PERSIS KINGDOM: Ardashir IV, ca. 200 AD, AR hemidrachm, Alram-648, M&R-675, bust left, with tophair bunched / bust left, with mural crown, VF.
Numismatic Auction #18
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Jan 16, 2014 America/Los_Angeles
Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #18
Thursday Jan 16, 2014 09:00 to Saturday Jan 18, 2014 19:00 America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #102 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM: Ardashir IV, ca. 200 AD, AR obol (0.41g), Alram-649, M&R-676, bust left, with tophair bunched / bust left, with mural crown, bold strike, VF to EF.
Lot #103 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM: Ardashir IV, ca. 200 AD, AR drachm (2.16g), Alram-651, M&R-684, bust left, with tophair bunched, monogram behind / bust left, with mural crown, porous reverse, VF to EF.
Lot #104 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM: Ardashir IV, ca. 200 AD, AR drachm (2.16g), Alram-652, M&R-686, bust left, with tophair bunched, monogram behind / bust left, with mural crown, very porous reverse, VF.
Lot #105 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM: Vologases II, of Parthia, 77-80, AR diobol (1.44g), Shore-390var, king's bust / archer seated, facing to the left, reverse off-center, VF, R. Struck during the Parthian occupation of parts of Persis. This type is normally found with the archer facing to the right, and this version is much rarer.
Lot #106 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM:LOT of 4 silver obols, 1st century BC to 1st century AD, not identified, all nice VF, lot of 4 pieces.
Lot #107 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM:LOT of 2 silver drachms, one of Ardashir II (VF-EF) and one of Darius I (Fine), lot of 2 pieces.
Lot #108 - ancient
PERSIS KINGDOM:LOT of 5 silver obols, two of Vahbarz, one of Vadfradad I, one of Darev I, and one of Vadfradad III, all F to VF, lot of 5 pieces.
Lot #109 - ancient
ROMAN REPUBLIC: C Egnatuleius L f, 97 BC, AR quinarius (1.85g), Rome, 97 BC, Crawford-333/1, C • EGNATVLEI • C • F, Q, laurate head of Apollo right / Victory standing left, erecting trophy; Q between, ROMA below, Fine.
Lot #110 - ancient
ROMAN EMPIRE: Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD, AR denarius (3.86g), Lyons, 2 BC-AD 12, RIC-207, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius caesar standing facing, shields and spears between them, simpulum and lituus above; C L CAESARES in exergue, VF.
Lot #111 - ancient
ROMAN EMPIRE: Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD, AE as (12.72g), Colonia Nemausus, RIC-158, S-1730., busts of Augustus & Agrippa, back-to-back / crocodile right, chained to a palm, Fine.
Lot #112 - ancient
ROMAN EMPIRE: Hadrian, 117-138 AD, AR denarius (2.93g), S-3484, bust right / 8-point star within crescent, COS III, VF.
Lot #113 - ancient
ROMAN EMPIRE: Theodosius II, 402-450 AD, AV solidus (4.4g), Constantinople, ND, RIC-257, helmeted & cuirassed bust slightly right / VOT XXX MULT XXXX, Constantinopolis enthroned, choice VF.
Lot #114 - ancient
ROMAN EMPIRE: Valentinian III, 425-455 AD, gold solidus (4.42g), Rome, 440-450, RIC-2014, DN PLA VALENTINIANVS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross and Victory on a globe, right foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-N, CONOB in exergue, VF, RR. RIC lists R-V and R-M as field mark possibilities. R-N is not recorded.
Lot #115 - ancient
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Theophilus, 829-842, AV solidus (4.41g), Constantinople, S-1635, facing bust of emperor, holding patriarchal cross & akakia, letter Θ at end of legend / facing busts of his deceased father Michael II and his deceased son Constantine, lovely well-centered strike, EF to About Unc.
Lot #116 - ancient
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constantine IX Monomachus, 1042-1055, AV tetarteron nomisma (3.92g), S-1833, nimbate bust of Christ, holding book of Gospels / crowned bust, facing, holding labarum & globus cruciger, small lamination on obverse, nearly EF.
Lot #117 - ancient
BYZANTINE EMPIRE:LOT of 2 large copper folles, Justinian I, 527-565, Nikomedia year 22 A (F-VF) and Constantinople year 24 B (lovely VF), lot of 2 pieces.
Lot #118 - ancient
BYZANTINE EMPIRE:LOT of 16 copper coins, comprising 15 folles of the 6th century (Fair to Fine, many corroded) and one 8 nummi of Justinian I, lot of 16 pieces.
Lot #119 - ancient
BYZANTINE EMPIRE:LOT of 28 copper coins of the 6th century, 10 nummi, 20 nummi, and folles, average VG-F, many with corrosion, lot of 28 pieces.
Lot #120 - ancient
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND: Manuel I, 1238-1263, AR asper (2.86g), S-2601, king standing, holding labaram & akakia / St. Eugenius standing, X on the handle of the labarum, group of 5 pellets below king's left arm, EF, ex Ruud Schüttenhelm Collection.
Lot #121 - ancient
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND: Alexius III, 1349-1390, AR asper (1.88g), nice strike, choice VF.
Lot #122 - ancient
ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA:LOT of 8 coins, Tokharistan BI drachm imitating Peroz with two countermarks; Eastern Sogdiana small AR unit with bust / archer; AE coin similar to Smirova-41; Chach AE unit Benakan with bust of ruler / tamgha; and 4 additional coins with busts and tamghas, average circulated condition, lot of 8 coins.
Lot #123 - ancient
HEPHTHALITE: Peroz type, ca. 480-500, AR drachm (3.92g), NM, ND, G-"W287", Peroz style obverse, without 4 pellets in margin / standard reverse type, but cross left & crescent right of fire, and stylized Hephthalite word ALXON instead of both mint & date, EF, RR. Probably of Tokharistan region, possibly unpublished with cross on reverse.
Lot #124 - ancient
HEPHTHALITE: Peroz type, ca. 550-600, BI drachm (3.29g), G-289A, tamgha left & right on obverse, with 3 pellets above crown, countermarked human head on reverse (Göbl Pl. 88-91), lovely strike, choice VF.
Lot #125 - ancient
HEPHTHALITE: Peroz type, 6th century, AR drachm (2.28g), G-290, cf. Zeno-109019, imitation derived from Peroz drachm, different ornaments on crown, countermarked Sogdian word for "Tokharian" on obverse, lovely VF, RR. Misattributed by Göbl to India!
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