AE Sestertius, 31 mm, 19.14 g, 12h, Roma mint CE 233
RIC 535
RCV 8003
BMCRE 932
O: laur draped bust right
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
R: Sol adv l, r hand raised holding whip in left PM TRP XII
COS III PP, SC across central fields
Ex: Roma Numismatics 101 lot 1076 (13.10.2022)
Ex: “from a private English collection”
Album 58
O: Sassanian
style bust r with Arabic legend to right of bust سعيد
R: Fire
altar flanked by attendants, Tabaristan in Pahlavi on r and date on l
AE 20 mm,
2.5 g, Thessalonika mint
RIC 227 (S)
O: helmeted hd left spear and shield forward,
DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG
R: VOT/X/MVLT/XX
in wreath
TESΓ in ex. Palm
branches on either side
EX: Warren Esty
SC 2425.3
HGC 9, 1284
(R2)
O: diad, beardless
bust r. dotted border
R: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕVKOV
in two lines on the rt, EΠΙΦNOVΣ NIKATOPOΣ in two lines on the l, Apollo stg l,
testing arrow and resting elbow on column. Primary control on outer left not
visible, secondary control A on inner l.
Ex: London Ancient Coins (UK)
Three examples known at this time; CSE 371, an example in the Biblioteque
Nationale Paris, and this coin.
BMC 24
Kovacs 249
RPC 3533
O: diad bust of Antiochos IV r [ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC ΜΕΓΑC Α]ΝΤΙΟΧΟC.
Anchor cmk at 4 o’clock.
R: Scorpion
and inscription in wreath, ΛΥΚΑΟΝΩΝ
Ex: Warren Esty
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SC 2461.4
SNG Spaer
2820
O: diad head
of Philip r, fillet border.
R: Zeus enthroned
l, holding Nike and sceptre, laurel wreath border. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ ΦIΛΙΠΠOV
in two lines on the r, EΠΙΦANOVΣ ΦΙΛAΔΕΛΦOV in two lines on l.
Frozen control under throne. Control in ex and inner left.
AR Drachm; 18
mm, 3.94 g, 12 h, Antioch mint c. BCE 143-142
SC 2003c (R1-2)
SMA 257
O: radiate and
diad hd of Antiochos VI r, dotted border
R: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two lines on rt, EΠΙΦANOYΣ ΔΙONYΣOY in two lines
on left, spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards facing r, adorned with goat’s
horn above visor.
Primary control between spike and horn reading downward TPY
Secondary control inner r beneath helmet see monogram C in SC.
Ex: “from a private European Collection”
Ex: Roma Numismatics E-Sale 100 (28-07-22) lot 568
SC 1048 variety but with unpublished controls
O: laureate head of Antiochos r as Apollo, dotted border
R: Apollo seated l on omphalos holding an arrow in
his rt hand and resting against a bow held in his left. Inscription on right reads BAΣIΛΕΩΣ and on left
ANTIOXOY, with controls to left above and below the arrowhead.
AE Quadrans, 17 mm, 2.69 g, 3h
RPC I, 131
O: bare hd portrait of Augustus left with insc
proceeding from left to right [PER C]AE AVG
R: Priestly implements with inscription [COL] PATR
Ex: Numismatica Prados, Sevilla, Spain
SC 439.1
O: diad hd of Antiochos r.
R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ on right and ANTIOXOY on left, o in left field under Apollo’s
arrow and adjacent to the T in ANTIOXOY. Apollo std l on omphalos holding arrow
and leaning on a bow.
Ex: Tamco
Numismatics (Sweden)
Æ Follis (20mm, 3.04 g, 6h). Second type.
Metcalf, Crusades 63-70
Schlumberger, p. 45 and pl. II, 7
CCS 4a
O: + KЄ BHΘ TO HΓ TΩ ΔOYΛΩ TANKP, facing armored bust,
holding upraised sword
R: cross of four pellets above / Cross crosslet; IC | XC/NI
| KA in quarters, fleurons at base of cross.
RSC 21
RIC 500
RCV 6259
O: laur bust of Severus right L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX
R: Aequitas stg l, holding scales and cornucopiae, AEQVITATI AVGG
Album 1955 (S)
Lowick MH 13
Host coin is Sear
Byzantine Anonymous Class A3 SB 1818 attributed to Constantine VIII CE
1025-1028
O: one countermark in a circle reading عز
From the dealer’s write
up:
This counterstamp is attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Constantine VIII, 1025-1028 A.D. This countermark was present on 473 coins in the Mardin Hoard.
