Catalogue
Baktria, Kingdom of, Menander I Soter (c.160-145 BC), silver drachm, (2.18g), obv. diademed bust of Menander right, **BASILEWS SOTHROS MENANDROU*, rev. Athena advancing left, holding shield and thunderbolt, monogram to right, (S.7602, Bop. Series 13B, HGC 12, 191). Toned, nearly very fine - very fine.
Estimate $120
Sassanian King, Shapur I, (240-270), silver drachm, (4.12 g), obv. bust to right with crown, rev. fire altar with attendants, plain below altar, (cf.Sellwood Plate I, No.12, cf.Gobl 32, Paruck 76, cf.M.811-819). Toned, area of flat striking, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
Shapur II, (A.D. 309-379), silver drachm, Type I Gobl, (3.46 g), obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar with attendants, (Sellwood 28, Gobl 97, Paruck 196, M.874-875). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
Syria, Kingdom of, Seleukos I Nikator, (312-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 g), Sardes Mint, struck c.282-281 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, dotted border, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, in left field monogram on shield, A**S* under throne, to right **SELEUKOU*, below in exergue **BASILEWS*, dotted border, (cf.S.6829. SC 3.2, Miller & Hoover 21–30 (A1/P5), HGC 9, 16a). Toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
Syria, Kingdom of, Antiochos I Soter, (281-261 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.10 g), Pergamon Mint, struck under Philetairos in the name of Seleukos I, circa 279-274 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, in left field, helmeted head of Athena right; crescent below throne, to right **SELEUKOU*, below in exergue **BASILEWS*, (cf.S.6864, SC 308b, HGC 9, 125a). Lightly toned, struck slightly off centre on obverse, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
Syria, Kingdom of, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes), (138-129 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.39 g), Tyre Mint, issued 131-130 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochos VII to right, fillet border, rev. Athena standing to left, holding Nike to left in left hand, right hand on shield with Medusa head and holding spear, **BASILEWS ANTIOCOU*, and to left **EUER GETOU*, to left monogram on club with IEP A**SU* either side, in Exergue **BPR* = 182 (SE) = 131-130 B.C., (S.7091, SC 2107.5, CSE Houghton 765, SNG Spaer 2078, Newell Tyre 193, HGC 9, 1067q [R1-2]). Toned, extremely fine, very rare.
Estimate $1,800
Syria, Kingdom of, Antiochos VIII, (121-96 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.54 g), Antioch mint, first reign, issued 121-113 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochos VIII to right, fillet border, rev. Zeus Uranius with crescent above standing to left, holding star and sceptre, on right **BASILEOS and **ANTIOCOU and to left **EPIFANOUS, to left IE over A, to right, between figure and inscription N, (cf.S.7142, SC 2298.2e, Newell SMA 367, SNG von Post 597 [This Coin], BMC 10, SNG Spaer 2495, HGC 9, 1197e). Delightful patination of gold and blue, good extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
Phoenicia, Sidon, (time of Baalshallim I-Ba'ana, c.425-402 B.C.), silver half shekel (6.41 g), obv. Phoenician galley to left before city walls with four crenellated towers, in exergue, two lions prancing in opposite directions, rev. Persian Great King standing to right, holding a dagger with his right hand and grasping, with his left hand, the head of a lion standing rampant to left, all within a shallow incuse square, (S.5931 [?650], Betlyon 9, Elayi & Elayi 275-349, Rouvier 1085.. Very well struck reverse otherwise fine/extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
Phoenicia, Tyre, (92/1 BC), silver shekel, (14.22 g), dated CY 35, obv. laureate head of Melkart right, wearing lion skin around neck, rev. Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over far shoulder, club in left field, E**L* above, M in right field, Phoenician letter between legs, **TUROU IERAS KAI ASULAOU* around, dotted border, (HGC 10 357, cf. Rouvier 2021 (monogram), cf. BMC 126-127 (monogram). Evenly toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, Philadelphos, (285-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, Alexandria Mint, (14.18 g), obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, dotted border, **D*? behind head, rev. eagle to left on thunderbolt with closed wings, to left P over monogram, around **PTOLEMAIOU [BASILEWS]*, (cf.S.7772, Svoronos 252 (Ptolemy I), SNG Copenhagen 69 (Ptolemy I), Noeske 40) Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, Philadelphos, (285-246 B.C.), AE 27, obol, (16.94 g), Alexandria Mint, struck c.266-265 B.C., obv. laureate head of Zeus to right, rev. eagle to left with open wings standing on thunderbolt, around **BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU,* dotted border, (S.7782, Sv.553, Weiser 11, SNG Cop. 119-120). Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
