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Achaemenid Kings of Persia Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II ca. 420-375 B.C. Siglos VF -- #AC88476

AR Siglos 14mm. 5.70g. Sardes Mint

King in kneeling-running stance r., holding dagger and bow.

Incuse punch.

Carradice type IVB

VF. Lightly toned with hints of remaining lustre. Nice crescent and triskeles countermarks. Several bankers' punches.

$ 65.00

Achaemenid Kings of Persia Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II ca. 420-375 B.C. Siglos Good Fine -- #AC88477

AR Siglos 16mm. 5.40g. Sardes Mint

King in kneeling-running stance r., holding dagger and bow.

Incuse punch.

Carradice type IVB

Good Fine. Toned with some hints of lustre. Interesting triskeles countermark. Several bankers' punches.

$ 75.00

Achaemenid Kings of Persia Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II ca. 420-375 B.C. Siglos Good Fine -- #AC88478

AR Siglos 15mm. 5.50g. Sardes Mint

King in kneeling-running stance r., holding dagger and bow.

Incuse punch.

Carradice type IVB

Good Fine. Lightly toned. Lightly porous. Numerous bankers' punches.

$ 70.00

Achaemenid Kings of Persia Time of Artaxerxes I to Darius II ca. 450-420 B.C. Siglos Fine -- #AC101317

AR Siglos 16mm. 5.47g. Sardes Mint

King in kneeling-running stance r., holding dagger and bow.

Incuse punch.

Carradice type IVA

Fine. Toned. Several bankers' punches. A few small abrasions.

$ 65.00

Baktria Graeco-Bactrian Kings Eukratides I Megas 170-145 B.C. Obol Near EF -- #AC81836

AR Obol 10mm. 0.60g.

Diademed bust r., wearing crested helmet adorned with ear and horn of bull.

Palms and pilei of the Dioscuri; monogram below.
BASILEWS EUKRATIDOU

SNG ANS 9, 496ff.

Near EF. Lightly toned with remaining lustre. Faint porosity and tiny adhesions.

$ 75.00

Baktria Graeco-Bactrian Kings Eukratides I Megas ca. 170-145 B.C. Quadruple Unit (Indian Standard) Good VF -- #AC103781

AE Quadruple Unit (Indian Standard) 24mm. 7.19g.

Diademed and draped bust r., wearing crested helmet helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear.
BASILEWS MEGALOU EUKRATIDOU

Dioskouroi on horses rearing r., holding palms and spears; monogram to r. below horses; Karosthi legend above and below.

HGC 12, 146; Bopearachchi 19m

Good VF. Nearly black patina. Some nice surfaces and better detail than most. Some minor small adhesions. Some trace smoothing in fields.

$ 155.00

Baktria Graeco-Baktrian Kings Euthydemos I 225-200 B.C. AE22 Good Fine -- #AC102214

AE22 22mm. 6.75g. Aï Khanoum or Baktra mint ca. 225-206 B.C.

Head of Herakles, r.

Horse galloping r.
BASILEWS EUQUDHMOU

HGC 12, 53

Good Fine. Dark brown patina. Some roughness.

$ 65.00

Baktria Indo Greek Kings Menander I 165/155-130 B.C. Chalkous VF -- #AC102221

AE Chalkous 17mm. 2.99g. Uncertain mint in Paropamisadai or Gandhara.

Elephant head r.
BASILEWS SWTHROS MENANDROU

Club; A to l., monogram to r.; Koroshti legend around.

HGC 12, 197

VF. Mottled green-brown patina. Some minor roughness and cleaning marks.

$ 65.00

Pannonia Carnuntum temp. Gaius (Caligula) 37-41 A.D. As Fine -- #AC106235

AE As 27mm. 8.89g.

Countermark (AV)G on reverse of host (large S C, legend around).

Obverse of host (head r.?)

Uncertain host; countermark: Pangerl 75

Fine. Scarce. Brown patina. Mild roughness and grainy surfaces. Some cleaning marks. The AVG countermark with ligatured AV (the so-called 'Carnuntum type') is believed to have been applied by Caligula, mostly to asses of Augustus issued in Pannonia.

$ 55.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. As Fine -- #AC106568

AE As 26mm. 9.46g.

Bare head r.(?); countermarks: AVG, TI.C.A (?), helmet.

Wreath (?); countermark: dolphin.

Host: uncertain; countermarks: Pangerl 83 (AVG), 89 (TI.C.A.),, 98 (helmet), and 95 (dolphin)

Fine. Brown patina. Fairly clear dolphin countermark. Rough and porous. The host coin is uncertain (most likely an as of Augustus issued in Antioch or Ephesos), but was countermarked most recently in Moesia and Thrace under Vespasian or Titus. The TI.C.A countermark is believed to have been struck most likely under Claudius, and the dolphin most likely under Tiberius.