The Mardin Hoard was a large group of copper coins found before 1972 in the vicinity of Mardin in modern-day southeastern Turkey. The hoard consisted of at least 13,500 pieces, including around 2,200 Byzantine folles countermarked by local Islamic rulers, as reported by N. M. Lowick, author of 'The Mardin Hoard,' a 1977 book published to document the countermarks found on the coins. The hoard was important in further understanding patterns of circulation and countermarking of Byzantine coins still being used in lands recently claimed by Islamic rulers. Most examples are heavily worn from circulation and many are countermarked several times, some on top of each other.
Ex: Mardin Hoard 1972
Ex: A. H. Baldwin & Sons original purchaser of the hoard
Ex: William F. Spengler (1923-2005) Collection
RIC 219
RCV 9240 v
O: rad and draped bust r, M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES
R: Philip II stg l in military attire holding globe and resting on spear, PRINCIPI IVVENT
Ex: Davisson's Ltd, (Cold Spring MN) Auction Seven lot 142 (21 August 1996)
RIC 10
RCV 19884
O: diad bust left, DN PROCO-PIVS PF AVG
R: Procopius in military attire stg facing hd r, holding labarum and resting on shield, XP monogram in upper field r, REPARATI-O FEL TEMP in ex. SMNA
from Ammianus Marcellinus XXVI:9:11
Procopius departed this life at the age of forty years and ten months. Personally he was a tall man and not bad looking; he was somewhat dark complexioned, and walked with his gaze always fixed on the ground. In his secretive and gloomy nature he was like that Crassus who, as Lucilius and Cicero declare, laughed only once in his life; but the surprising thing is, that throughout all his life he was not stained with bloodshed.
Bi
Tetradrachm, 26 mm, 12.98 g, Alexandria mint, RY 2= CE 41-42
RPC 5116
Emmett 74.2
Dattari
121-2
Milne 65-67
O: laur bust
of Claudius r, TI KΛAYΔI KAIΣ ΣEBA ΓEPMANI AYTOKP
R: Messalina standing left leaning on column holding infants Claudia and
Britannicus in outstretched right hand and grain ears with left, lituus in left
field.
MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ ΣEBAΣ
Ex: CNG 518 lot 363 (15 June 2022)
AE Follis 29
mm, 7.10 g, al-Jazirah mint ND
Album 1954-1955
(S)
Lowick MH 12
& 13
Host coin is
Sear Byzantine Anonymous Class H SB 1880 attributed to Michael VII Ducas CE
1071-1078
O: two
countermarks, one in circle reading عز and then another in a rectangle reading عدل
عز
From the
dealer’s write up:
This example features two counterstamps, both attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Michael VII, 1071-1078 A.D. These two countermarks were found applied together on 212 coins in the hoard.
The
Mardin Hoard was a large group of copper coins found before 1972 in the
vacinity of Mardin in modern-day southeastern Turkey. The hoard consisted of at
least 13,500 pieces, including around 2,200 Byzantine folles countermarked by
local Islamic rulers, as reported by N. M. Lowick, author of 'The Mardin
Hoard,' a 1977 book published to document the countermarks found on the coins.
The hoard was important in further understanding patterns of circulation and
countermarking of Byzantine coins still being used in lands recently claimed by
Islamic rulers. Most examples are heavily worn from circulation and many are
countermarked several times, some on top of each other.
for more info, please cf. Mardin Hoard - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project (forumancientcoins.com)
RIC 329
O: Helmeted cuir bust left DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG
R: inscription in wreath VOT/X/MV∙LT/XX in ex VRB∙ROM P
2013 Size 120 x 62 mm
Motif: Classical Architecture. The gate is a style element
from Greco-Roman antiquity.
Signed by M. Draghi 2011-2019
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LM-B8 Dr
Printing Code=M (Valora S.A., Portugal)
2014 Size 127 x 67 mm
Motif: Romanesque Architecture. The Romanesque archway is a
stylistic element from the Early Middle Ages.
Signed by Ch. Lagarde 2019-date
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LR-B TBD Dr
Printing Code=R (Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Germany)
2015 Size 133 x 72mm
Motif: Gothic Architecture.
Signed by
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LE-B TBD Dr
Printing Code=E (Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire, France)
2017 Size 140 x 77mm
Motif: Renaissance Architecture.
