|
|
Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE19 VF -- #AC88729
AE19 19mm. 6.00g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; AS in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2040 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.'
 
|
|
$ 65.00
|
|
|
Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE18 VF -- #AC88730
AE18 18mm. 4.90g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; AS in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2040 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.' Some minor roughness.
|
|
$ 55.00
|
|
|
Seleukid Kings of Syria Demetrios II, 1st Reign 146-138 B.C. AE23 VF -- #AC107625
AE23 23mm. 11.60g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria ca. 144/3 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus, r.; dotted border.
Winged Athena standing l., holding Nike facing r. and offering wreath, spear in crook of arm, l. hand resting on grounded shield; monogram in inner l. field.
[BASILEWS D]HMHTRI[OU] / THEOU FILADELFOU NIKATORO[S] SC 1919.4 VF. Seemingly quite scarce. Mottled dark green and brassy patina. Some corrosion and porosity. 
|
|
$ 75.00
|
|
|
Seleukid Kings of Syria Seleukos II 246-226 B.C. Drachm Fine -- #AC98050
AR Drachm 16mm. 4.00g. Uncertain Mint on the Coast of Eastern Cilicia before 227 B.C. Head of Athena r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; no border.
Apollo standing l., testing arrow and resting l. hand on bow; A(?) monogram in l. field, uncertain monogram (?) in r.
BASILEWS SELEUKOU cf. SC 683.1 Fine. Toned. Rare. Light porosity. Crude reverse. The unusual style and fabric, combined with worn dies and imperfect die axis, seem to indicate this was an inexperienced mint, possibly opened in an emergency. Our reading of the monogram is necessarily tentative.
|
|
$ 150.00
|
|
|
Seleukid Kings of Syria Tyre Demetrios II, 2nd Reign 129-125 B.C. Tetradrachm Good VF -- #AC108738
AR Tetradrachm 29mm. 13.91g. Tyre Mint SE 184 (129/8 B.C.) Diademed and draped bust of Demetrios II r., beardless.
Eagle standing l. on ship's ram, palm branch under far wing; to l., mongogram above club surmounted by monogram of Tyre; to r., monogram / (delta)(pi)P; control mark between eagle's legs.
BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU SC 2195.2 Good VF. Lightly toned with some blue iridescence and lustrous areas, particularly on reverse. Good metal. Obverse bit off center.
|
|
$ 395.00
|
|
|
Seleukis and Pieria Antioch ad Orontem Civic issue ca. 1st Century B.C. AE17 VF -- #AC100801
AE17 17mm. 3.80g. Antioch mint Veiled and turreted head of Tyche, r.; dotted border.
Tripod; date in exergue (off flan).
ANTIOXEWN THS MHTROPOLEWS SNG Copenhagen 71 VF. Mottled patina. Nice detail. Seemingly fairly scarce. Off-center. Light roughness.
|
|
$ 65.00
|
|
|
Seleukis and Pieria Seleukeia Pieria Civic issue ca. 2nd Century B.C. AE16 VF -- #AC100800
AE16 16mm. 3.54g. Seleukeia mint Laureate head of Apollo r., bow and quiver at shoulder; dotted border.
Tripod; symbol above, monogram to r.; all within laurel wreath.
SELEUKEWN/TWN EM PIERIAI HGC 9, 1392 VF. Very rare. Black patina with reddish fill. A bit off center. A very rare civic issue; we could find only one other example.
|
|
$ 115.00
|
|
|
Syria Seleukis and Pieria Apameia 1st Century B.C. AE19 Good VF -- #AC107624
AE19 19mm. 5.67g. SE292 (21/0 B.C.) Draped bust of Demeter, r.; wearing wreath of grain.
Three ears of barley; B(koppa)(sigma) (date) in inner l. field; In ex: NOU(?) monogram.
APAMEWN THS IERAS / KAI ASULOU HGC 9, 1432; RPC I 4358-60 Good VF. Brown and dark green patina with nice earthen contrast. Small patina loss on bust. Minor roughness.
|
|
$ 75.00
|
|
|
Commagene Samosata Pseudo-autonomous issue Mid-1st Century B.C. Dichalkon Fine -- #AC100806
AE Dichalkon 19mm. 4.36g. Lion walking r.
Tyche seated on rock r., holding branch.
SAMOSATW POLEWS RPC I 3850 Fine. Very rare. Dark brown patina with earthen fill. Flan flaw. Some faint cleaning marks and porosity. A very rare civic issue of curiously crude style. There are two distinct styles of this type; RPC 3849 is of higher weight and much finer style, while this variety (RPC 3850) is lighter, poorly produced, and of very crude style. RPC suggest that this variety is quite possibly a local imitation.  Reduced from: $110
|
|
$ 95.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Arados Civic issue ca. 206-52 B.C. AE17 Fine -- #AC100809
AE17 17mm. 4.07g. Head of Zeus, r.; dotted border.
