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Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetor

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Lot 698

Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG III•VIR•R•P•C, praetorian galley to right / Aquila between two signa; LEG XXIII across fields. Crawford 544/39; CRI 383; RSC 60. 2.88g,18mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare. From a private European Collection. XXIII was the highest number securely known to have been given to a legion within Marc Antony's order of battle. This legion appears to have been disbanded after Actium, as XXIII was never again employed as a legionary numeration following Augustus' reorganisation of the Roman army, in which he consolidated and decreased the total number of serving legions.

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North Africa, Carthage Æ Unit. Uncertain Spanish mint under Carthaginian occupation, circa 237-209 BC. Helmeted head of Athen

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Lot 70

North Africa, Carthage Æ Unit. Uncertain Spanish mint under Carthaginian occupation, circa 237-209 BC. Helmeted head of Athena left; [Punic letter below chin] / Horse standing right; Punic letter "beth" below. ACIP 593. 10.44g, 29mm, 12h. Good Fine. Very Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Augustus AR Denarius. P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Rome, 18 BC. Ivy-wreathed head of Liber (or Bacchus) right, TVRPILIA

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Lot 709

Augustus AR Denarius. P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Rome, 18 BC. Ivy-wreathed head of Liber (or Bacchus) right, TVRPILIANVS III VIR FERO around / Augustus standing in biga of elephants advancing left, holding laurel branch and sceptre; AVGVSTVS above, CAESAR below. RIC 282; RSC 479. 3.63g, 20mm, 2h. Very Fine; flan lightly bent. Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Caligula Æ Quadrans. Rome, AD 41. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG, S-C on either side of a pileus / PON M TR P IIII P P COS QVAT,

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Lot 720

Caligula Æ Quadrans. Rome, AD 41. C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG, S-C on either side of a pileus / PON M TR P IIII P P COS QVAT, RCC in centre. RIC -, RIC I (1st edition) 41; BMCRE 79-80. 3.35g, 18mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Rare. Unlisted in RIC 2nd Edition. From a private European Collection.

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Nero Æ As. Rome, AD 62-8. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMANIC, laureate head right / PONTIF MAX TR POTEST IMP P P, laureate Ner

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Lot 727

Nero Æ As. Rome, AD 62-8. NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERMANIC, laureate head right / PONTIF MAX TR POTEST IMP P P, laureate Nero, as Apollo Citharoedus, advancing right, playing lyre; S-C across fields, I in exergue. RIC 212. 8.37g, 23mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Nero Æ Sestertius. Lugdunum, circa AD 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, laureate bust right, globe at point / DECV

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Lot 732

Nero Æ Sestertius. Lugdunum, circa AD 66. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, laureate bust right, globe at point / DECVRSIO, Nero on horse prancing to right, wearing short tunica and holding spear in right hand; behind him, mounted soldier prancing right with vexillum held over right shoulder; S-C across fields. RIC 507. 17.66g, 36mm, 6h. Fine-Near Very Fine; flan crack on reverse. Very Rare. From a private European Collection.

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North Africa, Carthage AR Shekel. Time of Hannibal. Carthago Nova, circa 218-206 BC. Bare male head (Hannibal?) left / Horse

