 498
JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradachm (26mm, 12.70 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; vine leaf between legs. Meshorer, Aelia 95; Prieur 1617; Sofaer 82-3. Toned with traces of luster, obverse surface cracks. VF.