SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.59 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-211. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal, head right, with wreath in beak and wings spread. McAlee 658-659 var. (placement of obv. legend); Prieur 200 var. (same). Good VF. Very rare obverse die variety without the B of CЄB below the head.
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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.32 g, 12h). Officina O. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak and wings spread; O below beak; between legs, radiate and draped bust of Shamash left. Prieur 1004. Good VF, a few light deposits on the reverse.
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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.55 g, 12h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, lion skin draped over left arm; ΔI monogram to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group II, 21 (V B1/R 18); HGC 6, 358. VF, slight bend in flan, scattered marks, slight roughness.
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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.19 g, 6h). Officina Φ. AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC Π Π, eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak and wings spread; Φ below beak; between legs, radiate and draped bust of Shamash left. Prieur –. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare with a Φ, and apparently unpublished.
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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 412-404 BC. AR Hemiobol (6.5mm, 0.22 g, 9h). Head of nymph left / Dolphin leaping left within incuse square. Le Rider, Thasiennes 13; HGC 6, 341. Near VF, toned.
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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (25mm, 10.41 g, 5h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Distyle shrine, containing eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread; Δ-Є across field. SNG Copenhagen –; SNG München –; BMC 111. Near VF, green patina, some cleaning marks.
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KINGS of THRACE, Odrysian. Sparadokos. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Diobol (10.5mm, 1.24 g, 8h). Forepart of horse left / Eagle flying left, holding snake in its beak, within incuse square. Peykov B0040. VF, toned, some porosity, traces of find patina.
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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (17mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Dated CY 325 (AD 13/4). Bare head of Augustus right / Female head right; cornucopia to left, ЄKT (date) to right. Cf. RPC I 4794 (smaller module). Near Fine. Extremely rare.
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ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos. Circa 90-75 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 15.55 g, 12h). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right / Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, lion skin draped over left arm; M to inner left. Prokopov, Silberprägung, Groups XII–XX, unlisted dies; HGC 6, 359. VF.
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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.32 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. Radiate head right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak and wings spread; between legs, head of ram left. Prieur 1208. Good VF, a few light spots.
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. Æ (19.5mm, 4.21 g, 10h). Male head right wearing Phrygian helmet / Trophy. Müller 13; SNG Copenhagen 1164. Good VF, dark green patina, overstruck on an issue with head of Herakles on obverse (back of lion skin headdress visible).
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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (24mm, 10.19 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Agonistic urn, containing cypress and inscribed CЄB[ACMIA], set upon tablet inscribed IЄPA. Cf. De Saulcy 4; Rosenberger – (but cf. 64 for same rev. for Salonina); BMC –; CNG E-341, lot 80. Fine, earthen green patina. Rare.
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KINGS of THRACE, Celtic. Kavaros. Circa 230/25-218 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 16.57 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kabyle mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing. Draganov 881 (O5/R18); Price 882; Peykov F2010. VF, toned, struck with worn obverse die.
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DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (30mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Dated CY 262 (AD 198/9). Caracalla and Geta standing facing one other, clasping hands / Tetrastyle temple, with BΞC (date) in pediment and containing Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and scepter. Spijkerman 72; Rosenberger 71; SNG ANS 1321; Sofaer 73. VF, rough light green-brown patina.
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THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Bisaltai(?). Mosses. Circa 470 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.02 g, 12h). Horse and horseman, wearing petasos and holding two spears, standing right; helmet to upper left / MO-[Σ-Σ]E-Ω around quadripartite square; all within incuse square. Peykov C0100; CNG E-354, lot 39. Near VF, toned, some roughness. Rare.Based on the style of the coins, Raymond argues that this dynast was not of the Bisaltai (Raymond p. 115, n. 4), but rather an independent tribal chieftain who retained a semblance of autonomy while paying tribute to Alexander I of Macedon. Most references retain the Bisaltai attribution, though, and placement among the Paeonian kings (ANS) is even more conjectural.
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DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (25mm, 11.81 g, 12h). Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing right, reaching for cista mystica set upon column to right; to left, lion crouching left, head right; to inner right, lion rearing up against column; BΠ[C] (date) above. Spijkerman 80; Rosenberger –; cf. SNG ANS 1329; cf. Sofaer 87. Near VF, earthen green patina. Rare.
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MACEDON, Eion. Circa 480-470 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 3.81 g). Two geese, one standing right and the other standing left with its head reverted; pellet-in-annulet between / Incuse punch. SNG ANS 268. VF, find patina, some roughness. Rare.
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PHOENICIA, Byblus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 10.46 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wreath in beak and wings spread; three-horned altar between legs. Prieur 1309. VF. Very rare.
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