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Boeotia, Federal Coinage, a group of five coins, 395-340 BC, hemidrachm, Boeotian shield, rev., b-oi, kantharos; above, club right, 2.40g (BMC 32)...

*Boeotia, Federal Coinage, 304-294 BC, hemidrachm, Boeotian shield, rev., amphora and in lower right field, crescent with horns facing to left, 2....

Boeotia, Mykalessos, c.400-350 BC, tetartemoria (2), Boeotian shield, rev., grapes; one with m in left field, 0.21g and the other with m in right ...

Boeotia, Orchomenos, late 5th century-364 BC, hemiobols (2), half sprouting wheat grain; on right, ivy leaf, rev., ear of wheat, 0.46g and 0.42g (...

*Boeotia, Orchomenos, c. 370-364 BC, AE14mm, Boeotian shield ornamented with ear of wheat, rev., star of eight rays; e-p-k-o around, 2.26g (BMC 36...

Boeotia, Tanagra, 400-350 BC, obol, Boeotian shield, rev., forepart of horse right, below, bunch of grapes, 0.82g (BMC 45; SNG Cop 227), good very...

Boeotia, Thebes, 470-440 BC, hemidrachm, Boeotian shield, rev., amphora, 2.80g (SNG Cop 262); hemidrachm, similar but with Θ to right of amphora, ...

*Boeotia, Thebes, 470-440 BC, hemiobol, half Boeotian shield with Θ below, rev., amphora, 0.46g (Bérend (Mildenberg Festschrift), pl. 1, 9, this p...

Boeotia, Thebes, 450-425 BC, hemidrachm, Boeotian shield, rev., kantharos with Θ-Ε-Β around, 2.85g (BMC 43), very rare; and obol of same type, 0.6...

*Boeotia, Thebes, 450-425 BC, tetartemorion, Boeotian shield, rev., trilobate vine leaf, 0.20g (Bérend (Mildenberg Festschrift), pl. 1, 25, this p...

*Boeotia, Thebes, 425-400 BC, stater, Boeotian shield, rev., amphora with ivy leaf hanging from each handle; flanked by Θ-Ε, 11.98g (BMC 76), very...

Boeotia, Thebes, 440-425 BC, hemiobol, half shield, rev., club and ivy leaf, 0.33g (BMC 52); 425-395 BC, hemiobols (2), half shield decorated with...

Boeotia, Thebes, 405-395 BC, tetartemorion, shield, rev., grape bunch flanked by ivy leaves, 0.22g (Head, Boeotia, p. 37, class g), corrosion acro...

Boeotia, Thebes, 395-338 BC, magistrate issues, AE 13mm, Thion, Herakles head right, rev., club and bow, 2.03g (Weber 3295), about very fine, very...

Celtic, Gaul, potin coins of the Senones (5, cf. LT 7396 (2), 7417 (2) and 7458) and the Leuci (2, cf. LT 9044), mainly fine; Britain, Atrebates, ...

*Italy, Calabria, Tarentum, didrachm, c. 450-440 BC, Phalanthos on dolphin left, arms outstretched, scallop shell below, rev., oikist seated left,...

Sicily, Akragas, AE trias, 425-406 BC, eagle devouring hare, rev., crab; crayfish below, 7.44g (SNG ANS 1041; SNG Morcom 522/523), very fine; Gela...

*Sicily, Himera, AE trias, c. 430-409 BC, gorgoneion, rev., three pellets, 9.79g (SNG Morcom 596; SNG ANS 181-183), good very fine and rare

*Sicily, Messana, AE 24mm, c. 317-311 BC, head of nymph Messana left, rev., biga of mules driven right, 10.64g (SNG Morcom 619-620; SNG ANS 385-38...

*Kings of Macedon, Alexander I (495-454 BC), octadrachm, c. 480-476 BC, warrior on horseback right, wearing chlamys and petasos and holding two sp...

*Kings of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), gold stater, Mesembria, c. 250-170 BC, helmeted head of Athena right, rev., Nike standin...

Phoenicia, Tyre, shekel, attributed to Jerusalem mint, year 170 (AD 44-45), head of Melqart right, rev., eagle, 14.33g (RPC 4670), good very fine;...

*Mauretania, Juba II (25 BC-AD 23) and Cleopatra Selene, denarius, diademed head of Juba right, rev., diademed head of Cleopatra right, 3.51g (Maz...

Mauretania, Ptolemy (23-40), denarius, rev., Capricorn (Mazard 455), ­plated, fine; with bronzes of Bocchus III (2, Maz. 113ff), and civic Ae of T...

*Persis, Bagadates (early 3rd century BC), tetradrachm, head right wearing kyrbasia and earring, rev., fire-altar flanked by Bagadates and militar...

