Auction Sale #43A. Closing Date and Time:! Thursday, February 14, 2013! 9:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time. William M. Rosenblum, LLC / Rare Coins

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1 Auction Sale #43A Closing Date and Time:! Thursday, February 14, 2013! 9:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time William M. Rosenblum, LLC / Rare Coins PO Box 785 Littleton, Colorado USA Tel. (720) or (303) info@rosenblumcoins.com View this sale online at Note: Some characters, especially those in Hebrew or Greek fonts, may display incorrectly on your screen, depending on your browser settings. Please view the PDF version or check with us if there is any confusion. We are not responsible for typing, layout or display errors. We would be more than pleased to give you further descriptions or attributions on any item.!

2 AUCTION #43A CLOSING DATE AND TIME THRUSDAY, FEBRUARY :00 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME 1. All bids are per lot as numbered in this catalog. 2. Payments are strictly cash (cash, check, money order, bank draft, bank wire or approved credit card) in US dollars. See Term #9 for credit card terms. All checks must be written in US dollars on a US bank. We do not accept payment via PayPal. Bidders are responsible for any and all bank charges for bank wires etc. 3. Auction sales are not approval sales. The bidders assume responsibility to pay for all lots bid on. Lots may be returned for reasons of improper description only within 3 days of receipt. Lots examined prior to the sale may not be returned for any reasons except authenticity. Late payers forfeit any return privileges. 4. All materials are guaranteed genuine, unless noted otherwise. 5. Bid sheets must be signed. 6. We reserve the right to reject any bid. 7. Title does not pass until lots are paid for in full. 8. Postage, insurance & handling are extra. A minimum of $5 per shipment will be charged. 9. Mastercard, Visa, Discover and American Express are accepted for payment. However an additional 3% is charged, to help cover our costs, for use of card in auctions and mailbid sales. Please note if you use a credit card and are a new customer, we must be able to confirm your billing address. 10. Digital photos or scans are available for most individual lots in this sale without charge. We prefer that you ask for this service well before the end of the sale. 11. All lots with six (6) or more items are sold as is, and are not returnable. 12. Invoices are due and payable upon receipt unless arrangements are made prior to the close of the sale. All invoices over 30 days overdue are subject to an interest charge of 1 ½% per month. 13. There is a $25 charge for bad checks. 14. In case of tie bids, the earliest bid received will win the lot. 15. Phone, fax, mail and bids are accepted. Phone bids should be confirmed in writing. All bids will be confirmed by a return . We will also try via to confirm receipt of bids received by any other method. 16. Estimates are just that, estimates. Lots, may and do, sell for above and below estimate. Please bid what the lot is worth to you. High bids will be reduced to 5 to 10% over the 2 nd high bid whenever possible. 17. Bidders are responsible for errors in bidding, so please check your bid sheet carefully. 18. There are no buyer s fees in our sales. The only additional fee charged is for shipping or for use of a credit card or a bank wire. 19. All overseas packages will be shipped via registered or express mail at buyer s risk. Shipments of books will be very expensive to overseas addresses. 20. Bidders not known to us must provide us with satisfactory credit references or pay a (refundable of course) 25% deposit. 21. Prices realized will be published shortly after the sale and will be mailed to all consignors, subscribers and competitive bidders. Others may receive a copy for $5 or check our website. 22. Slabbed (encapsulated) coins, notes, medals or tokens certified by PCGS, NGC, ICG or ANACS may not be returned. 23. The minimum acceptable bid on any lot is at least 60% of the estimate. In some cases it may be higher than that, but it will never be higher than estimate. We have made every effort to make our estimates conservative and realistic. In the case of lots with precious metals, bids must be in the neighborhood of the melt value of the item at the very least. As we write this, gold is about $1675 per ounce and silver around $31 per ounce. Both markets have been very volatile lately. If in doubt, please ask us. i

3 BIDDING IN OUR AUCTIONS We will stop taking bids after 9:00 PM Mountain standard time on February 14 th, 2013 or as soon as our phone and/or fax stops ringing for 10 minutes. Please do not wait until the last minute and get shut out. No matter when you call, you cannot be guaranteed to be the last bidder because the sale will extend for at least 10 minutes after each call. Once the 10 minutes is over we will turn off the ringers. If time is running late and the phone is busy, I strongly suggest sending us an or a fax with your bid or bids. We suggest you bid above estimate if you want an item, as high bids will be reduced to one bidding increment over the 2 nd high bid. Our bid sheets offer several bidding options that can save you money, optimize your bids and see that you get the lots that your really want. If you are unsure of your bidding strategy, please give us a call or contact us by and we will be happy to discuss them with you. There is a minimum bid of at least 60% of the estimate on each lot. However in some cases the reserve may be higher than 60% of the estimate although it will never be higher than the estimate. We will always try to make reserves and estimates reasonable and in line with todays market. Of course in many cases lots may be offered so infrequently that our estimates are just educated guesses. We take seriously the commitment to reduce bids. We do not reveal the high bid on any lot, however we will tell you if you are the high bidder at the time of your request. Usually close to ½ of all successful bids are reduced and over 75% of successful bidders have at least one of their winning bids reduced. We believe that the best strategy to being a successful bidder is placing your bids early and not waiting until the last minute. We believe the best bidding strategy is to bid early knowing winning bids will be reduced to the next bidding increment over the 2 nd high bid. It s a successful auction when everybody is satisfied with the results: the consignors, the bidders and the auctioneer. Many of our consignors have been consigning material for 20 or more years, others have been buying material from us for as long or longer and are just now disposing of their collection or of parts of their collection. And more than a handful of the successful bidders in our sales of 2012 have been bidding (and buying) in our sales since the 1970 s. We must be doing something right. There are no buyer s fees in our sales. You are charged only for the amount of your winning bid plus a postage and shipping charge. If you want the convenience of using your credit card or sending us a bank wire, we do charge a small fee to help cover our costs. There are only a few coin dealers who still do not charge a buyer s fee. Some companies charge a 15 to 20% buyer s fee, plus a consignor fee as well. LOT VIEWING SCHEDULE We will have most single lots available for viewing at our bourse tables during the following shows as well as smaller group lots. We will not be bringing bulky, heavy or cumbersome lots unless specifically asked to do so. If there is something you would like us to bring please contact us about a day or so before the show to ensure that we bring the material with us. January 19, Jeffco Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds West 6 th Avenue, Golden, Colorado. 9 AM to 4 PM. (Off the frontage road north of the 6 th Ave. Freeway). January 26, Aurora Show. Red Lion Hotel So. Parker Road, Aurora, CO. At the corner of I-225 & Parker Road. (Take the Vaughn Way exit off of Parker Rd.). 9 AM to 4 PM. From January 21 st though the close of the sale either Rita or I (usually both of us) will be available in our office for questions about the sale or particular lots. Our usual office hours are Monday through Friday from 9 AM until 6 PM Mountain time. As the closing date draws near ii