$ 55.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. As Good Fine -- #AC106236

AE As 26mm. 7.74g.

Bare head r.; countermarks: AVG, TI.C(AE).

Uncertain host; countermark: TI.C.A

Uncertain host; countermarks: Pangerl 83 (AVG), 90 (TI.CAE), and 89 (TI.C.A)

Good Fine. Mottled green patina. Unusual countermarks, some likely unofficial. Some roughness and corrosion, as expected. The host coin is probably an as of Augustus, as typical. The TI.C.A countermark on the reverse is believed to have been applied by Claudius. The TI.CAE with ligatured AE mark is believed to have been applied under Vespasian or Titus but both it and the AVG mark appear to be imitative and were likely applied unofficially.

$ 75.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. AE25 About Fine -- #AC106233

AE25 25mm. 4.57g.

Uncertain host; countermarks: dolphin, TI.C.A (retrograde)

Uncertain host; countermark: helmet, AVG? (retrograde)

Uncertain host; countermarks: cf. Pangerl 83 (AVG), cf. 89 (TI.C.A), 95 (dolphin), 98 (helmet)

About Fine. Dark green patina. Scarce retrograde countermark. Roughness and corrosion, as expected. The host coin is uncertain (probably an Eastern issue of Augustus, as is typical with these countermarks), but was countermarked in Moesia and Thrace under Vespasian or Titus. The dolphin is believed to have most likely been added under Tiberius and the TI.C.A by Claudius, but the retrograde variety is believed to have been imitative and unofficially struck.

$ 40.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. As Fine -- #AC106195

AE As 25mm. 7.99g.

Bare head r.(?); countermarks: AVG (retrograde), TI.CAE, TI.C.A, helmet (applied twice).

Wreath; countermark: dolphin.

Host: cf. RPC I 4100 (Antioch) or cf. RPC I 2235 (Ephesos); countermarks: Pangerl 83 (AVG), 89 (TI.C.A.), 90 (TI.CAE), 98 (helmet), and 95 (dolphin)

Fine. Glossy green patina. Scarce grouping of countermarks. Some light roughness, as expected. The host coin is uncertain (most likely an as of Augustus issued in Antioch or Ephesos), but was countermarked most recently in Moesia and Thrace under Vespasian or Titus. The TI.C.A countermark is believed to have been struck most likely under Claudius, and the dolphin most likely under Tiberius.

$ 65.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. AE23 About Fine -- #AC106183

AE23 23mm. 6.74g.

Bare head r.(?); countermarks: AVG, TI.CAE, helmet.

Wreath(?); countermark: dolphin.

Uncertain host; countermarks: Pangerl 83 (AVG), 90 (TI.CAE), 98 (helmet), and 95 (dolphin)

About Fine. Green-brown patina. Scratches. The host coin is uncertain (probably an Eastern issue of Augustus, as is typical with these countermarks), but was countermarked in Moesia and Thrace under Vespasian or Titus. The dolphin is believed to have most likely been added under Tiberius.

$ 32.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. AE22 About Fine -- #AC106177

AE22 22mm. 4.34g.

Bare head r.; countermarks: AVG, TI.CAE

Wreath; countermark: dolphin

Uncertain host; countermarks: Pangerl 83 (AVG), 90 (TI.CAE), and 95 (dolphin)

About Fine. Dark green patina. Light roughness. Crack. The host coin is uncertain (probably an Eastern issue of Augustus, as is typical with these countermarks), but was countermarked in Moesia and Thrace under Vespasian or Titus. The dolphin is believed to have most likely been added under Tiberius.

$ 32.00

Moesia & Thrace temp. Vespasian to Titus 69-81 A.D. As Fine -- #AC106169

AE As 26mm. 10.08g.

Bare head r.; countermarks: AVG, TI.CAE, helmet.

AVGVSTVS within wreath; countermark: dolphin?

Host: RPC I 4100 (Antioch); countermarks: Pangerl 83 (AVG), 90 (TI.CAE), 98 (helmet), and 95? (dolphin)

Fine. Mottled green patina. Scarce. A bit rough, with some light cleaning marks. The host is an as of Augustus struck in Antioch, Seleucis & Pieria, circa 27-23 B.C. but countermarked in Moesia and Thrace under Vespasian or Titus. There may be a softly applied dolphin countermark on the reverse (Pangerl 95), as is typical of this countermark combination.