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Lot 2202 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Egypt, Alexandria, billon tetradrachms, Nero (A.D. 54-68), rev. Demeter standing left holding corn and poppies and sceptre, (year 5 = 58 A.D.), (BMC -, Milne 173-4); Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), rev. Dikaiosyne seated to left, holding scales and cornucopiae, (year 4 = 141 A.D.), (BMC -, Milne 1656); Aurelian and Vaballathus (A.D. 270), rev. Vaballathus head to right, (year 5 = 270 A.D.), (BMC 2388). Fine - very fine. (3)

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Lot 2203 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Egypt, Alexandria, Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), billon tetradrachm, (12.69 grams), issued year 2 = A.D. 69-70, obv. laureate head to right of Vespasian, around [A]VTOK KAIS SEBAO V[ESPASIANOU], in front L B, rev. Nike to left with wreath and palm, (S.-, Milne 393, SNG Cop.167). Fine.

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Lot 2204 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Egypt, Alexandria, billon tetradrachms, Gallienus (A.D. 253-268), rev. Eagle standing right, palm behind, (year 13 = 265 A.D.), (BMC 2236); Aurelian and Vaballathus (A.D. 270), rev. Vaballathus bust right, (year 4 = 270 A.D.), another (year 5 = 270 A.D.), (BMC 2386, 2388); Maximian (A.D. 286-306), rev. Homonia standing left with cornucopiae, (year 3 = 288 A.D.), (BMC 2563). Fine - very fine. (4)

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Lot 2205 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Egypt, Alexandria, billon tetradrachms, Carinus (A.D. 283-5), rev.Nike flying right holding over her shoulder a palm, (year 3 = 285 A.D.), (BMC 2457); Numerian (A.D. 283-4), rev. Athena seated left, holding Nike, (year 2 = 284 A.D., (BMC 2464-5); Diocletian (A.D. 284-305), rev. Elpis holding flower to left, (year 6 = 289 A.D.), (BMC 2500); Maximian (A.D. 286-306), rev. Homonia standing left with cornucopiae, (year 3 = 288 A.D.), (BMC 2563). Very fine. (4)

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Lot 2206 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.220-210 B.C.), silver quarter shekel or hemidrachm, (1.77 grams), obv. head of Tanit to left, rev. horse standing to right, (S.6499, Muller II, 88, 90). Very fine.

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Lot 2207 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Greek silver coin collection, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), posthumous tetradrachm, Perga mint, issued 193-2 B.C., (16.87 grams), (cf.S.6713, P.2943); another drachm, Colophon mint, issued 319-310 B.C., (4.14 grams), (cf.S.6730, P.1794); Thasos, tetradrachm, issued after 148 B.C., (16.41 grams), (S.1759); Athens, new style tetradrachm, issued c.151-0 B.C. (Thompson date), (16.85 grams), (cf.S.2555, Th.557f); Corinth, stater, 350-306 B.C. mark of Gorgon head behind, (8.41 grams), (cf.S.3629, BMC 253); Seleucid, Seleucus VI (95-4 B.C.), Antioch mint, (15.17 grams), (S.7176); Rhodes, didrachm, (387-304 B.C.), (6.66 grams), (S.5037); Byzantium, tetrobol, (357-340 B.C.), (2.54 grams), Aspendus, Pamphylia, stater, wrestlers and slinger type, (385-370 B.C.), (10.95 grams), (S.5390), all mounted within sealed 110 x 150mm printed descriptive cards and these housed in cliplock album. The collection was prepared and sold by the Wurttembergische Bank (Germany) for 4500DM, with each coin ticketed and priced. Fine - nearly extremely fine, some scarce. (9)

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Lot 2208 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Greek silver coins, various issues including Bruttium, Croton stater (c.400 B.C.), (S.471), Lucania, Poseidonia plated stater (c.480-400 B.C.), (S.424), Peloponessos, Achaean league, Tegea hemidrachms, (c.150 B.C.) (2), (S.3003), Egypt, Cleopatra VII, tetradrachm, year 2 = 51-50 B.C., (Sv.1817, S.7951). Very good - very fine. (6)

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Lot 2209 Sale 50 Greek Silver & Bronze

Greek Imperial, Syria, Antioch, Philip II (247-249), billon tetradrachm, rev. eagle, (S.2168), Egypt, Hadrian, (117-138), AE drachm, year 16, rev. Euthenia and Demeter, (S.-), Further Asia, Nisibis, Severus Alexander (222-235), AE 30, rev.Tyche (S.2503), others Bactria, Azilises, (c.40-15 B.C.), plated contemporary tetradrachm, (cf.BMC 8-10 [p.94]), Gaul, The Leuci, Celtic base metal issue, obv.crude head to right, rev. crude animal, (cf.S.141). Poor - nearly fine. (5)

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