Triton XXVII - Session 1
Date: 2024-01-09 00:00:00
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KINGS of ARMENIA. Tigranes 'the Younger'. 77/6-66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.23 g, 12h). Tigranocerta mint. Struck circa 71 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing tiara decorated with comet / BAΣIΛEΩ-Σ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rock, holding filleted laurel branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; ΔH-MO in exergue; all within wreath. SCADA Group 1, dies A4/P– (unlisted rev. die; Damaskos satellite mint); Kovacs 152 var. (letter in right field of rev.); M&D 32 var. (same); CAA 11 var. (same); AC – (all but Kovacs as Tigranes II). Some die wear. VF. Extremely rare, unpublished issue with no additional letter on reverse; none in CoinArchives.
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CYPRUS, Paphos. Stasandros. Second half 5th century BC. AR Stater (24mm, 10.85 g, 12h). Bull standing left; winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue / Eagle standing left; one-handled vase to left, Basi Stasa in Cypriot around; all within dotted square in incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades 15; Zapiti & Michaelidou 7; Tziambazis 7. Slightly off center, minor die wear. Near EF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.51 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing single pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent / BA-ΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike, wearing long chiton, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; below left wing, pellet above MI; monogram in wreath below right wing. SC 81.2; Price 3748; HGC 9, 3a; SNG Saroglos 166–8. Faintly toned, underlying luster. EF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.12 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in wreath in left field, MI below throne. SC 82.5b; Price 3747; HGC 9, 10f. Lightly toned, minor double strike on reverse. EF. Struck on a broad flan. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 117 (19 May 2021), lot 261.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.15 g, 1h). Susa mint. Struck circa 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther skin and adorned with the ear and horns of a bull / [BAΣIΛEΩΣ] ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, holding in both hands a wreath that she places on trophy to right; monograms to lower left and in lower middle field. SC 174.1 var. (monogram between); ESMS S-15 var. (same); Marest-Caffey Group 2.1 var. (same); ESM 427 var. (same); HGC 9, 34. Lightly toned. VF. Apparently unique, unpublished example with this monogram between Nike and the trophy. From the St. George Collection. Ex John A. Seeger Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007), lot 3080.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.17 g, 5h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo, nude but for drapery around waist, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monograms to outer left and outer right. SC 379.3c; ESM 155; HGC 9, 128g; CSE I 852 (this coin). Attractive collection tone, small scratch on obverse. Good VF. Ex Arthur Houghton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 8 June 2005), lot 521; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 211 (May 1961), no. 3.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.00 g, 8h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANT-IOXOY, Apollo, nude but for drapery around waist, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monograms to outer left and outer right. SC 379.6a; ESM 162γ = Hermitage Sale II 1428 (this coin); HGC 9, 128g; Bement 1670 (same obv. die). Old collection tone, a couple old scratches under tone on obverse. Near EF. Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13, 4 February 1935), lot 1428.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos I Soter. 281-261 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.50 g, 6h). Aï Khanoum mint. Struck circa 266-261 BC. Diademed head right, with elderly features / BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] [A]NTIOXO[Y], Apollo, nude, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; to inner left, monogram above arm, ∆-in-circle below. SC 435.2 var. (monogram above arm); SMAK A1SA-15 var. (A12/P– [unlisted rev. die]); ESM 699 var. (same); HGC 9, 122. In NGC encapsulation 6827557-001, graded Ch AU, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 2/5, scuffs.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Andragoras. Seleukid governor, circa 280-275 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.06 g, 6h). Turreted head of Tyche right, wearing single-pendant earring and linear necklace; monogram to left / Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and chiton, standing left, holding owl in extended right hand and resting arm on shield set on ground below to right; transverse spear in background, ANΔPAΓOPOY to right. SC –; Kritt, Andragoras 34 (A9/P15 – this coin, illustrated); Taylor, Birds, Series 6.2, 223 var. (unlisted dies); MIG Type 20; HGC 9, –; BMC Arabia p. 193, 4. Toned, with faint iridescence around the devices, trace deposits, struck with worn obverse die. EF. Rare. The identification of Andragoras has been a matter of debate. Justin mentions two people by that name: (1) a noble Persian appointed by Alexander the Great as governor of Parthia (xii.4.12), and (2) a Seleukid governor of Parthia about the middle of the 3rd century who was defeated by Arsakes (xli.4.7). Both extremely rare gold staters and scarce silver tetradrachms are known in his name, neither of which bear the royal title Basileos. What literary evidence exists derives from the later Greco-Roman historians of Alexander (Arrian and Curtius), as well as the first century AD historian, Pompeius Trogus (known later through Justin). One possible contemporary piece of evidence – a Greek inscription from Gurgan – mentions Andragoras as a high official under Antiochos I (see J. Wolski, "Andragoras était-il Iranien ou Grec?" Studia Iranica 4 [1975], pp. 166-69). B. Kritt, in his recent work, Andragoras, Double Darics, and the coinage of Alexandria on the Oxus (Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2022), reassessed the totality of the evidence, and persuasively argues that the coinage was struck earlier than previously thought, circa 280-275 BC, rather than circa 249-239/8 BC. As such, our Andragoras must be the one mentioned in the Gorgan inscription (SEG 20.325), which is dated to the time of Antiochos I. Andragoras could not have been the later satrap of Parthia. In fact, he was the governor of Alexandreia on the Oxus, appointed by Antiochos I shortly after his accession to the throne, circa 280 BC. Andragoras, who was in his late sixties when appointed, ruled over the Seleukid colony until his death, circa 275 BC.