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| Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 73 | Auction date: 13 September 2006 |
| Lot number: 628 | |
| Lot description: Time of Marcus Aurelius to Commodus. Circa AD 161-192. Æ 3 Assaria (6.78 g, 12h). Callatis mint in Moesia Inferior. Veiled bust of Demeter right, wearing stephane; to right, two grain ears / Galley right. AMNG I -; cf. SNG Copenhagen 181 (for obv.). VF, green patina, minor smoothing in fields. From the Alexandre de Barros Ship Collection. Ex La Galerie Numismatique IV (28 November 2004), lot 228. ANCIENT MARITIME VESSELS ON COINS Selections From The Alexandre de Barros Collection Classical Numismatic Group is pleased to present the Alexandre de Barros collection of ships on ancient coins. Assembled with a view toward creating a broad overview of Greek and Roman ship types, this collection features some of the earliest examples of ships known on coins. Of particular interest is a Phoenician double shekel struck in Sidon in the late fifth century BC, one of the earliest coins to feature a ship. The collection ends with the issues of Carausius and Allectus, the late third century AD British usurpers. Estimate: $150 |  |
