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Seleukid Kings of Syria Demetrios I 162-150 B.C. AE13 Near VF -- #AC102213
AE13 13mm. 1.94g. Tyre Mint SE161 (151/0 B.C.) Diademed head r., dotted border.
Palm tree, LA-XP (date) across fields, dotted border.
BASILE[WS DHMHTRIOU] SC 1676.5 Near VF. Scarce. Dark brown patina. Some roughness/adhesion on reverse. File marks around edges.
 
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$ 50.00
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Seleukid Kings of Syria Seleukos II 246-226 B.C. AE16 VF -- #AC92334
AE16 16mm. 3.46g. Uncertain mint associated with Antioch 246-226 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo, r.
Bull standing l., BASILEWS above, SELEUKOU below; DEL monogram in l. field; EU below bull.
SC 708b VF. Scarce with the ‘EU’ monogram. Dark green patina with some tan fill. Very light roughness. This mint, identified by its distinct DEL control mark, is closely associated with Antioch’s primary mint. It may have been opened nearby in response to Ptolemy III’s invasion in 246 B.C., and remained in operation through Seleucus II’s reign.
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$ 70.00
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Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE18 VF -- #AC88724
AE18 18mm. 5.50g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; ASK in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2039 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.'
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$ 65.00
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Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE17 VF -- #AC88725
AE17 17mm. 6.30g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; ASK in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2039 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.' Small flan void on reverse.
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$ 55.00
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Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE18 VF -- #AC88726
AE18 18mm. 5.30g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; ASK in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2039 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.'
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$ 60.00
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Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE16 VF -- #AC88727
AE16 16mm. 5.00g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; ASK in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2039 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.' Some tiny flan casting voids on edge.
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$ 55.00
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Seleukid Kings of Syria Tryphon 142-138 B.C. AE19 VF -- #AC88728
AE19 19mm. 5.30g. Uncertain Mint in Northern Syria Diademed head, r.
Spiked Macedonian helmet with hanging guards, l., wild goat's horn on visor; ASK in inner l. field.
BASILEWS TRYFWNOS AUTOKRATOROS SC 2039 VF. Nearly black patina with reddish contrasting fill. Attractive 'desert patina.' Some areas of flat strike.
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$ 70.00
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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.'
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$ 65.00
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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.
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$ 55.00
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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.
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$ 150.00
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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.
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$ 40.00
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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.
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$ 65.00
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Phoenicia Arados ca. 350-332 B.C. AE14 Good Fine -- #AC105816
AE14 14mm. 2.70g. Merman (or sea deity) l., holding wreath in r. and dolphin in l.; dotted border.
Galley r. above two waves of lines; Phoenician letters above.
BMC Phoenicia 83 Good Fine. Very rare. Dark green patina with reddish soil fill. A bit off-center. Minor roughness. A very rare issue seldom seen at auction.
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$ 75.00
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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.
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$ 35.00
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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.
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$ 45.00
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South Arabia Felix Himyarites King Tha'ran Ya'ub Circa Late 2nd Century A.D. Unit Good VF -- #AC54647
AR Unit 15mm. 1.80g. RYDN (Raidan?) Mint Head r. within circular torque; monogram behind.
Bearded head r.; 'sceptre' before, oblong sign behind; above, king's name: t'rn y'b; below, rydn.
Munro-Hay 3.24i; SNG ANS- Good VF. Lightly toned. Scarce.
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$ 85.00
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Achaemenid Kings of Persia temp. Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II ca. 450-375 B.C. Siglos VF -- #AC102193
AR Siglos 16mm. 5.62g. Persian hero in kneeling-running stance r., holding spear and bow.
Incuse punch.
Carradice type IIIb late VF. Toned and lustrous. Some multicolor iridescence. Some die shift.  Reduced from: $165
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$ 150.00
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Achaemenid Kings of Persia temp. Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II ca. 450-375 B.C. Siglos Fine -- #AC103763
AR Siglos 15mm. 5.48g. Persian hero in kneeling-running stance r., holding spear and bow.
Incuse punch.
Carradice type IIIb late Fine. Toned. Very lightly brushed.
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$ 65.00
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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt Ptolemy IV Philopator 221-204 B.C. Dichalkon Fair -- #AC90037
AE Dichalkon 14mm. 2.40g. Alexandria Mint Head of Zeus-Ammon r., wearing tainia.
Eagle with closed wings, standing l. on thunderbolt; monogram between legs; cornucopiae bound with royal diadem in l. field.
BASLIEWS PTOLEMAIOU CPE B513; Svoronos -- Fair. Very rare. Black patina with a few spots of earthen fill. Quite worn. Minor roughness on cheek. This very rare small denomination is unlisted in Svoronos and only four examples were known to Lorber in CPE. Seldom seen at auction. A budget example.
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$ 35.00
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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-221 B.C. Drachm Good Fine -- #AC100393
AE Drachm 41mm. 58.40g. Alexandria Mint Head of Zeus-Ammon r., wearing tainia
Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; cornucopiae in l. field; (chi-rho) between legs.
BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU Svoronos 964; SNG Copenhagen 171 Good Fine. Tan-brown patina. Large and impressive despite issues. Roughness, especially at edges. Reduced from: $150
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$ 135.00
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