SOLIDUS AUCTION 102 SELECTIONS

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SOLIDUS AUCTION 102 SELECTIONS

Here are some lots that caught my eye in the upcoming Solidus Auction 102. The descriptions are Google-translated from German. -Editor

Lot 34: Calabria Taranto Didrachm

Lot 34. Calabria. Taranto.

Didrachm or nomos (silver). Approx. 240 - 228 BC Chr.
Obv: Warrior with spear mounted right; in the field on the left wreath, magistrate Olympis.
Rev: Naked Taras with cornucopia and amphora, riding left on dolphin; in the field on the right tripod.

20mm 6.44g

Coll. Vlasto 942.
Fine scratches, almost mint.

Classic design - beautiful coin. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 34. Kalabrien. Tarent. (https://www.sixbid.com/en/solidus-numismatik/9726/griechische-munzen/8331769/kalabrien-tarent)

Lot 48: Thrace Tetradrachm

Lot 48. Thrace. ainos

Tetradrachm (silver). Approx. 472 - 452 BC Chr.
Obv: Head of Hermes with Petasos right.
Rev: Goat standing right; in the field on the right sickle and ivy leaf; the whole in recessed square.

24mm 16.39g

May Group XIII (A31 / P 44).
Rarely. Almost excellent

Big head! -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 48. Thrakien. Ainos. (https://www.sixbid.com/en/solidus-numismatik/9726/griechische-munzen/8331783/thrakien-ainos)

Lot 253: Augustus Denarius

Lot 253. Augustus (31 BC - 14 AD).

Denarius (silver). 19 B.C. BC Rome.
Mint Master P. Petronius Turpilianus

Vs: TVRPILIANVS IIIVIR. Ivy-wreathed head of Liber right.
Rev: CAESAR DIVI F ARME CAPT. Armenian with tiara and long robe kneels to the right and stretches out both hands.

20mm 3.62g

RIC 290; BMC 18
Very rare. Fine scratches on reverse, very fine.

Unusual reverse - you don't often see kneeling figures. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 253. Augustus (31 v. - 14 n. Chr.). (https://www.sixbid.com/en/solidus-numismatik/9726/romische-kaiserzeit/8331988/augustus-31-v-14)

Lot 365: Iulia Domna Denarius

Lot 365. Iulia Domna (d. 217 AD).

Denarius (silver). 196 - 211 AD Rome.
Vs: IVLIA AVGVSTA. Draped bust right.
Rev: PIETAS AVGG. Pietas standing left, sacrificing from incense box over altar.

18mm 3.37g

RIC 572; C. 150. Almost excellent.

Nice coin, well centered. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 365. Iulia Domna (gest. 217 n. Chr.). (https://www.sixbid.com/en/solidus-numismatik/9726/romische-kaiserzeit/8332100/iulia-domna-gest-217-n)

Lot 513: 100 Milliarden Mark Notgeld

Lot 513. Weimar Republic. City of Heilbronn.

100 billion marks (German silver). 1923
35.5mm 15.82g

Funck 638.2c. Rarely. Very beautiful.

Great piece of notgeld. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 513. Weimarer Republik. Stadt Heilbronn. (https://www.sixbid.com/en/solidus-numismatik/9726/deutschland-nach-1871/8332248/weimarer-republik-stadt-heilbronn)

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