PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon). 145-116 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.20 g, 12h). Salamis mint. Dated RY 32 (139/8 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, LΛB (date) above helmet; ΣA to right. Svoronos 1541; Olivier 502–11 (obv. die D117); SNG Copenhagen 576; DCA 52; BMC 46 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 2297 (same obv. die). Hairline flan crack, some roughness, minor marks, trace deposits on reverse. Good VF.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (6mm, 0.34 g). Phokaic standard. Spiral ornament / Incuse square. Roma XXI, lots 168–9; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Roughness and deposits. Near VF. Rare. Ex Roma E-Sale 86 (8 July 2021), lot 483.
HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Double Florin. Dated 1889. Jubilee type. Bull 2701; ESC 398; SCBC 3923. Toned, a few light bag marks. UNC. From the Malthouse Collection.
Red glass intaglio of St. Mark. Venice. Medieval. 11th-13th Cent. CE. (26 mm) Rectangular intaglio with image of the Lion of St. Mark. Venetian glass. The piece was broken and repaired. Website shipping rates do not apply. Ex Frank Kovacs.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). 117/6-108/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.04 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 2 (116/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LB (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1660; Olivier 4906–7 (obv. die D215); SNG Copenhagen 348; DCA 60. Flan crack, some roughness, minor marks. Good VF.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (7mm, 0.62 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of horse left with distinctive upward-curving mane / Incuse square. Cf. Rosen 289 (for similar). Slightly off center on obverse. VF. Ex MM Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021), lot 321; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 450 (21 August 2019), lot 172.
PHRYGIA, Hierapolis. Second to early third century AD. Æ (18mm, 4.07 g, 12h). Bareheaded and draped bust of Demos right / River-god Chrysoras reclining left, holding grain ears and reclining on urn from which water flows. RPC IV.2 Online 2049.7 = L&K A967A (this coin); BMC 43. Dark brown patina with earthen deposits, porosity. Near VF. Rare. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Henry Clay Lindgren Collection.
HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown. Dated 1900 and RY LXIV. Old Head. Bull 2609; ESC 319; SCBC 3937. Toned. Near EF. From the Malthouse Collection.
Green glazed faience bead. Lower Egypt. Late Dynasties Period. 664-332 BC. (16 mm) A bead, pierced in two points mid-center of the piece, for dual suspension (spacer bead). VF, minor deposits. Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros). 117/6-108/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.10 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 3 (115/4 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LΓ (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1663; Olivier 4921–31 (obv. die unlisted); SNG Copenhagen –; DCA 60. Flan crack, a couple minor die breaks. Good VF.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6.5mm, 0.65 g). Phokaic standard. Head of ram right / Incuse square. Weidauer –; Elektron –; Traité I 194; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –; Triton XXI, lot 484 (same obv. die); Triton XVIII, lot 650 (same obv. die). Some die wear. Good VF. Very rare. Ex Biga Numismatics 7 (4 December 2021), lot 1.
PHRYGIA, Hierapolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (19mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / River-god Chrysoras reclining left, holding grain ears and reclining on urn from which water flows. Johnston, Hierapolis 33; RPC VI Online 5466. Dark brown patina with light earthen deposits, minor roughness. Near VF. Very rare, only two known to RPC, none in CoinArchives. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection.
Bronze sphere. Ancient Near East? 2nd Mill. BCE.?. (18 mm, 1.6g) A bronze sphere with no distinguishing features, possibly a weight. As made, a few earthen deposits.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Kleopatra III & Ptolemy X Alexander I. 107/6-102/1 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 13.52 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dually dated RY 12 of Kleopatra and RY 9 of Ptolemy (106/5 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, LIB (Kleopatra's RY date) above Θ (Ptolemy's RY date); ΠΑ to right. Svoronos 1728; Olivier 5873–7 (obv. die D450); SNG Copenhagen 359; DCA 61. Toned, traces of find patina, numerous cleaning marks on obverse, a few scratches on reverse. Near VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
PHRYGIA, Laodicea ad Lycum. temp. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (22mm, 5.87 g, 12h). Seitalkas, magistrate. Struck late 1st century BC(?). Head of Seitalkas(?) right, wearing ivy wreath / Laureate bust of Demos right, draped left shoulder. RPC I 2892 corr. (obv. head wreathed); BMC 54; McClean 8830. Dark brown patina, minor porosity. VF. Ex Savoca 18 (8 October 2017), lot 248.
SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA. Edward VII. 1901-1910. AR Halfcrown. Dated 1902. Bull 3567; ESC 746; SCBC 3980. Toned, light bag marks. UNC. From the Malthouse Collection.
Bronze weight of Three Unciae. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. (4.6 cm, 122.6 g). Some damage at the nose. Website shipping rates do not apply. Purchased from Joel Malter, 1980s.
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes). 80-58 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.47 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Dated RY 2 (80/79 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; LB (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos 1848; SNG Copenhagen 377; DCA 69. Find patina. VF.