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MENDE in MACEDONIA Rare 460BC Ancient Silver Greek Tetradrachm Coin NGC i69560
Greek city of Mende in Macedonia
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (16.71 grams, 3h) Struck circa 460-423 B.C.
Reference: S. P. Noe, “The Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard”, NNM 27, 1926, 36. SNG ANS 329 (same dies).; HGC 3, 545 var.
Pedigree / Provenance: From the Northern California Collection. Acquired from Frank Kovacs, 1997.
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4625082-002
Dionysus, bearded and nude save for mantle draped around loins, a tiny swastika on his drapery between his knees, reclining left on the back of an ass walking right, holding high-handled kantharos in right hand, bird (a crow?) standing right on ivy tendril before ass.
MEN-ΔA-I-ON around square border of central linear square enclosing vine with four grape clusters, all within shallow incuse square.
ALEXANDER III the GREAT 325BC Pella TETRADRACHM Silver Greek Coin NGC i69561
Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (17.22 grams)
Late lifetime or posthumous issue of Pella mint, struck circa 325-315 B.C.
Reference: Price 235
Certification: NGC Ancients AU★ Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 Fine Style 4625579-002
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle and scepter; O below throne.
TYRE SHEKEL Ancient BIBLICAL 17BC Silver Jewish Temple Tax Greek Coin NGC i69562
Greek city of Tyre in Phoenicia
Authentic “Jewish / Christian Biblical Coin” of Historical Importance
Silver ‘Shekel’ Tetradrachm 27mm (13.99 grams) Tyre mint, dated year 20, struck 107/106 B.C.
Reference: Sear 5918 var.; HGC 10, 357; DCA Tyre supplement 2.20, 58; BMC Phoenicia 91
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4253889-011
Laureate head of beardless Melqarth right, lion’s skin knotted around neck.
TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, Eagle standing left on beak of ship, carrying palm under right wing; in field to right, HPA monogram; in field to left, club and LK (date) above it; Phoenician bet between legs. th
JULIUS CAESAR Lifetime Portrait 44BC Rome Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC i69563
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.67 grams) Sepullius Macer, moneyer
Rome mint, struck February – March 44 B.C.
Reference: Crawford 480/13. RSC 39. CRI 107d.
Pedigree / Provenance: ex Jamestown Collection
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 2/5 4625526-003
CAESAR-DICT • PERPETVO, veiled and laureate head of Julius Caesar right.
P • SEPVLLIVS downward on right, MACER downward on left, Venus standing left, Victory in right hand, scepter in left; shield at feet behind.
OTHO Very Rare 69AD Authentic Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC Certified XF i69564
Otho – Roman Emperor: 69 A.D.
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.22 grams) Rome mint: January – April 69 A.D.
Reference: RIC 8; Cohen 17; BMC 18; CBN 10
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4625576-001
IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare, bewigged head of Otho right.
SECVRITAS P R, Securitas, draped, standing facing, head left, wreath upward in right hand, scepter in left.
ALEXANDER III the GREAT Lifetime 336BC TETRADRACHm Silver Greek Coin NGC i69565
Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
LIFETIME ISSUE
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (17.13 grams) Mint in Macedonia, struck circa 336-323 BC.
Reference: Price 93; Troxell E8
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4280855-002
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; bucranium in field to left.
ALEXANDER III the GREAT 330BC TETRADRACHM Ancient Silver Greek Coin NGC i69566
Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Lifetime or early posthumous issue
Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (17.17 grams) Dama skos mint, struck circa 330-320 B.C.
Reference: Price 320
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4280855-001
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; forepart of ram in field to left; globule above throne’s strut, ΔA below.
ALEXANDER III the GREAT Lifetime Issue TETRADRACHM Silver Greek Coin NGC i69567
Greek Coin of
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
LIFETIME ISSUE
Silver Tetradrachm 26mm (17.03 grams) Myriandrus in Cilicia mint, struck circa 327-323 B.C.
Reference: Price 3233
Certification: NGC Ancients Choice AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625602-001
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; plow in field to left.
ALEXANDER III the GREAT Mint State TETRADRACHM Silver Greek Coin NGC MS i69568
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C.
Lifetime or early posthumous issue
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (16.81 grams) Byblus mint, struck circa 325-320 B.C.