4 we will expand our hours. If you call and we are not in, please leave a message with the best time to return your call and we will try to get back to you at your preferred time. We will confirm all bids within 24 hours of receiving your bid. If you do not receive a confirmation please contact us. We do not confirm bids via mail or fax unless specifically asked to do so. However if we have your on file we will try to do so. When sending us a bid sheet via regular mail, fax or as an attachment, please write carefully on your bid sheet. And a short description is always helpful to avoid mistakes. No information will be available about the results of the sale until bids have been checked and invoices have been written. This usually takes 3 to 4 days. We will not be answering the phones until that information is ready. We hope to have the phones open by Tuesday February 19 th or if we don t hit any snags perhaps the day before. Please note that this entire catalog is also up on our website, or will be very shortly. Our website address is rosenblumcoins.com. There you will find, not only everything that is in this catalog, but color images of many more items than are in this printed version of the catalog. As many of you are aware we no longer issue printed Fixed Price Lists via mail (with the possible exception of an Israel/Palestine list later this year). However we plan to have weekly offerings of coins, medals, tokens, paper money, numismatic books, odd & curious money and more. These lists will be available either via an and/or on our website. If we have your address we will send you an reminder when a new list is up or the list will be included with the . Of course if you don t want to receive these reminders, just let us know and we will remove your address from our notification list. If you don t have an account or access to the internet at home I suggest you jog yourself down to your nearest public library and use their computer. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE WORLD WIDE MATERIAL ANCIENT JEWISH COINS LOTS 1-84 ANCIENT GREEK, ROMAN AND GREEK IMPERIAL COINS..LOTS MODERN AND MEDIEVAL COINS, TOKENS AND MEDALS...LOTS WORLD PAPER MONEY LOTS PART TWO JUDAIC RELATED MATERIAL MEDALLIC JUDAICA AND HOLY LAND MATERIAL.. LOTS PAPER JUDAICA AND HOLY LAND MATERIAL...LOTS HOLOCAUST MEMORABILIA...LOTS HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013 WINTER AUCTION 43A Auction 43A has been a long time in the making, but we believe that after these many months it will be well worth the wait. New computers and new software were supposed to make the job easier and faster. Perhaps down the road it will. Of course by that time this software will be out of date and we ll be tempted to upgrade. And to think that in the fall of 1994 when we bought a new state of the art computer system, software, printer, scanner and camera with all the bells and whistles we were mistakenly thinking that would be the last computer system we would need. Now 18 plus years later I can t even count how many times we ve upgraded. Our ancient Jewish section is highlighted by a coin of Herod Antipas, two of Herod Philip, a very rare large bronze of Agrippa I, two Jewish War (1 st Revolt) shekels, 3 Bar Kochba zuzim and some scarce local issue Judaea Capta coins plus a neat Legion XII countermarked coin with 5 countermarks. And the city-coin section is among the finest we ve offered in many years. iii

5 The ancient Greek section is not large but has a number of significant coins including a silver Hemiobol from Aigai in Macedonia that is extremely rare and in high grade to boot. Also being offered are two very high grade Alexander the Great drachms as well as a Phoenician Shekel of Tyre as well as it s half-shekel counterpart which was the coin used to pay the temple tax in Jerusalem. Both of these coins are of the late type often attributed to Jerusalem. The small Roman coin section is impressive despite the fact that there are relatively few offerings. Of the 8 republican denarii, all are nice and a few are exceptionally attractive and important. The Scarus and Hypsaeus Jewish related denarius (Lot 115) is choice toned EF and perhaps the nicest we ve handled. And the next coin is an equally important and high-grade denarius that was struck to help pay Pompey s fleet in the east. There are also a number of high-grade imperial denarii being offered including coins of Vespasian, Titus, Antoninus Pius, Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. Some of these are from a collection formed by a collector with an eye for perfection. We are also offering a number of scarce silver Antoninianii minted in Antioch. The world coin section is among our finest in a number of years. Among the highlights are various world tokens especially from the Caribbean and Australia. Most of these are being offered in groups and many are still in the original envelopes of the collector who was a meticulous researcher and numismatist. Also in this sale are offerings from two large collections of Latin American coins. One collector specialized in Brazilian coins and numerous silver crowns and smaller size coins from the late 17 th century to the late 19 th century are available for bidding. There is an especially nice group of early 19 th century 960 Reis coins overstruck over Spanish Colonial 8 Reales of the period. On many of these, large portions of the host coin are visible and readable. This collection also has a number of desirable and popular crowns from other Latin American countries. The 2 nd collection consists of a large number of 19 th and early 20 th century 8 Reales and Pesos from various Mexican mints. Many are in high grade, some have chops and in many cases we can trace, and have noted, previous owners. In addition our Israeli section is unusually large this sale and is highlighted by a 1962 Weizmann gold set of two Proof coins issued without the Mem. In our last sale we had offered for the first time a similar set and it brought $11,500 in spirited bidding. Now we have an opportunity to offer a 2 nd set and we expect similar results. I would doubt very much if another set will appear in the near future. In addition other Israeli offering include numerous large lots of silver commemoratives, seldom offered modern issues as well as some privately issued sets that rarely come up for sale. The world paper money section is among our finest we ve ever offered, highlighted by part II of the New York collection of World War II concentration camp money including issues from Auschwitz, Dachau (3 different notes), Mittelbau (7 notes), Ravensbrück and Mauthausen. In addition we have a huge offering of Lodz Ghetto notes (and coins) consigned to us from the family of a survivor who not only was lucky enough to get out but to be able to bring with him large quantities of notes many with consecutive serial numbers. We are also offering numerous Israeli and Palestine notes including one of the nicest 10 Pound 1929 PCB notes we have ever seen. And two Ching Dynasty Chinese notes, a couple of South Carolina Colonial notes and a large lot of western US Jewishowned bank checks will be for sale as well. As usual our Judaic section is chocked full of desirable items. Among the highlights are a number of Biblical jetons, 3 different Johann Reich items including a Gilt Edict of Toleration medal, a desirable Wiener Cologne synagogue medal, a copper Conversion medal given to Jews who converted to Christianity, a highly unusual Yod or Tallit clip made with an ancient Persian Siglos, numerous medals related to the Holocaust and the exceedingly rare gold Exchange National Bank medal. As usual the sale ends with Judaic and Holocaust related paper. There is a nice lot of checks from Jewish-owned banks from around the world, anti-semitic notgeld and an Nazi overprinted German Weimar Republic note as well as other paper ephemera from the period. No doubt one of the highlights of the sale is a 50-year collection of documents of two Jewish brothers who survived the war. One immigrated to Argentina and returned to Germany in the 1950s! iv

