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Gemini, Auction VI, lot 17, 10/01/2010

Sicily. Entella under the Campanian mercenaries. c. 404-350 BC. AE 20, 8.88g. Obv: ΕΝΤ-ΕΛΛΑ Head of Persephone facing right, wearing grain-wreath, ear-pendant, and necklace. Rx: Κ-ΑΜΠ-ΑΝΩΝ Pegasos flying to left. Beneath forelegs, Corinthian helmet right. SNG ANS 1326. AMB 277. Laffaille 139. SNG Morcom 581. Calciati I 318, 4 var. Olive patination. Flatly struck at the highest point of the hair, otherwise EF.
Interestingly, the symbol on the reverse is a Corinthian helmet. The usual symbol of the Campanian mercenaries is a helmet of the so-called Campanian type (see Calciati, p. 318). The Corinthian type went out of use soon after the Persian wars, as the offerings at Olympia show. Thereafter, the Corinthian helmet was kept only as one of the paraphernalia of the goddess Athena and - more interestingly - of the heroes. Hero-worship is a striking feature among the mercenaries. So this variant of the issue might refer to religious rites rather than to the usual equipment and self-representation of the Campanians in Dionysios I's and his Carthaginian opponents' armies.
Estimate: US$500

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Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VII, lot 366, 12/01/2004

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (5.63 gm).
Estimate $200
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (5.63 gm). Persian king or hero hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Incuse patterned punch. Carradice Type IV Group A (pl. XIII, 33-35); SNG Kayhan 1031; SNG Copenhagen 284. Toned, near EF, small die break at top of head, well struck and exceptional for this issue. ($200)
From the Bellaria Collection.

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Nomos AG > obolos 11	Auction date: 8 December 2018
Lot number: 483 Price realized: 380 CHF   (Approx. 383 USD / 336 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.58 g, 6 h), Patrae (?), Autumn 32-spring 31 BC. ANT•AVG / III•VIR•R•P•C• Praetorian galley moving to right. Rev. LEG XXII Legionary eagle between two standards. Crawford 544/38. CRI 382. Sydenham 1245. Well struck and clear example. Good very fine. Starting Price: 150 CHF

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Classical Numismatic Group, Triton V, lot 1755, 15/01/2002

CILICIA, Tarsus. Maximinus I
Estimate $2000
CILICIA, Tarsus. Maximinus I. 235-238 AD. Æ 36mm (23.56 gm). AVT K G IOV OVH MAXIMEINOC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; P P across field / The Judgement of Paris: TAPCOV, MHTPOP in exergue, Paris seated left on rock, wearing Phrygian cap and holding apple in right hand and lagobolon in left, facing Aphrodite, nude, standing left, drawing drapery from shoulder, Hera enthroned left, and Athena standing left, resting shield on ground before her and holding spear in left hand; AMK above, B to right. SNG Levante -; SNG Levante suppl. -; SNG France 1587 (same dies); SNG von Aulock -; BMC Lycaonia, etc. pg. 205, 223; Cornell 117 (this coin). VF, brown patina with sandy highlights. ($2000) From the David Simpson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Auction XXIV (9 December 1992), lot 497. Same obverse die as the following lot.
Before the birth of her second son, Hekaba, wife of King Priam of Troy, dreamed that she had brought forth a flaming firebrand that destroyed the city, and the new-born child was therefore exposed on Mount Ida. Brought up by a shepherd, he was called Paris, and later, by his courage, earned the name Alexander or 'defender of men'. He was beloved by the nymph Oenone, but he deserted her as a result of a tempting suggestion by Aphrodite which led to the Judgement of Paris. When Hermes came to Mount Ida with the three goddesses he called Paris and said to him: "Come here and decide which is the more excellent beauty of face, and to the fairer give this apple's lovely fruit." (Colluthus, The Rape of Helen 130). While Paris reflected, the goddesses, who for the occasion had bathed their immortal bodies, offered him bribes in order to win the apple award of beauty: Athena offered him the command of Phrygia and the destruction of Hellas, or as some say, that he would be bravest of mortals and skilled in every craft. Likewise Hera offered him, besides wealth, the dominion over Asia and Europe. But Aphrodite offered him the hand of Helen, whose beauty was famous worldwide, and this bribe won the apple.
ILLUSTRAZIONE: PARIDE RAPISCE ELENA

