Hello friends, I have a handful of attractive coins on sale at bargain bin prices. PM me if interested - payment by paypal, check or money order. Shipping is $4 in the US for First Class Parcel with tracking. Take the entire lot for the wholesale price of $160 shipped - $25 dollars off the total if you bought them individually. You are invited to join ACM-L, bringing buyers and sellers together! ________________________________________ 1. This coin was minted in Antioch during the Pompeian era. The legend translates to, “Autonomous Metropolis of Antioch.” The coin is circulated and has a couple of ancient scratches on the obverse, but the detail is beautifully contrasted by the desert patina. $19 SYRIA, Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch. AE20, 7.6g, 12h; 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD. Obv.: Laureate bust of Zeus right. Reverse: ANTIOXEΩΝ THΣ MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ, Zeus enthroned left holding Nike in outstretched right hand, scepter in left. Date in exergue (off flan). Reference: cf. McAlee 30A - 42A (various dates). ________________________________________ 2. The Western Kshatrapas, or Western Satraps, (AD 35-405) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states). They were contemporaneous with the Kushans who ruled the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and the Satavahana (Andhra) who ruled in Central India. Here’s a drachm dated to about AD 170-175, with very nice detail, but definitely circulated. $29 Indo-Sakas in Western India. AR drachm, 15mm, 2g, 2h. Struck AD 170-175. Obv.: Bust of Damajadasri right, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style); date in Brahmi numerals. Rev.: Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend in Brahmi. ________________________________________ 3. Here is a very well-detailed denarius of Julia Maesa, one of the most important women to exercise power behind the throne of the Roman Empire during the Severan dynasty. Pudicitia is the personification of sexual virtue and modesty. This coin has a bit of ancient dirt on it, but the strike is wonderful. The details on the reverse are particularly crisp. $45 Julia Maesa, c. 165 - c. 226 AD. AR denarius, 20mm, 2.1g, 12h; Rome mint, 218-220 AD. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG. draped bust right. Rev: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia seated left, drawing out veil from shoulder with right hand and holding sceptre in left. Reference: RIC 268. ________________________________________ 4. Julia Mamaea was the second daughter of Julia Maesa, and the mother of emperor Severus Alexander - another very powerful woman in Roman politics. Juno is the daughter of Saturn, sister and wife of Jupiter, mother of Mars and Vulcan, special counselor of the state, and protector of the women of Rome. She is often depicted with a peacock. Wonderful detail on this coin! $40 Julia Mamaea, c. 180 - 235 AD. AR denarius, 20mm, 2.4g, 6h; Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; Draped bust of Julia Mamaea right Rev: IVNO CONSERVATRIX; Juno standing, draped and veiled, looking left, holding patera and long scepter, with peacock at left her feet. Reference: RIC 343 ________________________________________ 5. Here is a Late Roman Bronze starter set of four different types from four different mints, all from the collection of Doug Smith. All the coins have nice details, full inscriptions, and mint marks - a great set in hand. $12 apiece, or buy the whole set for $40 - an excellent and affordable gift for someone interested in ancient history. A. Constantine II, Campgate, Cyzicus mint, DS2597 B. VRBS ROMA commemorative, She-wolf with Remus and Romulus, Constantinople mint, DS2434 C. Constantius II, Falling Horseman, Sirmium mint, DS2939 D. Valens, Victory, Thessalonica mint, DS 1639
