Roman Imperatorial. Julius Caesar. Moving mint in North Africa, 47-46 B.C. AR Denarius. 3.44 g. 20 mm. Ob: Diademed bust of Venus r. Rx: Aeneas walking l. carrying Anchises and palladium. CAESAR behind. Crawford 458/1.
Roman Imperatorial. Pompey. Struck by proquaestors Cn. Piso and Varro in the name of Pompey c. 49 B.C. AR Denarius. 3.67 g. 20 mm. Ob: NVMA CN PISO PRO Q and Numa Pompilius r. wearing diadem. Rx: Prow of galley r. MAG above, PRO COS below. Cf. Crawford 446.
Magna Graecia. Sicily, Akragas. C. 490-480 B.C. AR Didrachm. 8.48 g. 19.5 mm. Ob: AKRA and eagle std. l. Rx: Crab. Grain of wheat below. SNG Cop. 40 (same rx. die.)
Roman Republic. Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius. 81 B.C. AR Denarius. 3.72 g. 20 mm. Ob: Head of Pietas r. wearing diadem, before, stork. Rx: Elephant l.; in exergue, QCMPI. Crawford 374/1.
Mauretania. Juba II (25 B.C. 23 A.D.) c. 16-17 A.D. AR Denarius. 2.99 g. Ob: Bust of Juba r.; REX IVBA before. Rx: Star and crescent; BASILISSA KLEOPATRA around. SNG Cop. 590.
Cilicia, Tarsos. Satrap Datames. 384-362 B.C. AR Stater. 10.34 g. 24 mm. Ob: BLTRZ in Aramaic and Baaltars seated l. torso facing, holding grain ear and grapes in l. eagle topped scepter in r. Rx: TRDMW in Aramaic an Ana facing Datames, both with r. arm raised. Thymiaterion between. SNG Levante 83.
Pamphylia, Aspendos. c. 380-325 B.C. AR Stater. 10.88 g. mm. Ob: Two wrestlers. In field BĖ. Rx: Slinger, triskeles in field. Tekin series D. Rare variety with BĖ. CNG 47, 510. Otherwise unpublished.
Islamic Dynasties. Sanhaja Berbers (Tunisia). Zirid Al Qayrawan. 406-454 A.H. (1016-1062 A.D.) AV Dinar. 3.55 g. 23 mm. Al Karawan mint. Struck 442 A.H. Ob: Kalima and legend surrounding with date and mint. Rx: "Wa man yarba'u ghayr al Islam din falan yuqbalu minhu." (He who follows a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted by Him.) Album 458. Rare.
Bruttium, Kaulonia. 480-388 B.C. AR stater. 8.13 g. 19.5 mm. Ob: Stag r. To r. tree. KAUL above in archaic retrograde Greek. Rx: Apollo Catharsius holding lustral branch in r.; outstretched l. stag with head turned l. on r. Magistrates mark to l.
SNG Cop. 1709 1716.