6 AUCTION 43A PART I WORLDWIDE MATERIAL ANCIENT JEWISH COINS *1 PHILISTO-ARABIAN. 4th Century BC. Silver Obol (.43g). Head of Athena right/owl standing right, AΘE to right, something to left. SNG ANS-19. VG/VF. Nice reverse. $75+? *2 SAMARIA. 4th Century BC. Silver Half-Obol (.27g). Kneeling male figure right holding Egyptian crown/grotesque head facing. SC-46, CS-27. Toned aef. Rare & choice. $900+ *3 SAMARIA. 4th Century BC. AR Hemi-Obol (.27g). Male head right with long hair/lion s head facing with open jaws and protruding tongue. SC-163. Toned F+, a bit grainy, minor flan chips. This coin sold for $100 in auction 42A but the winning bidder failed to pay. $100 *4 YEHUD, Persian Period. 4th Century BC. Silver ½ Gerah or ½ Obol (.38g). Lily/Falcon. H-1060, TJC-15. The lily has long been a symbol of Jerusalem, this being one of the earliest examples. Nicely toned VF+, a bit off-center and a tad porous, but certainly as nice or nicer than the Shoshana specimen which sold for over $5000. $1000+ *5 YEHUD, Hellenistic Period. Ptolemy I BC. Silver 1/4 Obol (.15 g). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right/eagle with wings spread, half turned left, standing on thunderbolt, YHDH in Paleo-Hebrew. H-1087 (438), TJC-438. VG/Nice VF. Toned. The reverse is as nice as one can expect, the obverse not great, but better than usual. Struck from worn dies. $350+ *6 JOHN HYRCANUS I. Æ 1/2 Pruta or Lepton (.89g). Palm branch flanked by four lines of Hebrew/Lily, small A monogram to left. H-1134 (458), TJC-C. VF, well centered, green patina. A very nice coin but may be difficult to photograph. $200+ *7 JUDAH ARISTOBULUS I. 104 BC. Æ Prutah (2.25g). Hebrew legend in block letters Yehudah the High Priest & Council of the Jews/Double cornucopia with ribbons, pomegranate between horns. H-1143, AJC-JA3. VF+/VF. Complete legend! One of the nicest of these we ve ever had! $250+ *8 ALEXANDER JANNAEUS. Error BC. Æ Lepton (.93g). Star with 8 rays, within a diadem/upside down anchor within legend and circle of dots. The star side has been double struck! Hen-1150, TJC-K16v. Nice VF. $ HASMONEAN GROUP. Alexander Jannaeus Lead Prutah (3.83g). Aramaic legend/ Anchor H-1155; Mattathias Antigonus Æ 8 Prutah (16.29g). Double Cornucopia/Legend around wreath. H-1162; Æ 4 Prutah (7.27g). Single cornucopia/legend in 3 lines and Æ Prutah (1.85g). Legend in wreath/double cornucopia. 4 coins, the first and last Fine, the other two VG, the large 8 Prutah is one of the heaviest we ve encountered. The lead piece is considered by some as the first Jewish-issued token as it was not a regular issue coin. $100 *10 HEROD I, THE GREAT BC. Æ 8 Prutot (6.23g, 22mm). Military helmet, flanked by palm branches, two straps hanging down/tripod holding ceremonial bowl, date (year 3) to left and monogram to right, Of King Herod around. H-1169, TJC-44. VG/F+, but on rough planchet. $150 *11 HEROD THE GREAT. Æ 8 Prutot (5.53g). Military helmet with cheek pieces & straps, flanked by palm branches/tripod supporting ceremonial bowl, dated year 3 to left and monogram to right. H-1169, TJC-44. VF, obv a bit o.c. Ex Patrick Tan collection. $450+? *12 HEROD THE GREAT. Æ Prutah (15mm, 2.61g). Palm branch with objects on either side/legend around aphlaston (a stern ornament), flanked by date (Year 3). Hen-1172 (489), AJC-5. Fine. $125+ *13 HEROD THE GREAT. Æ Prutah (1.15g). Legend in wreath/anchor in laurel wreath. Scarce type. H-1173, TJC-60, AJC-18. Fine. $200+ 1

7 *14 HEROD ANTIPAS. AE 1/8 Unit (10.5mm, 1.13g). TC within wreath/palm branch, dated year 33 (29/30 AD). H-1206 (515), AJC-8, TJC-82. VG & very rare. $325 *15 HEROD PHILIP. 4 BC - 34 AD. Æ18.5 (4.68g). Head of Augustus right/temple of Augusteum of Paneas, countermark at neck. H-1223a. The significance of the Φ most likely refers to Herod Philip since neither his portrait nor his name appears on the coin. Fair but c/m F. Also in this lot are Herod the Great. 4 Prutot (4.52g). Shield with decorated rim/ Crested helmet. H-1170 (487). F, but rough field; Herod the Great Æ 2 Prutot (2.38g) Cross in closed diadem/tripod table H-1178 G-VG and Herod Archelaus Æ Prutah (2.12g). Crested helmet/bunch of grapes. H coins, all lower grade but the 1st is rare. $125+ *16 HEROD PHILIP. 4 BC - 34 AD. Æ15 (2.91g). Draped bust of Livia right, legend around/ Hand holds 3 ears of grain, legend around. Struck year 34. Hen-1231, AJC-1, TJC-107. VG/F. Very rare. 1st we can recall offering in 5 years or so. With old collector tag. $650 *17 AGRIPPA I AD. Æ Prutah (2.84g). Of King Agrippa around umbrella-like canopy/ Wheat ears, LS = Year 6 (41-42 AD). Hen-1244, TJC-120, AJC-11. VF with distinct flan handle which clearly shows how most Jewish Prutah were produced. $225 *18 AGRIPPA I. Æ 24 (15.18g). Laureate Head of Claudius right, legend around/temple containing Agrippa & Claudius standing & facing each other and holding circular objects, another figure kneels below, while a torso in center holds another object, LZ (year 7) in pediment. Commemorates treaty between Rome & Judaea. H-1245, AJC-8, TJC-121. F/VG, with some pitting. Extremely rare, even more so without a countermark. We have sold this coin, or a similar one with a different date, 4 times in the past 20 years. All have sold for at least $2250! Two collector tags included. $1250+ *19 COPONIUS, Procurator under Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Æ Prutah (2.07g, 15mm). Ear of grain/palm tree, dated year 36 (5/6 AD). H-1328, TJC-311. The first procurator who issued coins and the most difficult procurator to find. Choice VF. $350 *20 VALERIUS GRATUS, Procurator under Tiberius AD. Æ Prutah (1.55g). Julia in two lines in wreath/3 Lilies flanked by date, year 3 (16-17 AD). Hen-1335, AJC-12, TJC Choice VF. $100+ *21 ANTONIUS FELIX, Procurator under Claudius AD. Æ Prutah (2.66g). Crossed spears and shields/6-branched palm tree, year 14 (54 AD) and BPIT above for Britannicus, the younger son of Claudius. Hen-1348, AJC-29, TJC-340. Nice VF. Almost all coins naming Britannicus, who was probably poisoned by Nero, are very pricey, especially in nice grades. This is one of the few affordable types. $100+ *22 PAIR OF PROCURATOR COINS. Pontius Pilate AD Æ Lepton? (.85g). Lituus/ LIZ (?) in wreath. H-1342v and Antonius Felix Prutah (1.76g) Two spears & shields crossed/palm tree, date. H coins, F-VF. The Pontius Pilate coin is very light weight and only one letter of the date is on the flan giving us the very real impression that this is a Barbaric striking of this coin. $100+? *23 JEWISH WAR (FIRST REVOLT) AD. (Year 2). Silver Shekel (13.86g). Shekel of Israel around chalice with pearled rim, Year 2/Jerusalem the Holy around sprig of 3 pomegranates. Top of pomegranate points to Mem. H-1358, AJC-8. Gd VF, a touch of porosity. $4500+ *24 JEWISH WAR (FIRST REVOLT) AD. (Year 3). Silver Shekel (14.19g). Shekel of Israel around chalice with pearled rim, Year 3/Jerusalem the Holy around sprig of 3 pomegranates. Top of pomegranate points to Yod. H-1361, AJC-18v. Toned EF/Ch. EF, obverse a bit off-center. $5750+ *25 JEWISH WAR. Æ 1/8 Shekel (19mm, 5.45g). Lulav branch, flanked by etrogs on each side, Year Four/Chalice with pearled rim, to the redemption of Zion. H-1369 (670). Nice VF, well centered, with only 2 letters at upper right (Lamed, Aleph) being very weak. $250 2

