IMP CAESAR, bare head to right / Six stalks of grain tied in a bundle; [AVGV-STVS] across field. RPC I 2212; RIC 494; RSC 32a. 8.48gr, 25mm, 12h.

Good Fine. Minor flan crack 12h; partially corroded.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 618. Property of a London antiquarian.

ΘЄΟΝ ΣΥΝΚΛΗΤΟΝ, draped bust of Senate to right / ΘΕΑΝ ΡΩΜΗΝ, draped bust of Roma to right; crescent before. RPC III 1750; BMC 212-13. 2.82gr, 17mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare head to right / COS III, the two Nemeses standing to right and left, facing one another, each holds out a fold of her dress, the one on the left holds a bridle, the other on the right holds cubit rule. RIC 507; RPC III 1361; Metcalf 32. 10.37gr, 28mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Rare.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 904. Property of a London antiquarian.

ΘЄA PΩMH, helmetted and draped bust of Roma to right; spear to right; c/m: male head to left / MOCTHNΩN ΛVΔΩN, tripod; two palm fronds above. RPC IV.2 Online 17164 (temporary); Hochard 1364. 7.89gr, 25mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

CAPΔI-ANΩN, draped bust of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath / CAPΔI-ANΩN, Zeus Lydios standing to left, holding eagle and sceptre. GRPC Lydia 271; Leypold I, 1200. 5.43gr, 17mm, 7h.

Very Fine. Very rare.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

ϹΑΡ-ΔΙϹ, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right / CΑΡΔIANΩN • Β • NЄΩKOΡΩΝ, facing statue of Kore of Sardes; grain ear to left, poppy to right. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 74062; GRPC Lydia 330. 3.55gr, 19mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

CIΛANΔЄΩN, helmetted and cuirassed bust of Athena to right, wearing aegis / CIΛANΔЄΩN, Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 76882; GRPC Lydia 18. 3.90gr, 18mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

ΙЄΡΑ CV-NKΛΗΤΟC; draped bust of the Senate to right / ANKYPANΩN in three lines within laurel wreath. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 1028. 5.50gr, 20mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

AΠA-MЄIA, turreted and draped bust of the city-goddess to right / CΩTЄI-PA, Hekate Triformis: the left and right one holding torches in each hand; the middle one patera in her right hand. BMC 110-3; SNG München 131; SNG von Aulock 3475. 2.64gr, 17mm, 5h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

ΑΔΡΙΑΝധΝ ΜΟΨΕΑΤധΝ, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right / ЄTOVC B-Ξ-C (date), altar on stand. RPC IV.3 25422.1 (temporary) = SNG Levante 1342. 5.48gr, 19mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine. Exceedingly rare. Best known specimen with clear date.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

ΔOMЄTIA[NOC CЄ]BACTOC, laureate head to right / Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding branch and leaning on tripod / [MOΨЄATΩN THC IЄPAC KAI ACYΛOY] to left, KAI A[YTO]NOM[OY] to right, [AΞP] date to outer right. RPC II 1741; SNG Levante 1326. 11.42gr, 25mm, 1h.

Good Fine.

Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 71, 28 May 2020, lot 713. Property of a London antiquarian.

Radiate, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Temple of Paphian Aphrodite within which cone, crescent and star on top of temple, roofed wing on each side within which candelabrum stands, dove on roof of each wing, paved semicircular court before temple. Cf. RPC V.3, Unassigned ID 69942; cf. Lindgren & Kovacs 1664. 21.99gr, 31mm, 6h.

Good Fine.

Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.

Palea Paphos was one of the most important pilgrimage centres in the Greek world due to its famous Sanctuary of Aphrodite; the goddess herself was born of the sea near Paphos, and floated in on a scallop shell. When she arose, she was hailed as 'Cyprian'. The Sanctuary of Aphrodite continued to flourish well into the Roman era. Several Roman emperors honoured the shrine, and it was visited by Titus in AD 69 when the future emperor was on his way to Egypt; he consulted the oracle of Aphrodite, and was told that he had a great future. The sanctuary was rebuilt by the Romans after the earthquake of AD 76/77, in a design that preserved the layout of the original. The cult of Aphrodite survived at Palea Paphos until the 4th century AD, when emperor Theodosius I outlawed paganism. Today, virtually nothing remains of the Sanctuary save the holy ground itself.