List 218


Ancient Coins
 
Item No. Photo Description Price
SICILY: time of Timoleon or later, 344-317 BC, AE dilitron, Syracuse, S-1191, Calciati-80, head of Zeus Eleutherios left, hair long / free horse prancing left, nice patina, Very Fine, RR, ex. Triton III sale, lot 306, Tom Virzi Collection.
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MACEDONIA: Philip III, 323-317 BC, AR tetradradm, Marathus mint, Price-165, Müller P111, head of Herakles right, in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle & scepter; monogram on shield left; monogram under throne, lovely Extremely Fine.
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MACEDONIA: Alexander III, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm, Byblos mint, Price-3424, head of Hercules right in lionskin / Zeus seated left, legs uncrossed, holding eagle, AP monogram before, Extremely Fine.
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MACEDONIA: Alexander III, 336-323 BC, AR drachm, Amphipolis or Pella mint, Troxell-174, head of Hercules right in lionskin / Zeus seated left, holding eagle, monogram before, choice Extremely Fine, RRR, ex. Spink & Son.
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MACEDONIA: Alexander III, 336-323 BC, AR drachm, Miletos mint, Price-2090, head of Hercules right in lionskin / Zeus seated left, holding holding eagle & scepter, monogram before, choice Extremely Fine, RRR.
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MACEDONIA: Alexander III, the great, 336-323 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.04g), Memphis, Egypt, Price-3971, struck 332-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; rose before, ΔI below throne, nice Fine to Very Fine.
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ATTICA: Anonymous, after 449 BC, AR tetradrachm, Athens, S-2526v, helmeted head of Athena right, in crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor & a spiral palmette on the bowl / AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig & crescent behind, light adhesion, semi-prooflike fields, choice Extremely Fine.
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SYRIA: Autonomous issue, 43-42 BC, AR Tetradrachm, Laodikeia ad Mare, turreted & veiled bust of Tyche right / Zeus enthroned left with Nike & scepter; A to left, and H/I before, monogram under throne, dated year one (likely referring to the Cassius era after the city began paying tribute to this Roman general), Very Fine.
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PHOENICIA: King Ainel, ca. 333 BC, AR dishekel, Byblos, S-6013, galley left, containing three hoplites with round shields, hippocamp left and murex below / lion attacking bull, ankh symbols below both lion and bull, good Very Fine.
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PHOENICIA: Anonymous, 112-111 BC, AE21, Marathos, S-6042, diademed head of Zeus right, dotted border / double cornucopia, dated year 148, lovely patina & portrait, choice Very Fine.
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PERSIS: Darev II, ca. 100-1 BC, AR obol (0.66g), Alram-565, king wearing Parthian style tiara / king right of fire altar, Extremely Fine.
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PERSIS KINGDOM: Darev II, ca. 100-1 BC, AR drachm (3.85g), Munbai, Alram-566, king wearing Parthian style tiara / king right of fire altar, Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varahran II, 276-293, AR drachm (3.82g), NM, ND, G-68, portraits of king, queen and son, the son holding diadem, Very Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd II, 303-309, AR drachm (3.84g), NM, NM, G-83, choice Very Fine, S.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur III, 383-389, AR drachm (3.82g), NM, ND, G-125ff, obverse border extended at top to include the crown globe, scratch across neck (done by a political opponent), Fine, RR.
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KHWAREZMIA: Ramik, mid-6th C, AR tetradrachm (6.14g) (Khwarizm), ND, bust right / horseman right, with Khwarezmian legend, nice strike, About Very Fine, RR.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shapur I, 241-272, AR dirham (4.01g), NM, ND, G-23, broad flan, lovely strike, choice Extremely Fine.
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PTOLEMAIS: Ptolemy IV Philopator, 221-204 BC, AE 35, SNG Copenhagen 207, laureate head of Zeus right / eagle standing left, head right, on a thunderbolt, wings back, with cornucopia countermark on reverse, Very Fine.
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PTOLEMAIS: Ptolemy X Alexander, 106-88 BC, AR tetradrachm, S-7938, diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis at neck / eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LI before,ΠA behind, good Fine, S.
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ROMAN: Titus, AD 79-81, AE dupondius, S-2515, IMP TITVS CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, draped throne with triangular back, obverse scratch, bold strike with much original luster, About Uncirculated.
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ROMAN: Claudius, AD 41-54, AE26, Rhosus, Cilicia, laureate head right / Tyche seated right on pile of rocks, POΣEΩN behind, SΠ before, year 86 (=AD 43/44), nice portrait, Fine to Very Fine.
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ROMAN: Hadrian, 117-138, AE hemidrachm, Alexandria, S-3776, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Nilus reclining left, holding reed & cornucopiae; crocodile below to right, surfaces a bit rough, crude Fine.
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ROMAN: Elagabalus, 218-222, BI tetradrachm (12.72g), Alexandria, year 2, S-7619, Milne-2744, laureate bust right / Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear, LB in field, pleasing Very Fine.
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ROMAN: Trajan Decius, 249-251, AE sestertius (16.53g), RIC-117a.1, Cohen 53, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right / GENIVS EXERC ILLVRICIANI S-C, Genius standing left, holding patera & cornucopiae, standard behind, lovely Very Fine+.
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ROMAN: Philip II, 247-249, AE tetradrachm, Alexandria, year 4, Curtis-1396, Köln-2790, bare-headed cuirassed bust right / Hermanubis standing right holding caduceus and palm, jackal at feet, LΔ in field, near Very Fine, ex. CNG sale XV, lot 416, June 1991.
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  ROMAN: Claudius II, Gothicus, 268-270, AE tetradrachm, Alexandria, year 3, Milne-4287, laureate cuirassed bust right / eagle standing right, head left, with wreath in its beak, LΓ in field, crude Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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  ROMAN: Severus Alexander, 222-235, AE sestertius, S-2256, IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate draped bust right / P M TR P VII COS P P, Mars advancing right with trophy & spear, SC in field, good Fine.
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BYZANTINE: John VIII, 1423-1448, AR ½ hyperpyron (6.45g), [Constantinople], ND, S-2564, reduced standard, 25% weakly struck, Very Fine.
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BYZANTINE: : Justinian I, 527-565, AE 40 nummi, Theoupolis (Antioch) year 13, S-218, helmeted facing bust; cross in right field / Large M, ANNO left, regnal year right, Γofficina letter below, ΘYΠO in exergue, Very Fine.
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HEPHTHALITE: "Napki Mulka", late 6th C, AR drachm (3.27g), NM, ND, G-200, nice strike, Extremely Fine, S.
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HEPHTHALITE: "Napki Mulka", late 6th C, AR drachm (3.31g), NM, ND, G-200, excellent style, some weak area on reverse, Extremely Fine, S.
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HEPHTHALITE: Anonymous, ca. 485-600, AR drachm (3.56g), G-287, early imitation of Peroz I in good style; tamgha behind crown / fire altar with attendants, five-pointed star to left; crescent to right, Very Fine+, ex. William F. Spengler.
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