 

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Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 207. lot 591, 15/10/2012

Nero, 54 - 68 n. Chr. Sesterz 66 n. Chr. Lugdunum. 21.44 g. Vs.: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, Kopf mit Lorbeerkranz u. Globus n. r. Rs.: ROMA / S - C, Roma mit Viktoria u. Parazonium sitzt n. l. auf Panzer, dahinter drei Schilde u. ein Helm. RIC 516; C. 267 BMC 327; Mac Dowall, Nero 442; BN - . Dunkelgrüne Patina, ss-vz

ILLUSTRAZIONE: ALBERO GENEALOGICO  DI NERONE

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Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 207, lot 628, 15/10/2012

Trajan
Trajan, 98 - 117 n. Chr. Dupondius ca. 108 - 109/10 n.Chr. Rom. 14.04 g. Vs.: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP, Büste mit Strahlenkrone u. Gewand auf l. Schulter n. r. Rs.: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S C, trauernde Dacia sitzt n. l. auf einem Waffenhaufen, vor ihr ein Tropaion u. weitere Waffen. RIC 563 (Var.); C. 533; Strack 365; BMC 887; BN 522; 580; MIR 327b. Grüne Patina, Rs. kleiner Stempelriss, vz

ILLUSTRAZIONE: TRAIANO MOSTRA AL SUO ESERCITO LA TESTA E LA MANO DESTRA MOZZATE DEL RE DACICO DECEBALO

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 53	Auction date: 7 February 2019
Lot number: 731
Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, AD 114-117. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM DAC, laureate and draped bust right / P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R / Trajan's column, surmounted with statue of emperor; at base, two eagles; bas reliefs on pedestal. RIC 356; BMCRE 565; RSC 284. 3.49g, 20mm, 7h. Extremely Fine; light porosity. Sharply detailed reverse.  Ex Michael Kelly Collection of Roman Silver Coins; collector's ticket included.  This reverse type depicts Trajan's Column, one of the most visible and iconic monuments of ancient Rome that survives today. Built to commemorate the Dacian campaign, and using the spoils of war, it was completed in AD 113 and featured on the coinage of that year and the next.  The continuous sculptural frieze that decorates the column, which illustrates the major campaigns of the war, would have been visible from the balconies of the buildings at the northern end of Trajan's Forum, and therefore easier to read than they are today from ground level. The column was originally capped by a statue of the Emperor, though with this having disappeared during the medieval period a bronze statue of St. Peter was placed there in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V, and remains today.  After his death in AD 117, the Senate voted to place the ashes of Trajan and his wife Plotina in golden urns in the base of the column. Estimate: 300 GBP

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Dal tempo della venuta in Sicilia di Pirro re di Epiro, un ottobolo battuto in Siracusa con al rovescio Atena in lunga veste ed armi, in atto di combattere .

Passerà a fine Febbraio  in asta EmporiumHamburg 84 al lotto 58 .

[King John]

Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 53   Auction date: 7 February 2019

Lot number: 681 Julius Caesar AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. L. Mussidius Longus, moneyer. Laureate head of Caesar right / L•MVSSIDIVS•LONGVS, cornucopiae on globe, between rudder on left, and caduceus and apex on right. Crawford 494/39a; CRI 116; RSC 29; RBW 1742. 3.71g, 19mm, 8h.  Near Extremely Fine, minor area of flatness to rev., otherwise well struck. Deep old collection tone. A superb portrait.  Ex Burgan Numismatique / Maison Florange, 17 November 2017, lot 147. Estimate: 1500 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: CESARE

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Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 109	Auction date: 12 September 2018
Lot number: 445 Price realized: 120 USD   (Approx. 104 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. AD 117-138. BI Tetradrachm (22.9mm, 12.98 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 121/122). Laureate bust right, slight drapery; crescent moon before / Canopus of Osiris to right; L ς (date) across field. Köln 825; Dattari (Savio) 1321-2; K&G 32.189; RPC III 5312; Emmett 827.6. VF, toned.  From the New Orleans Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins (November 2006). Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term "canopic" to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.  Estimate: 200 USD ILLUSTRAZIONE: TEMPIO EGIZIO