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Lot 74

North Africa, Carthage AR Shekel. Time of Hannibal. Carthago Nova, circa 218-206 BC. Bare male head (Hannibal?) left / Horse right, palm tree behind. CNH 74; ACIP 614. 5.96g, 21mm, 12h. Very Fine. Very Rare. From a private German collection. This coin is conventionally believed to carry the portrait of Hannibal on the obverse. In 237 BC Hamilcar Barca, after having lost the First Punic War against Rome, but having won the Mercenary War against the Libyans, disembarked at Gadir with a Carthaginian expedition with the purpose of "re-establishing Carthaginian authority in Iberia" (Polybios, Histories, 2.1.6), and within 9 years he had expanded the territory of Carthage well into the Iberian peninsula, securing control of the southern mining district of Baetica and Sierra Morena, before dying in battle in 228. Hamilcar was succeeded by his son-in-law Hasdrubal the Fair who expanded the new province by skilful diplomacy and consolidated it with the foundation of Akra Leuka, Mahon and finally in 227, Qart Hadasht (Latin: Carthago Nova) as his capital. After his untimely death in 221 he was succeeded by Hannibal (247-182), oldest son of Hamilcar Barca, and Hamilcar's second son Hasdrubal (245-207 BC). The Barcids now wielded control over much of the mineral rich Mediterranean side of the peninsula until 219 when Hannibal made the fateful move of taking and sacking Saguntum, a well established Roman ally. The wholesale slaughter of this Roman ally's population, and the arrogance with which the Roman ambassadors sent to Carthage to seek redress were met, led directly to the Second Punic War: the great statesman Quintus Fabius, speaking to the Carthaginian senate, gathered a fold of his toga to his chest and held it out, saying "Here, we bring you peace and war. Take which you will." The Carthaginians replied "Whichever you please - we do not care." Fabius let the fold drop and proclaimed "We give you war."

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Vespasian Æ Semis. Rome, AD 74. Struck for circulation in the East. IMP•VESP•AVG, laureate head left / VESP•PON•TR•P,=, winge

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Lot 743

Vespasian Æ Semis. Rome, AD 74. Struck for circulation in the East. IMP•VESP•AVG, laureate head left / VESP•PON•TR•P,=, winged caduceus. RIC II 1571; RPC II 1990; McAlee 378. 3.16g, 16mm, 6h. Very Fine. Very rare with this rev. legend. From a private North American collection.

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North Africa, Lepcis Magna Æ20. Circa 108-30 BC. Wreathed head of Shadrapha left / Club; MPQD LPQY in Neo-Punic script around

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Lot 75

North Africa, Lepcis Magna Æ20. Circa 108-30 BC. Wreathed head of Shadrapha left / Club; MPQD LPQY in Neo-Punic script around, all within wreath. MAA 2; SNG Copenhagen 2. 5.57g, 20mm, 6h. Good Fine. Rare. From a private UK collection.

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Domitia (wife of Domitian) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 82-3. DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMIT, draped bust right, with hair massed in fron

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Lot 756

Domitia (wife of Domitian) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 82-3. DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMIT, draped bust right, with hair massed in front and in long plait behind / DIVVS CAESAR IMP DOMITIANI F, Domitian's son as naked infant boy seated on a globe surrounded by seven stars. RIC 153 (Domitian). 2.68g, 18mm, 6h. Very Fine, excellent detail on rev. Very Rare. Domitia was daughter of the general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, and wife of Domitian. It is attested that Domitia bore a daughter and then a son, whose name is unknown, and who died in his infancy. Domitian subsequently deified the boy, and the reverse type illustrates this with the legend DIVVS CAESAR IMP DOMITIANI F and the depiction of the boy seated on a globe surrounded by the seven stars of the Bursa Major. Shortly after this type was struck, in AD 83 there was a brief hiatus in the marriage when Domitian exiled Domitia for unknown reasons. Suetonius relates that Domitia's exile was a result of her affair with an actor named Paris, who was murdered on the orders of Domitian (see Suetonius, Domitianus 3).

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Plotina (wife of Trajan) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 112-114. PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI, draped bust right, wearing double stephane /

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Lot 776

Plotina (wife of Trajan) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 112-114. PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI, draped bust right, wearing double stephane / CAES AVG GERMA DAC COS VI P P, altar decorated with figure of Pudicitia standing on curule chair; ARA PVDIC in exergue. RIC 733 (Trajan); BMCRE 529 (Trajan); Woytek 706. 2.87g, 19mm, 8h. Very Fine; old collection tone. Extremely Rare.

