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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 6612489, member: 83845&quot;][ATTACH=full]1266746[/ATTACH]</p><p>Thessaly, Krannon</p><p>AE Chalkous, struck ca. 350-300 BC</p><p>Dia.: 15.4 mm</p><p>Wt.: 2.41 g</p><p>Obv.: Thessalian rider and horse, rearing right</p><p>Rev.: KPAN Bull butting right, trident above</p><p>Ref.: BCD Thessaly II 118.5; HGC 4, 391</p><p>Ex zumbly collection; Ex BCD collection with tag stating “V. Ex Thess., Apr. 94, DM 35”; Ex AMCC 2, Lot 5 (Nov. 9, 2019)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266747[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Commodus (AD 177-192)</p><p>AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 192</p><p>Dia.: 17 mm</p><p>Wt.: 2.66 g</p><p>Obv.: L AEL AVREL COMMA VG P FEL; Commodus bust right wearing lion skin on head.</p><p>Rev.: HER-CVL RO-MAN AV-GV; Club in wreath</p><p>Ref.: RIC III 251, Scarce</p><p>Ex W.F. Stoeckin Collection (1888-1975). Acquired in the 1960s from Prof. L. De Nicola in Rome</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266748[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Probus, BI Antoninianus, Tripolis mint, second officina, struck ca. AD 276-282</p><p>Dia.: 22 mm</p><p>Wt.: 3.82 g</p><p>Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: CLEMENTIA TEMP•, emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, holding sceptre, crescent in lower centre, KA in ex.</p><p>Ref.: RIC V(b) 927.</p><p>Ex Doug Smith Collection, acquired in 1997 from Kreuzer</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266749[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Diocletian, AD 284-350</p><p>AE Antoninianus, Rome mint, 6th officina, struck AD 285-286</p><p>Dia.: 24.73 mm</p><p>Wt.: 3.55 g</p><p>Obv.: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG. Diocletian radiate bust right.</p><p>Rev.: IOVI CONSER-VAT AVG. Jupiter standing holding thunder bolt and scepter. XXIZ below.</p><p>Ref.: RIC V:II 161</p><p>Ex Dr. Walter Neussel Collection; Auktion GM 92, Lot 365 (Nov. 1998); Dr. Busseo Peus Nachf. Auktion 420, Lot 6051 (Nov. 2017)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266750[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Maximinus II Daia As Caesar</p><p>Æ Follis, Alexandria mint, 5th officina. Struck late AD 308-309.</p><p>Wt.: 7.12g</p><p>Obv.: Laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: Genius standing left, holding patera from which liquor flows, and cornucopia; K-E/P//ALE.</p><p>Ref.: RIC VI 100a.</p><p>Ex Dr. Louis Naegeli Collection (1858-1951), Ex W. F. Stoeklin Collection (1888-1975). Obolos 9, March 25, 2018, Lot 437.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266751[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Constantius II as Caesar</p><p>BI Follis, Arelatum Mint (Arles), 4th officina, struck AD 328</p><p>Dia.: 19.9 mm</p><p>Wt.: 3.2 g</p><p>Obv.: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev.: VIRTVS CAESS; Campgate with 4 turrets, star above, gates open, each door with two panels, each panel ornamented with two dots; S – F flanking sides; QCONST in exergue.</p><p>Ref.: RIC VII Arles 323</p><p>Ex Zachary “Beast” Beasley Collection of Camp Gates. Ex CNG Electronic Auction 134, Lot 452 (March 2006). Ex VAuctions 250, Lot 167 (Aug. 5, 2010). Ex FORVM Ancient Coins (Jun. 2019)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1266752[/ATTACH]</p><p>Egypt, Alexandria</p><p>Antoninus Pius</p><p>BI Tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, RY 11 = AD 147/8.</p><p>Dia.: 24 mm</p><p>Wt.: 13.81 g</p><p>Obv.: ANTωNEINOC CEB EYCEB, Laureate bust right</p><p>Rev.: L ENΔEKATOV, Elpis standing left, lifting hem of skirt and holding flower</p><p>Ref.: Dattari-Savio pl. 111, 8160 (this coin illustrated); Emmett 1383.11; RPC Online IV temp #13607 (this coin cited).</p><p>Ex Robert L. Grover Collection of Roman-Egyptian Coinage, previously held by the Art Institute of Chicago (1981.511); ex Giovanni Dattari Collection (1853-1923)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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