Experts in Coins & Medals

AITOLIA, Aitolian League. Circa 250-225 BC. Stater (Silver, 23.5 mm, 10.23 g, 7 h). Head of Aitolos to right, wearing an oak wreath; under the truncation, here off the flan, ΦΙ. Rev. ΑΙ-ΤΩΛΩΝ Aitolis, nude except for chlamys under his left forearm, standing to left, resting his foot on a rock, with a causia strapped to his back, holding a sword under his left arm and a spear in his right hand. BCD Aitolia 447. BMC 11. Tsangari 771 a (this coin). An attractively toned example, with a strikingly realistic head on the obverse. Good very fine.

Nerva, 96-98. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.12 g, 6 h), Rome, 97. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR POT Laureate head of Nerva to right. Rev. COS III P P Pontifical implements; simpulum, sprinkler, ewer and lituus. BMC 31. Cohen 52. RIC 23. Toned. Some porosity, otherwise, about very fine.