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Hadrian Æ Quadrans. Rome, AD 121-122. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Jupiter right / [P M TR P] COS III,

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Lot 793

Hadrian Æ Quadrans. Rome, AD 121-122. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Jupiter right / [P M TR P] COS III, table, on which stand palm and vase, two handled jug below; SC in exergue. RIC 621 var. (portrait identity); BMCRE 1277. 2.94g, 17mm, 5h. Very Fine; 'desert' patina. Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Pertinax Æ As. Rome, AD 193. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / [LA]ETITIA TEMPORVM COS II, Laetitia standing

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Lot 835

Pertinax Æ As. Rome, AD 193. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / [LA]ETITIA TEMPORVM COS II, Laetitia standing left, holding sceptre and wreath; S-C across fields. RIC IV 33. 11.42g, 26mm, 5h. Good Fine. Rare. Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority, #536594.

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Caracalla AR Denarius. Rome, AD 210-213. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / LIBERALITAS AVG VIII, Liberalitas sta

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Lot 842

Caracalla AR Denarius. Rome, AD 210-213. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right / LIBERALITAS AVG VIII, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and leaning on column(?). RIC 220; BMC 80. 3.02g, 18mm, 6h. Extremely Fine. Very Rare.

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Syrtica, Sabratha Æ21. Pseudo-autonomous issue struck during the reign of Augustus/Tiberius, circa 27 BC-AD 37. Serapis stand

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Lot 87

Syrtica, Sabratha Æ21. Pseudo-autonomous issue struck during the reign of Augustus/Tiberius, circa 27 BC-AD 37. Serapis standing facing, holding spear; crescent in right field, SBRTN in Neo-Punic script in left field / Capricorn right, holding globe, cornucopiae over its shoulder; rudder below. RPC I 822; MAA 41; SNG Copenhagen 46. 5.44g, 21mm, 6h. Near Very Fine. Very Rare; only three other examples on CoinArchives. From a private UK collection.

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Philip I AR Antoninianus. Antioch, AD 247-248. IMP MIVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequit

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Lot 879

Philip I AR Antoninianus. Antioch, AD 247-248. IMP MIVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust left / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 82. 3.22g, 21mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Rare.

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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Rome, AD 253-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head left / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing left, holding

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Lot 892

Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Rome, AD 253-268. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head left / LAETITIA AVG, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and anchor. RIC 54. 2.60g, 23mm, 6h. Very Fine. Very Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Rome, circa AD 260/1-262. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / VICT GA[L AVG], three Victories stan

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Lot 893

Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Rome, circa AD 260/1-262. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right / VICT GA[L AVG], three Victories standing facing, heads left, each holding wreath and palm frond. RIC 294; MIR 36, 368a; RSC 1032. 2.07g, 19mm, 5h. Near Very Fine. Very Rare.

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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Mediolanum, AD 258. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / LEG III ITAL VI P VI P, stor

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Lot 894

Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Mediolanum, AD 258. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / LEG III ITAL VI P VI P, stork right. RIC 339. 3.61g, 21mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Mediolanum, AD 258. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right / COHH PRAET VI P VI F, radiate l

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Lot 895

Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Mediolanum, AD 258. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate and draped bust right / COHH PRAET VI P VI F, radiate lion right. RIC 370. 2.57g, 22mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Vabalathus Æ Antoninianus. Antioch, March-May AD 272. IM C VHABALATHVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR

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Lot 901

Vabalathus Æ Antoninianus. Antioch, March-May AD 272. IM C VHABALATHVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; star in left field. RIC 6; BN 1267. 2.26g, 22mm, 6h. Near Very Fine. Very Rare. From a private North American collection.

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Aurelian Æ Radiate. Siscia, AD 272-274. IMP A[VREL]IANVS AVG, radiate bust left, wearing balteus, holding spear and large shi

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Lot 905

Aurelian Æ Radiate. Siscia, AD 272-274. IMP A[VREL]IANVS AVG, radiate bust left, wearing balteus, holding spear and large shield decorated with head of Medusa / CONCORDIA MILITVM, emperor standing right, clasping hand of Concordia standing left; [*T] in exergue. RIC 219 var. (mintmark); MER-RIC 2203 (temporary) (same obv. die); CNG E-356, 552. 3.59g, 23mm, 6h. Good Fine; a rare and interesting bust type.

