Antique coins

Zaterdag 17 november 2012 Hellenistic Monarchies
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Hellenistic Monarchies
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Kingdom of Macedonia
Alexander III (336-323 BC)
AR Tetradrachm (Cilicia, Soloi mint, struck under Philip III Arrhidaios before 323 BC, 17,23 gm.) - Head of Herakles right wearing
lion’s skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left holding eagle and sceptre, in field to left prow (Price 3094) - VF+ / lifetime issue / rare
AR Tetradrachm (Sinope mint, 230-200 BC, 16.58 gm.) - Head of Heracles right wearing lion’s skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding
eagle and sceptre, E, acrostolion and SI to left and monogram under throne (Price 1254) - VF
AR Tetradrachm (Memphis, ca. 332-323 BC, 16.94 gm.) - Head of Heracles right, clad in lion’s skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus enthroned
left holding eagle and sceptre, in left field rose, under throne ΔI-O, (Price 3971 / Müller 124) - VF / rare
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AR Tetradrachm (Phoenicia, Ake mint, 16.81 gm.) - Head of young Heracles right, clad in lion’s skin / Zeus enthroned left holding
eagle and sceptre, AΛEΞANΔPOY (Price 3267-71 / Müller 1427) - VF / high relief
AR Tetradrachm (Phoenicia, Arados mint, 16.56 gm.) - Head of Heracles right, clad in lion’s skin / Zeus enthroned left holding eagle
and sceptre, in left field caduceus, under throne monogram, AΛEΞANΔPOY, in ex. ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ (Price 3332 / Müller 1370) - a.VF /
lifetime issue
AE17 (Tarsus, 5.24 gm.) - Head of Heracles right / AΛEΞANΔPOY with club and caduceus above, bow in case beneath (Price
3061/3) - VF+
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The Seleukid Kingdom
Philip I Philadelphus (ca. 95/4-76/5 BC)
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53 AR Tetradrachm (15.90 gm.) - Diademed head right, fillet border / Zeus enthroned left holding Nike and sceptre (S. 7196) - a.XF
The Baktrian Kingdom
Menander (ca. 160-145 BC)
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AR Drachm (Pushkalavati, 2.33 gm.) - Draped bust with crested helmet right / Athena advancing left, monogram to right (MACW
1779) - a.XF
The Parthian Kingdom
Vologases III (105-147)
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AR Drachm (Ekbatana, 3.72 gr.g.) - Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow, monogram below
bow (Sellw. 78.3) - a.XF
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The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter (305-283 BC)
AR Tetradrachm (Ca. 300-285 BC, 12.54 gm.) - Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck, small Δ behind ear / Eagle standing
left on thunderbolt, to left P above monogram (Svor. 255; cf. SNG Cop. 70-1) - a.VF
Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC)
AR Tetradrachm (ca. 294-285 BC, 13.60 gm.) - Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt,
to left monogram (cf. Svor. 255 / SNG Cop. 70) - VF / some corrosion rev.
AE18 (267-266 BC, 5.61 gm.) - Diademed head of Zeus Ammon right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, between legs Δ = year 4
(Svor. 441) -VF/XF
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