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FIXED PRICE LIST III

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FIXED PRICE LIST III SUMMER 2022

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TERMS OF SALE OUR GUARANTEE We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of all our coins. A coin may be returned for any reason within 10 days, but we ask that you first contact us and ship the piece back fully insured. Upon receipt of the returned merchandise and providing it is in the same condition as originally sent out, we will issue a refund, minus any shipping and credit card charges. This guarantee does not apply if coins are removed from encapsulation. Any statements regarding rarity or NGC population should be regarded as accurate to the best of our knowledge and information at the time of preparing the catalogue. Given the dynamic nature of the numismatic market and recognizing that such estimates may regularly change, we make no guarantees regarding the long-term accuracy of these figures. AVAILABILITY AND PRICES All coins are offered subject to prior sale and no order is valid until confirmed by us in writing and accompanied by a formal invoice. Prices are listed on the inserted price list. Updated versions of the pricelist with current availability will be posted on our website. NGC ENCAPSULATED COINS The majority of our coins are sold encapsulated in NGC holders. Such coins have been evaluated, graded and encapsulated by NGC Ancients. NGC Ancients does not encapsulate any coins that in their opinion are fakes, of uncertain authenticity or have been repaired. PAYMENT TYPES Title does not pass until payment is made in full. Payment must be received within 7 days of the sale date. In the United States payment may be made by bank wire, money order or personal check drawn on a US bank. CREDIT CARDS (VISA, MC, AM EX) are accepted in most cases but an additional 4% service charge will be added. Payments from overseas (all foreign countries including Canada) may be made by bank wire or credit card (credit cards only for amounts under $500). Please be aware that in order to comply with our Merchant Services recommendations we may require additional documentation from you prior to processing credit card charges. We reserve the right to refuse any credit card payments. We DO NOT accept PayPal. PAYMENT PORTAL FOR CREDIT CARD PURCHASES We now employ a dedicated payment portal that allows you to pay by credit card directly to our Merchant Services. Once your order is confirmed we will send you a secure link where you can enter your credit card information and complete payment. SALES TAX New York sales tax will apply to all merchandise delivered within New York State and select other states as required. If you are a dealer and exempt from sales tax, please provide us with a valid resale certificate for our files. SHIPPING CHARGES FOR COINS United States: $45 for FEDEX or EXPRESS MAIL (delivery in 1-2 days within the US). Foreign, including Canada: $120 via fully trackable Fed Ex or USPS Global Express Mail. For coins valued at less than $500, Vilmar will consider shipping via other types of USPS mail. Please note that all goods shipped overseas will be declared at full value and it is the responsibility of the buyer to comply with all customs regulations and pay for all costs/taxes in their country. HANDLING TIME We do our best to ship an item within two days after receiving and clearing payment. In some cases, especially when we are traveling away from our office, there may be slight delays and we will inform you of this. ILLUSTRATIONS USED IN THIS CATALOGUE Coins are illustrated 1:1 as well as some in various enlargements. In certain cases, we have also included images of older catalogues or publications where the specific piece is documented. Photography is the work of Alex Marinescu of Marinescu Designs LLC. REFERENCES USED IN THIS CATALOGUE All bibliographical references cited here follow standard market and academic abbreviations. These abbreviations will also be available in the BIBLIOGRAPHY section of our website. CREDITS We are grateful to Mary Lannin for her editorial help. John Singer Sargent’s painting Dr. Pozzi at Home (1881) that appears on our cover is courtesy Hammer Museum via public domain. QUESTIONS Please feel free to email us with any questions you may have: vilmar@aol.com

WELCOME TO OUR THIRD FIXED PRICE LIST As with previous lists, we are proud to offer a wide range of Greek, Roman and Byzantine ancient coins. Our emphasis is on pedigreed and published material and this list has a wealth of offerings in this area. Foremost among these are many coins from the Mark and Lottie Salton collection recently acquired at auction. In many cases we have been able to research additional pedigrees for these pieces. I knew Mark personally years ago while studying as a student at the ANS and also participating in the gatherings of the New York Numismatic Club. Mark was a very kind and gracious man, and it is a pleasure to offer coins once owned by him. Other pieces of note are three coins once in the collection of Dr. Samuel Jean Pozzi, the subject of John Singer Sargent’s famous painting of 1881 illustrated on the cover of our catalogue as well on the dust jacket of a new book by Julian Barnes, The Man in the Red Coat, a fascinating biography of Pozzi and his world. In the Roman section we feature numerous coins, including several aurei of the Twelve Caesars, including one of Tiberius which is accompanied by a 1936 export license from Germany, a Claudius from the Arthur Bally-Herzog Collection, and an Antonia from the Archer Huntington/Hispanic Society Collection. Also outstanding is an aureus of Commodus, published in Calicó and Jameson and once part of the collection of Frank McClean, a noted British astronomer and specialist on the spectrography of stars. A careful reader of the list will see some new and unpublished varieties, such as the Philip II tetradrachm with an ant and numerous overstrikes and errors. We hope that you will enjoy perusing this list and look forward to seeing many of you at the World’s Fair of Money in Chicago, the Whitman Baltimore coin shows and the 2023 NYINC in New York City.

CONTENTS (catalogue numbers given) Greek coins: 1-117.

Roman coins: 118-158.

Byzantine coins: 159-171.

Prominent old collections: Bally-Herzog 143; Bement 45; Cunningham 17; Hunt 62; Huntington 144; Jameson 153; Lockett 10, 45; Magnaguti 26; Philipsen 26, 45; Pozzi 10, 26, 71; Rothschild 26; Salton Family (Mark and Lottie Salton) 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 15, 17, 24, 29, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 52, 61, 71; Virzi 25; Hermann Weber 63; Consul Weber 117. Published academically: 2, 5, 10, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 45, 46, 51, 54, 63, 71, 97, 102, 117, 138, 153. Errors: 93, 109, 137, 147. Overstrikes: 11, 87, 88, 92, 107, 108, 109. NGC Star designation: 25, 34, 39, 40, 53, 84, 112, 115, 130, 138, 157. NGC Fine Style designation: 5, 9, 16, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 38, 43, 63, 94, 95, 150. NGC Gem MS: 156, 165.

GREEK COINS

1 EPIROTE KINGDOM. ALEXANDER THE MOLOSSIAN, ca. 334-330 BC. Gold 1/12 stater, 0.62 g, 9 mm. Obv. Radiate facing head of Helios. Rev. AΛ-EΞ, above and below thunderbolt. Fischer-Bossert, Chronologie, G3; Vlasto, 1864-5; HGC 3, 255. Ex Coin Galleries, 12/18/2007, lot 22. NGC grade CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, Coin Galleries provenance noted.

2 CALABRIA. TARENTUM. Ca. 302-281 BC. Silver didrachm (nomos), 7.90 g, 20 mm. Obv. Warrior on charging horse right, preparing to throw lance, with shield and spears strapped to his back, ΣI below. Rev. TAPAΣ, dolphin rider left, holding distaff, eagle in left field, ΦI below, waves in exergue. Fischer-Bossert, Chronologie, 1068c (this coin listed); Vlasto, 574-77; Rutter, HN Italy, 933; HGC 1, 800. Ex Superior 6/7/1987, 4004. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, Superior provenance noted, die break on obverse.

3 CALABRIA. TARENTUM. Ca. 281-240 BC. Silver didrachm (nomos), 6.55 g, 21 mm. Obv. Youthful horse rider wearing chlamys right, crowning his horse, AP in left field. Rev. TAPAΣ, dolphin rider left, holding shield with hippocamp design, trident and cornucopia, waves in the exergue. Vlasto, 750-2; Rutter, HN Italy, 1008; HGC 1, 884. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton was operating a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, struck from high relief dies, light gray toning.

4 CALABRIA. TARENTUM. Ca. 281-240 BC. Silver didrachm (nomos), 6.57 g, 21 mm. Obv. Warrior on charging horse right, preparing to throw lance, with shield and spears strapped to his back, EY in left field, ΣΩΣΤΡ[ΑΤΟΣ] below. Rev. TAPAΣ, dolphin rider left, holding cornucopia and Nike who crowns him, thunderbolt in right field, ΠOΛY in right field. Vlasto, 713; Rutter, HN Italy, 1001, HGC 1, 883. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, with golden orange iridescence throughout.

A RARE TARENTINE GOLD HALF-STATER ONCE OWNED BY MICHEL P. VLASTO AND PLATED IN HIS WORK

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5 CALABRIA. TARENTUM. Ca. 280-272 BC. Gold half-stater, 4.28 g, 13 mm. Obv. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress. Rev. TAPANTINΩN, charioteer (Taras?) driving biga right, holding trident, ΣΩK above. Fischer-Bossert, Chronologie, G33f (this coin listed); Vlasto, 29 (this coin listed and illustrated on pl. II); Rutter, HN Italy, 985; HGC 1, 737. Ex Bank Leu 48, 5/10/1989, lot 10. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, FINE STYLE, “edge scuff”, few marks in fields, a coin with a distinguished pedigree and publication history.

6 LUCANIA. HERACLEA. Ca. 281-250 BC. Silver stater (nomos), 6.65 g, 21 mm. Obv: I-HPAKΛHIΩN, head of Athena right, wearing large Corinthian helmet decorated with rampant griffin ornament, I-H in left field. Rev. Heracles standing left, holding club and sacrificing above flaming altar, thunderbolt in right field. Van Keuren, 136; Rutter, HN Italy, 1433, HGC 1, 1007. Ex Salton Family Collection, from Salton-Schlessinger FPL 19, 2/17/1953, lot 24. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, steel gray old cabinet toning with golden iridescent highlights.

7 LUCANIA. HERACLEA. Ca. 281-250 BC. Silver stater (nomos), 6.45 g, 20 mm. Obv: [H]PAKΛHIΩN, head of Athena left, wearing large Corinthian helmet decorated with rampant griffin ornament. Rev. Heracles standing facing, holding club, Nike flying left, crowning him, [Φ]ΙΛΟ in left field. Van Keuren, 132; Rutter, HN Italy, 1429, HGC 1, 1006; SNG Copenhagen 1114. Ex Collection Guadán, 1401, Vico 159, 7/20/2021, lot 323. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, rare variety, attractive light gray toning with a glossy sheen.

8 LUCANIA. LAUS. Ca. 480-460 BC. Silver stater, 7.63 g, 19 mm. Obv. ΛAS (retrograde), man-headed bull left, head looking back, acorn in exergue. Rev. ΛAS (retrograde), man-headed bull right. H.-R. Sternberg. “Die Silberprägung von Laos ca. 510-440 v. Chr.” in Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Numismatics (Paris, 1976), 15; Rutter, HN Italy, 2277; SNG ANS 136. NGC graded XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, “overstruck”, a very rare coin, especially with the acorn in exergue.

9 LUCANIA. METAPONTUM. Ca. 340-330 BC. Silver stater, 7.61 g, 20 mm. Obv. Veiled head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain right and earrings, AΓ below chin. Rev. META, ear of grain with twisted leaf, mouse crouching left on leaf, Φ in left field, Φ in lower right field. Johnston, Metapontum, Class A, A8.19-A8.21 (same obverse die, but with an apparently unrecorded reverse die); Rutter, HN Italy, 1570; HGC 1, 1061. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, FINE STYLE.

FACING DEMETER HEAD METAPONTUM STATER FROM THE POZZI AND LOCKET COLLECTIONS

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10 LUCANIA. METAPONTUM. Ca. 330-280 BC. Silver stater, 7.66 g, 20 mm. Obv. Wreathed head of Demeter facing three quarters right, AΠ in right field. Rev. META, ear of grain, facing bull’s head and ΑΘ[Α] in right field. Johnston, Metapontum, Class C, 2.7 (same dies); Pozzi, 196 (this coin); SNG Lockett, 417 (this coin). Ex Baldwins 44, 5/2/2006, 10 = Sotheby’s 4/19/1993, lot 269 = Lockett Collection, Glendining, 10/25/1955, lot 303 = Pozzi Collection, Naville 3/14/1921, lot 196. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, steel gray cabinet patina, outstanding provenance noted.

STATER OF CAULONIA OVERSTRUCK ON AN ACRAGAS STATER WITH A CLEAR UNDERTYPE

11 BRUTTIUM. CAULONIA. Ca. 475-410 BC. Silver stater, 7.91 g, 22 mm. Obv. KAVΛ (retrograde), Apollo striding right, holding branch, a small daimon running on his extended arm, stag in right field. Rev. KAV (retrograde), stag right, laurel branch in right field. Noe, The Coinage of Caulonia, Group F, 83 (same dies); Rutter, HN Italy, 2046. Ex CNG 41, 3/19/1997, lot 137. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, “overstruck” and “undertype: Acragas” noted; the outline of the crab on the original coin remains visible on the obverse, rotated about 15 degrees off vertical.

12 BRUTTIUM. CROTON. Ca. 480-430 BC. Silver stater, 7.97 g, 20 mm. Obv. (K)PO, elaborate tripod, legs decorated by long volute ornaments and lion’s feet, heron facing left in right field. Rev. Incuse tripod, ornamentation in relief. Rutter, HN Italy, 2102; HGC 1, 1449; SNG ANS, 309. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

13 BRUTTIUM. LOCRI. Ca. 350-275 BC. Silver stater, 8.60, 21 mm. Obv. Pegasus flying left, ΛO below. Rev. Head of Athena right, wearing large Corinthian helmet with M on neck flap. Calciati, Pegasi, 7/2; Rutter, HN Italy, 2339; HGC 1, 1574. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely Salton-Schlessinger FPL 17, lot 34, which is the same type of coin, although not illustrated. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5.

