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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 707
Euboia, Histiaia, AR Tetrobol, SI and Labrys symbols, 3rd to 2nd centuries BC
Province: Euboia, Histiaia
Date: 3rd to 2nd centuries BC
Denomination: AR Tetrobol
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Head of the Nymph Histiiaia right, wearing earring, necklace and vine-wreath; hair in sphendone
Reverse: IΣTI - AEIΩN (retrograde), Nymph Histiaia, her hair bound with vine-wreath, right breast bare, seated right on the stern of a galley, ornamented with wing, and holding a mast with cross-piece (trophy-stand); below, ΣI and labrys (double-axe, or bipennis)
Size: 15.26mm, 2.5g, 8h
Grade: aVF, boldly struck, tight flan, splendid old cabinet tone
Provenance: ex Nomos AG Obolos 10 (30 Jun 2018) Lot 122
Reference(s): BMC Central Greece p. 130, 64; BCD Euboia 392; HGC 4, 1524; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -
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Euboia, Histiaia, AR Tetrobol, SI and Labrys symbols, 3rd to 2nd centuries BC
Province: Euboia, Histiaia
Date: 3rd to 2nd centuries BC
Denomination: AR Tetrobol
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Head of the Nymph Histiiaia right, wearing earring, necklace and vine-wreath; hair in sphendone
Reverse: IΣTI - AEIΩN (retrograde), Nymph Histiaia, her hair bound with vine-wreath, right breast bare, seated right on the stern of a galley, ornamented with wing, and holding a mast with cross-piece (trophy-stand); below, ΣI and labrys (double-axe, or bipennis)
Size: 15.06mm, 2.5g, 7h
Grade: aVF, well centred, splendid old cabinet tone
Provenance: ex Nomos AG Obolos 10 (30 Jun 2018) Lot 123
Reference(s): BMC Central Greece p. 130, 64; BCD Euboia 392; HGC 4, 1524; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE As, Altar, Posthumous Issue, struck c. 141-146 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: circa 141-146 AD. See note below on dating.
Denomination: AE As. Inferred from the weight: refer weights table on p. XV of BMCRE IV
Composition: Copper alloy
Obverse: DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped and veiled, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: PIET AVG, Rectangular altar, with door in front; S C in exergue
Size: 27.50mm, 10.5g, 6h
Grade: aVF, narrow flan, toned, pitting
Provenance: From the Steve P Collection, ex Dionysus Coins (eBay, November 2017); from the Ex David Wray Collection, ex CNG eAuction 389 (18 January 2017), Lot 671; ex Colosseum Coin Exchange
Reference(s): RIC III [Pius] 1191Ab; BMCRE IV [Pius] 1464 var. (bust type, obverse legend spacing); Cohen II 259 (bust type)
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Aeternitas, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AETER-NITAS, Aeternitas, draped, standing left, holding phoenix (nimbate right) on globe in rigth hand and with left holding out fold of skirt; S C left and right, in field
Size: 31.99mm, 24.0g, 11h
Grade: VF, fine portrait, toned, damage to lower part of obverse,
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 1490; RIC III [Pius] 1105a; Cohen II 12; SRCV II 4607
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Aeternitas, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AETER NITAS, Juno, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left; S-C left and right, in field.