Egypt, Kingdom of, time of Ptolemy IX to Ptolemy X, (117-81 B.C.), bronze obol (22.74 g), Alexandria Mint, obv. diademed and horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, rev. two eagles standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, corncuopiae to left, (CPE B745, Svoronos 1426, SNG Cop 311-4); Ptolemy III Eugeretes, (246 - 222 B.C.), bronze triobol, (31.94 g), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with rams horn, rev. traces of BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, cornucopia to left, XP monogram between legs (CPE B396, Svoronos 965). Toning, good fine - nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy X Alexander I, (114-89/8 B.C.) sole reign, silver tetradrachm, (12.79 g), Alexandria Mint, issued year 19 = 96-5 B.C., obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, with dotted border, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on a thunderbolt, to left around **PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS*, to left LI**Q*, to right **PA*, (cf.S.7942, SNG Cop. 368, Sv.1679). Surface pitting, good fine - nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
Egypt, Alexandria, Tiberius and Divus Augustus, (A.D. 14-37), billon tetradrachm, year Z = 7 = A.D. 20-1, (11.97 g), obv. laureate head to right of Tiberius, around **[TIBERIOS KAISAR SEBA]STOS*, LZ before, rev. radiate head of Augustus to right, around **[Q]EOS [SE]BA[STOS]*, (cf.S.312, RPC 5089, Koln 48, Dattari 78, RPC 5089, BMC 36-38, cf.Milne 52). Surface pitting, good fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), billon tetradrachm, year 5 = A.D. 58-59, (11.38 g), obv. laureate bust of Nero to right, around **NERW KLAU KAIS SEB[A GER AUTO]*, rev. Agathodaimon serpent, around [NEO **AGAQ DAIM]*, to right, LE, (cf.S.1996, RPC 5240 var, Milne 180 var). Toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), billon tetradrachm, year 12 = A.D. 65-66, (12.08 g), obv. radiate bust of Nero to right, **NERW KL[AU KAIS SEB GER]* around, rev. Alexandria bust right, wearing elephant skin head-dress LIB before, around A[YTO]KPA, (S.2004, Koln 172, BMC 163). Toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, (A.D. 54-68), billon tetradrachm, year 13 = A.D. 66-67, (10.52 g), obv. radiate bust of Nero to right wearing aegis, around [NEP**W K]LAU [KAIS SEB GER]*, rev. Apollo laureate bust to right, around [AYTO KPA], to right LI**G*, (S.2005, BMC 140, Milne 248, RPC 5292, Koln 175). Toned, fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
Egypt, Alexandria, Nero, (A.D. 62-65), billon tetradrachm, year 13 = A.D. 66-7, (12.85 g), obv. Nero radiate head to left, rev. laureate and bust of Tiberius right, (S.2008, RPC 5295) (illustrated); Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), potin Tetradrachm (11.80 g), dated RY 3 (A.D. 245/6), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. Homonoia standing facing, head left, L**G* (date) to lower left, (Koln 2719, Dattari (Savio) 4887, K&G 74.42; RPC VIII Online (unassigned, ID 2991), Emmett 3487.3) (illustrated); other Alexandrian issues including Antoninus Pius, Maximianus, Aurelian, Ptolemy. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate, (c.670-690 A.D.), AE fals (19mm), Hims (Emesa) mint, obv. crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger, K/A**L*/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right, rev. large cursive M, star between wavy lines above, E/M/I - C/H/C across, tayyib (= "good") in exergue, (A.3524, Walker, Arab-Byzantine 57, cf.SICA 1, 548. Wilkes 133); another (c.680-mid 690's), Damascus mint, (20mm), obv. single standing emperor wearing long robe, holding long cross and cross on globe, rev. large square M, reversed K in right field, dots etc, in exergue mint name, (A.102, SICA I, Type VI, 567, [Pl.39], Wilkes 131); another fals as temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan' (AH 65-86 = AD 685-705), AE Fals (20mm), Baalbek (Heliopolis) mint, obv. two standing imperial figures, each holding cruciform scepter, cross between heads, rev. large M, cross above, inverted crescent below, H/**L*/I/(OY) to left, **P/O/L/E to right, ba'labakk in exergue, (SICA 1, 584, A.3513.2, Wilkes 132). Fine - very fine, dirt patina in descriptive packets. (3)
Estimate $100
Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad Caliphate, (c.685-692), AE fals, 18mm, (4.21 g), Hims (Emesa) mint. obv. crowned facing imperial bust, holding globus cruciger, K/A**L*/O/N (= "good") to left, bi-hims to right rev. large m, star between annulets above, E/M/I-C/H/C across each side, in exergue 'tayyib' (= "good"), (SICA 1, 544 var. [star after bi-hims], Album 3524, Wilkes 133 [$125 US]). Very fine with an earthen black patina.
