SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.66 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; no control marks. SC 1735.3e; HGC 9, 803a. Toned, granular surfaces, patches of find patina on obverse. Near VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.63 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Undated issue, struck circa 150 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; no control marks. SC 1781.1e; HGC 9, 875a. Toned, minor roughness, surface crack across obverse. Good VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Alex G. Malloy, January 1995.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Alexander I Balas. 152-145 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.01 g, 3h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 150-148/7 BC. Diademed head right / Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monogram to outer left. SC 1871.2; HGC 9, 887d. Bright surfaces, patches of find patina, slightly off center on obverse, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF. From the final Seleukid issues at Ekbatana. Very rare.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Tryphon. Circa 142-138 BC. Æ (17mm, 5.27 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Spiked Macedonian helmet adorned with a wild goat's horn; piloi to lower inner left. SC 2034.2d; HGC 9, 1061. Thick earthen dark green patina. Near VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.35 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head right / Athena Nikephoros standing left, resting hand on shield, and propping spear on her arm; to outer left, monogram above A; O to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2061.4c; Lorber, Die, Phase 3, Group 10, – (unlisted obv. die); HGC 9, 1067d. Toned, area of weak strike at edge, minor marks, some die wear on obverse, small area of filing on edge. VF.
SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 15.73 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck 129-128 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus Nikephoros seated left; Ξ to outer left, O below throne. SC 2166.2c; Schwei Group 7, 116–7 (A9/P64); HGC 9, 1117b corr. (photo marked 1117a). Iridescent tone, traces of find patina, roughness, numerous cleaning marks, area of weak strike on reverse. VF.
PHOENICIA, Arados. Circa 246/5-168/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.53 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 61 (199/8 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; palm tree in left field, AP (civic) monogram below throne, ΞA (date) in exergue. Duyrat 1277–9 var. (D32/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Price 3391; DCA 771. Lightly toned, rough and porous surfaces, scratches. VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
PHOENICIA, Arados. Circa 172/1-111/0 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Dated CY 89 (171/0 BC). Bee; ΠΘ monogram (date) to left, monogram to right / Stag standing right; palm tree in background. Duyrat 2591–632; HGC 10, 63; DCA 774. Find patina, slightly off center, some die wear on obverse, some chipping at edge on reverse. VF.
PHOENICIA, Arados. Circa 138/7-44/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 14.83 g, 12h). Dated CY 198 (62/1 BC). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm frond; in left field, H(koppa)Ρ (date) above Aramaic gimel above AN; all within wreath. Duyrat 4112–32 (obv. die D89); HGC 10, 72; DCA 772. Toned, trace deposits, a little off center, some weakness to strike. Near VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Southland Coins and Collectibles.
PHOENICIA, Berytos. Circa 87/6-82/1 BC. Æ (18.5mm, 5.40 g, 12h). Turreted bust of Tyche right, palm frond over shoulder / Baal-Berit in cart drawn by four hippocamps; to right, monogram above BH. Sawaya, Monnaies, Group C, Emisson 6, Series 8, 82–5 var. (D19/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 10, 107. Earthen green patina, a little off center. VF.
PHOENICIA, Sidon. temp. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) I-Ba'ana. Circa 425-401 BC. AR Sixteenth Shekel (8.5mm, 0.61 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left before city wall with three towers; in exergue, lion couchant left / King of Persia standing right, drawing bow, quiver over shoulder; [to left, incuse head of satyr left]; to right, incuse head of goat right; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group III.3.a; HGC 10, 230. Find patina. VF. Ex Goldberg 112 (3 September 2019), lot 1549.
PHOENICIA, Sidon. Uncertain king. Circa 401-333 BC. Æ Half Shekel (14.5mm, 4.58 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left; waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot left. E&E-S Group IV.7.6.1.d; HGC 10, 248. Earthen dark green-brown patina, off center, scratches. Fine.
PHOENICIA, Sidon. Autonomous issues. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4. AR Shekel – Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 12.80 g, 12h). Dated CY 66 (31/0 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right; [monogram to left] / Eagle standing left on ram of galley left; palm frond in background; ΣT to left, LςΞ (date) to right (barely visible). Levy p. 330, IIBb; Rouvier 1316 (same dies as illustration); RPC I 4548; HGC 10, 277; ANS inv. 1944.100.71475 (same dies). Lightly toned, flan crack, slight roughness, pitting, smoothing. Fine. Very rare.
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29.5mm, 13.05 g, 1h). Dated CY 30 (97/6 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, LΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 107; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Toned, rough surfaces, marks. Near VF.
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (31mm, 14.29 g, 12h). Dated CY 40 (87/6 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, LM (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 144 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Iridescent tone, a little porosity, some minor marks and scratches. Good VF.
JUDAEA, Hasmoneans. Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan). 103-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (11.5mm). Jerusalem mint. [Dated RY 25 (80/79 BC)]. Anchor within circle; [date in legend(?)] / Star of eight rays within dotted circle; [date (in Aramaic) in legend]. Cf. Meshorer Group L; cf. Hendin 6191 or 6191a; DCA 803. Struck on a very compact flan. In NGC encapsulation 6060483-002, graded Ch VF.
JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Æ Prutah (16mm, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Amphora / Vine leaf on branch with tendril. Hendin 6389 or 6389a. In NGC encapsulation 6060645-091, graded XF.