Catalogue
Characene, Kingdom of, Attambelos III, (c.A.D. 53-72), copper tetradrachm, (14.198 grams), issued year 375 = A.D. 63-4, obv. young diademed head to r., beardless, countermarked monogram on obverse of HXA, rev. naked Herakles seated left, resting club on knee, BAC/ [A]TTAMB[H] on right, date in exergue TOE = 375 = 63-64 A.D., (cf.S.5924, BMC 7 [p.297]). Very fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (4.012 grams), Rhagae mint, obv. small size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard with wart, star before, crescent over star behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, monogram **PR*, anchor with line above behind, (cf.S.7445, Sellwood 48.10, Shore 262). Bright, attractive nearly extremely fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $160
SOLD $80
Parthia, Kingdom of, Vardanes I, (c.A.D. November 43-44), billon tetradrachm, (14.05 grams), Seleucia mint, issued September year 355 (Seleucid era) = A.D. 43-4, obv. large size bare-headed bust to left with short beard, wearing diadem, and with wart, rev. king enthroned to right receiving palm branch from Tyche holding cornucopiae, seven line inscription, year **E*NT between figures, (cf.S.5787, Sellwood 64.21, Shore 350). Lightly toned, off centred on obverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Persis, Nambed (Namopat), (late 1st-early 2nd century A.D.), silver drachm, (4.528 grams), obv. king with bearded bust to right, wearing Persepolitan crown, rev. king standing left, star in crescent before, (cf.S.5935, cf.BMC 1 [p.225], cf.Alram 599, cf.Num.Circ. Feb. 1979 No.1084 [4.30 grams, ?285]). Very fine, and very rare first type.
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
Sasanian King, Shapur II, (A.D. 309-379), silver drachm, Type I Gobl, (4.28 grams), obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar with attendants, bow on altar, (Sellwood 28, Gobl 97, Paruck 196, M.874-875). Extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Sassanian King, Yazdgard II, (A.D. 438-457), silver drachm, (4.306 grams), obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar, Yazdkarti navaki, uncertain mint, (Sellwood 47, Gobl 160, Paruck Pl.XIII, 14, M.971). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Sassanian King, Kavad I, (A.D. 488-496, 498-531), silver drachm, second reign issue 499-531, (4.05 grams), RD = Ray mint, year 33, obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar, (Sellwood 52, Gobl 189). Attractive brightness, lightly toned reverse, nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Ancient and Medieval, Sassanian empire, Khusro II, (A.D. 591-628), silver drachm, mint unknown, obv. bust of Khusro II right, rev. altar of Zarathustra, (Gobl pl. XIII, 212); Switzerland, lordship of Krenkingen, (13th century A.D.), silver bracteate, mint of Tiengen, Obv. head to left, T at left, E over V at right, (Blashegg 45); France, Bishopric of Valence, (12th century A.D.), silver denier, (Roberts 4781). Almost very fine-very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Sogdiana, Bukhara, Turco-Hephthalite lords of Bukhara in the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Mahdhi (A.D. 775-785), billon drachm, (2.406 grams), obv. "al-Mahdhi" behind the bust in Arabic, Bukhar Hudat ("lord of Bukhara") in Bukharan script in front of the bust, with crowned Sassanian-style bust right, rev. fire altar with ribbons and attendants, crowned bust left in flames and imitating Sassanian king Bahram V, (Album 94; Mitchiner ACW 1395, Zeimal fig. 1, 10-12; Walker, Arab-Sassanian, pp. 166, 319, [Pl.XXIX, 5]). Worn and fine as usual, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Hephthalite, silver drachm, as an imitation of Peroz, (ca.550-650 A.D.), 24 mm, (4.046 grams), obv. Sassanian-style bust right, derived from winged-type of Peroz, wearing winged skull-cap, no letter above, rev. altar with two attendants, crude barbarized inscriptions, both sides, Pre-Gujarat series, (cf.Mitchener ACW 1480). Very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
South Arabia, Sabaeans, (3rd-2nd century B.C.), silver quarter unit, (0.920 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, trace of olive twig and crescent behind, to right **LQE*, (S.6118, cf.BMC 16-21 [p.47, Pl.VII, 6-7], SNG ANS 1460). Short of flan as usual, dark tone, fine - very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