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos II Theos. 261-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.93 g, 8h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Diademed head of Antiochos I right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTI-OXOY, Apollo, nude but for drapery around waist, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monograms to outer left and outer right. SC 587.1a; ESM 178; HGC 9, 236g; Babelon, Rois 127; CSE 955; Pozzi 2935; Rhousopoulos 4435; Ward 776. Minor scrapes. Good VF. From the Columbus Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 5 (14 May 1999), lot 279.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos Hierax. Circa 242-227 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.48 g, 11h). Ilion mint. Head of Antiochos I right, wearing winged diadem / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo, nude but for drapery around waist, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; in exergue, two monograms flanking round shield. SC 872b; WSM 1606α–β (same obv. die); Bellinger T22; HGC 9, 399 corr. (winged diadem). Find patina, slight roughness, minor nicks on edge. Good VF. Very rare issue, only two examples noted by WSM, none in SCO, only one in CoinArchives. From the Pythagoras Collection. Ex Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 347; Auctiones AG 11 (30 September 1980), lot 202; Münzen und Medaillen AG 54 (26 October 1978), lot 357; Münzen und Medaillen AG 47 (30 November 1972), lot 518.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.06 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 2, 211/0-209/8 BC. Diademed head right (Type B) / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow to right, seated left on omphalos; two monograms to outer left, monogram to outer right. SC 1043.7 var. (control mark to outer right); Le Rider, Antioche –; HGC 9, 447u. Lightly toned, thin flan crack, trace deposits, some cleaning scratches, small nick on obverse. EF. Extremely rare, unpublished issue; only one in CoinArchives (CNG E-487, lot 205).
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos III 'the Great'. 222-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.93 g, 12h). "ΔI mint" in southern or eastern Syria. Struck circa 202-187 BC. Diademed head right (Type CII); ΔI to left / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo, nude but for drapery around waist, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow to right, seated left on omphalos; ΔI in exergue. SC 1109.2 (this coin referenced and illustrated); ESM 605; HGC 9, 447y; CSE 1171 (this coin). Attractively toned, minor marks on reverse. EF. Well centered on a broad flan. Ex LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 307; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 331; Arthur Houghton Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XVIII, 31 March 1987), lot 324.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Molon. Usurper, 222-220 BC. Æ (21mm, 8.01 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 221-220 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ MOLΩNOΣ, Apollo Kitharodeos, draped, standing right, holding plektron in lowered right hand and cradling kithara in left arm; monogram to outer right. SC 949.2; ESM 227; HGC 9, 430; Babelon, Rois 457. Dark brown patina, light deposits. VF. Extremely rare, one in SCO (in the BN), and no coins of Molon (of any issue) in CoinArchives. Molon was a Seleukid noble who was elevated to satrap of Media by Antiochos III, shortly after his acclamation as king. After Antiochos departed Babylonia to receive his crown in Antioch, Molon and his brother, Alexander, who was satrap of Persis, revolted. Molon defeated two armies sent against him, and entered Seleukeia on the Tigris in 221 BC, at which time the present issue was struck. Eventually, Antiochos, who has been campaigning against the Ptolemies, was forced to turn his attention to the revolt. Molon was compelled to move his army east, towards Media, as Antiochos approached from the west, but the Seleukid king was able to confront and defeat Molon's forces near Apollonia (Sittake). Although Molon and his brother survived the confrontation, they committed suicide upon realizing the futility of their position.Coins of Molon are among the rarest of the Seleukid series. Not only are there no issues of his present in CoinArchives, the last sales record we were able to find was an example of the present issue that appeared as lot 191 in Sternberg XVIII in 1986.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.97 g, 12h). Tarsos (Antioch on the Kydnos) mint. Struck 173/68-164 BC. Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo, nude, testing arrow in extended right hand, and placing left hand on grounded bow to right, seated left on omphalos; to outer left, monogram above [wing]; monogram to outer right, club in exergue. SC 1377.1a (this coin referenced); HGC 9, 615c; CSE 468 = H. B. Mattingly, "The Ma'Aret en-Num'an Hoard, 1980" in Essays Carson-Jenkins 96 (this coin). Light iridescent tone, minor deposits. Near EF. Rare. Ex LHS 102 (29 April 2008), lot 310; Leu 81 (16 May 2001), lot 334; Münzen und Medaillen AG 72 (6 October 1987), lot 688; Arthur Houghton Collection; 1980 Ma'Aret en-Num'an Hoard (CH VI, 37; CH VII, 98; CH IX, 511).
