CAROLINGIANS. Charles le Chauve (the Bald). As Emperor Charles II, 875-877. AR Denier (21mm, 1.46 g, 12h). S[an]c[t]i Qu(in)tini (St. Quentin) mint. Struck 864-877 and later. + GRΛTIΛ D–I REX, Karolus monogram / + SC - I qVИTINI MO, cross pattée. Depeyrot 906; M&G 772; MEC 1, 899 var. (same). VF, toned, die flaws on obverse.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.11 g, 6h). Alexandrine types struck in the name of Seleukos I. Uncertain mint I in Cappadocia, Eastern Syria, or Northern Mesopotamia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, ∆I below throne. SC 50.3; HGC 9, 12b. Good VF, struck from worn dies.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan or Yazid I ibn Mu'awiya. AH 41-64 / AD 661-683. AR Drachm (29mm, 2.94 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, governor of Iraq. BCRA (al-Basra) mint. Dated AH 60 in Pahlavi (AD 679/80). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; bismillah in Arabic; four pellets to right of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I 76; Album 12; ICV 11. VF, traces of fins patina, light porosity.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.05 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, MI above bee; monogram in wreath below throne. SC 82.2b; Price 3754; HGC 9, 10f. Near VF, lightly toned, marks and roughness on obverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Fred Shore, 13 January 2006.
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ISLAMIC, Time of the Rashidun. Khosrau type. AH 31-41 / AD 651-661. AR Drachm (31mm, 4.04 g, 3h). Struck in the name and types of Husrav (Khosrau) II. ŠY mint. Dated YE 25 in Pahlavi = AH 36 (AD 656/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SICA I 381; cf. Walker, Arab-Sasanian 16 (mint attributed to al-Shirajan[?]); Album 5; ICV 2. VF, toned, light scratches in margins. A rarer mint.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.98 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, MI above crescent; below throne, monogram within wreath. SC 82.2d; Price 3756; HGC 9, 10f. VF.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (4 April 2001), lot 172 (part of).
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates V. Circa AD 140. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.49 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450; Shore 425 (Mithradates IV). Good VF, surfaces a little rough.From the Nisa Collection.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (23mm, 6.30 g, 3h). Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa 660s-680. Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger; to left, T surmounted by bird; [...]Є to right / Large M; monogram above; upturned crescent below; jaza hada up left; ja'iz down right; dimashq in exergue in Arabic. Cf. SICA 1, 569-72; cf. DOCAB 53-5; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 19; Album 3517.2; ICV –. VF, brown patina, weakly struck at periphery.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.15 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, MI above head of lion left; below throne, monogram within wreath. SC 82.3c; Price 3759; HGC 9, 10f. Good VF, lightly toned, minor scratch in field on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 476.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. Rival Caliph, AH 60-73 / AD 680-692. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.93 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. KRMN-HRJN mint. Dated AH 67 in Pahlavi (AD 686/7). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic and bplwy in Pahlavi in outer margin; triple pellets to left of lowest star-in-crescent / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; crescent and star flanking flames. Cf. Mochiri, Kirman 19; SICA 1 –; cf. Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 31, J. 1 and I. 15; Album 16; ICV 13. VF, toned, small flan split. Very rare mint.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.43 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, MI above labrys; monogram in wreath below throne. SC 82.3m; Price 3769; HGC 9, 10f. VF, lightly toned, some roughness, a few scratches.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Noble 46 (16 November 1994), lot 1891.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to al-Walid I ibn 'Abd al-Malik. AH 65-96 / AD 685-715. BI Pashiz (20mm, 1.00 g, 9h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of 'Umar. ST (Stakhr) mint. Struck circa AH 72-95 (AD 691-715). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; [GDH monogram and 'pzwt in Pahlavi to left]; 'wml in Pahlavi to right; [gwšn in Pahlavi in outer margin] / Fire altar with attandants; 'pst'n in Pahlavi to left; mint signature to right. Cf. Gyselen Type 104 (for type); cf. Album E46; ICV –. Near VF, crude strike. Very rare.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.09 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, MI below throne. Cf. SC 82.5a–b; cf. Price 3746–7; HGC 9, 10f. Good VF, scrape and scratch on obverse, double struck on reverse.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases VI. Circa AD 207/8-221/2. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara with earflap; wz in Aramaic to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 88.18; Sunrise –; Shore 456. EF.From the Nisa Collection.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.08 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, MI below throne. SC 82.5b; Price 3747; HGC 9, 10f. VF, toned, minor deposits.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Noble 52 (13 November 1996), lot 1889.
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