Greece/Corinthia; Corinth c. BCE 335-306

AE 14.3 mm, 1.772g


BCD Corinth 268; Price Class A, Group VII, 71; BMC Corinth p. 56, 463

O: Pegasus flying l., koppa below


R: ornate trident-head, Nike left, N in circle right






Ex: Prof. Saul Weinberg (1911-1992) Collection


Ex: Kovacs “Corinth lot” December 1980


Ex: BCD Collection

Roman/ Trajan CE 98-117

AE Sestertius; 25.43 g, 33 mm, 6h, Rome mint late CE 116-117

RIC 667 (R), RCV 3191, Cohen 328, BMCRE 1046


O: laur, dr bust r., IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP
R: Trajan std l on high platform accompanied by officer, placing diadem on the hd of Parthamaspates who kneels before him. REX PARTHIS DATVS SC

According to Sear’s note “This depicts the investiture of the Roman puppet Parthamaspates as king of Parthia in AD 116. He was to enjoy his position for only a brief period, as the Roman forces soon withdrew from Parthia and Trajan died the following year. In consolation the new emperor, Hadrian, bestowed on the dethroned monarch another kingdom, that of Osrhoene.” (RCV II, page 109)


Ex: Henry Platt Hall (1863-1949) Collection, Glendining Sale Part II (16-21 Nov 1950) portion lot 1310

Ex: Cornelius C. Vermeule III (1925-2008) Collection


Ex: BMFA collection deaccession, Triton III (30 Nov-1 Dec 1999), portion lot 1690

Ex: Rosenblum Rare Coins (CO) stock number 52594

According to the CNG Catalogue for MBS 50 (23-06-99) "It was during Dr. Vermeule's time in London that the majority of his Roman Imperial bronze collection was assembled. He attended many of the important auctions that were held in London during this period including the....Messenger...Henry Platt Hall and V.J.E. Ryan sales." (page 9)

I've been wanting a Trajan Sestertius for the last almost forty years since I saw an attractive example at a local coin shop when I was a kid. The price was $10, a steal for a reasonably well preserved Trajan Sestertius by today's standards. When I went back to the dealer's shop the Trajan was gone to my chagrin, one of the few regrets I've had in collecting over the years, though as a consolation my Dad z"l purchased me an attractive Antoninus Pius Sestertius (also for $10) though it wasn't the same it's still a cherished piece in my collection. Therefore, when I saw this piece I knew I had found my Trajan and with the bonus of a very nice provenance that made up for some of the condition issues.

Nomos 4; BCD Thessaly Catalogue for 10 May 2011 auction

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Hoard of 100,000 "Necessity coins" (Barbarous Radiates it appears) Found in France

Hoard of Necessity Coins discovered in Roman era workshop in France

Arnold Spaer z"l 1919-2011

CoinsWeekly – Article of the week  Obituary



http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/News/4?&id=491  Israel Numismatic Society establishes Arnold Spaer Memorial Fund

Greek/Seleucid; Demetrius III Eucaerus BCE 97/6-88/7

AE 18 mm, 3.18 g., Damascus mint, BCE 96-95

SC 2455.1,  HSC 1311 (C-S)

O: diad hd of Demetrius rt. Bearded.

R: Hermes stg facing holding palm and caduceus [BA]CIΛΕΩC [Δ]HMHTOIOV ΘEOV in three lines on r., [Φ]ΙΛΟΠATOPOC CΩTHPOC in two lines

found in Israel
Ex: Didya Antiques, Rehov Mazal Dagim, Yafo Atiqah

Greece/Macedon;Philip III Arrhidaios in the name of Alexander III, BCE 323-317

AR Drachm, 17 mm, 4.12g, Babylon mint c. BCE 323-317 Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I. (or Perdikkas BCE 323-320 per older listings)


Price 3693 (very rare per CNG listings of the two they have sold in 2005 and 2011)

O: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, test cut at 11 o’clock measuring 6mm x 1mm.

R: ΑΛΕΞΑ[ΝΔΡΟΥ] to right vertically, BAΣ[ΙΛΕΩΣ] horizontally in ex. Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, ΛY below throne

2,100 year-old Greek coin may have marked rare astronomical event (click on link)

http://www.unreportedheritagenews.com/2011/01/2100-year-old-greek-coin-may-have.html

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus IV Epiphanes BCE 175-164

AE 15 mm, 3.4 g, Apamea mint c. BCE 168-164


SC 1428a

O: diad hd of Antiochus r, one diadem end flying up behind, the other falling forward over shoulder, dotted border.

