| Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4 | Auction date: 7 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 201 Price realized: 24 CHF (Approx. 27 USD / 24 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CAPPADOCIA. Caesarea. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Drachm (Silver, 17.69 mm 2.91 g). Circa 139. AYTOKP ANTWNEINOC CEBA[CTOC] laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev. YΠATOC B Mount Argaeus with trees; on summit, Helios standing, left, holding globe and long sceptre. RPC IV.3, 6921. Sydenham, Caesarea, 299. Metcalf 120a. Irregular flan. Very Fine. Starting price: 20 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2424 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 216 USD / 201 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CAPPADOCIA. Caesaraea-Eusebia. Tiberius, 14-37. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 3.65 g, 11 h), circa 17-32. ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ Laureate head of Tiberius to right. Rev. ΘΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ Mount Argaios surmounted by statue of Sol-Helios, radiate, holding globe in his right hand and long scepter in his left. Ganschow 33. RPC I 3620. Sydenham 42. Cleaning scratches and with a large scrape on the reverse, otherwise, very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Eid Mar Auctions GmbH > Auction 2 | Auction date: 10 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 319 Price realized: 110 EUR (Approx. 119 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Roman Provincial Cappadocia. Caesarea- Eusebia, Antoninus Pius 138-161 AD. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6,0 g.) Struck ca. 145-161 AD. AYTOK ANTωNEINOC CEBACTOC, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Rev. YΠATOC Δ ΠAT ΠATP, Mount Argaeus, on summit, nude figure of Helios standing left, holding globe and sceptre. very fine Sydenham 302. Nearly Extremely Fine. Rare. Estimate: 100 EUR Starting price: 80 EUR |  |
Match 3:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2439 Price realized: 110 CHF (Approx. 125 USD / 116 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CAPPADOCIA. Caesaraea-Eusebia. Hadrian, 117-138. Didrachm (Silver, 20 mm, 6.57 g, 12 h), 128-138. [ΑΔΡ]ΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΟϹ Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤ Mount Argaios surmounted by statue of Sol-Helios, radiate, holding globe in his right hand and long scepter in his left; to upper left, star; to upper right, crescent. Ganschow 170a. RPC III online 3095.2 corr. (this coin, but reverse legend misread as ΠΑΤΗΡ ΠΑΤP). Sydenham, Caesarea, 265. Struck slightly off center and with a scratch on the reverse, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of Eric ten Brink, Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 2676. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3601 Price realized: 75 CHF (Approx. 85 USD / 79 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.44 g, 6 h), Rome, 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. COS IIII Annona standing front, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and anchor in her left. BMC 657 var. (no drapery). Cohen 284. RIC 175 (no drapery). Light scratches on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2062 Price realized: 440 CHF (Approx. 499 USD / 462 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.68 g, 6 h), Rome, 140-143. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III Bust of Antoninus Pius to right with slight drapery on his left shoulder, wearing wreath consisting of grain ears and poppies. Rev. AEQVITAS AVG Aequitas standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC -. CNG Triton XVIII (2015), 1099 (same obverse die). Cohen -. RIC -. Of the highest rarity, apparently the second known example. A highly interesting and important piece with a fascinating bust type. A few light marks, otherwise, nearly very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 4442. This fascinating denarius shows Antoninus Pius wearing a wreath of grain ears and poppies, rather than the ubiquitous laurel wreath normally found on denarii. This was of course the symbol of Demeter, and some have sought to explain this unusual depiction as being connected to the Eleusinian Mysteries, the great mystery cult of Demeter and Persephone celebrated in Attica. Indeed, a curious issue of heavy aurei struck under Gallienus showing the emperor with a wreath of grain leaves is likewise connected to Eleusis. However, while Antoninus Pius' adoptive father, Hadrian, was a well-known initiate of the cult, Antoninus Pius famously never left Italy, and therefore could not have participated in the cult's activities. Another, more likely explanation is that the grain wreath reflects Antoninus Pius' keen interest in the grain supply to the capital, a fact abundantly attested by his coinage, which regularly featured Annona on the reverse. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