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Illyria, Damastion AR Tetradrachm. Kephi(sophon), magistrate. Circa 365-345 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod, legs

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Lot 91

Illyria, Damastion AR Tetradrachm. Kephi(sophon), magistrate. Circa 365-345 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Tripod, legs ending in lion's paws, set on base; ?AMA?TIN?N below and to right, K[H?I] to left. May, Damastion 64 (same dies). 13.45g, 24mm, 11h. Good Very Fine. Test cut at 2h. Rare. From a private central European Collection.

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Probus BI Denarius. Rome, AD 276-282. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA GERM, Victory

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Lot 919

Probus BI Denarius. Rome, AD 276-282. IMP PROBVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA GERM, Victory walking left between two captives, holding wreath and palm. RIC 255 var. (direction of Victory). 2.40g, 19mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare unpublished variant. From a private European Collection.

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Illyria, Korkyra Æ18. Circa 229-48 BC. Head of Dionysos right / Amphora, bunch of grapes above, monogram to left. HGC 6, 83;

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Lot 92

Illyria, Korkyra Æ18. Circa 229-48 BC. Head of Dionysos right / Amphora, bunch of grapes above, monogram to left. HGC 6, 83; BMC Thessaly 423-427. 6.80g. 18mm, 12h. Very Fine; pleasant dark green patina. Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 22, 28 November 2015, lot 91.

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Probus BI Radiate. Siscia, AD 276-282. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding a spear in

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Lot 922

Probus BI Radiate. Siscia, AD 276-282. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, holding a spear in right hand and two spears and a shield in left / PROVIDENT AVG, Providentia standing left holding globe and sceptre; T in right field, XXI in exergue. RIC -; for obverse cf. NAC 52, 571; S. Estiot (2008), Sine arcu sagittae: la représentation numismatique de plumbatae/mattiobarbuli aux IIIe–IVe siècles (279-307 de N.È.), p. 190 & 297, fig. 8. 3.68g, 23mm, 12h.Good Very Fine; a very rare bust type, second known example or possibly third.From a private UK collection.

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Probus BI Radiate. Siscia, AD 276-282. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate and mantled bust left, holding Victory on globe and

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Lot 926

Probus BI Radiate. Siscia, AD 276-282. IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, radiate and mantled bust left, holding Victory on globe and pugio / VIRTVS PROBI AVG, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy; XXIT in exergue. RIC 810 var. (bust type); Gitbud & Naumann 32, 622. 3.25g, 22mm, 7h. Near Very Fine. Rare bust type. From a private North American collection.

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Diocletian Æ Nummus. Antioch, AD 305-306. DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle an

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Lot 933

Diocletian Æ Nummus. Antioch, AD 305-306. DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle and holding olive-branch and mappa / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing to right, extending right hand to Quies who stands to left holding branch and sceptre; A between, •ANTO in exergue. RIC 114. 6.30g, 23mm, 4-5h. Good Very Fine. Rare. From a private North American collection.

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Licinius II (son of Licinius I), as Caesar, ? Brockage Nummus. Uncertain mint (Cyzicus?), circa AD 317-320. DN VAL LICIN LICI

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Lot 948

Licinius II (son of Licinius I), as Caesar, ? Brockage Nummus. Uncertain mint (Cyzicus?), circa AD 317-320. DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, laureate and draped bust left, holding mappa, globe and sceptre / Incuse of obverse. Cf. RIC 11 for obv. type. 2.82g, 19mm. Near Very Fine. An interesting and very rare brockage example. From a private North American collection.

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Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Antioch, AD 326-327. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left /

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Lot 968

Constantine II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. Antioch, AD 326-327. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / PROVIDENTIAE CAESS, camp gate with two turrets, no door, star above; SMANT? in exergue. RIC 65. 3.50g, 20mm, 1h. Extremely Fine. Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 24, 30 January 2016, lot 688; Ex Glücksburg Collection.

