Experts in Coins & Medals

IONIA. Uncertain mint. Circa 650-600 BC. 1/12 Stater (Electrum, 7 mm, 1.07 g). Geometric pattern consisting of a curved-sided parallelogram with decorations in the outer curves and a central pellet. Rev. Irregular square incuse punch. Weidauer-. Rosen - (but cf. 264 for a hekte of similar design). SNG Kayhan -. Extremely rare, well-centered and most interesting to the parallelogram collector, as this appears to be the earliest known example of a parallelogram on a coin. In great demand. About extremely fine.

Hadrian, 117-138. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.24 g, 6 h), Rome, 120-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Laureate bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. P M TR P COS III / HI-LAR / P - R Hilaritas, veiled, standing facing, adjusting her veil with both hands. BMC 278. Cohen 815. RIC II.3, 303. Sharply struck, with a bold portrait. Minor cleaning marks, otherwise, extremely fine.