KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.28 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Miletos mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; grain ear in left field. Price 2100; ADM I Series III. Near EF, underlying luster. Well centered.
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ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 50 Kurush – Elli kuruşluk (18mm, 3.57 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 18 (AD 1893/4). Damalı 42-K-A4b-18; Sultan 3896 var. (RY); Pere –; KM 729. VF.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20.5mm, 6.64 g, 12h). Uncertain date. Laureate bust of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, uncertain date above club; uncertain control to right, uncertain Phoenician letter between legs. HGC 10, 358. VF, rough and encrusted surfaces. High relief obverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.26 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Miletos mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; grain ear in left field. Price 2100; ADM I Series III. Near EF, underlying luster, minor die shift and light scratch on reverse.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Tullius Menophilus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 239-240. Confronted busts of Gordian right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Serapis left, draped and wearing calathus / Nemesis standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, with wheel at her side; E (mark of value) in left field. H&J 6.37.35.1 var. (arrangement of rev. legend). Near VF, rough green patina.
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ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Shibanids. 'Abdallah II. AH 991-1006 / AD 1583-1598. AV Quarter Mithqal (11.5mm, 0.92 g, 6h). [Badakhshan mint]. AH date off flan. Album 2994; ICV –. VF, traces of deposits in devices.From the Macy Collection. Ex William F. Spengler Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 399, 14 June 2017), lot 698.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.28 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, rose below throne. Price 2585; ADM I Series XII. EF, lustrous, minor die shift on obverse.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (27mm, 12.98 g, 12h). Novius Rufus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 218-219. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Triptolemos standing right, raising hand and driving biga of winged serpents. H&J 8.26.23.2. VF, hard green patina.
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ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 100 Kurush – Yüz kuruşluk (23mm, 7.18 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 28 (AD 1903/4). Damalı 34-K-A3b-28; Sultan –; Pere –; KM 730. Near EF, light deposits on obverse, hairlines.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (25mm, 6.40 g, 12h). Dated CY 48 (79/8 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, HM (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 784 (same rev. die as illustration); HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Near VF, rough surfaces.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.33 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram above [torch]. Price 2589; ADM I Series XII. EF, lustrous, slightly off center strike.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (29mm, 13.44 g, 9h). Sabinius Modestus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 241-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Coiled serpent with nimbate head to right. H&J 8.36.22.3. Good VF, green-brown patina.
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ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Hamid II. AH 1293-1327 / AD 1876-1909. AV 50 Kurush – Elli kuruşluk (18mm, 3.60 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dually dated AH 1293 and RY 31 (AD 1906/7). Damalı 42-K-A4b-31; Sultan 3908; Pere –; KM 729. EF, light toning.
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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (18mm, 6.38 g, 5h). Dated year 1 (132/3 CE). Palm tree / Grape bunch on tendril. Mildenberg 150 (O1/R4); Meshorer 224 (same dies as illustration); Hendin 1380. In NGC encapsulation, 4531741-001, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Attractive example, struck in high relief with a light earthen patina.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.28 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram above bee. Price 2595; ADM I Series XIII. Superb EF, lustrous, a little off center on reverse.
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