Reference: Price 3426
Certification: NGC Ancients MS (Mint State) Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 4251866-008
Head of Alexander the Great as Hercules right, wearing the lion-skin headdress.
AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left on backless throne holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; AP monogram in field to left.
ERYTHRAI in IONIA 480BC Authentic Ancient Silver Greek Coin ROSETTE NGC i69569
Greek city of Erythrai in Ionia
Silver Drachm 14mm (4.52 grams) Struck circa 480-450 B.C.
Reference: BMFA 1837. Very rare
Certification: NGC Ancients VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625528-014
Horseman (Erytrhros) holding reins of prancing horse left.
Rosette with abbreviation of city name in each corner.
KOS Island off CARIA 285BC Ancient Silver Greek TETRADRACHM Coin NGC i69570
Greek city of Kos on island off Caria
Silver Tetradrachm 24mm (14.73 grams) Struck circa 285-258 B.C.
Nikagoras, magistrate.
Reference: Cf. HGC 6, 1308 (bowcase in lower reverse field). Requier 19. Rare!
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 3/5 Surface: 4/5 4625715-008
Head of Hercules right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Crab, viewed from above; below NIKAΓOPAΣ and club right, all within beaded square.
ANTIOCHOS II Theos 261BC Seleukid Silver Tetradrachm Greek Coin NGC AU i69571
Seleukid Kindom
Antiochos II Theos – King: 261-246 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 27mm (17.11 grams) Seleucia on the Tigris mint
Reference: HGC 9, 236g; SC 587.1a; ESM 178
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4625721-019
Diademed head of Antiochus I right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ANTIOXOY either side of Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow and resting hand on grounded bow, monograms in outer left and right fields.
ANTIOCHOS III Megas Ancient Seleukid Silver Tetradrachm Greek Coin NGC i69572
Seleukid Empire
Antiochos III, Megas – King: 222-187 B.C.
Silver Tetradrachm 28mm (17.06 grams) Struck after 202 B.C. at a Seleukid Empire mint
Reference: SC 1112. SNG Spaer 773. ESM 608.
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 3998013-180
Diademed head of Antiochos right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow set on ground; ΔI in exergue.
Dictator SULLA as IMPERATOR 84BC Silver Roman Republic Coin w VENUS NGC i69573
Roman Republic
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix as Imperator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.99 grams) Struck at traveling military mint moving with Sulla in Greece. 84-83 B.C.
Reference: Cornelia 30; Sydenham 761; Crawford 359/2
Pedigree / Provenance: Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (ANS-Hispanic Society of America #1001.1.12813).
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 1884766-011
L • SVLLA, diademed head of Venus right; Cupid standing left before, long palm-branch in right hand.
IMPER-ITERVM, and lituus between two trophies.
Dictator SULLA Anonymous 82BC Silver Roman Republic Coin w VENUS NGC i69574
Roman Republic
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix as Dictator: 82-80 B.C.
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.86 grams) Anonymous issue of uncertain mint, struck circa 82/81 B.C.
Reference: Cornelia 33; Sydenham 755; Crawford 375/2
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 4625524-011
Diademed head of Venus right.
Double cornucopia filled with fruit and flowers, bound with fillet; Q below.
Dictator Sulla SON Silver Roman Republic Coin for POMPEY the GREAT NGC i69580
Roman Republic Faustus Cornelius Sulla moneyer
Son of Dictator Sulla and partisan of Pompey the Great
Silver Denarius 20mm (3.77 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 56 B.C.
Reference: Cornelia 63; B.M.C. 3909; Sydenham 884; Crawford 426/3 Rare!
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 3997861-004
Laureate and diademed head of Venus right, scepter on shoulder, S .C. behind.
Three military trophies between capis and lituus; in exergue, FAVSTVS (Faustus Cornelius Sulla) monogram.
Roman Republic POMPEY the GREAT Army Genuine Ancient 49BC Silver Coin NGC i69581
Roman Republic Q. Sicinius & C. Coponius moneyer
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.83 grams)
Military mint in the East moving with Pompey the Great, struck circa 49 B.C.
