Clio Ancient Art & Antiquities

Ancient Coins

Himyarite Kingdom. Amdin Bayyan. Silver Hemiobol. circa AD 100
Obverse: Small male head facing right inside beaded border. Reverse: Small male head facing right with Himyarite inscription around. Scyphate (cup shaped). Very Fine condition. Item #C-60-12

Price $55.00

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Crusader Principality of Antioch & County of Tripoli

Crusader Principality of Antioch & County of Tripoli, Bronze Pougeoise of Bohemond V, AD 1233-1252

O: Elongated Fluer de lis, 3 pointed foot, annulet in each upper angle, partial legend for BOANVDVS around. R: Cross pattee, pellet in each quarter of the field, partial legend for BOANVDVS around. 15 mm.
Very Fine for the type. Scarce.

Item #C-54-2012

Price $55.00

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Cilician Kingdom of Armenia. Levon I, AD 1198-1218. Silver Tram
Obverse: Crowned figure of Levon facing forward, holding globus cruciger and fleur-de-lis tipped scepter, two lions behind. Reverse: Long cross with rampant lion to either side. 21 mm flan. Good silver. About Very Fine / Fine +. Item #C-74-2012

Price $55.00

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Judean Kingdom, Bronze Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan)
Judean Kingdom, Bronze Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103-76 BCE

Obverse: Hebrew inscription in wreath, “Yohanatan the High Priest and Council of the Jews”. Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns. 13 mm maximum diameter.
Jerusalem mint.
Fine+. Item #C-67-2012

Price $50.00

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Roman Empire Silvered Antoninianus of Empress Severina AD 270-275

OBVERSE: Diademed and draped bust facing right, resting on crescent; SEVERINA AVG around.

REVERSE: Concordia standing left, holding 2 standards; CONCORDIA MILITVM around.

XXIR in exergue, Rome mint. Choice Very Fine.

Item #C-306-2013

Price $45.00

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Byzantine Empire, Bronze Follis of Anastasius I, AD 491-518
O: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, DN ANASTASIVS PP AVG. R: Large M, cross above, stars flanking, E/CON (Constantinople mint). SB 19. Very large flan (33 mm).
Fine+ / Very Fine. Item #C-56-2012

Price $38.00

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Byzantine Empire, Bronze Follis of Phocas & Leontia, AD 602-610
O: Phocas and Leotia standing facing, Emperor holding globus cruciger, Empress holding cruciform scepter, cross between their heads, D N PHOCA NE PE AV. R: Large M, cross above, THIUP (Thessalonika mint). Irregular 30 mm flan.
About Very Fine. Item #C-55-2012

Price $38.00

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Roman Empire, Bronze Follis of Maximinus II, AD 310-311
O: Laureate head facing right, IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINUS PF AVG. R: Genius standing facing left beside altar, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, modius on his head, pouring liquid on altar from patera and holding cornucopia, GENIO EX-ERCITAS. ANT in exergue (Antioch mint). 25 mm flan. RIC VI Antioch 147c.
Very Fine. Item #C-58-2012

Price $38.00

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Islamic, Abbasid Caliphate. Silver Dirhem. Circa AD 800-850
Islamic, Abbasid Caliphate. Silver Dirhem. Circa AD 800-850
(Caliphs Al-Mutasim or al-Matawakkil)
O: Three horizontal lines of text surrounded by rough octagon of text, all enclosed in triple border. Item #C-63-2012

Price $36.00

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Roman Empire, Bronze 4 of Theodosius I, AD 379-395
O: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, DN THEODO-SIVS PF AVG. R: VOT X MVLT XX within wreath. SMK in exergue (Cyzicus mint). 14 mm flan.
Very Fine Item #C-59-2012

Price $28.00

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A Group of 3 Books on Ancient Coins

3 Books dealing with ancient coins:

* The Victories of the Emperor Gallienus

* The Vale of York Hoard

* Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora

Item #B-15-2012

Price $18.50

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