MONEY FOR HANNIBAL’S TROOPS IN BRUTTIUM

14 ZEUGITANA, CARTHAGE. Ca. 216-211 BC. Electrum 3/8th shekel, 2.72 g, 13 mm. Issue struck for Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces. Obv. Janiform head of Tanit, wearing wreath of grain. Rev. Zeus, holding thunderbolt and scepter, riding quadriga driven by Nike right. Rutter, HN Italy, 2013; HGC 1, 1382. Ex Thomas B. Lesure Collection, CNG XXXII, 12/7/1994, lot 6. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “edge filing”, “HANNIBAL IN SOUTH ITALY” noted. Inspired by the design of the Roman quadrigatus, these coins may have been produced in Carthage itself and sent over to Italy to pay Carthaginian forces fighting in Bruttium.

15 SICILY. ACRAGAS. Ca. 500-470 BC. Silver didrachm, 8.37 g, 19 mm. Obv. AKPA-CAN, eagle with folded wings standing left. Rev. Crab. Westermark, Akragas, 163 (same dies); HGC 2, 94; SNG ANS 937 (same dies). Ex Salton Family Collection, Salton-Schlessinger FPL 33 (Winter 1961/2), lot 9. NGC graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, Salton FPL provenance noted.

16 SICILY. CATANA. Ca. 450-415 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.32 g, 25 mm. Obv. Charioteer driving biga right, Nike flying above right, crowning horses. Rev. KATANAIOΣ, laureate head of Apollo to right. HGC 2, 567 (same dies as illustrated specimen); SNG ANS, 1247 (same obverse die). Ex CNG 50, 6/23/1999, lot 470. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, FINE STYLE, CNG provenance noted.

17 SICILY. GELA. Ca. 490-475 BC. Silver didrachm, 8.43 g, 20 mm. Obv. Nude horseman right, preparing to throw spear. Rev. CEΛAΣ, protome of man-headed bull right. Published: Jenkins, The Coinage of Gela, 47.2 (O14 / R19 - this coin listed). Ex Salton Family Collection, and formerly from the W. Cunningham Collection, Glendining, 1/31/1951, lot 59. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, the Cunningham provenance cited, dark gray-black toning.

18 SICILY. GELA. Ca. 480-470 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.69 g, 27 mm. Obv. Charioteer driving biga right, Nike flying above right, crowning the horses. Rev. CEΛAΣ, protome of man-headed bull right. Jenkins, The Coinage of Gela, 155 (O42 / R87) = Randazzo Hoard, 35 (this coin listed and illustrated). NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5, the Randazzo provenance cited.

HIMERA DIDRACHM ONCE IN THE BERLIN MUSEUM AND SOLD IN 1929

19 SICILY. HIMERA. Ca. 510-483/2 BC. Silver didrachm, 5.63 g, 20 mm. Obv. Cock standing left. Rev. Hen standing right within incuse square with striated inner border. Kraay, Himera, Group Va, 134a (O84 / R70 - this coin listed); HGC 2, 423. Ex Gans FPL April 1960, no. 135 = Berlin Museum Duplicates, L. Hamburger 90, 5/29/1929, lot 107. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “edge cut”, “Berlin Museum duplicate” and Hamburger provenances noted, a pleasant example of an Archaic period issue from Himera, and a well provenanced coin once in the collection of the Berlin Museum.

20 SICILY. LEONTINI. Ca. 450-420 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.37 g, 26 mm. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo left. Rev. Lion’s head left, surrounded by three barley grains and a laurel leaf at right. Boehringer, Leontini, 55 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIV, 4 (same dies); SNG ANS, 257 (same dies); HGC 2, 671. Ex Swiss collection of the 1980s. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, FINE STYLE, with exceptional renditions of the devices.

A SELECTION OF MESSANA COINS ALL PUBLISHED IN CALTABIANO

21 SICILY. MESSANA. Ca. 480-476 BC. Silver drachm, 3.92 g, 15 mm. Issue of 480-476 BC. Obv. Charioteer in biga of mules right. Rev. MESSENION, hare springing right. Caltabiano, Monetazione, Series IIA, 43.1 (D20 / R24 - this coin listed; the same piece erroneously double catalogued also as Caltabiano 41.4); HGC 2, 806. Ex Münzen und Medaillen 37, 12/5/1968, lot 80 and previously E. Bourgey, 6/17/1959, lot 136. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, Caltabiano reference listed.

22 SICILY. MESSANA. Ca. 480-461 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.38 g, 27 mm. Issue of 475-471 BC. Obv. Charioteer in biga of mules right, laurel leaf in exergue. Rev. MESSENION, hare springing right. Caltabiano, Monetazione, Series III, 134.3 (D72 / R70 - this coin listed and illustrated) = Randazzo Hoard, 129 (this coin listed and illustrated); HGC 2, 779. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, Caltabiano and Randazzo pedigrees listed.

23 SICILY. MESSANA. Ca. 425-413 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.99 g, 24 mm. Issue of 425-421 BC. Obv. Charioteer in biga of mules right, Nike flying above right, crowning horses, pair of confronted dolphins in the exergue. Rev. ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΟΝ, hare springing right, dolphin to right below. Caltabiano, Monetazione, Series XIII, 499.14 (D202’/R207 - this coin listed); HGC 2, 787; SNG ANS 361 (same dies). Ex NAC 5/25/2020, lot 139 = Auctiones AG 17, 6/7/1988, lot 56 = Kunst und Münzen 17, 6/6/1977, lot 61. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, with golden iridescent highlights around the devices.

A SYRACUSE TETRADRACHM EX SALTON AND PROWE COLLECTIONS AND PUBLISHED IN BOEHRINGER

24 SICILY. SYRACUSE. Ca. 450-440 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.04 g, 27 mm. Issue of ca. 450 BC. Obv. Charioteer driving quadriga right, Nike flying above right, crowning horses, ketos right in exergue. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, diademed head of Arethusa right, four dolphins around. Boehringer, Syrakus, 562 (V284/R387 - this coin listed and the reverse illustrated on plate 21). Ex Salton Family Collection and formerly from Cahn XXIV, 11/19/1912, lot 297 and Theodor Prowe Collection, Egger XL, 5/2/1912, lot 416. In the Cahn catalogue the obverse and reverse illustrations are swapped with lot 298 as noted by Boehringer. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, “smoothing”, the Boehringer and Prowe pedigrees noted, the smoothing on Arethusa’s cheek is not readily noticeable and does not disturb. A coin with a very distinctive planchet and a fabulous history.

AN “UNDERWATER ARETHUSA” SYRACUSE TETRADRACHM FROM THE VIRZI COLLECTION SOLD IN 1912

25 SICILY. SYRACUSE. Ca. 405-385 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.31 g, 26 mm. Issue of ca. 399-387 BC, struck from unsigned dies in the style of Eucleidas. Obv. Charioteer driving quadriga left, Nike flying above right, crowning driver, dolphin springing left in exergue. Rev. [ΣΥΡ]ΑΚΟΣ[ΙΟΝ], diademed head of Arethusa left, her hair flowing upward as if she was swimming underwater, four dolphins around. Fischer-Bossert, Coins, Artists, and Tyrants, 98h (O34 / R67 – this coin) = Tudeer 98c (this coin); HGC 2, 1345. Ex CNG 42, 5/29/1997, lot 171 = Münzen und Medaillen AG 72, 10/6/1987, lot 124 = Münzen und Medaillen AG XXVIII, 6/19/1964, lot 76 and formerly from the Tom Virzi Collection, J. Hirsch XXXII, 11/14/1912, lot 364. NGC graded CHOICE VF STAR, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, FINE STYLE, Hirsch provenance noted, an exceptionally beautiful coin with the “underwater Arethusa” type where the nymph appears as if she was swimming beneath the water, her locks undulating in the waves.

A BEAUTIFUL SYRACUSE DRACHM FROM THE POZZI COLLECTION

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26 SICILY. SYRACUSE. Ca. 405-400 BC. Silver drachm, 4.15 g, 18 mm. Issue of ca. 405-400 BC, struck from unsigned dies in the style of Eucleidas. Obv. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ, head of Athena facing, wearing triple crested Attic helmet. Rev. Charioteer driving quadriga left, Nike flying above right, crowning driver, dolphin springing left in exergue. Rev. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ Leukaspis, nude, charging right with spear and shield, altar and sacrificed ram in the background, [ΛΕΥΚΑΣΠΙΣ] in exergue. HGC 2, 1364. Ex Conte Alessandro Magnaguti, Samuel Pozzi, G. Philipsen and Rothschild Collections. Ex Nomos 22, lot 59 = NAC 54, 3/24/2010, 59 = Sternberg XVI, 11/15/1985, 69 = Conte Alessandro Magnaguti, Santamaria, 10/12/1949, lot 354 = Samuel Pozzi, Naville 3/14/1921, lot 627 = Gustav Philipsen (“Nordischer Sammler”), Hirsch XV, 5/28/1906, lot 1189 = Rothschild Collection (“Late Collector”), Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 5/28/1900, lot 149 where it was purchased by Spinks for £16/-/-). NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, FINE STYLE, “lt.smoothing”, the Pozzi and Rothschild pedigrees noted, with glossy black patina, a small masterwork with an amazing pedigree.

27 SICILY. SYRACUSE. PHILISTIS, wife of Hieron II, 275-215 BC. Silver tetradrachm (16 litrai), 12.99 g, 26 mm. Issue of 240-215/4 BC. Obv. Diademed and veiled head left, star in right field. Rev. BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ, Nike driving quadriga right, Φ above. Caltabiano, Carroccio, et al, Siracusa ellenistica: Le monete ‘regali’ di Ierone II, della sua famiglia e dei Siracusani (Messina, 1997), 166 (D10/R21); HGC 2, 1556; SNG ANS, 874 (same rev. die); McClean, 1401 (same obv. die). Ex CNG 108, 5/16/2018, lot 22 = CNR XLI/1 Spring 2016, no. 421933 = Lanz 149, 6/24/2010, lot 61. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, FINE STYLE, exceptionally detailed and elegant.

28 SICILY. SICULO-PUNIC ISSUE ATTRIBUTED TO LILYBAION (AS “CAPE OF MELKART”). Ca. 350-300 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.01 g, 23 mm. Obv. Charioteer driving quadriga right, Nike flying above right, crowning him, RŠMLQRT (in Punic) in exergue. Rev. Wreathed head of Arethusa/Persephone right, three dolphins around. Jenkins, Coins of Punic Sicily, 49 (O18 / R31); HGC 2, 741. Ex David Wray Collection, CNG 102, 5/18/2016, lot 113. NGC graded as CHOICE XF, Surface 3/5, Strike 4/5.

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29 SICILY. SICULO-PUNIC COINAGE OF ENTELLA. Ca. 320-300 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.99 g, 25 mm. Obv. Head of Arethusa/Persephone right, four dolphins around. Rev. Horse head left, palm tree behind, M (in Punic) in exergue. Jenkins, Coins of Punic Sicily, 249.1 (this coin listed). Ex Salton Family Collection, from Egger 18, 10/12/1906, lot 415. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, boldly struck with light iridescent highlights, the horse head of exceptional quality.

TWO COINS OF LYSIMACHUS WITH BEE CONTROL SYMBOLS

30 KINGDOM OF THRACE. LYSIMACHUS, 305-281 BC. Silver drachm, 4.22 g, 20 mm. Lifetime issue of Ephesus, ca. 294-287 BC. Obv. Head of deified Alexander the Great right, with the horn of Ammon. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning Lysimachus’ name, E - Φ flanking bee in left field, control monogram on throne. Thompson, 169; Müller, 422; HGC 3, 1753d. Ex Leu 91 (May 10, 2004), lot 95. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, FINE STYLE, with a remarkable portrait of the deified Alexander.

31 KINGDOM OF THRACE. LYSIMACHUS, 305-281 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.01 g, 30 mm. Lifetime issue of Alexandria Troas, ca. 297/6-282/1 BC. Obv. Head of deified Alexander the Great right, with the horn of Ammon. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding a Nike crowning Lysimachus’ name, AP control above bee in left field, MIE control in exergue. Thompson, 160 var; ANS 1944.100.81203 and 1944.100.45500 (same obverse die), all varieties with ME lacking the additional I in center. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, FINE STYLE, with a particularly expressive portrait of Alexander, executed in the finest Hellenistic style.

32 KINGDOM OF THRACE. LYSIMACHUS, 305-281 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.06 g, 27 mm. Lifetime issue of Abydus, ca. 297/6-282/1 BC. Obv. Head of deified Alexander the Great right, with the horn of Ammon. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning Lysimachus’ name, AI control monogram recut over a previous one in left field. Thompson, - (but cf. Thompson, 72 struck from virtually identical dies); Müller, -. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “brushed”, some light encrustation on the reverse. This seemingly unpublished variety was no doubt produced initially by those responsible for the series of Abydus as the style is identical; furthermore, close scrutiny of the reverse die reveals that it is in fact one of Thompson 72, where the original controls (monogram MYTO and a griffin head) were both ground out and replaced with a simple AI control. Traces of the complex MYTO monogram and some fragments of the griffin are still visible. It may well be that this issue was intended for another mint using leftover dies from Abydus.