South Arabia, Sabaeans and Himyarites, under 'Amdan Bayyin [without Yanaf], (mid 1st - 2nd century A.D.), scyphate silver quinarius, (1.204 grams), Raidan mint, obv. Male head to right, monogram behind, rev. male head right with Himyarite legend around, monogram in field to right, (S.5718, BMC 1-3 [p.71, Pl.XI, 11], SNG ANS 1602-1609). Scyphate flan, lightly toned, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
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Egypt, Pharonic kings, uncertain Pharaoh, period of the 28th-30th dynasties, (c. 400-350 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.88 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, olive twig and crescent behind, to right, **AQE* all in incuse square, (cf. s.2526, cf. Van Alfen, Plate 6, 103). Lightly toned, nearly as struck, extremely fine and in a high state of preservation. Of fine style and rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy VI, (180-145 B.C.), AE 27, tetrobol, issued 180-170 B.C., (15.546 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. female head (Isis) to right, with long curls, dotted border, rev. eagle to left with open wings, standing on thunderbolt, around **BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU*, to left monogram of **PA*, (S.7903, Sv.1384, SNG Cop. 279 ff., Pitchfork 80). Weak in places and off centred obverse, otherwise good fine/nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Ptolemy VI Philometor, (B.C. 180-145), AE29 drachm (23.02 grams), Alexandra mint, (s.7900, SNG Cop. 305-309, BMC 24-30); Ancient Roman, including asses of Trajan (2), Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Faustina II; dupondius of Antonia; sestertii of Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Commodus; also Cilicia, Tarsos, time of Hadrian or later, AE 26mm. Poor - nearly very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy XII, Neos Dionysos, (80-51 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, Alexandria mint, struck year 21 = 61-60 B.C., (13.61 grams), obv. head of Ptolemy to right with aegis, rev. eagle to left on thunderbolt with closed wings, to left LKA, to right **PA*, around **BASILEWS [PTOLE]MAIOU**, (cf.S.7946, Sv.1868, SNG Cop.391, Pitchfork -, BMC 41-42). Small flan, weak in places, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
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Egypt, Alexandria, Nero (A.D. 54-68), silver tetradrachm, dated RY 13, (A.D. 66-67), obv. Nero radiate head to left, around **NERO KLAV KAI[S SEB GER AV]*, LIG (date) before, rev. galley to r., under sail, around **[SEBASTO]FOROS*, (SNG Cop. 130, BMC 177, RPC 5296. S.634). Some porosity, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Egypt, Alexandria, Trajan (A.D. 117-138), AE hemidrachm, year 1 = A.D. 98, (19.83 grams), obv. Trajan with laureate head to right, around traces of AYT KAI NEP TPAI[AN CEB **G*E]PM, rev. Nilus reclining to left, cornucopiae before, holding lotus flower, Genius coming out of cornucopiae, above [L]A above IS below, (S.3266, Datt. 971, Koln 440, Milne 545-6). Good fine/very fine, green patina and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), billon tetradrachm, year 7 = A.D. 143-144, (13.73 grams), obv. Antoninus Pius with laureate head to right, around ANTWNINOC CEB EYCEB, rev. eagle facing with open wings, head to left, above across L Z, (S.4349, Datt. 2420, Koln 1429). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Egypt, Alexandria, Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), AE drachm, year 10 = A.D. 146-147, (20.4 grams), obv. Antoninus Pius with laureate head to right, around [AVT K T] *AIL ADG ANTWNEINO*C [CEB EUD], rev. Isis Pharia sailing to right, around L **DE KA TOV, (S.-, SNG Cop. -, Datt. 2668, Koln 1550). Good Fine and rare.
Estimate $200
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Egypt, Alexandria, Faustina Junior, daughter of Antoninus Pius, wife of Marcus Aurelius, (d.A.D. 175), AE hemidrachm, year 20 = A.D. 156-157, (27.17 grams), obv. laureate bust draped of Faustina to right, around **F*AV[CTINA] CEBACTH, rev. Cybele seated to left, holding patera, flanked by lions, L K across, (cf.S.4751 [?185 VF], BMC -, Milne 2330, Koln -). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
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Egypt, Alexandria, Aurelian and Vabalathus, (A.D. 270-275), billon tetradrachm, year 2 and 5 = A.D. 271-272, (7.39 grams), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right, L B across, around traces of A K **L DOM AURHL*IANOC CEB, rev. L**E* across, diademed draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right, around traces of I A C OVABA**LLAOQ*C A**Q*HNV, (cf.S.4757, BMC 2387, Milne 4336, Koln 3061). Fine and rare.