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 16.70 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 161-150 BC. Jugate heads right of Demetrios, wearing diadem, and Laodike, wearing stephanos, within fillet border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPI[OY ΣΩT]HPOΣ, Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter in extended left hand and cradling cornucopia in right arm, seated left on throne supported by tritoness right; [monogram] and palm frond to outer left. SC 1686; HGC 9, 799; CSE 991 (also overstruck on Timarchos). Iridescent tone, area of roughness on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. Overstruck on an issue of Timarchos (HGC 9, 761), with his helmet visible on the reverse, and the forepart of the horses and spears of the Dioskouroi visible on the obverse. Good VF. Very rare. This tetradrachm is from the earliest issue of Demetrios I at Seleukia, which celebrates his marriage to Laodike. As noted in SC, the first of these coins were overstruck on tetradrachms of Timarchos, who had been recently defeated by Demetrios.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios I Soter, with Laodike. 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.69 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 161-150 BC. Jugate heads right of Demetrios, wearing diadem, and Laodike, wearing stephanos, within fillet border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY [ΣΩTHPOΣ], Tyche, fully clothed, holding scepter in extended left hand and cradling cornucopia in right arm, seated left on throne supported by wreath-bearing Nike advancing right; monogram and palm frond to outer left. SC 1688; HGC 9, 800; SNG Spaer 1358. Area of weak strike. VF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VI Dionysos. 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.91 g, 1h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Dated SE 170 (143/2 BC). Radiate and diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY, the Dioskouroi, holding reins in right hand and couched lances in left, on horses rearing left; to right, TPY above monogram above ΣTA; OP (date) below; all within wreath of laurel, ivy, and grain ears. SC 2000.3d; SMA 242; HGC 9, 1032; DCA 178; Babelon, Rois 994 (same obv. die). Attractive iridescent tone, short edge split, minor die wear on obverse. EF. Ex Gorny & Mosch 151 (9 October 2006), lot 222.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 14.19 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Dated SE 182 (131/0 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond in background; to left, monogram above club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, monogram above BΠP (date); monogram between legs. SC 2109.10c; Rouvier 1911; Newell, Tyre 141; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198; Babelon, Rois 1126; de Clercq 195; de Luynes 3384. Faintly toned, minor die break on obverse, double struck on reverse. EF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Demetrios II Nikator. Second reign, 129-125 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.40 g, 12h). Damaskos mint. Dated SE 184 (129/8 BC). Diademed and bearded head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY ΘEOY NIKA-TOPOΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated left; below throne, Ξ above Δ; ΔΠ[P] (date) in exergue. SC 2181.2b; Schwei Group 3, 29–31 (A5/P19); HGC 9, 1116d; DCA 223; SNG Spaer 2266 (same dies). Lightly toned, compact flan, a few minor scratches. Near EF.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos). 121/0-97/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 15.93 g, 12h). Tarsos mint. Second reign at Tarsos, circa 112-96 BC. Diademed head right within fillet border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Sandan standing right on back of horned and winged lion standing right upon garlanded altar with baldachin; two monograms to outer left. SC 2288.1d; CSE 489 (same obv. die); HGC 9, 1198. Toned, trace deposits and light scuff on obverse. Good VF. Rare.