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[King John]

Obolos (by Nomos), Webauction 1, lot 169, 8/02/2015

SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 400-350 BC. Tritartemorion or 3/4 Obol (Silver, 9mm, 0.48 g 1). Archaic figure of Apollo kneeling to right, holding bow and arrows in his right hand and resting his left on the ground. Rev. ΣΕ within olive wreath tied on the left. BCD Peloponnesos 270-271. Traité 786. Very rare. Uncleaned as found. Good very fine.

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Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 312, lot 2472, 8/10/2018

GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN 
LYDIA. Autophradates, Satrap, 392-388 und 380-355 v. Chr. AR-Obol; 1,04 g. Kopf l. mit persischer Tiara//Pferdekopf l. Alram 314; Winzer 11.1 (dies Exemplar).
RR Gutes sehr schön
Aus der Sammlung eines Geschichtsfreundes.Exemplar der Auktion Bankhaus Aufhäuser 12, München 1996, Nr. 257.
Die Zuweisung nach Lydien ist nicht gesichert.

[King John]

Emporium Hamburg > Auction 84	Auction date: 2 March 2019
Lot number: 38 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: ITALIEN, SIZILIEN / Stadt Thermai, AE 20 (407-340 v.Chr.). Kopf der Hera r. Rs.Kopf des jungen Herakles in Löwenhaube r. 9,20g. BMC 2.83.2 var.   ss-vz     Estimate: 300 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: HERA

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Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 109	Auction date: 12 September 2018
Lot number: 188 Price realized: 450 USD   (Approx. 388 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: CILICIA, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Persian military commander, 380-374/3 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.74 g, 10h). Struck circa 380-379 BC. Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding lotus tipped scepter; B'LTRZ (in Aramaic) to right / Bearded male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Attic helmet; FRNBZW (in Aramaic) to left, HLK (in Aramaic) to right. Casabonne Series 4; Moysey Issue 2, 1-27; SNG BN 251; SNG Levante 72. VF, toned, slightly off center.  Estimate: 400 USD illustrazione: Ares in quadriga

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Live Auction 4	Auction date: 29 November 2018
Lot number: 833 Price realized: 110 GBP   (Approx. 140 USD / 124 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Commodus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 191-192. [L AEL AV]REL COMM AV[G P FEL], head of Commodus right, wearing the lion skin headdress of Hercules / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Bow, club and quiver with arrows. RIC 253. 2.75g, 16mm, 5h. Very Fine.  From a private central European Collection.  By the time this type was struck the emperor's obsession with the hero Hercules had grown to permeate all areas of his life, and as this denarius shows even the traditional Roman deities were dispensed with and replaced. Estimate: 75 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: ARCIERE SIRIANO AUSILIARIO DELL'ESERCITO ROMANO Da circa il 218 a. C., gli arcieri dell'esercito repubblicano erano virtualmente tutti mercenari, provenienti dall'isola di Creta, che aveva una lunga tradizione. Nel corso della tarda Repubblica (88-30 a.C.) e poi in età augustea, Creta fu gradualmente sostituita da corpi di arcieri provenienti da altre province appena costituite, regioni con forti tradizioni nel tiro con l'arco. Tra queste si ricordano la Tracia, Anatolia e, soprattutto, la Siria. Dei 32 reparti di Sagittarii della metà del II secolo, 13 provenivano dalla Siria, 7 dalla Tracia, 5 dall'Anatolia e solo 1 da Creta, mentre le restanti 6 avevano origini incerta

[King John]

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Auction 46, lot 28, 26/05/2008

Locris. Locris Opuntia, c. 382-336 B.C. AR Stater (12.27 g). Head of Persephone left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, hair wreathed with grains. Reverse: Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword and shield adorned with running griffin; star to lower right, broken spear on ground; ethnic at left. Gulbenkian 491; Dewing 1477; cf. SNG Cop. 43; BMC p. 4, 27 var (no star). A superb example, with choice centering on especially fine metal. NGC graded About Uncirculated. .
The reverse of this beautiful stater depicts Ajax, the Locrian leader in the Trojan War. Sometimes called Ajax the Lesser, he set sail against Troy with 40 ships. Ajax became the national hero of Locris and his image formed a distinctive reverse type for almost all the silver issues of Locris Opuntia, which was situated in central Greece.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA LORICA DI GERMANICO