33 KINGDOM OF THRACE. LYSIMACHUS, 305-281 BC. Gold stater, 8.51 g, 18 mm. Early posthumous issue of Byzantium, ca. 280-260 BC. Obv. Head of deified Alexander the Great right, with the horn of Ammon. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning Lysimachus’ name, MYT monogram in left field, C monogram on throne, K in exergue. Thompson, 241 (as Pella); more recently reattributed to Byzantium by Marinescu, Early Coinage, 12. Ex Krähenbühl Collection, acquired privately from Bank Leu in May of 1973 and previously ex Hess-Leu 45, 5/12/1970, 110 = Hess-Leu 28, 5/5/1965, 132 = Glendining, 12/13/1963, 242 and Naville Ars Classica XII, 10/18/1926, 1261 and cited by E.T. Newell in his unpublished manuscript on the coinage of Lysimachus. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, “edge bend”, Ars Classical provenance noted.

34 MACEDON. ACANTHUS. Ca. 470-430 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.06 g, 28 mm. Obv. Lion springing right, attacking bull kneeling left, control letter Θ above, stylized acanthus flower in exergue. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux, Akanthos, 57 (same obverse die). NGC graded AU STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, lustrous and beautifully centered, a wonderful example of late Archaic art. The principal motif, the lion attacking a bull, may refer to the struggle of the Greeks (represented by the lion) against the Persians (symbolized by the bull), echoing a story in Herodotus where lions attacked a Persian convoy on its way to Greece.

35 MACEDONIA. CHALCIDIAN LEAGUE. Ca. 432-348 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 14.41 g, 25 mm. Issue of Olynthus, Macedonia, ca 410-401 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo left. Rev. XAΛKIΔEON, elaborate cithara within incuse square. Robinson & Clement, Group H, 18bis (O A17 / R P16 bis, 1 specimen of this die pairing listed). NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “brushed”, struck in high relief and of exceptional quality. The NGC census shows this to be one of the 5 highest graded Olynthus tetradrachms, with none higher.

36 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. PHILIP II, 359-336 BC. Gold stater, 8.59 g, 19 mm. Lifetime or early posthumous issue of Pella, ca. 340/336-328 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, charioteer driving biga right, trident below the horses’ legs. LeRider, Pella II 1, 337 (O 61 / R 257). NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, perfectly centered with lustrous surfaces, the head of Apollo perfectly executed so that it fills the entire planchet.

37 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. PHILIP II, 359-336 BC. Gold stater, 8.55 g, 16 mm. Lifetime or early posthumous issue of Amphipolis II, ca. 340/336-328 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, charioteer driving biga right, crescent below the horses’ legs. LeRider, Amphipolis II, 103 (O 46 / R 78). NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5.

38 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. PHILIP II, 359-336 BC. Silver 1/5 tetradrachm, 2.90 g, 15 mm. Lifetime issue of Pella II, ca. 342/1-337/6 BC. Obv. Diademed head of Apollo right. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, nude youth on charging horse right, thunderbolt below the horses’ legs. LeRider, Pella II A 2, 315 (O 173 / R 252). NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, FINE STYLE, exceptional for this elusive denomination.

39 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. PHILIP II, 359-336 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 14.29 g, 25 mm. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis IV, ca. 315/4-295/4 BC. Obv. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. ΦIΛIΠΠOY, nude rider holding palm branch right, Λ above torch below horse’s legs, ant facing upward in lower right field. Le Rider unlisted, but cf. pl. 47, 26 for a variety with a bee. NGC graded AU STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, dark toning with gold and green multicolored highlights. This tetradrachm variety is unlisted in Le Rider and perhaps unpublished. The ant is a very unusual symbol that appears on posthumous staters of Alexander from an uncertain mint in Greece or Macedonia (Price 831-2) as well as tetradrachms from Amphipolis bearing the and torch symbol (Price 454). This suggests that Amphipolis struck multiple types concurrently in this period - Alexander type staters, Alexander type tetradrachms and now, as made clear by this coin, Philip II tetradrachms.

40 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. PHILIP II, 359-336 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 14.30 g, 25 mm. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis IV, ca. 315/4-295/4 BC Obv. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. ΦIΛIΠΠOY, nude rider holding palm branch right, Λ above torch below horse’s legs, MTΓ control monogram in lower right field. Le Rider, pl. 47, 20 and cf. an Alexander tetradrachm with the same controls, Price, 447. NGC graded AU STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, dark toning with gold and green multicolored highlights. Similar to the tetradrachm above, this belongs to a joint issue of Alexander and Philip II coins from the mint of Amphipolis.

41 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. ALEXANDER III, 336-323 BC. Gold stater, 8.58 g, 20 mm. Lifetime issue of Magnesia on the Maeander, ca. 325-323 BC. Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing large Corinthian helmet with snake ornament below the plume. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing, looking left, holding wreath in right hand and stylis over left shoulder, facing ram’s head above control monogram in left field. Price, 1920; 2 specimens currently in the Pella database: New York: ANS 1944.100.31475 and London: British Museum 1872,0713.9. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “marks”, “LIFETIME ISSUE” noted, a rare emission which was struck during the last two years of Alexander’s lifetime (according to the chronology of Martin Price); the ram head symbol must have had particular meaning to the city as it appears often on other Alexanders from Magnesia.

42 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. ALEXANDER III, 336-323 BC. Gold stater, 8.58 g, 17 mm. Lifetime issue from Sardes, ca. 330/25-324/2 BC. Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing large Corinthian helmet with snake ornament below the plume. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing, looking left, holding wreath in right hand and stylis over left shoulder, facing bull’s head in left field. Price, 2539; there are currently 7 specimens of this variety listed in the Pella database including New York (ANS), London (British Museum) and Berlin (Münzkabinett Berlin). NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “ light marks”, “LIFETIME ISSUE” noted.

43 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. ALEXANDER III, 336-323 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.12 g, 26 mm. Early posthumous issue of Side (?), ca. 325-320 BC. Obv. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, wreath in left field, ΔI below throne. Price, 2949. NGC graded as CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, FINE STYLE, with blue-green iridescence.

44 KINGDOM OF MACEDON. ALEXANDER III, THE GREAT, 336-323 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.21 g, 28 mm. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 315-294 BC. Obv. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, Λ above torch in left field, HΓ below throne. Price, 445. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, golden toning.

LARISSA DRACHM EX SALTON, LOCKETT, BEMENT AND PHILIPSEN

45 THESSALY, LARISSA. Ca. 400-365 BC. Silver drachm, 6.07 g, 20 mm. Obv. Head of the nymph Larissa with a flamboyant hairdo, facing slightly right. Rev. ΛΑPIΣΑ, horse grazing right. Lorber, Larissa, Head Type 24, 77.1 (this coin cited, referencing the Bement sale); SNG Lockett, 1581 (this coin). Ex Salton Family collection, and previously from the following distinguished collections: Richard Cyril Lockett, Glendining 2/12/1958, lot 1444; Clarence Bement, Naville VI, 1/28/1924, lot 923; and Gustav Philipsen (Hirsch XXV, 11/29/1909, lot 639). NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5, “smoothing”, “ the extensive pedigree listed.

A PLATE COIN IN LORBER’S STUDY OF LARISSA DRACHMS

46 THESSALY, LARISSA. Ca. 400-365 BC. Silver drachm, 6.14 g, 18 mm. Obv. Head of the nymph Larissa with a flamboyant hairdo, facing slightly right. Rev. ΛΑΡΙ, horse grazing right. Lorber, Larissa, Head Type 23, 65.1 (this coin listed and illustrated). NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “graffito”, “die shift”, beautiful high relief strike, dark cabinet patina with vibrant multicolored iridescent toning throughout.

47 ACARNANIA. ANACTORIUM. Ca. 350-300 BC. Silver stater, 8.34 g, 20 mm. Obv. Pegasus flying left, AN monogram below. Rev. Head of Athena to right, wearing large Corinthian helmet, AN monogram and tripod in left field. Calciati, Pegasi, 26; BCD Akarnania, 88 var. (monograms retrograde); HGC 4, 758. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5.

48 BOEOTIA. THEBES. Ca. 395-338 BC. Silver stater, 12.25 g, 24 mm. Obv. Boetian shield. Rev. KΛ-E[E], amphora, thymiaterion in upper right field. Hepworth, 65; BCD Boiotia, 504; HGC 4, 1331. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, dark toning with golden highlights.

49 BOEOTIA. THEBES. Ca. 395-338 BC. Silver stater, 12.21 g, 24 mm. Obv. Boetian shield. Rev. KΛ-EE, amphora, thymiaterion in upper right field. Hepworth, 65; BCD Boiotia, 504; HGC 4, 1331. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, dark toning with golden highlights.

50 ATTICA. ATHENS. Ca. 510/500-480 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.05 g, 24 mm. Archaic period issue. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig in left field, all within incuse square. Seltman, Group G i, 159 (O 122 / R 109 are very similar); HGC 4, 1590. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

PUBLISHED AND ILLUSTRATED IN SELTMAN’S GREAT WORK ON EARLY ATHENIAN COINAGE

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51 ATTICA. ATHENS. Ca. 510/500-480 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.84 g, 22 mm. Archaic period issue. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig in left field, all within incuse square. Seltman, Group G ii, 223a (O 154 / R 187 - this coin listed and illustrated on pl. XI). Ex Salton Family collection, and according to Seltman ex “Cook, Cambridge”, likely Prof. Arthur Bernard Cook, whose collection was sold at Glendining in 1949, but apparently this coin was not included there. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “marks”, Seltman publication noted, a remarkable case of a Seltman-illustrated coin from the vast Athenian series.

52 ATTICA. ATHENS. Ca. 440-404 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.19 g, 24 mm. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent in left field, all within incuse square. Kroll, 8; SNG Copenhagen, 31-40; Dewing, 1591-1598; HGC 4, 1597. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, a superb example with attractive light gray toning with a glossy sheen.

53 ATTICA. ATHENS. Ca. 440-404 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.18 g, 25 mm. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. ΑΘΕ, owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent in left field, all within incuse square. Kroll, 8; SNG Copenhagen, 31-40; Dewing, 1591-1598; HGC 4, 1597. NGC graded CHOICE AU STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, FULL CREST, a super lustrous specimen with NGC’s coveted full crest designation.

54 ATTICA. ATHENS. 2nd-1st CENTURY BC. Silver “New Style” tetradrachm, 16.82 g, 29 mm. Issue of ca. 121/0 BC, under magistrates KARAICH-, ERGOKLE- and DIOME-, with control symbol prow right. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right. Rev. AӨE, owl standing right, head facing, magistrates’ names in fields, M (or possibly an Λ engraved partly over an existing Λ) on amphora, ME in exergue, all within olive wreath. Thompson, New Style, 540d (this coin listed and illustrated). Ex George J. Bauer Collection, part of which was sold through Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, and previously the Rev. Edgar Rogers Collection sold by Rodolfo Ratto, 6/24/1929, lot 396. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “marks”, Thompson publication noted, areas of darker toning.

55 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 525-480 BC. Silver stater, 12.11 g, 21 mm. Obv. Sea turtle, its beaked head turned left, row of dots vertically along its shell, curved thin collar. Rev. Incuse square with “Union Jack” design. SNG Copenhagen, 501-503; Boston MFA, 1110; HGC 6, 428. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, with a wonderful turtle.

56 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 480-457 BC. Silver stater, 12.21 g, 25 mm. Obv. Sea turtle, its beaked head turned left, row of dots in “T-back” design along its shell. Rev. Incuse square with “skew” design. Milbank pl. I, 15; SNG Copenhagen 507; Boston MFA, 1111-1112; HGC 6, 435. Ex CNG 76, 9/12/2007, lot 507. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “countermarks”, with a wonderful turtle fully struck on an elongated planchet.

57 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 480-457 BC. Silver stater, 12.08 g, 21 mm. Obv. Sea turtle, its beaked head turned left, row of dots in “T-back” design along its shell. Rev. Incuse square with “skew” design. Milbank pl. I, 15; SNG Copenhagen, 507; Boston MFA, 1111-1112; HGC 6, 435. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5.

58 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 480-457 BC. Silver obol, 0.96 g, 8 mm. Obv. Sea turtle, its beaked head turned left, row of dots in “T-back” design along its shell. Rev. Incuse square with “skew” design. HGC 6, 442. NGC graded CHOICE VF, strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “edge marks”.

59 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 457-350 BC. Silver stater, 12.34 g, 22 mm. Issue of ca. 445/4-430 BC. Obv. Tortoise with segmented shell with dotted rim and scaly flippers. Rev. Incuse square with “skew” design. Milbank pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 437; SNG Copenhagen, 517; Boston MFA, 116. Ex American Collection, acquired from CNG in May of 1998 (inventory 706020). NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “countermark”.

60 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 457-350 BC. Silver stater, 11.87 g, 21 mm. Issue of ca. 404-350 BC. Obv. Tortoise with segmented shell with dotted rim and scaly flippers. Rev. Incuse square with “skew” design. Milbank pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 438; BMC Attica, 137-138. Ex Kricheldorf XXII, 2/11/1971, lot 61. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, “overstruck”, with a nicely detailed tortoise.

