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ΑVΤΟΚΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑИΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / ϹVЄΔΡЄѠΝ, goddess standing facing, head to left, holding pomegranate in her right hand and branch downwards in her left. RPC III 2768 (different arrangement of ethnic); SNG BnF -; SNG Levante Supp. 72 (same); Lindgren I 1607 (same). 3.25gr, 18mm, 7h.

Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one example on RPC.

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

Ivy-wreathed and draped bust of Dionysos to right, thyrsus(?) over shoulder; ΑΡΠ (date) before / ЄΠΙΦΑΝЄѠΝ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟ, Artemis wearing short chiton standing, facing, head to right, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow. RPC III 3392; Imhoof-Blumer, KM, p. 444, 1. 2.45gr, 17mm, 12h.

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

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 112, 7 September 2023, lot 413. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).

A[...] CЄY ΠЄP CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; c/m: cult statue within oval incuse / ϹЄΒΑϹ ΙЄ[...], Zeus seated to left, holding patera and sceptre. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84045; for c/m: Howgego 279. 8.79gr, 26mm, 2h.

Near Very Fine. Exceedingly 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.

ΚΟΡΝΗ ϹΑΛΩΝΙΝΑ ϹΕΒ, draped bust to right, set on crescent / ΜΗΤΡΟ Β Ν ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ, table with prize crown from which two branches emerge flanked by two purses. RPC X Unassigned ID 81936. 10.11gr, 25mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.

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

ΤIΒΕΡΙΟΣ [ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head to to right / ΘΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ, Mount Argaeus surmounted by nude male statue, holding globe and sceptre. RPC I 3620; Sydenham, Caesarea 42. 3.82gr, 19mm, 1h.

Good Very Fine. Excellent toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices.

Private collection, France. Private European collection.

ΑΥΤO [...], laureate head to right / Mount Argaios surmounted by statue of Sol-Helios; c/m: L XV(?) within rectangular incuse. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 17323. 7.12gr, 20mm, 8h.

Near Very Fine.

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

Laureate and cuirassed bust to right / ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹ Β Ν, view of Mount Argaeus set on plain altar; ΕΤ Ϛ in exergue. Cf. RPC VII.2 3379. 8.50gr, 27mm, 11h.

Good Fine.

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

ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙΣ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΣ ΣЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ, laureate head to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤ Γ, laureate bust of Melqart-Hercules to right, with lion's skin tied around neck. RPC III, 3566; Wruck 148; Prieur 1483; McAlee 476. 9.34gr, 27mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine.

London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.

Laureate and draped bust to right / ΦΛ • ΧAΛ/ΚΙΔΕⲰN Δ in three lines within laurel wreath. Cf. RPC III, 3471 & 3471A. 11.07gr, 22mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine. Rare with this bust type.

From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

M AV ANTONI, laureate head to right / COL HEL, Hermes standing facing, head to left, holding purse in his right hand and caduceus in his left. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84911; Lindgren I A2162A; Sawaya 383-402; SNG Copenhagen 430. 3.07gr, 19mm, 1h.

Near Very Fine.

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

IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / COL A HELIOP (or HELIVP?), table with four visible legs, two in profile and two facing, and with x-shaped struts between them, bearing a large prize crown containing a grain ear flanked by two palm branches. RPC X Unassigned ID 63796 var. (reverse legend); Sawaya 690-691 var. (same). 10.27gr, 25mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely rare with this reverse legend.

Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. Accompanied by a Naville coin ticket.

Palm tree with dates; L ΛΘ (date) across fields / KAICA-POC, ear of grain. RPC II 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 6358. 1.70gr, 16mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.