Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

AY K CЄOV AΛЄΞANΔP, laureate head to right / MHTPO KAIC, three ears of grain bound together; date across lower fields. 6.22gr, 21mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

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

[IMP DOMITIANVS] CAES AVG, laureate head to right / Large S C in wreath; uncertain letter (date) below. RPC I, 2022; McAlee 407. 16.89gr, 31mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / S C and Θ within laurel wreath. RPC III Online 3713; Butcher 241; McAlee 543i. 0.89gr, 11mm, 10h.

Near Very Fine. Rare small denomination.

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

ΑVΤ•Κ•Μ•Α•••ΑΝΤѠΝЄΙΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate head to right, with slight drapery / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ•ЄΞ•YΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Β, eagle standing facing with spread wings, head to left, holding wreath in beak; Δ Є across upper fields, star between legs. RPC VI Online 7959 (uncertain mint); McAlee 758; Prieur 249. 11.80gr, 24mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 104, 15 December 2022, lot 724. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

AVT KAI M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ (or similar), laureate head to right / S•C; Δ Є above, eagle below; all within wreath. Cf. RPC VI Online 8045 (temporary). 5.29gr, 20mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 100, 28 July 2022, lot 879. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Μ Α ϹЄΟ ΑΛЄΞ[...], laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛ, Tyche of the City seated on rock to left, holding corn ears; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming to left; above, ram leaping to left, looking back; to left, star; Δ Ε and S C across fields. Cf. RPC VI Oline 8068. 15.01gr, 33mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

AVTOK K M IOVΛΙ ΦΙΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / ΑΝΤΙΟΧЄΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩΝ, turreted, draped and veiled bust of Tyche to right, ram leaping to right above, star below; Δ Є and S C across fields. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 7494 (temporary); McAlee 977; BMC 527. 12.87gr, 28mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Porous surfaces.

Purchased privately from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

[ΑVΤΟΚ Κ ΜΑ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙ]ΛΙΠΠ[ΟϹ ϹЄΒ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΝΤΙΟΧЄΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩ, veiled, turreted and draped bust of Tyche to right, Δ Є across upper fields, S C across lower fields. RPC VIII Online unassigned ID 7495; McAlee 967. 18.44gr, 31mm, 1h.

Very Fine.

Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 102, 3 November 2022, lot 775. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right / Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to left, quiver over shoulder. RPC IV.3, 25378; McAlee 169B. 1.93gr, 11mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely rare.

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

Laureate and draped bust of Apollo to right / Lyre. Cf. Butcher p. 404 and pl. 19, 2; McAlee 168. 0.75gr, 9mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

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

[IMP C M AVR] ANTONINVS, laureate head to right / LADI[CEON], draped bust of Tyche to right within distyle arched shrine; Δ E below. RPC VI Online 8152 (temporary); BMC 99 & 103; Lindgren I 2100A. 3.33gr, 18mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, March 2008. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

[...] ΠΟ ΓЄΤΑC [...], bareheaded and draped bust to right / ΠΑΛΤΗΝധΝ [...], Nike standing to left, holding palm frond and wreath. Unpublished type of Paltus for Geta. 7.10gr, 25mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; unpublished and apparently unique.

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