KINGS of PARTHIA. Orodes II. Circa 57-38 BC. AR Drachm (20.5mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Local issue. Kangavar mint. Struck circa 56-55 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; K below bow. Cf. Sellwood 43.3; Sunrise –; cf. Shore 215 (both refs for type). Good VF.From the Nisa Collection.
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AUSTRALIA, Trade Coinage. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Sovereign (23mm, 7.96 g, 6h). Young head coinage. Sydney mint. Dated 1884 S. Second head left; S below / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right; date in exergue. Marsh 121; Bentley 690; SCBC 3858E; KM 7; Friedberg 15. VF, minor areas of light toning, traces of luster at edges.
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DYNASTS of LYCIA. Trbbenimi. Circa 390-375 BC. AR Sixth Stater (13.5mm, 1.55 g). Wedrei mint. Facing lion scalp; triskeles below / Triskeles; F (W in Lycian; mintmark) in one section; all within incuse circle. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned. Rare.From the Macy Collection.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Orodes II. Circa 57-38 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.16 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 40 BC. Diademed and draped bust left; star to left, to right, trace of crescent above star / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow; anchor symbol behind throne. Sellwood 48.9; Sunrise 381; Shore 261. Good VF, toned.
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ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I. 1198-1219. AR Tram (23mm, 2.84 g, 5h). Sis mint. Levon seated facing on throne ornamented with lions, holding cross and lis; star to left / Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reversed; between, long patriarchal cross with pellet at base of staff. Cf. AC 290 (for general type, but without star). VF, toned.From the Macy Collection.
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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 10.88 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; FИ between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 99–100. Good VF, toned. Good metal.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates IV. Circa 38/7-2 BC. BI Tetradrachm (30mm, 14.05 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Audynaios SE 287 (December 26 BC). Diademed bust left / Phraates seated right, receiving palm from Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia; year below throne; year and month in exergue. Sellwood 51.25; Sunrise 390 var. (month); Shore 272 var. (same); Callataÿ obverse die 106. VF, light graffiti on obverse, traces of deposits on edge.From the Nisa Collection.
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Dézōng (Guāngxù). AD 1875-1908. AR Yuán – Dollar (40mm, 26.57 g, 12h). Běiyáng Arsenal (Tientsin) mint. Dated RY 22 of the Guāngxù Emperor (AD 1903). Legend in Hànzì; mint in Manchu script / Flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 462; Kann 205; KM (Y) 73.1. VF, toned, minor edge mark.Ex Künker 217 (9 October 2012), lot 3201; Künker 198 (30 September 2011), lot 9128.
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PAMPHYLIA, Aspendos. Circa 380/75-330/25 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.96 g, 12h). Two wrestlers grappling; KI between / Slinger in throwing stance right; triskeles to right. Tekin Series 4; SNG BN 104. VF, toned.From the Macy Collection.
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GERMANY, Hannover (Königreich). Georg III. King, 1814-1820. AR 3 Mariengroschen (22mm, 3.15 g, 12h). Dated 1819 LB. Denomination and date in four lines / Horse leaping left. Jaeger 12ca, AKS 14. EF, lightly toned, hairline die break on reverse.Ex Gorny & Mosch 205 (7 March 2012), lot 4284.
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PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Circa 221/0-189/8 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 14.52 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 14 (208/7 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; c/m: anchor within incuse oval / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; IΔ (date) in left field. Colin Series 0, Em. 14, dies 3/– (unlisted rev. die); Price 2926; DCA 314. Near VF, darkly toned.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos IV. Circa AD 10-38. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 63.6; Sunrise 412; Shore 341-5. EF.From the Nisa Collection.
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IRAN, Pahlavis. Muhammad Reza Shah. AH 1360-1398 / AD 1941-1979. AV Quarter Pahlavi (15mm, 2.03 g, 12h). Tehran mint. Dated SH 1334 (AD 1955). KM 1160; Friedberg 103. Superb EF, lustrous.From the Macy Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 391 (15 February 2017), lot 646.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos IV. Circa AD 10-38. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Nisa mint. Diademed bust left; star-in-crescent before / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; ИI below bow. Sellwood 63.14; Sunrise –; Shore 349. Good VF, light porosity.From the Nisa Collection.
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HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Magyar Királyság (Kingdom of Hungary). Lipót I. 1657-1705. AR 15 Krajczar – Kreuzer (29mm, 6.31 g, 12h). Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz) mint. Dated 1679/8 KB. Laureate and armored bust right / Madonna seated facing in flames, holding infant Christ. KM 175 (unlisted overdate). VF.From the Macy Collection. Ex estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 385, 26 October 2016), lot 725.
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IRAN, Pahlavis. Muhammad Reza Shah. AH 1360-1398 / AD 1941-1979. AV Half Pahlavi (20mm, 4.06 g, 12h). Tehran mint. Dated SH 1355 (AD 1976). KM 1199; Friedberg 102. EF, flaw on cheek, a few marks, struck with slightly worn dies, traces of underlying luster."
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