JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (23.5mm, 10.78 g, 6h). Undated, but attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Palm tree / Grape bunch on tendril. Mildenberg 118 (O10/R82); Meshorer 259b; Hendin 1408a; Bromberg -. VF, brown patina, green deposits.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.30 g). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 12); Meadows, Administration 320; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 23. Good Fine, toned, granular surface.From the J. Herbert Collection.
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14.5mm, 8.34 g). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26. Good VF, lustrous. Well centered.From the Patrick H. James Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 720266 (May 2000); Malter 76 (15 April 2000), lot 170.
PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.42 g). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV A (pl. XIII, 33); cf. Meadows, Administration 326; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 7. Good VF, toned, granular surfaces.From the Patrick H. James Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 18 (11 December 2000), lot 61046.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Obol (25mm, 18.18 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Sicily. Struck circa 265/4 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; shield to left, [linear border]. Svoronos 610; Wolf & Lorber P71 (A64/P67); Weiser 18 var. (pellet border on rev.); SNG Copenhagen 114 var. (same); Noeske 55-8 var. (same). VF, dark brown patina with green hues.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (42mm, 61.77 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI(?) between legs. Svoronos 1125; Weiser 49 (Ptolemy II); SNG Copenhagen 199; Noeske 140–4. VF, green and brown patina, some roughness.Ex Roma E-Auction 5 (18 February 2014), lot 419.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (32mm, 29.74 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. Svoronos 1127; Weiser 50 (Ptolemy II); SNG Copenhagen 201–2; Noeske 145. VF, green and brown patina, tiny pit on obverse.From the J. Herbert Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (33mm, 31.55 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. Svoronos 1127; Weiser 50 (Ptolemy II); SNG Copenhagen 201–2; Noeske 145. VF, green-brown patina, small pit on obverse, minor edge split.From the J. Herbert Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. Æ Tetrobol (27mm, 16.65 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 197-183/2 BC. Draped and wreathed bust of Isis right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1234; Weiser 130; SNG Copenhagen 247–8; Noeske 178–81. Good VF, hard green patina, earthen deposits.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 319 (29 January 2014), lot 142.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.16 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1231 and 1489; SNG Copenhagen 244–5 and 262–8; Noeske 176–7 and 192–3. VF, toned, lacquered.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. 180-145 BC. Æ Diobol (20mm, 6.87 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Two eagles standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left. Svoronos 1426; Weiser 143 (Ptolemy V); SNG Copenhagen 315–20; Noeske 216–20. Good VF, dark brown patina.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, 163-145 BC. Æ Hemidrachm (29.5mm, 24.22 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; lotus to left, scepter across foreground. Svoronos 1406; Lorber, Lotus, Series VII, 3; Weiser –; SNG Copenhagen –; Noeske 299. VF, rough green patina. Rare.
KINGS of MAURETANIA. Juba II, with Ptolemy. 25 BC-AD 24. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.04 g, 10h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 31 (AD 6). Diademed and draped bust of Juba right / Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy right; date to right. Mazard 377 (same dies as illustration); MAA 134; SNG Copenhagen –. VF, toned, struck with worn dies, area of flat strike. Very rare.
EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Thasos. Late 2nd-1st century BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 15.18 g, 1h). Mint in the lower Danube region. Stylized head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / Stylized Herakles standing right, holding club, lion skin draped over arm; legend highly degraded. OTA Class III/A; Lukanc 1336 = Zürich 1360 (same dies). VF, toned, usual bent flan, a few scratches.
CENTRAL EUROPE, Uncertain tribe. 1st century BC. AR Quinarius (15mm, 1.55 g). Prague type. Struck in the region of Thuringia, Bohemia, and Lower Austria. Stylized head, degraded to amorphous style / Stylized horse running right. CCCBM II 216; Flesche 382; KMW 590. VF, toned.
GAUL, Southern. Ruteni. Circa 118-76/4 BC. AR Pentobol (14mm, 2.19 g). Stylized head left / Cross with pellet-in-annulet in [first] and fourth quarter, [curved torque in second], and ax in third. Depeyrot, NC II, 183; CCCBM II 91–8. VF, toned, struck off center.
BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Apollodotos II Soter Philopator Megas. Circa 80-65 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 9.72 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos left; monogram to lower left. Bopearachchi 3B; Bopearachchi & Rahman 654-5; SNG ANS 1570-2; HGC 12, 389. VF, areas of toning, cleaning marks.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Zoilos III Soter. Circa 45-35 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 1.91 g, 1h). Bilingual issue. Diademed and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos advancing left; kharoshthi letter in left field; in right field, monogram above kharoshthi letter. Bopearachchi Série 1M (Zoilos II); SNG ANS 1668-70 (Zoilos II); HGC 12, 465 (Zoilos II). Good VF.