Estimate $80
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Ancient Greek, bronze issues, Italy, Bruttium, Brettian League, (215-205 B.C.), AE 26, (13.09 grams), obv. Ares head to left wearing Corinthian helmet, rev. BPETTI**WN* to left, Hera Hoplosmia advancing right, (S.702, Scheu 68 [Num.Chron. 1961]); Pontos, Amisos, (c.85-65 B.C.), AE 25, (19.48 grams), obv. Helmeted head of Athena, ornamented with Pegasus, rev. Perseus standing facing, holding harpa and Medusa head, **AMI SO[U]* across, monogram lower left, (S.3637, cf.BMC 35, SNG Cop. 136); Nabataea, Aretas IV, (9 B.C - A.D. 40), AE 18, (4.43 grams), obv. cojoined busts of Aretas laureate and Queen Shaqilath to right, rev. two cornucopiae crossed, rulers names between, (S.5699, BMC 15). Fine - nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Ancient Greek and Roman, Syracuse, time of Timoleon (B.C. 345-306), silver 2 litrai, (1.42 grams), obv. youthful Janiform head, laureate, **[SURAKOS IWN]* around, dolphin downwards to right, rev. free horse prancing left, star of fourteen rays above, (cf. s.964, BMC 285); Athens, (A.D. 140-175), AE 22, obv. head or simple bust of Athena right, wearing helmet, dotted border around, rev. Parthenos standing left, **[AQH] N AIWN* around, dotted border, (Kroll Period VC 248); Byzantine AE coins (2); Roman AE. The first good fine and very rare, others poor to fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Ancient Greek and Roman coins, Egypt, kingdom of Ptolemy III Eugertes, (246-222 B.C.), AE26, (10.66 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, cornucopiae in front, monogram between legs, (SNG Cop 178, cf. Sovronos 967); Alexandria Troas, (c.3rd century A.D.), AE 20, (4.89 grams), obv. turreted head of City-Goddess to right, behind vexillum, around AL EXA TRO, rev. horse standing to right, around COL AVG, in exergue [TRO], (S.4917,Bellinger 486, BMC 50, SNG Cop.110); Paphlagonia, Amastris, AE21, (120-63 B.C.), obv. Aegis with Gorgon's head in centre, rev. Nike wearing talaric chiton, advancing right, holding palm branch, (SNG Cop 246, BMC Amastris 9); Caesarea, Cappadocia, Elagabalus, (218-222 A.D.), AE21, obv. Bust of Elagabalus to right, obv. Four ears of corn springing from Mount Argaeus, (Anson 1293, Hunterian p.593, 81); Indian, AE of second to third century A.D.; Roman AE quadrans and another smaller Roman AE; Modern copies, one Roman, the other of William the Conqueror. Good-almost very fine. (9)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Ancient Greek and others, including; Ptolemy IV Philopator (B.C. 221-205), AE30 hemidrachm; Vespasian (A.D. 69-79) AE diobol; Trajan (A.D. 98-117) AE sestertius, and other provincial (2); Byzantine AE, one of Anastasius (A.D. 492-518), (2); Indian, silver punchmarked karshapana, (2), silver rupees, one of Hyderabad (2), another smaller; Kushan, Soter Megas (c. A.D. 55-105) AE tetradrachm; Lucius Verus, modern copy. Poor-very fine with some collector's descriptions. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Ancient and Medieval, India, western satraps, Sanghadaman as Mahakshatrapa, (A.D. 222/223), silver drachm, obv, head to right with brahmi legend, rev. sacred hill with crescent, moon and sun, brahmi legend around, (Mitchiner 2693); Mauryan empire under Dasaratha, (B.C. 224-216), silver karshapana of 32 rattis, obv. punchmarks, rev. punchmark, (Mitchiner 4188); Sunga empire, (B.C. 187-175), bronze 1/2 karshapana, obv. elephant to left, rev. three symbols, (Mitchiner 4348); France, Abbey of Vienne, 12th-14th century A.D., silver denier, obv. head to left, rev. MAXIMA GAL around short cross with dots; Alsace, Bishopric of Metz, Bishop John of Apremont, (A.D. 1224-1238), silver denier, obv. Bishop's bust to left, rev. METENSIS and short cross, (Roberts 8861). Almost very fine-very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Ancient Greek imperial and Roman coins, a small group including Egypt, billon tetradrachms of Aurelian, Diocletian (2), Roman follis of Constantine I, Licinius I, Constantius II as Caesar, Constans. Fair - very fine. (7)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Ancient Greek, miscellaneous AE 5-AE 20, including Macedonian kings and others. Poor-fine. (10)
Estimate $100
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Ancient Greek, miscellaneous AE5-AE20, including Macedonian kings and others. Poor-fine. (10)
Estimate $100
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