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Apollonia Pontica was founded as Antheia by Greek colonists from Miletus in the 7th century B.C. They soon changed its name to Apollonia after building a temple for Apollo. The temple contained a colossal statue of Apollo by Calamis, which was later taken to Rome and placed in the Capitol. The anchor on the coinage is evidence of the importance of its maritime trade. MA114219. Silver hemiobol, SNG Bulgaria II 95; Topalov Apollonia p. 570, 17; SNG Stancomb 32; HGC 3.2 1326 (R1), VF, bumps, scratches, tight flan, weight 0.458 g, maximum diameter 7.0 mm, Apollonia Pontica (Sozopol, Bulgaria) mint, c. 540 - 470 B.C.; obverse anchor flukes up, large flukes, perpendicular crossbar, four pellets below; reverse swastika pattern, bends to right (clockwise), ends forked, two lines parallel to ends in each quarter; rare; SOLD
Roman Republic, Anonymous, Second Punic War, 211 - 206 B.C.
The Second Punic War was between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 218 to 201 B.C. Hannibal made a surprising crossing of the Alps and, reinforced by Gallic allies, delivered crushing victories over Roman armies in the battle of the Trebia, the giant ambush at Trasimene, and again at Cannae. Many Roman allies went over to Carthage. Against Hannibal's tactical genius, the Romans used the Fabian strategy. Rome blocked attempts to reinforce Hannibal and, more capable in siegecraft, recaptured all of the major cities that had defected. Meanwhile, Scipio Africanus took Carthago Nova and ended Punic rule in Iberia. The final showdown was the Battle of Zama in Africa. Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, harsh terms were imposed, and Carthage became a Roman client-state.MA114142. Copper quadrans, Crawford 56/5, Sydenham 143c, BMCRR Rome 255, Russo RBW 209, SRCV I 1037, aF, weight 7.620 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 270o, Rome mint, Second Punic War, 211 - 206 B.C.; obverse head of Hercules right, wearing Nemean Lion scalp headdress, three pellets (mark of value) behind; reverse war galley prow right, ROMA above, three pellets (mark of value) below; SOLD
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Moneyer P. Licinius Stolo
The abbreviated Latin reverse legend identifies the moneyer who struck this issue, P. Licinius Stolo, as a Triumvir Auro, Argento, Aere, Flando, Feriundo - one of three magistrates for casting and striking gold, silver, and bronze.RB114201. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC I 345 (S), SRCV I 1652, BMCRE I 175, BnF I 302, Cohen I 441, aF, broad flan, weight 24.857 g, maximum diameter 36.2 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, P. Licinius Stolo, 17 B.C.; obverse inscription in three lines: OB above, CIVIS within, and SERVATOS below oak wreath, between two laurel branches; reverse P LICINIVS STOLO III VIR A A A F F, legend around large S C; big 36mm sestertius!; ex Priapus Numismatics e-auction 1 (5 Nov 2023), lot 696; scarce; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Miletopolis, Mysia
Miletopolis was in northern Mysia, at the confluence of the Macestus and the Rhyndacus, west of Lake Miletopolitis Limne. There seems to have been a tribe there, called Milatæ, for whom Miletopolis was the chief town. Nothing is known of the history of Miletopolis except that its inhabitants colonized the city of Gargara.MA114908. Bronze AE 20, RPC III 1653, SNG BnF 1311, Weber 5129, weight 4.567 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, obverse AYTO TΡAIA AΔΡIANOC (Imperator Traianus Hadrianus), laureate and cuirassed bust right; reverse MEIΛHTOΠOΛEITΩN, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Athena, right, wearing aegis; ex Rönesans Salzgitter blue auction 1 (27 Aug 2023), lot 624; SOLD
Amisos, Pontos, 85 - 65 B.C.