R: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ in two lines on r., ΠΡΟ-Σ TΩΙ AΞΙΩΙ in two lines on l., Zeus stg l., holding Nike and holding scepter.

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VI Dionysos BCE 144-142/1

AE Serrated 22 mm, 8.88g, Antioch mint, c. BCE 143-142



CSE 248, SC 2006a variety (control appears to be cornucopia)
O: radiate hd of Antiochus as Dionysus r obs o/c to lower r


R: elephant adv l holding torch in trunk, in field to r [ΣTA] and cornucopia partly visible, above [B]AΣΙΛ[ΕΩΣ]/ ANTIOX[OY] below EΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ/ΔIONY[ΣOY]

Greece/Macedon; Alexander III BCE 336-323

AE 18 mm, 6.56 g, Tarsus mint c. BCE 327-323

Price 3029, SNG Cop. 1058; Müller 1539
O: Head of Herakles r, wearing lion's skin


R: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔPOY betwen club and bow in bowcase, bunch of grapes and Θ above

Roman Egypt; Gallienus sole reign CE 260-268

Potin Tetradrachm; 21 mm, 9.1 g, 12h, Yr. 15=CE 267-268

Emmett 3851 (1)

O: laur, dr bust r., AVTKΠΛIKΓΑΛΛIHNOCCЄB

R: Eagle stg r, hd left wreath in mouth and palm branch on wing. L IЄ

Massive Hoard of Northern Sung Dynasty Cash Coins Found

http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/archives/12/2010/massive-hoard-of-chinese-coins-uncovered

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VI Epiphanes Dionysos BCE 144-142/1

AE 17 mm serratus, 4.22 g, perhaps Ptolemaïs Ake mint

SC 2024, SNG Spaer 1785

O: rad and diad., hd r. diad ends waving up behind behind, dotted border. 

R: [BA]ΣIΛΕΩΣ/ ANTIOXOY in two lines on the r.,  EΠΙΦANOYΣ/ ΔIONYΣOY in two lines on the l., Nike stg l crowing epithet

Roman Empire/Constantine II, as Caesar CE 317-337

AE 3 18mm, 2.25 g Constantinople mint ca. CE 330-335


RIC VII 60 (R4)

O: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Laureate bust right

R: GLOR-IAEXERC-ITVS Two helmeted soldiers facing, heads turned towards each other; each holds an inverted spear and rests on a shield; between them,two standards. CONSI in ex.

EX: John F. Lhotka Collection (1921-1993)

EX: American Numismatic Society Collection Duplicate

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius I Soter BCE 162-150

AE 15 mm, 2.21g, Tyre mint SE 160=BCE 152/1
SC 1676.4, SNG Spaer 1337-1342v
O : diad hd of Demetrius r., one diadem end flying up behind, the other falling straight behind, dotted border.

R: ΒΑΣ[ΙΛΕΩΣ ΔHMH]TPIOY around, palm tree
Date above stern: Ξ-Ρ

Controls: none

Greek/Seleucid; Antiochus VII Sidetes BCE 138-129

AR Drachm, 17mm,  3.94 g, Uncertain Mint 101, in Syria, N. Mesopotamia or Cilicia

SC 2078.2, HSC 1080c (R2)

O: diad. Hd of king r.

R: Nike adv. L holding wreath and palm branch. Monogrammatic HP on lower left presumably above o/c Δ. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ  ANTIOXOY in two lines on right, EYEPΓETO[Y] on left

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius II Nikator (first reign) BCE 146-138

AE 18 mm, 5.58 g, 12h, Sidon mint (Quasi-municipal coinage) beveled edge.

SC 1957 with countermark 133 (ship’s ram in circular punch 5 mm dia)

HSC 999 (R3) though more reasonably R2

O: diad hd of Demetrius II r., dotted border  c/m 133 at 9 o’clock.

R:  BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗMHTPIOY in two lines above, ΣIΔΩNIΩN with Phoenician inscription below reading L’S’don in two lines in ex Galley left dotted border.

Controls: none