8 26 JEWISH WAR. Trio of Coins. Year 2 Æ Prutah (2.52g). Amphora without lid/vine Leaf; Year 3 Æ Prutah (2.33g) Amphora with lid/vine leaf and Year 4 1/8 Shekel (4.94g) Lulav flanked by etrog/chalice. 3 coins, Fine or better, the 3rd off-center on lulav side. H-1360, 1363 & The year 3 Prutah is significantly scarcer than year 2. $125+? *27 BAR KOCHBA REVOLT , Undated attributed to year 3. Silver Denarius (3.00g). Shimon in 5 letters & 2 lines within wreath of 8 almonds/3-stringed lyre, with Yod at very top of lyre, for the freedom of Jerusalem. Hen-1419, Mild-70. Toned Gd VF. $900+ *28 BAR KOCHBA REVOLT. Undated, attributed to year 3. Silver Zuz or Denarius (3.35g). Shimon (or Simna according to the arrangement of the letters) in five letters & dot in center/ fluted jug with willow branch at right. Hen-1427, Mild-135. VF, with parts of host coin visible. Nice coin! We can see a partial bust and some legend on the jug side and what looks to be the forepart of a horse on the other side. $750+ *29 BAR KOCHBA REVOLT. Silver Zuz or Denarius (2.79g). Bunch of grapes/elongated lyre with 3 strings. H-1435, Mild-172. Overstruck on a Trajan Drachm of Bostra. Nice VF. Considerable portions of the legend from the host coin are visible on both sides of this coin, most especially the obverse that can be seen on the lyre side and even the outline of the emperor s head. On the other side we see a partial Greek legend as well. $600+? *30 BAR KOCHBA REVOLT. Æ Small bronze (19mm, 5.90g). Shimon across field, palm tree/bunch of grapes, for the freedom of Jerusalem. H-1440 (739), Mild-160. VF. This is the scarcest of the 3 Mildenberg types of year 3 small bronzes. $175+? 31 BAR KOCHBA REVOLT. Pair of Middle bronze coins. Year 1 (7.42g) Palm branch in wreath/lyre. H-1377 and undated (year 3) (8.99g). Palm tree/vine Leaf. H Both VG to Fine or so with corrosion but enough detail to identify the general types. The first coin is scarce. $150+ *32 JUDAEA CAPTA, Domitian Æ12 (1.47g) of Caesarea. Laureate head of Domitian right/rudder. Hen-1453, AJC-4, TJC-389. VF, a touch off-center. A rare coin which is seldom seen so nice. We sold the late George Fisher a similar one for $650 in $400 *33 JUDAEA CAPTA, Domitian. Æ25 (13.88g). Laureate head right/nike in flowing gown advances left holding wreath and small trophy. H-1459, TJC-395, AJC-10. Nice VF, attractive dark brown patina. Collector tags included. One of the scarcer of the local Judaea Capta issues and the nicest we can recall seeing. $500+ *34 LEGION 12 COUNTERMARK. 1st Century AD. Æ23 (11.91g). Struck on Antioch coin of Augustus with 5 countermarks on coin, two of 12th Roman legion, one of an ear of grain, one of an anchor and an uncertain one. Rare. Hen Coin Gd/poor, C/m F-VF. Ex Steve Gerson collection. Sold in Gemini sale of January 2010 for $1035. $ PAIR OF JUDAEA CAPTA coins of Domitian. 1). Æ29 (15.67g) Laureate head r/ Minerva stg. r. on galley, with shield in l. hand, spear in right, on left is a trophy, palm branch to r. 2) Æ22 (9.19g) Head of Domitian l/minerva advancing l, holding trophy, shield and spear. H-1454 & coins, the first VG/GF but porous, the F/VG. $ GROUP OF 3 COINS. Bar Kochba Middle Bronze Palm Tree/Vine Leaf; Judaea Capta Titus/Trophy, a bronze struck at Caesarea H-1449; and bronze Judaea Capta of Domitian with palm tree on reverse and a countermark on neck, the last similar to H-1458 (746), TJC- 394a. 3 coins, Good to VG, all a bit rough, the last rare. $150+ CITY COINS OF ERETZ-ISRAEL AND THE DECAPOLIS *37 ABILA, Marcus Aurelius Æ28 (16.65g). Laureate bust of Aurelius right/ Tyche standing right within arch supported by two columns being crowned by Nike, two small figures (Victories?) below. Ros-1, Spike-1. Fine/aF a bit porous. Extremely rare. I cannot recall ever offering this coin. $375+? 3

