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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61636 | Auction date: 10 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 21204 Price realized: 60 USD (Approx. 52 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients ARABIA. Philippopolis. Philip II (AD 247-249). AE (28mm, 17.84 gm, 5h). NGC VG 5/5 - 3/5. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip II right, seen from front / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ-ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ, Roma (or Allat) seated on shield left, two small figures (Philip's parents) on eagle left in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left hand; S-C across fields. RPC VIII online unassigned 2439. From the Eyeappealing Collection. Son of Philip I, Philip II was appointed Caesar at just seven years old in AD 244 and then Augustus in AD 247. Unfortunately, he died when he was only twelve when his father was killed by Decius' army in AD 249. His death is debated, historians arguing he was killed either on the field alongside his father or back in Rome by the Praetorian Guard. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/arabia-philippopolis-philip-ii-ad-247-249-ae-28mm-1784-gm-5h-ngc-vg-5-5-3-5/p/61636-11007.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61636-08102026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 8230046029 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61636 | Auction date: 10 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 21202 Price realized: 55 USD (Approx. 48 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients ARABIA. Philippopolis. Philip I (AD 244-249). AE (29mm, 16.58 gm, 7h), NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 2/5, repatinated. AD 247-249. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CΕΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, seen from behind / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ-ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ, Roma (or Allat) seated on shield left, two small figures (Philip's parents) on eagle left in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left hand; S-C across fields. RPC VIII online unassigned 2286. From the Eyeappealing Collection. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/arabia-philippopolis-philip-i-ad-244-249-ae-29mm-1658-gm-7h-ngc-choice-fine-5-5-2-5-repatinated/p/61636-11023.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61636-08102026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 6831167023 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61635 | Auction date: 28 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 23298 Price realized: 95 USD (Approx. 84 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients MOESIA. Viminacium. Philip I (AD 244-249). AE (28mm, 19.63 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Dated Regnal Year 6 (AD 244/245). IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from behind / P M S C-OL VIM, Moesia (Dacia?) standing facing, head left, bull standing right on left, lion standing left on right; AN VI (date) in exergue. RPC VIII Online unassigned 2226. From the Eyeappealing Collection. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/moesia-viminacium-philip-i-ad-244-249-ae-28mm-1963-gm-7h-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/p/61635-11091.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61635-07282026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 5772147012 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61636 | Auction date: 10 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 21178 Price realized: 95 USD (Approx. 82 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients DECAPOLIS. Gadara. Lucius Verus (AD 161-169). AE (23mm, 11.05 gm, 11h). NGC Fine 4/5 - 4/5. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙCΑΡ Λ ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus right / ΠOΜ ΓΑ-ΔΑΡ ΕΚC, laureate bust of youthful Heracles right, lion skin tied around neck; thunderbolt before, star behind. RPC IV.3 online temporary 6679 corr. (specimen). From the Eyeappealing Collection. Born Lucius Ceionius Commodus, Lucius Verus was the son of Aelius Caesar, the favored heir of Emperor Hadrian. Aelius's premature demise in AD 138 thrust Lucius into the uncertainty of imperial succession. Hadrian instead chose to adopt Antoninus Pius as his replacement, a seasoned senator who agreed to ascend to the throne on the condition of a more hereditarily adoptive line of succession by naming both Lucius--the son of Hadrian's initial choice as heir--and Hadrian's great-nephew Marcus Aurelius as his heirs. Following the death of Antoninus Pius in 161, the Senate planned to confirm Marcus alone, but he insisted on Lucius's elevation to Augustus. Lucius would take on Marcus' family name, "Verus". Their co-reign forged an unprecedented partnership at the zenith of Roman power, amidst the distant thunder of Parthian aggression. Lucius, with the mantle of military leadership thrust upon him, embarked on a campaign to repel the eastern threat. His notorious affair with a low-born mistress caused Marcus to fast-track Lucius' marriage to his thirteen-year-old niece, Lucilla, in 163. Although Lucius spent the duration of the war living a life of luxury and licentiousness in Asia Minor, the success of his generals in reconquering the Armenian capital at Artaxata and sacking the Parthian capital at Ctesiphon earned him a triumph in 166 and two new titles-Armeniacus and Parthicus Maximus. Yet these victories also sowed the seeds of catastrophe. As the Roman legions returned, they brought back with them an epidemic that would ravage the Empire-the Antonine Plague. Returning from the Germanic front in 169, Lucius succumbed to the merciless grip of smallpox, a victim of the very plague his victories had unwittingly unleashed. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/decapolis-gadara-lucius-verus-ad-161-169-ae-23mm-1105-gm-11h-ngc-fine-4-5-4-5/p/61636-11064.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61636-08102026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 6158597013 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61626 | Auction date: 7 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 23081 Price realized: 360 USD (Approx. 310 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients MOESIA. Nicopolis. Gordian III, as Augustus (AD 238-244). AE (28mm, 12.97 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, light smoothing. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ Γ-ΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ(ΥΓ ligate), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right, seen from behind / ΥΠ CΑΒ ΜΟΔ-ΕϹΤΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ / ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟ/Ν (ΩΝ and ΠΡ ligate), river god Istrus reclining left, reed in raised right hand, leaning left arm on urn from which water flows below. RPC VII.2, 1297. A beautiful example of this type with impressive detailing and espresso patina. Ex the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 531, 25 January 2023), lot 491. The youngest sole emperor of the Roman Empire, Gordian III (225-244 BC), born Marcus Antonius Gordianus, was ruler for eight politically dramatic years. In 238 BC, a senatorial revolt led to his grandfather, Gordian I, and his uncle, Gordian II, to become joint emperors in opposition to Emperor Maximinus. However, they would rule for only twenty-two days when Gordian II would die in the Battle of Carthage, in which Gordian I would commit suicide shortly after. The anti-Maximinus senate appointed two elderly senators, Pupienus and Balbinus, as the new emperors. Due to their age and lack of popularity, the Senate named Gordian III as Caesar, or heir. In a matter of months, Maximinus, Pupienus, and Balbinus would all be killed by Roman rebellions. Thus, by August of that year, Gordian III was named sole emperor at only thirteen. Gordian III would have many notable moments of his reign, such as being the last emperor to open the doors of the Temple of Janus, the numerous earthquakes that forced him to consult the Sibylline Books, and his two campaigns against the Sassanids. Though the details are debated, Gordian III most likely died in the Battle of Misiche in 244 BC at nineteen. This opened the door for Philip I to become emperor, who was accused in many ancient sources as having been directly involved in the death of Gordian III. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/moesia-nicopolis-gordian-iii-as-augustus-ad-238-244-ae-28mm-1297-gm-5h-ngc-au-5-5-3-5-fine-style-light-smoothing/p/61626-40002.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61626-06072026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 6828838021 |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 613 | Auction date: 15 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 777 Price realized: 950 USD (Approx. 830 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ Sestertius (27.5mm, 18.14 g, 11h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 11th emission of Philip I, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Philip I and II seated left on sella curulis, each extending hand, Philip I holding short scepter or parazonium. RIC IV 267a; Banti 1. Attractive brown patina. Good VF. From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
