Electronic Auction 553
Date: 2024-01-03 00:00:00
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PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR "Drachm" (11.5mm, 1.32 g, 10h). Bearded head left / Paradise flower/Phoenician palmette; below, dolphin left; all in dotted square within incuse square. Cf. Gitler & Tal XVII.3D (for type). Toned, rough surfaces, crystallized, test cut on reverse. Fine. Likely a contemporary imitation.
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NABATAEA. Anonymous. Circa 240-220 BC. Æ (21mm, 7.59 g, 4h). Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Petra(?) mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath; [Λ to left]. Barkay, Earliest, Group 1; CN 1; HCG 10, 671. Earthen dark green patina, flip-over double strike, some light scratches, off center on obverse. Good Fine.
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NABATAEA. Anonymous. Circa 240-220 BC. Æ (15mm, 2.99 g, 12h). Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Petra(?) mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath; Λ to left. Barkay, Earliest, Group 1; CN 1; HCG 10, 671. Earthen dark green patina, overstruck on uncertain type, slightly off center on obverse, double struck on reverse. Near VF.
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NABATAEA. Rabbel II, with Shuqailat II. AD 70/1-105/6. AR Sela' – Drachm (13.5mm, 3.46 g, 12h). Petra mint. Uncertain date, struck circa AD 70/1-74/5. Laureate and draped bust of Rabbel right; [date in legend to left] / Veiled, laureate, and draped bust of Shuquailat right. Cf. CN 214–6 and 218–20; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea, 142–5; cf. DCA 986. Find patina. VF. From the J.K. Biblical Collection, purchased from Zuriqeh Coins, 11 October 2017.
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ARABIA, Northwestern. Lihyan. 2nd–1st centuries BC. Æ 'Tetradrachm' (22mm, 11.30 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Schematic head right, two(?) upward crescents on cheek / Owl standing right, head facing; [olive spray to left]. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, c; Huth 40 var. (single crescent on cheek). Brown surfaces, scratch on obverse. Fair.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.25 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Sunrise 25. Granular surfaces, scratches, banker's mark on obverse. VF.
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes III to Darios III. 343-332 BC. AR Obol (10.5mm, 0.54 g, 9h). King of Persia (Artaxerxes III?) seated right on throne with back terminating in griffin's head, wearing double crown, holding a lotus flower and lotus-tipped scepter / Youthful male head (Artaxerxes IV?) left, wearing earring and double crown. Göktürk 35 (Myriandros in Cilicia); SNG BN 429 (same). Bright and rough surfaces, some delaminations. VF. Although this issue has long been known, it was only in 2000 that the types were properly interpreted (F. L. Kovacs, "Two Persian Pharaonic Portraits," JNG L [2000], pp. 55-60). Kovacs argues that the crown being worn by both the figure on the obverse and reverse is none other than the atef crown of the Pharaohs, a composite headdress signifying their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt. Logically, this coin would have to date to the Thirty–First Dynasty, when Egypt was ruled by the Achaemenids following the overthrow of Nektanebo II, the last native pharaoh of Egypt. Kovacs suggests the figure on the obverse is Artaxerxes III Ochos, and that on the reverse is Artaxerxes IV Arses. The issue may have been struck to commemorate Artaxerxes IV's elevation to crown prince (circa 343-338 BC) or on his succession (336 BC).
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EGYPT, Pharaonic Kingdom. Uncertain pharaoh(s). Late 5th–mid 4th centuries BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.17 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Van Alfen, Mechanisms, Group III.A.1, Fig. 1 = Buttrey Type B. Deep old iridescent tone, a few small die breaks on obverse. EF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC, or king, 305/4-282 BC. Æ Hemiobol (19.5mm, 5.70 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 2B, circa 306-294 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / Eagle, wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt; to left, aphlaston above helmet. CPE B23; Svoronos 172; SNG Copenhagen 36–7. Brown surfaces, overstruck on uncertain type, some weakness to strike around periphery. Near VF. From the DMS Collection.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.19 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-282 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck; tiny Δ behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. CPE 132; Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69. Light roughness and porosity, scratches, bankers' marks. Near VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.80 g, 1h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-282 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. CPE 154; Svoronos 256; SNG Copenhagen –. Lightly toned, minor die wear, a little off center. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Diobol (27mm, 15.48 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 2F, circa 275/4-260s BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle, wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt; to left, monogram above shield; I between legs. CPE B174; Svoronos 576; SNG Copenhagen –. Green-brown surfaces, flan preparation marks, softly struck on obverse, flan flaw on obverse. Near VF. From the DMS Collection.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Drachm (41.5mm, 65.37 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 3, circa late 260s–246 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Two eagles, wings closed, standing left on thunderbolt; Δ between legs of left eagle. CPE B217; Svoronos 437; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown surfaces, some weakness to strike. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. Æ Drachm (41mm, 68.51 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 3, circa late 260s–246 BC. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Two eagles, wings closed, standing left on thunderbolt; Λ between legs of left eagle. CPE B247; Svoronos 479; SNG Copenhagen 149. Red-brown surfaces, areas of weak strike. Near VF. From the Libertas Collection.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.90 g, 11h). Ptolemais (Ake) mint. Dated RY 36 (253/2 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΠT (mint) monogram above ME monogram; to right, Λς (date) above Θ. CPE 654; Svoronos 782; SNG Copenhagen 475; DCA 19. Lightly toned, a little roughness, traces of horn silver, light cleaning marks. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes. 246-222 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. CPE 732; Svoronos 1001; SNG Copenhagen 167–8. Horn silver deposits, cleaning scratches and marks. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (41.5mm, 60.18 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B495; Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen –. Brown surfaces, some smoothing. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. Æ Drachm (40.5mm, 65.42 g, 11h). Alexandreia mint. Series 5D. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia with basileion / Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, ΔI between legs. CPE B495; Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen –. Rough green-brown patina, some green encrustation, some doubling. VF. From the Libertas Collection.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.08 g, 12h). Tyre mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, Ω above Σ. CPE 926; Svoronos 1180; SNG Copenhagen 504. Toned, area of weak strike, minor doubling and flan flaw on obverse. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy IV Philopator. 222-205/4 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.00 g, 12h). Uncertain mint 42. Dated year 52 of an uncertain era (211/0 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; BN (date) flanking left leg. CPE 957; Mørkholm, Ptolemaic 28 (A7/P22); Svoronos –; SNG Copenhagen –. Some marks, a couple of nicks on reverse, scratches on edge. VF.
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PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.93 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; no control marks. Svoronos 1231; Olivier 3610–74 var. (obv. die unlisted); SNG Copenhagen 244–5. Lightly toned, rough horn silver deposits, cleaning scratches. Good VF.