9 *38 ABILA, Commodus Æ24 (8.34g). Bust of Commodus right/hercules stg. right, leaning on club, resting on rock, cover with lion s skin. Ros-15, Sp-13. VF. $275 *39 AELIA CAPITOLINA, Antoninus Pius. Æ22. Laureate head of emperor right/draped bust of Sarapis right. Kad-19, Mesh-29 but unlisted in Rosenberger. F-VF. Scarce type. $ AELIA CAPITOLINA, Severus Alexander Æ23 (8.55g). Laureate bust right/ Tyche seated left holding cornucopia. Ros-83, Mesh-148. af/vg. $225+ *41 AKKO-PTOEMAIS, Hadrian Æ19 (7.08g). Laureate bust right/tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Ros-49, Kad-107. VF. $200+ *42 AKKO-PTOLEMAIS, Time of Claudius Æ16 (3.30g). Bust of Zeus right/ Upright club, COL PTO L around. R-45, Kad-91. VF, green-brown patina. $100+ For a related Akko-Ptolemais coin, see Lot #99. *43 BOSTRA, Commodus Æ13 (1.28g). His bust right/bust of turreted Tyche right. Ros-24, Sp-29. Gd Fine. $225+ *44 BOSTRA, Septimius Severus Æ27 (12.51g). Laureate bust of Severus right/ Tyche standing right within Tetra-style temple with central arch. Year 104 or 209/210 AD. Ros-28, Sp-33, Kindler-26. VF, flan a bit irregular. Rare. I have no record of offering any Septimius Severus coin from Bostra! $400+ *45 BOSTRA, Philip I Æ29 (17.40g). Laur. bust of Philip right/draped bust of Zeus-Ammon right wearing Kalathos. Ros-50, Sp-56. VF. $250+ *46 CAESAREA, Trajan Æ24 (14.74g). Laureate head right/emperor standing left holding cornucopia in left hand and pouring libation over tripod-altar. Ros-20, Kad-23. Nice VF. $150+ *47 CAESAREA, Trajan. Æ13 (2.42g). Laureate head right/lion walking right. Ros-22, Kad- 24. F-F+. Scarce little coin. $125+ *48 CAESAREA, Diadumenian Æ24.5 (6.30g). Bare head right/bust of Sarapis right. Ros-67, Kad-78. Very attractive, nice VF. Exceptional condition. $325+ *49 CAESAREA, Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius. Died 253? Æ21 (7.18g). Draped bust of Herennia Etruscilla right/turreted bust of Tyche right. Ros-134, Kad-163. VF, green-brown patina. Scarce coin, I can recall only offering this once before. $175+ *50 CAESAREA, Trebonianus Gallus Æ23 (13.52g). Laureate bust right/two eagles standing to either side of standard, AI in ex. Ros-178. Fine, green-brownish patina. Scarce. $125+? *51 CAESAREA, Commodus Æ24 (11.51g). Laureate bust of Commodus right/ Bust of Sarapis right. Ros-45v, Kad-59v. Gd Fine/VF, seldom seen this nice. Ex Superior Moreira Collection #1, Lot $150+ *52 CAPITOLIAS, Commodus Æ18 (3.54g). Bare head right/dionysus standing left, pouring wine from oenochoe (jug). Year 93 = 190/191 AD. Ros-12, Spike-12. Choice VF. A rare coin in high grade. We haven t offered this coin in almost 18 years! $300+ *53 DIOSPOLIS (LOD). Julia Domna, wife of Septemius Severus. Æ25 (10.54g). Draped bust of Julia Domna right/veiled bust of Demeter wearing kalathos (basket-like tall headdress) left, holding torch to light the underworld. Ros-3, Mesh-156. F+. Extremely rare. $500 *54 DIUM, Caracalla Æ26.5 (14.30g). His bust right/6-columned temple with eagle and flame-altar. Yr 268 = 204/205 AD. Ros-1, Sp-1 VF. $450+ *55 DORA, Trajan Æ15 (3.30g). Bust right/war Galley. Year 175 = 111/112 AD. Ros-28, Mesh-20. VF, a bit off-center. $125+? 4

10 *56 DORA, Hadrian Æ24.5 (11.72g). Laureate bust of Hadrian right/laureate bust of Doras right. Dated year 180 = 116/117 AD. Ros-31, BMC-37. avf/vf. Ex Superior May 30, 1990 Auction Lot #6986 where it sold for almost $300. $175+ *57 GABA, Trajan Æ21 (8.76g). Laureate head of Trajan right/tyche standing left holding staff and cornucopia, year 171 = Ros-unlisted (he lists no Gaba coins of Trajan), this is supposedly in the (as of this writing) yet to be published, but long promised, Sofaer collection, plate 41, #16. Fine, very rare. $250+ *58 GABA, Diadumenian. 217/218 as Caesar. Bare-headed and draped bust right/warrior standing left. Ros-20. Fine and extremely rare. I cannot ever recall seeing this coin before! $250+? *59 GADARA, Claudius Æ16 (4.68g). Bare-headed bust right/turreted bust of Tyche right, LHP = 108 = 44/45 AD. Ros-21, Sp-16. Choice VF. Much nicer than usually seen. $300+? *60 GADARA, Nero Æ23 (11.93g). Head of Nero right/tyche standing left, holding wreath and cornucopia. Ros-28, Sp-122, RPC VF. $200+ *61 GADARA, Crispina, wife of Commodus. Æ19.5 (6.44g). Draped bust of Crispina right/ Bust of Zeus right. Year 243 = 179/180 AD. Ros-68, Spike-67. Choice VF+. Rosenberger tentatively identified the figure on the reverse as Hercules, but his example was in poor condition. Higher grades specimens such as this, clearly show that it is Zeus who is represented on the reverse. $250+ *62 GADARA, Julia Domna, wife of Septemius Severus. Died 217. Æ21 (6.87g). Her draped bust right/tyche standing right, between two columns, holding scepter and cornucopia, small figure of Nike on short column before and small figure on pedestal behind. Year 278 = 214/215 AD. Ros-72, Spik-71. avf. Ex Superior May 1990, Very scarce. $175+ *63 GAZA, Marcus Aurelius Æ21 (6.91g). Laureate bust right/tyche standing left with scepter and cornucopia, dated 224 = 163/164 AD, Mem at around 5 PM on the reverse. Ros-95ff. VF. $325+ *64 GAZA, Lucius Verus Æ17 (3.84g). Bare head of Lucius Verus right/bare head of Hercules right, club below, dated 224 = 163/164 AD with Gaza mintmark Mem to right. Ros-Supplement-9v, SNG ANS-934. Choice VF, nice green-brown patina, just a tad off-center. Ex Superior May 1990 $220. $125+? *65 GERASA, Lucius Verus Æ11 (3.97g). Bust left/bust of Artemis-Tyche right, quiver at shoulder. Sp-18, Ros-22. VF, desert patina. $250 *66 HIPPOS-SUSSITA, Marcus Aurelius Æ24 (9.26g). Laureate bust right/tyche standing left holding horse by bridle and cornucopia. Ros-9, Spike-8. VF. $250+ *67 NEAPOLIS, Domitian Æ14.5 (2.64g). Laureate bust right/two corn ears on one stalk, legend, date LA1 = 11 = 82/83 AD. BMC-17, SNG ANS-964. GVF. $150 *68 NEAPOLIS, Faustina Jr. Died 175. Æ28 (13.42g). Draped bust right/tyche, standing to front, wearing turreted crown, resting on rudder and holding cornucopia. Ros-21. Fine, minor pitting. $100+ *69 NEAPOLIS, Elagabalus Æ21.5 (4.70g). Laureate bust of Elagabalus right/ Bust of Sarapis right. Ros-47, BMC-106. VF. Scarce coin. $150+ *70 NEAPOLIS, Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus. Æ17 (4.30g). Draped bust right/ Tyche standing, resting on rudder and holding cornucopia. Ros-67. Nice VF, ex Superior Fred Casterline Sale, Lot May $150+? *71 NEAPOLIS, Philip I Æ16.5 (3.06g). Draped bust right/sarapis standing l., holding scepter & raising arm. Ros-86. F-VF, some porosity. $225+ 5