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Constans AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 340-350. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORI

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Lot 969

Constans AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 340-350. CONSTANS AVGVSTVS, rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two confronted Victories standing, holding between them wreath containing VOT X MVLT XX in four lines; TES in exergue. RIC 72; Depeyrot 6/3. 4.46g, 22mm, 6h. About Good Very Fine; flan somewhat wavy, scattered contact marks. Very Rare. From a scattered hoard found in West Norfolk, Thursday 1st October 2015 - Friday 23rd October 2015. Submitted for consideration as Treasure, and returned to the finders. PAS ID: NMS-102704.

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Constantius II AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 340-350. CONSTANTIVS AVGVSTVS, rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right

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Lot 973

Constantius II AV Solidus. Thessalonica, AD 340-350. CONSTANTIVS AVGVSTVS, rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, two confronted Victories standing, holding between them wreath containing VOT XX MVLT XXX in four lines; TES in exergue. RIC 70; Depeyrot 6/1. 4.49g, 21mm, 6h. Very Fine; flan somewhat wavy, scattered contact marks. Extremely Rare. From a scattered hoard found in West Norfolk, Thursday 1st October 2015 - Friday 23rd October 2015. Submitted for consideration as Treasure, and returned to the finders. PAS ID: NMS-102704.

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City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of

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Lot 980

City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of Roma right / Virtus standing facing in military attire, head right, holding spear and shield; P-R across fields. RIC 104; Vagi 3049. 2.04g, 15mm, 5h. Good Very Fine; attractive for the type. Rare. From a private North American collection.

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City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. CONSTA[NT]INOPOLIS, diademed and

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Lot 982

City Commemorative Series Æ Nummus. Struck under Constantius II and Constans. Rome, AD 348. CONSTA[NT]INOPOLIS, diademed and draped bust of Constantinopolis right / Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre; P-R across fields. RIC 106. 1.37g, 16mm, 7h. Very Fine; metal defect on obv. And minor flan crack on reverse at 9h. Rare. From a private North American collection.

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Theodosius I AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 383-388. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust righ

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Lot 996

Theodosius I AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 383-388. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA AVGGG A, Constantinopolis, turreted and with head right, seated facing on high backed throne ornamented with lion's heads, right foot on prow, holding sceptre and shield inscribed VOT V MVL X in four lines; CONOB in exergue. RIC 70b; Depeyrot 45/1; DOC 269. 4.45g, 20mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine; flan somewhat wavy, scattered contact marks. Very Rare.

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Honorius AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 402-403. D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing sli

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Lot 1001

Honorius AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 402-403. D N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / CONCORDIA AVGGG ?, Concordia seated right, holding sceptre and Victory on globe, foot on prow; CONOB in exergue. RIC 24. 4.35g, 20mm, 6h. Good Very Fine; scrape across portrait and flan very slightly bent. Very Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 28, 2 July 2016, lot 782.

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Zeno Æ Minimus. Second reign. Nicomedia, AD 476-491. D N ZINOS P AV, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Monogr

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Lot 1006

Zeno Æ Minimus. Second reign. Nicomedia, AD 476-491. D N ZINOS P AV, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Monogram of Zeno within wreath; NIC in exergue. RIC 964. 0.97g, 9mm, 7h. Good Very Fine. Rare. From a private North American collection.

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Aelia Zenonis (wife of Basilicus) Æ Minimus. Constantinople?, AD 475-6. [A ZENONIS, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wea

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Lot 1007

Aelia Zenonis (wife of Basilicus) Æ Minimus. Constantinople?, AD 475-6. [A ZENONIS, pearl-diademed and draped bust right, wearing necklace and earrings] / Zenonis monogram within wreath. RIC 1018 (Basilicus). 1.12g, 9mm. Fair-Good Fine. Very Rare.

