Antika

Domitia, wife of Domitian Cistophoric tetradrachm circa Asia or Rome (?) 82, AR 25.5mm., 10.71g. DOMITIA AVGVSTA Draped bust r. Rev. VENVS AVG Venus, naked to waist, standing r., leaning on column and holding helmet and spear. C 19. RIC 847.

Rare. Fine

Ex NAC sale 72, 2013, 1563.

Trajan, 98-117 Dupondius circa 103-107, Æ 28.5mm., 13.22g. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Radiate head right. Rev. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI Trophy. C 153. RIC 586.

Nice black patina and good very fine.

Matidia, daughter of Marciana Denarius circa 112-117, AR 18.5mm., 3.59g. MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE F Draped bust r., hair arranged in coils on crown of head, surmounted with crescent-shaped diadem. Rev. PIETAS AVG Matidia standing facing, placing her hands on heads of Sabina and Matidia the younger. C 10. RIC Trajan 759.

Very rare. Toned and about very fine.

Hadrian, 117-138 Denarius circa 119-122, AR 19mm., 2.94g. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Laureate and draped bust right. Rev P M TR P COS III Clementia standing left, holding sceptre and sacrificing from patera over altar; in exergue, CLEMEN. C 212. RIC 116. BMC 251.

About very fine.

Hadrian, 117-138 Tetradrachm Alexandria circa 125-126 (year 10), billon 26mm., 11.47g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Eirene standing left, holding grain-ears and caduceus. Milne 1123

Very fine.

Hadrian, 117-138 Æ Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Æ 25mm., 10.42g. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.Hadrian, as founder, plowing right with yoke of two oxen; vexillum in background. Meshorer, Aelia 2. Rosenberger 1.

Good Fine.

Ex Leu sale 86, 2003, 645. From the T. Kollek coll.

One of the primary causes of the Bar Kohkba War was Hadrian's establishment of a new pagan city, which he named Aelia Capitolina, on the top of the ruins of the ancient Jewish capital, Jerusalem. For a long time the date of this event was quite controversial: some believed the city was founded in 135 or 136, after the final destruction of Bar Kokhba's forces, while others preferred to follow Cassius Dio and place it during Hadrian's visit to the province in 130/131. As Meshorer noted, coins of Aelia have been found in hoards with coins of Bar Kokhba, thus conclusively proving that the new city was already in existence before the start of the war.

Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Aureus circa 159-160, AV 19.5mm., 7.28g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII Bare head r. PIETATI – AVG COS IIII Pietas standing l., holding globe in outstretched r. hand and carrying child; around her two further children. C 622 var. (Laureate). BMC 983 note. RIC 302 note. Calicó 1600 (these dies). Ex HAS 22125.

Struck on a very broad flan with a lovely reddish tone, about extremely fine / good very fine

Ex NAC sale 67, 2012, 338. Ex HAS 22125. From the Huntington collection.

Faustina senior, wife of Antoninus Pius Denarius circa after 141, AR 18.5mm., 2.59g. DIVA AVG FAVSTINA Veiled and draped bust r. Rev. CONSECRATIO Eagle standing r., head l. C 181. RIC Antoninus Pius 387. BMC 305.

Very rare. Fine.

Ex NAC sale 72, 2013, 1607.

Marcus Aurelius caesar, 139 – 161 Denarius circa 148-149, AR 19mm., 3.62g. AVRELIVS CAE – SAR AVG PII F Bare head r. Rev. TR POT III – COS II Minerva standing r., holding sceptre and leaning l. hand on shield. C 618. RIC A. Pius 444. BMC A. Pius 683.

Virtually as struck and almost Fdc.

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 Æ Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Æ 26mm., 18.31g. Bare-headed bust right. Rev. Sarapis seated left, holding sceptre; at feet, Cerberus . Meshorer 45.

Fine.

Ex Leu sale 86, 2003, 645. From the T. Kollek coll.