11 *72 NYSA-SCYTHOPOLIS (BEIT SHEAN), Pseudo-Autonomous coinage. Æ18.5, (6.31g). Head of Dionysus right, with countermark of male head right at neck and L to left (EIP to right missing)/4-line legend. Struck year 115 or 51/52 AD. Spijk-3, Barkay-10, Ros-5. Both coin and countermark are choice VF, thus an extremely high grade for this coin which is usually found poorly preserved. $1000+ *73 NYSA-SCYTHOPOLIS. Time of Claudius AD. Æ13 (2.90g). 3 ears of barley with 5 seeds each/city-goddess standing, dated year 110 = 46/47 AD. Spijk-3a, Barkay-11, Rosunl. Fine & rare. $175? *74 NYSA-SCYTHOPOLIS. Julia Domna, wife of Septmius Severus. Died 217 AD. Æ26 (9.13g). Her draped bust right/kore-persephone (or Athena) and Demeter standing, date in exergue. OC = 270 = 206/207 AD. Spike-27, Barkay-43, Ros-unlisted. Fine, albeit a bit rough, but nicer than the two published examples cited. Rare! We have no record of having this coin before. $250+ *75 NYSA-SCYTHOPOLIS, Gordian III Æ24 (12.80g). Bust right/tyche, as Nysa, seated in high back chair, nursing infant Dionysus, in exergue partially off-flan, ΔT = 304 = 240/241. Barkay 79b, Sp-58. F-VF, a bit o.c. $150+ *76 PANIAS, Marcus Aurelius AD. Æ19, (5.97g). Bust of Tyche right/4-line inscription including date (172 = 169 AD) in wreath. Ros-15, INJ-8,1. VF/aEF, a bit porous on obverse. Rare. I can only recall selling one other similar coin in recent years. In early 2010, we sold one in comparable condition via a fixed price list for $465. $350+ *77 PANIAS, Plautilla, wife of Caracalla. Died 211. Æ24.5 (13.87g). Draped bust right/tyche seated right, holding ear of barley. ΔC to either side = year 204 = 201 AD. Ros- 30, INS-8, #26. Gd Fine and rare. I don t think I ve ever had this coin before. $400+ *78 PELLA, Commodus Æ23.5 (11.48g). Laureate bust right/ Tyche seated right on rock, holding reed of corn, river-god swimming below, SMC = 246 = 182/3. Ros.-8, Spjk- 7. Gd. Fine, green-brown patina. $600 *79 PETRA, Elagabalus Æ19.5 (5.95g). Laureate bust of emperor right/emperor, as founder, plowing with two oxen right. Ros-35, Sp-56. Attractive VF, flaw on cheek, bit rough. $100+? *80 PHILADELPHIA, (Ammon) Hadrian Æ23 (9.43g). Laureate bust right/bust of Tyche wearing turreted crown right. Sp-16, Ros-14. VF, desert patina. $250+ *81 PHILADELPHIA, Marcus Aurelius AD. Æ16 (2.74g). His bare-headed youthful bust right/draped and helmeted bust of Athena right. Struck with Aurelius as Caesar. Ros-21, Spike-34 (Commodus). Nice VF with green patina. A wonderful little coin. Ex Superior May 1990 $175? *82 PHILADELPHIA, Elagabalus Æ15 (4.38g). Laureate bust of Elagabalus right/bust of Asteria right. Ros-49, Spijk-47. VF. Rare and seldom offered coin. I have not offered this coin for sale in almost 18 years when I had an inferior example from the Sugar collection. $150 *83 SEBASTE, Julia Domna, wife of Septemius Severus. Died 217 AD. Æ25 (10.05g). Her bust right/kore standing facing, holding torch and ears of grains, cista mystica to l. SNG ANS-1079v, M-119v. VF. Nice portrait. $150+ *84 GROUP OF CITY COINS. 1) Caesarea, Hadrian Æ24 (10.77g) Bust of Hadrian r/bust of Sarapis r.; 2) Neapolis, Elagabalus Æ23 (13.43g). Bust right/mt. Gerizim; 3) Sepphoris, Trajan Æ26 (15.48g). Bust right/2-line legend in wreath. 3 coins, VG-F, the 3rd the nicest. $100+ Please keep in mind that there are no buyer s fee in our sales. Your final price is what you bid, or usually less as we reduce high bids to one increment over the 2 nd high bid. 6

12 ANCIENT GREEK and GREEK IMPERIAL COINS *85 MACEDONIA, Aigai (Aegae) Alexander I BC. Silver Hemiobol (.30g). Goat s head right, with dotted truncation/4-part incuse square. Extremely rare, perhaps unpublished. Weber-1841 (sim). Choice VF+. See Gemini, IX, #14 where a similar piece sold for $1100 plus buyer s fee. Our example looks nicer. $750+ *86 MACEDON, Tragilos BC. Silver Hemiobol (.37g). Ear of corn/t-r-i-a in four quarters of incuse square. Weber-1983, BMC-1. Choice VF+. Much nicer than most seen. There is a similar hemiobol from Tragilos with a bunch of grapes instead of the ear of corn that is more common than this type. $375 *87 MACEDON KINGDOM, Alexander III, the Great BC (c ). Silver Tetradrachm (16.43g). Head of Hercules right, wearing lion s skin head-dress/zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter, Corinthian helmet above MA, monogram below. Mesembria mint, broad struck Price VF, obv. double struck. Somewhat crimped at top. $250 *88 MACEDONIAN KINGS, Alexander III, the Great BC. (c ). Silver Drachm (4.20g). Head of Hercules (as Alexander) right, clad in lion s skin/zeus enthroned left, holding eagle & scepter, crescent at left, Π below. Colophon mint. Price-1813, Cop-919. Ch. toned VF+. A really nice coin that would almost certainly come back at a higher grade if sent for slabbing. Ex Tom McKenna. $425+ *89 MACEDONIAN KINGS, Alexander III, the Great BC (c ). Silver Drachm (4.06g). Head of Hercules (as Alexander) right, clad in lion s skin/zeus enthroned left, holding eagle & scepter, monogram at left, crescent below. Colophon mint. Price-1825, Müller-275. Toned EF. Another choice Colophon drachm even nicer than above. $425+ *90 SARMATIA, Olbia BC. Æ (1.54g) Dolphin coin. Eye, Fin and Spine. SG-1084, Opitz-p.227. VF. $50 *91 THRACE, Lysimachos BC ( ). Silver Tetradrachm (16.32g) of Amphipolis. Head of Alexander the Great right/athena seated left, holding Nike and resting arm on shield, caduceus in front, monogram behind. SG VF, tooled, metal peeling, but decent portrait. $250 *92 THRACE, Thasos BC. Silver Trihemiobol (.72g). Satyr kneeling right carrying Kantharos/Legend on either side of Amphora with handles. SNG Cop avf, some porosity. While this general type cannot be considered rare, those specimens with the Satyr kneeling right instead of left are seldom encountered. $200+ *93 PHOKAIA, Phokis BC. Silver Hemidrachm (2.85g). Facing head of bull/head of Artemis in shallow incuse square right. BMC-31, SG Toned VF/F, light porosity. $150 *94 BOETIA, Thebes BC. Silver Hemidrachm (2.41). Boetian shield/amphora in incuse square. SNG Cop-262. avf. $150 *95 CORINTHIA, Corinth BC. Silver Stater (8.59g). Pegasus flying left, symbol below/laureate and helmeted head of Athena left, astragalos (knuckle bone) behind. Ravel- 1039d, SNG Cop-58v. Nice toned VF. Ex Hesperia Art inventory. $750 *96 IONIA, Miletos. 6th-5th Century BC. Silver Obol (1.11g). Lion s head left/floral pattern. As SG VF. $75 *97 CARIA, Rhodos BC. Silver Didrachm (6.71g). Head of Helios facing slightly to right/rose with bud on stem to right, bunch of grapes and E to left, ΟΔΙΟΝ above, all in incuse square. SNG Cop-728, SG af. $175+ *98 CILICIA, Tarsos, Datames BC ( ). Silver Stater (10.09g). Baaltars, seated right, head facing BLTRZ in Aramaic left/sky-god ANA on left pointing right, Datames on right standing left, thymiaterion (incense burner) between them. SNG Cop-301, SG EF, minor metal problems. $450+ 7