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Municipal coinage of Rome Æ 20 Nummi. Time of Athalaric, AD 526-534. INVICTA ROMA, draped bust of Roma to right, wearing cres

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Lot 1008

Municipal coinage of Rome Æ 20 Nummi. Time of Athalaric, AD 526-534. INVICTA ROMA, draped bust of Roma to right, wearing crested helmet, pendant earring and necklace / She-wolf standing to left, head turned back to watch the two infants Romulus and Remus suckling; two stars flanking I above, mark of value XX below. Hahn, MIB 71c (Theoderic); Kraus 29; Metlich 84b; MEC 1, 97-8. 6.96g, 21mm, 1h. Near Very Fine. Rare. From a private European Collection; Ex Dr. Busso Peus Auction 422, 26 April 2018, lot 400. Although the most noticeable of the bronze coins used in Italy under the Ostrogoths are the countermarked asses and other earlier types, in fact these did not make up the bulk of the copper coinage in circulation at that time. Under Odovacar and the Ostrogoths the Roman Senate enjoyed a brief Indian summer of power; amongst its activities was a revival of the ancient Senatorial privilege of minting in bronze which, after a very brief issue in the name of Zeno, then consisted of types purely Roman in character making no reference to either imperial or royal authority. This revived Senatorial coinage features the helmeted bust of Roma along with the ironic obverse inscription INVICTA ROMA, and recalls the ancient silver coins of the Republic. Coming to an end in 535/6, when it was briefly replaced by the portrait coins of Theodahad, after the occupation of Rome by the forces of Belisarius it was in turn replaced by a regular 'Byzantine' imperial coinage in the name of Justinian in 537. When Rome again fell under Ostrogothic control and the mint was reopened in 549, the coinage issued was purely royal and Ostrogothic in character, and so this series may therefore be rightfully described as the final issue of coinage struck by the ancient Romans in their own name.

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Visigoths, Pseudo-Imperial AR Half-Siliqua in the name of Honorius. Uncertain mint in Gaul, imitating Ravenna, circa AD 415.

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Lot 1009

Visigoths, Pseudo-Imperial AR Half-Siliqua in the name of Honorius. Uncertain mint in Gaul, imitating Ravenna, circa AD 415. [D] N HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTOR[I]A AVGG, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in extended right hand and spear in left; PSRV in exergue. RIC 3703. 0.83g, 13mm, 10h. Very Fine; flan somewhat wavy, edge chip at 11h. Rare. From a private European Collection.

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Justinian I Æ Decanummium. Uncertain mint, AD 527-565. D N IVSTIN[IANVS PP AVG], helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding

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Lot 1017

Justinian I Æ Decanummium. Uncertain mint, AD 527-565. D N IVSTIN[IANVS PP AVG], helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield / Large six-pointed star within wreath. Sear 336; MIBE 239 (Ravenna); DOC 368. 3.39g, 19mm. Good Very Fine. An attractive example of this rare issue. From a private North American collection.

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Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly Æ Assarion. Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of Hadrian, circa AD 123-125. Nikomachos, strategos. A

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Lot 103

Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly Æ Assarion. Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of Hadrian, circa AD 123-125. Nikomachos, strategos. AXI??EY?, head of Achilles right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / NIKOMAXOY, horse trotting right, monogram below. BCD Thessaly I, 1410 (same dies); Burrer 152; SNG Copenhagen 341-2. 4.00g, 17mm, 6h. Near Very Fine. Very Rare, and with an attractive portrait of the Hero Achilles. From a private German collection.

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Leo III the Isaurian, with Constantine V, Æ Follis. Syracuse, circa AD 720. Facing busts of Leo III, bearded on left, and Con

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Lot 1036

Leo III the Isaurian, with Constantine V, Æ Follis. Syracuse, circa AD 720. Facing busts of Leo III, bearded on left, and Constantine V, beardless on right, each wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Large M; monograms above and to left, SCL in exergue. DOC III 53; Sear 1529A; Spahr -; Anastasi 396a. 2.88g, 19mm, 6h. About Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.