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Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Auction 46, lot 28, 26/05/2008

Locris. Locris Opuntia, c. 382-336 B.C. AR Stater (12.27 g). Head of Persephone left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, hair wreathed with grains. Reverse: Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword and shield adorned with running griffin; star to lower right, broken spear on ground; ethnic at left. Gulbenkian 491; Dewing 1477; cf. SNG Cop. 43; BMC p. 4, 27 var (no star). A superb example, with choice centering on especially fine metal. NGC graded About Uncirculated. .
The reverse of this beautiful stater depicts Ajax, the Locrian leader in the Trojan War. Sometimes called Ajax the Lesser, he set sail against Troy with 40 ships. Ajax became the national hero of Locris and his image formed a distinctive reverse type for almost all the silver issues of Locris Opuntia, which was situated in central Greece.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA LORICA DI GERMANICO

Caspita che moneta, che ritratto, qui siamo nell’eccellenza ! Ragazzi gustatevi tutti questi esempi simbolici ma anche artistici ...

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 Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG, Auction 100, lot 487, 29/05/2017

 

The Roman Empire
Hadrian, 117 – 138. Sestertius 134-138, Æ 26.66 g. HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P Bareheaded and draped bust r. Rev. EXERCITVS Hadrian on horseback r., haranguing three soldiers, of which the first holds an aquila and the other two, standards. In exergue, DACICVS / S C. C 571. BMC p. 499, 1675 note. RIC 915.
Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. An historically and important
issue, a bold portrait and a superb reverse composition. Wonderful and
almost intact green patina. Extremely fine / good extremely fine
Ex Sternberg XIV, 1984, 326; NAC 9, 1996, 867 and NAC 18, 2000, 528 sales.
This reverse of this sestertius depicts the emperor addressing the troops (adlocutio in Latin), which he did on important occasions and which finds it numismatic expression since the time of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. While on early adlocutio scenes the troops in question are often the Praetorian Guard whose support was necessary for the stable reign of an emperor, here Hadrian is shown speaking to the Dacian Army, as is indicated by the legend the exercitus dacicus and represented by three standard bearers. The one closest to the emperor is the aquilifer who carries the legionary eagle (aquila), followed by the vexillarius who carries a standard topped with a banner (vexillum), and behind him a signifer who carries a standard adorned with metal disks (the signum). While aquilifers and vexillarii marched as the focal point for entire legions, the signifer marched before the individual cohorts that composed the legion.
Dated to the period AD 134-138, the adlocutio represented on this coin must indicate an otherwise undocumented visit to the Dacian limes (frontier forts) or, at the least, an intended visit at this time. As such, it may be included as an adjunct to Hadrian's much-beloved travel series of coins depicting the provinces and cities he visited on his several tours throughout the empire. Earlier in his reign, Hadrian had reorganized the Dacian territories so recently conquered by his predecessor, Trajan, giving up to the Roxolani Sarmatians to rule as a client kingdom on behalf of Rome much of the Dacian territory that had been added to Moesia Inferior. Trajan's sweeping conquests along the Danube frontier as well as in the East had greatly extended Rome's borders, but Hadrian correctly saw the impractical nature of the additional strain this imposed on the Empire and quickly shored them.