Ship’s ram l., Phoenician letters above, Aradian date below.
HGC 10, 88 Fine. Green patina with some earthen fill. Some light roughness.
|
|
$ 35.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Arados Civic issue ca. 206-52 B.C. AE17 Good Fine -- #AC100810
AE17 17mm. 3.56g. Head of Zeus, r.; dotted border.
Ship’s ram l., Phoenician letters above, Aradian date below.
HGC 10, 88 Good Fine. Dark patina with some earthen fill. Bold reverse. Some light roughness, particularly on obverse.
|
|
$ 35.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Arados Civic issue ca. 206-52 B.C. AE17 Good Fine -- #AC100811
AE17 17mm. 3.62g. Head of Zeus, r.; dotted border.
Ship’s ram l., Phoenician letters above, Aradian date below.
HGC 10, 88 Good Fine. Dark patina with reddish earthen fill. Attractive.
|
|
$ 45.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Arados Civic issue ca. 242-166 B.C. AE16 Fine -- #AC100816
AE16 16mm. 3.11g. Turreted head of Tyche, r.
Prow l., with figurehead of Athena Promachos; monogram above; Aradian date below (off flan).
HGC 10, 86 Fine. Dark patina with some earthen fill. Some light roughness. Adjustment marks.
|
|
$ 45.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Arados Civic issue ca. 206-175 B.C. AE13 Good Fine -- #AC100817
AE13 13mm. 1.99g. Turreted head of Tyche, r.
Prow l., monogram above; Aradian date below.
cf. HGC 10, 87 Good Fine. Dark patina with reddish earthen fill. Unusually small. While the date is difficult to read, it does appear to be a date typical to Arados issues, which makes this an unusually small example. The tightness of the flan would indicate that full-sized dies were likely used to strike a coin of a smaller denomination.
|
|
$ 65.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Tripolis ca. 2nd Century B.C. AE17 VF -- #AC90041
AE17 17mm. 3.20g. Veiled and turreted head of Tyche, r., palm branch behind.
Prow of galley r., caps of the Dioscuri above; to l., date (LQK, or similar); In ex.: TRIPOLITWN
SNG Copenhagen 272 VF. Seemingly rare. Glossy brown patina with some brassy high points. Mild roughness. Flan flaw on reverse.
|
|
$ 40.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Arados ca. 206-51 B.C. AE17 VF -- #AC90704
AE17 17mm. 3.50g. Aradian year 115 (145/4 B.C.) Laureate head of Zeus, r.
Ship's ram, l.; Phoenician 'aleph' and 'nun' above; Phoenician date (yr. 115) below.
HGC 10, 88; SNG Copenhagen 41 VF. Dark patina with attractive reddish 'desert' fill.
|
|
$ 65.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Marathos ca. 210-151 B.C. AE22 VF -- #AC106826
AE22 22mm. 8.99g. Marathos (Amrit) mint CY106 (154/3 B.C.) Veiled bust of Astarte r.
Marathos standing l., holding aphlaston and leaning on column; Aradian date to l., 'Amrit' in Phoenician r.
HGC 10, 193 VF. Black patina with some reddish earthen encrustations. Full date and legend. Minor roughness.
|
|
$ 95.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Tyre Pseudo-Autonomous coinage, time of Trajan 98-117 A.D. AE11 VF -- #AC82243
AE11 11mm. 3.50g. Tyre Mint Year 243 (117/8 A.D.) Head of Tyche r., veiled and turreted, palm over shoulder.
Palm tree with two date bunches; monogram of Tyre preceeding legend; GM-C (date) across fields.
MHTROPOLEWS IERAS SNG Copenhagen 350 var. (S for C in date) VF. Green patina with brassy high points. Good detail and clear date. Reverse slightly off-center.
|
|
$ 35.00
|
|
|
Phoenicia Tyre 104/5-166/7 A.D. AE15 Fine -- #AC107639
AE15 15mm. 3.34g. 117-118 A.D. Veiled and turreted head of Tyche r., palm branch over shoulder(?)
Palm tree with two bunches of fruit; (gamma)-M(sigma) (date) across fields.
MHTROPOL[EWS] [I]ERAS BMC 345 Fine. Green patina with attractive tan contrast. Good reverse detail for the grade. Obverse struck weakly and off-center. Some roughness.
|
|
$ 45.00
|
|
|
Nabataea Anonymous ca. 3rd-2nd Centuries B.C. AE15 Good Fine -- #AC95097
AE15 15mm. 3.40g. Petra(?) Mint Helmeted head of Athena r., serpent and crescent on helmet.
Nike standing l., holding wreath; to l., upward-facing crescent above (lambda) (off flan)
HGC 10, 671 Good Fine. Green-brown patina. Some light scratches on obverse. This type is considered to be an imitation of Alexander III the Great's staters of Macedon.
|
|
$ 45.00
|
