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Selinus was once one of the most important Greek colonies in Sicily. In 409 B.C., the Carthaginians attacked with a vast army believed to include at least 100,000 men. Selinus, with a population of about 30,000 excluding slaves, was unprepared and an auxiliary force promised by Syracuse, Agrigentum and Gela did not arrive. The Selinuntines defended themselves with courage, and after the walls were breached, continued to fight from house to house. After tens days the city fell. Of the citizens, 16,000 were slain and 5,000 made prisoners, but more than 2,600 escaped to Agrigento.SL90860. Silver didrachm, SNG ANS 702 - 705 (same obverse die); BMC Sicily, p. 141, 34; SNG Lloyd 1243; SNG Munchen 889 ff.; SNG Cop -, NGC XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5 (4165998-006), weight 7.64 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 90o, Selinus (Selinunte, Sicily) mint, c. 466 - 415 B.C.; obverse ΣEΛINOTION, nude Herakles advancing right, subduing the Cretan bull; reverse HVYAΣ, river-god nude standing left, holding phiale over canopied altar in right hand and branch in left; snake coiled around altar, heron under selinon leaf to right; ex Forum (2007); NGC| Lookup; SOLD
France, Louis XVI, 10 May 1774 - 4 September 1791 A.D.
Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste, was the last King of France and Navarre before the French Revolution; during which he was also known as Louis Capet. In 1765, at the death of his father, Louis, Dauphin of France, son and heir apparent of Louis XV of France, Louis-Auguste became the new Dauphin. Upon his grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, he became King of France and Navarre, which he remained until 4 September 1791, when he received the title of King of the French until his suspension on 10 August 1792. Louis XVI was guillotined on 21 January 1793.
The Louis d'or (20 francs) under Louis XVI was minted between 1785 and 1792 and had a dimension of 23 mm, and a weight of 7.6490 g, a fineness of 0.917, and gold content of 0.2255 troy oz.SH85376. Gold louis d'or, Duplessy 1707, Ciani 2183, Gadoury 361, SCWC KM 591.1, Friedberg 475, gVF, luster, light marks and scratches, flan adjustment marks on reverse, weight 7.564 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 180o, Paris mint, 1786; obverse LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. - ET NAV. REX (LVDOVICVS XIII DEI GRATIA FRANCIAE ET NAVARRAE REX - Louis XIII by the grace of God king of France and of Navarre), head of Louis XVI left, DUVIV (engraver B. Duvivier) on truncation, heron standing left (sign of the mintmaster Jean Dupeyron de la Cosre) below; reverse CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMPER 1786 (CHRISTVS REGNAT VINCIT IMPERAT - Christ reigns, conquers and commands), crowned arms of France and Navarre, A (Paris mintmark) below, lyre (symbol of mint official F. Bernier) before date; SOLD
Kroton, Bruttium, Italy, c. 480 - 430 B.C.
In 480 BC, Croton sent a ship in support of the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis (Herodotus 8.47), but the victory of Locri and Rhegium over Croton in the same year marked the beginning of its decline. It was replaced by Heraclea as headquarters of the Italiote League. Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, aiming at hegemony in Magna Graecia, captured Croton in 379 B.C. and held it for twelve years. Croton was then occupied by the Bruttii, with the exception of the citadel, in which the chief inhabitants had taken refuge; these soon after surrendered, and were allowed to withdraw to Locri.SH17780. Silver stater, HN Italy 2102, VF, weight 7.835 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 45o, Kroton (Crotone, Calabria, Italy) mint, c. 480 - 430 B.C.; obverse tripod with bottom of legs as lion's feet; heron right on left,
PO retrograde on right; reverse incuse tripod, border of rays; SOLDHadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to the gods, family, other people and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others.RB82751. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 771(f), BMCRE III 1534, Cohen II 1035, SRCV II 3616 var. (laureate head), Hunter II 547 (draped, head bare), VF, well centered on a tight flan, dark green patina, some light corrosion, weight 25.535 g, maximum diameter 31.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse PIETAS AVG (piety of the Emperor), Pietas standing slightly left, head left, praying with hands upraised, altar to left; stork to right, S - C (senatus consulto) across fields; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
In 134, the Romans captured Jerusalem. Simon bar Kokhba was killed in 135, at Betar, a fortress where he had taken refuge. Although, resistance continued in Galilee, the Jewish diaspora began as Emperor Hadrian barred Jews from Jerusalem and had survivors of the massacre dispersed across the Roman Empire. Many were sold into slavery. Jerusalem, largely destroyed, was renamed Colonia Aelia Capitolina. Legio VI Ferrata rebuilt the legionary fortress in the city and constructed a Roman temple at Golgotha. An altar to Jupiter was erected on the site of the Temple in Jerusalem. RB63447. Bronze as, BMCRE III 1699, RIC II 839, VF, porosity, weight 12.60 g, maximum diameter 26.8 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, sistrum in right, resting left elbow on basket of grain, ibis standing right on column at feet, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; scarce; SOLD
Kroton, Bruttium, Italy, 530 - 500 B.C.
