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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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Ancient Greek, miscellaneous AE5-AE20, including Macedonian kings and others. Poor-fine. (11)
Estimate $100
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Samaria, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver obol, (0.684 grams), obv. head of bearded satrap to l., wearing Persian tiara, border of dots, rev. Persian king standing to l., fighting winged horned animal, he holds the animal horn in his r., and a dagger in his l. hand, on r. in Aramaic, off the flan [SMRYN], (Meshorer & Qedar "Coinage of Samaria" (CS), CS 3 (20 known), and Samaria Hoard No.18 (CS), (This Coin illustrated and described). Fine for issue, weak in places and very rare.
Estimate $250
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Palestine, Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, (104-76 B.C.), copper prutahs, mostly obv. anchor, rev. star etc., (cf.S. 6087-8, cf.H.469-472). Mixed condition, but some are attributable to specific Hendin numbers, poor - fine or better. (38)
Estimate $350
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Palestine, Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, (104-76 B.C.), copper prutahs, mostly obv. anchor, rev. star etc., (cf.S.6087-8, cf.H.469-472). Mixed condition, but some are attributable to specific Hendin numbers, poor - fine or better. (38)
Estimate $350
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Palestine, Judaea, Hasmonean king Mattathias Antigonus, (40-37 B.C.), AE 19, copper multiple (four) prutah, (8.27 grams), obv. single cornucopiae, inscription, "Mattatayah the high priest", rev. wreath with partial inscription within **[BASILEOS ANTIGONOU]*, (S.6105, H.482 (35), AJC I V var. pl.54, Meshorer 31). Off centred on the reverse, otherwise very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $200
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Palestine, Judaea, Herod I, (40 - 4 B.C.), copper lepton, AE 11, (0.67 grams), obv. tiny tripod table, traces of legend around traces of inscription BA**SILEWS HRWDO*Y, rev. two crossed palm branches, (S.5531, AJC 14 [p.237], H.495, Meshorer 46); another copper prutah, AE 12, (1.15 grams), obv. traces of legend BA**SILEWS HRWDO*Y in three lines, rev. anchor within laurel wreath, (S.5532, AJC 18 [p.238], H.498, Meshorer 50). Irregular flan on second coin, generally fine, rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Palestine, Judaea, King Agrippa II under Domitian, (A.D. 56 [50] - 95), copper quadrans?, AE 16, (2.95 grams), Provincial coinage acknowledging Roman rule, struck at Caesarea Paneas, issued year 25 = A.D. 85-86, obv. laureate head to right of Domitian, around traces of **D*OMET KAI **G*EPM, rev. palm tree with eight branches, inscription across ET KE/ BA A**G/IR*, (S.5593, RPC 2267, AJC II 28 [p.254, Pl.13], H.607 [91], Meshorer 13023, Maltiel-Gerstenfeld 171); another copper half quadrans?, AE 11, (1.53 grams), Provincial coinage acknowledging Roman Rule, struck at Caesarea Paneas, issued year 25 = A.D. 85-86, obv. laureate head to right of Domitian, around traces of **D*OMET KAI [**G*EPM], rev. cornucopiae with fruit, inscription across ET KE/ BA A**G*, (S.5594, RPC 2268, AJC II 29 [p.254, Pl.13], H.609 [92], Meshorer 131, Maltiel-Gerstenfeld 172) (illustrated). First coin very good, second very fine both very rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Palestine, Judaea, Second Revolt or Bar Kokhba War, (A.D. 132-135), medium bronze coinage, type B, third coinage period, AE 24, (11.45 grams), undated issue of year 3 struck A.D. 134-5, obv. legend `For the Freedom of Jerusalem' vine leaf, all within a border of dots, rev. palm tree of seven branches, below Hebrew legend `Shim`on', (S.5687, AJC 76 [p.275, Pl.27], H.1437 [736]), Fine/very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Phoenicia, Tyre, (c.2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), silver half shekel or didrachm, (6.39 grams), Tyre mint, issued 18-17 B.C., obv. laureate head of Melqarth beardless to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, carrying palm, standing on prow of ship, club to left, to left **PQ* ( = 109 = 18-17 B.C.], to right **KR*, Phoenician letter between legs, around **TUROU IERAS KAI ASULOU*, (S.5921, BMC 234, H.920 [$700 US]). Lightly toned, almost very fine and a rare date.
Estimate $500
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Phoenicia, Tyre, (c. 2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), silver shekel or tetradrachm, (14.21 grams), Tyre mint, issued 112-111 B.C., obv. laureate head of Melqarth beardless to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, carrying a palm, standing on prow of ship, club to left, also to left **SI* ( year 16 = 111-110 B.C.], to right monogram of **HAP*, Phoenician letter between legs, around **TUROU IERA[S] KAI ASULOU*, (S.5918, BMC 82, H.1618 [817]). Good very fine with traces of hoard patina.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,100
Phoenicia, Tyre, (c.2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), silver shekel or tetradrachm, (14.25 grams), Jerusalem mint, year 161 = 35-6 A.D., obv.laureate head of Melqarth to right, rev. eagle to left, KP over X monogram, to left date **PLQ* = 139 (A.D. 13-4) above club, (cf.S.5920, cf.BMC 240, H.1620 [919]). Small flan as usual for these rare issues and as is usually found poorly struck, short on flan, otherwise nearly very fine/good fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220