13 *99 SELEUKID KINGS, Antiochus IV BC. Æ12 Serrated edge (1.94g). Struck at Akko-Ptolemais. His radiate head right, monogram behind/veiled female figure standing facing, holding long scepter. SNG Israel-1136, Houghton-792. Nice VF. Ex Superior, Moreira Collection #1, Lot $100? *100 SELEUKID KINGS, Antiochus VII BC. Silver Tetradrachm (16.63g), Antioch mint. Head of Antiochus right/athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, monograms to left and right. SNG Israel-1862, Hoover-1067d. Gd VF+ $400 *101 PHOENICIA, Tyre. After 126 BC (after 19 BC). Silver 1/2 Shekel (6.21g). Laureate head of Melkarth right/eagle standing left on thunderbolt, club to left, date blundered, but KP monogram clear. Inexpensive Jerusalem type temple tax coin. H af. $400+ *102 PHOENICIA. Tyre. After 126 BC (Year 173 = 47/48 AD). Silver Shekel (13.06g). Head of Melkarth right/eagle standing left, right foot on prow, palm branch over shoulder, club to left, date POΓ above, KP & Monogram to right. H-1620, RPC-4672A (supp), Prieur-, BMC-. F/VF, obv bit o.c. Rare date, 1st published in 1998 and only 2nd we are aware of. The 30 Pieces of silver, Shekel of Tyre. This is the late Jerusalem type Shekel. $500+ *103 MOESIA INFERIOR, Tomis. Philip II AE 27 (14.53g). Bare head of Philip on left & Sarapis on right, facing each other/nemesis-aquitas standing holding scales and cornucopia. avf, some flat spots. $70+? *104 THRACE, Anchialus. Septemius Severus AD. AE26 (11.63g). Laureate bust right/homonoia standing left holding cornucopia and patara. SNG Cop-433. VF, hard green patina. $100+ *105 IONIA, Smyrna. Gordian to Valerian. Mid 3rd Cent AD. AE26 (8.83g). Head of Senate right/homonoia standing left holding patera and cornucopia in border of dots. BMC- 14, 247. Cop Fine. Old collector tag included. $50+ *106 SYRIA, Seleucis & Pierea, Antioch ad Orontem, Under the Romans AD. Æ19 (5.49g). Bust of Tyche right/ram leaping looking back at star and crescent. It is the theory of Dr. Michael Molner (and others) that the star depicted is the Star of Bethlehem. BMC-75, SNG Cop-101. VG/F, bit rough. $70+ *107 SYRIA, Seleucis & Pierea, Antioch ad Orontem, Trajan Decius AE Tetradrachm (9.72g). Laureate bust right, 3 pellets under bust/eagle standing left on club. Prieur-572a. F-VF. $50+ *108 ROMAN EGYPT, Alexandria. Agrippina, Jr., wife of Claudius (and his niece!), mother of Nero. Died 59 AD. AE Diobol (25mm, 12.85g). Bust of Agrippina Jr. right/bust of Euthenia right. Date is unclear, but presumably year 13. Emm-103, Milne-124. G/VG and rare. Ex Christian Blom. This coin sold for $110 in our Sale 42A but the successful bidder, despite repeated promises, has yet to pay. $100+ *109 ROMAN EGYPT, Alexandria, Vespasian Bi Tetradrachm (12.85g). Laureate bust right, LB = Year 2/Alexandria standing left, wearing elephant cap, holding wreath and scepter. E-202, M-397, C-247ff (but unlisted date). Fine. Rare. $125+ ANCIENT ROMAN COINS *110 M. CIPIUS M.F BC. Silver Denarius (3.85g). Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind/victory in Biga right, holding palm-branch, rudder below. This type is almost always seen on a small flan such as this. Cipia-1, SR-166. Ch. toned VF. $200+ *111 MN. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS BC. Silver Denarius (3.84g.) Laureate and diademed head of Roma right, star behind, ROMA before/equestrian statue right, horseman holding spear, on base formed by triple arch L-E-P. SR-168, Aemilia-7. Choice VF+. $450+ 8

