KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.69 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9. VF, softly struck, banker's mark on edge.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.18 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Traité I 47; SNG Kayhan 1015; SNG von Aulock 2871. VF, banker's mark on obverse.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twelfth Stater (8mm, 0.76 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 26–7; Traité I 413; SNG Kayhan 1020-1; SNG von Aulock 8213; SNG Copenhagen –; Boston MFA 2072. Good VF, granular surfaces.
KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.33 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan 1022; SNG von Aulock –; Klein 562. Good VF, granular surfaces.
DYNASTS of LYCIA. Kherei. Circa 410-390 BC. AR Stater (17mm, 8.58 g, 7h). Uncertain mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of bull right within incuse square. Cf. Mørkholm & Zahle II 33 (quarter stater); S. Hurter, A New Lycian Coin Type: Kherêi, Not Kuperlis," INJ 14 (2000-2), pl. 2, 8; Triton XVI, lot 508 = Triton VII, lot 283; CNG 99, lot 292. VF, toned, slightly granular surfaces, some die wear on obverse."Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 433.
PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 330/25-300/250 BC. AR Stater (25mm, 10.40 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; E between / Slinger in throwing stance right; to right, triskeles above club; all in pelleted circle. Tekin Series 5; SNG France 124; SNG von Aulock 4574. VF, toned.Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 2013), lot 25764.
PAMPHYLIA, Side. Circa 460-430 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 10.89 g, 7h). Pomegranate / Helmeted head of Athena right within incuse square. Atlan 17 (O16/R15); SNG France –; SNG Ashmolean 1410. VF, toned.Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 1533.
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Fraction (7mm, 0.44 g). Head of lion right / Grain ear; pseudo-legend(?) around; all within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, minor porosity.
ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th-4th centuries BC. AR Fraction (7.5mm, 0.41 g, 3h). Facing head of panther(?), with paws below; ΔH and M[?] flanking / Head of female right, hair in band, within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, slight granularity, a little off center.
KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. Æ Chalkous (20mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Struck circa 72-70 BC. Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated left on rock, holding cornucopia; [below, river-god Orontes swimming]; to outer left, ΘE above OΦ. M&D 19; CAA 110; AC 61. VF, dark green-brown patina.
KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes II 'the Great'. 95-56 BC. Æ Chalkous (21mm, 5.12 g, 12h). Armenian mint. Struck circa 70-66 BC. Draped bust right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding laurel branch; [below, river-god Orontes swimming right]. M&D 24; CAA 92; AC 51–3. VF, dark green patina, overstruck on Astarte/bull leaping type of Arados (cf. HGC 10, 80).
KINGS of SOPHENE. Arsames II. Circa 230 BC. Æ Dichalkon (20mm, 5.44 g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara / Nude male standing left, holding club. Nercessian, Coinage 12; AC 7. VF, dark green patina.
KINGS of COMMAGENE. Mithradates I Kallinikos. Circa 96-70 BC. Æ Dichalkon (16mm, 3.05 g, 1h). Head right, wearing tiara; c/m: uncertain letters in incuse rectangle / Club right [within wreath]. Bedoukian, Coinage –; AC 195. Good VF, dark green patina.
SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Seleukeia Pieria. 105/4-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 14.78 g, 12h). Dated CY 13 (97/96 BC). Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right / Filleted thunderbolt on throne; ΓI (date) below, monogram to lower right; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Production, pp. 75-6, obv. die unlisted; HGC 9, 1382; DCA 697. VF, lightly toned, minor porosity.
SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Seleukeia Pieria. 105/4-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 14.79 g, 12h). Dated CY 13 (97/96 BC). Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right / Filleted thunderbolt on throne; ΓI (date) below, monogram to lower right; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Production, pp. 75-6, obv. die unlisted; HGC 9, 1382; DCA 697. VF, some roughness, faint cleaning scratches.
SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Seleukeia Pieria. 105/4-83/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 14.83 g, 12h). Dated CY 13 (97/96 BC). Veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right / Filleted thunderbolt on throne; ΓI (date) below, monogram to lower right; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Production, pp. 75-6, obv. die unlisted; HGC 9, 1382; DCA 697. VF, some roughness, faint cleaning scratches.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Sixth Unit (7.5mm, 0.55 g, 9h). Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Club and quiver-over-bow; monogram-in-wreath to left, H to right. SC 85; Price 3706; HGC 9, 72. Good VF, some porosity.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. Joint reign with Seleukos I, 294-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.95 g, 6h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint I. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; in left field, retrograde HP monogram(?) above ΠO. Cf. SC 120.1a (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 9, 17. VF, struck with worn obverse die. Unpublished variety with these control marks.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Diademed head right / Horned and bridled horse's head right, with braided, flame-like forelock; Δ in circle to upper right. SC 431.2; HGC 9, 136. Near VF, toned, porous, struck with worn obverse die. Rare.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.61 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Diademed head right / Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, and holding bow in his left hand; monogram to inner left. SC 438.1a; HGC 9, 128i. Fair, toned, porous.