61 ISLAND OF AEGINA. Ca. 350-338 BC. Silver tater, 12.01 g, 24 mm. Issue of ca. 445/4-430 BC. Obv. Tortoise with segmented shell with dotted rim and scaly flippers. Rev. Incuse square with “skew” design. HGC 6, 439 var (legend placement); SNG Copenhagen, 523 var. Ex Salton Family Collection, likely acquired sometime in the 1950s-1960s while Mr. Salton owned a numismatic dealership in New York. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, “marks”. Typically, this variety has the ethnic A-IΓ and a dolphin in the segments of the incuse “skew”; here, however, there is only A - I and no dolphin, suggesting that it may be an intermediate type between HGC 6, 438 (nothing in skew) and 439 (A-IΓ - dolphin in skew).

62 CORINTHIA. CORINTH. 4th CENTURY BC. Silver stater, 8.38, 20 mm. Obv. Pegasus flying right, koppa below. Rev. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, EΛ above, Nike holding thymiaterion left, in left field. Calciati, Pegasi, 347 var (Nike facing right, letter EP). Ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, Sotheby’s 6/21/1990, lot 434. NGC graded AU Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, gray toning, seemingly an unpublished variety unknown to Calciati when he published his work.

63 ACHAEA. PATRAE. Ca. 40-35 BC. Bronze hexachalcon (AE22), 4.68 g, 22 m. Issue of Nicostratus, son of Callistratus. Obv. Diademed and bearded head of Heracles right. Rev. NIKOCTPATOC KAΛΛICTPATOY ΠATPEΩN, Athena moving right, holding spear and shield, palm branch in left field, ΠAP control monogram in right field. BCD Peloponnesos, 518-520; Weber, 3961 (this coin); HGC 5, 60. Ex Christopher Morcom Collection, CNG 76, 9/12/2007, lot 536 and previously from the Sir Hermann Weber Collection published in the 1920s. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, FINE STYLE, Weber provenance noted.

64 PAPHLAGONIA. AMASTRIS. Ca. 285-250 BC. Silver didrachm (stater), 9.39 g, 22 mm. Obv. Head of Mithras or Amastris right, with Phrygian cap crowned with a laurel wreath and decorated with a comet. Rev. AMAΣTPIEΩN, Aphrodite enthroned left, holding Nike who offers her a wreath, rose in lower left field. Callataÿ, Amastris, 28 (O14 / R8); HGC 7, 356. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5.

65 PAPHLAGONIA. SINOPE. Ca. late 4th century BC. Silver drachm, 4.99 g, 17 mm. Issue of magistrate Agreus. Obv. Head of nymph Sinope left, wearing sakkos. Rev. ΣΙΝΩ, sea eagle holding dolphin left, AΓPEΩ[Σ] in right field. SNG Black Sea, 1481-1482; SNG Stancomb, 763 var (with aplustre). Ex NFA XXXI, 3/18/1993, lot 205. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, dark toning with multicolored iridescent highlights.

66 BITHYNIA. CIUS. Ca. 280-250 BC. Silver tetradrachm of Lysimachus type, 17.15 g, 30 mm. Lifetime or early posthumous issue of Cius, ca. 285-275 BC. Obv. Head of deified Alexander the Great right, with the horn of Ammon. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning Lysimachus’ name, ΦΛ in outer left field, MYTO above ME control monograms left field, club left in exergue. Marinescu, Cius, Issue 8, 19 (same dies, three specimens listed for this die pair); Thompson, 183. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, the dating offered by Marinescu indicates this was struck about the time of Lysimachus’ death on the battlefield of Corupedium in 281 BC.

67 MYSIA. CYZICUS. Ca. 500-450 BC. Electrum stater, 16.23 g, 23 mm. Obv. Facing head of Silenus, tunnies upward flanking. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze, Kyzikus, 77 (stater denomination unlisted); cf. Boston MFA, 1424 (a hecte) and SNG BN, 208 (a hecte). NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

68 MYSIA. CYZICUS. Ca. 550-450 BC. Electrum stater, 16.07 g, 22 mm. Obv. Head of roaring lioness left, tunny fish swimming upwards at right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze, Kyzikus, 39; Boston MFA, 1414; SNG BN, 178. NGC graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

69 MYSIA. CYZICUS. Ca. 500-450 BC. Electrum hecte (1/6 stater), 2.64 g, 12 mm. Obv. Lion stalking left, tunny left in exergue. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze, Kyzikus, 83; Boston MFA, 1443; SNG BN, 212. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, with attractive deep reddish hues.

70 MYSIA. LAMPSACUS. Ca. 500-450 BC. Electrum stater, 15.22 g, 21 mm. Obv. Pegasus forepart left, flying within grapevine. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Baldwin, Electrum, Period I, Group II, 12; SNG BN, 1111; Boston MFA, 1582. Ex Lanz 106, 11/27/2001, lot 118. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/4, Surface 4/5.

A MEMNON OF RHODES DRACHM EX POZZI AND PUBLISHED BY ASHTON AND ELLIS-EVANS

71 MYSIA. LAMPSACUS (?). Ca. 356-354 BC Silver Pseudo-Rhodian drachm, 3.10 g, 14 mm. Issue of Memnon of Rhodes. Obv. Radiate head of Helios left. Rev. M - E flanking rose with buds. Ellis-Evans, Memnon and Mentor, O18 / R31 (this coin listed); Ashton, Solar Disk Drachms, 27 (A14 / P20, this coin listed and illustrated); SNG France -; SNG Copenahagen, 913 (Rhodes); SNG von Aulock, 2769 (Megiste). Ex CNG Electronic Auction 452, 9/18/2019, lot 316 = Salton-Schlessinger FPL 28, Spring 1959, lot 59 and formerly from the Samuel Pozzi Collection, (Naville , 3/14/1921), lot 2662. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5, “edge marks”. A neat historical coin struck by Memnon of Rhodes, a Greek commander who served Persian interests for most of his life and whose military abilities nearly stopped the advance of Alexander the Great into Asia Minor. This is one of two Memnon drachms that were in the collection of Samuel Pozzi, the other one is now in the American Numismatic Society.

72 IONIA. UNCERTAIN MINT. Ca. 650-600 BC. Electrum hecte (1/6 stater), Lydo-Milesian weight standard, 2.25 g, 10 mm. Obv. Striated surface. Rev. Pair of adjacent punches. Artemission, 29; Linzalone, LN1036; Weidauer, Group II, 6–8. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, a particularly handsome specimen perfectly struck with a distinctive and attractive striated pattern where the lines on either side incline inward toward the center with some overlap evident.

A STRIATED IONIAN HECTE WITH A PLATINUM-GROUP INCLUSION

73 IONIA. UNCERTAIN MINT. Ca. 650-600 BC. Electrum hecte (1/6 stater), Lydo-Milesian weight standard, 2.36 g, 9 mm. Obv. Striated surface. Rev. Pair of adjacent punches. Artemission, 29; Linzalone, LN1035; Weidauer, Group II, 6–8. NGC graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, a very interesting specimen with a platinum-group metal inclusion in the center of the obverse. Such silvery-inclusions are typical of early gold and electrum as they were part of the alloy, although they are rarely so prominent.

74 IONIA. UNCERTAIN MINT. Ca. 650-600 BC. Electrum twelfth (1/12 stater), Lydo-Milesian weight standard, 1.17 g, 8 mm. Obv. Striated surface. Rev. Square punch with irregular design. Linzalone, LN1038; Weidauer, Group II, 9. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, well struck with a bold striated pattern.

75 IONIA. UNCERTAIN MINT. Ca. 650-600 BC. Electrum 1/24 stater, Lydo-Milesian weight standard, 0.62 g, 5 mm. Obv. Striated surface. Rev. Square punch with irregular design. Artemission, 54; Linzalone, LN1039-LN1040; Weidauer, Group II, 6–8. NGC graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “edge cuts”.

76 IONIA. UNCERTAIN MINT. Ca. 600-550 BC. Electrum trite (1/3 stater), 4.59 g, 15 mm. Obv. Pegasus striding left. Rev. Two incuse squares. W. Fischer-Bossert, “Horses with and without wings” in M. Asolati, et al, eds, Suadente nummo vetere. Studi in onore di Giovanni Gorini (Padova, 2016), P7 (same dies as P7a); Weidauer, 149; Linzalone, LN1129. NGC graded VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

77 IONIA. MAGNESIA ON THE MAEANDER. Ca. mid 2nd century BC. Silver “stephanophoric” tetradrachm, 16.90 g, 32 mm. Issue of magistrate Pausanius, son of Pausanius. Obv. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder. Rev. MAΓNHTON - ΠAYΣANIAΣ ΠAYΣANIOY, Apollo Delphius standing left, holding filleted branch and leaning on tripod, meander pattern below, all within laurel wreath. Jones, 18 (same obverse die); SNG Copenhagen, 844. NGC grades as CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, surface 5/5, dark gray toning with subtle golden iridescent highlights.

A LYDIAN BOAR HEAD FRACTION AMONG THE VERY FIRST COINS MINTED

78 LYDIA. UNCERTAIN MINT. Late 7th-early 6th century BC. Electrum twelfth (1/12 stater), 1.20 g, 7 mm. Obv. Head of boar with spiky mane right, traces of letters below. Rev. Incuse square punch with linear designs. Artemission, 100 (a trite); Linzalone, LN1084; Weidauer series XIII, 55-56 (different denominations); Kurth, G10; Spier, 5. NGC graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, a smaller denomination from the Lydian boar series that may well be the very first coins ever to have been struck.

THE EARLY KINGS OF LYDIA

79 LYDIA. KUKALIM, ca. 620-560 BC. Electrum trite (1/3 stater), 4.82 g, 14 mm. Obv. Head of roaring lion left, “sun disk” on forehead, partial royal nam KUKALIM in retrograde Lydian at left (right part of a larger die that included two confronted lion heads, small parts of the nose and open jaws of the lion head on the left are visible at the extreme edge of the planchet). Rev. Pair of incuse punches. Artemission, 107 (with right facing lion); Linzalone, LN1080; Weidauer Group XVIII, 114-115 (hectes); Wallace, Kukalim, pl. 1, 1-4; Kurth, G15. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, the large denomination of a rare emission, showing most of the royal inscription ([KU]KALI[M]) identifying a man named Kukas, whose identity is subject to much scholarly debate as discussed by Robert Wallace (Wallace, Kukalim, pp. 37-48).

80 LYDIA. KUKALIM, ca. 620-560 BC. Electrum trite (1/3 stater), 4.76 g, 13 mm. Obv. Head of roaring lion left, “sun disk” on forehead, partial royal name KUKALIM (partial) in retrograde Lydian script at left (right part of a larger die that included two confronted lion heads). Rev. Pair of incuse punches. Artemission, 107 (with right facing lion); Linzalone, LN1080; Weidauer Group XVIII, 114-115 (hectes); Wallace, Kukalim, pl. 1, 1-4; Kurth, G15. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

81 LYDIA. WALWET, ca. 620-560 BC. Electrum trite (1/3 stater), 4.75 g., 12 mm. Obv. Head of roaring lion left, “sun disk” on forehead, partial royal name WALWET (partial) in retrograde Lydian script at right (this being the left part of a larger die that included two confronted lion heads). Rev. Pair of incuse punches. Linzalone, LN1082; Weidauer Group XVII, 91-92 and 95; Kurth, G17. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, surface 4/5.

82 LYDIA. ALYATTES OR WALWET, ca. 610-546 BC. Electrum trite (1/3 stater), 4.72 g, 13 mm. Uninscribed issue of Sardes. Obv. Head of roaring lion left, “sun disk” with 4 distinct rays resembling a star on forehead. Rev. Incuse punch with segmentation. Linzalone, LN1088; Weidauer Group XV, 59-75; Kurth, G27. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, a pleasing specimen from earlier part of this long series where the sun symbol is particularly clear bearing a close resemblance to a shining star (which Weidauer calls the “four-rayed wart”).

83 LYDIA. CROESUS, 561-546 BC. Gold trite (1/3 Stater) of the “light series,” 2.67 g, 11 mm. Issue of Sardes. Obv. Confronted foreparts of roaring lion and bull. Rev. Incuse square with rough designs. Berk, 100 Greatest, 9.6; Kurth, G52; SNG von Aulock, 8212. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, “countermark”, a particularly elusive denomination of the “light series”.

84 LYDIA. CROESUS, 561-546 BC. Silver stater (double siglos), 10.57 g, 21 mm. Obv. Confronted foreparts of roaring lion and bull. Rev. Two incuse punches. Berk, 100 Greatest, 9.19; Kurth, S1; SNG Kayhan, 1018; SNG von Aulock, 2874; SNG Copenhagen, 455; SNG Ashmolean, 760. NGC graded XF STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, exceptional eye appeal on this large and impressive silver denomination; the NGC star designation makes this exceptional and currently there are only 3 Star coins in the XF grade and 3 Star coins higher in the AU grade.

85 CARIA. ISLAND OF RHODES. Ca. 230-205 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 13.51 g, 25 mm. Issue of magistrate Ameinias. Obv. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right. Rev. POΔION, rose with bud, ship’s prow in left field, AMEIN-IAΣ below above. Ashton, 212; HGC 6, 1432. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, with small highlights of colorful iridescence.