Signed by
Leuchtturm Catalogue Euro #LU-B TBD Dr
Printing Code=U (Central Bank of France)
AE 1, 27 mm,
8.61g, Antioch mint
RIC 228
RCV 19215
O: diad.,
cuir., draped bust right DN IOVIAN-VS PF AVG
R: Jovian in
military attire stg facing with hd r, holding standard and Victory on a globe,
mint mark in ex. VICTORIA-ROMANORVM/ANTA
From Ammianus
Marcellinus XXV:10: 14-15 “He walked with a dignified bearing;
his expression was very cheerful. His eyes were gray. He was so unusually tall
that for some time no imperial robe could be found that was long enough for
him. He took as his model Constantius, often spending the afternoon in some
serious occupation, but accustomed to jest in public with his intimates.”
So too he
was devoted to the Christian doctrine and sometimes paid it honour. He was only
moderately educated, of a kindly nature, and (as appears from the few promotions
he made) inclined to select state officials with care. But he was an immoderate
eater, give to wine and women, faults which perhaps he would have corrected out
of regard for the imperial duty.”
AR imitation drachm 16.5 mm 0.66 g 8h
Hoover, AJN 10, pp. 91-93, Series IV A (R3)
SC 1774
O: diad. Hd of ruler r, dotted border
R: barbarous inscription, cornucopia, no controls.
Cf. Oliver D. Hoover “Notes On Some Imitation Drachms Of Demetrius
I Soter From Commagene” AJN 10 (1998), pp. 71-94.
Ex: W. Esty
Ex: Agora Auctions 67 (20-06-2017) lot 83
SC 246.1b
O: Herakles bust r.
R: Zeus std on low throne with eagle and sceptre, monograms
to left field and under throne, inscription beginning in ex and wrapping around
the right side field reading BAΣΙΛΕΩΣANTIOXOY
Bi Tetradrachm, 23.96 mm, 11.58 g, Alexandria mint Regnal
year 3 CE 139-140
Emmett 1377
Similar obs to RPC 16711 though no matching reverse, and second of two examples of this obs die .
Reverse: L ΤΡ-Ι-ΤΟV, Dikaiosyne seated left, holding scales
and cornucopiaObverse: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟϹ, bare partially draped
bust right
Ex: CNG Triton XI (7 January 2008), lot 1759 (part)
Ex: Garth Drewry Collection
Ex: Harmer Rooke Auction (13 December 1972), lot 1955
(part).
Ex: Giovanni Dattari Collection (1853-1923)
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AE Fals; 20 mm, 3.08 g, Hims mint c. CE
690-697/AH 70-77
Album 3539
O: لعبدالله عبدالملك اميرالمؤمنين
stg caliph facing
R: لا اله الا الله وحده محمد رسول الله
transformed cross on
three steps to the right بحمص to the left ضرب
Album 3530
ICV 138
Goodwin 233
O: لعبدالله عبدالملك اميرالمؤمنين
stg caliph facing
R: لا اله الا الله وحده محمد رسول الله
transformed cross on three steps to the right واف to the left بقنسرين
RIC VIII 227
RSC V 163b
RCV 19122
O: diad draped bust r, unbearded, FL CL IVLIA--NVS PP AVG dotted border
R: VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X within wreath, in ex. PLVG, dotted border
Ex: East Harptree Hoard, 1887/Robertson IRBCH 1424, cf. John Evans NC 1888 pp. 22-46 "On a hoard of Roman coins found at East Harptree, near Bristol". https://www.jstor.org/stable/42682582
Ex: Spink 16006 (27-09-2016) possibly part of one of the lots between 2966-2977
Ex: Triton XXI (08 Jan 2018) portion lot 1583
KM 166.22
O: LVDOVICVS XIII DG FR ET NAV REX, laur, draped bust rt.
R: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM 1643 A, coat of arms crowned.
AE Follis, 6.38 g, 26 mm, 6h.
SB 1758
O: Constantine stg on l facing, Zoe on rt facing, cross between
them. +CONSTANT CE ZOHb’
R; inscription in five lines
+Cons
tantino
CE ZOH bA
SILIS RO
MEON
O: horseman riding rt spearing, inscription MOC under horse.
R: ЦAPb И BEЛИKИЙ KHЯЗЬ MIXAИЛ ФЕДОРОВИЧ BCEЯ
PУCИ
O: horseman rt with spear
R: inscription “Tsar and Grand Duke Boris Fedorovich of all the Russias”
