Experts in Coins & Medals

Claudius, 41-54. Dupondius (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 17.11 g, 6 h), Rome (or possibly a Spanish mint imitating Rome), 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG IMP P M TR P (sic!) Bare head of Claudius to left. Rev. CERES AVGVSTA / SC Ceres seated to left on an elaborate throne, holding a torch with her left hand and corn-ears with her extended right. BMC 139. Cohen 2. Hunterian 53. RIC 94 note. Von Kaenel type 58, 1532-1535 var. (this legend arrangement but dies unrecorded). Extremely rare obverse legend variant and with a powerful portrait. Reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise, very fine.

ARKADIA. Orchomenos. Circa 370-340 BC. (Bronze, 20 mm, 5.51 g, 9 h). Artemis kneeling to right, petasos over her shoulder, holding bow in her left hand and resting her right hand by her side. Rev. ΕΡΧΟΜΕΝΙ[ΟΝ] Kallisto seated left on rock, falling backwards transfixed by an arrow in her breast, her arms falling limply; at her side, the infant Arkas lying on his back. BCD Peloponnesos 1574.1. HGC 5, 958. Greenish black patina. Areas of roughness, otherwise, very fine.