86 CARIA. ISLAND OF RHODES. Ca. 305-275 BC. Silver didrachm, 6.75 g, 19 mm. Obv. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right. Rev. POΔION, rose with one bud, grapes on tendril and E in left field. Ashton, 157; HGC 6, 1434. Ex Peus 277, 10/26/1971, lot 124. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, Peus provenance noted, bold, high-relief strike.

87 PAMPHYLIA. ASPENDOS. Ca. mid 5th century BC. Silver stater, 11.04 g, 20 mm. Obv. Hoplite marching right, wearing helmet, holding shield and sword, turtle below. Rev. ΕΣ, triskeles, lion crouching left behind, turtle in upper right field, all within incuse square. SNG France 3, 13 (no turtle); SNG von Aulock, 4484. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, “overstruck”, and “undertype: Mylasa (?)”; the overstrike is almost certainly over a lion head stater of Mylasa as the outline of the animal’s head (facing-right) appears on the bottom of the obverse in an upside-down orientation.

88 PAMPHYLIA. ASPENDOS. Ca. mid 5th century BC. Silver stater, 10.91 g, 20 mm. Obv. Hoplite marching right, wearing helmet, holding shield and sword. Rev. ΕΣT, triskeles, ivy leaf (?) in field, all within incuse square. SNG France 3, 10. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 3/5, Surface 3/5, “overstruck”, and “undertype: Aegina”; the skew incuse pattern of the undertype visible on the reverse.

89 PAMPHYLIA. SIDE. 2nd-1st century BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.08 g, 28 mm. Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Rev. Nike advancing left, offering wreath, large pomegranate below her arm, ΚΛΕΥX in fields. SNG BN, 696 (same obverse die); SNG von Aulock, 4795-4796. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “marks”, boldly struck and exceptionally well centered, the obverse in a very nice classicizing style.

90 LYCIAN DYNASTS. KHEREI, ca. 440-410/390 BC. Silver stater, 8.53 g., 23 mm. Issue of Xanthus, ca. 400 BC. Obv. Helmeted head of Athena left. Rev. KHEREI (in Lycian), Athena right, holding spear, owl, and shield, riding dolphin springing left. Mørkholm & Zahle, 36; Vismara, 1966. NGC graded AU, Strike 3/5, Surface 3/5, “marks”, an extremely rare type featuring the goddess Athena, clearly identifiable by her owl, riding a dolphin in the manner of a sea nymph, a beloved subject of Greek art.

91 CILICIA, TARSUS. MAZAEUS AS SATRAP, ca. 361-328 BC. Silver stater, 10.45 g, 23 mm. Obv. Baal of Tarsus seated left, grain stalk, grapes and Aramaic R in left field. Rev. MZDY ZY ‘BRNHR’ W ḤLK (in Aramaic “Mazaios, Governor of Transeuphrates and Cilicia”), lion attacking bull left, city wall with crenelated bastions above. Casabonne, Group A; SNG BN, 354-360; Hendin 6th Edition, 6658. Ex Dr. Jay Galst Collection, acquired from Elsen 60, 12/11/1999, lot 263. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5. The type itself is quite elaborate for this period as it depicts a pair of heraldic animals fighting above the walls of a city, clearly shown with imposing bastions. Although these could represent the city walls of Tarsus where the coin was struck, it is possible that they may be the walls of Jerusalem, over which Mazaeus also had control (other coin issues of Judah and Samaria name him). This suggestion was put forward by David Hendin who interpreted the legend as reading “Mazaius who is over Eber Nahara (beyond the river) and Cilicia,” a phrase that appears in the Old Testament (see Hendin, 6th edition, pp. 455-456).

92 CYPRUS, PAPHOS. STASANDROS, ca. 425-400 BC. Silver stater, 10.93 g, 23 mm. Obv. Bull left, winged solar disk above, ankh in lower left field, ivy leaves (?) in exergue. Rev. PA-SI SA-TA-SA (in Cypriote), eagle standing left, vase in lower left field, all within incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades, 15; Zapiti & Michaelidou, 7; E. Tziambazis, 7; BMC (Cyprus), pl XXI, 11. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, “overstruck” and “struck on Aegina stater”, clear traces of the turtle from the undertype visible on the reverse, the head pointing down.

A ROTATED DOUBLE STRUCK TETRADRACHM OF SELEUCUS I

93 SELEUCID KINGDOM. SELEUCUS I, 312-281 BC. Silver tetradrachm of Alexandrine type, 16.03 g, 30 mm. Issue of Carrhae, ca. 310-299 BC. Obv. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, wreath above Ξ Ω control monogram, ΛY below throne. SC, 42.5; WSM, 776. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 3/5, Surface 5/5, “double struck,” an impressive rotated double strike error coin on which the lower part of the initial strike (Heracles’ jaw and lion skin knot) is visible at lower right.

A RARE ISSUE OF ANTIOCHUS HIERAX FROM ISTRUS ON THE BLACK SEA

94 SELEUCID KINGDOM. ANTIOCHUS HIERAX, ca. 242-227 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.83 g, 33 mm. Issue of Istrus, ca. 230 BC. Obv. Head of Antiochus Hierax right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and resting left on grounded bow, IΣ control in left field, ΣO control in exergue. SC, Ad111; Black Sea Hoard, 422 (correction - same dies, the present coin without the additional A noted in the publication as being in the exergue). NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, FINE STYLE, “graffito”. An extremely rare emission from Istrus on the western Black Sea coast, as per the reattribution of Marinescu and Lorber in the publication of the Black Sea Hoard. These coins were likely intended as payments to local mercenaries employed by the Seleucid kings Antiochus II and Antiochus Hierax. Here, exceptionally, the graffito on the reverse of the tetradrachm records the name ΔIONYCIOC in full, a rare circumstance as most graffiti are just letters of monograms. Perhaps this Dionysius was one of the mercenaries who received payment in Seleucid coin.

95 SELEUCID KINGDOM. SELEUCUS II, ca. 246-225 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 17.18 g, 28 mm. Issue of Antioch on the Orontes, ca. 244 BC onwards. Obv. Diademed head of Seleucus II right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo standing left, testing arrow and leaning on tripod, KE control monogram in left field. SC, 689.4. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5, FINE STYLE, “brushed”.

96 SELEUCID KINGDOM. DEMETRIUS I, 162-150 BC. Silver tetradrachm, 16.72 g, 31 mm. Issue of Antioch on the Orontes, dated SE 160 (153/2). Obv. Diademed head of Demetrius right. Rev. Tyche enthroned left, holding scepter and cornucopia, throne with winged figure right, ΠA above ATI control monogram in outer left field, ΞP (date) in exergue SC, 1641.5b. Ex Stephen Glover Collection, CNG Electronic Auction 264, 9/21/2011, lot 147, and previously from the Dr. George C. Brauer Collection, NFA 10/12/1988, lot 456. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, the NFA provenance listed on the label.

TETRADRACHM PLATED IN ELAYI & ELAYI’S WORK ON THE COINAGE OF SIDON

97 PHOENICIA. SIDON. MAZAIUS, ca. 361-328 BC. Silver double-shekel, 25.45 g, 30 mm. Issue of year 10 (344/3 BC). Obv. Phoenician gallery left, sailing above stylized waves, Phoenician bet (date) and traces of Phoenician inscription above. Rev. MZDY (in Phoenician), Persian king in chariot behind driver, saluting, king of Sidon walking behind, at right. Elayi & Elayi, Sidon, 1961 (this coin listed and illustrated). Ex George Bernert Collection, CNG Electronic Auction 406, 9/27/2017, lot 491 = Freeman & Sear 2, 1/31/1996, lot 60 = NFA [XXIII], 12/14/1989, lot 795 = George C. Brauer Collection, NFA [XXI], 10/12/988, lot 565 = J. Schulman, 3/18/1964, lot 61. NGC graded VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, the publication history noted. A rare coin, with an extensive pedigree and plated in the standard work on the series.

A GROUP OF TYRE SHEKELS SPANNING THE LIFETIME OF JESUS CHRIST While the exact date of Christ remains open to debate, the consensus is that Christ was born sometime between 6 and 4 BC rather than the traditional AD 1. These shekels range in date from AD 1/2, so some 5 years after Christ was born to AD 20/1, several years before Christ was crucified, represented by a specimen illustrated in Edward Cohen’s catalogue of Tyrian shekels. The condition of these pieces is uniformly high, ranging from NGC AU to MINT STATE.

98 PHOENICIA. TYRE. Silver shekel, 14.25 g, 26 mm. Lifetime of Christ issue dated Tyre year 127 (AD 1/2). Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, PKZ (date) above club in left field, KP above monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs. DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 456. NGC graded AU, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5.

99 PHOENICIA. TYRE. Silver shekel, 14.35 g, 26 mm. Lifetime of Christ issue dated Tyre year 130 (AD 4/5). Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, PΛ (date) above club in left field, KP above monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs. DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 469. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

100 PHOENICIA. TYRE. Silver shekel, 14.28 g, 28 mm. Lifetime of Christ issue dated Tyre year 131 (AD 5/6). Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, PΛA (date) above club in left field, KP above monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs. DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 471 (same obverse die as DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 470). NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

101 PHOENICIA. TYRE. Silver shekel, 14.35 g, 25 mm. Lifetime of Christ issue dated Tyre year 139 (AD 13/4). Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, PΛT (date) above club in left field, KP above monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs. DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 495. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, exceptional grade for this series.

A PLATE COIN ILLUSTRATED IN COHEN’S TYRE SUPPLEMENT RELEASE 2

102 PHOENICIA. TYRE. Silver shekel, 14.02 g, 27 mm. Lifetime of Christ issue dated Tyre year 146 (AD 20/1). Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, PMς (date) above club in left field, KP above monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs. DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 527 (this coin illustrated). NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, “Cohen (Tyre.R2),527 (=this)” noted.

103 PHOENICIA. TYRE. Silver shekel, 14.08 g, 25 mm. Issue dated Tyre year 172 (AD 46/7). Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, POB (date) above club in left field, KP above EPH monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs. DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 645 (same obverse die). NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

104 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver sela (tetradrachm), 14.18 g, 25 mm. Issue dated year 2 (AD 133/4). Obv. [JERUSALEM] (in Paleo-Hebrew), facade of the Temple, a stylized Ark with scrolls within, cross ornament above. Rev. [YEAR TWO OF THE FREEDOM OF ISRAEL] (in Paleo-Hebrew), bundle of lulav, etrog in left field. Mildenberg, 14 (O3 / R8); Hendin, 6th edition, 6416. Ex Solomon Collection, Stacks, 8/14/2019, lot 20034 = Rosenblum 38D, 11/13/2008, lot 32 (see https://rosenblumcoins.com/38d#ancientjewish). NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, with a highly detailed and well struck facade of the Temple.

105 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver sela (tetradrachm), 13.17 g, 27 mm. Issue dated year 2 (AD 133/4). Obv. [JERUSALEM] (in Paleo-Hebrew), facade of the Temple, a stylized Ark with scrolls within, cross ornament above. Rev. [YEAR TWO OF THE FREEDOM OF ISRAEL] (in Paleo-Hebrew), bundle of lulav, etrog in left field. Mildenberg, 17 (O4 / R11); Hendin, 6th edition, 6416. Ex Dr. Jay Galst Collection, acquired from Leu 91, 5/10/2004, lot 315. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, the Leu provenance noted.

106 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver sela (tetradrachm), 14.27 g, 26 mm. Undated issue of year 3 (AD 134/5). Obv. [SIMON] (in Paleo-Hebrew), facade of the Temple, a stylized Ark with scrolls within, star ornament above. Rev. [FOR THE FREEDOM OF JERUSALEM] (in Paleo-Hebrew), bundle of lulav. Mildenberg, 58 (O12 / R44); Hendin, 6th edition, 6440. Ex Dr. Jay Galst Collection, and previously from the Robert Schonwalter Collection and Leu 75, 10/25/1999, lot 1376. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “overstruck”, Leu provenance noted.

107 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver sela (tetradrachm), 14.44 g, 26 mm. Undated issue of year 3 (AD 134/5). Obv. [SIMON] (in Paleo-Hebrew), facade of the Temple, a stylized Ark with scrolls within, star ornament above. Rev. [FOR THE FREEDOM OF JERUSALEM] (in Paleo-Hebrew), bundle of lulav, etrog in left field. Mildenberg, 63 (O14 / R48); Hendin, 6th edition, 6439; for the Roman undertype, see Prieur, 772. NGC graded AU, Strike 3/5, Surface 5/5, “overstruck”. The coin was clearly overstruck on a Roman tetradrachm with eagle reverse, the wings of the bird visible to the left of the temple. The imperial portrait of the undertype, seen clearly on the reverse of the sela, is quite unusual in that it faces left. The only issue that seems to combine these two features (a left facing portrait with an eagle reverse) is a very rare Hadrianic one from Tarsus, and it seems likely that this is the coin that was used.

