CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 440-390 BC. AR Obol (8mm, 0.86 g, 5h). Half-length winged male figure facing, head right, holding solar disk with both hands / Swan standing left within incuse square. Casabonne Type 2; Göktürk 29; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 128–9. Much find patina remaining, roughness, a little off center. Near VF.
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CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 385-375 BC. AR Obol (8.5mm, 0.86 g, 10h). Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin / Swan standing left, head right, on barley grain left. Goktürk 33; SNG BN 384. Lightly toned, light porosity, slightly off center on obverse. VF.
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CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 400-380 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.82 g, 7h). Head of Aphrodite facing slightly right / Wreathed head of young Dionysos facing slightly left. Göktürk 2; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 6. Light roughness, a little off center. VF.
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CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 400-380 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.68 g, 11h). Head of Aphrodite facing slightly right / Wreathed head of young Dionysos facing slightly left. Göktürk 2; SNG BN –; SNG Levante 6. Some roughness, double struck on obverse. VF.
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CILICIA, Nagidos. Circa 400-380 BC. AR Obol (8.5mm, 0.70 g, 11h). Head of Aphrodite left / Bearded male head (Dionysos?) left. Göktürk 3; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; BMC 8. Rough surfaces. VF.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.72 g, 3h). Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) right / Helmeted male head (Ares?) right. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; SNG BN 278–81. Light roughness, struck a bit softly. VF.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Tarkumuwa (Datames). Satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia, 384-361/0 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.79 g, 2h). Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) right / Helmeted male head (Ares?) right. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; SNG BN 278–81. Roughness and scratch on obverse. VF.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 10.74 g, 11h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding grain ear, grapes, and scepter; grape bunch below throne / Lion attacking stag left; M (in Aramaic) to lower left; all in dotted square within incuse square. Casabonne Series 1, Group B; SNG BN 326–7. Toned, flan crack, overstruck on uncertain type, roughness, scratches and chisel marks. Good Fine. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 263 (31 August 2011), lot 124.
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CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios. Satrap of Cilicia, 361/0-334 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.55 g, 2h). Baal of Tarsos seated left, holding holding eagle-tipped scepter; [grain ear, and grape bunch, and control mark to left]; M (in Aramaic) below throne / MZDY ZY 'BRNHR' W ḤLK ("Mazaios Governor of Transeuphrates and Cilicia" in Aramaic) above, lion bringing down bull above a pair of crenellated walls, each with four towers. Casabonne Series 4, Group A; cf. SNG BN 356–60. Toned, irregular flan, edge split, test cut, roughness and porosity. VF.
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CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.67 g, 3h). Head of Zeus left / Helmeted male head (Ares?) right. Göktürk –; SNG BN –; cf. SNG Levante 196 (hemiobol). Rough and porous surfaces. VF. Very rare.
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CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (9.5mm, 0.46 g, 6h). Male head left, wearing wreath of grain ears / Eagle standing left, spreading wings, on back of lion seated left; club to left; all within pelleted square border. Göktürk 43 var. (no club); SNG BN 474 var. (same); SNG Levante 231. Rough surfaces. VF.
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CILICIA, Uncertain. 4th century BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.60 g, 3h). Head of female facing slightly left, wearing stephane; rose to right / Head of satrap left, wearing bashlyk. Goktürk –; SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Winzer 18.1 (Mazaios); Babelon, Perses, p. XLVII, fig. 12. Light roughness and porosity. VF.
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KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator. Circa 163-130 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.85 g, 12h). Eusebeia-Mazaka mint. Dated RY 5 (159/8 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; monograms to inner left and outer right, E (date) in exergue. Simonetta (Ariarathes IV) 6; HGC 7, 811; DCA 454. Some roughness and porosity. VF.
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KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes VII Philometor. Circa 107/6-101/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 14.11 g, 12h). In the name and types of Antiochos VII of Syria. Mint A (Eusebia-Mazaka). Struck circa 107/6-104/3 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VII right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, monogram above A; O to inner left, Λ to inner right; all within laurel wreath. Lorber & Houghton Series 1, Issue 3, obv. die A5; SC 2148; HGC 7, 829; HGC 9, 1069 (Antiochos VII). Iridescent tone, rough and porous surfaces. VF.
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KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes VII Philometor. Circa 107/6-101/0 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Mint C (Komana). Dated year 10 of an uncertain era (103/2 BC). Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left; monograms to inner left and inner right, I (date?) in exergue. Krengel Series 6, 1a; Simonetta 16a var. (inner right monogram); HGC 7, 832; DCA 456. Lightly toned, rough surfaces. VF.
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KINGS of CAPPADOCIA. Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator. Circa 100-85 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.01 g, 12h). Mint A (Eusebeia-Mazaka). Dated RY 5 (96/5 BC). Diademed head right, with Mithradatic style portrait / Athena Nikephoros standing left; monogram to inner left, E (date) in exergue. Simonetta 6; Callataÿ p. 182, dies D14/R13, a; HGC 7, 845; DCA 459; Thompson pl. 190, N (same dies). Some roughness and porosity, flan preparation marks on reverse. VF. Ariarathes IX was the son of the Pontic King Mithradates VI. Mithradates murdered his nephew Ariarathes VII, and placed his 8-year-old son on the throne of Cappadocia. According to Mørkholm (in Essays Robinson and QT 1975), the obverses on the last two years of Ariarathes' mint A coinage carried a portrait of the Pontic king rather than his son. The purpose of the change is uncertain, but it may have been done in relation to the revolt of Ariarathes VIII. Ariarathes VIII was the brother of Ariarathes VII, who was living in exile in the Roman province of Asia. Mørkholm believed that a group of Cappadocian nationalists revolted against the Pontic king, and recalled Ariarathes VIII, who they promoted as king. This revolt was quickly suppressed. As a reaction to this event, it is possible that Mithradates had his portriat placed upon the coinage as a more overt pronouncement of his rule over the Cappadocians via his son.
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes V. Circa AD 6-12. Æ Tetrachalkon (22.5mm, 6.04 g, 1h). Artagigarta mint(?). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara / Herakles-Vahagn standing slightly left, holding club set on ground and lion skin. Kovacs 181; M&D 142 (Tigranes IV at Artaxata); CAA 153-4; AC 158-60. Earthen green patina, some roughness. VF. Ex Gemini IX (8 January 2012), lot 229.
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