Auction 124 - Session 2
Date: 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Lots: 314
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 301
PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (15mm, 3.15 g, 1h). Dated RY 7 (359/8). Phoenician galley left; | ||| ||| (7 in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; 'B (in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.3.b, 1384 (D2/R2); HGC 10, 244; DCA 852. Toned, some granularity, struck with worn obverse die. Good VF. Rare. From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 393 (31 October 2007), lot 300.
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PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Dishekel (28.5mm, 25.73 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (357/6). Phoenician galley left; ||| ||| ||| (9 in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; to right, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; 'B (in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.1.i, – (unlisted dies); HGC 10, 242; DCA 849. Iridescent tone, light deposits, struck with worn obverse die, flan flaw on obverse, die shift on reverse. Good VF. Well centered. From the Weise Collection, purchased from Stack's, 3 September 2003.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos). Circa 349-311/0 BC. AR Shekel (20.5mm, 8.68 g, 12h). Dated RY 7 (343/2 BC). Deity, holding reins and arched bow, riding hippocamp right above two lines of waves; below, dolphin right / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background; ||||| O above || (' [for 'Ozmilk] and 7 [date], in Phoenician) in right field. E&E-T Group II.2.1.18, 971 (O23/R33); HGC 10, 349; DCA 918. Underlying luster, minor double strike on reverse. EF.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27.5mm, 14.20 g, 12h). Dated CY 14 (113/2 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΔI (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 37; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Toned, trace deposits. Good VF.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29mm, 14.36 g, 1h). Dated CY 39 (88/7 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ΘΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 142; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Attractive iridescent tone, traces of find patina. VF.
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (22.5mm, 6.95 g, 12h). Dated CY 51 (76/5 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, AN (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 791; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. A little off center. Superb EF. Struck from fresh dies. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc30335 (ND).
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24.5mm, 14.21 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 136 (AD 10/11). Head of Melkart right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΛς (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 488; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Toned, with golden hues around the devices, underlying luster. Good VF. From the James Fox Collection.
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SAMARIA, "Middle Levantine" Series. Circa 375-333 BC. AR Obol (8.5mm, 0.71 g, 3h). Two lions, each raising forepaw, facing one another; below, two ram's heads confronted; all within dotted square / Horned head of griffin right within dotted square. Cf. Meshorer & Qedar 157 (for rev. type); cf. Sofaer 204 (for rev. type). Toned. EF. Well centered. Extremely rare.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 309
JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip. 4 BCE-34 CE. Æ (12mm, 2.09 g, 12h). Caesarea Panias mint. Dated RY 34 (CE 30/1). Head right / LΛΔ (date) within wreath. Meshorer 108; Hendin 6263; RPC I 4950. Earthen green patina, off center. VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 310
JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.19 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). Omer cup; "Y[ear] 3" (date, in Hebrew) above, "Shekel of Israel" (in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; "Jerusalem the holy" (in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 61 (O7/R56); Meshorer 202; Kadman 20; Hendin 1361; Bromberg I 69 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20207–9; Sofaer 29; Spaer 174. Deeply toned, patches of find patina. Near EF.
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JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.98 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). Omer cup; "Y[ear] 3" (date, in Hebrew) above, "Shekel of Israel" (in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; "Jerusalem the holy" (in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 103 (O20/R96 – this coin referenced and illustrated); Meshorer 202; Kadman 20; Hendin 1361; Bromberg I 69; Shoshana I 20207–9; Sofaer 29; Spaer 174. Toned, slightly off center on reverse. EF. From the David Welsh Collection. Ex Heritage 351 (3 June 2004), lot 12034.
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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (25.5mm, 11.47 g, 12h). Dated year 1 (132/3 CE). Palm frond within laurel wreath / Nevel with five strings. Mildenberg 24 (O1/R5); Meshorer 223; Hendin 6406. Earthen brown surfaces, some die fill on reverse. Near EF.
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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 15.17 g, 1h). Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above, "Shim'on" in Hebrew at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, "Year two of the Freedom of Israel" in Hebrew around. Mildenberg 37 (O8'/R27); Meshorer 233; Hendin 6417; Bromberg 409 (same dies). Toned, traces of undertype. Near EF. Ex Gemini II (10 January 2006), lot 141; Harlan J. Berk inventory cc44820 (ND).
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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (24mm, 10 g, 7h). Irregular issue. Dated year 2 (133/34 CE). Seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates; countermark X on undertype visible in branches of tree / Vine leaf on tendril. Cf. Mildenberg 198 (without countermark); Meshorer 260a; Hendin 6436 (this coin illustrated). Dark green patina, overstruck on uncertain type. VF. Crude. Ex David Hendin Collection (Keystone 9, 18 January 2023), lot 249 (hammer $1700, but not paid).
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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.17 g, 12h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left. Mildenberg 59 (O13/R45); Meshorer 267; Hendin 6439. Traces of undertype, slight roughness, die wear on obverse, off center on reverse. VF. Ex Gemini VI (10 January 2010), lot 322.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 316
JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 2.88 g, 6h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril / Two upright trumpets. Mildenberg 162 (O21/R85'"); Meshorer 277; Hendin 6458. Residual luster, indications of undertype, some weakness to strike on obverse. Near EF. From the Libertas Collection, purchased 13 May 1981.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 124 - Session 2 . 317
JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18.5mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril / Kinor with three strings. Mildenberg 213 (O24/R137); Meshorer 274a; Hendin 6462. Toned, with a hint of iridescence, slightly weak strike on obverse. Near EF. From the CJR Collection.
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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Askalon. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.00 g, 6h). Imitating Athens reverse type. Head of female right, with oriental hairstyle / Owl standing facing, wings spread; faint Phoenician 'aleph and nun to upper left, dolphin to upper right; all within incuse square. Gitler & Tal III.3D; HGC 10, 495; Traité II 1040. Toned, porosity, scrape on obverse. VF. Very rare.
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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Askalon. Circa 353-333 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 4.04 g, 3h). Imitating Athens pi-style coinage. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye and pi-style palmette / Owl standing right, head facing; [olive spray and crescent to left]; retrograde A (in Aramaic) to right; all within shallow incuse square. Gitler & Tal III.20D var. (letter not retrograde); HGC 10, –. Toned, rough surfaces, off center on reverse. Near VF. Very rare.
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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Azotos (Ashdod). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.72 g, 9h). Bearded head of male right / Heifer standing left, suckling calf, right, below; AŠDD (in Aramaic) above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal II.4D; HGC 10, 470. Lightly toned, graffito on obverse, test cut on reverse. VF. Extremely rare.
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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Gaza ('Azah). Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Head of bearded male right / Owl standing right; olive spray to left, AZH in Aramaic to right; all in dotted square border within incuse square. Gitler & Tal V.1D. Toned, porous, test cut at edge on reverse. VF. Very rare.