[King John]

Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 53	Auction date: 7 February 2019
Lot number: 114 and 115
Lot description: Sicily, Morgantina AR Litra. Circa 339-317 BC. MOPΓANTINΩN, laureate head of Apollo right / Warrior on horseback left, brandishing spear. SNG ANS 465 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 472; HGC 2, 900. 0.55g, 10mm, 9h.  Good Very Fine, slightly porous, light cabinet tone. Very Rare.  From the collection of a Scientist; Ex Nomos obolos 6, 20 November 2016, lot 177. Estimate: 125 GBP

 

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[King John]

Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 94, lot 402, 22/11/1999

DOMITIA
No: 402
Schätzpreis/Estimation DM 1500
d=26 mm
Cistophor, ca. 81 - 84, Ephesus (?), unter Domitianus. DOMITIA - AVGVSTA. Drapierte Büste mit auf den Nacken herabhängendem Zopf rechts, darunter Punkt. Rs: VENVS - AVG. Venus mit Diadem, nackt bis auf einen um die Oberschenkel geschlungenen Mantel, mit Helm auf der ausgestreckten Rechten und Szepter in der Linken in Rückenansicht nach rechts stehend, mit dem linken Arm auf Säule gestützt. RIC 230 (Domitianus). C. 19. BMC 256 (Domitianus). CBN 226 (Domitianus). 10,96 g. Sehr selten.
Leicht getönt, fast vorzüglich / sehr schön.

[VALTERI]

Tra tanti guerrieri anonimi, uno dei più grandi eroi, dunque guerriero, del mito .

Dal rovescio di un raro bronzo di Amastris in Paflagonia, Perseo, ritto, regge la testa di Medusa, ai suoi piedi il corpo della Gorgone .

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 436	Auction date: 23 January 2019
Lot number: 219 Price realized: 5,500 USD   (Approx. 4,843 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Oktobol (20mm, 5.52 g, 12h). Euphemos, son of Pausianias, "magistrate". Warrior, holding couched lance in right hand, on horse rearing right; Δ (mark of value) below / Bull butting left; MAΓNHTΩN above, EYΦHMΟΣ ΠAYΣANΙΟΥ in exergue; all within circular maeander pattern border. Kinns, Two 17 (O15/R5) = NFA XIII, lot 865 (same dies); Triton XXII, lot 249 (same dies); CNG E-431, lot 198 (same dies); otherwise unpublished. EF, lightly toned, lustrous, a hint of die wear. Very rare with this magistrate, Kinns notes only the NFA example, and only the Triton and CNG E-431 coins in CoinArchives. Estimate: 1000 USD

[King John]

The New York Sale, Auction 27, lot 451, 4/01/2012

The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MYSIA. Kyzikos (c.450-400 B.C.), Electrum Stater, 16.11g. Male figure (Odysseus?), wearing a pilos and a chlamys, kneeling to left, in the act of sacrificing a ram, a tunny below. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern (W. Greenwell, ‘The Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus’, NC 1887, 71, pl. III, 22; Von Fritze, Nomisma VII, 156, pl. V, 4). A fascinating mythological type, well-centred on a broad flan, toned, very f ine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 16 April 1988 The identity of the figure on the obverse of this coin has been widely debated. It has been suggested that it could be Phrixos, in the act of sacrificing the ram with the golden fleece. However, on the basis of the pilos, Odysseus, shown sacrificing the animal provided by Circe before his descent into Hades, has also been suggested. US$ 20,000

ILLUSTRAZIONE: FRAMMENTO DI SARCOFAGO DEL II SEC. D.C. CHE RAFFIGURA ULISSE CHE ABBRACCIA LAERTE

 

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[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 378, lot 322, 13/07/2016

IONIA, Ephesus. Geta. AD 209-211. Æ (17mm, 2.44 g, 6h). ΓЄTAC AV, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄΦЄCIΩN, Two children seated facing one another, casting astragali. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 434-5 (facing statue of Artemis Ephesia between children); cf. SNG von Aulock 7876 (same); cf. BMC 283-5 (same); cf. Lindgren III 359 (same); CNG E-185, lot 185 (same dies). VF, green-brown surfaces, some cleaning marks. Extremely rare without statue of Artemis Ephesia.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: I FIGLI DI MEDEA CHE GIOCANO CON GLI ASTRAGALI, PARTICOLARE DI UN AFFRESCO DELLA CASA DEI DIOSCURI A POMPEI

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Ancora una bella figurazione arcaica del guerriero Eracle, questa però unica, non per l'immagine ma per la moneta, che, come ricorda Sear nel suo vecchio manuale (1978), risulta esemplare unico in Londra .

Dal diritto di 1/3 di statere della polis di Termera in Caria .