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ΣΕΡΟΥΗΝΙΟΣ ΚΑΠΙΤΩΝ and ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΑ (L. Servenius Capito, Archon and his wife Iulia Severa). ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head to right; behind, kerykeion; before crescent / ΣΕΡΟΥΗΝΙΟΥ ΚΑΠΙΤΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΣ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΑΣ ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ, Zeus seated to left on throne, holding patera in his right hand and sceptre in left hand; at his feet to left, owl; in the field to left, ΕΠΙ and ΑΡΧ (partially ligate). RPC I, 3174; SNG Copenhagen 28. 4.22gr, 20mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

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

ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑ ΕΥΓΕΝΕΤΟΡΙΑΝΗ (Claudia Eugenetoriane). ΒΟΥΛΗ ΚΟΛΟϹϹΗΝΩΝ, veiled and draped bust of the Boule to right / ΚΛ ЄΥΓЄΝЄΤΟΡΙΑNΗ ΑΝЄΘΗΚЄΝ, Dionysus standing facing, head to left, holding cantharus over panther and long thyrsus. RPC III, 2307F; Von Aulock Phrygiens II, 454 corr. (unclear legends); Martin, Demos, Colossae 4 corr. (reverse legend). 4.92gr, 20mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Extremely rare; only three specimens cited by RPC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.

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

ΤΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ, laureate head to right / ΙΤΑΛΙΚΩ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ ΔΟΡΥΛΑЄΩΝ, Zeus seated to left, holding thunderbolt and long sceptre. RPC II, 1413; Von Aulock Phyrgiens II, 173-184. 5.37gr, 20mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine.

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

ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΟΣ ΖΜΕΡΤΟΡΙΞ (Valerius Zmertorix), magistrate. ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, bare head to right / OYAΛEPIOΣ MZEPTOPIΞ(sic) EYMENEΩN within laurel wreath. RPC I, 3146 var. (rev. legend error). 3.77gr, 15mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare with this legend error.

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

ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄ-ΩΝ, Zeus standing facing, head to left, holding Nike on his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre; at his feet, eagle standing on altar. RPC III, 2328; SNG Copenhagen 574. 4.53gr, 18mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online.

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

ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹЄΒ, draped bust to right; c/m: uncertain / ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄ ΝЄΩΚΟP ΤΟ(ligate) ΠΗ (date), Zeus Aseis standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand and holding the infant Dionysus with his left; goat to left. Cf. SNG Munich 393. 5.73gr, 22mm, 7h.

Near Very Fine. Very rare type.

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

Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena to left, wearing aegis / ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄΩΝ, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC II, 1298; SNG von Aulock 3817; BMC 81. 2.36gr, 15mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

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

ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΣ (Claudius Valerianus), magistrate. [CVΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ], owl standing facing, head to right on amphora; c/m: ΟΔ / [ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝΟΥ], eagle, standing to right on club, head to left with wings spread. Cf. RPC I, 3182A. 1.96gr, 15mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine.

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

ΣΚΟΠΕΛΙΑΝΟΣ (Skopelianos Zeuxidos), archon. M AV OVHPOC KAICAP, bare head to right / CKOΠЄΛI THMЄNOΘHPЄVCI, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding patera and sceptre. RPC -; BMC -; Inventaire Waddington -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; Winterthur -; Mionnet -. 5.90gr, 20mm, 6h.

Good Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished and apparently unique.

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

IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / DIANAE [C]-REM, Diana standing facing, head to left, holding patera and spear; to right, stag. Von Aulock Pisidiens II, 1320 (Elagabalus; DIANAF). 7.18gr, 25mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Very rare.

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

According to Strabo (12.569), Kremna and the other cities of Pisidia were initially captured by Amyntas, the commander of the Galatian auxiliary army of Brutus and Cassius, who was proclaimed king of Galatia and Pisidia. Octavian allowed him to remain king until his death in 25 B.C., after which Cremna (Mon.Anc. 28; Strabo 12.569) was converted into a Roman colony (Colonia Iulia Augusta [Felix] Cremnena, CIL III, 6873).

IMP IVI IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANTIOSHI COL (sic), vexillum with eagle between two standards surmounted by eagles; S R in exergue. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 3360 var. (obv. legend); SNG Copenhagen 76 var. (same). 8.56gr, 25mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Die engraver's error. Extremely rare.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 101, 13 October 2022, lot 836. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

IMP C M AVR A[NT AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL•AVG CO[MA]M]EN], Hermes, nude, standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and purse. RPC V.3 Online Unassigned ID 88824 (this coin); Von Aulock, Pisidien I -; SNG von Aulock -; Lindgren I -; SNG BnF -; SNG Copenhagen -; Imhoof-Blumer KM -. 4.88gr, 21mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Extremely Rare; the only example recorded by RPC Online.

Acquired on the European coin market. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 110, 3 August 2023, lot 1003. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).