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Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate Æ Fals. Baysan (Scythopolis), AD 660-700. Imperial couple seated facing, both holding cruci

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Lot 1054

Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate Æ Fals. Baysan (Scythopolis), AD 660-700. Imperial couple seated facing, both holding cruciform sceptres; cross above, CKV?O upwards to left, ?O?HC downwards to right / Large M above exergual line; cross above, A below, ANNO downwards to left, "miqsam" (in Arabic) to right, NIKO in exergue. Sofaer 75-76; DOCAB 83. 11.93g, 30mm, 7h. Very Fine. Rare. Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority, #538343.

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Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate Æ Fals. Baysan (Scythopolis), circa AD 660-700. Imperial couple seated facing, both holding

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Lot 1055

Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate Æ Fals. Baysan (Scythopolis), circa AD 660-700. Imperial couple seated facing, both holding cruciform sceptres; cross above, CKV?O upwards to left, ?O?HC downwards to right / Large M above exergual line; cross above, A below, ANNO downwards to left, ? II downwards to right, NIKO in exergue. Sofaer 72; Walker 1; cf. DOCAB 82 (garbled date); SICA I, 594. 8.41g, 32mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare. Export permit approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority, #538343.

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. Siqilliya mint, AH 337 = AD 949. "The Imam, there's no God

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Lot 1072

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. Siqilliya mint, AH 337 = AD 949. "The Imam, there's no God except Him, al-Mansur billah" in four lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / "Isma'il, Muhammd is the Messenger of God, Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Nicol Type A1, 205. 1.03g, 15mm, 3h. Very Fine; lightly clipped. Rare.

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. Siqilliya mint, al-Muharram AH 338 = Month of Muharram AD 9

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Lot 1073

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. Siqilliya mint, al-Muharram AH 338 = Month of Muharram AD 950. "The Imam, there's no God except Him, al-Mansur billah" in four lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / "Isma'il, Muhammd is the Messenger of God, Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Nicol Type A1, 206. 1.03g, 15mm, 3h. Near Very Fine; lightly clipped with areas of flatness. Very Rare, only 2 specimens cited by Nicol. In general in Islamic coinage it is very rare to find an indication of the month in which the coin is minted. The month of Muharram is the first month of the Muslim calendar and is one of the most important of the year, especially for the Shiites. The word "haram" from which it is derived means "forbidden". This appellation refers to the prohibition of war that characterises the four sacred months of the year (the others being Dhu al-Qi'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah and Rajab). It also recalls the austerity and privations forced on the Shiites in memory of the massacre of Husayn ibn Ali's supporters at the Battle of Karbala by the Umayyads of Caliph Yazid I in AH 61 (AD 680).

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338 = AD 950. Kalima in three lines acr

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Lot 1074

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338 = AD 950. Kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / "Abd Allah Isma'il al-Mansur billah Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Nicol Type B, 243. 1.05g, 15mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Rare.

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338 = AD 950. Kalima in three lines acr

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Lot 1075

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338 = AD 950. Kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / "Abd Allah Isma'il al-Mansur billah Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Nicol Type B, 243. 1.03g, 15mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Rare.

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338 = AD 950. Kalima in three lines acr

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Lot 1076

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338 = AD 950. Kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / " Abd Allah Isma'il al-Mansur billah Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Nicol Type B, 243. 1.04g, 15mm, 7h. Very Fine. Rare.

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338(?) = AD 950. Kalima in three lines

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Lot 1077

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mahdiya mint, AH 338(?) = AD 950. Kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / " Abd Allah Isma'il al-Mansur billah Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Cf. Nicol Type B, 243. 1.03g, 15mm, 2h. Very Fine; date only partially visible. Rare.

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Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. Madinat Siqilliya mint, AH 339 = AD 951. Kalima in three li

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Lot 1078

Fatimid, al-Mansur billah (AH 334-341 / AD 946-953) AV 1/4 Dinar. Madinat Siqilliya mint, AH 339 = AD 951. Kalima in three lines across field; Qur'an IX, 33 around / " Abd Allah Isma'il al-Mansur billah Commander of the Faithful", in four lines across field; Mint and date formula around. Nicol Type B, 309. 1.04g, 15mm, 12h. Very Fine; Flan slightly wavy. Very Rare, only 2 examples cited by Nicol.