A RARE BAR KOKHBA ZUZ OVERSTRUCK ON A JUDAEA CAPTA DENARIUS OF VESPASIAN

108 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver zuz, 3.25 g, 19 mm. Issue dated year 2 (AD 133/4), overstruck on a Judaea Capta denarius of Vespasian. Obv. [SIMON] (in Paleo-Hebrew) around grape bunch hanging from a vine. Rev. [FOR THE FREEDOM OF ISRAEL] (in Paleo-Hebrew), jug and palm branch at right. Mildenberg, 39 (O7 / R18); see Hendin 6th edition, 6424; see 6459a for another such overstrike and pp. 337-338 for a larger discussion of these rare Judaea Capta overstrikes. Ex Private American collection and previously in the Michael Druck collection, Stack’s Bowers Galleries 1/12/2017, 2064. Published: https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5675/Rare-Overstruck-IVDAEA-Bar-Kokhba-Zuz/ NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, “Undertype: IVDAEA denarius of Vespasian”. See the NGC article cited above for a full discussion and illustrations of prototype. On the obverse the profile of Vespasian is clearly visible as well as part of his name and titulature, even though the letters are largely flattened out: “...NVS AVG…”. On the reverse is part of the Judaea Capta legend, the letters “...AEA...” above which are traces of Judaea’s feet and hem of her garment as she reclines facing left (see highlighted areas on image for reference). The symbolism of this particular overstrike is poignant as it takes a Judaea Capta denarius, symbol of the Roman victory in the first Jewish Revolt, and obliterates it with the types of the Second Revolt, as the Jewish people once again challenged the authority of Rome. While overstrikes over Roman denarii are the norm in this period, the presence of an identifiable Judaea Capta undertype is exceedingly rare, especially since such a coin is unlikely to have circulated in the local markets given its politically charged nature. There are about 5 documented specimens of Judaea Capta overstrikes, including one that sold for more than $35,000 in 2010.

109 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver zuz, 3.37 g, 18 mm. Issue dated year 2 (AD 133/4), overstruck on a denarius of Hadrian. Obv. [SIMON] (in Paleo-Hebrew) around a grape bunch hanging from a vine. Rev. [Year 2 OF THE FREEDOM OF ISAEL] (in Paleo-Hebrew, name of Israel misspelled), palm branch. Mildenberg, 50 (O11 / R29’); Hendin 6th edition, 6423. Ex Dr. Jay Galst collection, acquired from CNG 63, 5/21/2003, lot 817. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, “overstruck”, Hadrian’s bearded profile is visible to the right of the grapes, slightly inclined. This coin features an unusual engraver’s error, omitting one letter in the name of ISRAEL, prompting Mildenberg to conclude “Such significant errors in the engraving of the inscriptions on O10 and R29 seem to point not simply to technically unskilled hands but to lack of knowledge of Paleo-Hebrew script on the part of the engravers” (p. 198).

110 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver zuz, 3.29 g, 18 mm. Undated issue of year 3 (AD 134/5), overstruck on a denarius of uncertain type. Obv. [SIMON] (in Paleo-Hebrew) around a grape bunch hanging from a vine. Rev. [FOR THE FREEDOM OF JERUSALEM] (in Paleo-Hebrew), lyre. Mildenberg, 159 (O21 / R67); Hendin 6th edition, 6462. Ex Kölner Münzkabinett 115, 10/29/2021, lot 98. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 5/5, “overstruck”.

111 JUDAEA. BAR KOKHBA, 132-135 AD. Silver zuz, 3.05 g, 18 mm. Undated issue of year 3 (AD 134/5), overstruck on a drachm of Trajan from Bostra, Arabia. Obv. [SIMON] (in Paleo-Hebrew) around a grape bunch hanging from a vine. Rev. [FOR THE FREEDOM OF JERUSALEM] (in Paleo-Hebrew), two trumpets. Mildenberg, 152 (O11 / R85); Hendin 6th edition, 6458. Ex Kölner Münzkabinett 115, 10/29/2021, lot 97. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, “overstruck”, faint traces of the undertype legend visible in parts.

112 PERSIA, ACHAEMENID KINGS. Ca. 485-420 BC. Gold daric, 8.29 g, 16 mm. Issue of Sardes. Obv. King running right, carrying bow and spear, quiver on shoulder. Rev. Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration, 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise, 24. NGC graded CHOICE AU STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, with full bow and crown.

113 PERSIA, ACHAEMENID KINGS. Ca. 420-375 BC. Gold daric, 8.32 g, 16 mm. Issue of Sardes. Obv. King running right, carrying dagger and bow. Rev. Incuse punch with granulation. Carradice Type IV, group B (unlisted for gold), BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 9; Sunrise, -. Ex CNG Electronic Auction 482, 12/16/2020, lot 230. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, a seldom seen type.

114 PERSIA, ACHAEMENID KINGS. Ca. 420-375 BC. Gold daric, 8.32 g, 16 mm. Issue of Sardes. Obv. King running right, carrying dagger and bow. Rev. Incuse punch with granulation. Carradice Type IV, group B (unlisted for gold), BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 9; Sunrise, -. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, struck using the same reverse as above, but with a slightly different arrangement of drapery and position of dagger.

115 PERSIA, ACHAEMENID KINGS. Ca. 420-375 BC. Gold daric, 8.34 g, 16 mm. Issue of Sardes. Obv. King running right, carrying bow and spear. Rev. Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, group C (pl. XIV, 42); Meadows, Administration, 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12-13; Sunrise, 28. NGC graded MINT STATE STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, an exceptional specimen.

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116 EGYPT. PTOLEMAIC KINGS. PTOLEMY II, 285/4-246 BC. Gold pentadrachm (trichryson), 17.83 g, 24 mm. Issue of Alexandria, ca. 275-272 BC. Obv. Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, with aegis around neck. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Σ monogram above Galatian shield in left field, ΔI control monogram in right field. CPE, 304; Svoronos, 551 (listing 5 specimens). Ex CNG Triton XX, 1/10/2017, lot 380 = CNG 53, 3/15/2000, lot 694 = Marian Sinton Collection, Triton III, 11/30/1999, lot 651. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “graffito”, an attractive and bright specimen, the graffito an interesting monogram ΠO in reverse upper right field. According to Lorber’s arrangement this is the final gold issue of the Galatian shield emissions of Ptolemy II.

117 EGYPT, PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. PTOLEMY III, 246-222 BC. Gold mnaieion (octodrachm), 27.70 g, 27 mm. Posthumous commemorative issue struck by Ptolemy IV, ca. 219-217 BC. Obv. Radiate bust of Ptolemy III, wearing aegis and holding trident over his left shoulder. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, cornucopia wrapped with radiate royal diadem, ΔI below. CPE, 888; Svoronos, 1117; Olivier & Lorber, “Three gold coinages of third-century Ptolemaic Egypt” in RBN 159 (2013), 167 (Obv 4/ Rev 15) (this coin cited). Ex Kölner Münzkabinett 115, 10/29/2021, lot 140 = Kricheldorf XXIII, 6/21/1971, lot 55 = Hirsch 43, 6/21/1965, lot 1261; perhaps the same coin as that from the Consul Weber collection, J. Hirsch XXI, 11/16/1908, lot 4497, however, it is very difficult to be certain given the poor reproduction of the cast in the Hirsch sale. NGC graded VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “graffito”. This issue, struck in the name of Ptolemy III by Ptolemy IV was likely intended to pay a donative to the Ptolemaic troops at the battle of Raphia (217 BC), as promised by queen Arsinoe III and recorded in Maccabees III.1: “Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places which belonged to himself, sent orders to all his footmen and horsemen, took with him his sister Arsinoe, and marched out as far as the parts of Raphia, where Antiochus and his forces encamped .... A fierce battle then took place; and the men of Antiochus prevailing, Arsinoe continually went up and down the ranks, and with disheveled hair, with tears and entreaties, begged the soldiers to fight manfully for themselves, their children, and wives; and promised that if they proved conquerors, she would give them two minas of gold apiece. It thus fell out that their enemies were defeated in hand-to-hand encounter, and that many of them were taken prisoners.” (translation from ebible.org)

ROMAN COINS TWO STUNNING HIGH DENOMINATION AES GRAVE

118 ROMAN REPUBLIC. ANONYMOUS. Ca. 275-270 BC. Bronze aes grave as, 319 g, 66 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Head of Apollo left on raised disk. Rev. Head of Apollo right on raised disk. Crawford, 18/1; Sydenham, 15; Rutter, HN Italy, 279. Ex Peus 420, 11/1/2017, 28 = NAC 7, 3/1/1994, lot 307 Good VF, casting hole on top, green patina, a very large specimen with a nearly 30 year old pedigree.

119 ROMAN REPUBLIC. ANONYMOUS. Ca. 225-217 BC. Bronze aes grave as, 278.75 g, 70 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Head of Janus on raised disk. Rev. Prow right, I (mark of value) above, all on raised disk. Crawford, 35/1; Sydenham, 71; Rutter, HN Italy, 337. Ex Ray Neff Collection, acquired from Dr. Paul Rynearson in the early 2000s. Good VF, casting hole on top, green patination with areas of red.

120 ROMAN REPUBLIC. ANONYMOUS. Ca. 230 BC. Bronze aes grave triens, 96.65 g, 42 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Horse left, four pellets (mark of value) above and below, all on raised disk. Rev. Spoked wheel, four pellets in between, all on raised disk. Crawford, 24/5; Sydenham, 61; Rutter, HN Italy, 328. Ex Judy Day Fink Collection, acquired from Edward Waddell. XF, olive green patina.

121 ROMAN REPUBLIC. ANONYMOUS. Ca. 225-217 BC. Bronze aes grave triens, 105.10 g, 46 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Helmeted head of Minerva left, four pellets (mark of value) below, all on raised disk. Rev. Prow right, four pellets below, all on raised disk. Crawford, 35/3a; Sydenham, 74; Rutter, HN Italy, 339. Ex Judy Day Fink Collection. Good VF, dark green patina, some areas of smoothing on edge.

122 ROMAN REPUBLIC. ANONYMOUS. Ca. 270 BC. Bronze aes grave quadrans, 82.60 g, 42 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Boar charging right, three pellets below (mark of value). Rev. Boar charging left, three pellets below (mark of value). Crawford, 18/4; Sydenham, 18; Rutter, HN Italy, 282. Ex Judy Day Fink Collection, acquired from Frank Kovacs. VF, dark green and red patina, casting hole on the bottom.

123 ROMAN REPUBLIC. ANONYMOUS. Ca. 265 BC. Bronze aes grave quadrans, 63.27 g, 42 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Open right hand, three pellets (mark of value). Rev. Open left hand, three pellets (mark of value). Crawford, 21/4; Sydenham, 34; Rutter, HN Italy, 291. Ex Judy Day Fink Collection. VF, light green patina, with areas of blue.

124 ROMAN REPUBLIC. P SATRIENUS, 77 BC. Silver denarius, 4.09 g, 18 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right, control letters XXXXIII in left field. Rev. ROMA / P SATRIENVS, she-wolf left, raising her front paw. Crawford, 388/1b; Sydenham, 781a. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5.

125 ROMAN REPUBLIC. C. PISO FRUGI, 67 or 61 BC. Silver denarius, 3.87 g, 18 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Head of Apollo left, crescent in right field. Rev. C PISO L F FRVGI, horseman galloping right, holding palm and reins, N (retrograde) in exergue. Crawford, 408/1b; Sydenham, 842c; C. Hersh, “A Study of the Coinage of the Moneyer C. Calpurnius Piso L. F. Frugi,” NC 1976, 453 (O807/R2016). NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, lustrous and from high relief dies, the crescent is a rare symbol in Frugi’s extensive series of denarii.

126 ROMAN REPUBLIC. Q. POMPONIUS MUSA, 66/56 BC. Silver denarius, 4.01g, 19 mm. Issue of Rome. Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right, wreath in left field. Rev. Q POMPONI MVSA, Polymnia, the Muse of rhetoric, standing facing, draped and wearing wreath. Crawford, 410/10a; Sydenham, 817. Ex Künker 326, 10/7/2019, lot 1089. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, with attractive multicolored toning.

127 ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. JULIUS CAESAR, d. 44 BC. Silver denarius, 3.87 g, 18 mm. Issue of a military mint traveling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Obv. CAESAR, elephant to right, trampling a serpent. Rev. Official instruments of the Pontifex Maximus – simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex. Crawford, 443/1; Sydenham, 1006. Ex Heritage 3065 (Hong Kong), 6/28/2018, lot 30026. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, with golden toning highlighting the elephant.

128 ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. JULIUS CAESAR, d. 44 BC. Silver denarius, 3.88 g, 19 mm. Issue of a military mint traveling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Obv. CAESAR, elephant to right, trampling a serpent. Rev. Official instruments of the Pontifex Maximus – simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex. Crawford, 443/1; Sydenham, 1006. NGC graded XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 4/5, with attractive multicolored toning.

129 ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. JULIUS CAESAR, d. 44 BC. Silver denarius, 3.87 g, 21 mm. Issue of a military mint traveling with Caesar, 49-48 BC. Obv. CAESAR, elephant to right, trampling a serpent. Rev. Official instruments of the Pontifex Maximus – simpulum, aspergillum, securis and apex. Crawford, 443/1; Sydenham, 1006. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5.

130 ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. MARC ANTONY, d. 30 BC. Silver denarius, 3.81 g, 18 mm. Issue of a military mint traveling with Antony (Patrae ?), struck 32-31 BC. Obv. ANT AVG III VI R R P C, praetorian galley right. Rev. LEG IV, legionary eagle between a pair of military standards. Crawford, 544/17; Sydenham, 1219. NGC graded CHOICE XF STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, exceptionally struck, with wonderful detail and centering.