Estimate $70
Syria, under Roman governor Aulus Gabinius (57-55 B.C.), in name of and imitation of Philip I Philadelphus, (89-83 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.23 g), Antioch on the Orontes Mint, obv. diademed head of Philip I to right, fillet border, rev. Zeus seated left on throne, holds Nike with wreath in outstretched hand, and sceptre all within laurel wreath, on right, **BASILE[WS] FILIPPOU*, and to left **EPIFANOU[S] traces of FILADELFOU*, to left XAB monogram, (S.7214, Newell Num. Chron. 1919, No.1 [p.87], ANSMN 5 [1952] 55f., RPC 4124, HGC 9, 1356 [R1]). Lightly patinated, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $900
Syria, Commagene, Zeugma, Lucius Verus, (A.D. 161-169), AE 20, (8.16 g), obv. laureate head left, rev. wreath, (BMC 17, SNG Munich 426); another, Marcus Aurelius, (A.D. 161-169), (7.35 g), (BMC 12); Mesopotamia, Edessa, Severus Alexander & Julia Mamaea, (A.D. 222-235), AE 28, (14.99 g), obv. facing busts of Severus and Julia Mamaea, rev. Tyche seated, (BMC 115); Lydia, Maeonia, (2nd-3rd century A.D.), AE 18 (3.28 g), obv. MAIO-N**W*N, head of Heracles left, rev. **EPI AIL NEWNO*C, Omphale advancing right, holding club and lion's skin, (cf.S.5024. SNG Cop.221). Toned, poor - nearly very fine, scarce. (4)
Estimate $100
Macedonia, Amphipolis, Septimius Severus, (193-211 AD), bronze unit (AE22, 7.87g), obv. laureate head right, rev. Tyche enthroned, facing left, holding a patera, star to left, AMPH before (Moushmov 6014; Varbanov 3268; BMC 122). Punch mark on obverse, green patina, nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
Mesopotamia, Edessa, Gordian III with Abgar X Phraates, (238-244 A.D.), AE 25, (10.86 g), obv. radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian right, around **AVTOK M ANT GO[RDIANOC CEB]*, rev. bust of Abgar X right, wearing tiara, star in left field, around **AB[GAROC B]ACILEVC*, (BMC 144, Babelon 98). Slightly off centre on obverse, deeply toned, nearly very fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem, (Antioch), Philip I, (A.D. 244-249), billon tetradrachm, (13.78 g), issued 249, obv. laureate cuirassed bust right of Philip I, around AVTOK K M IOV**L FILIPPOV* CEB, rev. eagle facing open wings, head to left with wreath, around, **DHMARC EXOU*CIAC, S C beneath eagle, MON VRB in exergue, (cf.S.3957, Prieur 304.1). Struck slightly off centre, extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Trajan Decius, (A.D. 249-51), silver antoninianus, (4.32 g), Rome Mint, issued 250-1 AD, obv. radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG around, rev. the two Pannoniae, veiled and draped, standing to front, turning left and right, away from one another, each holding a standard outwards, PANNONIAE around (S.9378, RIC 21b, RSC 86). Bright, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
M. Fannius C.f., (123 B.C.), silver brockage denarius, Rome Mint, (3.79 g), obv. Roma head right, X below, ROMA behind, rev. incuse of the obverse, (S.150, Cr.275/1, Syd. 419, RSC Fannia 1). Toned, nearly very fine - very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancinus and Q. Urbinius, (111-110 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.87 g), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, object behind, rev. Victory in triga to right, [A]P. CL. T. MANL. Q VR in exergue, (S.176, Cr.299/1a, Syd.570). Toned with traces of iridescence, very fine - good very fine.
Estimate $200
Roman Republic, Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, (88 B.C.), silver quinarius, Rome mint, (1.76 g), obv. Jupiter laureate head to right, dotted border, rev. Victory to right crowning trophy, CN LEN[T] in exergue, (S.255, Cr.345/2, Syd.703 RSC. Cornelia 51) (illustrated); M. Furius L.f. Philus, (c.119 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.69 g), obv. laureate head of Janus, around traces of M.FOVRI.L.F, rev. Roma standing left erecting trophy, ROMA to right, PHIL monogram in exergue, (S.156, Cr.281/1, Syd.529, RSC Furia 18); Cn. Lentulus Clodianus, (88 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome Mint, (2.90 g), obv. Mars helmeted bust right, seen from behind, rev. Victory in biga to right, CN LENTVL in exergue, (S.254, Cr.345/1, Syd.702); L. and C. Memmius, L.f. Galeria, (87 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome Mint, (3.68 g), obv. laureate head of Saturn to left, EX SC behind, rev. Venus in biga to right, holding sceptre, L.C. MEM[IES. L.F./GAL] in exergue, (S.262, Cr.349/1, Syd.712, B.Memmia 8); another denarius, (2.95 g), rev. quadriga. Toning, one holed, one chipped, nearly fine - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
L. Rubrius Dossenus, (87 B.C.), silver denarius (3.52 g), obv. laureate head of Jupiter right, sceptre over shoulder, rev. empty triumphal quadriga right, thunderbolt on side panel, surmounted by small wreath bearing victory (S.258, RRC 348/1). Very fine.
Estimate $150