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Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. No mint, AH 350 = AD 952. Date formula in outer margi

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Lot 1080

Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. No mint, AH 350 = AD 952. Date formula in outer margin; Shiite kalima in inner margin / "The Imam Ma'ad called for the unification of the eternal God", in outer margin; "al-Mu'izz li-din Allah Commander of the faithful", in inner margin. Nicol type C, 514. 1.03g, 16mm. Near Very Fine. Rare, only 1 example cited by Nicol.

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Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. Siqilliya mint, AH 343 = AD 955. Shiite kalima in out

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Lot 1081

Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. Siqilliya mint, AH 343 = AD 955. Shiite kalima in outer margin; Mint and date formula in inner margin / "The Imam Ma'ad called for the unification of the eternal God", in outer margin; "al-Mu'izz li-din Allah Commander of the faithful", in inner margin. Nicol type D1, 291. 1.03g, 14mm. Very Fine. Rare.

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Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mansuriya mint, AH 351 = AD 963. Mint and date for

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Lot 1087

Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mansuriya mint, AH 351 = AD 963. Mint and date formula in outer margin; Shiite kalima in inner margin / "The Imam Ma'ad called for the unification of the eternal God", in outer margin; "al-Mu'izz li-din Allah Commander of the faithful", in inner margin. Nicol type C, 406. 1.04g, 14mm. Good Very Fine. Rare, only 2 examples cited by Nicol.

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Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mansuriya mint, AH 351 = AD 963. Mint and date for

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Lot 1088

Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mansuriya mint, AH 351 = AD 963. Mint and date formula in outer margin; Shiite kalima in inner margin / "The Imam Ma'ad called for the unification of the eternal God", in outer margin; "al-Mu'izz li-din Allah Commander of the faithful", in inner margin. Nicol type C, 406. 1.04g, 15mm. Very Fine. Rare, only two examples cited by Nicol.

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Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mansuriya mint, AH 352 = AD 964. Mint and date for

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Lot 1089

Fatimid, al-Mu'izz li-din Allah (AH 341-365 / AD 953-975) AV 1/4 Dinar. al-Mansuriya mint, AH 352 = AD 964. Mint and date formula in outer margin; Shiite kalima in inner margin / "The Imam Ma'ad called for the unification of the eternal God", in outer margin; "al-Mu'izz li-din Allah Commander of the faithful", in inner margin. Nicol type C, 408. 1.04g, 14mm. Good Very Fine. Rare, no other examples on CoinArchives.

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Elis, Olympia AR Obol. Circa 360-352 BC (105th - 107th Olympiad). Head of Hera right / Eagle standing left, head right. Cf. H

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Lot 110

Elis, Olympia AR Obol. Circa 360-352 BC (105th - 107th Olympiad). Head of Hera right / Eagle standing left, head right. Cf. HGC 5, 474; BCD Olympia 168. 0.94g, 12mm, 5h. Very Fine. Very Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 8, 31 May 2014, lot 100.

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Almoravids, Yusuf bin Tashfin (AH 480-500 / AD 1087-1106) AR 1/2 Qirat. No mint or date. Al-Amir Yusuf, in two lines inside d

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Lot 1108

Almoravids, Yusuf bin Tashfin (AH 480-500 / AD 1087-1106) AR 1/2 Qirat. No mint or date. Al-Amir Yusuf, in two lines inside dotted border / blank. Album 466; Hazard 898; FBM-Ba. 0.47g, 11mm. Very Fine. Rare.

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Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. Circa 344-340 BC (109th - 110th Olympiad). Head of Olympia right / Eagle standing left, head rig

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Lot 111

Elis, Olympia AR Hemidrachm. Circa 344-340 BC (109th - 110th Olympiad). Head of Olympia right / Eagle standing left, head right. HGC 5, 444; BCD Olympia 186. Very Fine. Very Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics E-Sale 8, 31 May 2014, lot 101.

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