According to Herodotus (3.131), the physicians of Kroton were considered the foremost among the Greeks, and among them Democedes, son of Calliphon, was the most prominent in the 6th century B.C. Accordingly, he traveled around Greece and ended up working in the court of Polycrates, tyrant of Samos. After the tyrant was murdered, Democedes was captured by the Persians and brought to King Darius, curing him of a dislocated ankle. Democedes' fame was, according to Herodotus, the basis for the prestige of Kroton's physicians.GS90988. Silver stater, SNG ANS 248; SNG Ashmolean 1467; SNG Lloyd 596; HN Italy 2081; BMC Italy p. 343, 9; SNG Cop -, VF, spread fabric, heavy natural patina, edge chip, weight 7.646 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 0o, Kroton (Crotone, Calabria, Italy) mint, 530 - 500 B.C.; obverse tripod lebes with three lion's feet and three handles,
PO upward on left, marsh bird (crane or heron) standing left on right; reverse incuse tripod lebes, PO upward on left, marsh bird (crane or heron) standing left on right; ex David Mitten Collection, ex Antioch Associates (Lindgren); SOLDRoman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, Imperator, 81 B.C.
This issuer strikes as imperator in Northern Italy where he was campaigning on behalf of Sulla. The following year he was to be the dictators colleague in the consulship. Pietas and her emblem the stork are used to highlight his cognomen, Pius. The elephant is the traditional symbol of the gens Caecilia, recalling the capture of Hasdrubal's elephants by L. Caecilius Metellus in 252 B.C.SH21642. Silver denarius, SRCV I 301, Crawford 374/1, Sydenham 750, RSC I Caecilia 43, VF, weight 3.775 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Northern Italian mint, 81 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Pietas right, hair tied in a knot, and wearing earring, stork before; reverse elephant walking left, bell hanging from its neck, Q.C.M.P.I in ex; nice style, attractive elephant; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Hadrian traveled broadly, inspecting and correcting the legions in the field. More than half his reign was spent outside of Italy. Hadrian traveled as a fundamental part of his governing, and made this clear to the Roman senate and the people. This type was struck to commemorate his travel to Egypt in 130.SH33744. Silver denarius, RIC II 297d, RSC II 100, BMCRE III 801, Strack II 294, Hunter II 266, SRCV II 3456 var. (bare head), VF, well centered, light scratches and bumps, edge split, weight 3.321 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse AEGYPTOS, Aegyptos reclining left, lotus on head, sistrum in right hand, resting left arm on basket, ibis standing right at feet on far side; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Antioch ad Maeandrum, Caria
Antiochia on the Maeander (earlier named Pythopolis) was a city of ancient Caria, in Anatolia, located between the Maeander and Orsinus rivers near their confluence. It was the site of a bridge over the Maeander. The scanty ruins are located on a hill (named, in Turkish, Yeniser) a few km southeast of Kuyucak, Aydin Province, Turkey, near the modern city of Basaran. The city already existed when Antiochus I enlarged and renamed it. It was home to the sophist Diotrephes. It has not been excavated, although Christopher Ratte and others visited the site in 1994 and produced a sketch plan.GB85685. Bronze AE 37, SNG Munchen 92; Weber III 6370; SNGvA 2430; BMC Caria, p. 23, 57; Price-Trell 47 & fig. 82; McClean II 8450, SNG Cop -, F, well centered, scratches, areas of weak strike, weight 21.785 g, maximum diameter 37.0 mm, die axis 345o, Antiochia ad Maeandrum (near Basaran Turkey) mint, 253 - 268 A.D.; obverse AY K Π O ΓAΛΛIHNOC, radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, spear pointed forward in right hand, round shield in left hand; reverse ANTIOXEΩN, bridge spanning the Maeander River, bridge-gateway with three arches to left, gate surmounted by stork standing right, river-god Maeandrus reclining left on parapet, reed in his outstretched right hand, cradling cornucopia in his left arm; ex Roma Numismatics e-sale 23 (9 Jan 2016), lot 332; rare; SOLD
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Hadrian traveled broadly, inspecting and correcting the legions in the field. More than half his reign was spent outside of Italy. Hadrian traveled as a fundamental part of his governing, and made this clear to the Roman senate and the people. This type was struck to commemorate his travel to Egypt in 130.RS77326. Silver denarius, RIC II 297a, RSC II 99, BMCRE III 797, SRCV II 3456, Strack II 294, Hunter II 264 var. (draped), VF, well centered, nice stye, dark toning, marks and scratches, weight 3.373 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right; reverse AEGYPTOS, Aegyptos reclining left, lotus on head, sistrum in right hand, resting left arm on basket, ibis standing right at feet on far side; SOLD
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