Amisos was settled c. 760 - 750 B.C. by people from Miletus, who established a flourishing trade relationship with the ancient peoples of Anatolia. Amisos came under the rule of the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire, and then the Kingdom of Pontus. The Romans took control in 47 B.C. and Amisos remained within the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Rome. In 1200, the city was captured by the Seljuks, to be later taken over by the Ilhanlilar. Amisos today is Samsun, a city of about half a million people on the north coast of Turkey.GB113929. Bronze AE 20, cf. SNG BM 1231; BMC Pontus p. 15, 26; SNG Stancomb 707; SNG Cop 135; HGC 7 245; SNGvA 56 (no star), VF/aVF, rev. double struck, porosity, weight 7.568 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 0o, Amisos (Samsun, Turkey) mint, under Mithradates VI of Pontos, 85 - 65 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse eagle standing left on fulmen (thunderbolt), head turned back right, wings opened slightly, obscure monogram left, star right, AMIΣOY below; SOLD
Halikarnassos, Caria, c. 510 - 480 B.C.
In Greek Mythology, Ketos was a hideous sea-monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontos. In time it became the name of any sea-monster. Our word cetacean is derived from this name.
This type and companion fractions were long attributed to Kindya. The discovery of a coin bearing the reverse legend 'AΛIKAP' allowed for a certain reattribution of the series to Halikarnassos.MA114226. Silver Samian tetrobol, SNG Kayhan 815, Asyut 688, SNG Keckman 920 var. (Ketos left), VF, rough, ragged edge, weight 1.280 g, maximum diameter 10.8 mm, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 510 - 480 B.C.; obverse head of ketos right; reverse stellate pattern in latticed frame set diagonally within incuse square; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Philip II of Macedonia, 359 - 336 B.C.
Philip II became the ruler of all Greece when he defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. Philip personally selected the design of his coins. His horse, on the reverse of this coin, won a race in the Olympic Games in 356 B.C., the year his son Alexander the Great was born.MA114235. Bronze unit, SNG Cop 592, SNG ANS 905, SNG Alpha Bank 403, Tooled(?), weight 6.565 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, c. 359 - 336 B.C.; obverse head of Apollo right wearing taenia; reverse ΦIΛIΠΠOY, young male riding horse prancing to right, ANB (AN ligate) below; SOLD
Sabina, Augusta 128 - c. 136 A.D., Wife of Hadrian
Juno was the chief female divinity in the Roman pantheon. She was the wife of Jupiter and a member of the Capitoline Triad. She had many different aspects, such as Juno Moneta, Juno Sospita, and Juno Lucina, but here she is depicted as Juno Regina, "Juno the Queen." Juno is usually shown holding a patera, scepter or a statuette of Athena, and is often accompanied by a peacock.MA114206. Silver denarius, RIC II Hadrian 395a, BMCRE III Hadrian 940, RSC II 43, Strack II 379, Hunter II 15, SRCV II 3921, F, well centered, flow lines, uneven toning, porous, scratches, marks, edge ragged with small splits, weight 2.907 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 128 - 137 A.D.; obverse SABINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved into crest on top of diadem, long plait falling down back of neck; reverse IVNONI REGINAE, Juno standing slightly left, head left, veiled, patera in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; ex Priapus Numismatics e-auction 1 (5 Nov 2023), lot 763; SOLD
Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D., Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria
| The ruins of Antioch on the Orontes lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey. Founded near the end of the 4th century B.C. by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch's geographic, military and economic location, particularly the spice trade, the Silk Road, the Persian Royal Road, benefited its occupants, and eventually it rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the Near East and as the main center of Hellenistic Judaism at the end of the Second Temple period. Antioch is called "the cradle of Christianity," for the pivotal early role it played in the emergence of the faith. It was one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis. Its residents are known as Antiochenes. Once a great metropolis of half a million people, it declined to insignificance during the Middle Ages because of warfare, repeated earthquakes and a change in trade routes following the Mongol conquests, which then no longer passed through Antioch from the far east. |  |
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
B A abbreviates BASILEWS ALEXANDROU (King Alexander), referring to Alexander the Great. MA112972. Bronze unit, cf. Price 377 - 386, weight 5.407 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 45o, Macedonian mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion scalp headdress; reverse bow in bowcase above, B A in center, club right below, uncertain control below; SOLD
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