Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 4234    Session 16 (9:30am Friday)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $260

THRACE, Pautalia, Caracalla, (198-217 A.D.), issued 211-217 A.D., AE 30 (Sestertius?), (15.29 g), obv. Laureate head of Caracalla to right, rev. snake or serpent with fish tale, coiled, with head to right surrounded by radiate nimbus, (Varbanov 5217, SNG Cop. 710 [Pl.14]); Macedon, General issue, Nero, (54-68 A.D.), issued 54-60 A.D., AE 26 (As?), (8.45 g), obv. bare head of Nero to left, rev. Legend in a circle, all within a Macedonian shield, (Varbanov 3009, SNG Cop. 1335); Macedon, Stobi, Septimius Severus, (193-211 A.D.), AE 26, (11.79 g), obv. Laureate bearded bust of Septimius Severus to right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, rev. Nike advancing to left, carrying wreath and palm, (Varbanov 3848, SNG Cop. 331); Troas, Alexandria Troas, Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), AE 22, (4.91 g), obv. Laureate bust to right of Valerian, draped and cuirassed, rev. Figure of Apollo Smintheus to right, (Bellinger A428 [p.140], BMC 155 [p.29], SNG Von Aulock 1483, [Pl.46]); Pisidia, Antiochia, Volusian, (251-253 A.D.), Issued 251-3 A.D., AE 22, (5.13 g), obv. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Volusian, rev. Eagle on vexillum between two standards, (BMC 134 [p.200]); Uncertain mint, Faustina Senior, (Wife of Antoninus Pius) and Galerius Antoninus (Second son of Antoninus Pius) (138-141 A.D.), issued c.141-5 A.D., AE 27, (10.46 g), obv. veiled and draped bust of Faustina Senior to right, rev. bare head bust, draped of baby boy Galerius Antoninus to right, (Cohen II, p.443, No.2, S.1540). Fair - very fine, several scarce. (6)

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3497) and also coming from an old Hungarian Collection.