Reference: Sicinia 1; Crawford 444/1a; Sydenham 939; B.M.C., East 24
Certification: NGC Ancients XF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 3997861-007
Diademed head of Apollo right, star below, Q. SICINIVS before, III. VIR behind.
C. COPONIVS. PR. S. C., club of Hercules surmounted by lion’s skin with scalp to right, bow on right,
arrow on left.
JULIUS CAESAR Authentic Ancient 49BC Silver Coin w ELEPHANT NGC Certified i69582
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.99 grams)
Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, struck circa 49-48 B.C.
Reference: RSC 49; Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006
Pedigree / Provenance: Acquired from P&P Santamaria in the 1950s.
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625702-001
Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent; CAESAR in exergue.
Simpulum (ladle), aspergillum (sprinkler), securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf’s head), and apex (flamen’s cap).
JULIUS CAESAR Authentic Ancient 49BC Silver Coin w ELEPHANT NGC Certified i69583
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.92 grams)
Military mint traveling with Caesar in northern Italy, struck circa 49-48 B.C.
Reference: RSC 49; Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625632-002
Elephant advancing right, trampling horned serpent; CAESAR in exergue.
Simpulum (ladle), aspergillum (sprinkler), securis (axe surmounted by dog or wolf’s head), and apex (flamen’s cap).
The obverse type may symbolize Caesar’s victory over evil, whereas the reverse refers to Caesar’s office of Pontifex Maximus.
JULIUS CAESAR vs Vercingetorix TROPHY Ancient Silver 48BC Roman Coin NGC i69584
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.89 grams) Military mint moving with Caesar, struck late spring-early summer 48 B.C.
Reference: RSC 18; Crawford 452/2; CRI 11; Sydenham 1009; DCA 937
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625524-018
Diademed and wreath head of Venus right; LII (52, Caesar’s age) behind.
CAE-SAR, Gallic trophy, holding oval shield and carnyx; securis (sacrificial ax) to right.
The LII may indicate Casear’s age (52) when these coins were struck. They all refer to the nine year’s struggle in Gaul which culminated in the capture of Vercingetorix, the celebrated chieftain of the Arverni.
JULIUS CAESAR 48BC Ancient Silver Roman Coin VENUS TROY Rome HERO NGC i69585
Julius Caesar, as Dictator: 49-44 B.C.
Roman General, Politician, Hero & Dictator
Silver Denarius 16mm (3.72 grams) Military mint moving with Caesar in North Africa, struck circa 48-46 B.C.
Reference: RSC 12; Crawford 458/1; B.M.C. East, 31; Sydenham 1013; B. 10
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 05/5 Surface: 3/5 4625524-012
Diademed head of Venus right.
CAESAR, Aeneas walking left, carrying his father, Anchises and palladium.
Venus was the patron-goddess of Julius Caesar, and also the goddess whom his family traces it’s decent from, and therefore she is pictured on his coins. In 46 B.C., Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix in the Forum Julium.
The Julia gens traced it’s mythical descent also from Iulus, the son of Aenaeas. The story goes that Aeneas fled the burning ancient city of Troy, carrying his father on his back and the important statue called the palladium from that city. The Roman people, according to their mythology traced their decent from ancient Troy itself. Anchises, being the mortal lover of Aphrodite (=Venus), having a son, Aeneas together, connects the mythical founders of Rome to their descent from the goddess Venus herself.
POMPEY Jr. son of the GREAT 46BC Spain Roman Republic Silver Coin NGC i69586
Roman Republic Gnaeus Pompey Jr. as Imperator (48-45 B.C.), son of Pompey the Great
Silver Denarius 19mm (4.00 grams) Mint of Corduba in Spain, struck Summer 46-Spring 45 B.C.
Marcus Poblicius, legatus pro praetore.
Reference: RSC (Pompey the Great) 1; Crawford 469/1; Sydenham 1035; CRI 48; B.M.C. Spain, 72
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 4625718-007
M•POBLICI•LEG•PRO•PR, Head of Roma right, wearing Italic helmet, bead and reel border.
CN•MAGNVS•IMP, Hispania standing right, shield on her back, holding two spears over shoulder and presenting palm frond to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed with sword.
This piece was struck by Gnaeus Pompey, son of Pompey the Great, who went to Spain after his father’s death to revive the spirit of the party.
OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS on HORSE Very Rare 43BC Ancient Silver Roman Coin NGC i69587
Octavian (Augustus) as Triumvir (43-32 B.C.)
Silver Denarius 17mm (3.95 grams)
Military mint moving with Octavian in Gaul or northern Italy, struck circa 43 B.C.
Reference: RSC 227; Crawford 518/2.; Sydenham 1317; B.M.C., Gaul 79; B. 79
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625715-012
C•CAESAR•III•VIR•R•P•C, Bare head of Octavian right.
Equestrian statue of Octavian to left, POPVL•ISSV below.
This was likely one of the statues erected at Rome on his return from the war with Brutus and Cassius in 43 B.C. Very rare issue.
GAIUS CAESAR adopted heir of AUGUSTUS Rare 17BC Silver Roman Coin NGC i69588
Gaius Caesar (heir to Augustus who died 4 A.D.)
Struck by Augustus – Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. – 14 A.D.
Silver Denarius 18mm (3.58 grams) Struck at uncertain eastern mint circa 17 B.C.
Reference: RSC (Caius Caesar) 2; B.M.C. 4469; RIC 372
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4625666-007
CAESAR•, bare youthful head of Gaius Caesar right within laurel wreath.
AVGVST•, candelabrum in wreath, patera to right.
Son of Agrippa and Julia, born in B.C. 20, was adopted by Augustus and given the name of Caesar. He was wounded during a battle in Armenia in A.D. 3 and died the following year. The candelabrum was possibly made on the occasion of the adoption.
AGRIPPINA SENIOR 42AD Rome Sestertius Ancient Roman Coin of CLAUDIUS NGC i69589
Agrippina Senior
Bronze Sestertius 35mm (29.52 grams) Rome mint, struck circa 42-43 A.D. under emperor Claudius
Reference: RIC (Claudius) 102; Cohen 3
AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right.
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S • C.
PHILIP II as Caesar & Philip I the Arab SESTERTIUS Ancient Roman Coin NGC i69590
Philip II – Caesar: 244-247 & Roman Emperor: 247-249 A.D.
Bronze Sestertius 29mm (17.41 grams) Rome mint, struck 249 A.D.
Reference: RIC 267a (Philip I); C 18; Banti 1
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4280862-014
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
LIBERALITAS AVG G III / SC, Philip I and Philip II seated left, each raising a hand and holding a scepter.
MAGNIA URBICA wifeof CARINUS 285AD Authentic Ancient Roman Coin VENUS NGC i69591
Magnia Urbica – Roman Empress: 283-285 A.D.
Wife of Carinus
Bronze Antoninianus 21mm (3.46 grams) Rome mint, struck Spring 285 A.D., 6th emission of Carinus
Reference: RIC (Carinus) 343; Pink VI/2, p. 40
Pedigree / Provenance:: Ex CNG 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1737.
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5 4280862-015
MAGN VRBICA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent.
VENVS VICTRIX, Venus Victrix standing left, holding helmet and sceptre, shield set on ground to left; KA(crescent)S in exergue.
Not much is know about Magnia Urbica other than her being the wife of Carinus.
MAGNUS MAXIMUS Authentic Ancient 384AD Silver Siliqua Roman Coin NGC i69592
Magnus Maximus – Roman Emperor: 383-388 A.D.
Silver Siliqua 17mm (1.92 grams) Trier mint, struck circa 384-388 A.D.
Reference: RIC IX 84b1. RSC 20†a
Certification: NGC Ancients Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 4243793-010
D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus right.
VIRTVS ROMANORVM / TRPS, Roma seated facing on throne, head left, holding globe and spear.
HONORIUS Authentic Ancient 402AD Ravenna GOLD Roman Coin NGC Certified i69593
Honorius – Roman Emperor: 393-423 A.D.
Gold Solidus 20mm (4.34 grams) Ravenna mint, struck circa 402-406 A.D.
Reference: RIC 1287. Depeyrot 7/1
Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 4280692-003
D N HONORIVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
VICTORIA AVG G G, Honorius standing right, with foot on captive to right, holding labarum in right hand and crowning Victory on globe in left hand; R-V across fields; mintmark COMOB in exergue.
