Experts in Coins & Medals

GAUL. Massalia. Circa 500-470 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.59 g), Auriol Type. Male (?) head facing. Rev. Irregular incuse square. F/Py OBA-L. Furtwängler L19 (A11/R7). LT I, 48. Maurel 33. Of exceptionally fine quality for the type, with a perfectly centered obverse and a pleasing old cabinet tone. Extremely fine.

SYRIA. Laodikeia ad Mare. Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. (Billon, 24 mm, 11.78 g, 12 h). ΘΕΟΥ ΚΑΙCΑΡΟΥ CΕΒ[ΑCΤΟΥ], ΦΙ Radiate head of Augustus to right. Rev. [ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ] ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩ[Ν], Ι Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right. BMC 31. Walker, Metrology I, 698. Prieur 1102. RPC I, 4382. Extremely Rare. The sixth known example. No examples on Coinarchives. Porous surfaces, otherwise, about very fine.