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Gaius (Caligula) with Germanicus AE 21mm of Cnossus, Crete. AD 37-41.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
C CAESAR GERMANICVS AVG, bare head of Gaius to right / GERMANICVS CAESAR, bare head of Germanicus to right. RPC I, 999. 5.51gr, 21mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lucius Verus AE 29mm of Neocaesarea, Pontus. AD 161-169.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Inscription illegible, laureate head to right / Inscription illegible, nude Dioscuri standing facing each other, above each head, star; each wearing pileus and holding spear and bridle of horse; horses facing each other. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 25200 (temporary); Çizmeli -. 14.94gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by PRC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Philip II, as Augustus AE 20mm of Neocaesarea, Pontus. Dated CY 185 (AD 248/9).
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
ΑΥ Κ ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear / ΜΗΤΡΟ ΝЄΟΚЄϹΑΡΙΑϹ around, ЄΤ ΡΠЄ (date, partially ligate) in fields, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right, surmounted by agonistic crown. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 94244; RG -; Çizmeli -. 3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Faustina II AE 24mm of Apamea, Bithynia. AD 147-175.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
FΛUCTINΛC ΛUG, draped bust to right / NEPTUN[I C I] C Λ ∂ ∂ (Colonia Iulia Concordia Apamea decurionum decreto), nude Neptune (Poseidon) standing facing, head to left, holding dolphin and trident. RPC IV.1, 4729 (temporary); RG 55. 6.62gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by RPC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Geta, as Augustus AE 22mm of Juliopolis, Bithynia. AD 209-211.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΥ Κ Π ϹЄ ΓЄΤΑϹ Α, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΙΟΥΛΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Hygieia standing to left, feeding serpent from patera. RPC V.2 Online Unassigned ID 71421.3 (this coin); RG -. 5.77gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only two more specimens cited by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk). -
Gallienus AE 23mm of Nicaea, Bithynia. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΠΟΥ ΛΙ ΕΓ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ [ϹΕΒ], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ, Dionysos seated to left on quadriga of elephants, pouring libation from kantharos. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 74602; RG 836-7; SNG von Aulock 724-5; BMC 154. 7.28gr, 23mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AE 24mm of Nicomedia, Bithynia. AD 81-96.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΥΤ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ, laureate head to right / Η ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΤΗ(sic) ΒΕΙ, eagle standing to left with wings spread, looking to right and holding wreath in beak. RPC II, 658B. 6.97gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one example cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Nerva AE 13mm of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Mysia. AD 96-98.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[...] ΚΑΙϹ[...] CE, laureate head to right / ΑΠΟΛ, lyre; plectrum(?) to right. RPC III 1594A; Von Fritze, Mysiens -. 1.92gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only two examples on RPC.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 35mm of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Mysia. Circa AD 169-175.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
[ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ] ΑVΡΗ [ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝOϹ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ] •Π• ΡVΝΔ, tetrastyle temple enclosing statue of Apollo, nude, standing to right, holding arrow and resting left arm on column. RPC IV.2 Online 437 (temporary); SNG BnF 98. 30.45gr, 35mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Extremely Rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online, no others on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE 17mm of Attaea, Mysia. AD 98-117.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[...] NЄPBA [...], laureate head to right / ΑΤΤΑЄΙΤΩΝ, draped bust of the Senate to right. RPC III, 1756. 2.86gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE 20mm of Miletopolis, Mysia. AD 98-117.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄ[Β ΓЄΡ ΔΑΚΙΚΟϹ], laureate head to right / [ΜЄΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛЄΙ]ΤΩΝ, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena to right. RPC III, 1640. 5.44gr, 20mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Pergamon AE 19mm. Time of Domitian, AD 81-96. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΙΩΝ (Claudius Kephalion), strategos. ΠЄΡΓΑΜΟϹ, bearded head of Pergamos to right / [ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΚΛ] ΚЄΦΑΛΙΩΝ[ΟϹ], serpent-entwined staff; bunch of grapes to left. RPC II, 924; SNG Copenhagen 451; SNG von Aulock 1384; BMC 225-6. 3.17gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
