Electronic Auction 546
Date: 2023-09-13 00:00:00
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KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (22mm, 7.67 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; to upper left, coiled serpent left; monogram to upper right. BMC 243–5; SNG Copenhagen 1239. Slight roughness on obverse, a little off center on reverse. VF.
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KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. Circa 294-275 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 761 g, 12h). Head of Zeus Karneios left / Silphion plant; monogram to upper right. BMC 248; SNG Copenhagen –. Hairlines, slight roughness. VF.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Drachm (22mm, 4.18 g, 12h). Rhagai mint. Struck circa 109-96/5 BC. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow. Sellwood 27.1; Sunrise 293; Shore 85. Iridescent toning, hint of deposits, tiny flan crack. EF.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Pakoros I. Circa AD 78-120. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.55 g, 12h). Uncertain mint in Persis. Diademed bust left, wearing ornate tiara / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right, holding bow; ornate monogram below bow. SNP –; cf. Sellwood 77.8 (for type); cf. Sellwood, New Type 6 and pl. 42, 6 (for type); cf. Sunrise 437 (for obv.); Shore –; GoMo 130, lot 1477 = Peus 318, lot 1987 (same dies). Iridescent toning. Near EF. Very rare. From the Nisa Collection.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Pakoros I. Circa AD 78-120. AR Drachm (24mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise –; Shore – . Light iridescent toning, traces of earthen deposits, some roughness, cleaning marks, smoothing. EF. Struck on an unusually broad flan.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates V. Circa AD 140. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.88 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450; Shore 425 (Mithradates IV). Iridescent toning. EF. From the Nisa Collection.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates V. Circa AD 140. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.82 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450; Shore 425 (Mithradates IV). Iridescent toning, obverse die scratch, hint of underlying luster. EF.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos VI. Circa AD 216-224. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust left, wearing tiara with ear flap; 'r in Parthian script to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow; ['r]tbnw mlk' in Parthian above. Sellwood 89.1 (Artabanos IV); Sunrise 461; Shore 464 (Artabanos IV). Iridescent toning. EF. From the Nisa Collection.
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Strato I Soter. Circa 105-85/0 BC. AR Drachm (26.5mm, 2.16 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing aegis and thunderbolt; monogram to inner left / Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing aegis and thunderbolt; monogram to inner right. Bopearachchi 27A; SNG ANS 1004; HGC 12, 334. Bright surfaces, traces of deposits, some roughness. VF. Rare.
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Pre-reform issues, Arab-Sasanian. al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra. Circa AH 75-79 / AD 694-698. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.70 g, 3h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Dated AH 76 (AD 695/6). Malek, Arab-Sasanian 332-334; SICA 1, 211-214; Album 31. Toned with iridescence, deposits, a few scratches under tone. Fine.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. CU Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.74 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Middle phase. Kanishka standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard / Siva standing left, holding thunderbolt, diadem, trident, and flask; tamgha to left. MK 781; ANS Kushan 553-60; Donum Burns 164. Dark brown surfaces, areas of weak strike. VF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. AD 457/9-484. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.09 g, 3h). Type 3. ST (Stakhr) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type IIIb/1c; Sunrise 949. Iridescent toning, slight edge split. EF.
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SPAIN, Carteia. Roman Republican period. 1st century BC. Æ Quadrans (19mm, 4.30 g, 9h). C. Mini Q. F., douvir. Wreathed head of Poseidon right / Dolphin right. ACIP 2601; Burgos –. Brown surfaces, some encrustation. VF. From the Aleph Collection, purchased from Forum Ancient Coins, inventory GB88117. Ex RBW Collection.
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LUCANIA, Copia. Roman Republican period. Circa 193-150 BC. Æ As (21.5mm, 8.28 g, 1h). Laureate head of Janus; | (mark of value) above / Cornucopia; | (mark of value) and C•Q•C•C to left; to lower inner right, dog standing left. Caruso –; HN Italy 1935; ANS inv. 2015.20.755 = Artemide Aste 5E, lot 1046. Dark green patina, flan flaw at edge on reverse. VF. Extremely rare.
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SICILY, Assorus. Roman Republican period. Late 1st century BC. Æ (20.5mm, 8.88 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo right / River-god Crusas standing left, holding amphora and cornucopia. Campana 1; CNS 1; RPC I 665. Dark green patina. VF.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 11.05 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 139-147. Bareheaded and draped bust right, seen from behind / Serapis standing facing, head left, wearing calathus, holding patera and long scepter; at feet left, lighted altar. HH&J, Nikopolis Addendum 2017-20 8.7.6.1 = RPC IV.1 Online 17256 (this coin); AMNG –; Varbanov –. Green patina, patina chipping. VF. Extremely rare, only two specimens known to both HH&J and RPC.
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THRACE, Deultum. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AD 222-235. Æ Tetrassarion (25mm, 10.19 g, 7h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Medusa, releasing Andromeda from her chains and stepping on the sea-monster Cetus who has turned to stone. Draganov, Deultum 659 (O79/R589); Jurukova, Deultum –; RPC VI Online 771.2 (this coin); Varbanov 2371. Brown surfaces. In NGC encapsulation 6556401-005, graded VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. Very rare, only three known to RPC, including this coin. Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 1664.
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THRACE, Deultum. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Tetrassarion (23mm, 7.83 g, 7h). Struck circa AD 241-2. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Medusa, releasing Andromeda from her chains and stepping on the sea-monster Cetus who has turned to stone. Draganov, Deultum 1241a (O109/R592); Jurukova, Deultum –; RPC VII.2 865.3 (this coin); Varbanov 2757. Brown patina. In NGC encapsulation 6556401-003, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5. Very rare. Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 1735.
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THRACE, Deultum. Tranquillina. Augusta, AD 241-244. Æ Tetrassarion (23mm, 6.04 g, 7h). Struck circa AD 241-3. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Medusa, releasing Andromeda from her chains and stepping on the sea-monster Cetus who has turned to stone. Draganov, Deultum 1518-20 (O148/R593); Jurukova, Deultum 411; RPC VII.2 1037.9 (this coin); Varbanov 2945. Green-brown patina. In NGC encapsulation 6556401-004, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 1/5. Ex Gorny & Mosch 181 (12 October 2009), lot 1666.
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MACEDON, Philippi. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ (27mm, 9.46 g, 5h). Bare head left / Divus Augustus standing left on basis inscribed DIVVS/AVG, raising hand; Divus Julius standing behind, crowning him with wreath; altar on either side. RPC I 1654; Varbanov 3776. Dark brown patina, roughness, smoothed, repatinated. Good VF.
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MACEDON, Roman Republican period. Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.00 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Θ to left / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath. Bauslaugh Group VIII, – [unpublished obv. die]; HGC 3, 1110. Scrapes on obverse, area of flatness on reverse. Good VF.