Monday, January 01, 2007

SELEUCIS&PIERIA - AUTONOMOUS AE15MM -MINTED UNDER NERO

















A lovely detailed example of this autonomous bronze coin , Syria Antioch , Seleucis & Pieria , 65 -66 AD , minted under Nero , veiled and turreted head of city goddess , ANTIOXE , before , reverse has lighted altar on stand , 5.9g in weight and 15mm across

Sold on Ebay on 1st October 2006 for £16

THREE QUALITY UNIDENTIFIED BYZANTINE CUP COINS


















3 quality unidentified Byzantine cup coins retaining excellent detail , largest is 28mm across

Sold on Ebay on 23rd October 2006 for £12.01

NINE ANCIENT ROMAN COINS - EIGHT BRONZE AND ONE SILVER

















9 Roman coins , 8 bronze and one silver , pretty good detail , I would grade at about fine , mostly above fine , largest is 17mm across

Sold on Ebay on 17th October 2006 for £25

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS- CARACALLA


















A nice detailed example of this silver denarius of Caracalla , reverse has Caracalla sacrificing over tripod altar, 3.2g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 21st October 2006 for £14.50

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS -TRAJAN - SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI


















Great quality example of this silver denarius of Trajan , reverse has SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI , Abundantia holding cornucopiae and caduceus , weight is 3.3g
Sold on Ebay on 19th October 2006 for £26

ROMAN SILVER ANTONINIANUS - GORDIAN III - HERCULES

















A superb sharp high grade example of this silver double denarius coin of Gordian III , reverse has Hercules holding club , 3.9g in weight and 19mm across

Sold on Ebay on 21st October 2006 for £12.01

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS- CARACALLA

















A superb detailed example of this silver denarius of Caracalla with a youthful portrait , reverse has trophy of arms with 2 Parthian captives , 3.2g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 14th October 2006 for £27

UNCLEANED ROMAN BRONZE FIBULA - INTACT
















A nice intact uncleaned Roman bronze fibula with a dusty light green patina , 4cms long

Sold on Ebay on 11th October 2006 for £17.75

ROMAN BRONZE COIN -LICINIUS - JUPITER- IOVI COSERVATORI




















A lovely sharp detailed example of this bronze coin of Licinius with some of its original silvering , reverse has Jupiter IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, 4.1g in weight and 20mm across

Sold on Ebay on 7th October 2006 for £7.50

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS-SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS



















A high quality example of this silver denarius of Septimius Severus retaining excellent detail , 3.2g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 18th October 2006 for £20.01

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS - GETA -




















A superb sharp example of this silver denarius of Geta who was co Ruler of the Roman Empire before being murdered by his brother Caracalla ,all coinage of Geta was melted down along with all visible traces he ever lived , obviously some were missed but this fact makes the coinage of Geta much more scarce than that of Caracalla , reverse has Geta holding globe and short sceptre , 3.4g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 17th October 2006 for £37.50

8 Roman coins , 7 bronze and one silver
















8 Roman coins , 7 bronze and one silver , average detail , I would grade at about fine , largest is 16mm across

Sold on Ebay on 19th October 2006 for £19.33

ANCIENT GREEK SILVER HEMIDRACHM - LION - RAMS HEAD


















A nice sharp example of this ancient Greek silver coin , Cherronesos 400 - 350 BC , 2.2g in weight and 10mm across , has an A monogram and rams head on the reverse

Sold on Ebay on 4th October 2006 for £28

ANCIENT GREEK SILVER HEMIDRACHM - LION -WREATH & PELLET

















A nice example of this ancient Greek silver coin , Cherronesos 400 - 350 BC , 2.4g in weight and 10mm across , has a wreath and pellet on the reverse

Sold on 2nd October 2006 for £19.10

ROMAN BRASS SESTERTIUS - AGRIPPINA SENIOR

















A good example of this sestertius of Agrippina , issued by Claudius in honour of his deceased sister in law , 26.9g and 32mm across

Sold on Ebay on 17th October 2006 for £39

ROMAN BRONZE COIN -CONSTANTINE II - GLOR IA EXERC ITVS

















A superb small coin of Constantine II , excellent detail and beautiful patina , reverse has GLORIA EXERCITVS , 2 soldiers with only one standard , a lot scarcer than the 2 standard type ,Antioch mint , weight is 1.9g and 13mm across

Sold on Ebay on 18th October 2006 for £18.50

2 UNCLEANED ROMAN BRONZE FIBULA
















Two uncleaned examples intact with pins but a little bent from their time in the ground , 3.3cms and 3.1cms

Sold on ebay on 16th October 2006 for £7.21

UNIDENTIFIED ANCIENT GREEK BRONZE COIN

















A very handsome example of this unidentified ancient Greek bronze coin , 11.8g and 21mm across.

Sold on Ebay on 9th October 2006 for £25

USA MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR 1886 - UNCIRCULATED


















A great uncirculated example of this 1886 Morgan silver dollar , some small contact marks but still a very attractive example , from a full uncirculated roll of 20

Sold on Ebay on

ROMAN BRONZE COIN -SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS -HERMES - CADUCEUS

















A very attractive well detailed example of this provincial bronze coin of Septimius Severus , much nicer in the hand , reverse has Hermes standing left with purse and caduceus , 2.6g in weight and 14mm across

Sold on Ebay on 3rd October 2006 for £16.50

EXCELLENT UNIDENTIFIED ANCIENT GREEK BRONZE COIN


















A very nice looking example of this unidentified ancient Greek bronze coin , I have been unable to to id this one so if anyone has any ideas information would appreciated , 7.7g and 19mm across

Sold on Ebay on 3rd October 2006 for £26.00

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS -JULIA MAMAEA -VENVS VICTRIX


















A superb sharp silver denarius of Julia Mamaea , reverse has Venvs Victrix , Venus standing front with head left with helmet and sceptre and shield at feet , the pictures dont do this one justice , a very attractive example , 2.6g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 12th October 2006 for £25.50

Sunday, December 31, 2006

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS- MARCUS AURELIUS

















A quality detailed example of this silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius, , 3.6g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 16th October 2006 for £24.75

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS - JULIA DOMNA - FORTUNAE FELICI


















A superb sharp and toned example of this silver denarius of Julia Domna , reverse has Fortuna enthroned left with cornucopiae leaning on rudder set on globe , 3.5g in weight and 17mm across

Sold on Ebay on 7th October 2006 for £40.01

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS - VESPASIAN - EMPEROR SEATED


















A good example with circulation wear , reverse has Vespasian seated holding branch and sceptre , 3.2g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 1st Oct 2006 for £21.71

SYRIA -ANTIOCH -BRONZE COIN -TIME OF AUGUSTUS - 7 / 6BC



















A great example of this bronze coin minted Antioch in the time of Augustus , diademed head of Zeus , reverse has Tyche seated on rock with Orontes the river god swimming below , 8.6g in weight and 15mm across

Sold on Ebay for £10.55 on 10th October 2006

ROMAN SILVER DENARIUS - MAXIMINUS - PROVIDENTIA



















A superb detailed example of this silver denarius of Maximinus , reverse has Providentia holding cornucopiae and wand over globe , 2.7g in weight

Sold on Ebay on 13th October 2006 for £24.50