Size: 31mm, 29.2g, 12h
Grade: Choice gVF, bold portrait, flan unusually thick and heavy, some pitting from corrosion, attractive patina
Provenance: ex Lucernae
Reference(s): BMC IV [Pius] 1480; RIC III [Pius] 1102; Cohen II 28; SRCV II 4605
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Aeternitas, Posthumous Issue, struck 146-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 146-161 AD
Denomination: AE Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: AETER NITAS, Aeternitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding phoenix on globe (nimbate right) on right hand and transverse sceptre in left
Size: 32.61mm, 25.5g, 12h
Grade: VF, brown-green patina,
Provenance: From the Brian Bolton Collection, ex Noble 95 (23 November 2010), Lot 5536; from the Cappenalle Collection; Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection, ex Triton III, 30 November 1999, Lot 1709 (part of), purchased from Hesperia Art in 1962; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 445 (5 June 2019), Lot 452
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 1484-1485; RIC III 1103A; Cohen II 15; Banti 7 var. (obv. legend placement); SRCV II 4606
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AVGVS TA, Ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing let, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and long touch, vertical, in left; S-C left and right, low in field
Size: 33mm, 21.8g, 6h
Grade: Choice aVF, bold portrait, large flan, toned, traces of green patina
Provenance: ex Ilya Zlobin
Reference(s): BMC IV [Pius] 1509; RIC III [Pius] 1116, Cohen II 79; SRCV II 4614
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AVG-V-STA, Ceres, veiled, draped, standing left, holding up short torch in each hand
Size: 30.79mm, 23.74 g, 11h
Grade: VF, bold portrait, toned, some roughness and deposits
Provenance: From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind, ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 384, 12 October 2016), Lot 598; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 546
Reference(s): BMC IV [Pius] 1517; RIC III [Pius] 1120, Cohen II 91; SRCV II 4615
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Ceres, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome mint
Date: 141-161 AD (third issue)
Denomination: Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and piled in bun on top of head: a band of pearls round hair in front
Reverse: AVGVS-TA, Ceres, in wreath of corn-ears, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears downwards in right hand and long torch, vertical in left; S C, left and right, low in field
Size: 31.48mm, 22.49g, 6h
Grade: Good VF, expressive portrait, cabinet-toned
Provenance: From the Matthew Rich Collection, ex Chiltern Collection, Classical Numismatic Group eAuction (13 February 2013), Lot 296; ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 412 (17 January 2018), Lot 543
Reference(s): BMC IV [Pius] 1509; RIC III [Pius] 1116, Cohen II 76; SRCV II 4614
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AE Sestertius, Venus, Lifetime issue, struck 139-141 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, lifetime issue
Province: Rome mint
Date: 139-141 AD
Denomination: AE Sestertius
Composition: Orichalcum
Obverse: FAVSTINA AVG AN-TONINI AVG PII PP, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right: the hair is elaborately waved and coiled with bands across the head, is drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: VENERI AVGVSTAE, Venus, draped, standing right, with right hand gathering up drapery from right shoulder and holding up apple in left; S C left and right, in field
Size: 32.79mm, 24.0g, 5h
Grade: VF, well centred, brown surfaces, filled die in parts of reverse legend
Provenance: From the Hoffman collection; Ex Pegasi Numismatics Auction 37(14 November 2017), Lot 501; Pegasi Numismatics Auction 34 (24 May 2016), Lot 515
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 1120; RIC III [Pius] 1081; Cohen II 282; SRCV II 4677
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Aeternitas, Providentia or Urania, Posthumous Issue, struck 141-161 AD
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141-161 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: DIVA FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: AETER NITAS, Providentia or Aeternitas, with veil blown out in round behind head, draped, standing front, head left, holding globe on extended right hand, left hand on veil
Size: 17.58mm, 3.2g, 5h
Grade: VF, toned, granulated surfaces
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 375; RIC III 351; Cohen II 32; RSC II 32; SRCV II 4578
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Faustina I the Elder, 138-141 AD, AR Denarius, Antoninus and Faustina, Posthumous Issue, struck 141 AD and immediately afterwards
Ruler: Faustina I the Elder, struck under Antoninus Pius
Province: Rome
Date: 141 AD and immediately afterwards
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, Bust of Faustina I, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled, with bands across the head, drawn up at the back and piled in a round coil on top
Reverse: CONC OR DIAE, Antoninus, togate, standing right, holding roll in left hand and clasping right hands with Faustina I, who stands left, veiled, draped, holding vertical sceptre in left hand
Size: 18.53mm, 3.3g, 6h
Grade: VF, toned, small edge cracks
Provenance: eu Numismatik AG Web Auction 8 (29-30 Jun 2019), Lot 1135
Reference(s): BMCRE IV [Pius] 435-437; RIC III 368; Cohen II 108; RSC II 108; SRCV II 4587