Hello friends, here are 20 coins at clearance prices. PM me if interested. I am not taking returns on these coins, so look carefully before you buy. Payment by paypal, check, or money order. Shipping is $4 in the US for First Class Parcel with tracking, $8 to Canada, UK, and most other international addresses. The shipping fee is for any amount of coins. 1. SOLD _______________________________________ 2. SOLD ________________________________________ 3. According to RIC, “The earliest coins [of Septimius Severus] are struck on singularly small, thickish flans; larger, less dumpy flans, come in around AD 200.” (RIC IVa, p. 56) I’m not sure I’d call this flan “dumpy,” but it is tight, and therein lies this coin’s virtue. It is centered so well that that even though the inscriptions are a bit clipped, all the letters are present, which is unusual for Severus’ earliest denarii. The excellent details and pleasing cabinet tone make this a very desirable “first year of issue” coin. $25 Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Æ denarius, 2.2g, 17mm, 6h; Rome mint, AD 193-194. Obverse: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG; Head, laureate, right. Rev.: VICT AVG TRP COS; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Reference: RIC IVa 22, p. 94. From the Doug Smith Collection, #292 ________________________________________ 4. Antigonus Gonatas solidified Antigonid rule in Macedon after the period of anarchy following the death of Alexander the Great. Here is a “budget” example of one of his bronze coins, grading Fine, with respectable details for the grade, and an attractive green patina. $10 Antigonus II Gonatas, 319 - 239 BC Æ17, 4.3g, 12h; Pella or Amphipolis mint, c. 271-239 BC. Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev.: Pan erecting trophy right; B-A Reference: SNG Cop 1205ff. From the TIF Collection. ________________________________________ 5. These little Poseidon bronzes of Amphipolis are usually pretty rough. This one is actually quite admirable for the type: well-centered with clear letters and monogram, and artful renditions of Poseidon and and the prancing horse. $10 Amphipolis, Macedonia AE18, 7.2g, 12h; c. 168-38 BC. Obv.: Bearded head of Poseidon right wearing taenia. Rev.: horse trotting right, left foreleg raised, ΑΜΦΙΠΟ/ΛΙΤΩΝ divided above and below, control mark A in right field, monogram above. Reference: SNG ANS 123 ff. var (various control letters or monograms). ________________________________________ 6. SOLD ________________________________________ 7. SOLD ________________________________________ 8. This is an absolutely charming little bronze of Apameia, showing Marsyas playing the aulos. Marsyas had the hubris to challenge Apollo to a musical duel, which did not go well for the flute player. Look him up on wiki for the gory details. $25 Phrygia, Apameia AE15, 3.86g, 12h; c. 133-48 BC. Obv.: Turreted head of Artemis as Tyche right. Rev.: AΠAMEΩN; Marsyas walking right on meander pattern, playing aulos. Ref.: SNG Cop 189. Notes: ex-Tom Vossen. This coin is included on the Apameia Wildwinds page. _________________________________________ 9. SOLD ________________________________________ 10. SOLD ________________________________________ 11. Not just another thunderbolt. This is a rare issue of Apollonis, Northern Lydia. The city of Apollonis was founded in honor of Attalus I's queen, Apollonis. It's not clear to me whether the city was founded by Attalus I or his sons Eumenes II and Attalus II, but evidently it was a somewhat important center of commerce during the Attalid Dynasty (281-133 BC). Apollonis was destroyed in the great Lydian earthquake of AD 17 - only a few scant ruins remain today. A nice type coin if you’re looking for a Greek thunderbolt, with the added bonus of considerable rarity. $25 Apollonis, Lydia AE17, 3.8g; 2nd to1st centuries BC. Obverse: Head of young Heracles in lion skin right. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt; AΠOΛΛΩ-NIΔEΩN. Reference: Sear 4688; BMC Lydia p.19, 3-4; SNG v. Aulock 2899; SNG Cop. 17. Notes: ex-Gerhard Rohde, ex-Lee Toone. ________________________________________ 12. Here’s an exceedingly well-struck antoninianus of Gallienus, SECVRIT PERPET type. Securitas is beautifully engraved and sharp. Minting quality degraded considerably during this period, hence the ragged flan and uneven strike. This is a special coin therefore, as you don’t see reverses like this on the ants of Gallienus every day. $35 Gallienus, AD 253-268 Æ Antoninianus, 3.4g, 22mm, 11h; Rome mint, 260-268. Obv.: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right. Rev.: SECVRIT PERPET; Securitas standing left, legs crossed, holding scepter and leaning on column; H in right field. Reference: RIC 5(a) 280, p. 155 ________________________________________ 13. SOLD _________________________________________ 14. This coin has a copiously-detailed bust in handsome style, full legends, and pleasing tone. The reverse is weakly struck, but that’s typical for many denarii of this period. $35 Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 AR denarius, 2.9g, 18mm, 7h; Rome mint, 197-198. Obv.: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X; Laureate head right. Rev.: PACI AE-TERNAE; Pax seated left,holding branch and scepter. Reference: RIC IV(a) 119 (p. 105) From the Doug Smith Collection, #292. ________________________________________ 15. Lovely denarius of Caracalla, Liberalitas. $49 Caracalla, AD 198-217 AR denarius, 3.0g, 20mm, 6h; Rome mint, AD 206-210. Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate bust right. Rev.: LIBERALITAS AVG VI; Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. Reference: RIC 4a Caracalla 158, p. 235. ________________________________________ 16. SOLD ________________________________________ 17. You all know him as that wild and crazy guy, Charles the Mad, prone to fevers and incoherent babblings, getting chased by lepers, killing his own knights, running wildly through the hallways, forgetting his name, forgetting his wife’s name, and thinking he was made of glass. (Sounds like one of my college dorm parties, actually.) Here’s a lovely Blanc Guénar with copious detail and nice surfaces. $45 Charles VI "The Mad" 1380-1422 AR Blanc Guénar, 2.9g, 29mm. Obv.: + KAROLVS: FRANCORV: REX; Shield of arms. Rev.: + SIT: nOmE: DnI: BENEDICTV; Cross with two crowns and two lis. Reference: DuP 377 ________________________________________ 18. SOLD ________________________________________ 19. An exceptional example of the type, with superb style, strike, and surfaces. Bust of Caracalla as a young teenager. $49 Caracalla, AD 198-217 AR denarius, 3.2g, 19mm, 6h; Rome mint, c. AD 201. Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VIRTVS AVGG; Virtus, helmeted, standing right, holding Victory and spear. Reference: RIC 4a Caracalla 149, p. 234. ________________________________________ 20. SOLD