*Sasanian, Shapur I (240-272), gold dinar, crowned bust right, rev., fire-altar flanked by attendants, 7.17g (Saeedi 9; Göbl 21 var.), large flan,...

*Kushano-Sasanian, Vahran (4-5th cent. AD), scyphate dinar, king standing left, rev., Siva and bull, 7.82g (cf. Göbl 724), weak reverse as usual, ...

*Kushano-Sasanian, Vahran (4-5th cent. AD), scyphate dinar, king standing left, rev., Siva and bull, 7.81g (cf. Göbl 722), weak reverse as usual, ...

*India, late Kushans, Gadahara (4th cent. AD), gold dinar, king left, rev., Ardoxsho seated, 7.78g (Göbl 607.4), obverse scuff, good very fine

*Aksumite, Ebana (c. 450-500), gold unit, crowned bust right, rev., bare headed bust right, 1.59g (cf. MH/JJ 71-72; Munro-Hay p. 95), almost very ...

Greek silver, comprising Seleucid tetradrachm of Alexander II, Cappadocian drachms of Ariarathes IV and VII, Ptolemaic tetradrachms of Ptolemy I a...

Miscellaneous, Seleucid drachms of Demetrius I (SMA 115) and Antiochus IX, 3rd reign (SMA 404), very fine; together with Greek bronzes (24) includ...

*Julius Caesar, portrait denarius, Feb-March 44 BC, wreathed head right, rev., Venus standing left holding Victory and sceptre resting on star, 4....

Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), denarius, rev., Caius and Lucius Caesars; variety with x below lituus (RIC 212), very fine; with Republic denarius of M. C...

*Tiberius (14-37), aureus, Lugdunum, laureate head right, rev., pontif maxim, Livia (?) as Pax seated right, 7.79g (RIC 25; BMC 30; Calico 305d), ...

Tiberius, denarius, rev., Pax seated right, about very fine; with denarii of Mark Antony (2, both legionary types), Trajan, Hadrian, Septimius Sev...

Tiberius-Antoninus Pius, denarii of Tiberius (RIC 26), and Vespasian, rev., heads of Titus and Domitian (RIC 16), about fine; other denarii of Dom...

*Gaius Caligula (37-41), aureus, Lugdunum, 37-38, c caesar avg germ p m tr pot, laureate head of Caligula right, rev., divvs avg pater patriae, ra...

*Vespasian (69-79), aureus, 77-78, laureate head left, rev., cos viii, Victory crowning the emperor, 6.85g (RIC 106; C. 131; Calico 625), fine

Galba (68-69), denarius, rev., spqr ob cs in wreath (RIC 167); Otho, denarius, rev., Securitas (RIC 10); Vitellius, denarius, rev., tripod (RIC 10...

Vespasian-Maximinus I, denarii of Vespasian, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Elagabalus...

*Commodus (177-192), sestertius, 181, laureate bust right wearing aegis, rev., Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and cloak i...

*Julia Domna (193-217), AE triassarion, mint of Tyra, Scythia, draped bust right, rev., Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornu...

Severina, denarius, rev., Venus (RIC 6); antoniniani of Gordian III, Philip I, Otacilia Severa, Philip II, Trajan Decius, Herennia Etruscilla, Her...

Gallienus (253-268), antoniniani (32); with others of Trebonian Gallus (1), Valerian I (3), Salonina (3), Claudius II (2) and Vabalathus with Aure...

Gallienus, antoniniani (32) including bust left, rev., lion (RIC 602); others of Valerian I (4), Salonina (3) and Claudius II (2), with encrustati...

Roman coins, comprising antoniniani of Philip II, Trajan Decius, Postumus, Gallienus, Aurelian, Carausius (2); sestertii of Marcus Aurelius, Gordi...

Roman bronze coins, comprising Republican as, sestertii of Claudius (2), Trajan (3), Hadrian (2), Antoninus Pius, Commodus (2), Gordian III (3), P...

Late Roman bronzes, issues of Licinius I (15), Licinius II (4), Constantine I (18), Fausta (1), Helena (9), Constantine II (13), Constantius II (3...

Constantius II as Caesar, AE nummus, Trier (RIC 480); Julian II, AE nummus with military bust left, Sirmium (RIC 108); Jovian, AE nummus, Sirmium ...

Roman silver (30), comprising denarii of Vespasian, Hadrian (6), Septimius Severus (12), Caracalla (2), J. Mamaea and J. Maesa; and antoniniani of...

Miscellaneous, Roman bronze coins (84), mainly 4th century but including quadrans of Trajan, Hercules, rev., boar, as of Hadrian, rev., Salus and ...

*Maurice Tiberius (582-602), solidus, facing bust, rev., angel, 4.38g (DO 5; S. 478), small obverse scratch, about extremely fine

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