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Ancient Greek Coins

(including Sassanian, Parthian & Celtic Coins)

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Asia Minor - Temnos (Alexander III)

 

 

 

 

1

Tetradrachm

S.4225

BC 3rd Century. Hd of Herakles / Zeus

VF/+

£235

 

Asia Minor - Nagidos

 

 

 

 

5

Stater

S.5585

BC 374-356 Aphrodite enthroned /

 

 

 

 

 

Dionysos standing left. Rev. sl. off-set

AEF

£185

 

Asia Minor - Kalchedon

 

 

 

 

8

Drachm

S.3738

BC 4th Century. Bull stg l. on ear of corn /

 

 

 

 

 

rev. "mill-sail" pattern.

AEF

£90

 

Asia Minor - Rhodes

 

 

 

 

9

Di-drachm

S.5048

Radiate head of Helios / Rose

GVF

£165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macedonian Kingdom - Alexander the Great (III)

 

 

 

 

3

Tetradrachm

S.6721

BC 336-323 Head of Herakles r. in lion's skin /

 

 

 

 

 

Zeus seated left.

GVF/+

£150

4

Tetradrachm

S.6721

BC 336-323 Head of Herakles r. in lion's skin /

 

 

 

 

 

Zeus seated left. Piece missing at 1 o'c.

VF

£95

17

Drachm

Mueller 663

BC 336-323 Head of Herakles r. in lion's skin /

 

 

 

 

 

Zeus seated left. Nice old grey tone

GVF/+

£65

 

Cappadocia - Ariarathes V

 

 

 

 

13

Drachm - Eusebes Philopator

S.7286

BC 163-130 Head r./ Athena stg

GVF

£45

14

Drachm - Eusebes Philopator

S.7286

BC 163-130 Head r./ Athena stg Toned

GVF

£40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient Greece - Italy.

 

 

 

 

6

Hyria - didrachm

S.294

BC 400 - 335. Hd of Athena r. / Man-headed

 

 

 

 

 

bull standing l. YPINAI above.

GVF

£135

7

Velia - didrachm

S.456

BC 400 - 350. Hd of Athena l. / Lion stg left

 

 

 

 

 

devouring a piece of meat. Once gilded.

GVF

£155

11

Thourium - stater

S.447

BC 400 - 350. Head of Athena r. /

 

 

 

 

 

bull butting to the right.

VF/+

£165

 

The East - Phoenicia.

 

 

 

 

2

Arados - stater

S.5971

BC 400 - 350. Head of marine deity r. /

 

 

 

 

 

a galley sailing r. above waves. BMC 4.18

VF/+

£125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrace

 

 

 

 

10

Thassos - stater

S.1747

BC 500 - 463. Excited satyr with unwilling female,

 

 

 

 

 

Rev swastika type incuse punches

VF/+

£265

20

Cherronesos - hemi-drachm

S.1602

BC 400 - 350. Fore-part of lion looking

 

 

 

 

 

back / 2 pellets in quadripartite pattern

VF/+

£25

12

Cherronesos - hemi-drachm

S.1603

BC 400 - 350. Fore-part of lion looking

 

 

 

 

 

back / A and grapes in criss-cross.

VF/+

£30

 

Seleukid Kingdom

 

 

 

 

19

Antiochus VI - drachm

S.7073

BC 145-142. Hd of Dionysos r. / Naked

 

 

 

 

 

Apollo std reclining l. Sm chip at 8 o'c

VF

£48

 

Illyria and Central Greece - Epidamnos.

 

 

 

 

21

Dyrrhachium - drachm

S.1900

BC 129 - 88 Cow suckling calf left.

VF+

£25

15

Dyrrhachium - drachm

S.1900

Another, but cow faces r.

VF+

£25

 

Peloponnesos

 

 

 

 

18

Sikyon - hemi-drachm

S.2767

BC 450 - 430. Chimaera stg l. / dove flying l

VF

£47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sassanian kingdom.

 

 

 

 

341

Khusro II - dirhem

Gobl. II/3

AD 590 - 628. Hd of the king, regnal yr 38

GVF

£25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parthian kingdom.

 

 

 

 

337

Orodes I - drachm

Shore 135

c. BC 90 - 77. Diademed bust of king l. /

 

 

 

 

 

archer std r. holding bow -Sellwood 30.16

VF/+

£45

338

Orodes I - drachm

Shore 122

as above, but king wears tiara with star

 

 

 

 

 

inside. Sellwood 31.5

VF/+

£45

339

Artabanos II - drachm

Shore 341

c. AD 10 - 38. diademed bust of king l. with

 

 

 

 

 

square-cut beard / archer std l. (S'd 63.6)

VF/+

£45

340

Vologases IV - drachm

Shore 434

c. AD 147-191. Diademded bust of king l.

 

 

 

 

 

rev as before. (Sellwood 84.132)

VF/+

£45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greek Imperial - Egypt.

 

 

 

 

335

Vespasian - billon tetradrachm

AD 69 - 79

Bus of emperor r. / standing figure l.

VF

£30

336

Hadrian - billon tetradrachm

AD 117-138

Bust of emperor r. / seated reclining figure

AVF

£30

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

Judaea - Widow's mite

BC10-AD33

AE lepton from the time of Christ

F

£5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUST IN.

 

 

 

 

 

Corinth

 

 

 

 

351

Silver stater

S.2627

BC 400-350 Pegasos flying to right; rev

 

 

 

 

 

Helmeted head of Athena l. 8.6 gms

GVF

£185

 

Macedonian kingdom - Alexander the Great

 

 

 

 

352

Silver tetradrachm

S.6721

BC 336-323 Head of Herakles r. wearing a

 

 

 

 

 

lion's skin, nose & mouth sl. double-struck

GVF

£160

353

 

 

Another, slightly heavier and sharper

AEF

£180

 

Pamphylia - Aspendos

 

 

 

 

354

Silver tetradrachm

as S.6721

BC 3rd/2nd century. Type as above 2 coins,

 

 

 

 

 

but with Seleukid anchor countermark.

GVF

£150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CELTIC COINAGE.

 

 

 

 

342

Danubian celts - stater c.BC100

Szaivert272

Stylized head right / saddled horse left.

GVF

£95

343

Danubian celts - stater

 

another, as illustrated.

GVF

£95

344

Danubian celts - stater

 

another, lightly tone

GVF

£90

345

Danubian celts - stater

 

another, dark tone

GVF

£90

 

 

 

 

 

 

346

Armorican billon stater

S.15

c. BC75 - 50. (Channel Isles and NW Gaul)

 

 

 

 

 

class II - obv head right. / rev horse, with

 

 

 

 

 

boar below, and remains of victory.

VF

£108

347

Armorican billon stater

S.15

another, but much nicer, ie sharp

EF

£150