131 ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. MARC ANTONY AND OCTAVIAN. Silver denarius, 3.92 g, 18 mm. Issue of M. Barbatius Pollio from Ephesus, 41 BC. Obv. M ANT IMP AVG IIIVIR R P C M BARBAT Q P, bare head of Marc Antony right. Rev. CAESAR IMP PONT IIIVIR R P C, bare head of Octavian right. Crawford, 517/2; Sydenham, 1181. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “scratch”, old cabinet toning, a historic coin depicting portraits of Antony and Octavian, the final two great adversaries in the Roman Civil War that created the Empire.

132 ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. OCTAVIAN (AUGUSTUS). Silver denarius, 3.88 g, 19 mm. Issue of an Italian mint, ca. 37 BC. Obv. IMP CAESAR DIVI F III VIR ITER R P C, youthful head of Octavian right with light beard. Rev. COS ITER ET TER DESIG, priestly implements, including simpulum, aspergillum, oenochoe, and lituus. Crawford, 538/1; Sydenham, 1334. NGC graded XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, with a pleasing portrait of young Octavian as he began his rise to power.

133 ROMAN EMPIRE. AUGUSTUS, 27 BC-AD 14. Silver denarius, 3.56 g, 19 mm. Issue of a mint in Spain (perhaps Colonia Caesaraugusta), ca. 19-18 BC. Obv. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus left, wearing the oak crown (corona civica). Rev. DIVVS IVLIVS, comet with tail upward. RIC I rev, 37b. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, “brushed”, with iridescent toning. This historic type depicts the comet that appeared July of 44 BC which Octavian interpreted as a divine sign confirming the transition of Caesar’s spirit to the divine sphere, proclaiming it to be the “Sidus Iulium” (“Caesar’s star”). In his Metamorphoses XV; 745–842, the poet Ovid rhapsodized the comet: “Jupiter hardly had pronounced these words, when kindly Venus, although seen by none, stood in the middle of the Senate-house, and caught from the dying limbs and trunk of her own Caesar his departing soul. She did not give it time so that it could dissolve in air, but bore it quickly up, toward all the stars of heaven; and on the way, she saw it gleam and blaze and set it free. Above the moon it mounted into heaven, leaving behind a long and fiery trail, and as a star it glittered in the sky.” (Brookes More translation, 1922).

134 ROMAN EMPIRE. AUGUSTUS, 27 BC-AD 14. PROVINCIAL ISSUE OF ANTIOCH. Silver tetradrachm, 15.04 g, 26 mm. Issue of year 28 (Actian era) with consular date XII (4/3 BC). Obv. KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head of Augustus right. Rev. Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm, river god Orontes swimming to right, ETOVΣ HK (Actian Era date) above; in right field, IB (consular date) above civic monogram (ANTIOXIEΩN?). Prieur, 52; McAlee, 182. NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, boldly struck; the date of 4/3 BC is in the range of what modern scholarship considers to be the birthdate of Jesus Christ (between 6 and 4 BC).

135 ROMAN EMPIRE. AUGUSTUS, 27 BC-AD 14. PROVINCIAL ISSUE OF EPHESUS. Silver cistophorus, 11.77 g, 25 mm. Issue of Ephesus, 25-20 BC. Obv. IMP CAESAR, bare head of Augustus right. Rev. AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, head reverted, holding cornucopia, all within laurel wreath. RIC I rev, 480; RPC, 2213. Ex Peus 279, 3/14/1972, lot 123. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5.

136 ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14-37. Silver denarius, 3.76 g, 18 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon), AD 15-16. Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. TR POT XVII IMP VII, Tiberius in triumphal chariot right, holding eagle scepter and laurel wreath. RIC I rev, 4. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, exceptionally high-grade specimen for this issue that likely recalls Tiberius’ victories in Germany under Augustus.

137 ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14-37. Silver brockage denarius, 3.78 g, 18 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon). Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. Incuse of obverse. Cf. RIC I rev, 2 and 4 for denarii with this obverse legend. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 3/5, “brockage”, a clear obverse die brockage, seldom seen from this period.

A PAIR OF GOLD “TRIBUTE PENNIES” Among the most famous ancient coins is the “Tribute Penny” mentioned in the New Testament several times. In those passages Jesus is shown a coin and asked whether it is appropriate to pay the Roman tax. Matthew 22:19 ff, records His response: “ ‘Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.’ And they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, ‘Whose likeness and inscription is this?’ They said to Him, ‘Caesar’s.’ Then He said to them, ‘Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.’ And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.” There are many problems in identifying which coin Jesus really saw, but the most popular candidate remains a silver denarius of Tiberius. By extension, the gold denomination of this same coin is referred to in the numismatic market as a “Gold Tribute Penny”, even though there is no evidence that a gold coin was ever referenced in the Bible. For a thorough discussion surrounding the identification of the Biblical “tribute penny” see Hendin 6th edition, pp. 446-449 and Oliver Hoover’s post “Guises of the Tribute Penny” on the American Numismatic Society’s blog “Pocket Change”: https://numismatics.org/pocketchange/tribute-penny/.

1:1 138 ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14-37. Gold aureus, 7.83 g, 19 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon). Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia as Pax), seated right on throne with decorated legs, holding scepter and olive branch. RIC I rev, 29; Calicó, 305c. Ex Vilmar Numismatics, 2017, from the Hermann-Joseph Lückger collection, Peus 417 11/2/2016, lot 111 and previously Robert Ball 6/13/1936, with the original export ticket issues by the Reichshauptbank so that the coin may be taken out of Nazi Germany. Published: The Clarion (Journal of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists), 39.2 (2022), pp. 9-11, with a lengthier examination of the provenance. NGC graded CHOICE XF STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, a beautifully struck coin with an exceptional portrait of Tiberius, the fascinating provenance noted on the holder, the coin is sold with its pre-World War II export label from Germany.

139 ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14-37. Gold aureus, 7.82 g, 19 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon). Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia as Pax), seated right on throne with decorated legs, holding inverted spear and olive branch. RIC I rev, 27; Calicó, 305a. NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, slightly off center on reverse, bright and lustrous specimen.

140 ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14-37. Silver denarius, 3.84 g, 18 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon). Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia as Pax) seated right on throne, holding scepter and olive branch. RIC I rev, 30; Hendin 6th edition, 6656. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, a high-grade specimen with pleasing bright surfaces and a high relief portrait of Tiberius.

141 ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14-37. Silver denarius, 3.85 g, 19 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon). Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia as Pax) seated right on throne, holding scepter and olive branch. RIC I rev, 30; Hendin 6th edition, 6656. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5 with golden iridescence and a classicizing Julio-Claudian style portrait.

EXCEPTIONAL HIGH GRADE DENARIUS OF CALIGULA

142 ROMAN EMPIRE. GAIUS (CALIGULA), AD 37-41. Silver denarius, 3.55 g, 18 mm. Issue of Lugdunum (Lyon), AD 37-38. Obv. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT, laureate head of Caligula right. Rev. DIVVS AVG PATER PATRIAE, radiate head of Augustus right. RIC I rev, 16 (R2). NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, a rare type for Caligula and an exceptional piece of good metal with well struck portraits and gray toning. This is one of the 6 CH AU specimens currently graded by NGC with only one higher in MS.

AUREUS OF CLAUDIUS EX ARTHUR BALLY-HERZOG COLLECTION

143 ROMAN EMPIRE. CLAUDIUS, AD 41-54. Gold aureus, 7.57 g, 19 mm. Issue of Rome, AD 50-54. Obv. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG G PM TR P XI IMP PP COS V, laureate head of Claudius right. Rev. SPQR / P P / OB CS within an oak wreath (corona civica). Ex Künker 124, 3/16/2007, lot 7569 and formerly from the Arthur Bally-Herzog Collection, Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 14, 4/16/2004, lot 81 (since then professionally cleaned). RIC I rev, 63; Calicó, 385. Near VF, the coin was once in the collection of Arthur Bally-Herzog, a Swiss financier who died in 1912, and whose Roman collection was sold at auction by his descendants in 2003-2004 - see https://coinsweekly.com/whoswho-sammler/bally-arthur-1849-1912/.

FROM THE ARCHER HUNTINGTON COLLECTION FORMERLY AT THE HISPANIC SOCIETY IN NYC

144 ROMAN EMPIRE. ANTONIA, WIFE OF DRUSUS AND MOTHER OF CLAUDIUS, d. AD 37. Gold aureus, 7.70 g, 20 mm. Issue of Rome, struck under Claudius, ca. AD 41-45. Obv. ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing crown of corn ears. Rev. CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Antonia as Constantia standing facing, holding torch and cornucopia. RIC 1 rev, (Claudius), 65; Calicó, 318; Adda, 18. Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, formerly in the Hispanic Society of America, HSA 22259, sold by Vilmar Numismatics in 2013 and previously from NAC 67, 10/17/2012, lot 269. NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface, 3/5, provenance noted on label, a scarce coin with a venerable provenance.

145 ROMAN EMPIRE. NERO, AD 54-68. Gold aureus, 7.66 g, 19 mm. Issue of Rome, ca. AD 60-61. Obv. NERO CAESAR AVG IMP, bare head of Nero right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P VII COS IIII P P, Ceres, veiled and draped, standing left, holding grain and long torch, EX - SC in field. RIC I rev, 23; Calicó, 428. NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5.

146 ROMAN EMPIRE. VITELLIUS, AD 69. Gold aureus, 6.73 g, 19 mm. Issue of Spain (perhaps Tarraco). Obv. A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head left, globe by tip of bust. Rev. CONSENSVS EXERCITVVM, Mars left, holding aquila and vexillum. RIC I rev, 5 (rarity R2). NGC graded CHOICE FINE, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, “small flaw” and “lt. smoothing” noted, a rare and seldom seen type.

147 ROMAN EMPIRE. OTHO, AD 69. Silver denarius, 3.61 g, 19 mm. Issue of Rome, January to March, AD 69. Obv. IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, head of Otho right. Rev. SECVRITAS PR, Securitas standing left, holding wreath and scepter. RIC I rev, 10 (rarity of R3). NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, the reverse die with an interesting engraver’s error that originally read SRCVRITAS but was clumsily altered in an attempt to create an E for SECVRITAS - the resulting correction appears more like a B and there are distinctive traces of the R visible underneath.

148 ROMAN EMPIRE. VESPASIAN, AD 69-79. Silver fourée denarius, 2.66 g, 18 mm. Issue of Rome, ca. December, AD 69-70. Obv. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. IVDAEA, Judaea seated in mourning to right, beneath palm and arms. For the prototype see RIC II.1, 4 and Hendin (6th edition), 6510. Ex Dr. Jay Galst Collection, acquired from Coin Galleries, 2/16/1994, lot 293. NGC graded VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “core visible”, with breaks in silver plating. Perhaps a quasi-official emission given the high quality of the dies, this is a rare fourée denarius from reign of Vespasian.

149 ROMAN EMPIRE. NERVA, AD 96-98. Silver denarius, 3.31 g, 18 mm. Issue of Rome, AD 98. Obv. IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TRP II, laureate bust of Nerva right. Rev. IMP II COS IIII PP, priestly implements, including simpulum, aspergillum, oenochoe, and lituus. RIC II, 47. NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, blue iridescent highlights, with a stunning portrait of the old emperor.

150 ROMAN EMPIRE. ANTONINUS PIUS, AD 138-161. Bronze medallion, 59.64 g, 41 mm. Issue of Rome, AD 158. Obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, bare head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev. [TR P XXI COS IIII], Roma seated on rock to left, clasping hands with emperor standing right, Cybele and Attis standing at left. Gnecchi, 57, pl. 50, 1 (citing specimens in Bologna and Paris); Banti, 487. Ex CNG 160, 3/14/2007, lot 285 = CNG XVI, 3/20/1991, lot 863, formerly in the Richard J. Graham collection sold at J. Schulman, 6/8/1966, lot 2453a (but unillustrated). NGC graded VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, FINE STYLE, “lt. smoothing”.

151 ROMAN EMPIRE. LUCIUS VERUS, AD 161-169. Gold aureus, 7.32 g, 21 mm. Issue of Rome, AD 166. Obv. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus right, viewed over right shoulder. Rev. TR P VI IMP IIII COS II, Victory standing right, inscribing VIC PAR on a shield suspended from a palm tree. RIC III, 564 (Aurelius); Calicó, 2190 (same dies); Adda, 349. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, “edge bumps”, a superb composition for the imperial portrait, the bust exceptionally shown from the back so that the fine scale armor is clearly visible.

152 ROMAN EMPIRE. COMMODUS, AD 177-192 Gold aureus, 7.32 gm, 21 mm. Issue of Rome, AD 179. Obv. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed youthful bust left. Rev. TR P IIII IMP III COS II PP, Mars striding right, holding spear and trophy. RIC III, 659 (Aurelius); Calicó, 2339; Adda, 374. Ex Áureo & Calicó, 5/28/2013, lot 65 and previously Leu 18, 5/5/1977, lot 347. NGC graded CHOICE MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, exceptional high-grade specimen with a very attractive portrait of the young Commodus.

