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A Roman silver sestertius depicting on the obverse, a bearded Gallic male head pierced by a spear, and on the reverse a legionary standard with a boar-shaped terminal pointing right. 84 BCE

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A Roman silver sestertius depicting on the obverse, a bearded Gallic male head pierced by a spear, and on the reverse a legionary standard with a boar-shaped terminal pointing right. 84 BCE

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A silver didrachm from the ancient Greek city of Gela in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a nude bearded rider hurling a spear with his raised right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his left, and on the reverse the forepart of man-headed bull, with long pointed beard. C. 490-475 BCE

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A silver didrachm from the ancient Greek city of Gela in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a nude bearded rider hurling a spear with his raised right hand and holding the horse’s reins in his left, and on the reverse the forepart of man-headed bull, with long pointed beard. C. 490-475 BCE

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A silver drachm from ancient Cilicia in Turkey, depicting a Janiform head on the obverse, and a triform bearded male head on the reverse. 400-380 BCE

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A silver drachm from ancient Cilicia in Turkey, depicting a Janiform head on the obverse, and a triform bearded male head on the reverse. 400-380 BCE

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Western Roman Silver Coin Depicting The Eastern Roman Emperor, Valens, And The Incarnation of Rome Herself On The Reverse, Holding A Spear and Victory On A Globe, Minted in Trier, Germany, Circa 364-378AD

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Western Roman Silver Coin Depicting The Eastern Roman Emperor, Valens, And The Incarnation of Rome Herself On The Reverse, Holding A Spear and Victory On A Globe, Minted in Trier, Germany, Circa 364-378AD

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips

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A silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, attributed to the Aitna Master, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos crowned with ivy, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips. Circa 460 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, attributed to the Aitna Master, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos crowned with ivy, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips. Circa 460 BCE

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A silver coin from the ancient city of Elis in Greece, depicting on the obverse an eagle's head facing left, below it a poplar leaf, and on the reverse an upright stylized winged lightning bolt in an olive wreath. Ca. 421-365 BCE, now housed at the Münzkabinett in Berlin

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A silver coin from the ancient city of Elis in Greece, depicting on the obverse an eagle's head facing left, below it a poplar leaf, and on the reverse an upright stylized winged lightning bolt in an olive wreath. Ca. 421-365 BCE, now housed at the Münzkabinett in Berlin

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A silver tetradrachm of the Wangenschnecke Type, made by the Celts in Eastern Europe in the 3rd century BCE. The coin depicts a laureate and beardless head with spiral design on cheek on the obverse, and a stylised rider on horseback on the reverse. Sold at Roma Numismatics Ltd in 2019

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A silver tetradrachm of the Wangenschnecke Type, made by the Celts in Eastern Europe in the 3rd century BCE. The coin depicts a laureate and beardless head with spiral design on cheek on the obverse, and a stylised rider on horseback on the reverse. Sold at Roma Numismatics Ltd in 2019

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse

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A silver trihemiobol from Delphi, in Greece, depicting a ram’s head on the obverse, and on the reverse, a goat’s head between two dolphins and two ivy leaves. Circa 360 BCE

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A silver trihemiobol from Delphi, in Greece, depicting a ram’s head on the obverse, and on the reverse, a goat’s head between two dolphins and two ivy leaves. Circa 360 BCE

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A silver drachma inscribed with MASSA , dated 375-200 BCE, during the Hellenistic period of Marseille, bearing the head of the Greek goddess Artemis on the obverse and a lion on the reverse

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A silver drachma inscribed with MASSA , dated 375-200 BCE, during the Hellenistic period of Marseille, bearing the head of the Greek goddess Artemis on the obverse and a lion on the reverse

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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Cupid wears a gigantic Silenus mask with a wreath, pointed ears, a bulbous nose, and a long, shaggy beard. His childlike face gazes out from the mask's open mouth with a serious expression, revealing the strain. Roman 1st century AD

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Cupid wears a gigantic Silenus mask with a wreath, pointed ears, a bulbous nose, and a long, shaggy beard. His childlike face gazes out from the mask's open mouth with a serious expression, revealing the strain. Roman 1st century AD

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, depicting a quadriga driven by Artemis and Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse, the river-god Selinus naked, holding branch and pouring libation over garlanded altar. c. 460-450 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, depicting a quadriga driven by Artemis and Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse, the river-god Selinus naked, holding branch and pouring libation over garlanded altar. c. 460-450 BCE

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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The teapot depicts a man and woman on each side, with their heads as the lid and arms as the handle and spout. Teapot and cover, modeled by James Hadley for Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory, designed 1881, made 1884

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The teapot depicts a man and woman on each side, with their heads as the lid and arms as the handle and spout. Teapot and cover, modeled by James Hadley for Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory, designed 1881, made 1884

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A bronze Roman coin minted in the ancient city of Nicomedia, in Turkey, depicting the laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla, and on the reverse, the serpent god Glycon coiled to left, with human head and long hair. 198-217 CE

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A bronze Roman coin minted in the ancient city of Nicomedia, in Turkey, depicting the laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla, and on the reverse, the serpent god Glycon coiled to left, with human head and long hair. 198-217 CE

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A rare posthumous Alexander the Great silver decadrachm minted in 327 BCE in Babylon, Iraq. The coin depicts Alexander the Great, mounted on Bucephalus, horse rearing right, attacking two men mounted on an elephant with a spear. Sold at Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG in 2021

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A rare posthumous Alexander the Great silver decadrachm minted in 327 BCE in Babylon, Iraq. The coin depicts Alexander the Great, mounted on Bucephalus, horse rearing right, attacking two men mounted on an elephant with a spear. Sold at Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG in 2021

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