Hello friends, I have eight coins for your consideration today. Shipping is an extra $4 first class parcel with tracking for any number of coins, payment by paypal. Please PM if interested. 1. SOLD ________________________________________ 2. Here’s a considerably larger Greek bronze at 15mm, but still small - a charming coin of Apameia, showing Marsyas playing the aulos. According to the mythology, Marsyas had the hubris to challenge Apollo to a musical duel, which did not go well at all for the flute player. Here’s the wiki article if you want the gory details. Artemis was the patron deity of Apameia - on this coin she wears a turreted headdress, taking on the aspect of Tyche, the protector-goddess of cities. $35 Phrygia, Apameia, 2nd-century BC AE15, 3.86g, 12h; c. 133-48 BC. Obv.: Turreted head of Artemis as Tyche right. Rev.: AΠAMEI-ΩN; Marsyas walking right on meander pattern, playing aulos. Ref.: SNG Cop 189. Notes: ex-Tom Vossen. This specific coin is cataloged on the Apameia Wildwinds page. ________________________________________ 3. This is an ancient Egyptian potin tetradrachm of Roman emperor Numerian. He achieved the rank of emperor more by happenstance than anything else, and reigned for a mere two years (AD 282-284), making most of his coinage quite scarce. These issues of Alexandria are small in diameter, but heavy, making them rather thick. They are usually found with “desert patinas,” as one would expect with 1700-year-old coins from Egypt. $39 Numerian, AD 282-284 Potin tetradrachm, 8.6g, 20mm, 12h; Alexandria mint, AD 283/284 Obv.: A K M A NOVMEPIANOC CEB; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: L-B (year 2); Athena seated left, holding Nike and sceptre; shield beneath chair. Reference: Emmett 4013, Milne 4698-4699, Dattari 5607. ________________________________________ 4. Sold ________________________________________ 5. Alfonso XI of Castille was a Spanish king during the 14th-century. The wiki article gives a decent synopsis of his reign, so I won’t describe any of it here. I love these medieval vellum illuminations, however. Here is Alfonso battling the Muslim Moors of Muhammad IV, Sultan of Grenada. Source These billon coins are common enough, but pricey in higher grades. I cherrypicked this one from a pawn shop of all things, so I’m able to offer it for $35 - in this condition it would run fifty to sixty retail. An inexpensive way to collect a very nice medieval coin... Spain, Leon, Alfonso XI, 1312-1350 Billon Cornado, 0.8g, 19mm, 6h. Obv: ALF'NS DI GRATI ; Crowned head of Alfonso XI left. Rev: CASTELLE LEGIONIS ; Castle with legend around. ________________________________________ 6. SOLD ________________________________________ 7. SOLD ________________________________________ 8. 1959 US cent, NGC MS66, also cheap for the grade, $13. Thank you kindly for looking! Peace and happy collecting - JA