14 *112 L. THORIUS BALBUS. 105 BC. Silver Denarius (4.19g). Head of Juno Sospita right, clad in goat s skin, ISMR behind/bull charging right, control letter O above, L. THORIVS below, BALBVS in ex. SR-192, Thoria-1. Ch. toned VF+. The moneyer was a native of Laniuvium where Juno was viewed as the protector of woman, especially those who were pregnant. $200+ *113 C. SULPICIUS C.F. GALBA. 106 BC. Silver Denarius (3.68g) Serrate. Conjoined head of the Dei Penates left/the 2 Dei Penates standing, facing each other, sow between them. Unusual type. SR-189, Sulpicia-1. VF, bit grainy. The Dei Penates were the protectors of the household, perhaps more specifically protectors of the pantry. $200 *114 L. CASSIUS LONGINUS. 63 BC. Silver Denarius (3.90g). Veiled head of Vesta left, 2- handed cup behind, control letter A in front/togate citizen standing left, depositing ballet in voting box, LONGIN III V behind. Cassia-10, SR-364. Toned GVF/VF, rev. bit o.c. A popular, but unusual type, with the citizen doing something that Americans take for granted. $325 *115 M. AEMILIUS SCARUS & P. PLATIUS HYPSAEUS. 58 BC. Silver Denarius (3.93g). King Aretas kneeling right beside camel, presenting olive-branch/jupiter in quadriga left, brandishing thunderbolt, scorpion below. Having to do with the battles between brothers Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II in Judaea. SR-378, Aemilia-9, Hen Ch. Toned EF. This is one of the nicest of these we can recall seeing. An important addition to any collection of Republic and/or Jewish reference coins. $450+ *116 Q. SICINIUS & C. COPONIUS. c.49 BC. Silver Denarius (3.84g). Diademed head of Apollo right, star below/club draped with lion s skin, between arrow & bow. Struck to help pay Pompey s fleet in the east. SR-413, Sicinia-1. Ch. toned EF. A scarce and important coin in high grade! $1050+ *117 C. VIBIUS C.F. C.N. PANSA. 48 BC. Silver Denarius (3.91g). Mask of bearded Pan right, PANSA below, pedum (staff of Apollo) behind/jupiter Anxurus seated left holding patera and scepter. Vibia-19, SR-420. Ch. toned VF+, tad off-center. Very attractive. $450 *118 OCTAVIAN. c BC. Silver Denarius (3.38g). Bare head of Octavian right, no legend/imp CAESAR on Actian arch, surmounted by large statue of Octavian in facing quadriga. SR-1558, RSC-123. Toned Fine, a bit rough with some scratches in obverse field and a flan flaw on reverse. $200+ *119 AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. Silver Denarius (3.24g). Bare head of Augustus right/ Young heifer right. SR-1593, RIC-475. VG-F. Well centered and well struck, very decent for grade. An affordable example of a beautifully designed and popular coin. $300 *120 TIBERIUS AE As (10.55g). Laur. head of Tiberius left/s-c either side of winged caduceus. SR-1771, RIC-59. Choice VF. $350+ *121 VESPASIAN AD. Ephesus mint. Silver Denarius (3.30g). Laureate bust right/ Turreted and draped female bust right PACI ORB TERR AVG. A rare provincial series coin. SR-2274, RIC-334, RPC-821. EF, with excess metal from mis-strike. Two outstanding portraits. A slightly nicer piece sold at Goldberg s for $1050+ in 9/12. $750 *122 TITUS (as Augustus) Silver Denarius (3.37g). Laureate bust right/winged thunderbolt on draped seat or table, Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno. SR-2513, RSC- 316, RIC-23a. Ch. EF+, bit o.c. $550+ *123 NERVA Silver Denarius (3.62g). Laureate bust right/salus enthroned left, holding corn-ears. SR-3035, RIC-20, C-134. VF/F, weakly struck on reverse. $175 *124 TRAJAN AD. Æ Sestertius (27.25g). Laureate and draped bust right/trajan galloping right, brandishing spear at Dacian warrior who is being trampled by horse. SR- 3204, RIC-434. F+/VG. $75 *125 HADRIAN Silver Denarius (3.16g). Laureate bust right/victory alighting right, holding trophy with both hands. Scarce reverse. SR-3527, RIC-101, C Choice VF. 9

15 Some coins of Hadrian which depict Victory (usually Victory-Nemesis) can be considered Bar Kochba Victory coins. This coin was struck c , well before the Bar Kochba war began. $325 *126 ANTONINUS PIUS Silver Denarius (3.48g). Laureate bust right/clasped hands holding caduceus between two grain stalks. SR-4078, RIC-136, C-344. Virtually as struck. $575 *127 DIVA FAUSTINA, deified wife of M. Aurelius. Died 175 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.08g). Veiled draped bust right/diana standing right, holding torch, crescent behind neck, SIDERIBVS RECEPTA SC. RIC-1715, SR-5233v. VG, rough. Scarce. $100+ *128 LUCILLA, wife of Lucius Verus. Died 182 AD. AE Sestertius (22.66g). Draped bust of Lucilla right/fecunditas seated right, holding child at breast; child before and behind her. SR-5499, RIC Gd Fine/Fine, nice green patina, reverse a bit rough. $75 *129 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS Silver Denarius (3.07g). Laureate bust right/victory seated left on shield, resting another shield on knee and holding palm in left. SR-6385, RIC- 335, C-731. Ch. EF+, lightly toned. Commemorates Roman success in northern Britain, although Severus died in York in 211. $450+ *130 JULIA DOMNA, wife of Septimius Severus. Died 217 AD. Silver Denarius (3.31g). Draped bust right/pietas sacrificing left at altar. SR-6601, RIC-574, C-156. Choice AU. Super coin. $475 *131 SEVERUS ALEXANDER AD. AE Sestertius (17.41g). Laureate bust right/ Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield. SR-7979, RIC-635. Fine+, bit porous, some tooling. $60+ *132 PHILIP I AD. Silver Antoninianus (3.55g) of Antioch. Radiate bust right/ Hexastyle temple containing seated statue of Roma. RIC-86b (R2), SR-8963v. EF. Sold in our sale 42A for $125 but bidder never paid. $140+ *133 PHILIP II Silver Antoninianus (4.30g) of Antioch. Radiate bust right/roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, shield at side. SR-unl, RSC-70, RIC-251. EF, broad flan. $200+ *134 TRAJAN DECIUS Silver Antoninianus (4.62g) of Antioch? Radiate bust right/trajan Decius on horseback pacing left, right hand raised, scepter in left. SR-9366, RIC-11bv, RSC-4v. EF, bit porous. $100+? *135 HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA, wife of Trajan Decius. Silver Antoninianus (4.08g) of Antioch. Bust right on crescent/aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia, legend ends AVGG. SR-9491, RIC-64 (R), RSC-3d. EF, weakly struck at 2:00 obv. $175 *136 HERENNIUS ETRUSCUS. 251 AD. Silver Antoninianus (4.45g) of Antioch. Radiate bust right, 4 dots below bust/aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. SR- 9517, RIC-157b (R), RSC-2b. Choice EF, tad porous but decent portrait. $200+ *137 HOSTILIAN, as Augustus. 251 AD. Silver Antoninianus (4.12g) of Antioch. Radiate bust right, IV below bust/uberitas standing left, holding cow s udder (or purse) and cornucopia. SR-9587, RIC-207b (R), RSC-64a. EF, tad rough. Rare. $400 *138 TREBONIANUS GALLUS Silver Antoninianus (4.03g) of Antioch. Radiate bust right/uberitas standing left, holding purse and cornucopia, IV in ex. SR-9652, RSC- 125e, RIC-92. EF, some obv. porosity. $125+ *139 VOLUSIAN Silver Antoninianus (4.00g) of Antioch. Radiate bust r., 2 dots below bust/pax standing left, holding olive-branch and transverse scepter, in ex. PAX AVGVS (scarce legend). SR-9759, RIC-230aff (R), RSC-78ff. EF. $150 10