A MAGNIFICENT AUREUS OF COMMODUS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ASTRONOMER FRANK MCCLEAN PUBLISHED IN JAMESON AND CALICÓ

Jameson Collection, 150

Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 6/13/1906, lot 072

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Calicó 2280 153 ROMAN EMPIRE. COMMODUS, AD 177-192 Gold aureus, 7.12 gm, 20 mm. Issue of Rome, AD 192. Obv. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus right. Rev. LIB AVG VIII P M TR P XVII COS VII P P, Liberalitas standing, looking left, holding abacus and cornucopia. RIC III, 239a; Calicó 2280, (this coin); Jameson, 150 (this coin). Ex Frédéric Robert Jameson Collection, and previously that of Frank McClean; the pedigree includes NAC 95, 10/6/2016, lot 302 = Rauch 80, 6/1/2007, lot 173 = Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 6/13/1906 (Catalogue of the important collection of Roman coins, in gold, silver, and bronze, formed by an astronomer, recently deceased, [Frank McClean]), lot 72. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, “light marks”, the double publication noted, with a magnificent portrait of the old Commodus. Frank McClean, the original collector who owned the coin, was a distinguished British astronomer and specialist in stellar spectography.

HERCULES’ SECOND LABOR : SLAYING THE HYDRA OF LERNA

154 ROMAN EMPIRE. CARACALLA, AD 198-217. PROVINCIAL ISSUE OF TARSUS. Bronze AE34, 15.98 g, 34 mm. Obv. AYT KAI M AYP CЄYHPOC ANTONЄINOC CЄB *, laureate bust left, Π-Π flanking it. Rev. ANT[ONIANH]C CЄYH A∆P MHT, Hercules standing left, raising club to strike the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra at left, ∆/ЄK between his legs, [TA]PCOY in exergue. Voegtli, Type 2, pl. 2, q = SNG Levante, 1051 (same dies); Ziegler, Münzen Kilikiens, 694 (same dies). Ex Triton XXIII, 1/14/2020, lot 802 = Nomos 6, 5/82012, lot 177 = LHS 95, 10/25/ 2005, lot 832. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, of exceptionally high grade. This magnificent bronze depicts Hercules’ Second Labor, where he prevailed against the mythic Hydra, an aquatic creature living in the swamp near Lake Lerna. Shown in ancient art as a multi-headed snake-like being which could quickly regenerate its heads, the creature engendered many stories. In his travel guide to Greece, Pausanias wrote: “At the source of the Amymone grows a plane tree, beneath which, they say, the hydra (water-snake) grew. I am ready to believe that this beast was superior in size to other water-snakes, and that its poison had something in it so deadly that Heracles treated the points of his arrows with its gall. It had, however, in my opinion, one head, and not several. It was Peisander of Camirus who, in order that the beast might appear more frightful and his poetry might be more remarkable, represented the hydra with its many heads.” [Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.37.4, W. H. S. Jones, 1918 translation].

ELAGABALUS’ HOLY STONE OF EMESA

155 ROMAN EMPIRE. ELAGABALUS, AD 218-222. PROVINCIAL ISSUE OF ANTIOCH. Silver denarius, 3.04 g, 20 mm. Issue of Antioch, AD 218. Obv. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate bust of Elagabalus right. Rev. SANCT DEO SOLI, quadriga moving right, carrying conical stone of Emesa decorated with an eagle and surrounded by parasols, ELAGABAL in exergue. RIC IV, 195 var (different bust type). Ex Richard McAlee Collection, Triton XXIV, 1/19/2021, lot 1127 = VAuctions 275, 1/5/2012, lot 440. NGC graded as CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5, rare and among the most fascinating of all Roman coin types. This specimen seems to be unrecorded in RIC as it couples bust type a with the legend of RIC 195. The coin depicts the ritual transport of the “stone of Emesa,” likely a black meteorite, associated with the cult of the god El-Gabal (Elagabalus). Varius Avitus Bassianus, a priest of the Emesan sun god, assumed his religious name when he came to power as emperor of Rome and had the holy relic brought to the capital city. Special temples were built to accommodate the stone and the ancient author Herodian (V.6.7) describes the yearly transfer of the stone from its new Palatine temple to one nearby the city where it resided in the summer: “A six-horse chariot bore the sun god, the horses huge and flawlessly white, with expensive gold fittings and rich ornaments. No one held the reins, and no one rode in the chariot; the vehicle was escorted as if the sun god himself were the charioteer. Heliogabalus ran backward in front of the chariot, facing the god and holding the horses’ reins. He made the whole journey in this reverse fashion, looking up into the face of his god.” After Elagabalus’ fall from power and assassination, the stone was returned to its home city of Emesa, where it is shown on the city’s coins.

GEM MINT STATE 5/5 - 5/5 THEODOSIUS II SOLIDUS

156 EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. THEODOSIUS II, AD 402-450. Gold solidus, 4.47 g, 21 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina T. Obv. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVC, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Theodosius three quarters right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. CONCORDIA AVCC T, Constantinopolis enthroned facing with head right, holding Victory on globe and scepter, her foot on prow of galley, star in left field, CONOB in exergue. RIC X, 202; Depeyrot, 73/2. NGC graded GEM MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, a specimen in truly superlative grade, struck from high-relief, freshly engraved dies, with incredible detail and luster. This is one of the 11 specimens in the current NGC census graded Gem, with only 1 of these higher (Gem MS Star).

157 EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. THEODOSIUS II, AD 402-450. Gold solidus, 4.49 g, 22 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina B. Obv. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVC, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Theodosius three quarters right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. GLOR ORVIS TERRAR B, Theodosius standing facing, dressed in military cuirass, holding labarum and cross on globe (globus cruciger), star in left field, CONOB in exergue. RIC X, 232; Depeyrot, 77/1. NGC graded CHOICE MINT STATE STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, a magnificent specimen of this rare type at Constantinople, rich in detail and luster. This is the first time when the “globus cruciger”, a globe with a cross on top, appears held by an emperor and this imagery becomes standard in the numismatic repertoire henceforth. The legend “GLORY OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD” may refer to the globus cruciger, namely that Christianity, represented by the cross, has spread over the whole known world.

158 EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. THEODOSIUS II, AD 402-450. Gold solidus, 4.48 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople, no officina noted. Obv. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVC, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Theodosius three quarters right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Theodosius II and Valentinian III, both nimbate, enthroned facing, wearing consular robes, each holding a mappa and globus cruciger, star above, CONOB in exergue. RIC X, 237; Depeyrot, 79/1. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, beautifully struck and lustrous, a rare variety lacking an officina designation, with no specimens of this type on CoinArchives.

159 17258 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ANASTASIUS I, AD 491-518. Gold solidus, 4.50 g, 21 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina Γ. Obv. D N ANASTASIVS P P AVC, diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Anastasius facing slightly right, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. VICTORIA AVCCC Γ, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross topped by staurogram, CONOB in exergue. Sear, 5. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5.

160 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JUSTIN I, AD 518-527. Gold solidus, 4.47 g, 21 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina Δ, AD 522-527. Obv. D N IVSTINVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justin, holding spear and shield with horseman device. Rev. VICTORIA AVCC Δ, angel standing, facing, holding globe and long cross, star at right, CONOB in exergue. Sear, 56. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, exceptional in quality. This series marks the first time that an angel appears on coinage, replacing the pagan Victory on reverses of Byzantine coins.

161 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. MAURICE TIBERIUS, AD 582-602. Gold solidus of 23 siliqua weight, 4.31 g, 23 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina Z. Obv. D N MAVRC TIB PP AVC, plume helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice, holding globus cruciger, star in right field. Rev. VICTORIA AVCC Z, angel standing, facing, holding staff topped by staurogram and globus cruciger, star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear, 481. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

162 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. MAURICE TIBERIUS, AD 582-602. Gold solidus of 23 siliqua weight, 4.32 g, 23 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina Θ. Obv. D N MAVRC TIB PP AVC, plume helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust of Maurice, holding globus cruciger, star in right field. Rev. VICTORIA AVCC Θ, angel standing, facing, holding staff topped by staurogram and globus cruciger, star in right field, CONOB in exergue. Sear, 481. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5.

THE FIRST PORTRAIT OF JESUS CHRIST ON COINAGE

163 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JUSTINIAN II, FIRST REIGN, AD 685-695. Gold solidus, 4.33 g, 19 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina A (?). Obv. IhS CRISTOS RЄX REgNANTIЧM, bust of bearded Christ Pantocrator, facing, holding Gospels and raising right hand in benediction. Rev. D IЧSTINIANЧS SЄRЧ ChRIST A (?), Justinian standing, facing, wearing loros and holding cross potent on a two-stepped base, CONOP in exergue. Sear, 1248. NGC graded CHOICE MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, “clipped”, of exceptional high grade and quality. During Justinian’s “First Reign” Christ appears for the first time on coinage, shown as a bearded man with the traits of a classical philosopher, accompanied by the legend “Rex Regnantium” (“King of Kings”). The great French numismatist Lacam has referred to this bearded portrait as the “Christ of the Ascension and Redemption”.

164 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. LEONTIUS, AD 695-698. Gold solidus, 4.50 g, 19 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina I. Obv. D LЄO-N PЄ AV, crowned facing bust of Leontius wearing loros, holding akakia and globus cruciger. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧ I, cross potent on three-stepped base, CONOB in exergue. Sear, 1330. NGC graded GEM MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, one of the 6 coins currently certified by NGC as GEM in their census, with none higher. Leontius rebelled against Justinian II and had the former emperor mutilated and then exiled. Three years later, after an unsuccessful reign, he met the same fate as his predecessor.

165 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. JUSTINIAN II, SECOND REIGN, AD 705-711. Gold solidus, 4.44 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople. Obv. DN IhS ChS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, bust of youthful Christ Pantocrator, facing, with closely cropped curly hair, holding Gospels and raising right hand in benediction. Rev. DN IЧSTINIANЧS MЧLTЧS AN, facing bust of Justinian II wearing a loros and holding a cross potent in the right hand and a globus cruciger inscribed PAX in the left. Sear, 1413. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5. During his return to power following his exile (the “Second Reign”), Justinian II adopts an entirely new image of Christ for his coinage, a youthful portrait with eastern features, including curly short-cropped hair and a kind, welcoming, expression. It is an image likely based on the iconographical traditions of Christian Syria, and some have even argued that it is based on an icon of the “historical” Christ as he appeared before the Crucifixion.

166 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ANASTASIUS II, AD 713-715. Gold solidus, 4.44 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople, officina I. Obv. D N ANASTASIЧS MЧLTЧS AN, facing bust of Anastasius II, holding globus cruciger and akakia. Rev. VICTORIA AVGЧ I, cross potent on three-stepped base, CONOB in exergue. Sear, 1463. NGC graded CHOICE MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, a lustrous specimen with a proof-like look. One of three Choice Mint State specimens currently in the NGC census, with only 1 higher (in Gem Mint).

167 17286 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. CONSTANTINE VII (AD 945-959) & ROMANUS II. Gold solidus, 4.36 g, 20 mm. Issue of Constantinople, AD 946-959. Obv. +IhS XPS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, bust of Christ Pantocrator, facing, holding Gospels and raising right hand in benediction. Rev CONSTANT CЄ ROMAN AЧϚϚ B R, busts of Constantine VII and Romanus II, both facing and holding a patriarchal cross between them. Sear, 1751. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.

168 17260 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ANONYMOUS ISSUE. Bronze follis, 11.87 g, 28 mm. Issue of Constantinople, ca. AD 1020-1028 (Class A3). Obv. + ЄMMANOVHΛ / IC - XC, bust of Christ Pantocrator, facing, holding Gospels and raising right hand in benediction. Rev. + IҺSЧS / XRISTЧS / ЬASILЄЧ / ЬASILЄ (Jesus Christ, King of Kings). Sear, 1818. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, a specimen of exceptional quality.

169 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. CONSTANTINE IX, 1042-1055 AD. Gold histamenon nomisma, 4.40 g, 28 mm. Issue of Constantinople. Obv. +IHS XIS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM, bust of Christ Pantocrator, facing, holding Gospels and raising right hand in benediction. Rev. +CωNSTANTN BASILЄЧS ROM, bearded bust of the Constantine IX, facing, wearing loros and holding long cross and globus cruciger with cross made from pellets. Sear, 1830. NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, “edge crimp,” a specimen with an exceptional, icon-like Christ portrait .

170 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. MANUEL I, AD 1143-1180. Electrum aspron trachy (skyphate), 4.32 g, 29 mm. Issue of Constantinople. Obv. +KE ROHΘEI, bust of youthful Christ Pantocrator, facing, holding scroll and raising his right hand in benediction, IC - XC in fields. Rev. MANOVHΛ ΔECΠOTH, Manuel standing, facing, holding labarum and globus with patriarchal cross, the hand of God (Manus Dei) crowning him. Sear, 1956. NGC graded MINT STATE, Strike 4/5 surface 2/5, “graffito”, “wrinkled”, a specimen of the later Byzantine issues featuring a portrayal of the young Christ.

171 BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ISAAC II, AD 1185-1195. Electrum aspron trachy, 4.01 g, 28 mm. Obv. Virgin Mary enthroned, holding bust of infant Christ, MP - ΘV (“Mother of God”) in fields. Rev. ICAAKIOC ΔЄC, Archangel Michael, standing, crowning figure of the emperor, X / M in lower right field. Sear, 2002. NGC graded CHOICE MINT STATE, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, “die shift,” a high-grade specimen with a richly detailed rendition of the Virgin.